Quote Originally Posted by Faiyez View Post
Stop White Knighting SE. Just stop it.

Are you now seriously attempting to rationalize why dedicated players weren't chosen? You have all the right to be mad and demand to be taken in. Now, if you're gonna spew some nonsense about "false entitlement" I suggest you first raise your head above SE's boots.
I don't think anyone's said that. We all applied for alpha registration where it was specified that selection will be based on the criteria and options laid out in the application form, not by how many level 50 disciplines or how many relics you have in 1.0. We are all on equal ground for this alpha testing, so long as we satisfy the requirements laid in in the alpha registration page.

Disclosure of Proprietary Information

As stated in the “FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Tester Agreement,” testers are prohibited from publicizing any proprietary information related to the Alpha Test on external sites. In the event that we confirm that infringement has occurred, your rights to be a tester will be revoked and your FINAL FANTASY XIV account will be suspended.
We will announce if and when Alpha Test-related details can be publicized, so please take great care in their handling until they have been made public. For feedback and discussions between testers, please use the dedicated tester forum, which will open at a later date.

Application Requirements

- Must currently have an active FINAL FANTASY XIV account
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Must be willing to participate actively and submit bug reports in at least one of the following languages: Japanese, English, French, German
- Must have a PC that meets the minimum system requirements of the game

Alpha Tester Selection

- Selection will be based on the answers submitted in the application. Those selected will be notified by email.
* Testers will not be selected on a first-come first-serve basis.
- Acceptance notifications will be sent to the email address registered as Email Address 1 on your Square Enix Account.
* If you have an active spam filter, please deactivate it or approve messages from the “square-enix.com” domain.
- Selections will be made in each test phase, and the number of testers will be gradually increased.
- Testers will be able to participate in testing for the duration of the Alpha Test.
- You do not need to submit multiple entries for each test phase.
Nowhere do I see "Players who have achieved a substantial amount of progression in FINAL FANTASY XIV will be guaranteed a spot in alpha testing when global invites are distributed." Whether you dedicated to FFXIV or not has no impact on your standings for alpha testing in FFXIV: ARR.