Global Alpha Test Start Date

[Abriael]

Maybe in the first few days, but apparently not now, possibly as I think it was you said, them opening the servers to everyone for the final event messing things up

Very possible. In which case the right thing to do is to own up to the mistake and apologize, instad of deleting threads.

If this is not true the why is everyone feeling so entitled, if inactives are not getting in why all the butthurt, people believe inactives are getting in, a messed up script possibly but I do not believe anything unless I see the evidence....

"entitled" is becoming a catchphrase on the internet, randomly applied to those that have a different stance on things. People feel "entitled" to have a chance to the beta while those that didn't have an active account shouldn't, because the rules that SE made stated so.

If inactives are not getting in, the right thing to do is to post an official statement denying the allegation, instead of just trying to sweep it under the rug when everyone already saw it and it's all over other forums.

Have to define active / inactive first. There was another post that made it clear (not a rep most). All you have to do is have had an active session with FFXIV in the past to be included into the poll. So active once counts (people who joined played shortly and then left are in).

That post is just a rather disingenuous attempt to justify the problem. Initially the system automatically bounced out inactive accounts (IE: people that couldn't play the game).

Playing with terminology is rather moot when "inactive" and "active" account have just one very precise meaning in the pay to play MMO industry (or in every industry that requires the payment of periodic fees to access a service). It's not open to interpretation.