[DEV question] Why cant we change Alpha application answers?

[Wynn]

In many game tests that I have participated in, there was the ability to update your application with your computer specs. Or sometimes you would just reupload a new dxdiag file. It really just depends on if, and how much, they are actually interested in your specs or not. In SE's case, all evidence points to it being quite a low priority, if one at all.

In any case, right now they shouldn't be interested in anyone's specs. They are just stress testing at the moment. If your rig can power on and sign into the game without crashing, you meet their requirements at this point.

[Tiago]

In many game tests that I have participated in, there was the ability to update your application with your computer specs. Or sometimes you would just reupload a new dxdiag file. It really just depends on if, and how much, they are actually interested in your specs or not. In SE's case, all evidence points to it being quite a low priority, if one at all.

In any case, right now they shouldn't be interested in anyone's specs. They are just stress testing at the moment. If your rig can power on and sign into the game without crashing, you meet their requirements at this point.

Greetings everyone,

I know the alpha tester selection process is a hot topic, and while I cannot disclose the selection process, I do want to pass on some additional details to help you better understand the situation. To ensure a broad scope of testing for the Alpha Test, we did accept users with specific types of machines, setups, connection types, ISPs, geographical locations and other configurations that we need to test that may, or may not, meet every requirement on the application. Alpha is an important first step for testing and we need to make sure we have a wide breadth of users testing it.

We appreciate your understanding, and we look forward to further expanding our selection in the future. In fact, there are a few Yoshida posts that we're working on today that go into further detail on this.

Seems like it did matter lol, we just dont know the specs, but mostly for an alpha, i'm pretty sure its only high-end pcs... Beta is for the older pc's tests to see how well the game runs on older hardware.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post906756

[Shougun]

Seems like it did matter lol, we just dont know the specs, but mostly for an alpha, i'm pretty sure its only high-end pcs... Beta is for the older pc's tests to see how well the game runs on older hardware.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post906756

I've got a couple for friends that got in with pretty -eh- computers. But maybe that is perspective lol

I'm sure that they have some parameter of specs they are using but how tight is unknown. Wynn may be right that "running it" is good enough. We really dont know and that is the point of why they should allow updates, it will let SE be more accurate and it wont mean anything to us since we cant prove their requirements.