Early access...whats the point?

[KaerisKlyne]

The early access period is enough time to aggressively level at least 2, if not all 3, of the new jobs. As someone who intends to maybe raid as a machinist instead of a bard, the level jumpstart is a valuable time saver so I can do the main story as machnist and not have the exp go to waste.

[ChillbroSwaggins]

The early access period is enough time to aggressively level at least 2, if not all 3, of the new jobs. As someone who intends to maybe raid as a machinist instead of a bard, the level jumpstart is a valuable time saver so I can do the main story as machnist and not have the exp go to waste.

This pretty much. It's peace of mind. I want to be able to blitz through DRK, and be on par with most of the 50-60 folk who are going to be anxiously awaiting Alexander.

[AzraelX]

Early access is a blessing esp. for people who work....to enjoy it as soon as the work ends instead of when it would begin on the 23rd

[AzraelX]

From Mr.happy's vids he stated that SE plans to have players start at tow different points to prevent the server form crashing akin to how we started 2.0 at 3 different city-states.

[Kit-Kat]

Riperino fates, incoming 30 mins to kill a fate boss.

[Alberel]

The main purpose of early access is to make it a 'must have' to get almost everyone pre-ordering. The pre-order numbers gives SE a rough guide for how many people might be coming back to the game for the expansion and they can prepare accordingly for those numbers on the 19th. It's a clever move as they won't get surprised by a surge of people buying that did not pre-order since the only way into EA is via pre-order.

There'll be a small additional spike on the 23rd but nothing compared to the 19th.

Iirc, new tomestone will be released 2 weeks after launch, together with Alexander.

It is only Esoterics that will be released later. Law will be released with the expansion.

[Nutz]

It is only Esoterics that will be released later. Law will be released with the expansion.

That's true, but esoterics are the capped tomestone and law are uncapped, so EA doesn't allow players to gain any extra tomes except that time allows (no cap reset). I know it's not mentioned in the bit you quoted, but Kit-Kat was responding to someone suggesting EA provides an extra tome reset week.

[Kanti]

Doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me considering they're a month behind their initial planned release anyway.

Oh, well.

[CrystalRainbow]

If anything breaks in Early access. they can say... well it's early access. Your getting extra time we gifted that to you.

So once it's live. They have to say. Sorry we need to take it offline but it's covered under TOS...