Quote Originally Posted by Jennestia View Post
It's not semantics realistically -- Betas are games with none of their completed feature implemented because it's just testing x systems over y period before release -- XIV lacked certain systems and optimization due to being released too early and on an engine not suited for MMORPGs. It's being overhauled currently which isn't a beta.

So semantics would be saying overhaul is another word for beta, which is untrue.
What you discribe are so similar that they may aswell be the same, which is what semantics basically is.

Yes there are slight differences but not enough to be worth mentioning.