new yoshi interview

[Quesse]

Open beta in January. That means release in March probably.

So ffxiv closes down in september and then we have to wait 8 months until rerelease?

Are all legacy characters guaranteed beta slots??

[Alkimi]

Open beta in January. That means release in March probably.

So ffxiv closes down in september and then we have to wait 8 months until rerelease?

Are all legacy characters guaranteed beta slots??

Pretty sure it's been said already that the current version will only shut down just before 2.0 is released to transfer all character data across. It will still remain live while beta testing of 2.0 is ongoing.

At least I think that's how it's working.

[Elexia]

Are all legacy characters guaranteed beta slots??

No, last rounds of interviews he said beta won't be tied to legacy status, so there's no guarantees.

[snowstriker]

Q: What about your personal preference?
A: Going by the international route, we will be making the underwater world first. But personally, I prefer the skies.

"Personally, I prefer the air" - Falco Lombardi

Yoshi is Falco.

[yukikaze_yanagi]

Pretty sure it's been said already that the current version will only shut down just before 2.0 is released to transfer all character data across. It will still remain live while beta testing of 2.0 is ongoing.

At least I think that's how it's working.

No. Game will go down in september when closed beta opens, for the thing you said.

[Fear]

No. Game will go down in september when closed beta opens, for the thing you said.

No where has it been said thats 100% whats going to happen, theres 3 stages: Alpha, Closed-Beta, Open-Beta.

SE May keep FFXIV 1.xx running untill the Open-beta arrives which may not even be untill December/January.

[Starlord]

They only need about "1" month at the very most to Transfer all the Character data to 2.0... If January is when it Officially Launches... then December sometime will be the final month of Version 1.0.

[Ingolf]

So no game for 8 months... Seriously?

[TaalAzura]

So no game for 8 months... Seriously?

Perhaps 4-5, given it starts in October, and the last beta is in January. Each beta seems to last about ~1-1.5 months.

[TheVedis]

i dont think people understand how the beta is going to work...really i dont.....

4-5 months of beta =/= all downtime

also, having your character in the beta once the transfer is done isnt nesisarily a good thing, unless you realize your data from stuff you do in it wont be saved(after all, its a beta, your supposed to be testing not trying to advance)