new yoshi interview

[indira]

Q: Can you tell us 1 new function which will be in Version 2.0?
A: There will be a system where players may cross servers to complete objectives. We will have a strong in-game guide, making sure players know where to go and what activities are there to do once they enter a new map.

i just think its the content finder, the first screen shot of 2.0 on the .pdf's showed players like "firstname lastname@server"

[Rokien]

Oh don't be silly, love. You know I'm the only gal for you.

Well, did you draw that sig of yours?

[Starlord]

Oh don't be silly, love. You know I'm the only gal for you.

" Here's My number, So call me maybe?" :P

[Radav]

"I expect the first Closed Beta for the Japan and International servers to be held end September or early October, entering Closed Beta 2 this winter and Open Beta in January next year."

Can we please get an answer from the community reps to clarify what exactly is going to happen in September. Is the current version of the game going to get shut down for good and are we going to be left to play the "beta" until the live release? Or are they bringing the current version down to transfer data and then bringing it back up and running the "beta" and the current version side by side? I find it hard to believe that we'll be left with the current version until January's 2.0 release so I'm curious if the /airquotes beta is going to be for current subscribers to play until they feel like they've worked out the kinks and have it ready for release.

[Velhart]

"I expect the first Closed Beta for the Japan and International servers to be held end September or early October, entering Closed Beta 2 this winter and Open Beta in January next year."

Can we please get an answer from the community reps to clarify what exactly is going to happen in September. Is the current version of the game going to get shut down for good and are we going to be left to play the "beta" until the live release? Or are they bringing the current version down to transfer data and then bringing it back up and running the "beta" and the current version side by side? I find it hard to believe that we'll be left with the current version until January's 2.0 release so I'm curious if the /airquotes beta is going to be for current subscribers to play until they feel like they've worked out the kinks and have it ready for release.

Yes this is highly confusing to me also. You might have to make a new thread of this if you want to get the Rep's attention on it.

However, do note he may have been mentioning the PS3 version. He did say the PS3 version would have it's own beta and be released after the PC version.

http://gdl.square-enix.com/ffxiv/dow...Roadmap_EN.pdf

Look at the road map. It shows closed beta testing for PS3 starting in November. The thing still confusing is he mentions a stage 2.

I would love it if something was clarified here.

[Rona]

Heck I'm excited they're actually sticking with the schedule so far.

[Rukira]

Well, did you draw that sig of yours?

Yep, sure did!

[Rokien]

Yep, sure did!

I have a soft spot for artists

[Alerith]

I have a soft spot for artists

Would you point out where this soft spot is? Is it near a vital point?

[Nash774]

Ok, so...for the people who are hating on the "cross-server content finder" I have a question. Have you ever played a game with one like WoW? Yeah random people do suck sometimes but there's a really easy way to fix this. Que up with people you know on your server. Tada! Your not stuck with random people anymore. But hey, if you want to do something relatively quick, it's perfect. Really, when I played that game I hated random people so I found as many people I could that I knew were good (usually from my guild or friends) and did dungeons like that. There are ways around the potential problems if you just think logically about it.