Thread: Gamescom 2.0 Article thread

Final Fantasy XIV will be available on PC and PS3 sometime this year.

Does that mean they are Ahead of Schedule?

Originally Posted by Munba

Pretty confusing articles there Starlord lol I think nobody knows about dates..

Yeah... but they most know something we don't! So I can only give them the benefit of the doubt, ( Assuming they went to gamescom) :P.

What I am trying to get is when the "PC" "Free Trial Period" comes in November, do we keep any progress we made in 2.0 up to full retail release?

Originally Posted by Velhart

What I am trying to get is when the "PC" "Free Trial Period" comes in November, do we keep any progress we made in 2.0 up to full retail release?

Most likely not Betas don't usually keep your information ( except what you earn during your time in 1.0), In a German rep post they said PC will have a Beta but they make it sound like it's going straight to open beta.

They also said that characters are going to be transferred and we get to use our characters in the Beta, (Speculate further) if that's the case then maybe our data will be preserved during the beta so it kinda " Acts" like a Pre-release for the people that are currently playing. but that's like 30k people... unless they plan to just go straight into an Open Beta for the PC only...

/shrug Who knows, hopefully more clarification from the interviews being held will shed more light.

Originally Posted by Starlord

Most likely not Betas don't usually keep your information ( except what you earn during your time in 1.0), In a German rep post they said PC will have a Beta but they make it sound like it's going straight to open beta.

They also said that characters are going to be transferred and we get to use our characters in the Beta, (Speculate further) if that's the case then maybe our data will be preserved during the beta so it kinda " Acts" like a Pre-release for the people that are currently playing. but that's like 30k people... unless they plan to just go straight into an Open Beta for the PC only...

/shrug Who knows, hopefully more clarification from the interviews being held will shed more light.

That is where the confusion lies. This isn't your normal MMO release. This is a revamp of a previous game. I feel like anything can go here. I really would like a Rep to come out and explain the situation here. You don't have to give dates, but you need to explain what you mean in the time line. Will our character data be preserved during the beta phase? Will any progress I make in the "Free Trial Period" be counted in before the technical release date? They are simple questions SE.

Originally Posted by Velhart

That is where the confusion lies. This isn't your normal MMO release. This is a revamp of a previous game. I feel like anything can go here. I really would like a Rep to come out and explain the situation here. You don't have to give dates, but you need to explain what you mean in the time line. Will our character data be preserved during the beta phase? Will any progress I make in the "Free Trial Period" be counted in before the technical release date? They are simple questions SE.

Well, like this Quote says:

“Next year! We're still figuring that out. You know, we want to get it right. I think it'd be earlier rather than later. I don't think we'll go as late as Christmas or anything like that but we want to get it right. Obviously, the first time we put out the game, it wasn't… ready so, this time around, it has to be right.”

They really are "Aiming" for a Late Fall-Early Winter Release, but if they "Feel" as if they need a bit more time to flesh out the bad stuff then it will be pushed back till Januaryish.

So we kinda have an "Around the ballpark" Month for A Realm Reborn, If we the Forum people and Beta people feel as if the game needs more time to flesh out the bad stuff, we the FFXIV players need to speak up during the beta, we need to band together! .

Originally Posted by Starlord

Well, like this Quote says:



They really are "Aiming" for a Late Fall-Early Winter Release, but if they "Feel" as if they need a bit more time to flesh out the bad stuff then it will be pushed back till Januaryish.

So we kinda have an "Around the ballpark" Month for A Realm Reborn, If we the Forum people and Beta people feel as if the game needs more time to flesh out the bad stuff, we the FFXIV players need to speak up during the beta, we need to band together! .

This doesn't answer if our progress in 2.0 is preserved in the "Free Trial Period" which is sometime after October.

http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/g...ew.html/page/1

While we were leaving, I turned to one of the many Square Enix representatives that thronged the presentation and asked, off-handedly, 'Any idea of when the relaunch is going to be will be?'


“Next year! We're still figuring that out. You know, we want to get it right. I think it'd be earlier rather than later. I don't think we'll go as late as Christmas or anything like that but we want to get it right. Obviously, the first time we put out the game, it wasn't… ready so, this time around, it has to be right.”

Mmm!