Progress in beta to carry over to live-relaunch?

[Lux_Rayna]

Betas almost never ever ever ever carry over. Practically never. I mean really, pretty much, just about...never. Yet this question gets asked for every beta of every game I've ever played. Beta is for testing, not for early access. That is why progress just about never ever ever carries over. You are there to test, not have fun. Fun should just be a side-effect of testing.

[Eliseus]

Betas almost never ever ever ever carry over. Practically never. I mean really, pretty much, just about...never. Yet this question gets asked for every beta of every game I've ever played. Beta is for testing, not for early access. That is why progress just about never ever ever carries over. You are there to test, not have fun. Fun should just be a side-effect of testing.

Actually, multiple MMO's carry over beta progress. I would give you proof but I'm pretty sure you can just ask Professor Google.

[Darlan_Ashwood]

Actually, multiple MMO's carry over beta progress. I would give you proof but I'm pretty sure you can just ask Professor Google.

Not really... Ive beta tested ALOT of MMOs... if its a closed beta, or an invite only beta, its most likely not going to have your progress transferred on official launch. Its not fair to the players who didnt have a chance to play in the beta. You pretty much got a huge head start compared to others. If its an open beta ( everyone can get in).. that's a different story.

[Rannie]

With closed and opened beta on here the only thing you were allowed to carry over was the character you designed you could save it so you didn't have to remake the char... (that was when it first came out) but everything else you lost

[MrKupo]

The closed beta of Firefall has done their last wipe and we get to keep our characters through open beta and beyond.
So yeah, it's been done and is being done.
Also, this beta has an unprecedented characteristic of having existing characters at the beginning of the closed beta. It's not too farfetched to ask the question here.

[Darkillumina]

This will be a beta to iron out the bugs, not for people to get a head-start over the people who didn't get in. Most people don't even equate beta with actually testing. For them its a chance to play the game before everyone else. It's impossible to catch every bug even if everyone was rigorously testing like they are supposed to but if people actually tested instead of treating it like early access to the game the bugs would be severely mitigated. Hell even though most will lie through their teeth I would be willing to bet that the majority are asking about beta just simply because they want to play 2.0 before anyone else.

Nothing bugs me more than people who get into beta and don't test and submit issues.

[Rannie]

No it's not I'm curious about it myself as well. I just remember last beta for the game lol. So an answer to the question would be nice... or we could get Hildibrand to find out for us.

[Nuru]

Since we now have 100% confirmation that those who are lucky enough to get access to beta will be able to play their current characters in the upcoming beta, will the progress made in the beta carry over into the retail version of FFXIV:ARR?

Would be curious to hear a dev response on this if possible.

How is this even possible if they need a month or more to move our current characters to 2.0 retail in the first place? No sense is made.

I can understand if it was said that Legacy/Current Players are guaranteed, but I have a hard time believing that we get to use our characters.

[Starlord]

How is this even possible if they need a month or more to move our current characters to 2.0 retail in the first place? No sense is made.

I can understand if it was said that Legacy/Current Players are guaranteed, but I have a hard time believing that we get to use our characters.

Perhaps FFXIV 1.0 servers will shut down in Sept 1 month to Port them to 2.0 client ( October) Get to use them in the beta that is Scheduled for November.