Beta Test - starting soon?

[Griss]

From the amount of players running around during the live letter. there is already a crash test dummy group testing. The million gil question of course is if that's there internal qa group or if those are the jp probono crashtesters.

[GinTama]

i beg to differ

Alpha doesn't start until the worlds go offline (On or sometime after November 11th, which is the Japanese only Alpha too) based on the last info we got through a gamewatch article. I doubt beta will start this year even.

"We are currently aiming to start the alpha test sometime this autumn."
found in the FAQs

Further i think yoshida mentioned Alpah starts end september early october for JP.
I could be mistaken on this.

Beta should start after servers are down.

From the amount of players running around during the live letter. there is already a crash test dummy group testing. The million gil question of course is if that's there internal qa group or if those are the jp probono crashtesters.

Thats what i was thinking. I could be a couple interns testing. OR japanese alpha testers.

What i know, is that yoshida said JP will be the first to alpha test followed by the rest of the world, step by step.

[Elexia]

From the amount of players running around during the live letter. there is already a crash test dummy group testing. The million gil question of course is if that's there internal qa group or if those are the jp probono crashtesters.

Pretty sure that's SE folks.

i beg to differ

"We are currently aiming to start the alpha test sometime this autumn."
found in the FAQs

Further i think yoshida mentioned Alpah starts end september early october for JP.
I could be mistaken on this.

Beta should start after servers are down.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post837083

東京ゲームショウでの「FFXIV: 新生エオルゼア」の出展は、今回紹介する最新トレーラーのみ。試遊台の出展やGamescom 2012で実施された実機デモやプレゼンテーションも実施せず、11月11日の全ワールドダウン、直後のプロデューサーレターライブを挟んで、このまま日 本先行、Windows版先行のαテストへとなだれ込む見込み。
For Tokyo Game Show's FFXIV ARR is the new trailer only. There are no test machines or like Gamescom 2012's live presention and on 11/11 all worlds will be closed followed by Producer Letter Live and go into Japan first Windows Alpha test.

This is why people want SE to be more straightforward with information. Who is correct? The Gamewatch article passing on info Yoshi stated, or the original Sep-Early October (which time is running out) date? You'd logically say SE, but so far it's quite obvious nothing is on track.

[Velhart]

Pretty sure that's SE folks.



http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post837083



This is why people want SE to be more straightforward with information. Who is correct? The Gamewatch article passing on info Yoshi stated, or the original Sep-Early October (which time is running out) date? You'd logically say SE, but so far it's quite obvious nothing is on track.

How sad. I would still like to hear what their new timeline is going to be, because so far the last chart they gave us is way off now. This is the most crucial time to stay in communication with us, because we all need to know what is happening before the shut down next month. I don't mind if they delay, but they need to be pretty damn open about it instead of hiding it in messages.

[Velhart]

From the amount of players running around during the live letter. there is already a crash test dummy group testing. The million gil question of course is if that's there internal qa group or if those are the jp probono crashtesters.

Most likely it is their game testers and developers testing out things while Yoshida was showing things off in the server. Notice there were different variations of characters. Some noobs, some end game players probably testing abilities and their functions. Like you said, it is Pre-Alpha Testing.