Beta Test - starting soon?

[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.