No release date; could it mean we're in for a longer wait than expected?

[Alhanelem]

No, there's not going to be a beta test! Those applications we filled out were just a ruse!

[Akira_Tenshi]

No developer would set a release date before having a beta. We will have a better idea when to expect the game when the beta gets going.

[Mijin]

All of you hop on over to Rien's translation page and read the part where Yoshi says flat out in a Japanese interview that it would be asking too much of his staff to have it released before the end of January. So yeah, March is prob the soonest.

*Citation needed* Can you provide a link for this? If it was said I'm having a hard time finding it.

This was intern people, no alpha testers. Alpha start at end of october

*Citation needed* Unless I'm mistaken I remember very clearly that phase one of the alpha testing would begin at the end of September. Where did you get your information that it starts at the end of October?

Didnt they say that pc players would be allowed to beta test the game before the offcial launch?

Closed beta only, and phase one of both the alpha and beta tests will consist of only Japanese players. So if your application is accepted, then yes you will be able to play in phase two of the beta testing. That's the way I understand it.

No, there's not going to be a beta test! Those applications we filled out were just a ruse!

You're getting really worked up about this topic lol, like you are so upset at the prospect that the game may come out later than you want it that you're willing to fight about it or something.

No developer would set a release date before having a beta. We will have a better idea when to expect the game when the beta gets going.

Developers set release dates before beta testing all the time, and have done so for decades.

[Gokulo]

*Citation needed* Unless I'm mistaken I remember very clearly that phase one of the alpha testing would begin at the end of September. Where did you get your information that it starts at the end of October?

From Yoshi. I'm too lazy to go and look it up exactly for you so don't *citation* me. :P Seems lots of your info is pretty outdated in general.

[Theplatter]

No release date, but we're getting yet another contest!

[Starlord]

Google is Your Friend Mijin =):


http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/10...ng-in-october/

http://zantetsuken.net/news/yoshida-...est-in-october

Alpha Starts end October =)

[Orophin]

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post849671

Now, to answer the question that’s on everyone’s lips: when the heck is the alpha test going to start!? Well, it looks like things can finally get moving around the end of October.

3-4 months of alpha and beta is probably realistic, that's why I think it won't come out until March, unless the game is running miraculously well and doesn't need a lot of tweaks.

[Mijin]

Google is Your Friend Mijin =):


http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/10...ng-in-october/

http://zantetsuken.net/news/yoshida-...est-in-october

Alpha Starts end October =)

Lol thanks, my bad. Ironically I just noticed I already posted about it on my site too: http://mijin.org/?p=1591 guess I just forgot. (October 5th I posted on it. Last paragraph.)

From Yoshi. I'm too lazy to go and look it up exactly for you so don't *citation* me. :P Seems lots of your info is pretty outdated in general.

You took my post too personal, I was actually asking for more info on the subject because I believed you. Other than forgetting that they pushed the date back to October, all of my information is pretty up-to-date, so I'm not really sure where you get that it's not, but don't bother explaining because I don't really care XD

[WHS]

I am trying to find a cover of the old mag I imported games from back in 1986-1991. I can't at this moment. I thought it was called "Chips & Bits" but doing a google leaves that search kinda hard to find a old cover. I got a hint from one search that it might have been advertisement in "Electronic Gaming Monthly". Anyway, I imported my games for sega genesis and nes using those adds. They were quite expensive back in the day and even still I had to use a gameshark like device from Datel to get them to work but I did and was able to run Famicom games on my NES. Though I have to admit I never imported FF games. Being as most jp rpg's are heavily not translated to english I was not able to read the language to enjoy the games. I do know however they were in fact available to import back then though I doubt alot of people did this as most of my friends didn't have the money to keep importing every game and I sure didn't do it often myself. I really just tried to import games which I figured would never hit the US shores.

[Mijin]

I am trying to find a cover of the old mag I imported games from back in 1986-1991. I can't at this moment. I thought it was called "Chips & Bits" but doing a google leaves that search kinda hard to find a old cover. I got a hint from one search that it might have been advertisement in "Electronic Gaming Monthly". Anyway, I imported my games for sega genesis and nes using those adds. They were quite expensive back in the day and even still I had to use a gameshark like device from Datel to get them to work but I did and was able to run Famicom games on my NES. Though I have to admit I never imported FF games. Being as most jp rpg's are heavily not translated to english I was not able to read the language to enjoy the games. I do know however they were in fact available to import back then though I doubt alot of people did this as most of my friends didn't have the money to keep importing every game and I sure didn't do it often myself. I really just tried to import games which I figured would never hit the US shores.

The first time I ever remember hearing about importing games was with the SNES and PS1 with the advent of the internet. I'm not saying it didn't happen, but it just was a lot less common and even unheard of for me. I had subscriptions to several gaming mags too, but I don't remember any mention of how to do it ever. I remember wishing I could even find someway to do so.

Later I learned for the PS1 you had to have a mod chip that required installation or you had to do a tricky disk swapping trick. With the SNES you had to break pins off that prevented you from putting the cartridge in. As far as I'm aware though the Famicom cartridge's were completely incompatible with the NES. They may have converters or something now-a-days, but I'm pretty confident they didn't back then.