Why FFXIV saving before 1 NOV? Why OCT 31?

[Romikemi]

I think (speculate, guess, make wild assumptions) that they want us converted before the beta so that we can test the stuff that has high level requirements during beta with our real characters but not make real progress. Otherwise, we only beta test as many levels as we can gain during the beta, yet SE knows that they need to support endgame on day one. Sorta leaves a vast gap in the testing if they don't let us in with our 50s for at least part of the beta. It'd be a hassle to only convert those legacy players chosen to play beta, so they probably want to convert all of us so they don't need to select beta testers before starting the conversion.

[Shougun]

I think (speculate, guess, make wild assumptions) that they want us converted before the beta so that we can test the stuff that has high level requirements during beta with our real characters but not make real progress. Otherwise, we only beta test as many levels as we can gain during the beta, yet SE knows that they need to support endgame on day one. Sorta leaves a vast gap in the testing if they don't let us in with our 50s for at least part of the beta. It'd be a hassle to only convert those legacy players chosen to play beta, so they probably want to convert all of us so they don't need to select beta testers before starting the conversion.

While I dont have a quote on hand I am fairly certain we are not using our own characters right away in beta. If at all.

I think it was discussed but later trivialized. If they wanted us to test end game content however they could just give all our characters what they expected the fight to require and tell us to go at it and watch.

[WHS]

I think (speculate, guess, make wild assumptions) that they want us converted before the beta so that we can test the stuff that has high level requirements during beta with our real characters but not make real progress. Otherwise, we only beta test as many levels as we can gain during the beta, yet SE knows that they need to support endgame on day one. Sorta leaves a vast gap in the testing if they don't let us in with our 50s for at least part of the beta. It'd be a hassle to only convert those legacy players chosen to play beta, so they probably want to convert all of us so they don't need to select beta testers before starting the conversion.

I like what you have said so far. If true it seems to best answer to my question. I hope you are right.

[Denmo]

I lost IQ points thinking about why someone felt the need to make this thread.

[Renala]

I lost IQ points thinking about why someone felt the need to make this thread.

I agree mustache- beard man.

[Firon]

They did not say it would be a month for char transfer it could take a month or so for the transfer. Wish people would stop bending SE's words.

[Elexia]

They did not say it would be a month for char transfer it could take a month or so for the transfer. Wish people would stop bending SE's words.

Not that SE keeps their own word.

[Breladine]

Why FFXIV saving before 1 NOV? Why OCT 31?

Because they hate you.

... I can only assume that's the answer you want to hear, anyway. In reality there are these things called timezones and they make it very difficult to say that something is happen on any given day for the entire world in perfect accuracy. It's going to be Oct 31 for some, Nov 1 for others.. but it's all generally the same time period so really what does it matter?

[Teuciont]

Hurr durf durf who cares.

[Alhanelem]

No no no and no.

Alpha was meant to start already - it hasnt. Even if Beta was going on right now it is done when it is done.

No No No. Alpha was not meant to start already. It was meant to start "Around the end of October." There are still 8 more days in October, and even if they're a few days late, it's "close enough" for me.

Crap doesn't always go as planned, but that doesn't mean they can't start processing the save data. The people organzing the beta test and the people processing the save data are most likely not the same people.

It will take ~ 1 month to transfer all data, they could even script the servers after the first update to modify the files after you logoff. To keep both files up to date.

No, it will take months plural. More accurately, they said it would take "over a month".

The only way it makes sense for them to close servers now is if they dont have the server power to run a minor alpha server and the major player servers (which they could temporarily merge). Or if they are way ahead of schedule (which it appears they are behind schedule).

You'll still be able to play 1.0 for a while longer if you love it so much. But it won't "count' towards ARR. Frankly, the sooner they close the servers the better- the sooner we can forget 1.0 and move on to something better. You had PLENNNNTY of time to accomplish goals. You have no valid complaint.

No one can join the game now, stop your bitching of snowflake crap that will surely be on the internet anyways - everyone will get to see it.

Right, no one can join the game now. But what's this about snowflakes? I have no idea. The rest of your post makes no sense.

As far as I can tell you're just looking for every excuse you can to rage at SE for something. Unless you work at SE and you're in their offices, you don't know exactly what's going on there. They obviously have reasons for the current timetable, and it is highly unlikely that one of those reasons is "HAHA, which of these suckers can we screw over today!?"

Regardless of whether you THINK they need to do the save maintenance now, you knew well in advance that it was happening.