Originally Posted by neorei

lol so true, but can you really blame this community? I mean we went through hell and back with this game and been through the times this game was pure crap, even people who stuck by when we had to pay. I can see SE catering to people who dis the game from the start because they're the ones that needs convincing , not us.

The ironic thing is, that those people who 'dis the game from the start' still applied for an alpha testing in order to be accepted. SE didn't just up and picked their name out of random - those people actually had to fill in information on a website that stressed it was alpha testing. Maybe we should blame those who applied merely for the lols for wasting slots?

Originally Posted by whoopeeragon

I would classify invite emails as materials supplied to the alpha tester by the company.

Yeaaahhhh your right, I guess I can see that.

Originally Posted by whoopeeragon

The ironic thing is, that those people who 'dis the game from the start' still applied for an alpha testing in order to be accepted. SE didn't just up and picked their name out of random - those people actually had to fill in information on a website that stressed it was alpha testing. Maybe we should blame those who applied merely for the lols for wasting slots?

basically people who want alpha just want to play the new FFXIV, not real testing. And you're right some of those people may just want it for the lols and waste a slot for us but there is some we may get back, if the japanese are praising this game in alpha, i'm sure people who just play maybe an hour of it will praise it also.

Originally Posted by Aenarion

the FF14 forum killed patience and understanding two minutes after it went live.

Doesn't help when the company that runs it does absolutely everything they can to infuriate as many loyal players as possible.

Originally Posted by Exn

I'm curious, has anyone heard of any Legacy players getting an invite? I only know of 2 people who got an invite personally, both who are not Legacy, nor played more than 4 months (including the first free months ) over the past 2 years. One was in the closed alpha from 1.0.

I have three friends who have been with the game since day one. Have played since, and are all Legacy players. They all got in. Obviously I can't say who they are, but Legacy players are getting in.

I'm in the same situation as them, except I didn't get an invite.

Don't worry, be happy guys.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-diB65scQU

Oh and hello Warlock ! ^^

Originally Posted by Zezlar

I have three friends who have been with the game since day one. Have played since, and are all Legacy players. They all got in. Obviously I can't say who they are, but Legacy players are getting in.

I'm in the same situation as them, except I didn't get an invite.

Yep thanx. I posted in a later post I found a friend of mine as well who has Legacy and got in.

I'm sure its been said over and over, but I feel like the ALPHA should have been dedicated players. Players who know how to play in general, so they can help find bugs and help stress test with little guidance.

Then for the first wave BETA they could have invited all those people who quit the game long ago. Hopefully by first wave Beta most of the prominent wrinkles would have been smoothed out.

Alpha is not for showing off.

Application Requirements
- Must currently have an active FINAL FANTASY XIV account
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Must be willing to participate actively and submit bug reports in at least one of the following languages: Japanese, English, French, German
- Must have a PC that meets the minimum system requirements of the game

Still not sure how people do not understand this...

Application Requirements

Application

Application

Originally Posted by Mudd

I'm sure its been said over and over, but I feel like the ALPHA should have been dedicated players. Players who know how to play in general, so they can help find bugs and help stress test with little guidance.

Then for the first wave BETA they could have invited all those people who quit the game long ago. Hopefully by first wave Beta most of the prominent wrinkles would have been smoothed out.

Alpha is not for showing off.

I do agree. For alpha, you need people who know the game. Even if it got changed drastically, those who are active subscribers have played (and recently) and therefore would know more about the game than others.