SE is always SE... Rage inside... :/

[Nix]

Report yourself lol.

whinge (hwnj, wnj)
intr.v. whinged, whing·ing, whing·es Chiefly British
To complain or protest, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.
[Dialectal alteration of Middle English whinsen, from Old English hwinsian.]
whinger n.
whinging·ly adv.

(offtopic) I haven't heard the word 'whinge' since I left the uk (grew up there and left 5 years ago lol), so to hear (well...read) someone using brit slang makes me feel a little homesick in a good way lol. I have a hard time trying to get my American husband to understand brit slang - like whinge, Mard-arse etc lol. Thanks for the nostalgia kick! <3

[whoopeeragon]

Stop White Knighting SE. Just stop it.

Are you now seriously attempting to rationalize why dedicated players weren't chosen? You have all the right to be mad and demand to be taken in. Now, if you're gonna spew some nonsense about "false entitlement" I suggest you first raise your head above SE's boots.

I don't think anyone's said that. We all applied for alpha registration where it was specified that selection will be based on the criteria and options laid out in the application form, not by how many level 50 disciplines or how many relics you have in 1.0. We are all on equal ground for this alpha testing, so long as we satisfy the requirements laid in in the alpha registration page.

Disclosure of Proprietary Information

As stated in the “FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Tester Agreement,” testers are prohibited from publicizing any proprietary information related to the Alpha Test on external sites. In the event that we confirm that infringement has occurred, your rights to be a tester will be revoked and your FINAL FANTASY XIV account will be suspended.
We will announce if and when Alpha Test-related details can be publicized, so please take great care in their handling until they have been made public. For feedback and discussions between testers, please use the dedicated tester forum, which will open at a later date.

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

Alpha Tester Selection

- Selection will be based on the answers submitted in the application. Those selected will be notified by email.
* Testers will not be selected on a first-come first-serve basis.
- Acceptance notifications will be sent to the email address registered as Email Address 1 on your Square Enix Account.
* If you have an active spam filter, please deactivate it or approve messages from the “square-enix.com” domain.
- Selections will be made in each test phase, and the number of testers will be gradually increased.
- Testers will be able to participate in testing for the duration of the Alpha Test.
- You do not need to submit multiple entries for each test phase.

Nowhere do I see "Players who have achieved a substantial amount of progression in FINAL FANTASY XIV will be guaranteed a spot in alpha testing when global invites are distributed." Whether you dedicated to FFXIV or not has no impact on your standings for alpha testing in FFXIV: ARR.

[Kallera]

Stop White Knighting SE. Just stop it.

Are you now seriously attempting to rationalize why dedicated players weren't chosen? You have all the right to be mad and demand to be taken in. Now, if you're gonna spew some nonsense about "false entitlement" I suggest you first raise your head above SE's boots.

Software development life cycle = White Knighting. The logic is all over this place.

Yeah I'd say its exactly like false entitlement. You've played a game for two years. And now you think Square Enix works for you.

[Dragonheart]

Friends: Hey guys, Dragonheart is wigging out! Lets mess with him! HAY Dragonheart we got alpha invites without being active account holders!


Dragonheart:


Uncle: HAY, Dragonheart is wigging out! Lemme mess with him! HAY, I got an alpha invite without being an active account holder!

[SkyeWindbinder]

WHO CARES??????

Geez, do you want a tissue or what? lol Guess what? I've been playing FFXIV for a long time as well, and I didn't get in either. Big deal, I'm a Legacy member! Pretty soon, I'll be paying $9.99 for a subscription to this game while newcomers paying the cheapest rates will pay $12.99 for, as well as a couple of other perks. You mean to tell me that, with all I'm getting, I should be whining about not getting to ecperience ARR earlier through a bugged out alpha? What's even worse is that there are LEGACY MEMBERS crying about this. Ugh...

[Nix]

And now you think Square Enix works for you.

You mean they don't?! D: I demand Soken and Yoshi bring me breakfast in the morning, fluff my pillow and tell me I'm pretty or I'm cancelling my subscription!

..../le-sarcasm... I couldn't help myself!

[AntonyB]

WHO CARES??????

Geez, do you want a tissue or what? lol Guess what? I've been playing FFXIV for a long time as well, and I didn't get in either. Big deal, I'm a Legacy member! Pretty soon, I'll be paying $9.99 for a subscription to this game while newcomers paying the cheapest rates will pay $14.99 for, as well as a couple of other perks. You mean to tell me that, with all I'm getting, I should be whining about not getting to ecperience ARR earlier through a bugged out alpha? What's even worse is that there are LEGACY MEMBERS crying about this. Ugh...

Offtopic - But I think the cheapest rates was 12.99$ with restricted character creation. The 14.99$ was for the full amount.

[Vilhem]

Wat's NTAAAAAW mean ._.;

Seriously though, relax. Even if they aren't trolling you, there'll be more opportunities to test the game. Just cause you're not the first kid on the block to experience the game doesn't mean SE hates you.

[SkyeWindbinder]

Offtopic - But I think the cheapest rates was 12.99$ with restricted character creation. The 14.99$ was for the full amount.

Thanks!

Fixed!

[Faiyez]

Its not exactly random it said people will be selected based on their answers right on the sign up page. Maybe they did want some people who didn't play 1.0 much.

It also said players with active accounts would be invited and that turned out to be inaccurate.