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

[Taika]

They mentioned in a post that all the mails have been sent out for this phase and that if we didn't get one (by now) that there were more tests coming up in the future.

Could you please link to that post? Or do you mean the original Lodestone / Twitter message?

Just wondering, because someone somewhere wrote about getting an invite 30 mins ago.

Edit: Nevermind, that was when they had checked their e-mail.

[Aenarion]

it really bothers me they are letting people who's accounts have been inactive for years to get into alpha. It just does not make any sense to do.

Considering that you need an active paying account to apply to the alpha, what you said is literally impossible.

Alpha should be comprised of the die hard fans mainly, those who will not rage about something being incomplete or broken.

alpha should be comprised of whoever the fk fits what SE is looking for, and ffs nobody rages harder than "die hard fans".

Some of you really have no idea of how to tell between what's reasonable and what's unreasonable.

You are on the top of that list.

[Nix]

can you provide a link of this since it must have passed my house?

I'll scout real fast for you, might take a minute!

Fast edit, lodestone mainpage:

We have recently begun sending notification e-mails to players accepted as alpha testers for FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn. For those who do not receive an acceptance notification this time, fear not! There will be need to fortify our ranks as time goes on, so your chance to take up arms in battle may come yet.



SE's mailer system is pretty awesome and this went up a few hours ago. Those who haven't received emails now won't until a later test D:

[Warlock]

Well that surely didn't take long lol.......Starlord knows our people

[whoopeeragon]

You have failed to realize the criteria in place to select alpha testers. Which is basically they don't give a damn.

Some of you really have no idea of how to tell between what's reasonable and what's unreasonable.

But you have this information 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.

Criteria to select alpha testers is based on what you put into alpha, but NDA enbreachments extend past all of that. There are penalties as such, which have been outlined. If you want to take the risk, so be it. It's not mine to judge whether you see it as reasonable or unreasonable to risk your FFXIV account.

[Nix]

Could you please link to that post? Or do you mean the original Lodestone / Twitter message?

Just wondering, because someone somewhere wrote about getting an invite 30 mins ago.

Sorry pumpkin, lodestone mainpage! If invites are still going out I'll totally eat my socks (and they're really nice socks too )
But don't be holding your breath just incase^^;

The wording doesn't explicitly say they're done, but it does sound very much like it D:

[Taika]

Considering that you need an active paying account to apply to the alpha, what you said is literally impossible.

This is not true, actually. I have a friend who was able to apply to the Alpha without an active XIV account. She had played the game before but her XIV account was closed when she applied (and still is). I've read people like this receiving invites from several sources and I don't have any reason to believe it wouldn't be true.

[Xatsh]

Considering that you need an active paying account to apply to the alpha, what you said is literally impossible.



alpha should be comprised of whoever the fk fits what SE is looking for, and ffs nobody rages harder than "die hard fans".




You are on the top of that list.

Fans Rage but want the game to succeed and are up to date on changes and planned changes. Those who are not fans rage and could care less if the game succeed, they are the ones who have the mentality that there is no chance for the game. They are the ones wanting to see the changes to prove the game has improved. There is a major difference, while fans rage the hardest at times, the dmg done by non-fans raging is alot worse they give less chances.

Have to remember most people in the Na are not use to Alpha test, they are use to playable demos pre release(most company's call them beta). Just saying if SE runs this as a true alpha test and not a demo bad things can happen.

[darkm0d]

Sorry pumpkin, lodestone mainpage! If invites are still going out I'll totally eat my socks (and they're really nice socks too )
But don't be holding your breath just incase^^;

The wording doesn't explicitly say they're done, but it does sound very much like it D:

Yeah, after you added the edit I wanted to point out that it's rather non-finite, even if it does certainly allude to a conclusive "we've sent them all out". People will still hold onto any shred of hope they can though.

[Joji]

I'll scout real fast for you, might take a minute!

Fast edit, lodestone mainpage:

We have recently begun sending notification e-mails to players accepted as alpha testers for FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn. For those who do not receive an acceptance notification this time, fear not! There will be need to fortify our ranks as time goes on, so your chance to take up arms in battle may come yet.



SE's mailer system is pretty awesome and this went up a few hours ago. Those who haven't received emails now won't until a later test D:

Thank you Nix.
Well, can't say i'm not dissapointed. But it's not the end of the world either. It's just like a lottery, you wanna win but rarely or never do. XD