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

[Nix]

You really need the sleep.

You're telling me! I have oh... another 12~ hours to go D:

You also need a time-out pumpkin ~

Or hell, a stuffed bear, a hot chocolate, anything that induces a warm fuzzy feeling.

[IloveYouPumpkin]

No one here in entitled to anything. This is a confined alpha test with bugs, and no data progression. Everything they do character wise is meaningless and subject to change. I have friends who have been with the game day one and got in, but I didn't. This community is beyond pathetic sometimes. Crying over every little thing, and feeling like SE is always giving people the bird. To be honest i'm glad people who are crying didn't get in. They most likely would have been a WORTHLESS tester.

They need alpha testers that have different perspectives. They need people who haven't kissed their asses and gave them a free pass when they destroyed the game the first time.

BAM

Every single person complaining must be around 14-17 years old living in the suburbs supported by their parents that give them almost everything they ask for THERE'S NO OTHER EXPLANATION. It's somewhat fumy but mostly just pathetic.

[NefarioCall]

I find the sense of entitlement that some posters have to being all mature about it and complaining about people who are FUUUU about it to be equally ridiculous.

[Kallera]

Better than attempting to explain how SE violated their own NDA rules.

The selection process is not part of the NDA. There are other reasons they won't disclose it. Community problems, persuing those that were selected, demanding the point of the questions in their application. ..

What are you even looking for in this thread? They wont disclose how they selected the testers. Asking who are the testing would be just as pointless and a real violation of the NDA.

What is the point of this discussion?

[Exn]

No one here in entitled to anything. This is a confined alpha test with bugs, and no data progression. Everything they do character wise is meaningless and subject to change. I have friends who have been with the game day one and got in, but I didn't. This community is beyond pathetic sometimes. Crying over every little thing, and feeling like SE is always giving people the bird. To be honest i'm glad people who are crying didn't get in. They most likely would have been a WORTHLESS tester.

They need alpha testers that have different perspectives. They need people who haven't kissed their asses and gave them a free pass when they destroyed the game the first time.

I grow tired of whiners of the "supposed" whiners... As if you have some right to tell people how to feel.. LOL. Guess what Sherlock.. they paid for the game, supported the game, and simply WANTED to be apart of alpha ASAP. No "magical sense of entitlement" (which is quickly becoming the new troll phrase for today..), just desire to be apart of it.. pretty much exactly like those who DID get an invite but didn't support the game. Both parties wanted to be apart, but it seems only one part was favored at this time. Players that have been around supporting the game who also wanted to be apart right now could feel at least somewhat slighted, as they actually invested some time and money already, while some of the others who got the invitation have not done anything.. This isn't rocket science.

The supporting players may have been waiting/expecting/hoping for Alpha ARR for the past 2 years, while some of the players that just gave up years ago never to think about FF again until they overheard something about Alpha applications a cupl months ago. It's not a fair system, which is obviously going to upset people, but then again it wasn't designed to be in the first place. SE covered their bases when they specifically told everyone 'how they went about doing the Alpha selections' wasn't going to be disclosed. Obviously, it's designed to bring them the largest return, as people have already been suggesting. For you not to be able to see this show in fact it is likely you who would have been a "worthless" tester, as you put it.

[IloveYouPumpkin]

I grow tired of whiners of the "supposed" whiners... As if you have some right to tell people how to feel.. LOL. Guess what Sherlock.. they paid for the game, supported the game, and simply WANTED to be apart of alpha ASAP. No "magical sense of entitlement" (which is quickly becoming the new troll phrase for today..), just desire to be apart of it.. pretty much exactly like those who DID get an invite but didn't support the game. Both parties wanted to be apart, but it seems only one part was favored at this time. Players that have been around supporting the game who also wanted to be apart right now could feel at least somewhat slighted, as they actually invested some time and money already, while some of the others who got the invitation have not done anything.. This isn't rocket science.

The supporting players may have been waiting/expecting/hoping for Alpha ARR for the past 2 years, while some of the players that just gave up years ago never to think about FF again until they overheard something about Alpha applications a cupl months ago. It's not a fair system, which is obviously going to upset people, but then again it wasn't designed to be in the first place. SE covered their bases when they specifically told everyone 'how they went about doing the Alpha selections' wasn't going to be disclosed. Obviously, it's designed to bring them the largest return, as people have already been suggesting. For you not to be able to see this show in fact it is likely you who would have been a "worthless" tester, as you put it.

Take a step back and realize how meaningless this is.. First of all it's unlikely they're going to change anything in the game at this point. It's a test for bugs, how many thousands do they need for that? Time will pass and you'll either get into the next alpha or beta or just get the game. No need for long posts explaining anything. It's obvious most of you just wish you got into the alpha.

[Vilhem]

You're entitled to feel however you want about not being selected; nobody's denying you that. However, when people start blaming SE, bringing up their playtime, loyalty, or other "why i should have been chosen" arguments, THAT is where the entitlement comes in. Express your displeasure, of course. "Man this sucks I didn't get in!" but don't try to reason that you somehow deserved a chance more than someone else.

[Twiddle]

People are forgetting THAT, they start giving invitations today.. SO people who have not gotten in can still get the email in the next few days. AS for WHO SE was targeting i would have to guess something of the order of:
-Subbed, but low play time
-Played per-subscription, but not after
Pretty much the people who have lost the feel of the game.
-Really seems like a good, as for those people ARR would be like a new game, while for people who still log in to 1.0 after server shut down would see it.. differently...

[IloveYouPumpkin]

Just watch some Lucky Star in the meantime guys.

[Nix]

Just watch some Lucky Star in the meantime guys.

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