SE Rep - can you share with us the criteria for selection of Alpha testers

[Phe]

from what i read in the threads it's pretty obvious that they prefer the people that played only a little before they quit over the one's that have been playing 1.0 all the time.

so it's also clear that they don't wanna talk about it.

what makes some sense in an economical point of view is - and will remain - a kick in the nuts of the fans.
It should remind us that Square-Enix is nothing more than a profit-oriented company.

[Delsus]

from what i read in the threads it's pretty obvious that they prefer the people that played only a little before they quit over the one's that have been playing 1.0 all the time.

so it's also clear that they don't wanna talk about it.

what makes some sense in an economical point of view is - and will remain - a kick in the nuts of the fans.
It should remind us that Square-Enix is nothing more than a profit-oriented company.

They want the game to succeed, would you prefer people having withdrawals and want the game out asap to see it say "It's all good release it now" or people who will analyze the game properly and give proper feedback.

SE wants the game to succeed, we don't know what people here said in their applications, people could have said they want to play the game early, therefore they would get rejected and start raging.

[Phe]

They want the game to succeed

Listen.
The average MMO player doesn't give a sh*t if a game succeeds or not.
either he likes a game or he quits and starts a new one.

the true fans actually want the game to succeed.
they have an INTEREST to give feedback and make it better.

[Delsus]

Listen.
The average MMO player doesn't give a sh*t if a game succeeds or not.
either he likes a game or he quits and starts a new one.

the true fans actually want the game to succeed.
they have an INTEREST to give feedback and make it better.

Now you listen "Must currently have an active FINAL FANTASY XIV account" Therefore EVERYONE who go it has paid for at least the last month, why would they do that if they weren't a fan of the game, the average MMO player sees FFXIV as an absolute fail, I got told by a friend "Why are you still playing the fail version, just wait for ARR" so why would people like that pay to see the final event?

EVERYONE that is in the alpha has interest in the game, the difference is most people posting with all the butthurt (like you) just want to play, I bet you wouldn't even mention a bug if you were in, yes I wanted to get in, yes I'm disappointed I aren't in but meh life goes on.

Also if the game is polished well in alpha it may bring back people who quit, people who are posting now will come back when ARR releases, if they can show off how polished the game is to people on the fence it may aid the games success.

[Phe]

EVERYONE that is in the alpha has interest in the game

the question is still:
why would SE send an invitation to someone who quit after the trial instead of a legacy member.
(and it was reported that this happened).
my point is:
The desire to make the game a success and/or the willingness to improve the game by giving feedback and report bugs is higher as a FF14 fan who played it all along than a guy who quit after trial.

I bet you wouldn't even mention a bug if you were in

You might lose that bet since i actually reported 2 bugs during 1.0 beta as well.

[RudyFails]

from what i read in the threads it's pretty obvious that they prefer the people that only played only a little before they quit over the one's that have been playing 1.0 all the time.

The people who feel the need to be vocal as to why they should be invited above anyone else are the ones saying that. I wouldn't be believe everything I read from disgruntled internet folk.

[Phe]

The people who feel the need to be vocal as to why they should be invited above anyone else are the ones saying that. I wouldn't be believe everything I read from disgruntled internet folk.

it would be a viable explanation why SE doesn't want to talk about the criteria.

would they admit that they prefer the quitters over the fans?
i highly doubt that.

[IloveYouPumpkin]

Dear SE,

Can you share with us how you select Alpha testers? Please be more transparent. Coz it seems that the Alpha testers were mostly people who had spent only a short time with 1.0 - if I had known that this is your plan all along, I wouldn't have bothered to apply for Alpha.

Its too late to cry over spilled milk now but more transparency of your plans for Beta will help your fanbase better plan their time.


Thanks,

You don't call that crying?

[Momita]

Dear SE,

Can you share with us how you select Alpha testers? Please be more transparent. Coz it seems that the Alpha testers were mostly people who had spent only a short time with 1.0 - if I had known that this is your plan all along, I wouldn't have bothered to apply for Alpha.

Its too late to cry over spilled milk now but more transparency of your plans for Beta will help your fanbase better plan their time.


Thanks,

Yes..... played until yesterday ^^ and still playing today and tomorrow ^^

[Gemma]

ok yes it sucks if you dont get an invite but really? I mean, its ALPHA there is still BETA and um idk the actual launch of the full game that you dont have to test? lol

Why would he just pick us who played 1.0 all the time, he needs to spread it around.
Not to mention plenty of ppl here could have gotten that email,
no ones gonna say it tho cause of the NDA

Besides it JUST started getting sent out today, I'm sure they didnt send them all out just yet so just chill ^_^
lol