Dev's You better answer!

[Aion]

Just because you need to have an active account to apply, doesn't mean they are only allowed to choose from active accounts. I don't know where people get that conclusion.

Your applications put your names on a list of players that provided information in order to help SE choose testers. If they needed to test a certain graphics card, for example, they can check all of the applications. This makes your chances of getting in slightly higher. This, however, does not mean that they are restricted to that list.

And how arrogant are people to believe that they are by obligation prioritized over others? Of course there is admiration and respect for those who stuck around, and SE can award those players for the support... but by no means are they obligated to provide you any more than they provide everyone else. Please stop being so self-entitled, guys... it's making our community seem childish. We got our Legacy rewards, dalamud horns, white raven earrings, special events, and even a free chocobo! Yet you still demand more?

By all means, despair over not getting into alpha and celebrate when you do get in, but don't presume you know exactly how the selection process works because that is completely up to SE.

If you dont have active account, you should not be able to APPLY at all.

- if SE is letting inactive accounts to apply. they should remove "Must have an active FF XIV account" from the requirements

-if inactive account able to apply, when it is not SE intention, they should give confirmation of this oversight.

-if SE is inviting inactive account without having them to applying in the alpha registration page, its up to them, but be prepared that some people will objection this.

[Miliant]

If you dont have active account, you should not be able to APPLY at all.

- if SE is letting inactive accounts to apply. they should remove "Must have an active FF XIV account" from the requirements

-if inactive account able to apply, when it is not SE intention, they should give confirmation of this oversight.

-if SE is inviting inactive account without having them to applying in the alpha registration page, its up to them, but be prepared that some people will objection this.

Goodness. I can confirm you will get an error message stating you must have an active FFXIV account if you try to apply with one that isn't. To reiterate what MrKupo said, even if you can only apply with an active account, it doesn't mean nor imply that SE will only send invites to active FFXIV players. They can very well choose other players who did not apply but have played FFXIV before. As a matter of fact someone I know got an invitation but never applied. Edit: or at least they don't remember applying.

And btw, what's your definition of "active" account? "Active" doesn't only mean something's being used, it can also mean that it's "working". I haven't played FFXI in ages and to my knowledge, my FFXI account still works even if I don't use it. I can log on, pay up and continue playing whenever I want. That doesn't sound very inactive to me. It would be inactive if I decided to delete it.

[Phe]

As a matter of fact someone I know got an invitation but never applied.

lol why then make an application site at all?
they're sending blind invites to people without knowing their PC specs, playtimes, MMO experience etc.?

it's getting better and better.

[Lurex]

lol why then make an application site at all?
they're sending blind invites to people without knowing their PC specs, playtimes, MMO experience etc.?

it's getting better and better.

If that is true, then I'm willing to bet SE didn't even use that application site, and just randomly chose people that currently have or ever have had a FFXIV account as a candidate for alpha. Either way, true or not, this whole thing just has a "stink" about it, lol.

[Aion]

Goodness. I can confirm you will get an error message stating you must have an active FFXIV account if you try to apply with one that isn't. To reiterate what MrKupo said, even if you can only apply with an active account, it doesn't mean nor imply that SE will only send invites to active FFXIV players. They can very well choose other players who did not apply but have played FFXIV before. As a matter of fact someone I know got an invitation but never applied. Edit: or at least they don't remember applying.

And btw, what's your definition of "active" account? "Active" doesn't only mean something's being used, it can also mean that it's "working". I haven't played FFXI in ages and to my knowledge, my FFXI account still works even if I don't use it. I can log on, pay up and continue playing whenever I want. That doesn't sound very inactive to me. It would be inactive if I decided to delete it.

hmmm?? if they didnt apply, then it confirms that SE did blind invite.lol.. if they did apply, Im fine with it, but are you sure they do it with active FF XIV account?

this is not matter of who deserve who isnt. But consistency of the system.

But I give benefit of doubt to SE, because they KNOWN as not-so-good company at managing accounts. lol