AN ETA on a Functioning game?

[xXHalloweenTrixXx]

I rather not have a specified date for release. Why? Because Open beta is when most players get their hands on the game, and I'm talking the people who never played Final Fantasy 14 before, those who hated FF14, and those who are bit iffy about FF14 to begin with or any mmorpg in general. If Open Beta comes and SE sees a ton of complaints and unhappy players, I would think the most sensible thing for SE to do is to not release the game immediately, much less put stress upon themselves with an exact date for it to be out.

So estimated dates are fine but having exact dates, I rather not. If the game isn't ready to be released it shouldn't be. I rather not a FF14 1.0 again.

[Abriael]

I rather not have a specified date for release. Why? Because Open beta is when most players get their hands on the game, and I'm talking the people who never played Final Fantasy 14 before, those who hated FF14, and those who are bit iffy about FF14 to begin with or any mmorpg in general. If Open Beta comes and SE sees a ton of complaints and unhappy players, I would think the most sensible thing for SE to do is to not release the game immediately, much less put stress upon themselves with an exact date for it to be out.

When a MMORPG goes into open beta it's pretty much ready. If there are large valid complaints, they'll surface much before open beta or they will be irrelevant.

Open betas are, by all means and purposes, more of a marketing tool for promotion and a stress test than an occasion to make any radical changes to the game.

So estimated dates are fine but having exact dates, I rather not. If the game isn't ready to be released it shouldn't be. I rather not a FF14 1.0 again.

The problems with 1.0 surfaced a LOT before open beta. The feedback about them was just ignored.

You can pretty much bet your tail that by open beta we'll have a firm release date. Most probably we will earlier than that. Much earlier.