Quote Originally Posted by Daniolaut View Post
Eventually a Final Fantasy XIV representative will show up and clear this mess up..

/wait
They already have.

"At the commencement of the beta test, players will need to create new characters for testing purposes. At the end of phase 3, this character data will be wiped. From phase 4 onward, players will be permitted to retain their character data and carry it over to the official release version. However, depending on the circumstances, character data may still need to be wiped, so please bear this in mind. We will notify players in advance should this become necessary."

Please read more at Beta application info page
http://entry.ffxiv.com/beta/detail_en.html