A Realm Reborn Media Tour 2013

[Priya]

Wow, how did we let this gem of info slip by

Indeed

Daniolaut was talking about the submission dealine in the Feb 11th thread, and I started to read through the contest and saw it. He brought it to my attention first.

My personal estimation.

FFXIV beta invites contest for EU contestants who have a FFXIV SE entry deadline is Feb. 14th 10am. (GMT)
** http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/60244
-this gives plenty of time to select the 30 winners by Feb. 15th.

Yoshida said he would be getting the next letter from the producer out in the "next few days" on Feb 12th
-Feb 15th ish.



The exact middle of a normal month.
-Feb 15th

Announcing new information after the end of the media tour
-Tour should end around Feb 15th.

The next Live Letter from the Producer will be Feb. 22.
**This would most likely include Yoshida in the Beta test with testers
-Should be live at least one week after beta has started, ample time for people to have the email, the client downloaded and characters made, and be underway. Feb. 15th (one week before.)

http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...bb988ceab52575

So my estimation is Feb. 15th. The absolute latest would be Feb. 18th.
(The absolute latest of my prediction according to this information. Everyone should know SE is capable of pushing anything further than common sense could imagine.)

"Once the Winners are Announced, Prizes will be sent to the email address" That alone makes me feel that on that exact date keys will be sent out, because why do they get special treatment of getting a key ahead of time? :P

Because that is a very general sentence the winners can be announced on the 18th, but their keys can be sent to them two days later. They're still considered "announced" at that point so it wouldn't technically be wrong. Don't get me wrong, I HOPE it's the 18th for all of us, but it may not be.

[Starlord]

Rukkirii Looking for some FATE Battles!

https://twitter.com/FF_XIV_EN/status...290305/photo/1

Because that is a very general sentence the winners can be announced on the 18th, but their keys can be sent to them two days later. They're still considered "announced" at that point so it wouldn't technically be wrong. Don't get me wrong, I HOPE it's the 18th for all of us, but it may not be.

Beta is close, and close enough to dig my claws into it! ( Like a Mouse on and Treadmill trying to get the cheese!)