Beta phase for this weekend starts July 5th and ends..

[Spy]

less than 2 months to go!

1 month, 22 days left

[Pwnagraphic]

This is supposed to be the last test of phase 3 which is an extended test that will continue beyond the normal weekend hours.

Probably the best news is that after this test is over, phase 4 will start!

In the recent letter Yoshida says we're half way through so we have one more test after this one if they're going by the roadmap.

[Mjollnir]

http://forum.square-enix.com/ARR-Tes...hase-3-Outline

According to this outline, we're on test 3 which is the test for the duty finder (however, we're on the fourth week of phase 3). Because the ending date of this test has not been announced, I'm assuming that this means the test is going to last longer than normal, which suggests that maybe they've consolidated test 3 and the final test.

Who knows, we'll find out this weekend

Thanks, I missed that post in all the excitement! It does seem like they're consolidating #3 and #4 in this fourth week.

Either or, I'm not looking forward to the down-time

[JillyBean]

Thanks, I missed that post in all the excitement! It does seem like they're consolidating #3 and #4 in this fourth week.

Either or, I'm not looking forward to the down-time

Wouldn't it be consolidating #4 and #5? We've had 3 48-hour test weekends already?

From the looks of the beta forums, the Duty Finder is ready to test. They still have not announced an "end time" yet, and said they will do so after the stability of the Duty Finder is confirmed.

[Mjollnir]

Wouldn't it be consolidating #4 and #5? We've had 3 48-hour test weekends already?

Semantics me dear! #3 was supposed to be Duty Finder, #4 the 'always on'.

It seems like they put the servers on for week three just to sate their ravenous Beta-testing population, rather than for any prescribed testing, as the Duty Finder hadn't been prepared in time.