RELEASE MUST BE RESCHEDULED = Yoshi promised no release unless perfect

[Wobi]

How is this anything like 1.0?
1.0 was considered a failure due to lack of content, wacky and unresponsive UI and bizarre game mechanics (Stamina bar anyone?)

This is straight up server-side shit we are dealing with, it can and will be ironed out eventually. If anyone thinks they are not busting balls to get this fixed you are crazy, just check out the #FFXIV Twitter feed. They don't want bad press and the internet is full of critics/armchair developers/etc who are more than willing to rip into them publicly. The game itself is pretty damn good, if they get the server issues sorted they will be golden.

[Namasu]

The point I'm trying to make is "early access" in particular was not any extra cost, it was a perk for pre-ordering the game -snip- Right now it just sounds like spoiled brats complaining they didnt get chocolate icing in their cakes...

Yes, we all know that early access was THE perk for pre-orderers. However in its essence, early access is more or less open beta part 2. First it continue to spread out the player population in term of level so that by launch, everyone and their mom won't fighting each other over lvl1 squirrels for newbie quests. Secondly, it still give them that damage control "buffer" to let them call it a "soft launch" and that they can excuse themselves until official launch. So in reality, early access can be a perk but your mileage may vary (extremely), and I can't help but feel anxious for the actual launch.

[Short]

how can IGN be streaming the game tomorrow when it's still under the NDA until official release?

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[Heat]

I love this game and supported it since first day of 1.0 and will keep playing as long as it takes, big fan.

but i'm afraid this game cant take another hit from Critics, and with all these errors, i think they should delay it.

[Haoma]

if its just congestion then does that mean that more people want to play in NA and EU then they do in japan?

What? Consider that Japan has around 100 million people, and only a small percentage (less than 1%) of people are actually playing. Then consider that the NA/EU group are region-bound. Meaning those countries (compounded) are going to have at least 10x the total amount of people, and, thusly, a larger amount of people who will want to play the game. Not to mention the Japanese--or people who live in Japan, but are not Japanese--who are probably defecting from the JP group in order to play with their friends on a server in the NA/EU group.

People have to understand at some point that comparing the JP group to the NA/EU group is ridiculous. That's a country versus two regions. .-.

[Hysterior]

well keep release for Japan
Sorry if I am sound rude but we have no issue on JP server, so no need to postpone our launch

[TomCarroll]

And what if it's fixed by tomorrow?

[Fer]

how can IGN be streaming the game tomorrow when it's still under the NDA until official release?

Good question!

[texhnolyze]

while you have all been debating here, SE has already delayed release and extended early access right under your noses...

scroll down to the bottom of the front page of the lodestone, in bright green letters is says,


Early Access Period

August 24, 2013 (Saturday), 2:00 a.m. to August 29, 2013 (Thursday), 11:59 p.m. (PDT)

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/

it has been there since early this afternoon

damn right
it's official, the release is delayed until 29!

[TomCarroll]

Release hasn't been delayed. Early access must be getting a buffer period for whatever reason, but nowhere does it imply that they've pushed back release or even extended early access.