Final Fantasy 14 open beta

[Dachartach]

Yep, it's true, there will be one. The client is up now for download. You have to go to the site to get a beta key and assign it to an account. Supposedly the beta will be ongoing for a while, with announcements about whenever it's down for maintenance.

You can get the launcher from fileplanet or something like that, and it will update. Might take a while. Looks like the group I found is looking at either Golbez or Kefka World Server. If you get your name in on the server you want for launch, you can keep your name! Yay! Of course, everything else will reset.

EDIT: Yep, look at grog's post, I saw that update right after I posted this here. No time to alter it, sorry, but get your beta key anyway if you're interested. I think they're taking the site down at midnight tonight.

Also, if you haven't played a single Final fantasy game (wow? really? guess so...) you can check out the retrospective on gametrailers.com, just search for the Final Fantasy Retrospective, a series of 13 ten minute or so episodes. There have been 14 games in the main series, though there are also several spinoff titles. There's no real need to know about them, but some were truly epic.






he kills people that owe them money

[Scarybooster]

No!!! Just say no to Roman numeral games!

[Saia]

I'm most likely going to download this just to see what it's all about. I've never played a Final Fantasy game before.

I'm just a sucker for open betas.

[Rer]

I'm with Scary going "Boo Hiss!" in the background, but I'll probably DL it for siggles and ghits later.

[Grok]

FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test Postponed

FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test, which is scheduled to begin at 19:00 (PDT) on Aug. 31, 2010, will be postponed due to a confirmation of critical bugs. New schedule will be releaseｄ at a later date.

Along with the postponement of FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test, the issuing of registration code for FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test will be postponed as well. With the download of client software's installer, it will be suspended at 19:00 (PDT) on Aug. 31, 2010.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

[Coolit]

Back on for today.

[Dachartach]

yep, looking like about the same time. There's a bit more to download from the patcher, then you have to wait for the beta key download site to open up again, attach that to tour Squenix account, and Bob's your uncle, roight roight, har!

Eldritch Eponym will be starting on Golbez server, looks like about ten of us in each of the three starting city-states; maybe less in Limsa Lominsa, as some of them were there for the other betas and want to check out the new areas.

Looking at the maps, it'll be a long hike to meet up with some of them. I really hope this doesn't suck. From looking at most of the job abilities, there's a lot of tactical involvement, not so much hyperactive auto-attacking interrupted by special skills.


They didn't win by being stronger, but by thinking several steps ahead at all times.

[Coolit]

I will be on the same server with my guild.

[Dachartach]

Great, send me a tell if you like, I'll probably get the Dachartach name, not many others seem to be interested in it. Good for me! I'll be going mostly Thaumaturge and some Conjurer, though I'll do some botany and weaving. I may even try some other jobs, too.


aim high man, why not?

[Saia]

Aug 31, 2010 11:05:09 GMT -5 Dachartach said:

The client is up now for download. You have to go to the site to get a beta key and assign it to an account.

My brain has run away or something. I've been searching all over to either sign up to get the key or download something and haven't been able to do either.

How in the world do I go about doing this?

And yes, it's probably extremely simple and I've just forgotten how to use the internet.

EDIT: I think I've got it figured out. We'll see!

[Dachartach]

I've been spamming reload on the page for two hours now, and nothing.


entry.ffxiv.com/na/index.html

That's for entering the beta. The download for the client is another site, not sure where or what the url is.

[xXJayeDuBXx]

My anti-virus went nuts during an update claiming causing the update process to fail. So far it's been all fail for me trying to get the client updates downloaded and installed, may have to just pass this one up.

[Dachartach]

Well, after you do get it installed and updated, there's no end to the hoops they make you jump through for a key. I still haven't gotten one, and whenever I do finally get into the account login, it tells me that the open beta key applications are temporarily suspended. So until they let us know otherwise there's no point in it.



YOU SPOONY BARD!

[Saia]

Well, I've finally got a key and have the .exe downloaded.

Now I'm hanging up on the "Downloading version update files. Please wait." It eventually just times out.

UPDATE: I've been downloading it since around 12:30pm and I'm just now 57% complete. Progress is good!

[Dachartach]

It's tough getting in there. I would keep checking the beta news site from the main page, they have some issues with the latest patch, and you need to replace one of the files in the patcher with a newer version someone put out. I can post a link to that if you need it.

I've gotten a couple of hours into the game, and gotten up to physical level 3, Thaumaturge rank 2. I haven't tried any of the gathering or crafting yet, as every time I try to get on there's maintenance, or the servers are all too full for me to connect to the lobby. It makes me want to cut someone...but then, most things do...muwahahaha!





Naboo: Why didn't you tell me about this?
Bollo: I SAID I had a bad feeling...
Naboo: But no details! I need an upgrade from you, you're a terrible familliar.