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Final Fantasy XIV Information Thread | PC Open Beta... yeah it's not really open.
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notworksafe
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No dates/times have been announced yet. The client is available on the beta site (http://dev-na.ffxiv.com). That's also where you'll find news on when it'll be up and ready to go.TheExodu5 said:
Alex
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I wish I could overclock, I always heard the E8400's overclocked well but my board is not what you would call grand for it. Last time I even touched it I had to reset the CMOS just to get it to boot back up :lol
No sandbox tools I assume? That would be neat, I want to see how it runs.
No sandbox tools I assume? That would be neat, I want to see how it runs.
Same thing happened to me, you're not alone. :lolFeep said:(laugh) Okay, I ran the 720p version earlier, scored a 3042.
I just ran the 1080p version, and scored a 3047.
I'm assuming that's just random variation, and my graphics card has enough memory such that a 1080p resolution is trivial. I really need to upgrade my mobo + CPU
HappyBivouac
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asdad123 said:
I have a 5730 mobility and an i7 720QM plus 4GB RAM. (ASUS N61JQ-X1) Getting ~25 FPS in the benchmark at 720p (acceptable for me, as long as I can simply play the game) and scoring roughly 1850.
The benchmark is weird. I don't know what to think, and SE has stated they plan on optimizing the game further. The minimum specs for the beta they posted don't line up with bench results at all.
Based on my results alone, assuming the bench is accurate (it's not) I would be hesitant with a 5650. But based on my own thoughts, I'd say you'll be able to run the game, if your only priority is to simply be able to play on low settings. If I were you I'd take that money and spend it on building a desktop that'll run the game a lot better for the same price, but mobility is nice to have if you need it for school or work or whatever.
Brain stew would give you a much better idea, but he can't be in every PC thread at once. :lol
New Tanaka interview:
Full interview here. (french)
Bits on the beta.
Tanaka : The alpha test was very useful, it helped us to test the stability of the servers and we were able to adapt in the meantime. But in fact, we will have several phases of beta testing. In the first phase, we have a version that will incorporate feedback from our alpha testers who will, hopefully available this week. At first, it will resemble the alpha test phase, in the sense that each test session lasted four hours.
But if things go well, the beta 2 will follow shortly, which will allow players to access the game 24 hours 24. Then, hopefully, by early August, we will open the beta test phase 3 which will remain operational until the game launches
JeuxOnLine: It will be open?
Tanaka: No, closed.
JeuxOnLine: There will be no open beta?
Tanaka: After Phase 3 of the beta, we have an open beta will be available just before the release of the game, but we can not guarantee this last phase opened.
Full interview here. (french)
Bits on the beta.
Tanaka : The alpha test was very useful, it helped us to test the stability of the servers and we were able to adapt in the meantime. But in fact, we will have several phases of beta testing. In the first phase, we have a version that will incorporate feedback from our alpha testers who will, hopefully available this week. At first, it will resemble the alpha test phase, in the sense that each test session lasted four hours.
But if things go well, the beta 2 will follow shortly, which will allow players to access the game 24 hours 24. Then, hopefully, by early August, we will open the beta test phase 3 which will remain operational until the game launches
JeuxOnLine: It will be open?
Tanaka: No, closed.
JeuxOnLine: There will be no open beta?
Tanaka: After Phase 3 of the beta, we have an open beta will be available just before the release of the game, but we can not guarantee this last phase opened.
Pai Pai Master
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If I coulda paid that for FFXI liftetime sub I would have saved like a thousand bucks. :lol
HappyBivouac
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danmaku said:
Huh? Source for that info?
I certainly hope it's true.
MiloFoxburr
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Bonus #7 BUDDY PASS - Invite a friend to play free for a limited timeHappyBivouac said:
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/#/about/game_info
http://secure.newegg.ca/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=11174214DoctorWho said:
Pick a mobo (Gigabyte), pick an Hard drive, pick a case + power supply.
brain_stew
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Well I'm claiming someone's buddy pass right now then! :lol
I'm not sure if I' ready to jump into something like this fully quite yet, but a a short free trial will certainly help make my mind up.
I'm thinking of drawing up a new set of budget configs (for Canada/US/UK if I have time) in the next few days specifically for FF14 and Starcraft 2 as I know these two releases have a lot of people clamouring for new rigs. No promises, but I'll see what I can do.
Until then, Tech Report's guide is the best on the net imo:
http://techreport.com/articles.x/19159
I'm not sure if I' ready to jump into something like this fully quite yet, but a a short free trial will certainly help make my mind up.
I'm thinking of drawing up a new set of budget configs (for Canada/US/UK if I have time) in the next few days specifically for FF14 and Starcraft 2 as I know these two releases have a lot of people clamouring for new rigs. No promises, but I'll see what I can do.
Until then, Tech Report's guide is the best on the net imo:
http://techreport.com/articles.x/19159
The Elite
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Hazaro said:http://secure.newegg.ca/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=11174214
Pick a mobo (Gigabyte), pick an Hard drive, pick a case + power supply.
Thanks. I'll definitely check this out.
Shouta said:
Get someone to buy it for you that you trust, get them to email the registration details/cd keys etc over and download a torrented version.
(im sure it will be on the net a few days before release)He can then send the hard copy at a later date.
You save money and get to play it sooner.
Edit:- would be nice if SE offered a Direct 2 Download option.
demosthenes
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I just got an e-mail from SE to pre-order.
Makes it sound like the goggles are regular edition only and onion helm is CE only? Thought CE got both
Makes it sound like the goggles are regular edition only and onion helm is CE only? Thought CE got both
RomanticHeroX
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I got a moderate score running the benchmark at 720, but for it to be 100% I'd probably have to make some considerable cuts to the visuals. This will probably be the game to make me finally build a new PC, kinda like XI did years ago.
demonkaze said:
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/#/about/game_info
Beta reqs when the official closed beta actually starts. Should be better optimized by retail of course.
MidgarBlowedUp
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Calantus said:
I upgraded to a 5770 OC'd to 960/1360 and I'm running an X4 260 OC'd to 3.125 and I get 2751@1080p and 3626@720p and both are smooth as silk. OCing will help but it won't work any miracles.
demosthenes
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Teknoman said:
It's bound to happen. Will also happen when someone with a particular class builds it to his liking but it's not the most efficient thing out there.
Teknoman said:
It definitely looks like they spread the abilities fairly to the fighters this time around. The thing I don't understand is the harvester classes. Who wants to bring a Blacksmith into battle? Although I haven't been paying too much attention to that, I believe I remember them stating that craftsmen classes could battle... but why? What benefit would they provide?
Kronotech said:
From Eorzapedia:
They sound like the handiest ones to have around. I dont understand how Harvesters, Culinarians, Alchemists, etc will be handy to have for battle. Outside of battle, we will need their food and ingredients and potions.
Thats probably why we can change jobs at any time. Now downtime between battles will be spent job swapping to replenish items and weapons, restock on food, etc instead of having to run back to the AH and grab something from the AH which only wastes more time.
Sure, a lot of this was possible in FFXI....you had your craft and your job. But not everyone wanted to level a craft because of how boring it was and how much time and gil had to be lost in order to see any type of return. Perhaps now that you can level a craft by actually levelling the job in battle, or doing quests as that job for XP to enhance the craft, itll be much more popular.
I kinda expect there to be job specific quests for the craftsmen (similar to campaign ops) that you can do at each guild to gain XP for that craft. At least thats what Im hoping for.
demosthenes
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Anyone that has experience with this.
Am I silly/stupid for thinking I'll regret getting an i5750 for this instead of splurging on the i7930? And using the ~$250 in savings and put some of it towards a better video card?
Am I silly/stupid for thinking I'll regret getting an i5750 for this instead of splurging on the i7930? And using the ~$250 in savings and put some of it towards a better video card?
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