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Final Fantasy XIV Information Thread | PC Open Beta... yeah it's not really open.

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Khrno

Member
For those that not know yet, or that are hopefully expecting some invite:

24-hour Beta Testing

As of 2:00 (GMT) on Thursday, July 29, beta test servers will be online 24 hours a day. This signifies the shift to Phase 2.
Beta testers from any region will be able to log in at any time. Announcements for maintenance etc. will be posted in advance.

*Information on testing dates and times will also be posted on the official FINAL FANTASY XIV Twitter feed.
http://twitter.com/FF_XIV_JP
http://twitter.com/FF_XIV_EN
http://twitter.com/FF_XIV_DE
http://twitter.com/FF_XIV_FR
 
K

Khrno

Member
Hiromichi Tanaka interview for Gamasutra


Recently, Gamasutra had a chance to speak to Hiromichi Tanaka, who is senior vice president of software development at Square Enix, about its MMO business.

In addition to that role, Tanaka is also in directly charge of development on both of the FFXI and FFXIV projects, and has been with the company since the 1980s. He was joined for this discussion -- on the significance of the online franchise to the company and its plans -- by Square Enix's North American online producer Yasu Kurosawa.


What does Final Fantasy XIV represent for Square Enix?

Hiromichi Tanaka: As it's the latest Final Fantasy series title, we're trying to figure out what an MMORPG can bring as a game, so it's really a new challenge to us.

As it's an MMORPG, our previous title was Final Fantasy XI. That has been going on for eight years now. Of course we had as PC and PlayStation 2 as its platform [so] it's becoming quite aged now. So, we are trying to make a new MMORPG, the next generation MMORPG -- so we're really working hard for this new title.


When you started the Final Fantasy XI project, which was many years ago, did you expect to be operating it so many years later? Did you expect to be operating it while you're developing the next MMO for the Final Fantasy series?

HT: Usually the next generation of consoles will come in five years, so [at that time] we thought, "We will continue at least five years, up until towards the end of the PlayStation 2 generation." But to be honest, we're quite surprised that even the PS3 is out now and we're still continuing, and we really appreciate all the support from the users.


There's been a lot of talk in the past about the success Final Fantasy has been from a financial perspective. What does launching XIV represent from a business perspective for Square Enix?

HT: Because Final Fantasy XI has been out for eight years, it has passed its peak. So, XIV, we want it to be the next mainstream MMO for our company, and it's very important to us.

Yasu Kurosawa: Also, we will sort of try to find some kind of method of encouraging people to play both. So, we want a lot of people to continue playing FFXI as well as XIV.


You're saying you're going to continue operating Final Fantasy XI and XIV, and also try to have people interested in both, but that's proven to be a real challenge for some other companies operating MMO sequels. Do you have any thoughts on how you're going to keep that going at the same time?

HT: Since FFXI has been out of eight years, we think it's reached its time now, so obviously we would want FFXI players to shift to FFXIV. However, we do understand if FFXI players have special memories of FFXI, so there must be some people who will continue to play FFXI. So, we would like to keep of them happy, and we will try to introduce some bonus for our customers, probably from a monetary point of view.

However, of course, we will continue working on FFXI. Even after we launch FFXIV, we will still continue the development side. So, as long as the players enjoy the game, we will continue the service.


These days there's a ton of free-to-play browser games and similar products for the PC and online gaming audience. Do you feel like the landscape has changed significantly? I mean, obviously, it has changed significantly since you launched FFXI. So, how do you view that competitive marketplace?

HT: I think a lot of other titles have given up challenging the monthly subscription fee market because World of Warcraft is so big. However, those microtransaction-type games, or the free games, they're good sometimes, but they're going to have a really short life. So, we still think as a huge MMO, monthly subscription fees should be the mainstream -- and this is a mainstream MMO.


Some time ago, speaking about Final Fantasy XI, you said it was close to the image you had when the series first started, the idea of similar to the original Final Fantasy taken online and expanded greatly. Does this follow in the same evolution in your mind from the old days, from when the series began?

HT: Final Fantasy XI was more like related to the first early games in the series, and it's something that we always wanted to achieve online, but we think we've done what we can do for FFXI, so with FFXIV, we're looking for a next generation Final Fantasy game -- so it's going to be quite different.
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D

DrDogg

Member
Nothing has been released for PS3 at all aside from the release month and the fact that it will run at 720p with lower quality textures than the PC version.

I'm hoping that they charge a single $12.95 monthly fee for XI and XIV. That may be the only way I play both. Either that, or a heavy discount for playing both (no more than $4 for the second one).
 
blitz64

blitz64

Member
I failed horribly on my laptop :(


score: 751
load time: 41415 ms


Processor: AMD Turion(tm) X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile ZM-82 (2 CPUs), ~2.2GHz
Memory: 3072MB RAM
Display Card name: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650
Display Memory: 1787 MB
Dedicated Memory: 508 MB
Shared Memory: 1278 MB


I really don't want to buy a new laptop. maybe wait for the ps3 version. :(..
 
M

mcdomination

Member
I scored a 703 on my laptop and I'm able to play the beta with little problem. I have it windowed at 720p and no AA. It actually doesn't look to bad and is pretty smooth outside of crowded areas.

I have a Lenovo T500 (btw)
 
blitz64

blitz64

Member
mcdomination said:
I scored a 703 on my laptop and I'm able to play the beta with little problem. I have it windowed at 720p and no AA. It actually doesn't look to bad and is pretty smooth outside of crowded areas.

I have a Lenovo T500 (btw)
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Thanks, that's very good news. I ran the benchmark and thought I can bear with this graphics. I'm not sure how many fps i got but I don't mind if I lower everything.

I then looked at the ffxiv website and they said below 1500 is unplayable.

Now I need to get into beta to see if it is still bearable with 100 people running around.
 
Reallink

Reallink

Member
My laptop scored just over 1400 on low (Core i7 720qm, 1GB GT230M 35% OC, 4GB 1333 DDR3, 7200rpm HDD) . I ran the beta at 1080p + 1/2 buffer (i.e. half-rez 1080p). This option seemed to perform quite a bit better than straight up 720p, but looked markedly worse. I turned everything down to the lowest settings and disabled every available option in game (expanded draw distance, etc...) I guess it was mostly playable if you have low standards (I'd estimate I pulled 10-20fps in town, 20-30 in the field by myself), but it was not a very pleasurable experience. Maybe they will include more scaling options as time goes on, but I would be cautious of a ~700 score. The benchmark is probably borked junk, but there has to be a hair of validity and consistency to it.
 
J

jiggle

Member
damn
i was under the impression that you get the onion hat by buying the CE,and the goggle if u preorder the CE
but that's for JPN only????
only way to get both in the US is to preorder both CE and SE of the game?
WTF!
 
S

Salaadin

Member
If you guys want to, sign up and follow the instructions for the eorzapedia beta key giveaway and start posting your IDs here. We can compile a list of gaffers and start gifting eachother to increase our chances. Please dont be greedy and actually gift others. Ill do my best to keep a list of names updated.

EDIT: I guess a link would help
http://www.eorzeapedia.com/2010/08/04/eorzeapedias-win-a-beta-pass-contest/


EDIT2: List so far:


Salaadin
Kuraine
Hazado
Vormav777
Blessedheretic
Aramil34
Cecil75
Gromph
Doodlebug
Juhpe
Teknoman
Zomba13
Clothmap
Maxte
Mephesta

I think thats everyone so far. Post if you need to be added.
 
Majima Everywhere System

Majima Everywhere System

Member
Salaadin said:
If you guys want to, sign up and follow the instructions for the eorzapedia beta key giveaway and start posting your IDs here. We can compile a list of gaffers and start gifting eachother to increase our chances. Please dont be greedy and actually gift others. Ill do my best to keep a list of names updated.

EDIT: I guess a link would help
http://www.eorzeapedia.com/2010/08/04/eorzeapedias-win-a-beta-pass-contest/
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I just went through and sent one to everyone on the list.

My ID is Clothmap so please add me to the list!
 
E

Estival

Member
Salaadin said:
If you guys want to, sign up and follow the instructions for the eorzapedia beta key giveaway and start posting your IDs here. We can compile a list of gaffers and start gifting eachother to increase our chances. Please dont be greedy and actually gift others. Ill do my best to keep a list of names updated.
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Thanks for the heads up. My username's Estival, going through the list now and sending them over.
 
J

jsrv

Member
eorzeapedia: Rerial

is there a limit on how many you can give away?
Edit: Looks like it's unlimited, just finished going through the above list
 
C

Conrad Link

Member
Eorzeapedia was running like crap for a bit, but finally powered through giving everyone the gift! Thanks to those that sent me one too! :D
 
H

Husker86

Member
Husker86 is my username, giving gifts now.

everyone on this page gifted...whew, had a nice little system goin there.

It says "LetMeIn" isn't an active user btw.
 
M

mephesta

Member
The sight seems to be getting hammered. I will try to finish getting everyone in the morning. I needed something to do during corporations.
 
R

Raging Spaniard

If they are Dutch, upright and breathing they are more racist than your favorite player
Since Im out of a job now :( I dont think I'll be able to get into this game until I find something stable ... guess its time to turn to the backlog!
 
S

Salaadin

Member
Im pretty sure I got everyone. Let me know if you need to be added.

Updated list:

Salaadin
Kuraine
Hazado
Vormav777
Blessedheretic
Aramil34
Cecil75
Gromph
Doodlebug
Juhpe
Teknoman
Zomba13
Clothmap
Maxte
Mephesta
Zerohaste
Robobandit
Median
Napophis
Letmein
Husker86
Mandoric
Shrykewolf
Rerial
Linknz
Broadbandit
Donatelli
Estival
Falas

The majority of those are confirmed gaffers. If you arent on, let me know or just quote this post and add yourself.

Im finding the easiest way to gift people is by using this link:
http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift?title=Special:GiveGift&user=USERNAMEHERE
Just replace the USERNAME HERE at the end with someones actual username and itll take you right to the gift selection screen.
Or just open up 50 tabs of this link: http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift and type in everyones name.

Contest main page for those that havent seen it yet.
 
V

Velion

Member
Salaadin said:
Im pretty sure I got everyone. Let me know if you need to be added.

Updated list:

Salaadin
Kuraine
Hazado
Vormav777
Blessedheretic
Aramil34
Cecil75
Gromph
Doodlebug
Juhpe
Teknoman
Zomba13
Clothmap
Maxte
Mephesta
Zerohaste
Robobandit
Median
Napophis
Letmein
Husker86
Mandoric
Shrykewolf
Rerial
Linknz
Broadbandit
Donatelli
Estival
Falas
Velion

The majority of those are confirmed gaffers. If you arent on, let me know or just quote this post and add yourself.

Im finding the easiest way to gift people is by using this link:
http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift?title=Special:GiveGift&user=USERNAMEHERE
Just replace the USERNAME HERE at the end with someones actual username and itll take you right to the gift selection screen.
Or just open up 50 tabs of this link: http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift and type in everyones name.

Contest main page for those that havent seen it yet.
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Added myself to list, sending out gifts to everyone now.
 
blitz64

blitz64

Member
Salaadin said:
Im pretty sure I got everyone. Let me know if you need to be added.

Updated list:

Salaadin
Kuraine
Hazado
Vormav777
Blessedheretic
Aramil34
Cecil75
Gromph
Doodlebug
Juhpe
Teknoman
Zomba13
Clothmap
Maxte
Mephesta
Zerohaste
Robobandit
Median
Napophis
Letmein
Husker86
Mandoric
Shrykewolf
Rerial
Linknz
Broadbandit
Donatelli
Estival
Falas
Velion
Blitz64

The majority of those are confirmed gaffers. If you arent on, let me know or just quote this post and add yourself.

Im finding the easiest way to gift people is by using this link:
http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift?title=Special:GiveGift&user=USERNAMEHERE
Just replace the USERNAME HERE at the end with someones actual username and itll take you right to the gift selection screen.
Or just open up 50 tabs of this link: http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift and type in everyones name.

Contest main page for those that havent seen it yet.
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Added myself
Blitz64
 
T

The_Inquisitor

Member
Alright GAF. Thinking of picking this up. I used to play WoW quite a bit, but I quit long ago. Will this be easy to pick up?


Also can someone explain how I gift you guys?

Im pretty sure I got everyone. Let me know if you need to be added.

Updated list:

Salaadin
Kuraine
Hazado
Vormav777
Blessedheretic
Aramil34
Cecil75
Gromph
Doodlebug
Juhpe
Teknoman
Zomba13
Clothmap
Maxte
Mephesta
Zerohaste
Robobandit
Median
Napophis
Letmein
Husker86
Mandoric
Shrykewolf
Rerial
Linknz
Broadbandit
Donatelli
Estival
Falas
Velion
Blitz64
The_Inquisitor

The majority of those are confirmed gaffers. If you arent on, let me know or just quote this post and add yourself.

Im finding the easiest way to gift people is by using this link:
http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/S...r=USERNAMEHERE
Just replace the USERNAME HERE at the end with someones actual username and itll take you right to the gift selection screen.
Or just open up 50 tabs of this link: http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift and type in everyones name.

Contest main page for those that havent seen it yet.
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M

mephesta

Member
Finished making it through everyone on the list above. It takes less than 10 minutes so lets make sure we are getting everyone :)

@The_Inquisitor: It tells me your name does not exist, can you please check the spelling? Also, to send the gift to a user go here: http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift - Then type in a name off the list . . . like mephesta :) then it will show you a list of gifts that can be sent on the site. One of these (top row in the middle) is a 'Beta Ticket'. Select the ticket, scroll down, click send gift. Sometimes that will be all you have to do, other times, you will have to hit send gift again on the new page it takes you to.
 
I

ithorien

Member
Salaadin said:
Im pretty sure I got everyone. Let me know if you need to be added.

Updated list:

Salaadin
Kuraine
Hazado
Vormav777
Blessedheretic
Aramil34
Cecil75
Gromph
Doodlebug
Juhpe
Teknoman
Zomba13
Clothmap
Maxte
Mephesta
Zerohaste
Robobandit
Median
Napophis
Letmein
Husker86
Mandoric
Shrykewolf
Rerial
Linknz
Broadbandit
Donatelli
Estival
Falas
Velion
Blitz64
The_Inquisitor
ithorien

The majority of those are confirmed gaffers. If you arent on, let me know or just quote this post and add yourself.

Im finding the easiest way to gift people is by using this link:
http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift?title=Special:GiveGift&user=USERNAMEHERE
Just replace the USERNAME HERE at the end with someones actual username and itll take you right to the gift selection screen.
Or just open up 50 tabs of this link: http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift and type in everyones name.

Contest main page for those that havent seen it yet.
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Added myself- ithorien

Same username here and there, proceeding to gift everyone :)

EDIT- Same issue with "The_Inquisitor", can't find the username. Otherwise, gifts sent to everyone on the list. GL!
 
M

mephesta

Member
Salaadin said:
Updated list (now with more links and less excuses!):

http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift?title=Special:GiveGift&user=Salaadin
http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift?title=Special:GiveGift&user=Kuraine
http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift?title=Special:GiveGift&user=Hazado
http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift?title=Special:GiveGift&user=Vormav777
http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift?title=Special:GiveGift&user=Blessedheretic
http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift?title=Special:GiveGift&user=Aramil34
http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift?title=Special:GiveGift&user=Cecil75
http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift?title=Special:GiveGift&user=Gromph
http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift?title=Special:GiveGift&user=Doodlebug
http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift?title=Special:GiveGift&user=Juhpe
http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift?title=Special:GiveGift&user=Teknoman
http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift?title=Special:GiveGift&user=Zomba13
http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift?title=Special:GiveGift&user=Clothmap
http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift?title=Special:GiveGift&user=Maxte
http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift?title=Special:GiveGift&user=Mephesta
http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift?title=Special:GiveGift&user=Zerohaste
http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift?title=Special:GiveGift&user=Robobandit
http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift?title=Special:GiveGift&user=Median
http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift?title=Special:GiveGift&user=Napophis
http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift?title=Special:GiveGift&user=Letmein
http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift?title=Special:GiveGift&user=Husker86
http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift?title=Special:GiveGift&user=Mandoric
http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift?title=Special:GiveGift&user=Shrykewolf
http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift?title=Special:GiveGift&user=Rerial
http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift?title=Special:GiveGift&user=Linknz
http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift?title=Special:GiveGift&user=Broadbandit
http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift?title=Special:GiveGift&user=Donatelli
http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift?title=Special:GiveGift&user=Estival
http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift?title=Special:GiveGift&user=Falas
http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift?title=Special:GiveGift&user=Velion
http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift?title=Special:GiveGift&user=Blitz64
http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift?title=Special:GiveGift&user=ithorien


The majority of those are confirmed gaffers. If you arent on, let me know or just quote this post and add yourself.

Im finding the easiest way to gift people is by using this link:
http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift?title=Special:GiveGift&user=USERNAMEHERE
Just replace the USERNAME HERE at the end with someones actual username and itll take you right to the gift selection screen.
Or just open up 50 tabs of this link: http://www.eorzeapedia.com/wiki/en/Special:GiveGift and type in everyones name.

Contest main page for those that havent seen it yet.
Click to expand...


Thought I would help everyone out and update the list with the links built into the user names. I am hopeful that this works. I tested it with the last three and it worked for me. If it does not work, let me know and I will take it down to avoid confusion.
 
O

OSHAN

Member
Teknoman said:
You dont have to take a specific subjob. Abilities from any job can be combined with your main (what you are currently playing as) job, as long as you have enough action points, and it wont really be a detriment to your overall stats. Of course, some skill combinations will make more sense than others.
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Can you elaborate on this a bit? You can combine abilities from any job, essentially creating a custom class?
 
S

Salaadin

Member
mephesta said:
Thought I would help everyone out and update the list with the links built into the user names. I am hopeful that this works. I tested it with the last three and it worked for me. If it does not work, let me know and I will take it down to avoid confusion.
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Thats a great idea actually.

If we can, just update the list with the URLS just like that as it gets quoted. That should make things easier all around.

EDIT: Re-did mephestas post without the quote tags so we can continue quoting it:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=22693627&postcount=3007
 
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