Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn - Beta Phase 3 Impression: Phase 4 August

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I so want to play this right now, but it's like 3AM. Tomorrow is gonna be so good. I think I want to make a trek from my home in Limsa Lominsa to the deserts of U'ldah. I gotta see what that place looks like!
 
Just start downloading.. 5gb 18hours T_T..
Hope i dont have to redownload it during release.. (hope the beta client = release client)
 
Just start downloading.. 5gb 18hours T_T..
Hope i dont have to redownload it during release.. (hope the beta client = release client)

I expect the retail client will be able to build on it, but it's still going to be a big DL because there's a lot of stuff not in the beta that will be in the final game.
 
20-40 fps in 720p/Maximum on my laptop. That's not bad I suppose considering it's a laptop. The benchmark actually seems to measure my laptop's performance closely to what it actually performs in the beta, unlike on my gaming PC.

So far, I haven't been disconnected from the game tethered to my phone. Does anyone know how to measure latency to the server?
 
20-40 fps in 720p/Maximum on my laptop. That's not bad I suppose considering it's a laptop. The benchmark actually seems to measure my laptop's performance closely to what it actually performs in the beta, unlike on my gaming PC.

So far, I haven't been disconnected from the game tethered to my phone. Does anyone know how to measure latency to the server?

Isn't it by the clock?
 
Guess I'll ask here. If someone has a spare EU PS3 beta key, I would like to take it. I could trade it for a PC Key.

edit: nvm My friend just got one! I have one spare PC beta key then, if someone wants it PM me! (edit 2: code sent)
 
I expect the retail client will be able to build on it, but it's still going to be a big DL because there's a lot of stuff not in the beta that will be in the final game.

hope that they give us chance to preload everything then :D
gonna be crazy if everyone need to download big patch on launch day..
 
Isn't it by the clock?

Just as in FFXI, that's packets sent/received, not latency/ping. I suppose I could netstat that and see what's up.

edit: Well, if anyone cares, I believe the Montreal server cluster can be found at 199.91.189.41 and it responds to ping if you're curious about your latency to FFXIV.
 
Maaannnn I'm at work for another four hours... Wanna get home and play the beta some more! Roll on 5pm!

My character is a level 17 archer now, I forget what I was supposed to be doing next. XD
 
I just made a photo!

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I'm getting pretty angry with the login process. My username and password work fine on the website, but for some reason they're not good enough for the game client, brilliant.
 
So does ARR have skill chains like FFXI did? I always loved those. Especially with the magic bursts from the mages. :) Added some nice strategy into some bosses besides just spamming whatever weapon skill and spell you wanted.
 
Looks like I'm going to be stuck at work all day today. :(

I haven't been able to find this elsewhere on here but I thought you might like to know that the Yogscast (Kim, one of their newer members, used to work at PC Gamer IIRC) got video footage permission.

What a waste. I like Yogscast but after watching the character creation video, I didn't bother with the rest. Pretty bad.
 
Did my first Tam-Tara run, it was another fun experience. though the first dungeon of which I don't remember the name was kind of more fun. I even managed to win a pair of cool goggles.
Considering how normal stuff goes directly into your backpack, I wonder why they made it so you have to click on a loot window to pop up a need/greed/pass window with the good items to roll on, instead of directly opening the roll window. It's another part of the needless clicks the game seems to be filled with (this is something I need to post on the beta forum, I think they should tone down some clicking for the PC UI).
 
I'm getting pretty angry with the login process. My username and password work fine on the website, but for some reason they're not good enough for the game client, brilliant.


The one thing that got me when I first did this is the login is different for different things, so you have to be careful.


I remember the log in for the account section was different than the login for the beta forums or the game client.


Nice! The progressing we do now sticks as well?


In this beta phase, yeah. When it switches to the next, it'll wipe.
 
the extra exp by leaving the character at a specific place(the moon logo at EXP bar) doesn't apply during the weekdays inbetween the betas?

Also I am leaving my character there for a while but the exp bar is still red....
 
Nice! The progressing we do now sticks as well?
Nope, everything's still being tested, it'll all be reset after the end of this phase of the beta in a couple weeks. Once they hit Phase 4/Open Beta, character progress will start being saved.
 
the extra exp by leaving the character at a specific place(the moon logo at EXP bar) doesn't apply during the weekdays inbetween the betas?

Also I am leaving my character there for a while but the exp bar is still red....


It did last weekend. I think the bar stays red if you have over a bar worth of rest exp.


Kill a mob and see if you get a bonus to exp.
 
the extra exp by leaving the character at a specific place(the moon logo at EXP bar) doesn't apply during the weekdays inbetween the betas?

Also I am leaving my character there for a while but the exp bar is still red....

Exp Bar stays red when the entire bar is rested.
 
GameRadar is giving away 3500 PS3 beta keys for the UK.
Go claim yours now.

Quote this post for a UK PS3 code.
Beta code:
Square code:

Not sure if they work for the EU, but they should.
 
God the map needs some getting use to...I hate tracking a quest that is outside your area map,so confusing to the point of being a game breaker to me...I easily get lost in MMO's lol so the map doesn't help...I will have to follow the quest I have also and not take random ones on the way...take 4 quest,finish the 4 before starting others hehe...
 
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