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Final Fantasy XIV |OT2| ARR: Phase 4 August.
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I dont know if you just started but it takes a good 5 to 10 minutes,then your speed should steadily rise close to your speed limit...
I've checked the Beta forums, but nothing seems to have been posted yet. Is there any word as to what the window for testing tomorrow will be? The one today is supposed to end at 1AM CST(11PM PST), so I think I'm going to try and remake my character on tonberry whenever the next test starts, hopefully by then they've lifted the character creating restriction on the server.
HarryDemeanor
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So how often will they be sending out invites to the beta? Are they sending them out each phase or bi-weekly? I was watching somebody play it on Twitch when the servers went up and it looks so good.
NoLootBoxDev
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Thanks, I got to install it. Will try to get into Tonberry with the rest.
I started an hour ago :\... I'm at 0.15 MB/s
This will take forever; is it a torrent or something ?
Close the download client and open it again. it worked for me as it sat around 0.9.
notworksafe
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Yay finally playing!
EDIT: Tonberry was open like 2 minutes ago when I made my character.
EDIT: Tonberry was open like 2 minutes ago when I made my character.
SnakeLinkSonic
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Anybody know how to remove items from the HUD configure tool? Or if you even can?
Fox the Sly
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Just got home from work to see my character wiped heh.
Rikhea Caraway is the name.
Rikhea Caraway is the name.
theSlacker
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Well that's the end of that chapter I guess. Woke up and got to get back to the same exact part I was at before the wipe before. Time to wait for info on the next time servers come up.
DimmuBurgerKing
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Fun while it lasted. I may end up changing my old Elezen to a male Miqo'te. I ridiculed the very notion of them back when they were announced, but they're actually pretty cool. Mine was rockin' a beard.
theSlacker
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This was the only listed time and date so far for this current beta test. Gotta just keep checking the forums to see when they announce the next time frame.
What? Damn. The roadmap said that phase one would last a few weeks. I didn't think the beta would be a day or so :/
Hey I know everyone is busy playing the beta, but if anyone can expand on the answer I got of "Very" to the first two questions, it would be much appreciated.
You can level to 50 easy solo, not sure if any of the main scenario quests require a group but none have that I have seen so far. Side quests are designed to take around 8 minutes on average so it's perfect to just do a few. Also FATEs and the Hunting Log are other great ways to level and are very quick and easy to get into.
From today's experience, that is a good thing. It's not over though.
theSlacker
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Not saying that that was the end of this phase, but the end of the only amount of time they had listed so far. There will be more, just noone knows when yet.
Beta testing is something for people that have nothing better to do, so don't be jealous. Unless you like redoing the same quests and leveling 3 times in one day, just to make sure the company making the game got everything right. If that is the case, then be very jealous. (but then if you don't like having to read all the people on the beta forums complain about things like this is the released game, and how offended they are that they had to redo leveling, don't be jealous again)
Where? Can't see it confirmed anywhere.
No actual times, just a vague weekend announcement so far.
hopefully you guys can tell me this much without breaking the nda...
how is the battle system? standard MMO skill spam fare?
i remember someone saying positioning is supposedly an important aspect of the new system? how does it work if you're soloing?
if it breaks nda then i guess you can just ignore this ; ;
how is the battle system? standard MMO skill spam fare?
i remember someone saying positioning is supposedly an important aspect of the new system? how does it work if you're soloing?
if it breaks nda then i guess you can just ignore this ; ;
During the Final Fantasy 25th anniversary event, Yoshida gave a talk about ARR and basically said that constant positioning would be too difficult and punishing in a PVP situation (and soloing, may I add, as it was difficult to pull off combos in a solo situation due to positioning in 1.XX), so only the combo starter will require any kind of positioning now.
About the rest of the battle system, who knows how it will end up? Without saying too much, a few things have been changed significantly from alpha to beta and I expect greater changes down the road, but basically it's close to standard MMOs (Weapon Skills consume TP, Spells consume MP, there is a global cooldown for skills and spells and an individual cooldown for buffs), which you can easily infer from the footage they've shown so far.
LowParry
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Honestly, with how the game is now, I really enjoyed what I played. There were a few nacks that I thought that needs to be changed but overall, my experience was great. With the little time I got to play, there were a few bugs I found but nothing game breaking. Should also have my new PC built in the next month so I'm really looking forward to seeing the game at a much higher setting.
Munba
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Ahah also i'm a water lover and i'm agree with the beta forum feedback.
Which is what exactly ?
I noticed that stones tend to look like they are floating on the surface at times, especially at night.
I can't believe the amount of negative feedback about the graphics engine and music so far, really sad to see.
theSlacker
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Take anything you liked about the game, and there are pages of negative feedback about it on those forums.
I'll be sure to pick floaty white hand curse server when it opens again. =D
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