Alleged FFXIV open beta (AKA Squeenix fails at the internet)
 

Registration and downloading the client was supposed to be earlier, but they postponed it:

Anywho, when they bring it up, Im sure plenty of NPFers will be involved, so I'm wondering if we should meet up? If open beta is good I'll probably preorder and take my vacation for the early start as I've been wanting a good MMO since I quit WoW.

Just need some players:)

I'll join if my compy can run it.

Got a thing in the e-mails last night. I've been trying to decide whether to bother with it.

Maybe if a few good men say they're rolling in I'll bother with it myself.


Or maybe it'll be my excuse for staying away.

I'm patching the client right now, though it's floating around 10kb/s download and the update is a few gigs.

Probably be updated by the time they actually release the keys. Figure I'll give this a shot because I have a few interested friends.

Edit: And because somebody told me you can roll a new character as a Cook. I've always wanted to start an epic fantasy adventure by smacking mobs with a spatula.

I'm thinking about it. I've got a couple friends who played a lot during closed beta, but beyond that they spent as much time playing the game as possible I know nothing of whther or not it's good. Also, my current compy can't run Team Fortress 2 or Portal, I'm not sure how well it could handle XIV. Though it did handle XI just fine, so maybe this'll work out >.>

Still, assuming I hear good things about the playing experience AND my comp can run it, I'll give the game a shot. I tend to be a smashy-smashy class with an emphasis on SMASHING (Though tanking capability is important too, so no rogues >.>), so I can fill that role I guess >.>

Just to update y'all.

So where would I go to obtain this legendary Open Beta code? Cause I see no links in this thread and I am one lazy motherfucker*.

*Like no seriously I typed in the italic code around the word lazy because using the mouse to click the button that does that is too much work.

I still can't believe the PS3 version is delayed because of actual PS3 limitations(The RAM, for those wondering). It's meta as hell for someone who was so involved in FFXI.

No way in hell this comp can run XIV either. :ohdear:

So is there any way to actually get the key and download it without making a new account?

I have an account.

If I didn't have an account they couldn't have e-mailed me a link to the Beta site, because they wouldn't have my e-mail.

There doesn't seem to be any way to actually use the account I already have to get the beta key though.

There is a way, but I don't believe the beta keys are available yet?

Edit: Not that it matters though, because the client has been updating for me for...oh....16 hours or so. And it's updated 32.1% thus far.