Final Fantasy XIV - A Realm Reborn

Nimdok · 6 Jun 2013 at 11:05

IrishChr1s said:
received an Square-Enix email regarding pre-ordering for early access, anyone taking the plunge?

I pre-ordered the CE from Zavvi the day they put it up, hoping they'll have early access or other incentives added at a later date as usual.

Nimdok · 6 Jun 2013 at 13:38

Xinn said:
NDA lift confirmed for Phase 3.

Anything can be discussed, pictures from Phase 3 can be posted but Audio and Video are still prevented.

Roll on 14th June!

Awesome

thanks again for the info Xinn, will add that to the OP. Hopefully there'll be some sort of screenshot function for FFXIV on the PS3 like in other games.

Also what a treat, both The Last of Us and FFXIV Beta in one day!

Edit: Product links in OP updated for those still looking, it seems like Zavvi currently has the cheapest offering for the Standard Edition on PS3 at £23.98.

Nimdok · 6 Jun 2013 at 20:46

Looks like ShopTo are offering early access and bonus content (not sure as to what just yet) on their pre-orders for both versions of the game on both PC and PS3 (that is the Standard Edition and the Collector's Edition). Swapping my pre-order from Zavvi to ShopTo as it's slightly cheaper with the latter and is listed as containing the bonuses.

OP has been updated with links to respective pages.

Nimdok · 8 Jun 2013 at 13:52

eggyoke said:
I pre-ordered the standard PS3 version with Shopto.

From the last Live Letter the PS3 version looks really smooth and fast and it'll be nice to play lying in bed while doing some mindless farming or something xD

I'll still main on PC though. Can't wait for next Friday!

That's the same thing I was thinking!

I get to lie in bed and slack around while doing general stuff in the game, and I've got my PC to hop onto if I need to do more serious stuff like dungeons (or rather I'd feel more comfortable doing dungeons at my PC with a keyboard and mouse).

Nimdok · 12 Jun 2013 at 21:21

You just type [ youtube ] followed by the snippet of the URL following the "=", then end it with [ /youtube ]. Like [ youtube ] 3H90I39KdCU [ /youtube ] (minus the fullstops and spaces of course).

Thanks for the link though, will stick it in the OP

Nimdok · 12 Jun 2013 at 21:27

MrJohnSherry said:
Aha! Thanks! Edited post

You are welcome!

No problem

and to answer your previous question, I'll be getting this on PS3 as I already own it on PC from the original release (that way I can be lazy and play it on the console when I feel like being a couch potato). Not sure about the 2 free months - would have thought the free period would be tied to a product key as normal, but since both PS3 and PC versions share accounts, I really don't know!

Nimdok · 12 Jun 2013 at 21:34

Xinn said:
Nimdok you playing Phase 3 this weekend?

I'm hoping to give it a try at some point this weekend at least, granted I can tear myself away from The Last of Us! Will you be?

Nimdok · 12 Jun 2013 at 21:39

MrJohnSherry said:
Ah, okay thanks mate! I was only asking, because Zavvi are selling both versions very very cheap, <£40 for both of them! Would be good to own both for the reason you say, sometimes I would like to just lay in bed and play or something!

http://www.zavvi.com/elysium.search?search=a+realm+reborn - Link for anybody interested!

It's even cheaper on ShopTo if you're interested

I added a smattering of product links in the OP some days ago so the prices might have changed around a bit by now, but I think ST still have the cheapest offerings.

Xinn said:
Yeah will be rolling on Odin, ill add you on Steam and give you a shout on Saturday or something.

Awesome

I was on Odin in FFXI so that's a good fit! Will be sure to log into Steam if I get a chance to play it this weekend - is the client available to download on PC yet? Figured I could leave it running while I'm at work for better results.

Nimdok · 12 Jun 2013 at 22:03

MrJohnSherry said:
Checked Shopto, works out a few quid dearer than Zavvi! Will keep an eye though!

Ah, whoops

looks like they are stocking the PC version now at Zavvi though (they only had the CE for PC before). I think ST are still cheaper with the Collector's Editions though so I think I'll cancel my pre-order with Zavvi (and ST are offering early access and bonus content, Zavvi don't seem to make any mention of it yet as far as I can tell).

Nimdok · 12 Jun 2013 at 22:10

MrJohnSherry said:
How long is Early Acess? The usual 3days?

Afraid I don't know how long as the only places I've found say "Access the game servers ahead of the official launch. Get your head start and make your mark in the realm of Eorzea!" in the product description. Hopefully some news will crop up regarding the length (or someone else here might know).

Nimdok · 25 Jun 2013 at 12:23

Thanks

will update the OP.

Is it only the players who bought the game before it went free-to-play that are automatically entered into the beta?

Nimdok · 28 Jun 2013 at 16:31

stellasuppa said:
if anyone would like to try the beta out there are beta keys available on the computer and video game website the client is 28 mb and the download for game is around 5gb i believe.

Thanks for that

is that for EU or NA only? Seen a few giveaways recently but they were all for the NA version

Nimdok · 28 Jun 2013 at 17:12

stellasuppa said:
im sure it was displayed on the ff14 website that its for eu only cannot wait to give it a try

Thanks for that

it was an EU code, managed to nab one on my phone on the way home from work (took like 12 attempts from that random key selector on their site).

Nimdok · 28 Jun 2013 at 17:30

Pac3y said:
Put a lot more time into this today, really enjoying the game. I wish I could post some screen as it looks absolutely incredible at maximum.

Hasn't the NDA been lifted? Or are you playing on PS3? Could always put them in spoilers if you're playing it on PC.

Nimdok · 29 Jun 2013 at 08:06

stellasuppa said:
some nice screen shots there im not sure if it ff14 has been confirmed for ps4 but i would certainly pick it up if it looked similar to pc.

i have put a few hours into it tonight on ps3 i find the combat very good even with a pad the main thing i struggle with is typing in chat box and it not remembering what i have typed there was also a fair bit of lag but it ran smoother after 9pm.

does anyone know a rough price on the subscription for this ?

It has been confirmed for PS4

I think the subscription starts at something like £7.69, but I think that's without character services added (like in the previous Final Fantasy MMOs).

Nimdok · 1 Jul 2013 at 16:24

Rhodri said:
I really enjoyed the bit of the beta I played, not sure if I'll pick it up though. How many copies of the game would I need if I wanted to play it on my PS3 & PC, but also to have the option of my girlfriend playing on the PS3? Would I need a PC copy and 2 PS3 copies, along with 2 subs?

I'd say 2 copies minimum - but that's dependant on whether you or your girlfriend will be playing at the same time (if you want to go down the account sharing route). Other than that, I'd say it would be 3 copies along with 2 subs, yeah.

Nimdok · 1 Jul 2013 at 22:09

Xinn said:
What classes are people thinking of rolling first now you've had a chance to play a little bit?

I'm pretty certain I will be levelling CNJ to 50 in P4 and will probably give Arcanist/Scholar a go when it comes out and see how it plays.

I'm currently torn between a Conjurer and a Black Mage (had originally planned to play Archer but I enjoyed the other two a lot more), will probably give each a longer play in the next phase to really decide

SwiftJump said:
What server/World is everyone playing on.

I'm currently on Odin (was on Hyperion in 1.0).

Nimdok · 2 Jul 2013 at 12:53

Rhodri said:
Cheers, so the games aren't locked to the account then?

The discs won't be, but the keys will.

Nimdok · 3 Jul 2013 at 21:57

Who's going to be playing this weekend? Would be cool to test out the Duty Finder when it arrives

Edit: In-case anyone is still looking for a place to pre-order: Amazon is now offering the Preorder bonus (which includes Early Access, a Moogle Hat, and a Cait Sith Minion Doll) and is the cheapest place I've found for the Collector's Edition (£51.99). I put my order down when they made it available and I've already been sent my "placeholder" code (I've now moved from Zavvi, to ShopTo, to Amazon

). Will update the OP with the new information too.

Nimdok · 3 Jul 2013 at 23:58

Xinn said:
I think early access is 3-5 days not a full week. Hopefully Phase 4 will last long enough to get at least 1-2 classes to 50 though anyway!

Anybody getting collectors edition or digital upgrade? I can't resist the Coeurl mount so I'll be upgrading for sure.

I'll definitely be getting the physical Collector's Edition - I'm a sucker when it comes to collecting stuff

£41.99 isn't a bad price on PC at all considering what you get with it (and that box art omg).