Played the closed beta. Back then it was atmospheric but with a lack of quests.

>In school completing registration
>Can't sign up for Open Beta
>Get home
>Applications for the FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test have been temporarily suspended. Please wait until we are ready to accept new applications and then try again.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUGH!

THE ONE DAY I'M AWAY THE WHOLE DAMN WEEK!

>>91950

It's a like 30-minute-2-hr cycle or some shit. Just check back later in the day.

>>92017
Yes. I clearly overreacted. I will check every 15 minutes or so till I get a key.

>>92034

A few of the guys in my clan were having a hard time. I got it on my first try, but the website was being a huge pile of crap.

>>92036
In what way?
Not loading fast? Maintenance screens?

>>92040

It wasn't loading at all, I had to log in and get to the DL screen like 4 times before it finally worked and that took way longer than expected because it was loading slowly. But that was yesterday, no idea if it's better now.

My updater is frozen at 99.9% and nothing I do will make it work. Waiting until later.

Yeah, I keep getting the some message from
>>91950
Servers must be packed.

I've got a Belgian friend who's in on the beta. She didn't have anything specific to say about it, except that there weren't any viera so my interest almost immediately faded.

She was enjoying it, but her opinion on a good game is very different from mine.

http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/09/04/ffxiv-open-beta-2010-server-problems-continue/

Apparently they weren't prepared for SO MANY PEOPLE.

>>92072

Yeah I logged in, made a character, and then basically got lost at that point because I skipped the cutscene, because I was not given to option to turn off the music and it was breaking my god damn ears.

Whelp.
No luck with the key today. I'll try again tomorrow.

>>92089
Wait, no, scratch that. Just got my key.
Might still be up if anyone else wants to get one.

>>92105

Add me to your Steam friends, I'm ToxicRevenger. I'm playing Bad Company right now, so I'll be in need of a cooldown a little later on.

Totally worth it.

The camera bugs me so much... ughghghhhh, I don't even know WHY.

Now I don't know if I want to start in Limsa Lominsa or Ul'dah at the release.

http://spoonyexperiment.com/2010/09/13/pax-coverage-final-fantasy-xiv-guild-wars-2/

Thought this was worth posting.

>>93220
Doesn't Spoony hate modern Final Fantasy?

Oh well, I'll watch it anyway. Not much of a Guildwars fan, but I have friends that are.

>>93260

To be fair, I don't think he's terribly incorrect at all, and honestly, the beta looked pretty awful to me, and I couldn't be bothered to play it for very much... Yuck.

And Guild Wars looks great, but I haven't put my dirty hands on it.

>>93272
It is missing quite a bit of the content planned for release.

In fact, they just recently announced this stuff here:

http://www.ffxivcore.com/topic/17035-final-fantasy-xiv-pre-launch-event-coverage/

Well, now I just need to find a way to pay for it.

>>94054
And now I have one!
Yay Texan economy!