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Assault on the Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Open Beta Servers Continues, Two New Worlds Created

Players are continuing to take the Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn servers by storm, forcing square Enix to lock character creation on old servers and open new ones.

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jjb19814335d ago

Great game, paid for I can't wait

fsfsxii4335d ago

Exactly been downloading for 18 hours now and its at 28% -__-

maximus19854335d ago

Please tell me how do I get on the beta for ps3

fsfsxii4335d ago

I registered into the beta ever since Phase 2. They gave me codes and such but none of them worked -__-
I checked my email yesterday. They gave me a third code and it magicaly worked :)

Reborn4335d ago

EU: https://secure.square-enix....

US: https://secure.square-enix....

After you fill it out, check email. However, you got a day, and few hrs, maybe less to try it out.

maximus19854335d ago

thanks guys, :) i just got the code! im gonna make the most of this i appreciate the info

jerethdagryphon4334d ago

really i dled the client in under an hour :) cant get in the world i need to though

shammgod4334d ago

Weird. Took me 30-40 mins to download

Zerogamer4335d ago (Edited 4335d ago )

Game is pretty fun though I don't think I will play it enough to justify the subfee.

dcj05244335d ago

Yeah. If it didn't have a subscription fee I would be all over this. Oh well. Maybe down the line they'll get rid of it.

shammgod4334d ago

The subscription does its job. Weeds out clowns like you

Mainsqueeze4334d ago

Or they don't feel a sub fee justifies another same old same old MMO with the only difference being you play as 12 year olds and furrys instead of orcs and elves.

Magicite4334d ago

No, they wont - look at FF11.

dcj05244334d ago

I'm a clown because I don't want to pay $13 a month. Gotcha. So how does that work?

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kevnb4335d ago

i didn't think they could turn this around, it really sucked before it was reborn.

NegativeCreepWA4335d ago

Been playing all weekend so far, great game. For all the ps3 players that are new to mmos, know that these problems are pretty normal for mmos at launch and everything should get better in a few weeks. Stick with it, it'll be worth it.

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Square Enix is “aware” of Final Fantasy XIV player numbers dropping

Square Enix president Takashi Kiryu discusses the dropping player count of Final Fantasy XIV and the numerous projects of YoshiP.

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jznrpg2d ago

It’s really old now. All great MMOs decline.

PRIMORDUS1d 20h ago

Also who wants to keep paying a monthly fee every month, there are other options like Guild Wars 2 😁with no monthly fee and while not that many people overall compared to FF XIV, it did increase to about 21 mil now.

Sephiroushin1d 9h ago (Edited 1d 9h ago )

I prefer to pay since i do not like guild wars and it keep kids away, but FF14 decreased on quality since they started to make it "more accessible", tried throne and liberty and while it was okay it has so many issues, same for dune awakening... Its time to start making a new FF MMO

kaewcha7341d 20h ago

Looks like Square Enix is self-aware but still stuck in place, they see the player drop and apologize for the bugs, but nothing really changes. Shame, FFXIV used to be the gold standard

Servbot411d 19h ago

My entire free company has stopped playing. The writing has consistently gotten worse and the content is sparse and lacking; unless you are a hardcore player there's very little for you to do. They are over-catering to the people who will grind three+ times a week on a single fight for multiple months when the playerbase by large doesn't want that sort of content. Square needs to dedicate more resources to the game instead of wasting them on mobile and other live service slop.

Miraak82 1d 13h ago

The biggest factor for me is the way they butchered job design over the years , the casualization and over simplification really hurt a good chunk of enjoyment I used to have . Jobs lost any form of complexity and just became " press glowing button" DDR style for fighting where the gameplay loop is a about the 2 minute burst window . They removed most DoTS, timer mechanics , cast times, pets, RNG ect and all around homogenized everything . When you try and can cater to everyone ... you cater to no one .

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FF14 lead apologises as the “quality of service has declined recently” as they fell into complacency

YoshiP, the director and producer of Final Fantasy 14, has apologised for the state of the game at the time of writing.

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CrimsonWing696d ago

Do you not see this happening during development? Like, why are we apologizing after the fact instead of stopping it during development?

Stopac5d ago

Criticism and reflection occur after the fact. The apology acknowledges the past criticisms with the new expansion and they're keeping transparency with players about it. Now that they've acknowledged it - it will be interesting to see what kind of cycle we'll get with a new expansion and I wonder if they're planning something special with beast master since they didn't mention it in the last live letter.

anast6d ago

It's all good, as long as the price of the product decreases.

Stopac5d ago

The base game and expansion go on sale all the time and doesn't stay full price for very long since a new expansion is on the horizon.

If you're stating they should reduce the price of new expansions or the sub fee, no, that's not gonna happen lmao people aren't even complaining about that. They are criticizing the same old pattern of content that releases and how it is devolving into mediocracy.

anast5d ago

"They are criticizing the same old pattern of content that releases and how it is devolving into mediocracy."

The product should be cheaper then.

PapaBop6d ago

I was unhappy with DT and have spent far less time in it than any other expansion but it's things like this that makes me respect Yoshi P. It's rare for such a high profile developer to be so candid in his assessment on a live game.

Stopac5d ago

Same, i've found my self resubbing every two patches instead of keeping it up. Don't own a home in the game so there's no point in keeping a constant sub going. The post story is getting interesting though.

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Final Fantasy XIV Releases Patch 7.25 Screenshots Ahead of Update

Square Enix released new screenshots of the upcoming patch 7.25 for its popular MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV, including the Occult Crescent.

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