Final Fantasy 14 Beta is out!

[TechPowerDown]

I assume that you are running MSSE. Did you open the panel and allow the FFXIV beta thing?

i don't think i have MSE installed if i do i don't know how to get to it

 

[TechPowerDown]

same error every time, firewalls turned off, windows defenders turned off, i don't even have MSE installed

 

[Jaffakeik]

same error every time, firewalls turned off, windows defenders turned off, i don't even have MSE installed

try to delete antivirus from pc and try again, it helped me with some games even i had those games in exception list antivirus blocked em anyways so i deleted antivirus and it hepled.but not sure it will with this game.,

 

[Lionheart]

Do you have to preorder the game to get a code to play the Beta?

 

[digibucc]

Do you have to preorder the game to get a code to play the Beta?

no - pre-order will get you 8 days early access at the end of this month. read some earlier posts to see where to get a beta code.

 

[kuroikenshi]

I am loving how they fixed/changed a lot of the things that I hated about FF11.

1. A lot more solo friendly. I am all for grouping from time to time but not all the time. With kids and wife aggro, I dont have time to wait for a full group.

2. The ability to switch classes on the go. Also the ability to just play a class from the go. Trying to get Dark Knight in FF11 was a painful process... get level 30 warrior, then get the dark knight sword and kill 100 mobs with the sword.... UGGGGH.

3. Easier way's to earn exp and soe money via the Leve quests.

All in all those were my biggest gripes with the previous FF Online.

Archer/Thamaturgest all the way!

 

[Jaffakeik]

no - pre-order will get you 8 days early access at the end of this month. read some earlier posts to see where to get a beta code.

actually only collectors edition will give you 8 days early access to game,but when u oder standart edition it will not.

 

[NinkobEi]

is the multi class system that good? it seems like kind of a beating, having to level up two characters and keeping extra weapons. at least you can always change the 2nd class if you mess up..I guess.

 

[Jaffakeik]

I decided to skip this mmo and wait for TERA.Got so many games to finish so I wont have time to play it normally

 

[kuroikenshi]

is the multi class system that good? it seems like kind of a beating, having to level up two characters and keeping extra weapons. at least you can always change the 2nd class if you mess up..I guess.

You cant really mess up. Its really beneficial to you to level up more classes since you have more options.

You can reassign all your stat points but you just have to wait. it will give you back 20% of the points you used in which you will have to wait 30 minutes before you can take more off.

Im an archer and a thaumthurgist... it really helps up since I can heal and cast some debuffs on the enemies.

Also when I switch over to the thaumathurgist I can use certain archer special attacks which help me save up on my mana.

Also you dont really have to grind grind grind too long when leveling up your other classes because you can get these "leve" quests which are pretty easy and give you good exp and rank exp rewards and most importantly, repeatable after a 48 hour wait.

 

[NinkobEi]

You cant really mess up. Its really beneficial to you to level up more classes since you have more options.

You can reassign all your stat points but you just have to wait. it will give you back 20% of the points you used in which you will have to wait 30 minutes before you can take more off.

Im an archer and a thaumthurgist... it really helps up since I can heal and cast some debuffs on the enemies.

Also when I switch over to the thaumathurgist I can use certain archer special attacks which help me save up on my mana.

Also you dont really have to grind grind grind too long when leveling up your other classes because you can get these "leve" quests which are pretty easy and give you good exp and rank exp rewards and most importantly, repeatable after a 48 hour wait.

okay interesting. so the whole character creation thing is a complete flop then? ;P it has no effect on who you are or how you will play. What about the birth signs thing? any insight on that? Lots of options it seems like...

The classes sound interesting but it seems like eventually every character will just be a mega-character. level 100 in all classes. interchangable.

 

[kuroikenshi]

okay interesting. so the whole character creation thing is a complete flop then? ;P it has no effect on who you are or how you will play. What about the birth signs thing? any insight on that? Lots of options it seems like...

The classes sound interesting but it seems like eventually every character will just be a mega-character. level 100 in all classes. interchangable.

Nah, some start with more points then others but it can balance itself out later on. No idea about the birth thing... it gives you a different guardian but not sure what role they play. Square never reveals full numbers like other games do when it comes to mechanics.

It will take a long time before anyone has 100 level everythings... you get rank exp by the difficulty of the mobs and how often you use said skill for that class. my archer is level 8 and I only get about 130 rank exp if I am lucky with the level of mobs that I am fighting. If I move on to the next level of mobs, they are too difficult for me by myself since they have some nasty abilities like sleep and what not.

Also need to get better gear instead of the starter stuff.

 

[human_error]

well I was speaking to someone at work today about this and I mentioned how dissapointed with the beta i was (mostly around the unusable UI). He told me where to find an exe which enabled a debug mode for the cursor - which puts it into hardware mode

Now the framerate may not be upto scratch but 90% of the other problems i had with hating the game went away when the hardware cursor was enabled.

For anyone else wanting to give the beta another go with the UI at a decent level - http://www.ffxiah.com/forum/topic/13698/ffxiv-mouse-lag-fix/ is where to get the exe from which enabled hardware cursor debug mode.

 

[NinkobEi]

oddly enough I never had mouse lag.. granted I switched to a controller the last few times I played it.

 

[kuroikenshi]

well I was speaking to someone at work today about this and I mentioned how dissapointed with the beta i was (mostly around the unusable UI). He told me where to find an exe which enabled a debug mode for the cursor - which puts it into hardware mode

Now the framerate may not be upto scratch but 90% of the other problems i had with hating the game went away when the hardware cursor was enabled.

For anyone else wanting to give the beta another go with the UI at a decent level - http://www.ffxiah.com/forum/topic/13698/ffxiv-mouse-lag-fix/ is where to get the exe from which enabled hardware cursor debug mode.

SE just released a news press and the jesus patch they have lined up will be adding hardware mouse upon release so no need to do any tweaking.