FFXIV Info - Fan Site and Database

The alpha testing phase has been running for a week now and already lots of information is leaking to the internet from the testing. If you know where to look, you will be able to learn various information about the game. Dedicated fan sites such as ours will not be posting any of the information as there is a Non-Disclosure Agreement in place and we would be told to take it down pretty quickly.

We understand how much you want to hear more about Final Fantasy XIV, we are in the same position. But when leaked information is spread across the internet on a large scale it can have a negative effect on the product. As the game is in its alpha state, a lot of content will be buggy or not working the way it is intended. Some content will even be changed by the time the game is released. If potential subscribers hear about the game in its unfinished, buggy state they could be put off by what they hear.

Today was the start of the Final Fantasy XIV alpha testing phase. Until recently no one expected the alpha phase to be open to the public, but it would seem Square Enix decided to let those lucky enough to get an invite to take part.

Around 1800 people from each of the Japanese, European and North American regions were selected for the tests. We don’t know the criteria that were used to select the testers but if you did not get an invite all you can do is wait and hope.

The alpha tests are scheduled to run for four hours per test and will be separated by region. This means a European tester will not be testing the game at the same time as a North American or Japanese player. Each region will get to test the game on the same day.

If you got into the alpha test you can expect to encounter problems with features, glitches and numerous character resets when changes are implemented. But this is exactly what the alpha testing is about.

We don’t know how long the alpha phase will last, but we don’t think even Square Enix know because it will depend on how many issues are discovered during the alpha phase and how long it takes to fix these.