Global Alpha Test Start Date
We're pleased to announce that the next phase of the A Realm Reborn Alpha Test is tentatively scheduled to start on Wednesday, November 28.
This phase will be adding in users from all regions (JP/NA/EU), and tester selection notifications will begin being sent out on November 26th.
Be sure to keep an eye on your email!
Just one more reminder... Don't forget about the confidentiality agreement regarding the Alpha Test (as referenced in this post).
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/58311-Global-Alpha-Test-Start-Date?p=901554#post901554
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Gamer interview summary
Not much new in this one, so I've included some of Yoshida's talk that doesn't really count as new information.
Alpha
Aiming for 5000 players per server, 1000 players in one zone lagless
Two approaches to zone congestion
Display a message "too many players in zone, entry denied"
Spawn instances of a zone to allow for more players
still testing which one to take, as 1000 players in a zone is rarely happening naturally
alpha is planned to continue till the second week of December
they actually already have enough data from the stress tests and also enough feedback to be used for beta
letting us into the alpha is only to test how far the performance will degrade because of the distance to the servers as well as to perform stability tests over extended periods of time (servers running 24/7)
login counts are not falling, the devs have been telling Yoshida-san that "it's because YOU log in all the time!"
he's very happy to be able to talk to players directly and already had numerous discussions [I hope we don't scare him away if he attempts to do the same with us... seeing how our "discussions" usually go]
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/14967-Translations-%28JP-to-English%29?p=901274&viewfull=1#post901274
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