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Beta Weekend Schedule..... WTF

stragen001stragen001 Member UncommonPosts: 1,720
in Final Fantasy XIV

Why in the name of all that is Holy are SE doing the beta weekends from 9am GMT Fridays to 9am GMT Sundays. This makes no sense. It makes even less sense if you are in the USA. 2am Friday to 2am Sunday. 

I played several hours Friday night, was busy all day Saturday, then was looking forward to playing again thisafernoon for a few hours and it has ended. 

Is there some sensible reason why they are doing this?

Cluck Cluck, Gibber Gibber, My Old Mans A Mushroom

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  • DraronDraron Member Posts: 993
    They're scheduling it around the Japanese audience. Beta tests should start going through the week soon.
  • MuruganMurugan Member Posts: 1,494
    Originally posted by stragen001

    Why in the name of all that is Holy are SE doing the beta weekends from 9am GMT Fridays to 9am GMT Sundays. This makes no sense. It makes even less sense if you are in the USA. 2am Friday to 2am Sunday. 

    I played several hours Friday night, was busy all day Saturday, then was looking forward to playing again thisafernoon for a few hours and it has ended. 

    Is there some sensible reason why they are doing this?

    They are located in Japan, and as a result work according to the movement of the sun in the sky in Japan and not London or the USA.

    http://xivpads.com/?1595680
    http://guildwork.com/users/murugan

  • macarter0327macarter0327 Member Posts: 23
    Originally posted by Murugan
    Originally posted by stragen001

    Why in the name of all that is Holy are SE doing the beta weekends from 9am GMT Fridays to 9am GMT Sundays. This makes no sense. It makes even less sense if you are in the USA. 2am Friday to 2am Sunday. 

    I played several hours Friday night, was busy all day Saturday, then was looking forward to playing again thisafernoon for a few hours and it has ended. 

    Is there some sensible reason why they are doing this?

    They are located in Japan, and as a result work according to the movement of the sun in the sky in Japan and not London or the USA.

    hahaha. Nice.

  • stragen001stragen001 Member UncommonPosts: 1,720
    Originally posted by macarter0327
    Originally posted by Murugan
    Originally posted by stragen001

    Why in the name of all that is Holy are SE doing the beta weekends from 9am GMT Fridays to 9am GMT Sundays. This makes no sense. It makes even less sense if you are in the USA. 2am Friday to 2am Sunday. 

    I played several hours Friday night, was busy all day Saturday, then was looking forward to playing again thisafernoon for a few hours and it has ended. 

    Is there some sensible reason why they are doing this?

    They are located in Japan, and as a result work according to the movement of the sun in the sky in Japan and not London or the USA.

    hahaha. Nice.

    Ahhhhh OK, didnt take that into account at all. At least there is a good reason for it!

    Cluck Cluck, Gibber Gibber, My Old Mans A Mushroom

  • GranDuxGranDux Member Posts: 70
    Japan's time.
  • TheJodaTheJoda Member UncommonPosts: 605
    Originally posted by stragen001

    Why in the name of all that is Holy are SE doing the beta weekends from 9am GMT Fridays to 9am GMT Sundays. This makes no sense. It makes even less sense if you are in the USA. 2am Friday to 2am Sunday. 

    I played several hours Friday night, was busy all day Saturday, then was looking forward to playing again thisafernoon for a few hours and it has ended. 

    Is there some sensible reason why they are doing this?

    while I agree with you, this has been all the rage lately with developers. 

    ....Being Banned from MMORPG's forums since 2010, for Trolling the Trolls!!!

  • stragen001stragen001 Member UncommonPosts: 1,720
    oh well.......roll on next weekend ;)

    Cluck Cluck, Gibber Gibber, My Old Mans A Mushroom

  • LexinLexin Member UncommonPosts: 701
    Has been like this since phase 1 and all of us who have been in it since have accepted it.

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  • Unknown
    Originally posted by stragen001
    oh well.......roll on next weekend ;)

    Next week's test will be longer than just a weekend so look forward to it.

  • QuizzicalQuizzical Member LegendaryPosts: 25,499
    Unless you're paying for access to the beta, betas exist for the benefit of the company, not for the benefit of the players.  Now, if the weekly schedule after release is that the game is only up from 2 am Friday until 2 am Sunday every week, then I'll be concerned.
  • jmlane223jmlane223 Member UncommonPosts: 197
    Originally posted by Namath
    Originally posted by stragen001
    oh well.......roll on next weekend ;)

    Next week's test will be longer than just a weekend so look forward to it.

    Is there somewhere that confirms thist? Just curious, and is it going to be phase 4 as well (open beta)?

  • MuruganMurugan Member Posts: 1,494
    Originally posted by jmlane223
    Originally posted by Namath
    Originally posted by stragen001
    oh well.......roll on next weekend ;)

    Next week's test will be longer than just a weekend so look forward to it.

    Is there somewhere that confirms thist? Just curious, and is it going to be phase 4 as well (open beta)?

    Open Beta will not begin until after Legacy server transfer are complete (at least after the 16th when applications close)

    http://xivpads.com/?1595680
    http://guildwork.com/users/murugan

  • jmlane223jmlane223 Member UncommonPosts: 197
    Originally posted by Murugan
    Originally posted by jmlane223
    Originally posted by Namath
    Originally posted by stragen001
    oh well.......roll on next weekend ;)

    Next week's test will be longer than just a weekend so look forward to it.

    Is there somewhere that confirms thist? Just curious, and is it going to be phase 4 as well (open beta)?

    Open Beta will not begin until after Legacy server transfer are complete (at least after the 16th when applications close)

    Gotcha, so likely beginning of august and will go on till a week or so before release?

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