SnowRanger13 Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 just got my beta invite :) Congrats. I just saw on there twitter account that they just sent out a bunch of beta invites, I still haven't got mine :( If anyone gets one and isn't going to use it please feel free to share :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xilo Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 The changes from alpha to beta are pretty nice. I wish we had 24/7 testing already. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPressland Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 I've got my beta invite, so I'm correct in assuming nobody can sign into the dev site right now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjoswald Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 Just saw a couple screenshots and noticed the WoW-like "action bar" at the bottom. Is this a first in an FF game? I always remember it to be a menu-based game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xilo Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 Just saw a couple screenshots and noticed the WoW-like "action bar" at the bottom. Is this a first in an FF game? I always remember it to be a menu-based game. FFXI had an action bar as well for macros but everything could also be done from the menus. This game is a beast. I tried playing on max settings at 1920x1200, and it was laggy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowRanger13 Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 FFXI had an action bar as well for macros but everything could also be done from the menus. This game is a beast. I tried playing on max settings at 1920x1200, and it was laggy. It just went into beta I'm sure from now till launch there will be optimizations to make the game more efficient. From talk in interviews it sounds like at some point DirectX 11 will be added. Right now the game is stuck in DirectX 9.0c because of compatibility with older graphics cards and Windows XP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perochan Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 no beta email for me yet... :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minifig Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 Blargh. I signed up for the beta the FIRST day, and I still never have gotten an invite. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrArifPatel Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 Yess! I'm in the Beta starting today! :D can't wait to try it out!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Marto Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 woo downloading client Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPressland Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Dude, this download is taking FOREVER!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olemus Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 The benchmark tool basically said I wouldn't be able to run the game at anything other than the lowest settings so I'm going to be holding off on this for a while. Shame really :( Specs - http://*malware domain*/show_oc.php?id=1280968 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xilo Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 The benchmark tool basically said I wouldn't be able to run the game at anything other than the lowest settings so I'm going to be holding off on this for a while. Shame really :( Specs - http://*malware domain*/show_oc.php?id=1280968 Dude, you have an i7, 6GB of RAM, but an old ass video card? Gimping yourself like that is such a waste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPressland Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 The benchmark tool basically said I wouldn't be able to run the game at anything other than the lowest settings so I'm going to be holding off on this for a while. Shame really :( Specs - http://*malware domain*/show_oc.php?id=1280968 But did it seam smooth? I got crappy scores but the game still runs smooth as a babys bum! Dude, you have an i7, 6GB of RAM, but an old ass video card? Gimping yourself like that is such a waste. Wouldn't call a 4890 old dude... I have a 4850 Integrated and it runs 99% of games fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowRanger13 Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 The benchmark tool basically said I wouldn't be able to run the game at anything other than the lowest settings so I'm going to be holding off on this for a while. Shame really :( Specs - http://*malware domain*/show_oc.php?id=1280968 Your computer is definitely good enough. The minimal requirements for the beta is a Nvidia Geforce 9600 or a ATI Radeon HD2900, so your 4890 is definitely good enough. I assume something else is holding your benchmark score back, try updating your drivers and updating DirectX 9.0c The latest June version of DirectX 9.0c works best for me: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=3b170b25-abab-4bc3-ae91-50ceb6d8fa8d My specs and score: Intel Core i7 950 6GB DDR3 tripple channel 1333MHz Nvidia Geforce 285GTX Low: 5029 High: 4182 I haven't run the benchmark with the new beta Nvidia drivers and I still could over clock but I'm pretty happy with my scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olemus Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Dude, you have an i7, 6GB of RAM, but an old ass video card? Gimping yourself like that is such a waste. 4890 is hardly old. It still runs everything at Max settings with no problems at all except apparently the FF14 benchmark tool ;). I'm holding off buying into DX11 cards because their still in their infancy as far as the technology goes and I would rather hold out for the next generation of them. But did it seam smooth? I got crappy scores but the game still runs smooth as a babys bum! The video seemed smooth, no lag or anything there. I hope they release a new tool with some actual optimisations in it closer to release so I can see if there's any improvements, I understand that this version was built on top of alpha code with an unrefined engine, but we'll see. Your computer is definitely good enough. The minimal requirements for the beta is a Nvidia Geforce 9600 or a ATI Radeon HD2900, so your 4890 is definitely good enough. I assume something else is holding your benchmark score back, try updating your drivers and updating DirectX 9.0c Everything is up to date except my graphics drivers which at the moment I can't update because it causes me to have blue screens of death every 5 minutes (N). Hopefully I can get into the beta at some point before release and see what it's really like. I'll probably end up buying it in the end anyway as a big fan of XI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPressland Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Still going.... sigh... I've uploaded twice what I've downloaded so far, anyone got any ideas for speeding this up? Was considering adding this machine to DMZ for a while so nothing is getting blocked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowRanger13 Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Still going.... sigh... I've uploaded twice what I've downloaded so far, anyone got any ideas for speeding this up? Was considering adding this machine to DMZ for a while so nothing is getting blocked. Lucky you, no invite for me yet so I'm guessing I'm not getting one till the next batch. add the exe to accepted on your firewall and forward the ports? If you can't find out what the ports are then yea DMZ would be your best bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPressland Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 add the exe to accepted on your firewall and forward the ports? If you can't find out what the ports are then yea DMZ would be your best bet. ... sigh, I know how to do that on Linux or my Mac, no idea on Windows. Hmm, if I add this address to my routers DMZ then it'll require a reboot, seeing as I'm remote desktopped in, what're the chances the wireless doesn't reconnect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xilo Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 You know you can download the client and patches with a regular torrent client. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey B. Veteran Posted July 13, 2010 Veteran Share Posted July 13, 2010 I ran the benchmark on my PC and it runs it rather good, However if the controls are the same as XI then there is no way I will play this game. Even thought it does look good. And Final Fantasy is one of my Favorite Game Series' (can you call it a Series if there are only a few sequels) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vip Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 I may just get this. CE here I come! edit: WAIT, I just read http://wildgunmen.com/blog/2010/06/30/final-fantasy-xiv-online-to-charge-for-characters/ WTF at having to pay extra to make another character? That's crappy ... I still may get it, but bleh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPressland Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 You know you can download the client and patches with a regular torrent client. How? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPressland Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 How? Nevermind, found it in the relevant forum on dev site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minifig Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Blargh. I wanna try out the beta. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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