Posted Feb 27, 2010 - 11:15 PM
VanaFest 2010 has come to a close!
After three hours of excitement, VanaFest 2010 has finally come to a close. We were busy making updates throughout the entire event (as seen below) and will write a follow-up article in the days to come once details have been verified and after (hopefully) Final Fantasy XIV's new trailer makes its way online.
What an exciting day for Final Fantasy XI and Final Fantasy XIV fans alike!
UPDATES
If you're not doing so already, be sure to follow the Twitter feed at http://twitter.com/VanaFest2010_EN
FINAL FANTASY XIV
Everyone in attendance at VanaFest will be in the first wave of beta testers and able to access the beta immediately. The actual beta testing site is set to go live on March 11 for those who have been chosen.
Invites are currently being sent out.
Here are the beta test sites for those with access:
https://dev-na.ffxiv.com
https://dev-eu.ffxiv.com
https://dev-jp.ffxiv.com
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With the eagerly anticipated FINAL FANTASY XIV drawing ever nearer its beta test phase, we are excited to announce that we will be conducting a closed alpha test—exclusive to our loyal FINAL FANTASY XI users!
Those who have been selected as beta testers can expect to receive further information starting from Monday, March 1.
* The tester website is scheduled to go live on Thursday, March 11.
Those who were not selected in this drawing, fear not, for there will be other opportunities to come. Be sure to stay tuned!
Those who have been selected as beta testers can expect to receive further information starting from Monday, March 1.
* The tester website is scheduled to go live on Thursday, March 11.
Those who were not selected in this drawing, fear not, for there will be other opportunities to come. Be sure to stay tuned!
CLARIFICATION
Unfortunately, the above information left some people confused. The folks at andriasang.com translated a recent report from famitsu.com to try and help clear things up:
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As reported at Famitsu.com, Tanaka was asked when the game's alpha test and beta test would take place. This information, he said, will be announced on March 11, when the beta tester site goes live. They're currently making adjustments which could change the date around.
Tanaka was asked about the alpha test in particular. How long will the alpha test, which of course takes place before the beta test, run? His response was that Square Enix will decide that based off user response.
We're still not entirely sure of who will be able to take part in the alpha and beta. At the event, Square Enix said that all VanaFest attendees would be able to take part in both. Famitsu.com's report says that FFXI players will also be able to take part in the alpha. The Famitsu.com report also says that the winners of the first drawing for beta testers will be announced starting March 1.
Tanaka was asked about the alpha test in particular. How long will the alpha test, which of course takes place before the beta test, run? His response was that Square Enix will decide that based off user response.
We're still not entirely sure of who will be able to take part in the alpha and beta. At the event, Square Enix said that all VanaFest attendees would be able to take part in both. Famitsu.com's report says that FFXI players will also be able to take part in the alpha. The Famitsu.com report also says that the winners of the first drawing for beta testers will be announced starting March 1.
It has also been confirmed that a new trailer was shown to those in attendance. Hopefully the official site will be updated with it within the next couple of days.
FINAL FANTASY XI
Among the many things already announced, it has been announced that from June...
The level cap in Final Fantasy XI will be increased to 99!
A "new type" of merit points, in addition to an increase in maximum upgrades, is being considered for players that reach level 99, too!
JOB UPDATES
SMN: Two new summons will debut in the March version update...
Alexander and Odin!
- Alexander's Flow "Perfect Defense": Reduction of damage sustained and prevention of status ailments for all party members!
- Odin’s Flow "Zantetsuken": Defeat all foes within an area of effect! Against NMs, Zantetsuken's damage and accuracy will be calculated based on the Summoner's MP, with the number of enemies in the area reducing damage.
Other jobs will see changes as well (such as BLM being able to learn Meteor)!
Further details are available here and/or on VanaFest's official Twitter feed.
SERVER UPDATES
After many discussions, the consensus was reached to merge the lower populated worlds/servers with those that are more active. The goal of the merger is to balance adventurer populations across all region time zones and increase the quality of play for everyone.
The merger is scheduled for the March version update, where the number of worlds/servers will go from 32 to 24.
OTHER
- Three mini expansions have been announced. [link]
- There will be a new high level area called Abyssea where players can obtain AF3 with only a single party.
- Expect new NM and HM (some of which are enormous).
Here is an illustrated timeline of the updates to come:
The "Nomad Mog Bonanza" numbers were also drawn:
- Rank 1: 59163
- Rank 2: 8447
- Rank 3: 524
- Rank 4: 68
- Rank 5: 7
How did you do?
There are many other updates as well (too many to list in this post). For full details please see the following link:
http://www.playonlin...nt/vanafes2010/
