StrawHats - A FFXIV Company Linkshell: StrawHats - A FFXIV Company Linkshell

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I'm sure you've by now seen the lines of people waiting for release in Japan. Despite this, gamestop isn't even doing a midnight release. Meanwhile plenty of gamestop workers will be taking their copy home tonight. Well theirs no real reason to be too upset. After-all same day release by SE was never really meant same day : /

Never the less. To kill on the wait time, go ahead and download FFXIV RETAIL ISO, fight on NA fight on!
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Thanks Sycorax Myhn for finding this one. Made my day.
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I’d like to thank everyone who attended for remaining patient. This was truly a historical moment in StrawHats history as the first ever group photo as well as marking the end of OpenBeta with only a week left before release. With less then half of our total members in attendance be sure that another will take sometime in October. In the meantime please enjoy over 250mb of screenshots on the forums.
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Lower and Upper Ul’dah/Gridania



Copperbell Mines Mining Pits/Nanawa Mines/The Tam-Tara Deepcroft/The Mun-Tuy Cellars/Copperbell Mines Formicary



Coerthas Region/Mor Dhona Region/The Black Shroud Region/Thanalan Region



Market Wards



The Bowl of Enders/Turtleback Island/Hope’s Bourn



Courtesy of http://www.ffxiv.ru
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In preparation for the official release of FINAL FANTASY XIV on September 30, 2010 and the early release on September 22, we will be starting an open beta test to help put the finishing touches on the game. We ask that all users who can participate in the open beta test apply from the following website.
1.Access the following URL.
http://entry.ffxiv.com/
* The page will become accessible starting at 19:00 on Aug. 31, 2010.
2.Log in with your Square Enix account and have a registration code issued.
* Depending on the access status, we may temporarily suspend the issuance of registration code. If you cannot have registration code issued, we ask that you please wait a little while before trying again.
3.Register the registration code you received by e-mail on the Square Enix Account Management System.
Click “Select Service” from “Services and Options” on the left menu. Select “FINAL FANTASY XIV” from the services available and then “Add a service account.” Enter the registration code you’ve been issued and proceed to the end of registration.
The Square Enix Account Management System: https://secure.squar...
As stated above, Open Beta Test requires a dedicated registration code and the login to Beta Test Site will become unavailable starting at 0:00 on Aug. 31, 2010 (PDT).
* Once the registration code is registered, you will be able to log in to Beta Test Site once again.
- Transferring your Character Name from the Open Beta Test to the Commercial Release
As long as the World you choose in the commercial release is the same as the World you chose in the open beta test, you will be able to transfer your character name. If you choose a different World for the commercial release, your character name will not be transferrable. For details, please refer to the beta test site.
- To PlayStation 3 Version Applicants:
This test phase will deal only with the Windows version of the software. Details regarding the test schedule for the PlayStation 3 version will be released by e-mail at a later date. If possible, we still ask and encourage you to take part in the testing on a Windows PC.
- Note:
・The open beta test is being conducted on the Windows version of the game only.
・Latest news and notifications will be periodically posted on the forums of the tester site.
・The game to be tested is under development, and may differ from the commercial release.
・Please direct all inquiries regarding FINAL FANTASY XIV to the Square Enix Support Center ( http://support.na.sq...enix.com/ffxiv/ ).
In preparation for the official release of FINAL FANTASY XIV on September 30, 2010 and the early release on September 22, we will be starting an open beta test to help put the finishing touches on the game. We ask that all users who can participate in the open beta test apply from the following website.
1.Access the following URL.http://entry.ffxiv.com/* The page will become accessible starting at 19:00 on Aug. 31, 2010.
2.Log in with your Square Enix account and have a registration code issued.* Depending on the access status, we may temporarily suspend the issuance of registration code. If you cannot have registration code issued, we ask that you please wait a little while before trying again.
3.Register the registration code you received by e-mail on the Square Enix Account Management System.Click “Select Service” from “Services and Options” on the left menu. Select “FINAL FANTASY XIV” from the services available and then “Add a service account.” Enter the registration code you’ve been issued and proceed to the end of registration.
The Square Enix Account Management System: https://secure.squar...

As stated above, Open Beta Test requires a dedicated registration code and the login to Beta Test Site will become unavailable starting at 0:00 on Aug. 31, 2010 (PDT).* Once the registration code is registered, you will be able to log in to Beta Test Site once again.

- Transferring your Character Name from the Open Beta Test to the Commercial ReleaseAs long as the World you choose in the commercial release is the same as the World you chose in the open beta test, you will be able to transfer your character name. If you choose a different World for the commercial release, your character name will not be transferrable. For details, please refer to the beta test site.
- To PlayStation 3 Version Applicants:This test phase will deal only with the Windows version of the software. Details regarding the test schedule for the PlayStation 3 version will be released by e-mail at a later date. If possible, we still ask and encourage you to take part in the testing on a Windows PC.
- Note:・The open beta test is being conducted on the Windows version of the game only.・Latest news and notifications will be periodically posted on the forums of the tester site.・The game to be tested is under development, and may differ from the commercial release.・Please direct all inquiries regarding FINAL FANTASY XIV to the Square Enix Support Center ( http://support.na.sq...enix.com/ffxiv/ ).
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Operating Procedure

Schedule:

Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 19:00 (PDT) / 22:00 (EST)
*The Open Beta Test will be online continuously for 24 hours a day.
*Maintenance and any other announcements will be posted accordingly.
*Information on testing dates and times will also be posted on the official FINAL FANTASY XIV Twitter feed.


Log-in Capacity

During the initial stages of the beta test, the number of players allowed to be logged in at any given time will be limited, with capacity to gradually increase as adjustments are performed on server load. Should the maximum capacity already be reached when you attempt to log in, a message will appear indicating that the world is currently congested, and you will be asked to try again in a short while. At this time you will be placed on a waiting list in the order of attempted log-in time. To maintain your position on the waiting list, you must initiate the log-in procedure again within ten minutes of your first attempt.


Feedback Submission

While playing, testers who have been asked to submit opinions on anything at all regarding topics such as game balance issues, settings that you may have found difficult to understand, and features that you felt were inconvenient, unintuitive, or required further explanation are asked to use the feedback hread, and for those testers who have been assigned the task of reporting bugs are asked to use the bug report form.
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We are currently under way on Straw Tools development and looking for assistance developing the C# application. The application is supported by the WPF framework, so experience in this department would be tremendously help, but by no means required.

Those interested in testing, and or creating user stories please contact me.
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We’ll playing a StrawHats match of Team Fortress 2 on the 28th (that’s a Saturday). The match will begin at 3pm eastern and we’ll be flexing our muscles over Vent. I really hope to see as many of you make it as are able. This is the first official StrawHats event, let’s have fun.

Be sure to join the StrawHats steam group for event details.
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