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At the following time, a new update for the FINAL FANTASY XIV Beta Version went live.

[Date & Time]
Sep. 3, 2010 at 1:00 (PDT)

[Important Update Details]
- Now the game client will automatically shutdown in case the software client is not being latest verion and you receive an error while making a login attempt from title screen or character creation menu.
If you happen to receive an error message saying "13101 Error occured while connecting to the lobby server." and the game client shuts down, please restart FINAL FANTASY XIV and log back in after completing the version update.
- An issue where users may not be able to log into the game once the number of connections reaches to a certain number below the intented login limit has been addressed.

[Date & Time]
Sep. 2, 2010 at 11:30 (PDT)

[Affected Services]
FINAL FANTASY XIV

[Important Update Details]
- An issue wherein a player may fall through the terrain if they change equipments while moving has been addressed.

- An issue wherein a player would not be able to progress with the quest "Fire in the Sky" if they disconnect from the game during a certain event has been addressed.

- An issue wherein the screen may remain blacked out after the completion of a certain event has been addressed.

- A counter measure has been implemented to prevent an error from occurring when a player moves near the Conjurer Guild in Gridania.
* Due to this measure, certain graphical effects will be limited in certain areas.

We would like to take this opportunity to provide an update regarding the congestion of the Square Enix Account Management System.

Currently the Square Enix Account Management System congestion is ongoing and we apologise for the inconvenience. If you receive an error please wait a while and try again as our technical staff are doing their best to solve the problem.

In light of this we have decided to temporarily restrict the number of FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test registrations codes being given out. If you are unable to receive a registration code please wait a while and try again later.

Once again we apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused you.

Acquisition of Registration Code for the Open Beta Test
We have an important announcement to the testers who have participated in FINAL FANTASY XIV Closed Beta Test.
Between 19:00 and 19:50 (PDT) on Sep. 1, 2010, an incorrect notice saying "Participants of closed beta test do not need to obtain new registration code for the open beta test." was being made on FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test Application Site.


Participants of closed beta test also need to obtain and register dedicated registration code for the open beta test. Please follow the directions listed in the mail "Guide to the FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test," which was sent to the participants of closed beta test on Aug. 31, 2010, and obtain the registration code from FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test Application Site.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

[Event-related]

- The new city-states Gridania and Ul'dah and their surrounding areas have been added.

- New quests have been added.

- Guildleves have been added and changed in the following ways:
Users can now accept guildleves at the Adventurers' Guilds in Gridania and Ul'dah.
The NPCs issuing guildleves in each city-state are as follows:
Regional Guildleves: Piralnaut (Limsa Lominsa), Gontrant (Gridania), Totonawa (Ul'dah)
Local Guildleves: T'mokkri (Limsa Lominsa), Tierney (Gridania), Eustace (Ul'dah)
New regional guildleves have been added.
New local guildleves have been added.
Failed levequests may be reattempted immediately upon renewal of the guildleve list.

[Battle-related]

- New monster varieties have been added.

- Monster placement has undergone several adjustments.

- The overall battle balance has been adjusted.

- Formula for skill point and experience point allocation has been revamped.


[Item-related]
- New pieces of equipment have been added.

- Various new items have been added.

- The goods stocked by vendor NPCs have been adjusted.

- The prices for items sold by NPCs at each shop have been changed.
Due to this change, the amount of gil players acquire has been increased.

- The following additions have been made to the synthesis system:
New recipes have been added.

- The gathering and synthesis-related term "Ability" has been changed to "Godsend".


[System-related]

- Gridania and Ul'dah have been added to the selectable starting cities on the character creation screen.



- Players can now save data for characters they've created to their hard drive and apply the data later to the creation of a new character.

- Players will now need to wait at least ten minutes before being able to restore HP and MP again at an aetheryte crystal.

- Social Lists has been added to the main menu.
　Players can add or delete characters to and from their friend list and blacklist.

- Support Desk has been added to the main menu.
　In this section, players can look over frequently asked questions or speak with Game Masters regarding in-game trouble.

- Examine has been added to the Interactions menu.
Targeting another player character and selecting Examine will display that player character's equipment.

- Various ways of expressing emotions and desires have been added.
Enemy signs have been added.
　While in a party, players can express their various desires regarding monsters in the field.
Ally signs have been added.
　While in a party, players can express various desires to other members of the party.
The emote "lounge" has been added.
　Also, the interaction "sit" has been added, which allows players to sit on nearby chairs, benches, etc.

- New text commands have been added.

- New categories and phrases have been added to the dictionary.



- A screenshot feature has been added.
Players can take pictures of the game screen by pushing Print Screen while holding down Scroll Lock on the keyboard.

- Keyboard Settings has been added under Configuration.

- Players can now change the display settings for each of their linkshells from Log Display Settings under Configuration.


* The Official FINAL FANTASY XIV Players' Site has been launched in conjunction with the start of the FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test.
Please click here for details.

FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test Will Start on Sep. 1!

We would like to take this opportunity to provide an update regarding FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test, which was announced to be postponed on Aug. 31, 2010.

Along with the completion on investigation and correction of the critical issue, we have decided to begin FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test on Sep. 1, 2010 at 19:00 (PDT).

Starting on Sep. 1, 2010 at 19:00 (PDT), acquisition of registration code required for FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test will be available.

We are looking forward to your participation in FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test!

FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test Postponed: Follow-up

We would like to take this opportunity to provide an update regarding the FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test, which was announced to be postponed on Aug. 31, 2010.

A critical issue where the client software for the open beta test would not respond on certain rare occasions has been addressed. As of now, we are in the final stages of preparation for the start of the FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test.

A new schedule will be released at a later date. Until then, we ask for your patience in this matter.

FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test Postponed

FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test, which is scheduled to begin at 19:00 (PDT) on Aug. 31, 2010, will be postponed due to a confirmation of critical bugs. New schedule will be releaseｄ at a later date.

Along with the postponement of FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test, the issuing of registration code for FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test will be postponed as well. With the download of client software's installer, it will be suspended at 19:00 (PDT) on Aug. 31, 2010.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.