Final Fantasy XIV Alpha Test Begins

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The alpha test for FFXIV began on April 8th. (They then go into explaining what a beta test is. If you want me to translate it, let me know –Manly) We have our first impressions of that test here, but keep in mind that these are the impressions of a game under development, and that a lot of this is likely to change in the final version.

Opening

First, you make your character. The five races were present: Hyur, Miqo’te, Lalafell, Elezen, and Roegadyn. All races except Miqo’te were selectable.

You can select things like your facial pattern, height, and voice. Your starting equipment is decided by the class you choose. You can select what city you start in, but in the alpha test, you can only choose Limsa Lominsa, so we did. You also select your birthday and guardian deity.


After creating a character, you are presented with an opening movie and are taught how to battle through a tutorial. In battle, when you target an enemy and unsheathe your weapon, you are presented with the action list. You select the move you want to use from the list, and when your gauge fills the move is activated. Timing affects the power and accuracy of the move.

There’s also “battle regimens,” in which you select a number of moves to be used in succession. The order in which the moves are used can change the effect of the attack, so trying out different battle regimens to find the most effective ones looks like a lot of fun.

After the battle, the cut scene continues and you arrive in Limsa Lominsa shortly after. There are a lot of quests and cut scenes related to the story, so you really get sucked into it.

Guildleves

FFXIV’s quests are called “levequests.” You can receive rewards by killing a certain number of creatures or gathering a certain number of items. I tried out one of the battle-based levequests, first. You get a levequest from the counter and head to the Aetherite mentioned in the leve. Aside from being the starting points for levequests, Aetherite also restores HP and MP and serves as a return point for when you die.

There are five levels of difficulty for guildleves. I went solo this time so I selected a lower difficulty because it appears that the strength of the monsters changes with the difficulty level, but I’m sure getting a party together and going after stronger monsters will be fun. After defeating the monsters, I got my reward and returned to the Aetherite I started from by using the “Aetherite node” that appeared after I finished the quest. I was thankful for that little addition.
 

Source: ffxivcore.com/

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