I just got an email saying im in the beta for this.....guess i'll give it another go and see if i'ts any good. Gonna go download now

I bought the 100 bucks special edition when it came out.

I don't know where you saw that but that is incorrect.

This is the official fees. You also get a 30 day free trial.

◆Entry
Subscription Period: 30 days
Fee: $12.99
Number of playable characters: 1 per World and up to 8 per service account

◆Standard
Subscription Period: 30 days
Fee: $14.99
Number of playable characters: 8 per World and up to 40 per service account

◆Legacy
Subscription Period: 30 days
Fee: $9.99
Number of playable characters: 8 per World and up to 40 per service account
* Please visit the URL below for details on the Legacy Campaign.
http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com/pl/campaign/campaign.html#legacy

I am absolutely loving this beta, can't wait for the real deal.

AUS prices is $19.95 per month. if it was only $10 here i would buy in. even if i could only have 1 charecter

oh, I didn't consider that.

I wrote up my thoughts of the current state here:

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=162719&page=1#

I'm probably going to cancel my C.E. because I really don't think the new direction is worth $86. Luckily I get the new game for free, and it's only $10 if I wish to play. These new generation of MMOs are just lacking compared to the ones in ages past... so if I get any excitement out of this game at all i'm going to have to force myself to like it.

Some stuff I salvage from the forum for you guys.

Limit Break Lv2

So I just realized that it's not that I had to register again, it's that I actually registered on another email account as well so now I have 2 beta accounts lol..... patching ATM..... from Desk's SS there I can see that the graphics hasn't improved..... Shit looks DX9 D:

I had a lot of fun playing the beta this weekend. I can't wait for the final version to be released.

My only complaint (that actually has me extremely worried) is that the game feels like a big theme park. Others pointed this out first, and then I realized how much I agree. Everything is so sectioned off, with all small areas together, that the world feels like a big theme park with monster and location exhibits. Also, high level players and low leveled ones are very unlikely to interact with each other due to this sectioning.

In the original FFXIV, you had extremely tough monsters and weak monsters closer together, and the world was more open and cohesive. You'd see all sorts of different leveled players everywhere.

The DX11 patch will come free after the official release.