No Samson? DENIED!

This week has been really crazy (but profitable) at work, so my time with XIV has been a lot more limited than I originally intended. Also compounding the issue is the desire to not burn myself out on doing the same things in the game in just a few short weeks when Beta Phase 4 goes live. I find myself logging in and chatting with my friends, but not really doing anything productive. It's definitely not a lack of interest in the game, though. I'm so eager for Phase 4 to start so I can make progress on Ernie.

So I tried to make my Uldah Gal-- er, Roegadyn earlier this week. However, I ran into a snag after designing him: I couldn't get the name I wanted. I tried all of the bearable alternatives, but no dice! I guess we'll have to wait till Phase 4 to see if Brock Samson will get some action then. Until then, Swedish Murder Machine, sleep... Sleep...

Somewhere in Time

Greetings, good groovers, Earth People … 14 voices out there in the darkness - tis I, your voice of the night, Ernie Keebler. Today, the last test of Beta Phase 3 began. I decided to spend it slightly differently.

A friend and I are planning on making alts once things slow down in XIV and doing the other nation's storylines. I decided I'll begin Ernie in Limsa and then make a Miqote in Gridana and a Roe in Uldah. Today, I designed and saved my Male Miqote. I introduce to you: Mister Whiskers!

Most of my friends seemed to not really be on today, so not much was going on otherwise. I'm probably work on my Roe over the course of the next day or so.

Beta Phase 3 - Final Test!

 Some Good News arrived today!

Beta Test Phase 3 Schedule (07/08/2013)
Thank you for your participation in the beta test for FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn.

The testing schedule is detailed below.

Dates and Times
July 10, 2013 (Wednesday), 2:00 a.m. to July 15 (Monday), 2:00 a.m. (PDT)
July 10, 2013 (Wednesday), 9:00 a.m. to July 15 (Monday), 9:00 a.m. (GMT)
* Beta test phase 3 will conclude on Monday, July 15th. The beta test phase 4 schedule will be announced at a later time.
* Testing of the new Lodestone will conclude on Wednesday, July 17th at 2:00 a.m. (PDT) / 9:00 a.m.(GMT). Please note that the new Lodestone will be inaccessible when testing has ended.

-Source (Beta Test Forums)

Hell yeah, five days of beta testing! I'll be sure to take lots of pictures of the random dungeons and quests I end up partaking in. This will be the first time a lot of NA players will be able to play the game for more than 2 evenings, since the previous Beta tests ended on Sunday mornings in NA.