Square Enix Looking for Beta Testers for ‘Serious WoW Rival’ Final Fantasy XIV

Square Enix recently posted the application site for the first Beta testing of ‘Final Fantasy XIV’. The MMORPG is set to be released next year and with the Beta testing phase up it means it is on schedule.

In an interview with Develop, Square Enix President Yoichi Wada said Final Fantasy XIV will be a huge competitor for WoW.

“WoW is a tough competitor, but whether you are talking about EverQuest, Ultima or Lineage there has never been a company that has a continuously successful number one and two MMO,” he said.

He also mentioned that the game will have micro-transaction, so besides the monthly subscription charged you can also buy items with real money.

“We soon learnt that there are a lot of people who want that kind of model, so we would like to introduce more pay-as-you-use items into the game. But there were too few items in FFXI – however we don’t want to take it to the other extreme entirely for FFXIV.”

Another detail he revealed is that partying will be much easier this time around (Thank You):

“And also with regards the game design, FFXI was based on parties and playing in groups – but of course that means the advantage is players cannot play alone. So to formulate a party you needed to find a player with a similar skillset, yet it’s not always easy to find those kinds of players. In FFXIV we have made that part much easier – so people can enjoy much more on their own. We’ve made it easier in that way.”

Well, this will be your chance to be picked up for testing out what Square Enix President Yoichi Wada called ‘a serious WoW rival’.

Sign up here [FFXIV BETA]

[Develop]

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