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PostPosted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 9:41 am 
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Whisp wrote:
wow the beta takes forever to download. it's almost been going for 24 hours and says another 14 hours left :(

thats on DSL


Don't use the official downloader for the huge first patch, it has some major problems, such as not using UPnP to properly open ports. If you really want to use the official downloader though, go find out what port it's using in the FFXIV Config program, then open that port on your router.

What you should do though is go to your My Documents folder, find a folder something like: My Games > Final Fantasy XIV > Downloads > Patch > d3932892 > Metainfo

In that folder will be some .torrent files. Open the files in your favourite torrent client (like uTorrent) and it will download the patch that way. Obviously you need to quit/cancel the official downloader first.

Pay very close attention to what's inside the torrent file. It should be a folder with a letter and random numbers (like "d298329"). You need to get the torrent program to download the folder so it overwrites the folder that already exists. If you do that, the download will start halfway instead of from the beginning again.

Once your download finishes, remove the torrent from uTorrent (remove the torrent from your download list but do NOT let it delete the .torrent file or it's data) and then run the official patcher again. It should scan through the file and see it's already fully downloaded and then install it for you.

Sorry it sounds complicated but it makes the patch download a bazillion times faster for most people. Feel free to ask if you're nto sure about something.


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thank Ket
actually thats exactly what i did, after reading help forums. it only took about an hour and a half.

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I want to play so bad :( Somone share with me!

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Whoa, I'm slow. Just noticed this thread today. I may just have to wait until open beta, but I'll see if they have any more keys later I guess.

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 4:44 pm 
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From file planet. Looks like they will have more Beta keys to give away tonite or tomorow.
They said that they will send a tweet about 5-10 minutes before, advising that the keys will be available

http://www.fileplanet.com/promotions/final-fantasy-xiv/

"Japan says that servers being fixed today is likely - Question: Do we launch late tonight, or wait till the morning *IF* we receive them? "

UPDATE

Alright, the community has spoken. We'll be launching the keys tonight if we receive them. The cut-off point is 2:00 AM PST (cont.)
If it doesn't launch before 2:00 AM PST Friday, stay tuned for an update 9:00 AM PST Friday. There will be a 5-10 minute warning.

WARNING: If you click get my key and get in, be fast, click the agrement box and hit submit as the keys run out in a matter of seconds


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Where is this twitter account?

I don't really want to spend money on this thing if it's not going to net me a key.

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Caduceus wrote:
Where is this twitter account?

http://twitter.com/FilePlanet

I don't really want to spend money on this thing if it's not going to net me a key.


You sign up and cancel after you get teh key \:D/


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Ultimatewarrior wrote:
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Where is this twitter account?

http://twitter.com/FilePlanet

I don't really want to spend money on this thing if it's not going to net me a key.


You sign up and cancell after you get teh key \:D/


Fair enough :v

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if anyone notices the keys are available
AND feels like letting me know
my number is 404-863-8444.

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Whisp wrote:
if anyone notices the keys are available
AND feels like letting me know
my number is 404-863-8444.

lol


get the twitter and set the notification on LOUD!
they will send a tweet 5-10 minutes before they put the keys up


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I want to play so bad :( Somone share with me!


I bet this will make you miss it more. Joking around with Ket and Kayne in Linkshell chat reminds me why it was so easy to play 8 god damn hours a day.

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Hate you. Definitely not playing with you.

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Gonna go make a Tarutaru named Milamber.

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Hey you never died since then, so i didn't get to try my emote out on you. But I guess we did stop doing leves on 5 star difficulty, lol.


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lol we were so stupid to do them on five star lol. Although it was super funny to watch us all get smoked by level 10 LQs

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Need more people on at once so we can try running around as a group of 5-6 or something, then give those 5 star leves another shot!

Btw Whisp I thought you had a key since you were downloading but now you're asking for keys?

PS: The game needs a damn /sea function already. I hate not being able to check where everyone else is or if they're online and stuff.


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Need more people on at once so we can try running around as a group of 5-6 or something, then give those 5 star leves another shot!

Btw Whisp I thought you had a key since you were downloading but now you're asking for keys?

PS: The game needs a damn /sea function already. I hate not being able to check where everyone else is or if they're online and stuff.


I'm going to try to get one tonight. Dunno how successful I'll be though.

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Ultimatewarrior wrote:
Whisp wrote:
if anyone notices the keys are available
AND feels like letting me know
my number is 404-863-8444.

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get the twitter and set the notification on LOUD!
they will send a tweet 5-10 minutes before they put the keys up


i signed up for twitter texts, but FilePlanet has already posted tweets and no texts came. i dunno what else to do there. ive hit refresh on twitter & fileplanet at least 500 times, maybe 1000 times in the last 2 days.

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Btw Whisp I thought you had a key since you were downloading but now you're asking for keys?


nah i was just downloading the client in the event i ever get the email with a beta key. still nothing. i signed up the day they opened registrations like 2 months ago or whenever.

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I'm sure open beta won't be too far along.

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now that i have to go pick up some friends at a bar, and am afk for awhile, the keys will come.

its just like a notorious monster. you can camp for 23 hours, and the moment you go take a pisspoop, it spawns

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FilePlanet Twitter: "FFXIV update pending..."

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they say keys are coming, guessing 5 min

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That was a disaster last night huh whisp?

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