lol you caught me off guard..seriously i am still deciding for servers but i am joining with few friends that are going to play with me fresh. Not sure they wanted which server yet as well but i had told them the differences of servers in terms of legacy players etc. Will see how they response and i should following them. If they aeroplane me then i will surely come to masamune lol but no worries la since character transfer is available few weeks later. As long you got the dough to transfer should be ok haha

I am already itchy handed to play.....

I am already itchy handed to play.....
Just registered my EU account in UK, and yes it is in GBP.... 

Now for the dreaded wait....

One question for P3 CBT player, should we be expecting a set of OBT keys or we will be able to login on the 16th automatically?

I have yet to get any P4 OBT keys.... and is kinda worried.

Btw any1 can tell me wat debit card work for an eu act I've tried register my hong Leong debit n it got rejected

tonight can download patch already? i got no access to that p3 forums

only the launcher are available to download (106mb) the actual client itself will be available on 15th August 2013 (use the launcher to patch it)
link for the launcher installer is here
I'm not sure since I dont have PS3, I think player that played Phase 3 PS3 Beta have the codes to apply Phase 4.. maybe Shojikun can explain XD
The region are only tied to which account you login from (register).. you can join any server after launch the game regardless which account region you from, the server is not region bounded..

Phase 4 Scope & content posted!

http://forum.square-enix.com/ARR-Test/thre...637#post1211637
http://forum.square-enix.com/ARR-Test/thre...615#post1211615

Phase 4 Scope & content posted!

http://forum.square-enix.com/ARR-Test/thre...637#post1211637
http://forum.square-enix.com/ARR-Test/thre...615#post1211615

*The sidequest "A Relic Reborn" will be available after the start of official service.

By forming a free company, players will gain access to a company chest, which can be used to share items between free company members. In addition, members can accrue free company experience points and free company credits.

    Accruing free company experience points will unlock the following features:
        By speaking with the OIC officer of arms in any of the three cities, players can create a company crest.
        The maximum capacity of the company chest will increase.
        By speaking with the OIC officer of arms in any of the three cities, players can affix their company crest to gear.



        Free company actions will become available
        The following actions can be purchased from OIC quartermasters using company credits:
            The Heat of Battle - Increases EXP earned through battle
            Earth and Water - Increases EXP earned through gathering.
            Helping Hand - Increases EXP earned through crafting.
            A Man's Best Friend - Increases EXP earned by companions.
            Brave New World - Increases the attributes of all members under level 10.
            Live off the Land - Increases Gathering.
            What You See - Increases Perception.
            What You See - Increases Perception.
            In Control - Increases Control.
            That Which Binds Us - Increases spiritbonding speed.
            Meat and Mead - Increases duration of food effects.
            Proper Care - Slows gear wear.
            Back on Your Feet - Reduces the duration of Weakness.
            Reduced Rates - Reduces teleportation fees.
            *Because chocobo companions are not available during phase 4, A Man's Best Friend will have no effect.
        Purchased actions can be accessed under Actions in the Free Company menu.

In the event one or more members of the party have yet to clear the instance, all party members will receive a bonus upon completion.
*This bonus only applies to instances below level 50.

In the event a player fails to complete a quest battle several times, they will receive an enhancement effect upon trying again.

Players will receive experience points when entering a new area for the first time.
*Experience received is dependent upon your current class.

After unlocking a second battle class, players will receive an experience point bonus known as the Armoury bonus when slaying enemies and participating in FATE.
This bonus is only applicable to classes other than your highest level battle class.

Leveling any crafting class to level 10 will unlock the Quick Synthesis option. Once unlocked, a quick synthesis button will appear in the Crafting Log.

new emotes have been added.

    /visor - Open or close helm visors.