Final Fantasy XIV maintenance page
If you have been struggling to get a beta key, and getting this maintenance page over and over and over.
You are doing something wrong, this actually is the default error page for any mistake you are making. to get rid of this and actuallysee the real thing try this:
1. Dont Just get back to the loginpage here https://secure.square-enix.com/account/app/svc/login?cont=ffxiv_beta_ap&ret=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.square-enix.com%2Fenqt%2Fe%2FFF14OBTENTRYJP%2Fhtml&retl=ffxiv&retu=http%3A%2F%2Fentry.ffxiv.com%2F&lng=en&rgn=eu and try logging in. You have to go all the way back to the entry page here http://entry.ffxiv.com/ and start over every time.
2. Don’t try to follow some online guides to bypass the server errors and just get a key, they do not work anymore, just try every hour, and might get lucky.
3. Some have reported that disabling cookies in your browser may give you this page, try to enable them, or lower your internet security settings to the default.
Good luck, but currently I think no one is getting any Beta keys as the error remains “Applications for the FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test have been temporarily suspended. Please wait until we are ready to accept new applications and then try again.”
Final Fantasy XIV OPEN BETA !!
Today I received an email from Square Enix announcing the start of Final Fantasy XIV open beta testing. I quote the following from the email I recieved
Final Fantasy XIV OPEN BETA
In preparation for the official release of FINAL FANTASY XIV on September 30, 2010 and the early release on September 22, we will be starting an open beta test to help put the finishing touches on the game. We ask that all users who can participate in the open beta test apply from the following website.
1.Access the following URL.
http://entry.ffxiv.com/
* The page will become accessible starting at 19:00 on Aug. 31, 2010.
2.Log in with your Square Enix account and have a registration code issued.
* Depending on the access status, we may temporarily suspend the issuance of registration code. If you cannot have registration code issued, we ask that you please wait a little while before trying again.3.Register the registration code you received by e-mail on the Square Enix Account Management System.
Click “Select Service” from “Services and Options” on the left menu. Select “FINAL FANTASY XIV” from the services available and then “Add a service account.” Enter the registration code you’ve been issued and proceed to the end of registration.The Square Enix Account Management System: https://secure.square-enix.com/account/
- Client Software Used in the Open Beta Test
The installer for the open beta test’s client software can be downloaded from the following website.http://entry.ffxiv.com/
*If you have already downloaded the client software for the closed beta test, there is no need to download the installer.
- Transferring your Character Name from the Open Beta Test to the Commercial Release
As long as the World you choose in the commercial release is the same as the World you chose in the open beta test, you will be able to transfer your character name. If you choose a different World for the commercial release, your character name will not be transferrable. For details, please refer to the beta test site.- To PlayStation 3 Version Applicants:
This test phase will deal only with the Windows version of the software. Details regarding the test schedule for the PlayStation 3 version will be released by e-mail at a later date. If possible, we still ask and encourage you to take part in the testing on a Windows PC.- Note:
・The open beta test is being conducted on the Windows version of the game only.
・Latest news and notifications will be periodically posted on the forums of the tester site.
・The game to be tested is under development, and may differ from the commercial release.
・Please direct all inquiries regarding FINAL FANTASY XIV to the Square Enix Support Center ( http://support.na.square-enix.com/ffxiv/ ).
The Game Will officially be released on The end of september, that gives us a month to enjoy FFXIV for free!
This is a beta test, so I encourage you to find some beta tester spirit and use it, you must find AND report bugs to developers
New Games protection systems DRM, why even bother.
We have been playing video games since 1958, the gaming industry is getting even bigger and bigger every day, faster platforms, better graphics, smarter gameplay and control systems. But yet, we still struggle with the same problem we faced in the beginning, how to protect a game against unauthorized copying and distribution.
Back in the days in 1986 one of the first computer viruses ever was created as an attempt to protect against unauthorized copying. As if that was not a disaster per-say, developers kept on experimenting with different protection methods each of which was compromised sooner or later.
Today, 24 years later, we are still living the same struggle, and just until recently we didn’t care, but we are starting to get mad as recent DRM (Digital rights Management) systems started inconveniencing rightful owners of games, by insisting on a permanent Internet connection to some unstable servers to play offline games?
Coming to think about it, why are they even still trying? It has been like 24 years people, and not a single game got away without being cracked ( Don’t count PS3 games, but it’s coming for them as PS3 is starting the smile after being tickled for so long).
See, I believe there are 4 kinds of gamers, lets call them, the Buyers, The Testers, the leeches , and the Cheaps.
AlterIW iw_22.iwd file is incorrect – Fix it
Just a few unlucky guys (like me) get this error when trying to start Call Of Duty Modern Warfare II with AlterIW net.
“The main/iw_22.iwd file is incorrect
The problem with this error is that it does not give you any actual hint on how to solve this problem. The file is correct, try reinstalling from scratch but you will only be wasting your time.
Actually the problem is a networking one!!! no not a file mismatch or corruption. Just go here and follow the method the same that I used to play Resident Evil 5 on LAN
I quote this from that page :
On Vista, open the “Network and sharing center”
From the left pane select “manage network connections”
press the “ALT key” on your keyboard. the top menus will appear
Select “advanced settings” from the menu “advanced”
Use the arrows to move your LAN card up in the list then save everything.
Thats That my friend, Enjoy AlterIW and don’t cheat or noob tube.
MapleStory Error code =-40 solution
I wanted to try the MMORPG MapleStory, I downloaded the client using the direct download link (not the downloader), when I tried to install the game later I got
[ERROR CODE= -40]
installation failed.(11433,0)
I googled around a bit to find that this is caused by a corrupt installation file. What we are doing here today, is to fix the installation without having to re download the entire client.
1. download Flashget (just google it) then install it
2. From the Import list under file, choose “import corrupted download” find the client installation of the game.
3. Let flashget think about it for a while, then it will ask you for the download URL, go back to the game website and get the link, in my case it was http://download3.nexon.net/maplestory/fullversion/MSSetupv88.exe
4. after thinking about it for a while Flashget will decide how much of the game is missing and needs to be redownloaded. Start the download and let it finish.
5. Install the game and have fun!
This method can be used to repair in corrupted direct download file not Just the MapleStory client discussed here
What is your favorite MMORPG?
Prince of Persia The Forgotten Sands, Stuck behind a closed door?
Prince of Persia The Forgotten Sands along with many other UBISOFT games are now using a new DRM protection, the idea behind it very smart, instead of just protecting the game by DVD checks, hardware codes, and encryptions, each of which became just a pass-time for hardcore crackers like SKIDROW, RELOADED, or ViTALiTY. Now the protection method is to hide some small parts of the game inside a server, which checks the validity of your game before allowing these portions of the game to execute. this is the secret behind the new notice on the games “This game requires a permanent internet connection to play”
In the case of prince of Persia , the aspects of the game that are controlled by this server are :
- Levers logic
- Door timing
- Upgrades
- Abilities
- XP & Levels
- Area codes
so in case your connection to the server fails any of these may become problematic or behave unexpectedly.
So if you are stuck behind a closed door, you may want to check your internet connection, that is of course if you are not using the early cracked version by SKIDROW that has reported this bug and that was fixed in their later released crack fix.
Needless to say, as the gamers are furious against this new type of protection many of them started attacking the game servers with thousand of denial of service attacks, in the goal to make games unplayable even for rightful owners, and by that forcing the companies to refrain from using this protection method ever again.
Are you with or against this new DRM?
Connecting to IWnet… Am I banned? ALTERIWNET
Many of you must have heard about the alteriwnet, for those who didn’t, it is an alternative network to play Call of Duty : Modern warfare II. which has come as a reaction to the lack of dedicated server support on this new COD.
What is good about this network is that cheater can be easily reported and banned from the game ( I hope they would do the same to gl noobs as well).
When you are banned from the network, the game will display a message “Connecting to IWNet…” and never connects.
If you haven’t cheated, (( now have you? >:( )) but you got this message then it could be one of the following:
- Someone has reported you because of a personal problem.
-Someone else using your computer DID cheat and got busted.
For the two above you will have to file a complaint to the alteriwnet forums and see what you can do.
Now for the things that can block you game from connecting even though you are not banned
-You have installed and running Hamachi
-You have installed and running Tunngle
-You have installed an inactive network card
-Your windows mobile phone is connected to your computer 
simply go to the “network adapters confuguration” on your cmputer whatever the hell you kids call it today, (on XP: network connections, on Vista:Manage Network Connections, and on 7: confirgure network thingy) And disable every network card excep for the one that is providing you with Internet access. If the game still doesn’t work then your ass is banned or you simply do not have internet access.
To know more about how you can get AlterIWnet visit www.alteriw.net
Go any altenative reasons not to be able to connect? share them here!
PACMAN Anniversary! PACMAN on GOOGLE
Hi, you must have noticed the Pacman game that Google pleaced in the logo area on Google.com
In case you are wondering, this is not a flash game, as a matter of fact this is simply a PNG picture that is being maniplated by a java script
The Java script that is running the games is located here http://www.google.com/logos/js/pacman10-hp.3.js
Now, let’s pull some strings and try to link the game to this page…
FAILED, I’m not yet able to port the game here without copying it 
any Ideas?
Mass Effect 2, 7 reasons why I love it
Unlike Dragon age: origin, that I really hated and reviewed here,I’m really loving one,although it is made by the same developer BioWare. 7 reasons why I love this game are as follows
1. High details models. the characters, ships, and weapons are of a very high graphical quality. everything is rendered with high quality textures, check our the picture below for Miranda, a girl from the game.
2. A huge world to discover. Many cities to visit, Many galaxies to fly to, each of which is very distinctive. It’s true that the map is not open, there is no real connected world, but this is not GTA you should not be expecting that. take a look at the picture below from the “after life” a bar in the Omega city (or planet I don’t really know ) .
3. Great conversations, most of the time you can choose alomst any conversation option, it is very rare to see a conversation option that is unreasonably very rude . each option you make will somehow affect the rest of the conversation, the mission, or the game. No matter how you chose to play you will always end up wanting to see what would happen if you choose differently.
4. You actually have a Voice!!, unlike dragon age origin, the developer here went all the way to record every conversation voice with all options for male and female characters!! we would still be happy if some conversations were text only, but thanks anyway!!
5.Your actions will define exactly how you will evolve, you can choose between Renegade and Paragon actions, even the scares on your face will heal faster if you only do nice actions.
6.The action game play is not the best out there, but it’s still pretty decent for a role playing game, the shooting action, not very great, but you can pull some spectacular powers to make up for that.
7. The storyline is solid, it stays interesting for all the way, it’s true that it very rarely get funny, but you will stay interested to know what will happen next.
Anything I forgot? don’t you agree with me? put your comments below
Gamespot.com Game of the year
Game spot dot com decided on the best game of the year, the winner is a game that I didn’t know, it’s called Demon’s souls. It looks really great, check it out here
But you know what sucked? Dragon Age:Origin won the PC game of year award! can you believe it? after all I said about it? I guess nobody listens to me anymore
What about Borderlands, COD WM2, Or even RE5?
The gamer choice awards will be announced tomorrow I guess, we will see who will win this time.
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