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Update: Will begin tomorrow.

Update: Square Enix has said the Final Fantasy XIV Online beta will begin tomorrow morning at 2am GMT.

Get your registration code on the FFXIV website.

Original story: As many may already know, Square Enix has delayed the opening of the Final Fantasy XIV Online beta.

This had been scheduled to start today but has been postponed because of a "critical issue" with the client software, the official website explained.

When the doors will open now is unknown. We're told only that Square Enix is in "the final stages of preparation", and that a "new schedule will be released at a later date".

Final Fantasy XIV will be released for PC on 30th September, although buyers of the Special Edition can enter the world eight days earlier on 22nd September.

Eurogamer's impressions of the Final Fantasy XIV beta were published this morning.

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Powerslave #1 1 year ago

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does anyone know why the PS3 version of the game will be delayed for so long (March 2011)?
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roquey Verified Lead Quality Assurance Tester and Compliance Specialist, Universally Speaking #2 1 year ago

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@ClubHeaven its just asleep, honest! although tell that to the missions of steam gamers every day.

@Powerslave It seems that porting it from the PC to PS3 has its problems.
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J0rdan_KZ #3 1 year ago

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@ClubHeaven tell that to the 2 million+ people that log into Steam every day...
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ChthonicEcho #4 1 year ago

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Your capacity to make good jokes is even lower.
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RobotRocker #5 1 year ago

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Great googly Moogle-y!
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Prehensile_Plant #6 1 year ago

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Back on again for 2 am tonight. Thanks EG
[link url=http://entry.ffx iv.com/eu/index.html
]http://entry.ffx iv.com/eu/index.html
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"FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test Will Start on Sep. 2!

We would like to take this opportunity to provide an update regarding FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test, which was announced to be postponed on Aug. 31, 2010.

Along with the completion on investigation and correction of the critical issue, we have decided to begin FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test on Sep. 2, 2010 at 02:00 (GMT).

Starting on Sep. 2, 2010 at 02:00 (GMT), acquisition of registration code required for FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test will become available.

We are looking forward to your participation in FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test!"
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Hypercube #7 1 year ago

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@Powerslave - I read somewhere on the internet that they're doing a lot of work with getting all the resources working with the PS3 memory.

I left the updater running last night from 6pm until lunchtime today before it finished. I hope any patching on launch day is quicker!
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MasterNameless #8 1 year ago

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@Prehensile_Plant

Nice one! You beat Square's email too.

Have just ran the benchmark on my laptop - even though I'll be playing on my tower at home mainly, laptop will be for crafty crafting whilst I should be working (depending on hpw imput heavy the crafting is) - and it scored 670, which didn;t seem too bad. Viewing some in-game scenes and cinematics has started to get me really excited again.

Roll on the 2nd Sept!
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ZuluHero #9 1 year ago

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It needs a minimum score of 1500 to play

EDIT: Taken from [link url=ht tp://www.finalfantasyxiv.com/media/benchmark/na/
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[8000 and over] Extremely High Performance
Easily capable of running the game on the highest settings.

[5500�7999] Very High Performance
Easily capable of running the game. Should perform exceptionally well, even at higher resolutions.

[4500-5499] High Performance
Easily capable of running the game. Should perform well, even at higher resolutions.

[3000-4499] Fairly High Performance
Capable of running the game on default settings. Consider switching to a higher resolution depending on performance.

[2500-2999] Standard Performance
Capable of running the game on default settings.

[2000-2499] Slightly Low Performance
Capable of running the game, but may experience some slowdown. Adjust settings to improve performance.

[1500-1999] Low Performance
Capable of running the game, but will experience considerable slowdown. Adjusting settings is unlikely to improve performance.

[Under 1500] Insufficient Performance
Does not meet specifications for running the game.

Edited by 1 at 01/09/10 @ 14:34
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MasterNameless #10 1 year ago

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Ouch! Didn;t realise that.

It seemed to run okay on my laptop. I assumed I'd on my need to turn an awful lot of settings down though. Let's hope I score better on my tower at home.
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Prehensile_Plant #11 1 year ago

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I think that Benchmark is a bit pants really. Download the beta and try it as I know people who've been playing with less than minimum setups and been fine. They are working on a new benchmark, I'm sure I saw a comment in some interview somewhere.
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MasterNameless #12 1 year ago

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Just found a forum thread, on a FFXI website, that seems to go against what the benchmark says. Interesting post I spotted was;

"People still believe what the benchmark says?

More specifically, the ratings of what's "High performance" and stuff.

It's pretty *** obvious just watching the screen while the benchmark runs, whether or not you'll be able to play it. The rankings themselves assume you're going to play in windowed mode with every program on your computer running at high priority. My laptop was running at about 45 FPS for most of it, if memory serves me correctly, and got a 2500. Obviously, I'm not going to play it in windowed mode, nor do I expect a solid 60 FPS at all times.

Besides, anything above 500 is capable of playing the Beta without much problems, aside from computers with compatibility issues."

Source: [link url=http://jp.ffxiah.com/forum/topic/13 142/what-did-you-score-on-your-bench-mark/
]http://jp .ffxiah.com/forum/topic/13142/w...[/link]

So, that's a little promising. A very good point about the benchmark running in windowed mode, can definitely expect better results when the game is full screen. And it play well in the benchmark, despite the score, so I'm hopeful.

Edited by 1 at 01/09/10 @ 14:50
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ZuluHero #13 1 year ago

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I'm a bit confused - how do you get a registration code?

I signed into my Square Enix account and i linked it to where i live - is that all i have to do? Or do i have to go back after 2.00am and get a code then?
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roquey Verified Lead Quality Assurance Tester and Compliance Specialist, Universally Speaking #14 1 year ago

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Is it not something to do with the installer? im not at home to check yet but it says about the code before you sign into your squenix account doesnt it?
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Prehensile_Plant #15 1 year ago

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You have to go get a code after 2 am, we assume. Then use this code in your Square Enix account, then log in the launcher to play.
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ZuluHero #16 1 year ago

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Yeah thats the way i read it, glad i'm not mad. Still, looks like sleep is off the menu tonight!
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roquey Verified Lead Quality Assurance Tester and Compliance Specialist, Universally Speaking #17 1 year ago

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Dont tempt me im already doing a 12 hour shift today and tomorrow
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MasterNameless #18 1 year ago

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Don't forget it's 2am GMT too. So in the UK, with daylight savings taken into account, it's 3am.

I have to be up for work at 730am... I hope I don't oversleep. Staying up to get the code... obviously! XD
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Hypercube #19 1 year ago

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I can't stay up until 3 - I hope there are some keys left in the morning
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roquey Verified Lead Quality Assurance Tester and Compliance Specialist, Universally Speaking #20 1 year ago

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Theres limited keys? im definately up then. to buy energy drinks or to not to.... maybe ill use all my coffee or something.
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ZuluHero #21 1 year ago

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I don't think they're limited - what have you heard Hypercube?
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Hypercube #22 1 year ago

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Ah, my bad, I had assumed there was a set amount of keys, it appears I was spectacularly ill informed!

Ignore my earlier post! Nothing to see there! Move along!

Edited by 1 at 01/09/10 @ 19:16
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MasterNameless #23 1 year ago

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I imagine my post didn;t help with your logic there Hypercube.

I have no idea whether they are limited or not, I assume they aren't, thinking about it, being an open beta and all that. The slightest doubt makes me want to stay up til 3am, just in case. I get excited by big MMO launches like this very, very easily, and I'm also a big Final Fantasy geek, so this is all making me a little giddy. I'd be gutted if I missed out!

Although, now, after hearing the confirmation that keys aren't limited... I might not stay up to stupid o'clock after all.
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ZuluHero #24 1 year ago

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yikes - so i've just goten up and tried to apply for the open beta - its really congested!
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rodpad #25 1 year ago

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No more keys. I highly doubt anyone from Europe got any.

Fucking stupid.

"Open Beta" !!

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ZuluHero #26 1 year ago

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How do you know there are no more keys? All I get is a message saying try again later?
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Hypercube #27 1 year ago

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The page just says "Please try again later". Not "All keys are gone, stupid Europeans, mwuahahahahaha!"....

So I assume there may still be more.

Edit: I have achieved this message - "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."

So, I think rodpad is incorrect.

2nd edit: It now says the servers are down for maintenace! Eek.

Edited by 2 at 02/09/10 @ 08:17
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rodpad #28 1 year ago

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[link url=https://secure.square-e nix.com/account/app/svc/login?cont=ffxiv_beta_ap&ret=https%3 A%2F%2Fsecure.square-enix.com%2Fenqt%2Fe%2FFF14OBTENTRYJP%2F html&retl=ffxiv&retu=http%3A%2F%2Fentry.ffxiv.com%2F&lng=en& rgn=na
]https://s ecure.square-enix.com/account/a...[/link]

There.
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Hypercube #29 1 year ago

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@rodpad - that's the North American URL.

Change the last 2 characters to 'eu' if you're in the UK or mainland Europe.

Edited by 1 at 02/09/10 @ 08:13
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ZuluHero #30 1 year ago

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Yeah, that link just gives me the same message as Hyper:

"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. "

And i've just been reading up on MMORPG.com and its been like that all night. I think we will get in, we just need to be patient. We all know how popular the game will be and it was bound to be hammered within 2 minutes of going up
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rodpad #31 1 year ago

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Same thing with EU at the end:

"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. "
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Hypercube #32 1 year ago

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Oh well, I'll try again at lunchtime. Now, off to work!
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rodpad #33 1 year ago

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The region bit at the end doesn't make any difference.

[link url=https://secure.squ are-enix.com/account/app/svc/login?cont=ffxiv_beta_ap&ret=ht tps%3A%2F%2Fsecure.square-enix.com%2Fenqt%2Fe%2FFF14OBTENTRY JP%2Fhtml&retl=ffxiv&retu=http%3A%2F%2Fentry.ffxiv.com%2F&ln g=en&rgn=yourmum
]https://s ecure.square-enix.com/account/a...[/link]

See.

Infact everything after the &ret part is merely the return url.

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Hypercube #34 1 year ago

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@rodpad - ah right, my bad! I saw the end bit and assumed it was a URL parameter related to the account region.

Nicely spotted!
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rodpad #35 1 year ago

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Quick! I just got in.

I guess they are staggering the release of keys after all.

Try this URL. [link url=https://secure.square-e nix.com/account/app/svc/login?cont=ffxiv_beta_ap&ret=https%3 A%2F%2Fsecure.square-enix.com%2Fenqt%2Fe%2FFF14OBTENTRYEU%2F html&retl=ffxiv&retu=http%3A%2F%2Fentry.ffxiv.com%2F&lng=en& rgn=na
]https://s ecure.square-enix.com/account/a...[/link]

Is has a OBTENTRYEU in it and worked for me (was redirected from the main http://entry.ffxiv.com/ site).

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MasterNameless #36 1 year ago

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Thanks rodpab!!

I just hit that first link you posted in post #31, and that took me straight through to the page where they accepted the application and sent me a beta key to my email! \o/

I can't actually log in to my account to actually apply my key yet, but I'm sure that'll be okay later.
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Prehensile_Plant #37 1 year ago

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I got up at 3 am just for the hysteria I knew would happen. Was a lot of swearing going on in my linkshell voice chat. Went to bed when it got boring.

Got my key at 9 am
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MasterNameless #38 1 year ago

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If anyone has trouble getting to the account management site, and has already installed the game, hitting the "account management" link on the login page of the launcher took me straight there to apply my beta code right away.

All working now, which is nice.
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Hypercube #39 1 year ago

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Now I just see "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."

@MasterNameless - I tried that, and I get a page where i have to enter data for using "Crysta"...
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MasterNameless #40 1 year ago

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@Hypercube

Yeah, as far as I know, all the Crysta info has to be filled in first. I logged into the account management yesterday and filled all the Crysta info then.

If you fill the Crysta info in, and then you can go back to the link for the beta key, or it could take you straight there - and then it automatically emails you the key.
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Reckless99 #41 1 year ago

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I got the key and now trying to log into the beta site so I can download the client, but everytime I click log in, it sends me to a screen saying next and then back to log in screen. :S
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Prehensile_Plant #42 1 year ago

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Keep trying through the 'applications are temporarily closed' screens. That's how I got my key
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pigsworthy #43 1 year ago

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Damn, I'm having the same problem as you Reckless. Square-Enix has clearly thought everything through extremely thoroughly :/
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AidyD #44 1 year ago

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So... Any news on the open beta keys situation?

Its currently 'suspended' with zero info on when its coming back... Maybe something approx like a day or 50 would be nice.

Edited by 1 at 02/09/10 @ 14:17
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MasterNameless #45 1 year ago

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You can get the launcher from fileplanet here;

[link url=http://www.fileplanet.com/215249 /210000/fileinfo/Final-Fantasy-XIV-Beta-Launcher
]http://ww w.fileplanet.com/215249/210000/...[/link]

And when it starts to download, you can speed the process up by going to;

C:\Users\miniFRAK\Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY XIV Beta Version\downloads\ffxiv-beta\d96437e6\metainfo

for the torrent files, and open them in utorrent. Then drop the completed file into;

C:\Users\miniFRAK\Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY XIV Beta Version\downloads\ffxiv-beta\d96437e6\patch

If you start off each file in the launcher, it makes it easier to where the patch file goes, as you will be overwriting it with the complete version from utorrent.

Also, if you have trouble getting to the account site to register the key, fire the launcher up when it's fully downloaded, and go to the account website through the link there. It will take you straight there, avoiding the 'congestion'.

Hope that helps.
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AidyD #46 1 year ago

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Cool thanks Il try that now
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AidyD #47 1 year ago

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It wont even start downloading...

The only three options are -

Boot (everytime it 'times out' whilst trying to check version number)
Config (general options)
Updater (Does nothing)

Sigh.... I hate things that are not instantly accessable with ease of use.
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MasterNameless #48 1 year ago

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Their servers are down atm. Even though mine is fully installed and I've created two characters, but can't get passed the launcher at the moment, I'm sure they'll be back up sooner or later.

Edited by 2 at 02/09/10 @ 17:13
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MasterNameless #49 1 year ago

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I can now launch the game okay, so you should be able to download the rest of the client through the launcher now.

The actual game servers seem to be down still though. Hopefully they'll be back up in the next couple of hours... :/
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redopalfruit #50 1 year ago

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Just got accepted and got my beta key. If you want one, go grab it while it's open.
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Mcstrife #51 1 year ago

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Too bad, maintenance page all around.
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