Whelp, I'm sure there's plenty in the same boat I'm in. I wasn't in any of the previous betas, and now I'm waiting for this beta to open up its registration, so the rest of us can get in on the action. Hopefully there won't be any problems in Square sending the 20 digit codes to us open beta players. I'd really like to get this game downloaded. I'm actually quite excited, where as when I was in the 1.0 beta I was screaming bloody murder about square committing suicide. Final Fantasy XI was the best gaming experience of my life, and this feels like a familiar, comfortable situation that I'm sliding into, rather than a new experience. I'll never forget my years in XI. I could almost feel the chill of the morning, as the sun rose over South Gustaberg, or the smell of sawdust as I did my woodworking. I really hope to have similar, fun experiences here.
10 years from now, I want to nostalgia over XIV as hard as I do when I hear this.