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07-20-2006, 03:12 PM
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| Warhammer Pseudo-schedule http://www.warherald.com/news/fullArticle.php?newsid=18 Beta Defined! By: Sanya Thomas 2006-07-14 17:04:08 Here are some handy definitions of what the different phases of beta are. I also provide, for the first time, some extremely vague and tentative dates. Some of you have already won betas, and to spare you the whole "having to read" thing, you are listed as "Early Spring 2007." In theory and indeed in schedule, it may be sooner than that - but I am a bitter, cranky, old community weenie who has been through many betas, and I no longer believe in anything I can't grasp in my withered talons. Alpha: What we are in now. I made the grievous error of calling it a very early beta, for which I am terminally sorry. I will regret that until I die. Alpha does not have anyone playing who does not draw a paycheck from Mythic. Double Secret Beta: What we will be in "Soon, TM." That is just beyond alpha, and includes people who draw paychecks from Mythic and our partners. Summer 2006 First Stage of Closed Beta (Beta 1): Sometimes called "Friends and Family," somewhat inaccurately, this is a stage where there is actually a game, but it is not usually very complete or even stable for that matter. People who don't work here are in this stage, but usually fewer than a hundred, and they are nearly all such old, old friends that they are often mistaken for employees. Fall 2006 Beta 1.7, After Things Stop Going Boom Every Day: This is the stage you'll start seeing community testers. People who have tested for Mythic for years, or have been otherwise recommended to us as quality volunteer testers, are starting to be included. There is usually a restriction on how many people get in at this point, and often perfectly wonderful people are left out. TENTATIVE DATE: Early 2007 Beta 2: Still closed and covered under NDA, invitees include prize winners, guilds that win the guild contest, and some members of the print and web media - usually the ones we have relationships with. People who work at GW retail shops are getting in here, and we've got some plans for existing Dark Age of Camelot players to be invited to check out their new sibling. There will be up to a thousand people by the end of Beta 2. TENTATIVE DATE: Early Spring 2007 Beta 3: Closed, NDA. This is where Lady Luck will wave her wand. We will be choosing randomly from the giant pool of people who are subscribed to our newsletter. This phase will have thousands of people invited, possibly as many as ten thousand. TENTATIVE DATE: Summer 2007 Final Beta: No NDA. Because there is no NDA, people often refer to this as "open beta." But I wanted to be really clear with you guys - we are not planning the kind of open beta where everyone with internet access can download the game and hop in. That's nutty. Right now, we are tentatively considering having everyone who pre-orders the game invited to this phase of beta. This phase will also invite winners from our big media promotions. TENTATIVE DATE: Summer 2007 |
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07-20-2006, 03:20 PM
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| Yea, it is refreshing - from video blogs of developers to just straight up candid stuff like this, the strat here is clearly making a personal connection and including people as much as possible (or at least presenting that illusion). |
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07-20-2006, 03:45 PM
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| The good news is that you're still alive. The bad news is that that's the good news. Also, you have no legs.  Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: 'Merica, land of the free.
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+2 Internets | Take a look at the screenshots if you're bored and want newfound hope for the game/industry ;p
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07-20-2006, 03:46 PM
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07-20-2006, 05:13 PM
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07-20-2006, 05:32 PM
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| Dr. Feelgood  Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Acton, Massachusetts
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We can only hope that such openness (that word looks fucking weird...) persists through Beta and into the game where intended game mechanics and upcoming content are shared with the playerbase so shit like Shamans, the Warrior Protection Tree, TBC, Paladins, etc. don't plague this game as well. | |
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07-20-2006, 05:45 PM
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| "Hamburgers, the cornerstone of any nutritious breakfast" Join Date: Mar 2002
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| I think the tone is pretty consistant with that of the people of Games Workshop. If youve played the game they have that "We are all mates at a Pub having a pint and discussing some silly game" vibe. I kind of like it actually a lot better than the usual "Faux Professional Califonia Is it almost quiting time and I can stop pretending to be my Father" tone that most gaming companies put out.
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07-21-2006, 01:34 AM
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You obviously don't know Mythic. Moreover, you don't know EA Mythic. | |
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07-21-2006, 02:04 AM
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| Heavy Ballsac  Join Date: Jan 2004
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Whats wrong with their website? When I click the screenshots link, it sends me to WoW's screenshots page. err.... oh wait | |
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