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Grave · 04-02-2008, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Aria

So is it going to let us just play beta then or only for the stress test?

Technical beta is generally only for specified chunks of time when they need to test something specific and want a lot of people hammering away at it.

General beta allows you to play anytime.

Twobit Whore · 04-02-2008, 11:12 AM

The last ''tech test' was nothing but an hour of making new forum/billing accounts on the website.

Aria · 04-02-2008, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Hatorade

Fuck just realized one person say oo got into beta this shit blows up....this game is going to have one fucked launch month.

Their letting us in to stress test the servers I believe.. gives us a chance to decide to blow $50 or not too.

mexpak · 04-02-2008, 01:43 PM

My favorite part to getting accepted into this:

Requires 35GB free space to install.

spronk · 04-02-2008, 01:45 PM

seriously wtf is up with the patching now I'm downloading a fucking 6GB patch... and up at the top of the patch notes is "known bugs: NPCs are invisible and fade when you approach them." Oh great, invisible NPCs.

Kuro · 04-02-2008, 01:58 PM

All NPCs have been replaced with Ninjas in order to increase consumer appeal.

Pyros · 04-02-2008, 02:11 PM

If you actually read the notes, there's really nothing that can take 6gb. I think the issue with their patching system is when they change something, you have to redownload the whole thing again(so you're downloading a lot of useless code you already have). If they don't somehow fix it before release, which I doubt it can happen, I dread the first few days when they'll have to hotfix some shit and you'll end up with all the user base downloading a fucking 2gb patch to fix 3fucking doors in tortage.

Aria · 04-02-2008, 02:22 PM

So I have to download 18gb just to play the game.. awesome

Draegan · 04-02-2008, 02:52 PM

Their patch system is horrible. I havn't been able to patch this game since early February.

Vehn · 04-02-2008, 02:57 PM

yeah i uninstalled the tech beta as i didn't feel like patching 5gb every week to play for an hour

jayrebb · 04-02-2008, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by spronk

"known bugs: NPCs are invisible and fade when you approach them." Oh great, invisible NPCs.

I lol'd hard. Theres no way they are fixing that bug before launch, its been in the game for....12 months. Maybe we will be able to purchase an item with real life money at the Funcom store that will let us see the bugged NPCs. Sounds about right.

Success: when a game is marketed for PvP and begins testing and balance 30 days before launch.

Grave · 04-02-2008, 04:09 PM

Yeah, heh. They should really delay now that Warhammer has been pushed back. It can only help them. I've pretty much stopped logging into beta also.

Fury · 04-02-2008, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Grave

Yeah, heh. They should really delay now that Warhammer has been pushed back. It can only help them. I've pretty much stopped logging into beta also.

Except they may now be at that point where the money men are unwilling to give them more cash to push it back. Six weeks to go.

jayrebb · 04-02-2008, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Fury

Except they may now be at that point where the money men are unwilling to give them more cash to push it back. Six weeks to go.

They have put their entire hand into the May launch date.

If they push back again, there will be a very vocal "fuck aoc" crowd. This would effectively destroy any viral marketing that MMOs thrive on. See Vanguard for how public opinion correlates to subscription numbers. I mean shit, people in WoW general chats were bashing Vanguard. Thats how widespread it was.

They cannot afford to spurn their current loyal fanbase again. Better to rack up the box purchases than shoot for long-term retention that may never happen anyway. Get the cameras out for this catch 22 trainwreck.

Clug · 04-02-2008, 05:01 PM

Nothing kills a game more than a bad launch, period.

A delayed launch will do much less damage to them than a very poor one.

04-02-2008, 11:12 AM	#332 (permalink)
Twobit Whore Insert Quarter Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 11,158 -14 Internets	The last ''tech test' was nothing but an hour of making new forum/billing accounts on the website. __________________ I got a list of demands written on the palm of my hand. I ball my fists and you gonna know where I stand.

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Kuro Support Beam Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,977 +56 Internets	All NPCs have been replaced with Ninjas in order to increase consumer appeal. __________________ Alt Army-Over 9,000 Games

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04-02-2008, 01:43 PM	#334 (permalink)
mexpak Before Jenny, I couldn't even walk up stairs without losing my breath Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: MA Posts: 206 -6 Internets	My favorite part to getting accepted into this: Requires 35GB free space to install.

04-02-2008, 01:45 PM	#335 (permalink)
spronk nerd Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,094	seriously wtf is up with the patching now I'm downloading a fucking 6GB patch... and up at the top of the patch notes is "known bugs: NPCs are invisible and fade when you approach them." Oh great, invisible NPCs.

04-02-2008, 02:11 PM	#337 (permalink)
Pyros Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,215 +39 Internets	If you actually read the notes, there's really nothing that can take 6gb. I think the issue with their patching system is when they change something, you have to redownload the whole thing again(so you're downloading a lot of useless code you already have). If they don't somehow fix it before release, which I doubt it can happen, I dread the first few days when they'll have to hotfix some shit and you'll end up with all the user base downloading a fucking 2gb patch to fix 3fucking doors in tortage.

04-02-2008, 02:22 PM	#338 (permalink)
Aria Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,060 +7 Internets	So I have to download 18gb just to play the game.. awesome

04-02-2008, 02:52 PM	#339 (permalink)
Draegan ҉̵̞̟̠̖̗̘̙̜̝̞̟̠͇̊̋̌̍̎ ̏ Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 6,631 -20 Internets	Their patch system is horrible. I havn't been able to patch this game since early February.

04-02-2008, 02:57 PM	#340 (permalink)
Vehn Hurm... Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,288 -3 Internets	yeah i uninstalled the tech beta as i didn't feel like patching 5gb every week to play for an hour

04-02-2008, 04:09 PM	#342 (permalink)
Grave Slightly OP Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,136 +38 Internets	Yeah, heh. They should really delay now that Warhammer has been pushed back. It can only help them. I've pretty much stopped logging into beta also.

04-02-2008, 05:01 PM	#345 (permalink)
Clug title? I don't need no stinkin title Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 945	Nothing kills a game more than a bad launch, period. A delayed launch will do much less damage to them than a very poor one.