This is part of the official announcement they have made...
"The program will give priority to those who have been subscribed to City of Heroes the longest. A percentage of slots will be reserved for City of HeroesÂ’ veterans, players who have subscribed to City of Heroes for at least 12 months. Those players will automatically earn a slot as a Villains beta tester. Players with at least six months of time in City of Heroes will receive the next level of priority consideration for the beta testing program."
Now, this is my interpetation...
"The program will give priority to those who have been subscribed to City of Heroes the longest."
---longer you have been here, better the chance to get in. Next line...
" A percentage of slots will be reserved for City of HeroesÂ’ veterans, players who have subscribed to City of Heroes for at least 12 months."
----"We have <x> amount of slots for beta, so veterans will fill <%> of those slots." Not all of the beta slots will be for veterans. Next line...
"Those players will automatically earn a slot as a Villains beta tester."
---"Those players" refers to the % picked, not everyone (maybe? Unsure...). And onwards...
"Players with at least six months of time in City of Heroes will receive the next level of priority consideration for the beta testing program."
----after the veteran players are introduced, "If" they let more current players into beta, the next batch they will consider will include a % to fill the rest of the slots, and only "If" they have played at least 6 months.
Some of the things I believe are key here, "consideration" doesn't mean you are automaticaly in. A "percentage" means that they already probably have a fixed amount of slots they will fill and they are reserving only some slots for different qualifications.
Now, I dont work for them and I may be extremely off base, but this is just what I "assumed" after reading that statement they said. Yes, I would love to get into beta. Yes, I am a +12 month player. No, I do not think they "owe" me a slot at all, except for the preorder beta invitations.
Please don't flame me for my "interpetations" because I already stated that I don't know any of this for sure.
Hope to see all of you in game, beta or released.
Oh yeah, one other thing. Not to offend anyone, but can someone explain to me a little clearer why you would cancel a preorder from a store and re-preorder somewhere else, when the helmets will be available in the future anyways? Just don't get it myself.
