So how's the closed beta going?
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Posted on: 2009-08-11 08:52 in The Global Training Room Test Server
You know if they're in the closed beta, they can't tell us anything, right?
Where to now?
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Rumor has it*, the Test Server exploded. They're frantically trying to get a replacement server put in ASAP.
So yeah, that probably sucks for the Beta Testers.
* - Meaning, I just made it up.
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We have had times in the past where we have been given 'updates' about how closed was going.|
Originally Posted by DechsKaison
You know if they're in the closed beta, they can't tell us anything, right?
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I think we mostly badgered Lighthouse and he finally came around to doing it.
Perhaps they can do a fly-by with a brief announcement about how it is going.
Will give them something to do between mod'ing the forum, getting ready for updates, writing reports, putting together spreadsheet about hot issues, laughing at the non-closed testers wanting scraps of info...
You know.. stuff like that
Maybe we will get lucky and get some tidbit of info.
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I have a little tidbit about closed beta.....none of us are in it.
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Didn't it just go into Closed Beta last week?|
Originally Posted by Dr_Graviton
I would not be surprised if we get an announcement very soon about it going into open beta either this week or next.
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Going into Open Beta this week, or even next, would be very surprising.
EDIT: Or maybe you meant we'd get announcement this/next week. That I can believe.
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Posi twittered that this Issue would have a relatively short beta cycle. Based on the nature of what it's providing the to game I'm still reasonably certain that it will go live as close to September 1st as possible. 
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Just finished reading Posi's Tweets. No he hasn't.|
Originally Posted by Lothic
Posi twittered that this Issue would have a relatively short beta cycle.
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Eh, it was either in one of his tweets or in an interview he gave recently. Either way whatever he might have said about it (or where he might have said it) doesn't really matter at this point.|
Originally Posted by Rush_Bolt
Just finished reading Posi's Tweets. No he hasn't.
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You're the one who seems to want to prove this Issue -won't- go live as close to September 1st as possible to offer us Power Customization around the same time Champions Online goes live. Remember this is the same game that rushed its very short open beta to release I12 on the same day Age of Conan went live to give us the new "swords and shields" zone of Cimerora.
Why don't you go waste some time trying to prove why that -doesn't- make any sense...
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No, what I want is people to stop promulgating rumors. If you've got a source, I'd like to see it.|
Originally Posted by Lothic
You're the one who seems to want to prove this Issue -won't- go live as close to September 1st as possible to offer us Power Customization around the same time Champions Online goes live.
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All I said on the direct matter is that I'd be surprised if Issue 16 went into Open Beta this week or next week. I'd be very pleased, but still surprised.
Now... if you think that sort of thing is me "want[ing] to prove this Issue -won't- go live as close to September 1st" then you're completely wrong.
EDIT: And yes, I know I did the whole rumor schtick in an earlier post, but I at least had the decency to say so.
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Updates on Issue 16 Closed Beta (as of 8/11/2009):|
Originally Posted by GadgetDon
Nice to get any updates we can get. Is the closed beta still at "friends and family", or have players started being invited in? (Yes, I know the friends and family are players, but you know what I mean.) Things going well?
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- We have extended invites to three waves of Beta Testers.
- There will be another wave of invitations later this week.
- We are still iterating, so any pictures or videos from SDCC will be outdated by the time Open Beta begins.
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thank you Ghost Falcon. It was much appreciated!
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Originally Posted by Ghost Falcon
Updates on Issue 16 Closed Beta (as of 8/11/2009):
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I'm not in beta myself, but I can quote BAB here:
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| Bug fixing on I16 progressing at feverish pace. I think we might actually get ahead this issue. Fixed a *lot of legacy bugs so far. |
Right, sorry for silly question, but what is a "legacy bug?" I assume something that's been around for a while, but just want some clarification.
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If I had to guess, I would say bugs that existed in the game and not ones that may have cropped up due to the new issue.
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3 Waves of testers!|
Originally Posted by Ghost Falcon
Updates on Issue 16 Closed Beta (as of 8/11/2009):
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Oh well. Good to hear its progressing.
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So there have been 3 waves so far and a 4th later this week? Or there will be 3 altogether and one of those will be later this week?|
Originally Posted by Ghost Falcon
Updates on Issue 16 Closed Beta (as of 8/11/2009):
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If it's the latter, that would indicate things are progressing VERY quickly... If the former (which the wording would seem to indicate), that's not a lot of time between waves and may also indicate very fast progress.
Also, iterating? As in there are core design changes that are still going on, rather than just bug fixes? That's kind of surprising unless it's little cosmetic stuff that's changing based on tester input.
In any case, good hunting out there!
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Originally Posted by CharybdisClan
Right, sorry for silly question, but what is a "legacy bug?" I assume something that's been around for a while, but just want some clarification.
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1) they can't reliably replicate the bug based on the info they have or the testing they do. If they can't find it, they can't fix it.
2) It's a bug that involves code that a lot of things depend on, or it's in an area where the stuff is due for a larger revamp at some point. If they don't have a good reason to go in and do something, then they usually don't. There's no point fixing a bunch of bugs in a system that they're going to rewrite completely in the next year. They have their available time to do things pretty well scheduled, so they have to fix the bugs they can in the time they have.
In this issue, they're revamping several areas as well as just getting their hands on sections of the game they haven't touched in a while. This lets them address older bugs at the same time they do the new work.
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Originally Posted by Spinomania
Bug fixing on I16 progressing at feverish pace. I think we might actually get ahead this issue. Fixed a *lot of legacy bugs so far.
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be nice to know ETA on open beta 
if were on a 4th Wave now/soon thats a good sign everythings moving along nicely =D
Nice to get any updates we can get. Is the closed beta still at "friends and family", or have players started being invited in? (Yes, I know the friends and family are players, but you know what I mean.) Things going well?
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