Wave 4 of Closed Beta invites on 8/14
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Posted on: 2009-08-13 17:52 in The Global Training Room Test Server
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Originally Posted by Kinetic_Kitten
I thought the beta invites were going to the highest vets first!!??
I have been logged into game since day 1, and I haven't gotten a beta email or access yet. Wow did I misunderstand! Or did I? Tech/KK |
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Originally Posted by PunchinJudy
You misunderstood.
Closed beta access for 60+ month vets was promised for the "Going Rogue" expansion only. Not for issue 16. |
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We don't know. They're not saying.
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Originally Posted by MsMisery
how is it decided who gets invites is it random or select?
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The Devs have specifically told us in the past that they avoid openly telling us exactly what the criteria are for closed beta selections on purpose. They realize that if they told us exactly what to do to qualify for them then everybody would bend-over-backwards to do those things and they'd have a million people gumming up the works.|
Originally Posted by MsMisery
how is it decided who gets invites is it random or select?
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The Devs were free to tell us about being 60+ month Vets for the Going Rogue closed beta because there's nothing you can actively do to become one of those other than just being one of those in the first place. You can't "cheat" yourself into becoming a 60+ month Vet.
Closed betas, almost by definition, are only supposed to involve a limited number of people for focused testing. If practically everyone were allowed into closed betas then it'd pretty much defeat the purpose for having them.
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Yeah the more that the devs reveal about their selection criteria, the bigger of a stink people will raise if they don't get chosen.
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Not quite correct.Ghost Falcon explains it here. Just it doesn't drop off the edge of the forums world...|
Originally Posted by Myopic_Aardvark
Was there a post about how those who gave legitimate feedback that was then not acted upon in any way, shape or form and then grumbled about it a bit, would be forever banished from Closed Beta?
Just asking? *whistles* |
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I15 Beta Status & Future Closed Beta Qualification Greetings Heroes and Villains! We have received a lot of GREAT feedback from players, and want you to know that your comments do not go unnoticed. We recently made some changes to the Villain Strike Force in Issue 15 Anniversary, and will be making additional changes to the Hero Task Force next week. This was all due to player feedback, and we want to thank everyone for their input. Please check the changes out on the Training Room, and let us know what you think! In an effort to expand our pool of potential Closed Beta Testers, we are looking to find players who provide us constructive feedback (both in areas we got right as well as what needs to be improved) and detailed bug notifications during this Beta. <ul type="square">[*]If you are interested in participating in future Closed Beta tests we encourage you to check out Issue 15 on the Training Room and post your feedback on the forums! [*]Players (in good standing) who are selected for the future Closed Beta Group will have Beta entry priority over all other players selected from our normal Beta selection methods.[/list]Remember, its your feedback which helps us create an experience that you enjoy. Take this opportunity to make your voice heard in the continuing development of City of Heroes! -Ghost Falcon |
That's the post I was thinking of.
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Well as far as trying to figure what it takes to get chosen for a closed beta I think it was probably pretty safe to assume that the Devs are interested in people "who have provided them with constructive feedback" in bug reports. I think I could have guessed that one without too much effort. But as far as the exact criteria involved I still suspect we'll never know all the details.
For example it's possible that to even be considered for closed betas you have to have submitted 5 bug reports already. Maybe they will only accept Vets with more than 24 months racked up. Maybe they consider the number of posts you make in the forums. Maybe they consider how many badges you have. Or it could be some convoluted combination of any or all of these things or a hundred others.
The point I'm making is that while I'm quite sure the Devs have a very detailed method to select people for their betas we will never know 100% of those details because they want to maintain a reasonable amount of unbiased statistical control over the situation. Or put another way they want keep us impatient freaks back at arm's length to minimize our ability to make legitimate cases to whine about it.
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I could care less if testing is closed beta or open beta, just keep the patches rolling if you're proceeding at a "feverish pace".
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So far no invite for me, at least I start on Champions beta monday |
Originally Posted by Ghost Falcon
Just an fyi that we'll be sending out another round of Issue 16 Closed Beta invitations tomorrow afternoon (Friday) 8/14 at approximately 2PM Pacific / 5PM Eastern.
Please make sure that your Junk email filters allow emails from : support@plaync.com Next week, we will most definitely still be in Closed Beta, and we plan to invite an additional wave or two then. |
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Well, still not in. On the positive side, they fixed it to quickly give a proper "you're not in closed beta" message, rather than just the generic "cannot connect to DB Server" error.
... Progress! 
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I think its all about who submitted feedback and bug reports for this one.
I have been in every closed beta up until now. I usually do some good testing.
I didn't do anything for i15 beta. I don't think I even logged on. The issue didn't intrigue me at all, so I didn't. Wish I had, now.
WoW i log in all time time. So i can be shown as being on there. I been playing this game close to 51 months. I got about 9,200 hrs in this game since i downloaded x-fire on 12/17/05. And you are going to sit here and tell me i havent receved a closed beta invite yet. And makes it worse is you are on wave 4. And i been in the other closed betas ... WOW i feel robbed..
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Originally Posted by brewha
WoW i log in all time time. So i can be shown as being on there. I been playing this game close to 51 months. I got about 9,200 hrs in this game since i downloaded x-fire on 12/17/05. And you are going to sit here and tell me i havent receved a closed beta invite yet. And makes it worse is you are on wave 4. And i been in the other closed betas ... WOW i feel robbed..
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Its just so wrong.
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Originally Posted by Soulie
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Sigh. Me too. I guess we 'tested' the 'not in Beta' system. |
Originally Posted by The_Feign
Well, still not in. On the positive side, they fixed it to quickly give a proper "you're not in closed beta" message, rather than just the generic "cannot connect to DB Server" error.
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Still here, even after all this time!
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Originally Posted by Futurias
Sigh. Me too. I guess we 'tested' the 'not in Beta' system.
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I seem to remember Avatea saying something about it being something to do with previous beta testers, and the players who use the Traing Room a lot.
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Originally Posted by MsMisery
how is it decided who gets invites is it random or select?
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Originally Posted by brewha
WoW i log in all time time. So i can be shown as being on there. I been playing this game close to 51 months. I got about 9,200 hrs in this game since i downloaded x-fire on 12/17/05. And you are going to sit here and tell me i havent receved a closed beta invite yet. And makes it worse is you are on wave 4. And i been in the other closed betas ... WOW i feel robbed..
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Originally Posted by brewha
WoW i log in all time time. So i can be shown as being on there. I been playing this game close to 51 months. I got about 9,200 hrs in this game since i downloaded x-fire on 12/17/05. And you are going to sit here and tell me i havent receved a closed beta invite yet. And makes it worse is you are on wave 4. And i been in the other closed betas ... WOW i feel robbed..
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Also, I will join others in reiterating: beta access is not a RIGHT, it's a PRIVILEGE. You're not entitled to anything in regards to the beta. Feel joyous if they pick you, not embittered if they don't.
Count me in as another who wishes she had logged into test for issue 15. Thing is, there was just nothing about that issue that really exited me. A TF that due to its high level restriction, only two of my characters could run. I'm quite sure that neither my scrapper or brute would have made a huge difference. And having made no MA missions at that point, I really wasn't going to be of much help testing MA changes.
So I didn't bother. Kicking myself now.
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i only tested the new costume parts. Meh. i'll see I16 soon enough.
Closed beta access for 60+ month vets was promised for the "Going Rogue" expansion only. Not for issue 16.
And they should send *me* cookies.