They'll allow Europeans access to the U.S. servers?
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Originally Posted by Star_Engine
They'll allow Europeans access to the U.S. servers?
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Not if I have anything to say about it... *grins*
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The start of closed beta does not have to wait until after the loyalty program subscription period ends. |
Originally Posted by bAss_ackwards
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The subscription period is for the 2nd tier of closed beta. 60 month vets can be let in before then as they qualify for tier 1 CB regardlesss of their participation in the Autumn '09 loyalty program.
Having said that, I suspect that SG is 'reading it wrong', just not for the reason that you state.
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It would be nice if they made a real game changing event out of it, but I expect what we'll get is an article posted on the website which says something like this: "We opened the capsule. It had pretty much all the stuff in it that we remembered putting there just a few years ago. We chucked in a couple more items just for the heck of it and then sealed it up again. It was a very moving ceremony. The end. PS We're not opening it again for 100 years."
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Originally Posted by MaestroMavius
You know, the very 1st cape mission I ran I actually tried to open the capsule! My curiosty was greater than my need for a cape.
I'm curious though, if they do open it will the cape mission be altered? |
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Originally Posted by MaestroMavius
You know, the very 1st cape mission I ran I actually tried to open the capsule! My curiosty was greater than my need for a cape.
I'm curious though, if they do open it will the cape mission be altered? |
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Semi-unrelated, but is it confirmed you'll definitely get into GR Closed Beta if you're a 5-year vet/been part of the Loyalty program/preordered GR, or do you merely get the CHANCE of getting into the Closed Beta?
I tend to overlook fine-print, so I don't wanna get my hopes up just because I was part of the Loyalty program.
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I don't know how you're reading it that way. The announcement makes no mention of when the closed beta will start, merely that attendees will be signing their NDAs there. Those of us who aren't attending Hero-Con and will get in via veteran status or the loyalty program (as well as anyone who is randomly picked -- they could be doing that as well) will (probably) have to electronically sign NDAs the way we did for the CoV closed beta.|
Originally Posted by SwellGuy
I may be reading this wrong http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=194258 but it seems to me closed beta starts on October 24 for the Hero Con attendees who sign the NDA.
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The GR closed beta *could* start at any time, of course. I just don't see how you're getting anything about the start date from that announcement.
I don't think they'd start it until the loyalty program period is over in November.
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I suspect they'll want to test the winter holiday event before they tie up the test server with the closed (and then open) beta, given that they don't know for a fact that GR will go live before the winter event needs to.
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Originally Posted by Hellguard
The GR closed beta *could* start at any time, of course. I just don't see how you're getting anything about the start date from that announcement.
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If memory serves, with the CoV closed beta the "regular" test server was still available; CoV was done on different servers from the normal test server. I remember having to do some weird stuff with the test client to be able to log on to the CoV beta server.|
Originally Posted by Mindscythe
I suspect they'll want to test the winter holiday event before they tie up the test server with the closed (and then open) beta, given that they don't know for a fact that GR will go live before the winter event needs to.
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At any rate, I'd say the winter event will definitely go live before Going Rogue. Have they even hinted that there's a chance of GR coming out this year? As big as GR will undoubtedly be, and given the usual times for closed (and then open) beta of regular issues, I just don't see how there's nearly enough time for it to be pushed live by the end of the year, even if the GR closed beta started today.
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Originally Posted by Hellguard
If memory serves, with the CoV closed beta the "regular" test server was still available; CoV was done on different servers from the normal test server. I remember having to do some weird stuff with the test client to be able to log on to the CoV beta server.
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| At any rate, I'd say the winter event will definitely go live before Going Rogue. Have they even hinted that there's a chance of GR coming out this year? As big as GR will undoubtedly be, and given the usual times for closed (and then open) beta of regular issues, I just don't see how there's nearly enough time for it to be pushed live by the end of the year, even if the GR closed beta started today. |
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I don't know when they did this or if it was intentional, but I just ran the cape mission today and the Time Capsule is making a different sound now. Instead of the regular "glowie" sound, it's kind of a low-pitched mechanical pulsing noise. A little freaky actually.
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Originally Posted by MaestroMavius
You know, the very 1st cape mission I ran I actually tried to open the capsule! My curiosty was greater than my need for a cape.
I'm curious though, if they do open it will the cape mission be altered? |
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As to the pre-order ... I checked my preferred Gamestop this past Friday ... there isn't even a sniff of being able to pre-order Going Rogue. Which makes me wonder if even the closed Beta will be coming all that soon.|
Originally Posted by Noxilicious
Semi-unrelated, but is it confirmed you'll definitely get into GR Closed Beta if you're a 5-year vet/been part of the Loyalty program/preordered GR, or do you merely get the CHANCE of getting into the Closed Beta?
I tend to overlook fine-print, so I don't wanna get my hopes up just because I was part of the Loyalty program. |
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i've noticed that most destructible objects make that noise now. Regular clickies still make the old noise.
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Originally Posted by MTS__
I don't know when they did this or if it was intentional, but I just ran the cape mission today and the Time Capsule is making a different sound now. Instead of the regular "glowie" sound, it's kind of a low-pitched mechanical pulsing noise. A little freaky actually.
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How do they do such a HUGE test on the test server. This is being sold as a box and is most likely full to the brim with content. Excuse me if Im wrong but wouldnt that be a HUGE patch for test?
EDIT: I may have been a bit vague. Referring to GR
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Like I said in my post earlier in the thread, the bulk of the closed beta will probably be done on a separate server from the Test Server, like CoV. However, CoV's closed beta was back before they started closing off access to the Test Server for regular issue testing (they didn't start doing that until Issue 9), so maybe with GR they'll just use the regular Test Server.|
Originally Posted by Shadowclone
How do they do such a HUGE test on the test server. This is being sold as a box and is most likely full to the brim with content. Excuse me if Im wrong but wouldnt that be a HUGE patch for test?
EDIT: I may have been a bit vague. Referring to GR |
I'm not sure what the size of the content patch has to do with what server they decide to test it on. It's going to eventually be on the regular Test Server anyway, regardless of where they do the closed beta testing...
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It will be very similar to CoV, I think - that must have been a huge patch to download and test.
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Originally Posted by Shadowclone
How do they do such a HUGE test on the test server. This is being sold as a box and is most likely full to the brim with content. Excuse me if Im wrong but wouldnt that be a HUGE patch for test?
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It was indeed. |
Originally Posted by Golden Girl
It will be very similar to CoV, I think - that must have been a huge patch to download and test.
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But worth it none the less!
And should I get entrance now, it will be a lot nicer to download as my quality of connection has multiplied by close to 40 since then
Once they start moving to regular test though, I don't think it will be long before the downloads-on-close start happening as well on live servers (first for things like textures and such, later on the rest of the goodies).
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