GR Closed Beta - we *will* know
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Aura_Familia,
Posted on: 2009-10-13 03:38 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
Ignore everyone that thinks you are in the CB. If they want to know they had a chance for it in someway or another.
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Originally Posted by Silver Gale
Okay, so people who are in the Closed Beta for an upcoming expansion are traditionally under a NDA, and it's generally considered poor form to even inform someone that you are in the Closed Beta. This is supposedly to keep people from being jealous or badgering the beta tester for info.
But whenever I see a character ingame with the 60 months Veteran badge, or the Loyalty Program badge, I will immediately know that the player has been offered a chance to be in the GR closed beta. How are veterans and loyal customers supposed to keep jealousy and nosy questions away? |
Dont look at their badge count and then you wont know.
My answer will be "you know I can't talk about that" to any question.
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Word on the street is that Going Rogue Closed Beta started months ago.
My informants value discretion, though, so I hope you understand if I don't reveal my sources.
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Originally Posted by Noxilicious
Word on the street is that Going Rogue Closed Beta started months ago.
My informants value discretion, though, so I hope you understand if I don't reveal my sources. |
I LOLed.
Wait, I mean... what are you talking about? Yeah, that's the ticket.
Just because you're offered access to the closed Beta doesn't mean you're actively participating in it. Tell them you are waiting like everyone else.
I'm a 60 month veteran and I'm not in beta. Assuming everyone with a badge is doesn't seem like a safe bet.
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
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What "loyalty program" badge? My account was active before Aug. 15th (the start date), but I don't have such a badge (unless it came out today). I don't have my 60 mo. badge yet.
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Originally Posted by Hellsminion_CoH
What "loyalty program" badge? My account was active before Aug. 15th (the start date), but I don't have such a badge
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"All City of Heroes® and City of Villains® players who maintain an active account for the time period beginning August 15, 2009 and ending November 15, 2009"
From the official site.
The badge will probably be given out AFTER the end time.
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This. I've been around a long time and havne't had a beta invite for anything other than the Champions beta.|
Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
I'm a 60 month veteran and I'm not in beta. Assuming everyone with a badge is doesn't seem like a safe bet.
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However, I probably wouldn't do it even if offered. The whole idea of playing a non-live buggy version of the game does not appeal to me.
But, if thats your thing then go grab your boat and float it to your hearts content. You beta folks help keep things clean. Thanks for all your hard work.
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The Loyalty System ends November 15th, and the badges will be awarded within a week after that end date. So no one has the badge yet.|
Originally Posted by Hellsminion_CoH
What "loyalty program" badge? My account was active before Aug. 15th (the start date), but I don't have such a badge (unless it came out today). I don't have my 60 mo. badge yet.
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Further more, the player's account has to be "in good standing" to get access to the beta, so there are some people who meet the criteria who may still be excluded.
It may be handled like the CoV beta and be on a different test server (not the normal one), so people who don't check their email or accidentally send the invite to their spam folder may not even know when it starts.
Finally, even though it says that 60+ vets are the first people to get in, it doesn't say it's handled all in a single wave. Depending on how many people meet the criteria and how many people the devs want testing at the time, it may be split into waves. And of course we don't know how long the period between tier1 people and tier2 people being let in will be.
So all in all... no. Looking at someone's badge list doesn't give you a 100% accurate indication of whether they're in beta or not.
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So, no one has this badge yet? Good to know. I've been fretting, as my account lapsed very briefly (measured in hours if not minutes) at the end of August, and I would really hate it if that meant I couldn't get this badge. I want mah badges!
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Originally Posted by Westley
"All City of Heroes® and City of Villains® players who maintain an active account for the time period beginning August 15, 2009 and ending November 15, 2009"
From the official site. The badge will probably be given out AFTER the end time. |
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Thanks for the reminder. I'd actually forgotten about badges being awarded, so that's good to know :P
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Yeah, that's what I was thinking - being invited isn't the same as taking part |
Originally Posted by _ACFU_
Just because you're offered access to the closed Beta doesn't mean you're actively participating in it. Tell them you are waiting like everyone else.
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I was invited to a sacrificial ritual once.
Needless to say, I didn't take part. Much to the chagrin of forumites everywhere!
Just tell them you don't know what they are talking about. You bought the account on eBay last week.
We don' need no stinkin' signatures!
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Just tell them you don't know what they are talking about. You bought the account on eBay last week.
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Originally Posted by Golden Girl
Then ask them where to find The Lost in King's Row
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Fixed.
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I will say: "I'm not in GR Closed Beta anymore; I was kicked out for intentionally spreading false information about GR. What would you like to know?"
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Originally Posted by Silver Gale
But whenever I see a character ingame with the 60 months Veteran badge, or the Loyalty Program badge, I will immediately know that the player has been offered a chance to be in the GR closed beta. How are veterans and loyal customers supposed to keep jealousy and nosy questions away?
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I will say: "I'm not in GR Closed Beta anymore; I was kicked out for intentionally spreading false information about GR. What would you like to know?"
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Originally Posted by Golden Girl
Then ask them where you get capes, just to emphasize the point
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OT, I doubt I will be checking things out so I can say honestly that I am waiting. But it is nice to know that I can check it out if I want to.
Badging in a PvP zone?
If you are treasure hunting on a battlefield wearing an enemy uniform, there is a high probability that you will be attacked.
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As xaph points out, we dont know how the waves are being handled. The loyalty page mentions "tiers" of cb, which i assumed were analogous to waves, so vets should be in first, but that is just an assumption and could be totally off. Besides, so much changes during closed betas, a lot of info a player has, even if they werent nda'd, would be likely to be altered or flat-out changed by open anyhow.
i know who in the close beta, he been in closed beta snice issue 6 that hot dog vender in port oakes...... stuck up vender still won't sell me that hot dog 
Okay, so people who are in the Closed Beta for an upcoming expansion are traditionally under a NDA, and it's generally considered poor form to even inform someone that you are in the Closed Beta. This is supposedly to keep people from being jealous or badgering the beta tester for info.
But whenever I see a character ingame with the 60 months Veteran badge, or the Loyalty Program badge, I will immediately know that the player has been offered a chance to be in the GR closed beta. How are veterans and loyal customers supposed to keep jealousy and nosy questions away?
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