I thought people who were 60 month vets and had the Loyalty Badges got into closed beta...
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Posted on: 2010-03-03 15:11 in The Global Training Room Test Server
That was for testing Going Rogue. I'm not sure that applies to Issue 17.
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Current testing includes no less than 2 highly advertised components (possibly more) of Going Rogue. I would advise that you send a note via customer support notifying them of the problem.
And, no, I'm not breaking the NDA, because I'm not in closed beta--I'm in the same situation as you are, Robo_Knight.
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This. I'm guessing this closed beta is in the style of the closed betas before GR's time.
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Originally Posted by enderbean
That was for testing Going Rogue. I'm not sure that applies to Issue 17.
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I just tried to get in again and the message was changed to say the server was not open to the public yet, yadda yadda yadda. So the test server upgrade is there, the elite few are tackling the big ugly bugs first.
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While its got two big features from Going Rogue, i17 is not Going Rogue. The loyalty program was specifically for Going Rogue, the paid expansion. The devs (allegedly) said they would try and get Ultra-mode out before GR came out, so if that's the case, well, they're making good on that. But your beta-perks for Going Rogue don't apply for i17.
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Originally Posted by Psylenz
I just tried to get in again and the message was changed to say the server was not open to the public yet, yadda yadda yadda. So the test server upgrade is there, the elite few are tackling the big ugly bugs first.
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Don't they add people in waves? (so first the one they choose, then the 60 month veterans, then the loyalty badges etc)|
Originally Posted by Robo_Knight
That was it right?
Because I can't get onto the Test Server even though I have a 60 month badge and a Loyalty Program badge, any ideas? |
Don't know the exact order.
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Originally Posted by Psyte
Yeah... closed betas can be interesting, but honestly I've come to the conclusion that real betas aren't that much fun and most players should be grateful they're not subjected to them
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Is it sad that I still take screenies of busted terrain and graphical glitches more than any other sort of screeny?
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Originally Posted by Techbot Alpha
Mostly. But some of us get this wierd kick outta squashing bugs
Is it sad that I still take screenies of busted terrain and graphical glitches more than any other sort of screeny? |
Granted, last time I was doing that my GeForce was slowly dying of heat stroke.
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Originally Posted by Lyrik
Don't they add people in waves? (so first the one they choose, then the 60 month veterans, then the loyalty badges etc)
Don't know the exact order. |
Even if they are going to apply the 60-month vet, the loyalty program, or HeroCon attendees status to the I17 Closed Beta, that doesn't mean we are going to get in the first day.
Most Beta's start with a small Friends and Family invitation, then they have additional waves of invites based on different criteria. Sometimes we don't even know what that criteria is because they don't tell us.
I would qualify under all of the items listed above except Friends and Family or (probably) whatever SuperSecretBetaQualifications that the team uses this time around. I never could figure out Ghost Falcon's SSBQ, and since I know even less about Doc Delilah I doubt I'd be able to figure her SSBQ out either.
Am I chomping at the bit to test out I17 for Ultra Mode or the changes to Positron's TF or the new market interfaces? You bet. But nothing I do will get me into the Beta any faster. I'll just anxiously await my invite, and keep trying to get in anyway in case it gets lost in the email system.
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Mostly. But some of us get this wierd kick outta squashing bugs
Is it sad that I still take screenies of busted terrain and graphical glitches more than any other sort of screeny? |
Now that I've got a fairly new computer again (less than a year old, video card should be quite good for testing UM) I'm eager to go hunting these again. It got to be less fun testing with a video card that was top of the line when purchased in April of 2005 and has aged rather gracefully, but still is showing it's age.
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Originally Posted by Psyte
Yeah... closed betas can be interesting, but honestly I've come to the conclusion that real betas aren't that much fun and most players should be grateful they're not subjected to them
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Am I chomping at the bit to test out I17 for Ultra Mode or the changes to Positron's TF or the new market interfaces? You bet. But nothing I do will get me into the Beta any faster. I'll just anxiously await my invite, and keep trying to get in anyway in case it gets lost in the email system.
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Anyone who thinks they have a RIGHT to be in closed beta imediately gets sent to the back of the queue.
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Which is ironic, since the Devs actually told us this time who would be in beta and who wouldn't, based on participation in the Loyalty program, our vet status, or whoever attended Hero Con this year...|
Originally Posted by PRAF68_EU
It's like the Bughunter badge.
Anyone who thinks they have a RIGHT to be in closed beta imediately gets sent to the back of the queue. |
So, forgive those of us who misunderstood that to mean that we'd be in closed beta based on participation in the Loyalty program, our vet status, or whoever attended Hero Con this year.
Oops.
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Kindly link to where they said that those would apply to anything other than the Going Rogue beta?|
Originally Posted by AlienOne
Which is ironic, since the Devs actually told us this time who would be in beta and who wouldn't, based on participation in the Loyalty program, our vet status, or whoever attended Hero Con this year...
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And having Ultra Mode moved to Issue 17 doesn't mean you're entitled to test it as a GR beta tester. They told us right after HeroCon that they'd try to release Ultra Mode before Going Rogue if it were possible, and oh, lookie here, it's possible!
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Enough with the angst guys. Lots of folks didn't get in, you're hardly alone in that. I figure a couple weeks of CB and they'll open it up and we can all go see the new toys. And they might go and do some extra CB waves or open it up to Loyalty folks first before making it a full OB. Chill and have patience. I'm dying to see how my rig will do UM too but it's not like there's anything I can do to get in till they let me. So go play that Live version, hang and commiserate with the rest of us who didn't get in, beat on some mobs if it makes you feel better, and just have patience.
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I can't tell if you're trolling or not. I think it's pretty clear to anyone with half a brain cell that I17 is NOT GR. Hell, it's coming out three months before the expansion. Obviously the beta for GR is going to be an entirely different thing. A few months ago, I remember a dev(Babs or Castle, can't remember) explicitly stating that I17 isn't GR. |
Originally Posted by AlienOne
Which is ironic, since the Devs actually told us this time who would be in beta and who wouldn't, based on participation in the Loyalty program, our vet status, or whoever attended Hero Con this year...
So, forgive those of us who misunderstood that to mean that we'd be in closed beta based on participation in the Loyalty program, our vet status, or whoever attended Hero Con this year. Oops. "Alien" |
But yeah, I17 closed beta is here and you aren't in it. Boo hoo. Wait a while and open beta will come, or you might even get invited in a week or two. It shouldn't be too long.
Read over the program again:
http://www.cityofheroes.com/news/new..._and_thin.html
I know you all are being hopeful, but notice how this was announced before i17. It say GR closed beta. Never once does it EVER say anything about any other issues or expansions of any kind. The loyalty program is a GR exclusive ONLY. i17 is NOT included. Sorry guys, but it's not rocket science. You are not entitled to anything in i17 CB, but when GR CB starts and they get to your tier you are good to go!
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Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man
Kindly link to where they said that those would apply to anything other than the Going Rogue beta?
And having Ultra Mode moved to Issue 17 doesn't mean you're entitled to test it as a GR beta tester. They told us right after HeroCon that they'd try to release Ultra Mode before Going Rogue if it were possible, and oh, lookie here, it's possible! |
link here---> http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showt...hlight=loyalty
this was when they where testing duel pistols
Loyalty Program participants, Veterans and Hero-Con Attendees today is the first opportunity for you to see your devotion to City of Heroes® pay off!
now ultra mode should not be part of that but demon summoning would get any of the above into closed beta i would think.
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yeah i know, i have the badge and nothing. In fact nc soft is a month late on one of my rewards as is. I'm tired of having to email them to remind them that a vet reward was not awarded.
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You don't e-mail to remind them, you open a single support ticket and keep it active and escalated. You're doing it wrong.
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Originally Posted by BloodFairy
yeah i know, i have the badge and nothing. In fact nc soft is a month late on one of my rewards as is. I'm tired of having to email them to remind them that a vet reward was not awarded.
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I did a ctrl+F on that post you linked to, and when I typed in 'day one' it said "Phrase not found"|
Originally Posted by bzald
link here---> http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showt...hlight=loyalty
this was when they where testing duel pistols Loyalty Program participants, Veterans and Hero-Con Attendees…today is the first opportunity for you to see your devotion to City of Heroes® pay off! now ultra mode should not be part of that but demon summoning would get any of the above into closed beta i would think. |
TJ was correct, people get invited in waves, no ones status guarantees which wave they get in one. A 60 month Vet could get invited the first day, or in the final week of Closed Beta. I got into I13 or 14 CB because of HeroCon attendance in '08. You know when I got in? 3 days before it went to Open Beta.
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Originally Posted by bzald
link here---> http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showt...hlight=loyalty
this was when they where testing duel pistols Loyalty Program participants, Veterans and Hero-Con Attendees…today is the first opportunity for you to see your devotion to City of Heroes® pay off! now ultra mode should not be part of that but demon summoning would get any of the above into closed beta i would think. |
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I did a ctrl+F on that post you linked to, and when I typed in 'day one' it said "Phrase not found"
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That was it right?
Because I can't get onto the Test Server even though I have a 60 month badge and a Loyalty Program badge, any ideas?
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