Beta order

Saint · 2002-12-23, 07:35 PM

So it goes internal beta -> closed beta -> open beta -> release? And will anyone be able to play in open beta, because in diablo 2 people swapped their beta version around P2P and then everyone had the beta, is this going to happen with PS?

Navaron · 2002-12-23, 07:48 PM

hmmmmmmmmmmm

afex · 2002-12-23, 08:08 PM

just b/c you have the cd, doesn't mean you have an account to log into

Saint · 2002-12-23, 08:38 PM

So you are saying the acc are like tribes 2 in where you have to put your cdkey in to make a acc?

Navaron · 2002-12-23, 08:44 PM

yet again,

hmmmmmmmm.......

TeamR · 2002-12-23, 08:46 PM

Originally posted by Saint
So you are saying the acc are like tribes 2 in where you have to put your cdkey in to make a acc?

planetside can only be played on their servers. So you need an account to play. So, even if every person in the world has a copy of the cd, they still wont be able to play without an account givin to them by SOE.

Think EQ

�io · 2002-12-23, 09:00 PM

Open beta will most likely be a freely downloadable demo. I'm positive they will simply send their beta to 3dgamers,fileplanet,etc and await the hundreds and hundreds of players to flock to their servers.

FireFrenzy · 2002-12-23, 09:09 PM

Originally posted by Dio
Open beta will most likely be a freely downloadable demo. I'm positive they will simply send their beta to 3dgamers,fileplanet,etc and await the hundreds and hundreds of players to flock to their servers.

And im santa claus...

They won't do that, can almost guarantee. They want a stress test, not a simulated DoS...lol

mistled · 2002-12-23, 09:13 PM

Isn't the whole concept of open beta that it's.. uhm.. open??

FireFrenzy · 2002-12-23, 09:17 PM

Not completely, other open betas usually just let in people who applied for closed and didnt get in. Some beta's do have public downloads, but with beta servers, i don't think they could take the load they would get...

mistled · 2002-12-23, 09:27 PM

I would assume that even if it was a truly open beta, it would still have to be on a first come, first serve basis. Maybe once you hit a certain number of people wanting in, you just shut the door?? Which would require some sort of pass to get in, yes.

�io · 2002-12-23, 09:28 PM

Ok so you're telling me they want to test servers intended for hundreds and perhaps even thousands with a few hundred players. It's a MMO game, a few hundred isn't really MMO.

Can someone explain to me how this makes sense, i honestly can't see it.

Edit: Yeah ok Misled that i get, blocking after a certain number makes sense.

afex · 2002-12-23, 09:37 PM

dio: seeing as how they have about 12,000 unhappy closed-beta applicants, i'm pretty sure they have enough submissions to stress test the servers.

Navaron · 2002-12-23, 09:46 PM

Hell, if theyll let me in, I'll play on two comps at once!!!

Cyan8313 · 2002-12-24, 02:07 AM

The whole point of the open beta is to prepare for retail. Now if you only let x number of ppl in you really dont know how many ppl will buy retail and try to play. If you only let in 10K ppl and 50K buy it within the first month the 40K who wont be able to play isnt going to be very happy.

Anyway if it is open beta then everyone and their dog should be able to get a account and play, othervise it isn�t open.

C