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langhilau
Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 0 Arc User
We all hope that things are done right when a new game comes out but if you have had any experience in other betas you should know that it does not work that way. The Open Beta program gives the developers a chance to see how well things will hold up to rigors of say launch day, much like we saw last night. What they learned is either the log-in sequence has some bugs in it or perhaps the servers load balancing is not doing its jobs or even the need for more servers and then the possibility that it is a combination of some or all of these items.
I am certain that they are happy to see the huge turnout for the game, and I am positive they are doing everything in their power to rectify the issue at hand as rapidly as possible. When you are given the privilege to participate in a beta program it is not so you can brag to your friends and workers that you got in to the new game, it should be looked at more along the lines of you have been hired as a non-paid game tester and they want to hear from you about bugs, exploits and missing graphics as opposed to the complaints about how screwed up the game is just because you can't play.
One final thing in closing remember you agreed to a non-disclosure agreement when you signed up so be careful how you vent the frustration so many of you have displayed.
I am certain that they are happy to see the huge turnout for the game, and I am positive they are doing everything in their power to rectify the issue at hand as rapidly as possible. When you are given the privilege to participate in a beta program it is not so you can brag to your friends and workers that you got in to the new game, it should be looked at more along the lines of you have been hired as a non-paid game tester and they want to hear from you about bugs, exploits and missing graphics as opposed to the complaints about how screwed up the game is just because you can't play.
One final thing in closing remember you agreed to a non-disclosure agreement when you signed up so be careful how you vent the frustration so many of you have displayed.
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I believe the NDA has been lifted. If not, good luck to them keeping things secret with an open beta.
I think your misunderstanding. This isnt a open beta, when a company charge you money for it. Yes its f2p but they still opened the cash shop.
Open beta in mmo those days is just a cheap tactic to rip your pocket empty for a unfinished product. So acutally your not in open beta. Its just a cheap marketing trick.
You sure about that? No other company has sold an incomplete product ever before? What did I spend money on for StarForge then?
I have a bridge I would like to sell you.
The thing is they arent charging for open beta, they have a cash shop up yes but they do not require you to make ANY purchase to be able to play the game. So if you feel like you need to spend a ton of money on this game then feel free to and then ***** and moan how you lost a bunch of money on this game.
Um...
You forgot how you CAN'T BUY THIS GAME IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM.
Cryptic is using the 'open beta' line as a way of going, "well, we're sorry there's problems, but it's in beta".
NW for all intents and purposes has launched. Period.
The thing is they arent charging for open beta, they have a cash shop up yes but they do not require you to make ANY purchase to be able to play the game. So if you feel like you need to spend a ton of money on this game then feel free to and then ***** and moan how you lost a bunch of money on this game.
So gullible. This is a f2p game there will never be an ability to "purchase" a release version other than the founders pack. For all practical purposes yesterday was launch day do not delude yourself into thinking this "open beta" is about finding bugs before the launch. It is about getting people out there paying money to play the game.....ie a launch. I personally have zero issues with that only the fools who keep harping "this is beta it is for finding issues you should feel honored blah blah blah"
"The thing is" slapping open beta on your product to duck blame for glaring game issues is shady practice and a snub to your players. I have no doubt that the people who actually built the game worked hard and are not the least bit guilty for this, however the game is up with no wipes and a cash shop. Calling it an open beta, doesn't make it an open beta.
Im not arguing if the game is in Open Beta or if it has Launched. It is a soft launch to me. What im arguing is people saying they are forced to pay for an open beta. And no you are not.
Probably has something to do with the enormous queue times. To be honest, you basically have to pay 200 to get in the game unless you have the time to wait 2 hours. We will see after the downtime if anything has changed.
Thats all I'm doing, but no these doom sayers are coming in telling us all how we need to spend money to play the game. I was able to play plenty yesterday and guess how much I have spent on the game. Nothing. Not one cent.
Now i see someone here above mention the hard work of the programmers. Did you actually play Star Trek Online? If you did ; you should see ALOT of similarities. It might have been said by the developers themselves or not , dunno , but that should have cut alot in the possible bugs.This doesnt mean i hate the game , i actually played Star Trek alot , and i am sure ill play this one alot too now being a d&d fan and love what i have seen. They have done certain things , copied or not from star trek , to my taste. Alot of the features work like i would like them to work.
Just because of those things i support this company , but as always i disagree on the way they do things
They have said from the beginning that Neverwinter will be freely downloadable to the public at launch.
Yesterday, the game became freely downloadable to the public.
The game launched yesterday.
Pure and simple.
They can call it beta, but the availability of the product is today exactly what we were told it would be at launch.
We're live, folks.
but I play one on the forums...
:P
The game has launched and everyone knows it. Call it alpha, beta, open or gamma beta if you want to. The charactes won't be wiped and the cash store is open...it is a launch. Yes, they had to launch not ready, not all the classes or in, the paragon paths etc. I am fine with this, I even bought the Gaurdian Pack. However, just relax on the OB bullcrud because that is all that OB talk is.
The only thing that is "unlocked" for Heroes as opposed to F2P is the drow race which will be coming to Free users in ~60 days.
Tell me, what is the difference between what the game is now and what it will be when its "launched"? The game is there, all levels are there, all content is there, cash shop is there...... hmmmm what is missing? Nothing.
They aren't charging money for anything, it's F2P. They are however allowing people to pay if they want to. Ya'll do understand, no one had to pay to actually play this game, right?