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A deceptive practice is deceptive if one person does it or if everyone does it. The principle does not depend on the popularity of the scheme. Your argument is invalid.
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What you win is the inability of the studio (or its zealous defenders) to pull out "open beta" as an excuse for the state of the game. I have paid for my pack. I want this game to succeed. I want NWO to be a great game, and part of that is having the integrity to own up to the problems, rather than hide behind an "open…
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An MMO is never done? Bugs, balance, new content means continuous patching until the doors close. On the other hand, "Open Beta until the servers shut down!" sounds like a great rallying cry for this situation.
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Exactly. It is unfortunate that many people conflate loyalty to a company/game with defending an obviously deceptive premise.
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Let's do a thought experiment. Player 1: Hey guys, I just found this really weird bug! Could you try it out and see if you can reproduce it? I am writing a report now, but if more people can do it, it would probably help them fix it. Player 2-N: Sure, okay! Wow, that would totally ruin the economy if it was kept in the…
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Anyone who used the AH/AD exploit is being banned. Reproducing and documenting a major bug like that is one of the duties of a tester. I will repeat: Reproducing and documenting a major, game breaking bug is EXACTLY what a tester is supposed to do in any phase of beta. If this was a known issue that they wanted people to…
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Feast of the Moon Reign of Misrule
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This is the real point, as succinctly as it will ever be written. When "testers" are banned for reproducing a bug, they aren't testers. When beta characters/resources/economy won't be removed before release, they aren't beta. When money is actively changing hands, it is a product. Sleep on, my friends, if it makes you…
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"Neverwinter is in Open Beta and there is no indication that this is not true. If a beta tester deliberately sabotages the testing of a beta product they would loose their testing privileges..." Sleep on, friend. You will not be happier when you wake.
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Are you cleverly highlighting the fact that "Open Beta" isn't really a beta at all? Or are you just coming to that realization, awakening with dread to the truth that has been lurking all along?