lets say instead of giving everyone a slight chance for gw2 beta by giving us the little aplication to fill out then never replying to our email address how about for people who have been playing for more than 1 year and who have been logging into guild wars at least every 6 months get automatic beta keys this would give a chance for elite players to help get rid of bugs and errors and to get a first glimpse of how guild wars is going to be then after that beta has ended create an open beta were guild wars 2 will be temporarily open to the public then when it has ended everyone must buy it at the store and activate there accounts.
i would really hate to see arenanet neglect guild wars players who have been with them since probablly the beginning of prophecies or factions.
give loyal guild wars players automatic guild wars 2 beta.
warcrap
shrouded^god
Perhaps they should start with the oldest registered accounts and send emails to them and then move forward through the register dates. Id be pretty upset if I didnt get in on the GW2 Beta.
Iuris
I don't want to be in any beta anymore, ever. It's either hard work, if you do go and test stuff properly, or it's just playing the game in an unstable build, which can quickly ruin one's play enjoyment.
Onarik Amrak
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I don't want to be in any beta anymore, ever. It's either hard work, if you do go and test stuff properly, or it's just playing the game in an unstable build, which can quickly ruin one's play enjoyment.
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I wouldn't mind participating just to check it out like in an open beta.
But finding bugs and playing something incomplete and unstable is not fun...
crazy diamond
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Perhaps they should start with the oldest registered accounts and send emails to them and then move forward through the register dates. Id be pretty upset if I didnt get in on the GW2 Beta.
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reverse_oreo
we can sign up for gw2 beta??? where. DO WANT.
October Jade
Hmm...maybe eligibility for accounts that own all three campaigns and EotN. Based on the sales figures Zinger quoted recently, that seems like a sizeable enough pool. And at least those people are (presumably) still playing, unlike many of the earliest accounts.
Full disclosure: I fit in the category described here.
Full disclosure: I fit in the category described here.
beanerman_99
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Loyalty should be rewarded, right? I hope so anyways.
Loyalty should be rewarded, right? I hope so anyways.
Winterclaw
I disagree with the idea. Loyal players do not necessarily make good beta-testers. You need beta-testers who are good at finding bugs, flaws, exploits, and imbalances and are willing to do very repetitive tasks for an extended period all the while dealing with a product that isn't release ready.
Loviatar
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log in every 6 months shows what a great player you are.
and elite as well.
keep the elite people who already know it all out and let the amatures bumble into the bugs and report them.
no way sherlock.
than lets make it even better.
for every month of beta you were in befire release of GW you get an extra chance at it.
that gives me at least 5 maybe 6 extra chances.........yup plus number of times logged in times the number of accounts..........now we are cooking........lets do it.
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for people who have been playing for more than 1 year and who have been logging into guild wars at least every 6 months get automatic beta keys this would give a chance for elite players
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and elite as well.
keep the elite people who already know it all out and let the amatures bumble into the bugs and report them.
no way sherlock.
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for every month of beta you were in befire release of GW you get an extra chance at it.
that gives me at least 5 maybe 6 extra chances.........yup plus number of times logged in times the number of accounts..........now we are cooking........lets do it.
HawkofStorms
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I disagree with the idea. Loyal players do not necessarily make good beta-testers. You need beta-testers who are good at finding bugs, flaws, exploits, and imbalances and are willing to do very repetitive tasks for an extended period all the while dealing with a product that isn't release ready.
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Furthermore, Loviatar already pointed out several flaws in the OP as well.
Sparda
i agree with some here, being a beta tester isn't fun i'm already infected with Q/A virus after the game is done you will see only the flaws they left in and never fixed.
And now you see how many people only want to be part f it to say i tested GW2 thats a bad thing.
And now you see how many people only want to be part f it to say i tested GW2 thats a bad thing.
Antheus
Sure....
Have all players that played in BWE or WPE count as "loyal". Should be easy to figure out, since accounts transferred from those when GW went live.
Have all players that played in BWE or WPE count as "loyal". Should be easy to figure out, since accounts transferred from those when GW went live.
October Jade
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roflcopter2445
hellz yeah, a definite /sign
Operative 14
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I wouldn't mind being able to get into the GW2 beta, just that I don't know where to sign up.
I wouldn't mind being able to get into the GW2 beta, just that I don't know where to sign up.
Snow Bunny
Give the ones with r5-6 KoaBD beta abilities.
If being a beta tester is all about repetition and generally mindless approach to uncovering and grinding everything you can, those with r6 koabd should match that mold.
Or just give us pvpers beta tickets.
The beta for Tabula Rasa was fun. My first beta ever
If being a beta tester is all about repetition and generally mindless approach to uncovering and grinding everything you can, those with r6 koabd should match that mold.
Or just give us pvpers beta tickets.
The beta for Tabula Rasa was fun. My first beta ever
warcrap
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Give the ones with r5-6 KoaBD beta abilities.
If being a beta tester is all about repetition and generally mindless approach to uncovering and grinding everything you can, those with r6 koabd should match that mold. Or just give us pvpers beta tickets. The beta for Tabula Rasa was fun. My first beta ever |
curse my small cpu hardrive.
Lil Ferk
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I'd really like to see what gw2's going to be like. Have my account since gw came out
I'd really like to see what gw2's going to be like. Have my account since gw came out
Zahr Dalsk
Please do it by both hours and months/years; at the time of this posting I've only been in but have played for over 1300 hours, which I think is quite a bit of time. More than some people who have been in since Guild Wars 1 beta.
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Dean Harper
sooo, because i bought teh game the october it came out, which is a little after the actually release, i dont get to participate? not fair to me, just have normal beta sign up instead.
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Inniss
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Closed beta should be for people with beta/test server experience who are actually going to spend their time testing features looking for bugs, etc, and not people who are going to just be wanting to play the game as soon as possible. Open Beta is more the server strain test period, and the game is a lot more like what it's finally going to be at this stage.
There's already a newsletter to sign up to which should notify us of when beta apps start, but I would prefer GW2 to be tested by experienced, devoted beta testers so as to have a decent quality game by the time it goes Open Beta.
Closed beta should be for people with beta/test server experience who are actually going to spend their time testing features looking for bugs, etc, and not people who are going to just be wanting to play the game as soon as possible. Open Beta is more the server strain test period, and the game is a lot more like what it's finally going to be at this stage.
There's already a newsletter to sign up to which should notify us of when beta apps start, but I would prefer GW2 to be tested by experienced, devoted beta testers so as to have a decent quality game by the time it goes Open Beta.
Kool Kirby
Agree and Disagree with some of the posts made here. I think a plan in this format would be best;
Closed Alpha Test: Paid Arena Net employees only. First test.
Closed Beta Test: Given to current Guild Wars players. I think it should be by number of hours played, this is the most fair. I do not know what would be a good figure, but I'm willing to ballpark it starting at around 150 hours. Yes, that may seem like a lot, but hey; the game has been out for years.
Open Beta Short Test: Stress test type open beta. Not very long, similar to the weekends. All closed betaers can have their CB accounts active in this.
Closed Alpha Test: Paid Arena Net employees only. First test.
Closed Beta Test: Given to current Guild Wars players. I think it should be by number of hours played, this is the most fair. I do not know what would be a good figure, but I'm willing to ballpark it starting at around 150 hours. Yes, that may seem like a lot, but hey; the game has been out for years.
Open Beta Short Test: Stress test type open beta. Not very long, similar to the weekends. All closed betaers can have their CB accounts active in this.
william1975
I'd love to do the beta for GW2, I have around 6,000 hours of play in the 19 months i have been playing and woudl lvoe to see the new game early
Faer
Let's try waiting to talk about this stuff here until the beta for GW2 is actually close enough to worry about, shall we?