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I pwnd U

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Scars Meadows [SMS] (Officer)

13 Apr 2008 at 21:43 - 161

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trub

Well, I don't see as much QQ as:
"ZOMG..NO ONE PICKED ME!
I'm going off to pout, and talk crap about everyone in this thread"?

It's a fun topic....who would you choose
(if you had the power to..)
test GW2?
Why?
I have seen good names dropped here, and some I wouldn't allow to clean the wallow box...but hey, we all have opinions..

Seems fairly civil to me so far.

But no one picked me!

Of course if they did they probably should be slapped upside the face and asked wtf they were thinking. oO

Chrono Re delle Ere

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2006

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13 Apr 2008 at 22:02 - 162

Uhm I don't know I can't see this as a helpful thread... I mean, I don't know if A-net will come here and pick up those users we make the name of....(don't know if I wrote this in proper english xD). I remember that like 6 months ago I subscribed for being chosen as a beta tester of GW2, and they said that people will be picked up randomly between those ones who subscribed....the thing is that you could access the subscription page after a lot of redirections from the official website...that looked weird to me, and I never saw people discussin about it on guru or elsewhere, and when I tried to talk about nobody seemed interessed ..... well so yea, I think it will be random pickup. After all, the xmas cards were also quite random.

Maximumraver

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Join Date: Sep 2006

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Twisted Revenge [TR]

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13 Apr 2008 at 22:21 - 163

Base One.

twelvecharactersannoyance.

Malice Black

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Join Date: Oct 2005

13 Apr 2008 at 22:26 - 164

Quote:

Originally Posted by I pwnd U

But no one picked me!

Of course if they did they probably should be slapped upside the face and asked wtf they were thinking. oO

Lol thats what I thought when I seen my name mentioned...

I just posted for the lulz and to read the QQ that follwed.

Hence these type - OMGZzzz I'm gud at da GW but no1 picked me!!1

You can see those that are just desperate to get a mention.

ValaOfTheFens

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2006

Warrior Nation[WN]

13 Apr 2008 at 22:58 - 165

I don't care. I'd be willing to wait until a later stage of testing cuz my PC might not be able to handle any software errors that come from an earlier version and I know it can't handle the graphics at all. I really need a new PC or at the very least a new video card. I suspect alot of people might be ineligible based on inferior hardware as well.

dunky_g

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

[SNOW]

13 Apr 2008 at 23:45 - 166

I dont think i would want to beta test it anyway.

I would just get back to them and either say:

'Ya its gud'

or

'Na its shit'

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

13 Apr 2008 at 23:48 - 167

I'd only do it for the free play time. Glad I didn't get into the AoC beta. They just got stung with a 30gb patch...can anyone say **** that?

Grenths Ire

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2007

Lexington, Ky

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14 Apr 2008 at 00:04 - 168

maybe they should randomly select people that have more than 'x' amount of hours played over 'y' amount of months? i think that selecting only the most 'leet' (god i hate leetspeak) would skew the reviews. a good mix of experienced people from pvp and pve backgrounds would generate a solid set of observations...

Edit: as always, i missed a couple posts that make mine redundant... sorry.

Vilaptca

Pre-Searing Vanquisher

Join Date: Jun 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

14 Apr 2008 at 00:09 - 169

Give everyone who has an active GW account a beta access key.

Those who want to use it can, those who don't can give it someone who maybe wants to try it.

Or open beta.

hurdlebeast

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2007

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14 Apr 2008 at 00:11 - 170

i think they should:

1) pick some people from the original beta of GW.
2) Pick some people from the top of the Pvp ladders.
3) Leaders/officers from the top guilds
4) People who have logged major hours on multiple characters
5) for every one person of 1-4, have at least 2 random PvE'rs (and i mean random) to balance it out.

You really need a mix of old and new, leet and newb. that's the only way to go fairly.

any myself, of course :P

Yoshikuni Mahsu

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Join Date: Feb 2008

14 Apr 2008 at 00:44 - 171

Quote:

Originally Posted by ValaOfTheFens

I don't care. I'd be willing to wait until a later stage of testing cuz my PC might not be able to handle any software errors that come from an earlier version and I know it can't handle the graphics at all. I really need a new PC or at the very least a new video card. I suspect alot of people might be ineligible based on inferior hardware as well.

Agreed. My computer would choke and die on GW2 as well.

fenix

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14 Apr 2008 at 02:38 - 172

lol @ this thread.

Here's what should be done;

Take 1-2 representatives from each of the top few guilds, from each location. Take the top X highest ranked/most active HA players.

That should make a good beta test team. I'm not being against PvErs, but PvPers should be the ones to test things. They'd actually do a good job instead of walking around going "ohhh that's so pretty".

We could have some PvErs, as long as they actually know how to play the game, and aren't just big tards.

Also, those few who voted me, <3 you guise.

Inde

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Join Date: Dec 2004

14 Apr 2008 at 02:41 - 173

Thread has seriously gone off topic/downhill/does not contribute/etc. Closed.