The Furious Angels
Staff and News => News and Announcements => Topic started by: Tbone on October 03, 2011, 05:19:02 pm
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Bioware, in an attempt to more effectively crush your hopes and dreams on a weekly basis, has started their own thread (http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=521940) that will be updated every time they sent out Beta invites.
Hello all,
Instead of posting new threads every time we send out a new round of Game Testing invites, we're going to try and consolidate the notifications right here.
A few parameters first, so hopefully you know what to expect:
- This thread will track both general invites to Game Testing and Beta Testing Weekend invites. (Generally speaking: Beta Testing Weekend invites are for one weekend only; Game Testing invites are for a longer period which is sometimes time limited.)
- We'll update this original post, but also post in this thread (or the inevitable restart) to remind people that we updated the OP.
- We'll update here either after invites have been sent, or just before. (We'll try to update close to when invites are sent, but can't guarantee it'll be on-the-dot.)
- Generally speaking, when a batch of invites are sent, they're sent in one go. If you haven't received an invite within a few hours of the batch being sent, assume you haven't received an invite from that batch.
- As always, ensure no-reply@bioware.swtor.com is in your 'safe senders' list. Email invites will be sent from that email address.
- If you are ever unsure if you've received an invite, login to the site and visit swtor.com/tester/ to see if you've been accepted to testing.
- We do not discuss exact numbers regarding Game Testing invites, so please don't ask.
- We may choose to talk about countries or territories invited, but we also may not. If we haven't been specific, follow-up questions won't be responded to.
With that out of the way, here's the current status as of today, October 3rd:
Last week (ending September 30th), we invited community members to game testing from North America (USA, Canada) and select European countries. These were Game Testing invites for US-based, East Coast servers.
This week, so far, we invited community members to game testing from France, Germany and North America (USA, Canada). These were Game Testing invites for EU-based servers (for France and Germany) and US-based, East Coast servers (for North America).
More to come.
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Weekend invites being sent today
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I received my weekend reinvite a few minutes ago.
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Why doth the Gods of ToR not shine their radiant warm light upon me !
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Weekend Beta invites went out. Tbone, Lithium, and I got one.
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So there's four of us so far? Me, Ana, Lith, and Zephic? Anyone else? I'm actually kinda bummed that it's a weekend test and not a general testing invite. Plus I'm working Friday night, all day Saturday, and all day Sunday, but the test also goes through the end of Monday, so I'll get a lot of playtime in then.
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/grumble
and
/grats ;)
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There are reports that some people chosen for testing did not receive an email. Please be sure to visit www.swtor.com/tester to see whether you were picked.
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Not I, said Fuse...
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Setun just informed me that he got in.
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NICE!
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Good to hear a few more of us got into this round!
And Tbone, just call in dude. Just call in sick. They'll completely understand if you say you have TORitus
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Not I, said Fuse...
And.. ditto..
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I'm gonna try to get people to pick up shifts for me if possible.
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I AM FUCKING IN!!!!!!
Unless someone sent me a phony invite and if you did I will KILL YOU!!!
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AAAHHHHH YES!!!
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Omg Broin is in too??
Wow, so that's four staff in plus Setun and Zephic! It's gonna be a good weekend!
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idk if it's gonna be in the weekend build as well but the testing phase i'm in now had pvp and they just moved it with the latest patch so players would focus on testing space combat, so as of today the warzones are disabled
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well, according to the testing details for the weekend testing, it wants us to try to complete the storyline for at least one class completely.
It said nothing about specific pvp or space combat testing.
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"We want to hear your thoughts on everything in the game, from Crew Skills to and Advanced Classes to Missions and PvP, and even Space Combat." Thats what this weekends test says it is about.
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idk if it's gonna be in the weekend build as well but the testing phase I'm in now had pvp and they just moved it with the latest patch so players would focus on testing space combat, so as of today the warzones are disabled
which server are you on because Revan had no such moment yesterday or today. Me and Ragnarok have both done pvp.
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yay!
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yay!
Does that mean your still in man?
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yessir! Not weekends though. Full beta.
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I feel so left out. :(
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yessir! Not weekends though. Full beta.
Likwid please tell me this isn't the first time you noticed you got reinvited.
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I just got an invite! Installing now!
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Weekend invite, CT?
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He told me earlier that it was a full invite, not the weekend.
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Have a full invite myself thanks to Eurogamer. But, you won't be seeing me on the Republic side until release.
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Full invite I believe. There was no mention of weekend only.
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Count me in, I am downloaded, installed and ready to play
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Maglorius, are you weekend? They are different servers.
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Bah! ... Disregard! I reread the message.
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I got into the Friday - Sunday beta test (Oct. 7th - Oct 10th). Currently downloading / patching
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Yes I am on weekend
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Wish i could be joining ya guys =S shit sucks, this the last beta weekend i'm guessing?
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I just got an invite for next weekend
START: October 13th @ 5:00 PM CDT
END: October 18th @ 7:59:00 AM CDT
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I just got an invite for next weekend
START: October 13th @ 5:00 PM CDT
END: October 18th @ 7:59:00 AM CDT
Whoa, that is even longer than our weekend.
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You're going to theoretically have the time to finish Tatooine or Alderaan. Congrats!
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I just got an invite for next weekend
START: October 13th @ 5:00 PM CDT
END: October 18th @ 7:59:00 AM CDT
Enjoy! I have been looking at my email all day looking for another invite, nothing yet but I will continue to have hope, lol!
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I just got an invite for next weekend
START: October 13th @ 5:00 PM CDT
END: October 18th @ 7:59:00 AM CDT
I just received the same thing. :D
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Our weekend got ripped off! Haha. First weekend got reinvited. Third weekend also gets six days. Oh well! How many others got invites?
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Our weekend got ripped off! Haha. First weekend got reinvited. Third weekend also gets six days. Oh well! How many others got invites?
I agree Tbone, we got ripped! LoL - 6 days would have been nice for us.
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Apparently this isn't a weekend invite.. it's a 'Data Center Test' that is mostly being sent to Australia and New Zealand? o_O
From the forums:
Sent Oct. 11: California Data Center Test
This test is a small, limited-time test including testers from New Zealand and Australia. Data from this test will be used to inform decisions about the launch of the game in Oceanic regions. We currently have no updates regarding the launch of the game in these or other territories, but will provide information as it becomes available.
Who was invited: Testers from the USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia
What was sent: California Data Center testing invites
Server locations: West Coast USA
Invite status: All invites in this batch are now sent
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6 days and I probably would be dead from the lack of sleep.
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My problem is work. But I'm starting to feel like I'm coming down with a cold or something, too... flu is going around, still, right? The pig one? Yeah, I think I have that... ;)
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Apparently this isn't a weekend invite.. it's a 'Data Center Test' that is mostly being sent to Australia and New Zealand? o_O
From the forums:
Sent Oct. 11: California Data Center Test
This test is a small, limited-time test including testers from New Zealand and Australia. Data from this test will be used to inform decisions about the launch of the game in Oceanic regions. We currently have no updates regarding the launch of the game in these or other territories, but will provide information as it becomes available.
Who was invited: Testers from the USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia
What was sent: California Data Center testing invites
Server locations: West Coast USA
Invite status: All invites in this batch are now sent
Squadron 419 NA FTW!
I had been planning on a trip to Orlando this weekend for Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios... I think I may cancel those plans.
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The "friends and associates" are back in. Well, except for me of course..sigh....
This testing phase features some great new additions, including two brand new Flashpoints, a new PvP area on Tatooine, improvements to the chat and social systems, and continued polish on the controls and combat in Space Combat Missions. Tester feedback from previous testing phases has helped us continue to fine-tune the classes and Advanced Classes, and you’ll notice many positive changes to loot drops, Crew Skills, and the overall economy.
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Also, racial abilities are in but don't affect gameplay. You might hear that there are passive buffs (2% to this or that), but a Bioware dev explains:
Those passives do not exist. (So don't build a character around them)
They actually never existed. It's a placeholder string that was put into the UI when we were debating having them (to reserve space on the UI if needed) and it somehow survived longer than intended.
We'll remove the reference it in a future patch.
Also, this about the Sentinel:
Hey guys,
Just wanted to let you know that, while there are changes to the Warrior/Sentinel in the build we just put up, the hinted at larger gameplay revamp for the Sentinel/Marauder is not yet active, it will be available with a future patch to this build.
This means that if you chose to play a Sentinel/Marauder, you'll see balance tweaks and various changes now, but at a later date your rotations and game mechanics will be updated with new abilities and options and some of your skills will reset.
THANK GOD! Can someone with access please let me know what these changes are??
Also, new quick travel system...better cover system...not getting specifics ATM.
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...Also, new quick travel system...
Hardlines, maybe?
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...Also, new quick travel system...
Hardlines, maybe?
HYPERJUMP!!!11!
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...Also, new quick travel system...
Hardlines, maybe?
Close, actually. When you use quick travel, instead of it taking you to your most recent bind spot, you can choose from any of the bind spots. It still has the 30 minute cooldown.
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The "friends and associates" are back in. Well, except for me of course..sigh....
well they haven't told us on the beta forums to download the new client yet but the site just went down for maintenance 2 mins ago, we'll see from there.
now all testing forums will be merged into one and weekend testers will get weekend access only. closer to final build i suppose!
Update 10/28: We know you’re all very eager to start testing again, but at this time we’d like to let you know that the new build will not be available this weekend (the 28th, 29th, or 30th). We appreciate your continued patience as we work to bring you the new build. Thank you!
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Yeah, right now it is just the Bioware +1s. They haven't even let the EA +1s in yet.
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yeah i was holding out hope as the server went down for about 5 mins thinking we may have gotten ours too. but the dev post looks like it wont be till at least next week.
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"Next, our biggest event of the year, the December 20th launch of Star Wars: The Old Republic. This is inarguably the most anticipated game of the year, an epic MMO that makes each player the hero of their own Star Wars saga. The Old Republic is in Beta right now and players are blown away by the immersive story, dynamic combat and authentic Star Wars feel. In the coming weeks we‟ll invite hundreds of thousands of players into our biggest Beta test to date."
Quote from Peter Moore you can find the the full transcript here http://investor.ea.com/events.cfm?list=Featured,Future,Past
Bold and italics added by yours truely.
Also, it seems that there was a full server wipe along with the new client.
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I'm jumping up and down at the Sentinel/Marauder news. The former was woefully underpowered during my Test Weekend.
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I hope I get in.
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Theres a very good chance that you will at least get a weekend invite to at least try the game out. our forums stated that in the next build all testers (maybe not friends and family) including weekend testers will be using the same forums (with weekend testers only getting weekend access) so here's hoping we get a lot more members in this time around.
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47 Days Baby!!!!
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Yep. The release falls 4 days after my birthday. it is going to be my birthday/xmas present =).
I am so very excited about this game. Only other one that had me this excited was SWG back in the day.
I am excited about planetside 2 and hope to get into it's beta but even if I did I don't know that I would be able to play it instead of SWTOR lol.
I am pretty sure SWTOR is going to result in lots of long nights with little sleep, early rises and a sore butt.