Conan open beta soon apparently :)

i still have it on pre-order but i got worried when they pulled the closed beta ages ago and announced they were going to have to re-vamp a lot of the games mechanics. The combat i believe is similar to DDO with alternative 'real-time' moves should the player wish to play that way, so yes i'm looking forward to it and will hopefully sample its delights withing the beta as graphically it looks stunning .
 
Yeah looking at it. But there is something very Vanguardish about it. If its great then great but im not holding my breath.
 
PC Zone mag say it's been overhauled and improved since the beta, but they think some of the features (ie. sieges) are ambitious, and time will only tell whether it work with real server loads.
 
If this releases on the 25th March it will be minus a lot of the advertised features.
25th is only 10 weeks away, minus say 3-4 weeks for the game to gold and pressing and distrobution of discs, leaves probably about 6 weeks at most for them to work on the game.
More realistically though is that the game as it stands now is what will be released and the remaining time will be spent on last minute bug fixes and server testing.
And content will be added in stages , who knows when !
 
Baxtor said:
25th is only 10 weeks away, minus say 3-4 weeks for the game to gold and pressing and distrobution of discs, leaves probably about 6 weeks at most for them to work on the game.
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No it doesn't, MMO's generally get patched at program launch which enables the dev team to continue working right up till release date, all it means is that everybody will probably have a fairly big patch to download on launch day.

Edit: My first response was somewhat sharp for no good reason at all, my apologies.
 
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Wow! Sounds wicked! I really hope it lives up to the description given in the link. Unfortunately it's rare that happens nowadays and i'm left dissapointed.

Think i'll keep an eye on this :)
 
from the Conan forums 14.01



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A Few Words on Open Beta
Looks like there was a miscommunication/misunderstanding at the show.

We are planning to have an open beta for the game as we get closer to launch, however, it will be through specific partners and require an application/registration process, much like most of the other betas for most other games.

We will be limiting the number of keys we release to a manageable number at any given time, rather than subjecting people to queues and loading screens and so on. By "a manageable number," we mean tens of thousands, not just a handful.

We’re also ramping up some of our tech test betas, and, of course, we’ll be doing key giveaways, inviting forum veterans, and inviting more people to the current, closed stage of beta as we ramp up for launch.

So, yes, there will be a wider-scale open beta, but it will require an application/registration process and won’t be as simple as “press button, get key,” which is what we wanted to say.
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For those that don't know, and to put things in perspective..

Funcom's other MMO is now 6 years old. It STILL has a lot of bugs in it that date back to its release.
 
Adam Senior said:
i signed up ages ago as well. no response. Also i wonder if it will be a 360/and pc beta or just pc.
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360?? hehe !! seriously ?

they initially had tens of thousands of applicants to join the original closed beta, but unless you were a developers lover you had no chance.
 
It's definitely tipped as a game that could give World of Warcraft some serious competition. I'll definitely be having a look at the beta, although I doubt it would pull me away from WoW full time ;)
 
I have heard from people who are in the beta that a lot of the game is instanced.

Hope this isnt true, or if it is, it doesnt get in the way too much if you know what i mean :(

Will be nice to get to play it at long last lol. Also signed up along time back
 
iv got a closed beta account just cant be bothered to play =/ maybes ill be more interested if some people here start :)

Good stuff about it being an adult MMO, cant be bothered with WoW crowd, their all sad *****
 
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