*****Official Star Wars: The Old Republic Thread*****
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I suppose in a way there is some logic to that though, like most Devs, they will know that the vast number of people who beta test arent actually testing and instead are using it more as a demo to check the game out. Someone thats massively into the game, been following it for years, is active in the community etc, is someone who is quite probably already hooked into the game and will be buying it at release anyway, so theres a kind of logic to giving beta slots to people who arent so convinced yet as that may well turn a maybe buyer into a definite buyer.
I disagree, it’s NOT about trying to convince people to buy the game, it’s about testing the game, making sure it works on different rigs(why do you think you had to do a scan of your computer as part of the setup)getting feedback on certain aspects of the game, the usual stuff associated with beta testing not trying to get the fan base up!
yup dittoI am a sad panda....
I'm trying to think of it as a positive thing. With us not testing it, we get to experience it "fully" working, no immersion breaking bugs and bugged out quests / mobs.
Theres not really anything to disagree with me about
I know that beta testing *should* be about testing the game, making sure it works etc. But lets face it, probably the vast majority of people who want into a beta test end up never testing/reporting anything and really just want to play the game as a demo to see if they like it. I'm aware of that, I'm sure that every game dev is aware that many testers arent interested in testing as much as they are playing it for free in advance to see if they like it. Which is why I say theres some kind of logic there to offer slots (not all slots obviously, but some) to people who are on the fence in the hope it will sway them.
I dont think that Devs are naive enough to think that every tester is there to test and they know there will be leaks and they must know that the positives of a skeptic carry more weight than the positives of a fanatic. As I say, I could see a kind of logic in that.
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The whole point of this "test" isn't even to report bugs.
We were told to playthrough normally and fill in a survey each day rating different aspects of the game and stating how likely we are to buy it.
There are areas of the game that are very polished, but there are plenty of areas that aren't. Of course, a large proportion of the testers seem to "not see" the negative aspects of the game - something that could hurt it long term.
While the Imperial sith are much more fun, for the next few weeks I am going to playthrough as a Jedi Knight
We were told to playthrough normally and fill in a survey each day rating different aspects of the game and stating how likely we are to buy it.
There are areas of the game that are very polished, but there are plenty of areas that aren't. Of course, a large proportion of the testers seem to "not see" the negative aspects of the game - something that could hurt it long term.
While the Imperial sith are much more fun, for the next few weeks I am going to playthrough as a Jedi Knight
That sentence there makes it even more logical to me to invite the fence sitters rather than the fanatics then at this stage.
Theres not really anything to disagree with me about
I know that beta testing *should* be about testing the game, making sure it works etc. But lets face it, probably the vast majority of people who want into a beta test end up never testing/reporting anything and really just want to play the game as a demo to see if they like it. I'm aware of that, I'm sure that every game dev is aware that many testers arent interested in testing as much as they are playing it for free in advance to see if they like it. Which is why I say theres some kind of logic there to offer slots (not all slots obviously, but some) to people who are on the fence in the hope it will sway them.
I dont think that Devs are naive enough to think that every tester is there to test and they know there will be leaks and they must know that the positives of a skeptic carry more weight than the positives of a fanatic. As I say, I could see a kind of logic in that.
Well I sort of agree on the “probably the vast majority of people who want into a beta test end up never testing/reporting anything and really just want to play the game as a demo to see if they like it”
So how did they work out who got keys or not? How do they know if people are on the fence or not. How did they work out who is going to be a real tester and who is just going to play and mess about.
I signed up months ago, I filled in everything, did the scan, I haven’t posted once of the official forums not got involved in much etc and still I didn’t get anything.
I think it was luck of the draw...
No idea how they are drawn tbh, I will say one thing though, with the exception of Rift (and so far SWToR), I have been invited to every MMO beta (for which I've applied) since 2001. For none of them have I posted on the official forums or got involved in the community. Now its probably all just a coincedence and I have been stupidly lucky for a dozen MMOs, which is fine by me, I quietly expect a SWtor beta invite to be arriving my way in time to come
This is not a beta it clearly states that in our testing agreement.
The game has been in beta testing for just over a year and the game is pretty much finished although i have found a few bugs or issues in my time playing.
We are doing playability testing and research. As captainrave said after each day of play or each time we play a new class we have to do a survey and give feedback on our experience.
To get on this test i had do a lengthy survey and then I was told at the end if i was successful or not. I saw some people here did the survey and were told they were not successful.
I expect they will send our more invites as they do stress/load testing on there servers and network closer to release.
after reading the testing agreement closely this is what we are allowed to say.
1. The fact that there is a Game Program.
2. The fact that you are a member of the Game Program.
nothing else
The game has been in beta testing for just over a year and the game is pretty much finished although i have found a few bugs or issues in my time playing.
We are doing playability testing and research. As captainrave said after each day of play or each time we play a new class we have to do a survey and give feedback on our experience.
To get on this test i had do a lengthy survey and then I was told at the end if i was successful or not. I saw some people here did the survey and were told they were not successful.
I expect they will send our more invites as they do stress/load testing on there servers and network closer to release.
after reading the testing agreement closely this is what we are allowed to say.
1. The fact that there is a Game Program.
2. The fact that you are a member of the Game Program.
nothing else
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No idea how they are drawn tbh, I will say one thing though, with the exception of Rift (and so far SWToR), I have been invited to every MMO beta (for which I've applied) since 2001. For none of them have I posted on the official forums or got involved in the community. Now its probably all just a coincedence and I have been stupidly lucky for a dozen MMOs, which is fine by me, I quietly expect a SWtor beta invite to be arriving my way in time to come
I managed to get one with Rift but I think many people did
.... I hope they do send more out in the next few weeks, and to do a bit of feedback each day will be all worth it I’m sure!so im guessing you still have to report the bugs?
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We can certainly report any we find, but it isn't our primary goal to find them.
Stephen Reid of Bioware has stated that the recent survey beta invites are limited playtime and designed as marketing feedback for user experience.
Existing testers invited directly from Bioware are the real beta testers providing bug reports etc. By all accounts European testing will increase at the end of the month so we should see an increase in invites.
The good thing that Bioware seem to be maintaining during testing is if a invitee does not show a willingness to report issues/bugs whilst clocking up playtime then access is removed.
Existing testers invited directly from Bioware are the real beta testers providing bug reports etc. By all accounts European testing will increase at the end of the month so we should see an increase in invites.
The good thing that Bioware seem to be maintaining during testing is if a invitee does not show a willingness to report issues/bugs whilst clocking up playtime then access is removed.
I'd be surprised if there was much today given E3 wasn't too long ago. So long as this game is fun to play I'm happy to wait. Joining up with my old SWG Farstar EU guild so should bring back a few fond memories. Going back to SWG more recently the graphics weren't all that but pre JTL it was good fun to play