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Ku Ku · Feb 17, 2008, 08:14 PM // 20:14

Personally i think it would be good to have random selection for the first half of the beta (Say with certain rules like, have to have been playing at least 24 months / have 3k hours in game etc) as then theyd get the average joes (and janes) and would get a better approximation of how the game is going- without having newbie players joining just to play while the game is free and not knowing enough general gw playmanship.

This way you'd be more likely to get adventurer / maper gamer types, historian /loremaster gamer types, Treasure hunter types, Pvp types, Role Play types, Lone rangers etc etc -it would be a slice of the community as it is now,vast and interesting :P

angmar_nite · Feb 17, 2008, 10:02 PM // 22:02

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Originally Posted by Ku Ku

Personally i think it would be good to have random selection for the first half of the beta (Say with certain rules like, have to have been playing at least 24 months / have 3k hours in game etc) as then theyd get the average joes (and janes) and would get a better approximation of how the game is going- without having newbie players joining just to play while the game is free and not knowing enough general gw playmanship.

This way you'd be more likely to get adventurer / maper gamer types, historian /loremaster gamer types, Treasure hunter types, Pvp types, Role Play types, Lone rangers etc etc -it would be a slice of the community as it is now,vast and interesting :P

Or make it gameplay title based instead like guardian or vanquisher, so people dont just start AFKing overnight.

Stockholm · Feb 17, 2008, 10:05 PM // 22:05

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Originally Posted by angmar_nite

Or make it gameplay title based instead like guardian or vanquisher, so people dont just start AFKing overnight.

or base it on EXP.points over the account.

RPGmaniac · Feb 17, 2008, 10:27 PM // 22:27

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Originally Posted by Stockholm

or base it on EXP.points over the account.

Which would get pretty much all of the farmers. But then again, that's also the best way to find all the bugs in a game is to have farmer-types play it.

The Pocky Alchemist · Feb 25, 2008, 02:53 PM // 14:53

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Originally Posted by NeonXero

Gmail has had the "Beta" under their logo for... a looooong time, so it doesn't seem like the Summer of this year, or shortly after, would be too short of a time to introduce the beta.

Don't worry about Google, they make everything beta. They like to play. If they turn off the beta it means they have to stop playing and go work.

As far as the GW2 betaness goes, I think I remember reading that GW isn't designed for only hardcore gamers, is that right? Isn't it supposed to be for both hardcore and casual? If that's true, wouldn't they want a better... um, "demographic" I guess, than they'd get if they just used the hardcore players?

And I'm sure I remember reading that ANet develops on laptops, so probably they won't limit the GW2 beta to only people with the most super-duper gaming rigs. Which is good news for me.

MirkoTeran · Feb 25, 2008, 03:02 PM // 15:02

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Originally Posted by zwei2stein

Plus it fits with anets marketing pilicy: Create hype and hope hype sells game.

They could always hire Peter Molyneux to hype it up for them.

Flem · Feb 25, 2008, 03:08 PM // 15:08

I really want to get in on the beta, also. I played GW1 beta, you think that has any sway on things?

RotteN · Feb 25, 2008, 03:24 PM // 15:24

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Originally Posted by zwei2stein

and even thou, i not like they are gonna complain when they got priviledge reserved to few and NDA signed.

If you do not complain, you're a bad tester. Testers are there to "complain". priviledged or not, NDA or no NDA.

I've signed NDA's, and complained my ass off afterwards (to the dev's ofcourse).

Fried Tech · Feb 25, 2008, 06:27 PM // 18:27

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Originally Posted by JeniM

Truest thing i've seen on guru for long time. They never tell us anything about new games/expansions. First decent amount i learned about GW:EN was from wiki on the release day. (and technically the pre-view event)

then you are just ill-informed.

Feb 17, 2008, 08:14 PM // 20:14	#21
Ku Ku Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: May 2006 Location: England Guild: [MYST] Profession: Rt/R	Personally i think it would be good to have random selection for the first half of the beta (Say with certain rules like, have to have been playing at least 24 months / have 3k hours in game etc) as then theyd get the average joes (and janes) and would get a better approximation of how the game is going- without having newbie players joining just to play while the game is free and not knowing enough general gw playmanship. This way you'd be more likely to get adventurer / maper gamer types, historian /loremaster gamer types, Treasure hunter types, Pvp types, Role Play types, Lone rangers etc etc -it would be a slice of the community as it is now,vast and interesting :P

Feb 25, 2008, 03:08 PM // 15:08	#27
Flem Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: NA Profession: N/Me	I really want to get in on the beta, also. I played GW1 beta, you think that has any sway on things?