SWTOR Closed Beta is starting

[Zeli]

and that's not mine...

news.mmosite.com/content/2010-06-23/star_wars_the_old_republic_closed_beta_test_starts_this_weekend.shtml

Today, a thread regarding the closed beta information of Star Wars: the Old Republic was burned out on SWTOR forum. The poster Awran said that BioWare has send inviting e-mails for closed beta session from 6/25-6/27. A post added shortly afterward by markfly made further clarification that only 100-200 invitations are going out. The poster markfly is also the one who confirmed that he has got an invitation on the page 200+.

The beta already has been confirmed, for we have gotten evidence:"Your rest will begin at 5:00pm CDT on June 25th and will end at 11:59pm CDT on June 27th". Ord Mantell is the only planet opening to the public while players only can choose characters from two classes. Only 100 - 200 beta applicants were randomly selected to access the first limitative beta test. So check your e-mail if you have signed up on www.swtor.com/tester.

However, an early tester only means a pre-visit of the Star Wars universe and you may face a unfinished project with many many bugs. The situation just looks like the comment below.

At least if people don't get an invite this time, they'll have additional chances in the following weeks.

People who want to Beta test should ask them selves when they'd like to do the Beta testing. The later they're chosen the better the game they get to test.

The early testers don't actually have to be that good because the early problems will be the obvious ones. The closer to release it gets the harder to find the problems become. The really good beta testers should wait until a month or two before launch.

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[Slurm]

Shit, I can't even remember if I signed up for it.

[Aberrant]

I don't remember if I signed up, but I really don't want to test.

I hope they keep most of the story stuff secret during testing, I would be worried about spoilers.

[Slurm]

I hope they keep most of the story stuff secret during testing, I would be worried about spoilers.

Very true

[Zeli]

yeah, I bet those grapes are spoiled...

[Slurm]

or MAAAAYBE...

you'll play the beta and find out all this really intriguing shit about your character and his background and this guy who killed your mom, or maybe your dad, and then when you start over on release day you find out that the person who killed your mom,....or dad....IS YOU FUCKING MOM........or dad

OH




SNAP

[Big Hoss]

I'm definitely in the no beta testing camp. I think part of the problem as to why i burn out on WAR so fast was the amount of testing that i did. By the time the game was actually released there was nothing new for the first 20 levels. That combined with a short attention span = no long term gaming longevity for me.

[Dachartach]

I've never really done any beta testing. If I did, I'd certainly focus more on the testing part. I know a lot of people just do it to try the game out early, which defeats the purpose. Open Beta doesn't count, as it isn't much more than marketing; I guess they can see a bit of stress testing on the servers at that point, but that's it really. Remember how useful it was for Aion? Yeah, I thought you might.




People who live in glass houses, shouldn't! Because this is what happens!

[Slurm]

Update:

kotaku.com/5583374/star-wars-the-old-republic-testing-begins

didn't realize you could still sign up...

must....


resist...

[Winin]

You can always roll a class you don't want to play and use that for testing mechanics/etc for them.

[Rer]

*Checks his email box*

....

*Checks his email box again*

Rinse and Repeat every 3 minutes.

[Takzenen]

Getting closer, cannot wait to rid the galaxy of some jedi scum

Howdy ho ya'll btw

[Werit]

I'm avoiding the beta for fear of spoilers. Doesn't seem like the kind of game I want to see unfinished.