Talk:Testing stages
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[edit] Sanya's summary
Is it time we dropped the explanation of the beta process as given by Sanya way back in 2006? All the dates she gave are now useless, and most of the definitions of each stage have now been further clarified.
Below is the preliminary testing schedule for WAR, as defined by Sanya Thomas:
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Alpha: What we are in now. I made the grievous error of calling it a very early beta, for which I am terminally sorry. I will regret that until I die. Alpha does not have anyone playing who does not draw a paycheck from Mythic. Double Secret Beta: What we will be in "Soon, TM." That is just beyond alpha, and includes people who draw paychecks from Mythic and our partners. Summer 2006 First Stage of Closed Beta (Beta 1): Sometimes called "Friends and Family," somewhat inaccurately, this is a stage where there is actually a game, but it is not usually very complete or even stable for that matter. People who don't work here are in this stage, but usually fewer than a hundred, and they are nearly all such old, old friends that they are often mistaken for employees. Fall 2006 Beta 1.7, After Things Stop Going Boom Every Day: This is the stage you'll start seeing community testers. People who have tested for Mythic for years, or have been otherwise recommended to us as quality volunteer testers, are starting to be included. There is usually a restriction on how many people get in at this point, and often perfectly wonderful people are left out. TENTATIVE DATE: Early 2007 Beta 2: Still closed and covered under NDA, invitees include prize winners, guilds that win the guild contest, and some members of the print and web media - usually the ones we have relationships with. People who work at GW retail shops are getting in here, and we've got some plans for existing Dark Age of Camelot players to be invited to check out their new sibling. There will be up to a thousand people by the end of Beta 2. TENTATIVE DATE: Early Spring 2007 Beta 3: Closed, NDA. This is where Lady Luck will wave her wand. We will be choosing randomly from the giant pool of people who are subscribed to our newsletter. This phase will have thousands of people invited, possibly as many as ten thousand. TENTATIVE DATE: Summer 2007 Final Beta: No NDA. Because there is no NDA, people often refer to this as "open beta." But I wanted to be really clear with you guys - we are not planning the kind of open beta where everyone with internet access can download the game and hop in. That's nutty. Right now, we are tentatively considering having everyone who pre-orders the game invited to this phase of beta. This phase will also invite winners from our big media promotions. TENTATIVE DATE: Summer 2007 |
For updates to the above, see Official_news/20061110
--Pendrako 02:06, 7 June 2007 (CDT)
[edit] Head Start?
Shouldn't there be a note, not necessairly a section, about the head start in the "release" section? --KoalaMeatPie 04:27, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
- Assuming there's good evidence (ie more than just speculation) that there is going to be a head start, I completely agree. » Bishop · talk « 17:35, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
- If they promise that you'll get to be in it if you bought the CE I presume there will be one. Quote from the CE site on warhammeronline.com: LIVE GAME HEAD START Begin your adventures in the Age of Reckoning before the raw recruits arrive! and then there's loads of text about it. ∞ Sunspots {Talk | Contribs} 09:09, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
- So we know there will definitely be a head start for people who pre-order the Collector's Edition, we just don't know how long it will be. - Pendrako talk 12:37, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
- Head start is for anyone who pre-ordered the game, CE and SE alike, however, it has been stated that CE pre-orders will begin their head start one day before SE pre-orders, or that is the current plan. --Eldanara 19:44, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
- So we know there will definitely be a head start for people who pre-order the Collector's Edition, we just don't know how long it will be. - Pendrako talk 12:37, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
- If they promise that you'll get to be in it if you bought the CE I presume there will be one. Quote from the CE site on warhammeronline.com: LIVE GAME HEAD START Begin your adventures in the Age of Reckoning before the raw recruits arrive! and then there's loads of text about it. ∞ Sunspots {Talk | Contribs} 09:09, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
- Along with Head Start, I think that Guild Beta should also be added to the "countdown". - Matt Graham 3:13, 06 July 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Tense Error
Many of the statements in this article are phrased in the present and future tense, when referring to now past events. For example "The open beta will be."
I would edit it myself, but not having first hand experience with things like the open beta, I do not feel able to make statements about what the open beta "was."
- Gazzwidget, November 17, 2008