Beta is Tomorrow. Will you be there?

l2avism

See you there.

yonpachi

will be there wipe?

l2avism

yonpachi said:

will be there wipe?

Yes.

Note that any Gold you buy on our website during the Closed Beta will be credited to you once more if the servers are wiped during or at the end of the Closed Beta Test. This also applies to all relevant Founder’s items and benefits.
https://albiononline.com/en/news/gold-market

Gitmix

Paying to beta a game that will be free to play...
Scary stuff.

l2avism

Scambug said:

Paying to beta a game that will be free to play...
Scary stuff.

Sequriem

Nope, but I really wanted to vote the 3rd option.

Kyleran

l2avism said:

yonpachi said:

will be there wipe?

Yes.

Note that any Gold you buy on our website during the Closed Beta will be credited to you once more if the servers are wiped during or at the end of the Closed Beta Test. This also applies to all relevant Founder’s items and benefits.
https://albiononline.com/en/news/gold-market

Why does the disclaimer say "if" the servers are wiped after beta instead of "when"?

Iwaylo

I did not get invite so i'm not going and even if i did get a key tuesday is a 6 days BnS CBT can't miss that one.

l2avism

Iwaylo said:

I did not get invite so i'm not going and even if i did get a key tuesday is a 6 days BnS CBT can't miss that one.

Invite? 
There aren't invites. Anyone who has a founder pack can play.


(lol, my menu bar explodes when closed, thats what that confetti stuff is on the left. Linux KDE desktop effects ftw)

Rendit

coretex666 said:

I dont think I will be buying into Early Access / Beta / Alpha / pre-Alpha / etc. anymore.

I am not a big fan of this business practice.

This one is worth buying : )

filmoret

I never pay for unfinished untested product.

Thane

we're knights of the round zable, we dance whene'er we're able.
we do routines and chorus scenes with footwork impec-cable,

we dine well here in Camelot, we eat ham and jam and spam-a-loooooooot!



PS:

coretex666 said:

I dont think I will be buying into Early Access / Beta / Alpha / pre-Alpha / etc. anymore. 

I am not a big fan of this business practice.

actually this business practice is ALOT Better than having (for example) EA up your ass, eg a big publisher who tells you when you have to release what.

Lobotomist

Im very curious about this game. But I will wait for some gameplay videos first ...

Gardavsshade

l2avism said:

Scambug said:

Paying to beta a game that will be free to play...
Scary stuff.

I'll take the glasses rather ever pay for an Alpha or Beta invite/access.

Gardavsshade

Thane said:

we're knights of the round zable, we dance whene'er we're able.
we do routines and chorus scenes with footwork impec-cable,

we dine well here in Camelot, we eat ham and jam and spam-a-loooooooot!



PS:

coretex666 said:

I dont think I will be buying into Early Access / Beta / Alpha / pre-Alpha / etc. anymore. 

I am not a big fan of this business practice.

actually this business practice is ALOT Better than having (for example) EA up your ass, eg a big publisher who tells you when you have to release what.

Neither is acceptable to me.

thundercles

I'll be in on Wednesday! Pumped!

rawfox

Ive been waiting some time for Albion already.
The ability to play it under nearly all OS's makes it heavy attractive.
If its as good as the new Devilian, it has a chance to make me spend time into it
My money went to ArcheAge and StarCitizen this year, so ill gladly wait until its released.

Muke

I'll wait till 6 months after release to see the unbiased non-fanboy reviews to see if this game promises potential.

l2avism

coretex666 said:

I remember 10-15 years ago, it was perfectly normal to purchase only finished products. I liked it and think I am gonna stick with that for now.

Nah, that was never the case. MMO's were almost always buggy half-finished rushed releases.

olepi

I would gladly help test their game, but there's no way I'll pay any money to get early access.

Mikeha

No

Only top down games I am looking foward to are Lost Ark and Lineage Eternal. 

Xarko

No. Im happy to test games. I actually find it fun to look for bugs and report them. Im not going to pay someone to help him finish his product though.

Giffen

I can't stand the top down view. That went out in 1998 in UO's hayday. So no, I won't be playing this game.

Kilrain

Scambug said:

Paying to beta a game that will be free to play...
Scary stuff.

Not really. $30 is a drop in the bucket compared to some game purchases, and there is still no guarantee if you're going to like them or not. How many perorders do people get involved in just because of promotional items only to find they didn't like the game to begin with? Age of Conan was a buy + sub game and I preordered and paid more just so I could get a damn rhino.

Kilrain

Xarko said:

No. Im happy to test games. I actually find it fun to look for bugs and report them. Im not going to pay someone to help him finish his product though.

Having a paid beta allows developers to get the testers they need (most are not there for testing) and gives them more money to finish development. The only time I get angry is when I'm paying a monthly sub for a "finished" game that is obviously still in alpha or beta state.

At least they're not releasing it unfinished (yet).

Brenics

Kilrain said:

Xarko said:

No. Im happy to test games. I actually find it fun to look for bugs and report them. Im not going to pay someone to help him finish his product though.

Having a paid beta allows developers to get the testers they need (most are not there for testing) and gives them more money to finish development. The only time I get angry is when I'm paying a monthly sub for a "finished" game that is obviously still in alpha or beta state.

At least they're not releasing it unfinished (yet).

Must be talking about ESOTU, they are finally fixing a lot of those beta bugs. But I do agree 100%, developers are taking advantage of us gamer's by having us test the game after release.