Kiara wrote: Can you please define "Good standing".. seems to be a grey area in terms of the TOS lately. Thanks.
Calthine wrote: Yup thats as i understand the term "good standing"..cant really see what the confusion was tbh
dawy wrote: Good standing usually applies to anyone who had previously had an account, and wasn't banned from entering any of the SoE games. (of course that is my understanding and is most likely wrong)
**Twiddles Thumbs** Pick me pick me. Wait, should we list qualifications why were the best for the beta? Man, how do we get there attention so they will pick us. **Silently wishes to the SOE gods for a spot on the Beta.**
Any word on when it will be announced that people have been picked and beta hopefuls can hope no longer?
Well, considering that they were letting people into beta up till 2 weeks before launch for RoK, it will prolly be the same here.
I would imagine they'd post a message on EQ2 Players that beta recruitment is closed once they're done picking. /refresh Gmail /refresh Gmail Aw come on, have a heart for a l'il 'Tonga. *puppy eyes*
Yes well "beady rat eyes" just doesn't quite tug the heart strings, now does it? . . I'll even share my good cheese! The stuff in the fancy wrapping even. /nod
Hehe. Patience. I remember Scott Hartsman talking about Betas last year - All Betas are different, and they have usually have a plan for testing and bringing in people to test. All we can do on this end is play the live game and wait patiently
but....but...but.... I CAN'T WAIT PATIENTLY!!! omg this is gonna kill me checking my email every few minutes /sigh I should probably cut back on the caffiene....
If it is like past beta tests - with the exception of 'special' people like friends/family and Fan Faire attendees - this phase of beta invites pretty much goes like this (for those having never done one): - Open site for registering - SOE folks decide how many people the want for each iteration (usually weekly ramp-ups) - number of invites are randomly generated and sent from the e-mail pool. There is no need to plead your case or say how much better you are at it than anyone else. There seems to be very little rhyme or reason to who is selected when. Some people with 4 accounts get all 4 invited in the first pass, some with 4 accounts get none, etc. - if/when you are selected - you get an email detailing where to get the beta loader and instructions for installation. It often makes sense to pre-copy your Live files to a Beta directory to lower the patch time process. - after you are invited, your account is so flagged and the top of the forums will list the expansion forums as an option this sometimes appears/happens before you even get the e-mail invite (as it did for me in RoK) - even AFTER you get invited, installed, etc. you have to do a /beta on your live toon to get it queued for copy to the beta server. So even if you get the invite in the next 5 minutes, you will find yourself waiting for a period of time to use you play toon to test with. Character copies have been different in various beta tests over the years - sometimes they are once a week, sometimes nightly runs. So - there you have it - I've been doing beta tests with SOE since the early days of EQ1 and they almost always follow a pattern similar to the one above. What it really comes down to is what was stated earlier: patience. And then when the e-mail arrives: more patience. That after installtion: more patience. You get the idea. ;p
Seablade@Kithicor wrote: Ah, the good ole RNG. With my luck my chances are about as good as actually mining a tynnonium cluster. *le sigh* Ah well... no beta = more time for Spore. *lol*
Additionally: Good standing = Not banned or suspended or otherwise undergoing disciplinary action, as I understand it.
