Anyone else beta testing earth and beyond?

LongtoothLongtooth Join Date: 2002-07-02 Member: 863Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">Or am i the only one?</div>I just got selected to BETA test Earth and Beyond I was wondering if anyone else here has?  Maybe we could hook up and fly a few missions together.  I hope it is a good game....I had no idea what I signed up for I just saw an add for a BETA test and filled out a sheet,  I figured "What the hell why not?".  I was suprised when I saw the email...Almost deleted it thinking it was spam...
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  • JediYoshiJediYoshi The Cupcake Boss Join Date: 2002-05-27 Member: 674Members
    Where so can I get this? Or is it a closed beta?

    Gah, the only way you can get the Asheron's Call2 beta is to have a personal server at FilePlanet. Anyone have any mirros?
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  • Imperial_SyndicateImperial_Syndicate Join Date: 2002-06-13 Member: 762Members
    I believe for Earth and Beyond you have to sign up and they will pick new testers at intervals from those who are registered.

    <a href="http://www.westwood.com" target="_blank">www.westwood.com</a>
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  • GuardastaGuardasta Join Date: 2002-08-04 Member: 1064Members
    i'm a tester for e&b, its a pity my net conn just died, i'm using a school comp atm <!--emo&:(--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('><!--endemo-->
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    They didnt make you sign an NDA? hrm.
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  • LongtoothLongtooth Join Date: 2002-07-02 Member: 863Members
    I doubt I signed an NDA,  but I may have,  you can still sign up for the BETA at www.earthandbeyond.com.  What exactly is a NDA?  And Yoshi,  it is a closed beta,  and Imperial,  it is an EA game not Westwood. <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
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  • Imperial_SyndicateImperial_Syndicate Join Date: 2002-06-13 Member: 762Members
    You can get the the E&B site from westwood.com, and NDA = Non Disclosure Agreement (correct?).
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  • LongtoothLongtooth Join Date: 2002-07-02 Member: 863Members
    I never read those things....I just click "OK" or "Next" or "I agree to these terms and conditions".
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    Noh, well yes. The NDA is the non-disclosure agreement and you actually have to SIGN it. Like pen, pencil, you know, that stuff near the computer? Heh, I guess they didn't make you do it; usually for betas they do.
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    Dang I'm not 18. Ah well.
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  • SpoogeSpooge Thunderbolt missile in your cheerios Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 67Members
    I got selected for the beta.  I just received the email last night.  Only problem is that I have an AMD processor AND I run on WinXP.  For some stupid reason they haven't proofed it for that combination.  According to their FAQ's, the XP pack coming out next Monday is supposed to fix this.  Sooo... I have the game installed, I have a free beta account, and I can't even get to the start-up screen.

    So much for having a machine that's lightning fast :/
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  • LongtoothLongtooth Join Date: 2002-07-02 Member: 863Members
    Whenever I am asked how old I am for anything online I am always 18+.
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  • Silver_FoxSilver_Fox Spammer Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 34Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    lol ...

    you know, there is a reason they ask your age ... its not just to punish the kiddies ...

    The fact you dont even read any of the terms and conditions or the NDA or even follow their rules ...

    /me rolls his eyes

    What ever ...
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  • Sgt_XSgt_X Join Date: 2002-03-01 Member: 261Members
    This is the reason they try to weed out the yonger people with that. Of coarse it only works on kids who are less than 10 years old.
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  • TomodachiTomodachi Join Date: 2002-08-16 Member: 1175Members
    Yeah I beta tested E&B. I forgot which phase; I think it was at the beginning of four. Beta 4 was private beta testing. But now its public beta. When I first played E&B I thought it was pretty cool and new. I never played a ship MMORPG and this was my first. It was very buggy. But the graphics were amazing, at first. The ship animations were cool too and later on they becoming cooler with new animations added in. There was huge lag at the newbie areas because us phase 4 testers were killing the servers. I think the phase 4 testers consisted of 1200 new players into the servers. When I was still playing the game there was a FPS bug. Every time you go into combat your FPS would drop. The game runs at 60 FPS for a smooth game.  It'll drop all the way to 30FPS and it was terrible. You had to log out every time that happens to refresh the game. The skill tree/options weren't too great. I was a Terran Tradesman, fastest ship in the game with average weapons and systems. Everything was fun at first but I got tired of E&B quick. I liked playing MMORPG because I want to explore and see the virtual world for each game. But in a ship MMORPG all you see is space and it does get plain boring. I quited like 4 months ago. My tradesmen was lv 40, I think.
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Longtooth+Sep. 04 2002,20:09--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (Longtooth @ Sep. 04 2002,20:09)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->Whenever I am asked how old I am for anything online I am always 18+.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    That CAN lead to complications later, you must realise.
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  • LongtoothLongtooth Join Date: 2002-07-02 Member: 863Members
    I deal with things as they happen......It may seem short sighted but it has always worked for me.
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  • MooMoo_the_SnowCowMooMoo_the_SnowCow Join Date: 2002-08-03 Member: 1057Members
    "GameSpy.com will be offering the public test software as a free download at www.fileplanet.com."

    That is what it says on the website but I like how you have to subscribe to fileplanet to download it. So I guess it isn't so free...
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  • Sgt_XSgt_X Join Date: 2002-03-01 Member: 261Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Longtooth+Sep. 08 2002,04:39--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (Longtooth @ Sep. 08 2002,04:39)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->I deal with things as they happen......It may seem short sighted but it has always worked for me.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    You know that sort of attitude is part of the reason why we as teenagers are sterotyped as having no advance planning skills and being unable to think about consquences.
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  • LongtoothLongtooth Join Date: 2002-07-02 Member: 863Members
    I can see consequences clearly and understand them,  my comment was more focused on which consequences are minor and or unlikely enough to be disregarded.
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  • richard_of_richardlandrichard_of_richardland Join Date: 2002-05-29 Member: 687Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Tomodachi+Sep. 05 2002,07:39--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (Tomodachi @ Sep. 05 2002,07:39)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->Yeah I beta tested E&B. I forgot which phase; I think it was at the beginning of four. Beta 4 was private beta testing. But now its public beta. When I first played E&B I thought it was pretty cool and new. I never played a ship MMORPG and this was my first. It was very buggy. But the graphics were amazing, at first. The ship animations were cool too and later on they becoming cooler with new animations added in. There was huge lag at the newbie areas because us phase 4 testers were killing the servers. I think the phase 4 testers consisted of 1200 new players into the servers. When I was still playing the game there was a FPS bug. Every time you go into combat your FPS would drop. The game runs at 60 FPS for a smooth game.  It'll drop all the way to 30FPS and it was terrible. You had to log out every time that happens to refresh the game. The skill tree/options weren't too great. I was a Terran Tradesman, fastest ship in the game with average weapons and systems. Everything was fun at first but I got tired of E&B quick. I liked playing MMORPG because I want to explore and see the virtual world for each game. But in a ship MMORPG all you see is space and it does get plain boring. I quited like 4 months ago. My tradesmen was lv 40, I think.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    ^^ Example of someone breaking an NDA (if there was one and it was still in private beta), in fact not only would you have broken an NDA but you are half the reason they exist, to stop people telling everyone that a game (a BETA of all things) is buggy (no ####, it's beta) and not that fun.

    However to sign an NDA you have to be 18+ and whilst you can 'digitally sign' by ticking a box it is usually done for real so they can pound your arse when you publish material or too much info <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo-->

    And, rather than giving extensive feedback explaining why it wasn't so fun to play for a long time, then sticking around to continue to give feedback, you quit.

    This is why having large betas for anything except final ones for stability/performance testing on as many systems as possible is a waste of time.
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  • NecroNecro &lt;insert non-birthday-related title here&gt; Join Date: 2002-08-09 Member: 1118Members
    i've been beta testing for a few months but cant login anymore for some reason D:

    also if u have a fileplanet p. server u can test also <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->
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