Was on best buy when i saw they updated the defiance section with this: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchpa...s&nrp=15&iht=n
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Was on best buy when i saw they updated the defiance section with this: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchpa...s&nrp=15&iht=n
Very nice!
DA F! damn you best buy!
that date might be for all beta consoles even if you didnt preorder at best buy
I'm interested to find out. That's only two weeks away!
And Best Buy doesn't seem like the type of place to put out wrong information...
very true i hope its coorect
So... 16 days before the game launches. 16 days to go through all the bug claims, compile the list and fix them in-game and hope it is big enough to justify a title update, then wait for it to go through certification. That is why you don't wait until the last second to do a beta. But whatever. I'll be getting this dem- errr I mean, beta.
I already pre-ordered the Ultimate Edition at Ebgames but there is no mention of a Console beta. It would suck if I don't get access to it. Since I live in Canada I wonder if they are only offering it to American retailers. Bestbuy.com talks about the beta but Bestbuy.ca doesn't even have Defiance listed on the site.
* Update after I did some digging on other Forums it seems that Ebgames Canada tends to hide beta codes sometimes or they might receive them and give me a call. I just have to be patient and see what happens.
I heard very little of this game last year but after seeing that 1hr IGN video I got hooked. I barely play any MMO's since my last one I played was Phantasy Star Online on the Dreamcast.
I know i am not the only one who wants to play this game bad.
still would rather hear an official announcement from Trion
To be honest most bugs will be found during their internal test/on-going alpha test but thats not to say that the game will be released totally bug free because no game really achieves that. The Beta for consoles is most likely a stress test for their servers and a demo for some people.Quote:
Originally Posted by CReaper210
other games do that too... for example SimCity had a beta last week, and its releasing tomorrowQuote:
Originally Posted by CReaper210
oh my, two sources with the same dates. this might be legit
well like I said am still waiting to hear what Trion saysQuote:
Originally Posted by IGears
they have the final saying lol
once again ill put this out that lance or sledge have said in the past if trion has not put it out there selfs then consider that info to be fake,false or wrong
I agree. But with several sources claiming the same bracket of time for the beta i think its safe to assume its relatively correct.Quote:
Originally Posted by Defy
same but i do believe it will be around that time anyway .Quote:
Originally Posted by chaoswolf
It's starting to look more plausible with two sources.
maybe its planned for that time but Trion still can postpone (or even do earlier) depending on other issuesQuote:
Originally Posted by lPATT
your going to get all your progress wiped out i asked in the FAQ, but it'll be cool to play
i dont care about beta any more just give me the game plz.(gamer needs his fix >.> <.< >.< <.> lol :)
that something i want to be honest . beta should not carry over to real game but i know a few friend who will be mad xDQuote:
Originally Posted by A s0t
this isnt the first source to suggest this, we had a german dev mention it, and another site claim that date too.
would be nice still for the CM's to offically annouce it now the cats been let out the bag. or at least rebuke these so people dont get there hopes up if its not right.
as for the beta, its mostly about stress testing the servers to make sure they can take load capicty then it is to find bugs/balance. there will be that, but its not a major concern for the beta weekends. unless game breaking bug is found.
Would be pretty awesome if its true! :D
It would be nice for an official announcement, I honestly don't see the harm in giving us a date, it's starting to get old watching the streams and hoping and them literally acting like its no big deal, I don't know I mean I love the CMs but one can only wait so long before we're like whatever
so german SYFY website, amazon and now best buy all claiming the same date for the next beta. either they are all operating off the same false info or its gonna be the 15th-17th.
why havent they announced? lack of confidence in the beta client/server build, might want another week or they think they might be able to run the next beta over the 8th-10th weekend. or they just want to drag it out!! (fist shake)
Amazon.co.uk had the console beta dates as 15-17th of March too, but removed them very quickly. Maybe they released the info too quickly? Either way this seems to confirm that Trion are aiming for those dates but are holding back confirmation until they're absolutely sure.
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Originally Posted by Prophet of Entropy
because corporate PR sucks.... Best Buy had the June listed for "The Last of US" when it got delay yet Naught Dog kept saying "there is no official word on a delay etc etc" then 1-2 weeks later Naught Dog announced that the game had been delayed and the new release date was the exact date Best Buy had already had listed for June.
I dont understand why PR does stuff like that.. if they told Best Buy 1-2 weeks ago why cant they confirm it with us the same time we find out instead of telling us "that isnt official" only to make it "official" 1-2 weeks later?
2nd time i've seen this date i either hope its right or maybe even sooner :)
I would laugh if Trion Worlds decided to release the beta earlier.
/I hope they do because 2 weeks doesn't seem like ample time to fix some of the bigger bugs.
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Originally Posted by iiReLaX o
WELL 90% of betas these days arent REAL beta if they were REAL betas then youre right 1-2 weeks wouldnt be enough time to fix things but 90% of open betas these days are just stress tests to see how much ppl the servers can handle at once and fix THAT which CAN be done in 1-2 weeks... the REAL beta testing is done during the alpha testing which is on going and does/will fix actual bugs and whatnot
True, developers have QA testers to find fault with the game.Quote:
Originally Posted by DuoMaxwell007
So no confirmation.. you mean I have to still have to go around seeing forum after forum posting about Beta still.. *sigh* one day... one day...
Two sites mentioning that date.. lol. seems likely that it is, unless it was the original plan and it changed (or they aren't sure if they will quite make the date)
Got games to keep me busy but the anticipation to play is slowly fading...
Does it really matter that much? Most games don't even have a beta or anything similar. If there were to be no beta, the bugs would be still there. Now they are probably found faster and can be dealt with faster after release.Quote:
Originally Posted by CReaper210
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Originally Posted by CReaper210
- They already said they don't have to go through certification.
- How many betas have you released?
- Have you ever created a patch for any kind of video game?
Everyone is entitle to their wonderful views on how beta goes bud its not really worth the questioning.Quote:
Originally Posted by iiReLaX o
But for Reapers FYI
Beta test is pretty much the final testing state before release so the amount of bugs found is usually very limited and 9times out of 10 are only minior fixes. Becuase consoles are more difficult to patch (Paticulaly xbox due to 10grand cost of cert fees) minor bugs are generally stock piled in to a patch worth rolling. (For example during a DLC roll out, like what BF3 devs do)
The day release patch will have passed cert, but I very much doubt other patches in the future are allowed to bypass cert, only changes that can be made from the server side bypass cert.
Anyway iiReLaX, in short don't let him get to you lol, He's obviously a very knowledgeable individual using his intellect for good on a forum.
Don't worry, you'll get one soon. We console gamers have only had to wait nearly three months....Quote:
Originally Posted by Defy
Trion is doing a great job showing they value two markets, what an impressive business model!! We console gamers are sure feeling the love!
Now, they just need to get 'we are the first tps mmo in console history' into advertisements & the minds of console gamers. But I'm sure their marketing team is full of highly competent people well aware they only need to get one phrase out to the masses in order to sell millions of copies.
Awesome find. Good jobQuote:
Originally Posted by Solid Fox18
just so you know they dont have to pass certification to patch this game because almost all the patchs will be server side and they dont go on psn or xbox live they go on trions servers they have already said this many times just giving people the heads up if they worried about passing certification because they are not going to have toQuote:
Originally Posted by RoganTheGypo
Cant wait for the beta , just to see how the servers are. I hope I can play with people in UK.