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Re: Latest News from GameTap about UruLive!

jweir — Mon Dec 11, 2006 9:42 pm

Author: jweir

Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 9:42 pm

I would say go through and play the game as normal. Just playing it at all will add burden to the servers and may in fact cause bugs to appear that would not unless under pressure.

Re: Latest News from GameTap about UruLive!

candicolette — Sun Dec 10, 2006 10:00 pm

Author: candicolette

Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 10:00 pm

According to information, all progress will be lost. You will start Uru Live with a clean slate.

Re: Latest News from GameTap about UruLive!

Donna Flora — Sun Dec 10, 2006 8:19 pm

Author: Donna Flora

Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 8:19 pm

I am in with Gametap as is my hubby. What I would like to know is during the sneak peak experience should we be mainly hanging out in the common areas to test load for lag and all that or should we also "play" the ages? If we do that will that data be preserved and uploaded into the full launch software?

Re: Latest News from GameTap about UruLive!

Liath — Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:26 pm

Author: Liath

Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:26 pm

Eleri wrote:

Liath wrote:
And Cyan now did confirm it's USA and Canada only .

If the purpose of this 'sneek peek' is to make a focused test of the mechanics of the Uru-through-GameTap interface, than it makes perfect sense that it's only available to current GameTap customers.

Since they've said that the people in non-GameTap enabled countries are going to be accessing Uru through another interface, they wouldn't be testing that during the sneek peek anyhow.

yep, when reading that GT email message here on the forums, I never thought it meant open beta, since that was not mentioned anywhere.

Just thinking that so many people thought it was open beta and that everyone would be able to get in, somehow, unless we got confirmation of the opposite.

Re: Latest News from GameTap about UruLive!

Eleri — Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:21 pm

Author: Eleri

Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:21 pm

Liath wrote:

And Cyan now did confirm it's USA and Canada only .

If the purpose of this 'sneek peek' is to make a focused test of the mechanics of the Uru-through-GameTap interface, than it makes perfect sense that it's only available to current GameTap customers.

Since they've said that the people in non-GameTap enabled countries are going to be accessing Uru through another interface, they wouldn't be testing that during the sneek peek anyhow.

Re: Latest News from GameTap about UruLive!

Cyd — Sun Dec 10, 2006 1:41 pm

Author: Cyd

Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 1:41 pm

Shadowcats wrote:

Rub it in

You're not the only one waiting, and waiting, and... which reminds me, whenever will the Book of Marrim be published? That'd be grand to have while I wait.

Re: Latest News from GameTap about UruLive!

Shadowcats — Fri Dec 08, 2006 3:09 pm

Author: Shadowcats

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 3:09 pm

Rub it in

Re: Latest News from GameTap about UruLive!

Liath — Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:04 am

Author: Liath

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:04 am

And Cyan now did confirm it's USA and Canada only .

Re: Latest News from GameTap about UruLive!

JWPlatt — Fri Dec 08, 2006 3:42 am

Author: JWPlatt

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 3:42 am

I said it before RAWA made the statement. He backed me up.

Actually, RAWA did say it was not closed, and I said it was. But he also said it wasn't fully open, hence ajar. We did essentially say the same thing. Whilyam is free to disagree with RAWA.

Re: Latest News from GameTap about UruLive!

Marten — Fri Dec 08, 2006 3:38 am

Author: Marten

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 3:38 am

Whilyam wrote:

JWPlatt wrote:
This isn't quite an open public beta. It's a closed public beta, though a bit more open than by invitation only.

I think you're being too strict in your definition.

So, you're saying RAWA is too strict in his definition? Because JWPlatt is merely relying upon what RAWA said.

Re: Latest News from GameTap about UruLive!

Whilyam — Fri Dec 08, 2006 2:50 am

Author: Whilyam

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 2:50 am

JWPlatt wrote:

This isn't quite an open public beta. It's a closed public beta, though a bit more open than by invitation only.

I think you're being too strict in your definition. This is open Beta. Anyone who's in Gametap in the US (which'll be the requirements for MOUL when it goes Live with the exception of international players) can get into the Beta. We're no longer ajar, merely a group of those invited, we're open to anyone with a Gametap account, no invite needed. And I think this is about as open as we're going to get since the thing is roughly scheduled to launch at the end of the month.

Re: Latest News from GameTap about UruLive!

chucker — Fri Dec 08, 2006 2:12 am

Author: chucker

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 2:12 am

JWPlatt wrote:

RAWA, over at the DRC site, has coined the term for this current beta in the following quote:

RAWA wrote:
...the "beta plan" became more complicated with the "Preview" and the "GameTap sneak peek", neither of which are "closed" because they don't require a signed NDA, but they aren't fully "open" either, so I guess they're best described as "ajar".

Chucker, please add "Ajar Beta" to the Wiki.

Will do, I guess.

Talk about making pre-release tests extremely complicated.

Re: Latest News from GameTap about UruLive!

Marten — Fri Dec 08, 2006 2:09 am

Author: Marten

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 2:09 am

But, can you beta test GameTap even if you are in a country not served by it? If not... it's not "pretty much open beta" at all.

Let's go by RAWA's statement that this is not open beta, and relax.

Re: Latest News from GameTap about UruLive!

Nalates — Fri Dec 08, 2006 1:38 am

Author: Nalates

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 1:38 am

JWPlatt wrote:

Uru Live is still by invitation only.

On or about December 12, Uru Live will be released, as in "Go Live." I doubt this because the email says it is still beta. I think the email is to be believed. I think they really mean beta will be open to all GameTap members on December 12 without an official invitation. This isn't quite an open public beta. It's a closed public beta, though a bit more open than by invitation only. This is good way to ramp up load testing a bit more without swamping the servers with the general public. No Clerical Errors this time?

Well anyone that can type 'GameTap' and 'beta' into Google can sign up as a GameTap beta tester. The beta tester accounts are free as long as one is seriously testing. Therefore I think it is pretty much open beta. May not be a well advertised beta, but anyone that finds out how to get to GameTap Beta should be able to get in.

Re: Latest News from GameTap about UruLive!

JWPlatt — Fri Dec 08, 2006 1:24 am

Author: JWPlatt

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 1:24 am

RAWA, over at the DRC site, has coined the term for this current beta in the following quote:

RAWA wrote:

...the "beta plan" became more complicated with the "Preview" and the "GameTap sneak peek", neither of which are "closed" because they don't require a signed NDA, but they aren't fully "open" either, so I guess they're best described as "ajar".

Chucker, please add "Ajar Beta" to the Wiki.