› ›

Howdy, Stranger!

It looks like you're new here. If you want to get involved, click one of these buttons!

Sign In Register

Quick Links

Apparently Curse.com has 500,000 keys to hand out.

JyiigaJyiiga Member UncommonPosts: 1,187
in Elder Scrolls Online

First two days are for premium members ONLY.

After that it opens up for everyone.

http://www.curse.com/news/the-elder-scrolls-online/49348-grab-your-exclusive-beta-key-for-the-elder-scrolls

«13

Comments

  • TheDarkrayneTheDarkrayne Member EpicPosts: 5,297

    Doesn't matter.. lol

    Read the fine print now.

    I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it.
  • DrDwarfDrDwarf Member Posts: 475

    My email says to spread the word and that "additional Beta Keys available now at curse.com"

     

    "Help us get more concurrent users than Tamriel has ever seen"

     

    Sounds like an open beta to me in all but name.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNVjrn8iVDY

  • SeelinnikoiSeelinnikoi Member RarePosts: 1,360

    "*The Elder Scrolls Online is still under NDA. This is a closed beta event and all participants will be required to sign an NDA in order to participate. You may not film, livestream, take screenshots, or otherwise talk about your experiences while participating in this closed beta event."

    In other words: SHUSH - We dont want to lose box sales!

    If you are a Star Wars fan, why not try the Star Wars The Old Republic?
    New players can get a welcome package and old/returning players can also get a welcome back package and 7 days free subscription time! Just click here to use my referral invitation
  • NadiaNadia Member UncommonPosts: 11,798
    half million souls silenced

    EQ2 fan sites

  • DrDwarfDrDwarf Member Posts: 475

    Thats the standard NDA statement.  it obviously isnt referring to spreading the word about the beta test and keys being dished out at curse.

     

    Obviously the sceptical or experienced  amoungst us know this is as much a marketing event  as a testing one !!!

     

    Is there a big budget MMORPG that lost initial sales because  of an open beta ?  I cant think of any myself.

  • WizardryWizardry Member LegendaryPosts: 19,332

    That is really lame by Curse and has been scoffed at big time in the past.

    Premium means PAID subscribers,meaning pay us to get a Beta,that is not legit on any front and Zeni should know about it and do something about it.Beta keys are NOT meant to be sold for money,it is actually ILLEGAL.Zeni owns 100% of the games rights,any monetary value is owned by ZENI Curse has no right to make money from this.

    The main FFXIV site also tried this a couple years ago and was ridiculed big time and later offered an apology.

    Never forget 3 mile Island and never trust a government official or company spokesman.

  • dancingstardancingstar Member UncommonPosts: 362
    Originally posted by Seelinnikoi

    "*The Elder Scrolls Online is still under NDA. This is a closed beta event and all participants will be required to sign an NDA in order to participate. You may not film, livestream, take screenshots, or otherwise talk about your experiences while participating in this closed beta event."

    In other words: SHUSH - We dont want to lose box sales!

    Sounds reminiscent of TSW's closed beta: sometime during 0.9 and after the first open beta weekend (a collision of marketing and development imperatives which probably hurt rather than helped the game's commercial prospects), Alienware "accidentally" got a few thousand keys which turned out to be for the ongoing closed beta, then still under NDA, and not for the second public beta weekend at all. Talking a similar timeframe before launch too.

  • Panther2103Panther2103 Member EpicPosts: 5,779
    Pretty smart on curses end. Probably will get them quite a few people signing up to their premium just to get the keys earlier. Even though they keys are relatively easy to get already, but if it works for curse than that's great for them.
  • ArakaziArakazi Member UncommonPosts: 911
    Originally posted by Wizardry

    That is really lame by Curse and has been scoffed at big time in the past.

    Premium means PAID subscribers,meaning pay us to get a Beta,that is not legit on any front and Zeni should know about it and do something about it.Beta keys are NOT meant to be sold for money,it is actually ILLEGAL.Zeni owns 100% of the games rights,any monetary value is owned by ZENI Curse has no right to make money from this.

    The main FFXIV site also tried this a couple years ago and was ridiculed big time and later offered an apology.

    Im not so sure. They aren't asking for money for the Beta keys, but are giving their premium members priority.

  • NightliteNightlite Member UncommonPosts: 227

    Well I gave curse 5 dollar for this.. would 1000% have preferred to give MMORPG.com 5 dollars though : /

     

    after getting my key I thought, maybe this 5 dollars will be worth something else. I honestly couldn't find any other benefit on that site.

  • HokieHokie Member UncommonPosts: 1,063
    Originally posted by Wizardry

    That is really lame by Curse and has been scoffed at big time in the past.

    Premium means PAID subscribers,meaning pay us to get a Beta,that is not legit on any front and Zeni should know about it and do something about it.Beta keys are NOT meant to be sold for money,it is actually ILLEGAL.Zeni owns 100% of the games rights,any monetary value is owned by ZENI Curse has no right to make money from this.

    The main FFXIV site also tried this a couple years ago and was ridiculed big time and later offered an apology.

    If you chose to get a premium membership thats up to you, its not required to win a key.

    See here they even says so.

    Copied from Cruse.com

    Premium members will get access to the pool of keys a full two days before everyone else:

    Premium Only: February 4th - 5th, 2014
    All Curse Members: February 6th - 10th, 2014
    Beta Period: From Friday, February 7th at 12:00PM EST until Monday, February 10th at 11:59PM EST

     

    Seem straight forward to me. Those that support Curse get access before anyone one else. You know kinda like what EQ: Landmark did.

    And for that matter every other MMO in the past five years that offered beta access (and early access) only to those that pre-purchase.

    "I understand that if I hear any more words come pouring out of your **** mouth, Ill have to eat every fucking chicken in this room."

  • jdlamson75jdlamson75 Member UncommonPosts: 1,010
    Originally posted by Myrdynn ...the biggest complainers are the ones who havent played

    This.  100% this.

  • DamonVileDamonVile Member UncommonPosts: 4,818
    Originally posted by Arakazi
    Originally posted by Wizardry

    That is really lame by Curse and has been scoffed at big time in the past.

    Premium means PAID subscribers,meaning pay us to get a Beta,that is not legit on any front and Zeni should know about it and do something about it.Beta keys are NOT meant to be sold for money,it is actually ILLEGAL.Zeni owns 100% of the games rights,any monetary value is owned by ZENI Curse has no right to make money from this.

    The main FFXIV site also tried this a couple years ago and was ridiculed big time and later offered an apology.

    Im not so sure. They aren't asking for money for the Beta keys, but are giving their premium members priority.

    Yes but this is the internet, people are entitled to stuff.

  • Blazer6992Blazer6992 Member UncommonPosts: 643

    Isn't the beta over now?

     

  • DrDwarfDrDwarf Member Posts: 475
    Originally posted by Nightlite

    Well I gave curse 5 dollar for this.. would 1000% have preferred to give MMORPG.com 5 dollars though : /

     

    after getting my key I thought, maybe this 5 dollars will be worth something else. I honestly couldn't find any other benefit on that site.

    So MMORPG can hire some better moderators (or more correctly people who make up the rules the mods have to police) ?

  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    Before you try Curse, try a beta registration. I've seen several posts from people saying they just signed up today and got an invite.
    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community ... but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots”

    ― Umberto Eco

    “Microtransactions? In a single player role-playing game? Are you nuts?” 
    ― CD PROJEKT RED

  • Panther2103Panther2103 Member EpicPosts: 5,779
    Originally posted by Rhoklaw
    Prepare to get hacked too, cause Curse.com is a great place to get your computer compromised.

    It was a fake curse website. It wasn't the actual curse website. It was a fake client, that looked legit coming from a non legit source, that came up when you searched for the client on google. 

  • SenanSenan Member UncommonPosts: 788
    Originally posted by Iselin
    Before you try Curse, try a beta registration. I've seen several posts from people saying they just signed up today and got an invite.

    Really? A friend of mine signed up months ago and still hasn't heard anything. That's kind of effed up, or just plain bad luck I guess.

    image
  • EkarosEkaros Member UncommonPosts: 367
    Originally posted by Seilan
    Originally posted by Iselin
    Before you try Curse, try a beta registration. I've seen several posts from people saying they just signed up today and got an invite.

    Really? A friend of mine signed up months ago and still hasn't heard anything. That's kind of effed up, or just plain bad luck I guess.

    It takes a while to email lot of people... Very likely it's comming...

  • Blazer6992Blazer6992 Member UncommonPosts: 643
    Originally posted by Blazer6992

    Isn't the beta over now?

     

    Guess not, I just got my beta invite.

     

  • skyline385skyline385 Member Posts: 564
    Originally posted by DrDwarf
    Originally posted by Nightlite

    Well I gave curse 5 dollar for this.. would 1000% have preferred to give MMORPG.com 5 dollars though : /

     

    after getting my key I thought, maybe this 5 dollars will be worth something else. I honestly couldn't find any other benefit on that site.

    So MMORPG can hire some better moderators (or more correctly people who make up the rules the mods have to police) ?

    +1

    image
  • SenanSenan Member UncommonPosts: 788
    Originally posted by Ekaros
    Originally posted by Seilan
    Originally posted by Iselin
    Before you try Curse, try a beta registration. I've seen several posts from people saying they just signed up today and got an invite.

    Really? A friend of mine signed up months ago and still hasn't heard anything. That's kind of effed up, or just plain bad luck I guess.

    It takes a while to email lot of people... Very likely it's comming...

    Yep, you were right, he just got it. Looks like most everyone will have a chance to try the game this weekend.

    image
  • GoldenArrowGoldenArrow Member UncommonPosts: 1,186

    This is OUTRAGEOUS.

    Curse is SELLING THE EFFING GIVEAWAY KEYS FOR 5$'S EACH.

    Even though you pay for the premium you are actually paying for the key.

     

  • bdewbdew Member UncommonPosts: 192

    Just got my key - i have free premium (that has been pretty useless until now, lol) as a mod developer on curseforge.

    Anyway, don't rage, i doubt curse has 500k premium users (that are interested in TESO) so there will be a ton of keys left once the giveaway opens up to normal users tomorrow.

     

  • mamildormamildor Member Posts: 18

    Is this NA testing or something coz i signed up like 3 times already and even preorder the game but still nothing. I'm from EU and it seems to me we are left behind like we always were in any game.

     

Sign In or Register to comment.