"Just as the many users could not access our site - we were also unable to load the keys through our normal administration interface and make a traditional news post, twitter post, etc. The only option we had was to "poke" the keys into our database server so that we could meet the commitment we gave the community to get the keys online in that timeframe. After we did this the 500 keys were gone in just over a minute."
Let me break it down to you how full of bullshit the update is.
a) Does Twitter run under mmorpg.com? No, it was working smoothly. Sending a note in twitter before "poking" the beta keys to what ever place would have been perfectly feasible to do. Yet you didn't.
b) You wanted to keep your promise to your community by keeping within original time frame regardless of the technical difficulties you had. I respect that, yet the keys were "poked" in approximately 4:55pm, 55 minutes after the given timeframe had started. There was still 2:05h left to solve the technical difficulties and do it right. Instead someone shat their pants and pressed the panic button.
c) at approximately 6:25pm you made this post. Which is exactly the same as your traditional news post about something happening. So, by 6:25pm you would have been able to make the post you claim you were not able to do, give an update on twitter and load the keys. All this within given timeframe. Yet you didn't.
Why don't you just admit that someone fucked up in your end instead of giving lame excuses and lies about how you could not do it right. The bullshit excuses you give shows total disrespect and lack of caring towards you community. I feel very sorry for those who are long time members of this site. They would deserve better management skills from your end.
And since someone is going to point to this being my first post: I have been here for years just never registered and only registered now for the key.
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It is not for another 15m
BUT WHEEEEEEEN?
Is the beta giveaway site up yet?
think not up yet
Guessing this is a Troll
Got one... As soon as I got it I went to go use it.
This key has already been added to your account.
Each game key can only be redeemed once. If you’re sure you have not previously claimed this key, please double-check the spelling and enter it now.
Wow..... Talk about a hit in the face.
Everyone is saying they are already gone
Since the actual topic for this was locked for what ever reason I will post into this related topic.
Original update made by Craig McGregor below:
(http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm?game=15&view=news&page=1&read=31688&val=1&uh=E80DF0C765B4905D1A963F9C51401D6E)
"Just as the many users could not access our site - we were also unable to load the keys through our normal administration interface and make a traditional news post, twitter post, etc. The only option we had was to "poke" the keys into our database server so that we could meet the commitment we gave the community to get the keys online in that timeframe. After we did this the 500 keys were gone in just over a minute."
Let me break it down to you how full of bullshit the update is.
a) Does Twitter run under mmorpg.com? No, it was working smoothly. Sending a note in twitter before "poking" the beta keys to what ever place would have been perfectly feasible to do. Yet you didn't.
b) You wanted to keep your promise to your community by keeping within original time frame regardless of the technical difficulties you had. I respect that, yet the keys were "poked" in approximately 4:55pm, 55 minutes after the given timeframe had started. There was still 2:05h left to solve the technical difficulties and do it right. Instead someone shat their pants and pressed the panic button.
c) at approximately 6:25pm you made this post. Which is exactly the same as your traditional news post about something happening. So, by 6:25pm you would have been able to make the post you claim you were not able to do, give an update on twitter and load the keys. All this within given timeframe. Yet you didn't.
Why don't you just admit that someone fucked up in your end instead of giving lame excuses and lies about how you could not do it right. The bullshit excuses you give shows total disrespect and lack of caring towards you community. I feel very sorry for those who are long time members of this site. They would deserve better management skills from your end.
And since someone is going to point to this being my first post: I have been here for years just never registered and only registered now for the key.
Congrats to those lucky who got the key.
clicked at 277 keys left and didnt get one
In my opinion this whole givaway mechanism is flawed. This is how it looks in reality:
- you got spammed by 34632562 chinese bots
- they grab 500 keys in less than minute
- they sell all keys on ebay
- the real users have to buy keys on ebay
(encouraging the gold sellers to flood you again during next giveaway)
Hi all, good luck for everyone.
I hope i resive one of them.
aaaaaaaaaaaaand im to late.. bamm..............