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Beta key handouts on the GC?
Jackonline
Member Posts: 7
does anyone know if there will be betakey handouts during the Games convention?
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Yes, there will be.
So can you bring me one please?
Thanks ;-)
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I'm headed to PAX this weekend and actually had the same question - at past or now ongoing events like GenCon and Leipzig, did they hand out a bunch of keys or have a drawing for a select few?
Also, were there contests to win keys? I'm just happy to get to play WAR at the convention, but scoring a beta seat would be major bonus. If this doesn't work out, I guess I can win one in the upcoming GW tournament at the Seattle Battle Bunker.
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I attended GenCon. They gave away 15-20 beta keys and ~100 ppl signed up.
I believe so far any convention or Games Day Mythic have been at they have been giving out BETA access to players. But going to one of these days, doesn't mean you get the account stright away, can be some time before you get the account.
cool.. it would be sweet to play the beta.. i'm an all round mmorpg player.. i play all types of mmo.. im not a area specific player..
Hey Guys,
I hate to be a spoilsport, but here is the deal with my experience with San Diego Comic-Con and Warhammer Online Beta keys.
They had cards you fill out and put in a box, then at a specific time they drew 10 names, they got the cards with the suposed beta keys on it. Next day same thing, then EIther Saturday or Sunday they had 20 keys to draw cept this time cuz they had such a big crowd they put the name on this list you could check out before end of day instead of having to be there at time of drawing to win.
Ok Listen, they had a Brand manager, a IT Manager, a Quest Writer, and this other guy, whom I talked to....I didnt' talk to the Producer he seemed like he really wasnt' interested in promoting the game so I left him alone, anyways the first 4 guys who did all the work all weekend kept saying something like THIS IS YOUR BETA KEY! You sign in input this key you are in! They were saying that while they were drawing the cards and while people were signing up for the drawings, I kid you not because I was there each and every day checking it out and prodding them about the game and playing their 5 v 5 Deathmatch.
Side note fun game, I'll prolly buy on day one.
SO anyways, I lose the first two days, the third day where you could check back later which was Saturday the same day as the SOE Gathering, anyways I was at the SOE BBQ when they had the drawing came back after SOE checked the list, I won! BINGO! SO excited.
Didn't look at the official card and it is well made with the warhammer headline on it and the beta key so it was not some really cheap thing, it was planned with well made cards. I didn't look at the card because I had travelled like 800 miles to attend right. so I get back to Los Angeles staying at my friends house for the week after until I could attend Blizzcon I take out the card like 4 days after i won it, rush to my friends computer sign up to enter beta, submit his Dxdiag hoping to be able to download and show him the game in some excitement.
Status: Applied.
I'm not with it, go thru the week whatever figure that maybe it took them a while to activate the keys knowing they are online like beta 1 still right now.
I get back home check same webpage, still says Status: Applied, resubmit my own dxdiag.
Then I finally sit down and read the flipping small print on the card.
They beta key you won and everyone was freaking out over was not a beta key it was a little bonus, bump key to your actual Warhammer Beta Application kinda like those you get out of a magazine or get for being part of their mailing newsletter hyping up the darn game.
So color me a bit disgruntled, I even emailed them to ask this, and I got a really nice reply from someone from Mythic saying how it was only a beta key that helps your application and gets you in at some later date.
Admittely, I have no clue when their later date is but, some/most/all of us will know thats like go away you get in two weeks before public beta.
So dont' get to excited by any beta keys that are advertised at these cons, where Mythic attends, just be happy to see the game and play it first hand.
come convention everyone gets a beta key card and some is a drawing. But all u get is a key to enter and bump u up higher so ur chance to get in the beta is better than ppl without the key.
They gave out BETA cards at Games Day LA too.
I got one. And yes, when you enter the code into the BETA center, all it does is add another promo code to your account (Baltimore Games Day Attendee in my case).
My understanding, however, is that the cards ARE BETA slots You will be let in, at some point, before the game launches to assist in the testing. That may only be a day before launch but hey, you're in.