Well, just got the acceptance mail in for Beta 2 (yay!), wondering if anyone knows around what month specifically they will start it? I know it says "fall" but looking to see if anyone knows specifically.
I think it is just the email that you get right after signing up, that is possible what they are talking about if not I have not got that acceptance email either.
But like mentioned before everyone is accepted...I assumed that was the case so that just reinforces the point really
ChK ';..;' Gil ';..;' ChK Leader of the Crimson Hell Knights www.crimsonhellknights.tk
ChK ';..;' Gil ';..;' ChK Leader of the Crimson Hell Knights www.crimsonhellknights.tk
Anyone that currently applies is accepted. If you do not recieve an email something went wrong and you should try applying under a different email address. Also multiple people in the same house hold can apply. You just need a different email address me and the wifey are both signed up. I was told that beta 2 is starting sometime in september. Hope that helps.
Well the acceptence email specifically says "fall", not September, so like a smart S/W company, they seem to have hedged their bet and allowed themself a window rather than a specific date.
September, October, November....all relative. As long as it is in decent shape and delivers on released information. If it doesn't deliver on released information, they'll be buried. But I've yet to see them not deleiver on anything they said.
I'd rather them take their time, do it right, and have beta slip then have something as unpresentable as other games have done (I'm sure we can all attest to seeing examples of games being rushed).
As a developer, you basically have to treat an open beta like a release, because most people in their minds wont differentiate between the two. They'll form their opinion on the game the second they get in an open beta. Heck, MR is still seeing people talk about their poor graphics and chasing chickens even though they told people ahead of time that neither would be around after beta 1...and that was almost seven months ago.
Lepidus: As was stated, we are shooting for a large beta in September.
Notice the phrasing "shooting for". Fairly non committal.
Again, the acceptance letter says "Fall". They're "trying" for September, but I wouldnt get so stuck on September that if it does slip that it will be a huge disappointment.
OMG, When's Beta?! To be honest, Beta is now. Wish is currently in a closed, heavy development phase of Beta. But in the fall (potentially September), it will be going into Beta 2.0, a much more open phase. Feel free to visit MRs Application Page and sign up
We are aware that the decision to go with an open beta has really made that contest moot. We are as we speak working on an alternative prize for those who won the contest, in addition to the obvious beta slot.
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Huh??? I applied and never got an e-mail...hrm...
I think it is just the email that you get right after signing up, that is possible what they are talking about if not I have not got that acceptance email either.
But like mentioned before everyone is accepted...I assumed that was the case so that just reinforces the point really
ChK ';..;' Gil ';..;' ChK
Leader of the Crimson Hell Knights
www.crimsonhellknights.tk
ChK ';..;' Gil ';..;' ChK
Leader of the Crimson Hell Knights
www.crimsonhellknights.tk
When you sign up for the beta 2, you should get an email that reads something like this:
"Dear [your name here]
Your Wish Beta 2 account has been activated!
Here's your password and name!
We will notify you by email when Beta 2 will be available for download
in fall 2004."
That's what mine said, anyway, so you should get that too.
Now, back to the main question... anyone know any specific date?
Anyone that currently applies is accepted. If you do not recieve an email something went wrong and you should try applying under a different email address. Also multiple people in the same house hold can apply. You just need a different email address me and the wifey are both signed up. I was told that beta 2 is starting sometime in september. Hope that helps.
Oops...scratch that...just went through my old e-mails and there it was. Guess I missed it.
September, eh?
Well, that's better than October.
But not as good as, say, tomorrow.
Im very impatient
*shakes with anticipation*
I was in beta 1 and what I see then was enough to know that this is what I have been seeking.
...in the end there was no Good and Evil only living and dead...
...in the end there was no Good and Evil only living and dead...
Well the acceptence email specifically says "fall", not September, so like a smart S/W company, they seem to have hedged their bet and allowed themself a window rather than a specific date.
September, October, November....all relative. As long as it is in decent shape and delivers on released information. If it doesn't deliver on released information, they'll be buried. But I've yet to see them not deleiver on anything they said.
I'd rather them take their time, do it right, and have beta slip then have something as unpresentable as other games have done (I'm sure we can all attest to seeing examples of games being rushed).
As a developer, you basically have to treat an open beta like a release, because most people in their minds wont differentiate between the two. They'll form their opinion on the game the second they get in an open beta. Heck, MR is still seeing people talk about their poor graphics and chasing chickens even though they told people ahead of time that neither would be around after beta 1...and that was almost seven months ago.
Is there a public beta?
There is going to be the very large next public beta phase in September 2004. Applications are currently accepted here
http://www.stratics.com/content/portals/wish/content/faq/#cat2_5
Now this is just stratics faq but
Lepidus_MR
(Mutable Realms - Wish World Designer)
&
WishMaster
(Mutable Realms - President)
frequent that site and have answered many question. I am assuming they have an inside tip.
Actually they stop by the VN boards more often
And here's one from there:
Notice the phrasing "shooting for". Fairly non committal.
Again, the acceptance letter says "Fall". They're "trying" for September, but I wouldnt get so stuck on September that if it does slip that it will be a huge disappointment.
And the Wish Vault FAQ says:
So if everyone that applies gets in now, what does that do to those of use that won the MMORPG.com Wish Beta contest we had months and months ago?
What it sounds like is that its not worth a thing.
Lobes,
We are aware that the decision to go with an open beta has really made that contest moot. We are as we speak working on an alternative prize for those who won the contest, in addition to the obvious beta slot.
Dana Massey
Wish, World Designer
http://www.wishgame.com/
Dana Massey
Formerly of MMORPG.com
Currently Lead Designer for Bit Trap Studios