Uhm, you guys are aware that you can sign up for the open beta without subscribing to fileplanet right? Why would you pay money now and then if you don't get picked, you just wasted whatever you spent on a sub. Wait to see if you get selected, if you do, then get a sub and register.
It doesn't work that way. They notify subs and members when the event begins, and subscribers can then click a link to enter the list. The first 50k get a key, the rest get "thanks for your money, now go home".
If you wait until the event begins to sub, while you are paying your 7.90 / 15.00, the rest are already entering the list, so you're buggering yourself.
The only way to actually have a chance is to pay up front.
Nice scam, eh?
The really funny thing is all the viral marketing going on over at the official AoC forums by Fileplanet.
People complain about having to pay for a chance to get in, and some FP employee will post a list of "reasons why a fileplanet subscription is worth every penny", complete with bullets, catch phrases, and links.
Pathetic.
not to protect fileplanet (I'm not a subscriber) but they do have to pay their bandwidth costs for providing the beta download, once installed the client is around 30gigs of space.
Originally posted by Orphes Originally posted by Lobotomist I am not going to buy the game if I am not given the free trial.
I think even Funcom said clearly that open beta is not to be considered a trial of the game. Look for a buddy key, that would be the "correct" way to trial a game. And leave the beta for people that are interested in doing what they are asked for, and by so actually helping the rest of the followers of AoC getting a better game.
"doing what they are asked for?", what they are asked for is cash to get into beta. As paying customers, they aren't obligated to do jack shit. I'll say it again for the slow and feeble minded - Open Beta is Marketing.
I am not going to buy the game if I am not given the free trial.
I think even Funcom said clearly that open beta is not to be considered a trial of the game.
Look for a buddy key, that would be the "correct" way to trial a game. And leave the beta for people that are interested in doing what they are asked for, and by so actually helping the rest of the followers of AoC getting a better game.
"doing what they are asked for?", what they are asked for is cash to get into beta. As paying customers, they aren't obligated to do jack shit. I'll say it again for the slow and feeble minded - Open Beta is Marketing.
you will not be a paying customer as far as funcom is concerned, you are paying fileplanet for the bandwidth cost iff accepted. YOU WILL NOT be a paying customer to funcom till early access if you preordered or until the game is offically released and you buy the game off the shelf
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If you wait until the event begins to sub, while you are paying your 7.90 / 15.00, the rest are already entering the list, so you're buggering yourself.
The only way to actually have a chance is to pay up front.
Nice scam, eh?
The really funny thing is all the viral marketing going on over at the official AoC forums by Fileplanet.
People complain about having to pay for a chance to get in, and some FP employee will post a list of "reasons why a fileplanet subscription is worth every penny", complete with bullets, catch phrases, and links.
Pathetic.
not to protect fileplanet (I'm not a subscriber) but they do have to pay their bandwidth costs for providing the beta download, once installed the client is around 30gigs of space.
Look for a buddy key, that would be the "correct" way to trial a game. And leave the beta for people that are interested in doing what they are asked for, and by so actually helping the rest of the followers of AoC getting a better game.
"doing what they are asked for?", what they are asked for is cash to get into beta. As paying customers, they aren't obligated to do jack shit. I'll say it again for the slow and feeble minded - Open Beta is Marketing.
Look for a buddy key, that would be the "correct" way to trial a game. And leave the beta for people that are interested in doing what they are asked for, and by so actually helping the rest of the followers of AoC getting a better game.
"doing what they are asked for?", what they are asked for is cash to get into beta. As paying customers, they aren't obligated to do jack shit. I'll say it again for the slow and feeble minded - Open Beta is Marketing.
you will not be a paying customer as far as funcom is concerned, you are paying fileplanet for the bandwidth cost iff accepted. YOU WILL NOT be a paying customer to funcom till early access if you preordered or until the game is offically released and you buy the game off the shelf