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Open Beta Starts in November
jpkosh
Member Posts: 17
| DarkAndLight - 2:32 PM EDT |
 A new announcement on www.Darkandlight.net:Settlers of Ganareth! Small Excerpt: The world of Ganareth will open its doors to you in November 2005 ! 8881, The lands of Ganareth are under the control of Dragoon... Learn the teachings and rebuild civilization where 8,000 years of strife has utterly destroyed it to the ground... The Age of Reconquest has Come!
The official website is actually overloaded... Now it can be read... |
| - Stormsblade |
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Double post*
*Cookie powa*
Now we"ll see very soon if they can handle thousands of players without problems.
But it's one of many concerns i have with them..How will look the final graphics?
Only a few (That have paid for the extras), will be able to craft and unlock new areas..
It will be very interesting to see this game evolve, we'll get fresh info from beta testers
They wont be under NDA anymore... I'll wait til April to try it...
So...what does this mean?
Free open beta for 6 months with characters that transfer to the final release of the game? That's what it sounds like to me...
The beta starts in year 8801 Ganareth time and the game itself starts (in April)
in the year 10001....So the beta testers will litterally make history before ordinary players begin to play
You are completly ignorantof the facts. Almost all companies upgrade their bandwidth when the game goes live. Why would a company pay for absorbant amounts of bandwidth thats not going to be used or only shortly, it is not a sound buisiness practice.
Secondly, I do enjoy your 1 line quips and nacent posts, but Really... nobody actually cares what you've had to say for weeks now. It's just not based on anything factual or with depth.
"Settlers of Ganareth" is a great idea and goes along with what was mentioned on the #5 Pod Cast about limited Pay to Play community helping NPcube get this game ready for the Box release in April.
I'm sure there will be a very short open beta/stress test (3-4 days) then they will initait the "Settles of Ganareth" and those limited people will be willing to help further test and explore the game to make it rock solid before the actual release. Not to mention kick start the economy and community.
It also looks like the settlers will start in the neutral part of the world.. which also makes sense.
Good Call NPCube... and it mirrors what i was saying earlier... right BirdSeeds.. ?
-Zvorak
The beta (or pseudo-beta) will be available for all, for free. So you can try it before making any decision. There will be some features : I think it will be PvP without the alignements (Dark Light) and
Mobs will have their AI working, Mana fountains will be "chargeable", Fortresses buildable and available for conquest, And some social advancement, (Baronny) For the least...
any idea when we can get the pre-order and get into the november open beta release? i didnt see any exact dates to when we can order and my internet is being really annoying.
THE SUSPENSE!!!
Wow, wasn't expecting this...Can't wait !
Well ...hmm.. this is the first time that i actualy read some about D&L (cause i got a mail about their beta launch in november) and .. it sounds interesting .. quite interesting . So ..now i have a few questions about the game .. 2 actually :
1) What r the sistem requierements for the game? ... ( since the screenshots i`ve seen look so nice .. i`m affraid that my "ancient " PC wont be able to take them ... ). ive been checking the gamesite for those but couldnt find them so if anybody got a link or something plz tell me
2) that beta that they talk about .. i`m not quite surfe i understand .. is it free ??... or not .. maybe i didnt read all .. but from what i`ve seen .. u have to pay for it.. or no?
thanks
"Born To Play !!!"
from the site:
Minimal configuration
OS: Windows 2000, XP, XP 64
CPU: Pentium IV 1.8 GHz or equivalent
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Graphics Card: GeForce 4 or equivalent
Sound Card: 16 bit
Video Memory: 64 MB
Disk Space: 2 GB
Modem Speed: DSL
Input Device: Mouse, Keyboard
Recommended configuration
OS: Windows 2000, XP, XP 64
CPU: Pentium IV 2.4 GHz or equivalent
Memory: 768 MB RAM
Graphics Card: GeForce 6 or ATI X series, OpenGL 2.0 or equivalent
Sound Card: 16 bit, EAX 4.0
Video Memory: 256 MB
Disk Space: 2 GB
Modem Speed: DSL
Input Device: Mouse, Keyboard 2 Go
Modem : DSL
it will be free, but nobody knows who or how many, if not all, get in.
Make of it what you will.
Nice!~ Good to know that the devs aren't jumping the gun and are going to work on the game some more. I wonder how much more they can get done in 6 months though...
I miss DAoC
I wish they just had a RP to RL translation for exactly what was going on, possible consumer costs, limited player entry, etc. Oh well...guess we'll find out soon enough.
No need to be surprised I have been an active fan of the game for over three years, longer than most of the "fans" over here even knew it existed. It was only after this years E3 where the game looked shaky at best that I started having doubts, then the we want you to pay for beta crap pushed me over the edge.
I just finished reading the email though and noticed this
This Dark and Light prelude will be free to access. Also a limited number of Dark and Light game keys will be available from November via pre-ordering, and this will give access to an inevitable pack of features. Keep your eyes open, Dark and Light, the genesis, is on its way!
which I must admit has gotten me wondering if maybe I jumped the gun a bit in my new found loyalty. I think until I know for sure what is going on I will will just do as the fanboys have been begging me to do and fade away for a bit.
I miss DAoC
oh jackdog! i always knew it was true! come over here and give ol' uncle mugboy a hug!
Mugboy I have a feeling that yall will be the ones apologizing to me when you see what shape the game is in in November. At least though it looks as if they have gave up on the idea of that pay for beta crud. A pre order is fine, and they may actually be able to get the game into good shape by April. I will do the free thing, and if it looks worthwhile then I will do the pre order. I still have not quite figured out exactly what is what on what you get if you pre pay and which is the free open yet, so I am still a wee bit suspicious of their motives here.
I miss DAoC
Every one and all can get into the open beta but there is a preorder system for some who wish to choose to put money by the game.
This preorder well give you extra things when the game is realase in april.
Expect a chacter wipe at the end of open beta people as were jumping 2000 years ahead after SoG ends
i suppose anyone who plays a High Elf, Wood Elf and Dark Elf will keep their character then
very kool, i hope we all can help beta this game and make it as good as they say its going to be. i really hope this works out for them
read this http://www.vanguardsoh.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1044304#post1044304 then come back and talk to me about the vanguard/soe fiasco.....
I would not expect them not to do a character wipe. The purpose of a open beta is to test as you play so the company can add in content, polish the game and balance classes. So character progression should and most likely will be very different at the end of the six months than it will be in November.
I wonder what extra things, a shouder monkey or something would be cool. I suppose that monster thread over on the official boards may give some answers eventually..........key word is eventually .
I will hold off on my pre order until I see what kind of progress they make. I am optimistic but still a bit guarded.
This is still good news though, anyway you cut it. Snailgames must have coughed up that 3 mil, and someone pulled their head out of the nether regions and considered the repercussions in the gaming community if they had persisted in charging for beta. Most likely the last wave of beta testers helped on that score.
I miss DAoC