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wumptrooper Novice Member Joined: 1/10/05 Posts: 77	1/15/09 2:00:55 PM#1 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Hello there, trolls. Former Aventurine fanboy here. Lets just say that the stunt they've just pulled kind of nailed the coffin. From Darkfall Dev Journal #24: Full Freedom Gameplay and Substance Speaking of public beta, I read someone wished we would give a date, and equated that to professionalism on our part. I won't disagree with that, however giving a public beta date in order to get preorders, even if that means you have to announce consecutive delays, while professional, is not part of our business model. As we know, open beta starts on Jan 22. However, as Tasos explains, not everyone of the 200k who signed up will be able to play. But worry not, you can get in if you pre-order the game: A pre-order will be made available mid-February. The pre-orders will get priority for early access to the game. The pre-orders will also get priority for the game launch ... Since he mentions launch in another sentence, it's quite clear what he means by the access. Let me get my White Border...
JelloB2000 Novice Member Joined: 12/19/04 Posts: 1854	1/15/09 2:04:41 PM#2 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) xzyax was faster: Confirmed... Pre-Orders are in... and get Priority!

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wumptrooper

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Joined: 1/10/05
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1/15/09 2:00:55 PM#1

Hello there, trolls. Former Aventurine fanboy here. Lets just say that the stunt they've just pulled kind of nailed the coffin.
From Darkfall Dev Journal #24: Full Freedom Gameplay and Substance

Speaking of public beta, I read someone wished we would give a date, and equated that to professionalism on our part. I won't disagree with that, however giving a public beta date in order to get preorders, even if that means you have to announce consecutive delays, while professional, is not part of our business model.

As we know, open beta starts on Jan 22. However, as Tasos explains, not everyone of the 200k who signed up will be able to play. But worry not, you can get in if you pre-order the game:

A pre-order will be made available mid-February. The pre-orders will get priority for early access to the game. The pre-orders will also get priority for the game launch ...

Since he mentions launch in another sentence, it's quite clear what he means by the access. Let me get my White Border...

JelloB2000

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Joined: 12/19/04
Posts: 1854

1/15/09 2:04:41 PM#2

xzyax was faster: Confirmed... Pre-Orders are in... and get Priority!

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