Originally posted by dinams

Originally posted by Faelan

That Scannertron 5000 app that you have to run is kinda fail. It says that my GTX460 has 4065MB of graphics memory?!?. Pretty sure there's no such thing as a GTX460 equipped with 4 gigs. It also fails to detect that my I5-2500K CPU is running at 4.8GHz... although not being able to detect overclocking is more forgivable than getting the graphics memory wrong by 3 gigs lol.

are you for real?

That depends entirely on how you define reality

I had to wait till I got home from work too. Got confirm email about 1 minute later.

I signed up but no confirmation after an hour.

Originally posted by Rabenwolf

Kind of hope they are looking for higher end PCs. The gf is dying to play guild wars 2.

The gf and I signed up at the same time. We pretty much have the same build as well.

6 core cpu, 16 gigs of RAM, 560 ti sli with a slit screen set up.

They'll want a variety of PC's, but honestly I'm guessing all of the in=house testing they've already done is on very high end PC's.  They're most concerned with how the game runs on the majority of PC's... meaning a mediocre PC would actually give you a better chance.

I know this was said before, but I'll reiterate:

All of you who haven't gotten your confirmation emails, make sure you check your spam folders!  That's where mine was.  Good luck!

I told it that I like 'bejeweled' just in case that gives me a larger chance of getting in.  I feel somewhat dirty.

Nice to seel some real news for a change on the site !!! +1

Originally posted by NMStudio

Originally posted by Rabenwolf

Kind of hope they are looking for higher end PCs. The gf is dying to play guild wars 2.

The gf and I signed up at the same time. We pretty much have the same build as well.

6 core cpu, 16 gigs of RAM, 560 ti sli with a slit screen set up.

They'll want a variety of PC's, but honestly I'm guessing all of the in=house testing they've already done is on very high end PC's.  They're most concerned with how the game runs on the majority of PC's... meaning a mediocre PC would actually give you a better chance.

You would be surprised. The few studios I have been to seem to be a bit slow at updating their tech. Plus some of the systems will be using production based gpus like the firepro and the nvidia quadro. While you can game on them, they are not optimized for gaming.

tbh i thinkt he real reason for pushing all to use the scannertron is to get data on the types of PC their primary market is running. There are more pro's than con's in picking the top PC builds for a beta as well. Usually tester experience, which despite NDA still manages to reflect either positively or negatively with word of mouth. Say someone with a poor peforming rig starts testing. They have severe performance issues, act "noob" and then because of it, start bad mouthing the product via forums and other avenues before its even released. OS and drivers for GPU might come across as more important aspects as well. If they are also in the higher end PCs, makes more sense to run those.

But this is just one artists perspetive. Each studio is different so you never know.

ok I guess this is legit

When the email sent me to a site wanted me to download and run an Exe for a DXdiag that I can generate with windows anyway I decided not to go for it.  deleted it.    I can wait.

Originally posted by DSBHR

ok I guess this is legit

While being careful is a good thing, its pretty common these days for companies to use a tool to collect your system specs.

For anyone who didn't receive a confimation email you can request a re-send here: https://beta.guildwars2.com/resend

Originally posted by DSBHR

ok I guess this is legit

When the email sent me to a site wanted me to download and run an Exe for a DXdiag that I can generate with windows anyway I decided not to go for it.  deleted it.    I can wait.

Its better than the dxdiag. Its limited info and allows for the developer to poll what kind of PCs player use. The exe checked out fine, it didnt request any permissions nor did it keep running after the system info generatation. This way they know that the dxdiag couldnt be taken from another computer.

If their exe was malicious, and it didnt come with a user agreement or terms of service stating taht they are not responsble for any damage, it means they can get sued to kingdom come if it was bad or invasive.

Needless to say, Arenanet nor the publisher NCSoft would be willing to risk that.

Its safe.

Just a FYI this confirmation email is not an acceptance into beta just so you know.

I dont even have confirmation email :( i did sign in.

Thank you for participating in our website load test. 

Originally posted by ChicagoCub

Thank you for participating in our website load test. 

Love your choice of avatar pic. "Who is John Galt?"

Major props for you!

it's cool that you can register for the Beta finally, but i prefer to just wait for the full release to get the max experience right off the bat =)

Originally posted by Zoyita

I dont even have confirmation email :( i did sign in.

It doesn't really matter unless you're worried you may have given them the wrong info e-mail wise. If you're concerned then go to the resend link mentionned a few posts up above yours or that others have linked.

...or you could go through the reenter steps again to verify they do indeed have your correct info. It is just a thank you message anyways. Still, use their retry link if it will make you feel better.

On a side note, it is a bit odd they don't have you type your e-mail addy twice to ensure no one screws it up. Meh...

Originally posted by Teh_Axi

Originally posted by DSBHR

ok I guess this is legit

While being careful is a good thing, its pretty common these days for companies to use a tool to collect your system specs.

Yes....really nothing to be alarmed about.

Omg! Im so excited, i shit my pants!