Originally posted by Tilran

Originally posted by mmcguire2

I remember when games asked for people to test games to make sure it was ready for launch. now its nothing more then a way to make some money.

 

First of all...games did not used to have "Open Betas"  this term was created when the public complained about wanting a demo and developers used it as a chance to stress test their game.

 

As far as the way to make money.....Cryptic is making nothing on this...Fileplanet is...they have no relation to Cryptic.

 

 

my beef is why should i pay to get access?? even then its not garaunteed, as there is a limited number of keys for the "open" beta. so if you one of the many people who subbed to FP to get into the beta, ur screwed. I  say give away keys, first come first serve, like here in MMorg.com which is a reliable website, and give it to a reputable website such as Fileshack.com or even fileplanet.com(but not forced to pay a sub in order to just download) i hate exclusivity, its creates a monopoly on downloads/betas so people are forced to pay, or forced to skip over the game and go for a trial. frankly if i got access via fileshack.com or gamerhell.com or what have you, Im going for them, as they have really good downloads Im not forced either to queue up with a 100 other bums, and limited to a specific download rate.

in the end its nothing more than fileplanet.com creating a forced monopoly. and its not about people being tightwads why should i pay for a beta, that isnt even released lol. seriously lol r u kidding. create fair use/chance for people to "compete" for keys in a first come first serve orientation. though people will still complain it was fair dispersal of keys.

Why complain ? There was the promotion on gamerzines.com where you could have registred for free to get into the beta!  More paying attention and less QQ is required for play. :)

I'm frankly tired of fileplanet subscriber only betas.  Tbh however I think its here to stay.   Every major mmo seems to be using it and I really doubt this will change since most fans will pony up a few bucks to try the game they want to play.

Wow, it's deja vu for the 20th time.

Every time a game goes through Fileplanet for their beta we get threads like this.  Just like the MO beta, no one if forcing you to pay for a Fileplanet subscription to play the game.  You people make it sound like someone is holding you at gun point telling you to sign up for Fileplanet or you die.

Just don't sign up, don't play in the stress test, be happy.  The world is not going to end if you don't get to play CO before it's released.

There are many financial reasons for Cryptic not wanting to do the key distribution in-house and Fileplanet is a great distribution model for companies that don't think there download server can handle 60,000+ people downloading a 5+GB file at the same time.

Honestly there are probably going to be stability issues, they have never had this many people trying to log into the game at the same time before.  I guarantee there are going to be issues.  So if you're complaining about the way they're handling their own stress test then maybe you shouldn't play until release.  It would probably spoil the game for you.

As for myself?  I pay attention to what's going on with CO so I got one of the 10,000 beta keys for free from the e-zine site.  But I'm also a Fileplanet member and will be getting another key for my wife.

 Anyone who is interested in this game *should* try the OB before going through with a purchase.  Yes there will always those that will play this game nomatter what, but for the majority who thought it was a good idea but are still on the fence....  try it now while you can

I am not concerned about Fileplanet's Involvement (being a subbie) I do however dispute the word Exclusive seeing I have been awarded a Betakey from another source.  That means that it is not exclusive from the perspective of beta keys but probably means that Fileplanet will be the only place to get the code from.

I think my FP sub runs out soon - bet it expires the day before the beta file download becomes available - Grrr