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Monkeyguns
2002-11-08, 11:44 PM
So, how many applications do you think they need to process?

jamikey
2002-11-08, 11:51 PM
At least a 1000 i hope probably more like 3000 or more

afex
2002-11-09, 12:42 AM
i'd guess around 5587

Validuz
2002-11-09, 07:37 AM
Originally posted by afex
i'd guess around 5587

You suspicous bitch. =)

/me is somehow reminded of RocketFodder's "prediction"

Lexington_Steele
2002-11-09, 08:29 AM
I think he counted the votes on the poll.

RocketFodder
2002-11-09, 10:15 AM
Don't worry, afex is wrong ;)

It's over twice that much :x

Shiver
2002-11-09, 10:59 AM
Originally posted by RocketFodder
It's over twice that much :x Why am I not surprised :rolleyes: My estimates say chances of 1/15 for getting into beta, 1/8 if you have an impressive, credible app ;) <-- I wouldn't be surprised if that's way off target as well.

Hamma
2002-11-09, 11:20 AM
Dont forget this was advertised all over the net, on a ton of major gaming news sites...

5000 is very conservative :p

Validuz
2002-11-09, 02:27 PM
Originally posted by Hamma
Dont forget this was advertised all over the net, on a ton of major gaming news sites...

5000 is very conservative :p

Stfu bitch! <3

Your not making this "wait" any easier ;p

OoACoO
2002-11-09, 02:34 PM
Actually, over 5x what afex said. :D

And then you have to weed out those who fucked up the app.

And then you get Fodder's estimate. :eek:

TeamR
2002-11-09, 05:37 PM
Well, i heard 2nd hand from Crazymike that there were 13,000+ applications. I *think* he got that info from the devs, but dont quote me on it. A bunch of us on irc were discussing how there were about 5000 votes on the official site, and over 13,000 beta applications.

again, dont quote me :p

RocketFodder
2002-11-09, 06:10 PM
No, there were almost 30k applications, but only 13k filled them out correctly.

GG reading comprehension

Jinxmasta
2002-11-09, 06:19 PM
What do you mean by "correctly"? Does that mean a good application or just that they filled it out the right way?

afex
2002-11-09, 07:18 PM
lol, 13/30 correct apps?

that gets me worried that i messed up somewhere.

Ir0nRaven
2002-11-09, 08:39 PM
well, don't forget that the general public is one big moron. I bet you that they automatically throw out people who put "i don't know" for part of their system specs. Like, if you don't know what your processor is, how are you going to be a good beta tester, and be able to accurately say what is happening? They don't want someone like my mom who'll say "it's broke. it won't turn on. oh, i have to plug it in???"

then people who's email's didn't work, etc. I dunno. There's 100 things you could have done wrong. I bet you they even wrote some little prog to scan the dxdiag and compare it with the system specs you submitted. Who knows?

Jinxmasta
2002-11-09, 08:57 PM
Oh crap I put "I don't know" for my sound card since I was too lazy to look...

Ir0nRaven
2002-11-09, 09:31 PM
I might be wrong, that was just a guess. Seems logical, though.

Shiver
2002-11-10, 08:10 AM
Originally posted by Ir0nRaven
I bet you they even wrote some little prog to scan the dxdiag and compare it with the system specs you submitted. Who knows?That's exactly what I was thinking, and if that's the case then I can't get in to beta unless it's a very smart program. There was no Radeon 9700Pro option in the system specs section, so my Dxdiag won't match up. That's really depresssing :rolleyes:

Validuz
2002-11-10, 09:48 AM
Originally posted by RocketFodder
Don't worry, afex is wrong ;)

It's over twice that much :x

Your not making this wait any easier ;\

Please give us some good news ;P

Validuz
2002-11-10, 09:49 AM
Or lie or something... lol, anything to keep me from checking my email every 30 mins.