...is this an open beta or a open semi-'kind-a'-bastard-partial-joke-quasi beta?

[Zarparchior]

The Principles of War silly wabbit (by the by, Trix[tm] are for kids).

And it might very well be a translated version of Sun Tzu's. It does look awfully similar... And doesn't it make me look smart? Like I actually know what I'm talking about? Sweetzor, eh?

[glsauron]

Author...? Where to get...?
I could tell the title was PoW...

[Hamma]

This has been beaten to death heh

[Zarparchior]

With the bludgeoning tool used to pound upon deceased horses.

[Gammit10]

Originally posted by starrider
but still i have been in a few betas and in all of them except this one "open" ment it was free and you could download it or get it sent to you and "closed" was what is happening now lots of people are getting in and you have to be accepted to get in. i can name lots of games that have had "public" betas like you call them. ex. , necron, and earth and beyond. and "public" betas that are currently going on are Chivalry - The Conquest, Hostile Space, PlaneShift,Rubies of Eventide,and warbirds PTO

Well, I guess this isn't like those games, now is it?

[Zarparchior]

Now, that is a non-offensive full front siege ownager:

[FraBaktos]

You don't have to be 18 to get into open because they are lifting the NDA. You may think I have no proof of this but I do. All the contests being held say you have to be over 13 to win. Just thought I would clear that up. Thank god they are keeping the preteens out though. That would get annoying fast

[Mydis]

Originally posted by afex
jesus christ what is wrong with you people.

they can call it whatever the fuck they want and then have it work however they want.

"wah! wah! they call it open but i cant downlaod it for FREE!?! wah!"

Flamed by an admin. I thought this site was above that but oh, well.

I dont give a damn. My computer cant even run this game yet anyway. I am just saying that they should mean what they say.

Open beta means it is open to the public.

[Saethan]

Every 'open' beta I've ever seen has been similar to this.. they still limit how many can get in.

[afex]

Originally posted by Mydis
I am just saying that they should mean what they say.

Open beta means it is open to the public.

open beta means what they want it to mean.

just because you have a pre-conceived notion about what open means doesn't make you right.

[Mydis]

Sure, Planetside can use words in place of other words. So can I. There is no rule against it. It is just going to piss people off.

If the devs said "Planetside will be released April 25." Then on april 25, they say "What we MEANT was a planetside beta account will be released on April 25."

You would be pissed, or at least confused, right?

[gondor]

No what would happen is that the devs would say release is April 25, then April 25 comes and they do beta phase 5.

Everyone gets mad then it is explained to us naive, confused people that release doesn't mean release.

When it is released to the public it is called "final" release not just release. Stupid us..we are so naive. We need to learn all the hip dev jargon.

[Serbitar]

At least it is nothing near to a "common" open beta to folks in europe. I know of 3 UKs who are in and nobody of about 200 people in germany (2 are in exlucsive beta because they are media . . .).

[Zarparchior]

afex... you and your picture make me laugh.

And I'm sure, liek the rest of the world, they could have jumped on the Political Correctness Bandwagon and called it "Semi-Open-to-Some-Select-Few Beta" but that'd be just plain silly.

"Open Beta" works because they lift the NDA. No longer must you withhold your beautiful ingame information. It is more open, if you will.

[Gammit10]

This an argument of diction. I say we raise the flags and burn down SOE. Look, regardless of what it's called, you now know what it means. Please cease the whining.

Woo hoo, I'm a soldier!