News Room Contributor Posts: 4926 Joined: 12 Nov 2002 | Warhammer Online Announces Open Beta Dates
Mythic Entertainment has announced that the open beta for its upcoming MMOG Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning will begin September 7.
Players who pre-order Warhammer Online will receive an invitation to the open beta phase, as will gamers who were involved in the closed beta. Level caps and content restrictions will be in place during the open beta, although all 20 of the game's unique careers will be available. The open beta test will run until the game launches on September 18, but gamers hoping for a head-start are in for disappointment: Characters created as part of the beta will be wiped before the game's official launch.
"For three years we have been saying that 'WAR is coming' and the team has been working hard to deliver on this promise," said Mythic co-founder Mark Jacobs. "In just a few weeks, we are going to throw open our doors and invite more players into the game than ever before. They will have a chance to delve into the open beta and see for themselves that WAR has arrived and it is glorious!"
In a follow-up message posted on the VN Boards, Jacobs addressed the relatively short duration of the open beta, saying, "The vast majority of OBs run by MMORPG companies have not lasted a month. Is a week too short? I wish we could have made it longer (maybe two weeks) but the timing just didn't work out. OB is the last hurdle before the game goes live and with the added Preview Weekend, we lost a few days that might have been able to go into the OB."
He added that he expected the Warhammer Online non-disclosure agreement to be lifted on August 19. "Given how many MMOs/games don't lift the NDA until launch (or just before or in some cases, never), our lifting it more than four week (only slightly but it's still 4+ weeks out), is more than sufficient for all the information about the game to hit the internet."
More information about Mythic's upcoming Warhammer Online and getting into the open beta phase can be found at warhammeronline.com.
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Muckraker Posts: 248 Joined: 12 Aug 2008 | Its a shame that the open beta is only open to closed beta players and those that pre order the game. Although im in the closed beta myself it would of been nice to get my friends involved to see if the team play was any good. |
Paperboy Posts: 29 Joined: 28 Jan 2008 | It's not really an open beta is it? |
Press Junketeer Posts: 477 Joined: 22 Apr 2008 | An Open beta, which is not open to all. They should've called it a closed beta extension or something like that. I'd like to try it out, maybe they'll start doing trial accounts later then. |
Beat Writer Posts: 163 Joined: 24 Mar 2008 | Only includes ppl living in North America too. Else where in the world, hard luck... That includes me... /cry |
Muckraker Posts: 333 Joined: 17 Aug 2008 | I want to get in the beta so badly but I don't think Ima get accepted |
Anonymous Source Posts: 7 Joined: 15 Aug 2008 | klarax:
Only includes ppl living in North America too. Else where in the world, hard luck... That includes me... /cry
I know for a fact the EU open beta is also slated to start on the same date, not sure about Aus/Oceanic though.... |
Beat Writer Posts: 166 Joined: 20 Aug 2008 | in reply to klarax:
Um yes it does include everywhere else....???
Europe and Australia....
Where did you hear that from? |
Muckraker Posts: 256 Joined: 13 Jan 2008 | Tony Harrison:
It's not really an open beta is it?
Well yeah it is. 'Open Beta' doesn't mean everyone and their mom get in for doing nothing, it means you have to fall under certain obligations. In this case, pre-ordering and having participated in the Closed Beta. That's how it's always worked for MMOs, I believe. |
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Copy Clerk Posts: 115 Joined: 2 Apr 2008 | Yan-Yan:
Tony Harrison:
It's not really an open beta is it?
Well yeah it is. 'Open Beta' doesn't mean everyone and their mom get in for doing nothing, it means you have to fall under certain obligations. In this case, pre-ordering and having participated in the Closed Beta. That's how it's always worked for MMOs, I believe.
It never works like that. Open beta usually means "everyone and their mom" can get in. Why do you think they even make jokes that "open beta" translates into "3 months of free play for the kiddies"? |
Warhammer Online Announces Open Beta Dates
Mythic Entertainment has announced that the open beta for its upcoming MMOG Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning will begin September 7.
Players who pre-order Warhammer Online will receive an invitation to the open beta phase, as will gamers who were involved in the closed beta. Level caps and content restrictions will be in place during the open beta, although all 20 of the game's unique careers will be available. The open beta test will run until the game launches on September 18, but gamers hoping for a head-start are in for disappointment: Characters created as part of the beta will be wiped before the game's official launch.
"For three years we have been saying that 'WAR is coming' and the team has been working hard to deliver on this promise," said Mythic co-founder Mark Jacobs. "In just a few weeks, we are going to throw open our doors and invite more players into the game than ever before. They will have a chance to delve into the open beta and see for themselves that WAR has arrived and it is glorious!"
In a follow-up message posted on the VN Boards, Jacobs addressed the relatively short duration of the open beta, saying, "The vast majority of OBs run by MMORPG companies have not lasted a month. Is a week too short? I wish we could have made it longer (maybe two weeks) but the timing just didn't work out. OB is the last hurdle before the game goes live and with the added Preview Weekend, we lost a few days that might have been able to go into the OB."
He added that he expected the Warhammer Online non-disclosure agreement to be lifted on August 19. "Given how many MMOs/games don't lift the NDA until launch (or just before or in some cases, never), our lifting it more than four week (only slightly but it's still 4+ weeks out), is more than sufficient for all the information about the game to hit the internet."
More information about Mythic's upcoming Warhammer Online and getting into the open beta phase can be found at warhammeronline.com.
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