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Entrenchment beta starts today! (12/16/08)

December 16, 2008 5:53:11 AM from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums

Check out the SoaSE website. Unless it’s all a cruel hoax, all of us long suffering pre-purchase people will be playing the beta TODAY!

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Reply #1 December 16, 2008 6:18:32 AM
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Seems to be a "mid-december-fools-day"

I see nothing

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Reply #2 December 16, 2008 6:25:04 AM
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It's usually not posted on Impulse at 6:30 AM EST...

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Reply #3 December 16, 2008 6:27:14 AM
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woop

 

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Reply #4 December 16, 2008 8:35:25 AM
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When we post betas, they tend to be mid/late afternoon Stardock time (EST, GMT-5).

Patience 

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Reply #5 December 16, 2008 8:49:11 AM
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Quoting Zoomba,
reply 4
Patience 

RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE.

...

RABBLE.

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Reply #6 December 16, 2008 8:51:26 AM
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RIBBIT!

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Reply #7 December 16, 2008 8:54:59 AM
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So your saying I should call in sick for the rest of the week starting tomorrow instead of today; although, I don’t know how productive I’ll be at work today. I suppose I can a get through a day of work, then play all night.

Need..... my.... Entrenchment......

 

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Reply #8 December 16, 2008 9:08:50 AM
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Out of interest, where abouts in Impulse will the Entrenchment beta download be listed?

Note: It would be nice to have purchased pre-orders listed in the My Games tab; I purchased this one when it was announced but apart from the confirmation emails, I've no actual record of it in Impulse.

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Reply #9 December 16, 2008 9:10:11 AM
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Quoting pauldarkside,
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Out of interest, where abouts in Impulse will the Entrenchment beta download be listed?

Note: It would be nice to have purchased pre-orders listed in the My Games tab; I purchased this one when it was announced but apart from the confirmation emails, I've no actual record of it in Impulse.

It will be in My Games when you have "show pre-release versions" enabled. It doesn't show up yet because My Games only shows games you have registered - and until our orders are charged later today, we don't have anything registered

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Reply #10 December 16, 2008 9:18:04 AM
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So, only the people that pre ordered it can play beta?

 

its beta ffs...

 

Paying for being a tester is pathetic.

 

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Reply #11 December 16, 2008 9:21:38 AM
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Then don't do it Problem solved.

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Reply #12 December 16, 2008 9:21:41 AM
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Quoting Annatar11,
reply 9

It will be in My Games when you have "show pre-release versions" enabled. It doesn't show up yet because My Games only shows games you have registered - and until our orders are charged later today, we don't have anything registered

And how about starting the game?

Are we going to start the vanilla Sins and face some Entrenchment button in it - or indeed Entrenchment will have its own .exe ?

ah, so many boring silly questions just to kill the time  

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Reply #13 December 16, 2008 9:28:44 AM
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Quoting Cpt_Siddy,
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So, only the people that pre orderedit can play beta?

 

its beta ffs...

 

Paying for being a tester is pathetic.

 

Except we're not paying for just the beta, we get the full version too.  We just get to play it earlier.

/snarkiness

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Reply #14 December 16, 2008 9:32:26 AM
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And how about starting the game?

Are we going to start the vanilla Sins and face some Entrenchment button in it - or indeed Entrenchment will have its own .exe ?

ah, so many boring silly questions just to kill the time

No idea whatsoever

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Reply #15 December 16, 2008 9:35:15 AM
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I'd imagine Entrenchment is integrated to main sins game, with a new option in "Game Options" to enable or disable Entrencment features. But that is obiviously speculation. 

Still some hours to go..

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Reply #16 December 16, 2008 9:35:34 AM
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Quoting Cpt_Siddy,
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So, only the people that pre orderedit can play beta?

 

its beta ffs...

 

Paying for being a tester is pathetic.

 

 

That doesn't make a lot of sense. We get the full game too. Hell, I paid *less* for it because I used the Survey coupon. If I were buying after beta, I wouldn't have that coupon.

 

Paying less AND getting to help test it? Yeah, sounds like a terrible deal to me.

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Reply #17 December 16, 2008 9:39:11 AM
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Of all the expansions I've played, they always have their own icon, if it did not, that would be just dumb to do that.

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Reply #18 December 16, 2008 9:39:39 AM
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Is it too late to pre-order for the beta?

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Reply #19 December 16, 2008 9:43:52 AM
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Quoting C17,
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Is it too late to pre-order for the beta?

In the past, if you Pre-Ordered a Stardock game while the beta was going, you got right in. Unless they change something, pre-order (and the beta) only goes away when the final release is out. 

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Reply #20 December 16, 2008 9:49:41 AM
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What Scott said You should be fine. For long term multi-phase betas they tend to cut off order processing after about 2 weeks from each beta phase release, but I don't think they'll do that for Entrenchment.

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Reply #21 December 16, 2008 9:54:39 AM
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Well than order up for me! I need this like I need to breathe

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Reply #22 December 16, 2008 10:06:12 AM
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Stardock's game betas have been for pre-orders only for as long as I can remember.  The idea is simple: Those who have ordered the game have a vested interest in the game doing well and will provide better feedback than those who are just looking for a free game to try.

Betas are not demos, they're not there to try before you buy.  They are an opportunity for users to have input into the game they've purchased and be involved in making the game better.

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Reply #23 December 16, 2008 10:14:16 AM
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Quoting Zoomba,
reply 22
Stardock's game betas have been for pre-orders only for as long as I can remember.  The idea is simple: Those who have ordered the game have a vested interest in the game doing well and will provide better feedback than those who are just looking for a free game to try.

Betas are not demos, they're not there to try before you buy.  They are an opportunity for users to have input into the game they've purchased and be involved in making the game better.

 

 

Normally i whuld agree, but since Ironclad is a watchword for CRAPPYEST ONLINE CODING EVER WHITNESED BY MANKIND, i will hold my (wallet) distance from anything you make untill the biggest bugs are killed.

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Reply #24 December 16, 2008 10:20:21 AM
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Quoting DarthCaedusMorgan,
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Of all the expansions I've played, they always have their own icon, if it did not, that would be just dumb to do that.

 

Yes, but this is a "mini-expansion", not a whole different game, like, for example, C&C expansions.

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Reply #25 December 16, 2008 10:23:32 AM
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Normally i whuld agree, but since Ironclad is a watchword for CRAPPYEST ONLINE CODING EVER WHITNESED BY MANKIND, i will hold my (wallet) distance from anything you make untill the biggest bugs are killed.

!!!!!! Jerk...negative karma anyone?

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