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[syn7ax]

Thats the best explanation of a release cycle I've seen from a game dev. Thanks for the great info!

[Takeida]

smart move on the founder's extension. gives more time for me to lose my internal battle on upgrading to legendary


also, since you've mentioned being able to plan out our purchases Open Beta going forward, how finalized is the pricing for everything in closed beta? any expectations of drastic changes (both cbills and mc)?

Edited by Takeida, 06 August 2012 - 01:49 PM.

[Joe Mallad]

im just glad that even though our premium accounts and their benefits go active, it will all be reset at open beta (whenever that is)

Edited by Yoseful Mallad, 06 August 2012 - 02:24 PM.

[Ilkhan Reiver]

Is your Premium Account activated automatically when Open beta starts or can you choose when to activate it at a later date when the game is more stable?
i just don't want to waste half the time of my premium account on games that are still unplayable the second any combat starts, want to save it till i get a good fighting chance to compete on a level peg to benefit from the bonus XP and Cbills.

[Darktall]

I think for now, the timer will start as soon as Open beta begins.

But, if they see that more and more people want to choose when the premium will start, maybe they will add that option.

But till than, we will get official word if they will do it, for now, they need to do many work to finish Close Beta stage.

[Emery Radick]

Awesome! Thanks for the update! Love the game so far and it looks to be getting better and better!

[Thire]

Actually i was hoping for open Beta to start on AUfust 7th because i don't want anymore wipes.

Edited by Thire, 06 August 2012 - 02:12 PM.

[Joe Mallad]

Ilkhan Reiver, on 06 August 2012 - 01:59 PM, said:

Is your Premium Account activated automatically when Open beta starts or can you choose when to activate it at a later date when the game is more stable?
i just don't want to waste half the time of my premium account on games that are still unplayable the second any combat starts, want to save it till i get a good fighting chance to compete on a level peg to benefit from the bonus XP and Cbills.

opoen beta does not have a set date yet and it really does seem like we will get open beta ONLY when the Devs feel the game is about 95% done and ready. So at that time (whenever that is) our Premium accounts will go active and stay that way permanently.

Thire, on 06 August 2012 - 02:11 PM, said:

Actually i was hoping for open Beta to start on AUfust 7th because i don't want anymore wipes.

trust me, you dont want open beta this soon. The game is far from ready and you would just be upset if you had to use your in game MC and premium account time on an unfinished game.

[gertas]

thx for info ... there was realy lot of rumors leatly

[Jetfire]

RaNDoMPReCiSioN, on 06 August 2012 - 12:46 PM, said:

So you guys are extending the founders program until an undisclosed date. That's just wrong in my opinion. It's not particularly nice to know that we, who made every effort (and spent a pretty penny in the process,) to secure a limited edition founders package are now told it's not going to be so limited after all. There's a bit of greed kicking in here I think. Limited time should mean limited time, not extended time.

This is silly, if you have so much demand for a product that you decide to keep offering it at a premium for an extended time, that is just good business. Good for your customers and good for the company. Whatever exclusivity you have been denied is quite frankly, irrellevant. There was never any limit to the number of Founders accounts for sale and it was offered during closed beta, which we are still in. If they sell it a moment after open beta, you might have a claim here or if they had said, only 10000 founders packs available.

RaNDoMPReCiSioN, on 06 August 2012 - 12:46 PM, said:

Neither does it send out a good vibe to those who are still waiting since the dawn of time to get in.

Vibe is, started as free invite only Beta, nearing completion but needed some more funds, offered bonus packs and beta ticket for $$$. If all you got was a beta invite, you might have a point.

RaNDoMPReCiSioN, on 06 August 2012 - 12:46 PM, said:

Thanks fellas you just knocked the magic out of it for me. Way to treat your loyal fans.

I for one am happy to see an extension, I have some friends I still need to convince to buy in and if PGI makes enough money on Founders packs maybe the game will be better for them not having to worry about the bottom line as hard.

[RaNDoMPReCiSioN]

Also how much MC will we get for $80??
If, hypothetically speaking, you get 1000MC for $10 thats a cool $45 to buy an Atlas - that would make this a very expensive pastime.

[Valaska]

Its my birthday tomorrow.

[RaNDoMPReCiSioN]

Jetfire, on 06 August 2012 - 02:31 PM, said:

Whatever exclusivity you have been denied is quite frankly, irrellevant.

Your view is, quite frankly irrelevant! What I expressed is; however; perfectly relevant and you know what, I reckon there's a good few more who feel the same as me. And who are you exactly, to judge my integrity? It was always advertised as a time limited offer which to all was intended/inferred to stop on 7th August - the date when the founders were officially to get in.
Based on the official video releases, you can clearly see this will be a F2P financial winner. There's no need to milk the founders program any longer than absolutely necessary. It simply devalues the whole game in terms of the intended exclusivity of the package contents.

Jetfire, on 06 August 2012 - 02:31 PM, said:

Vibe is, started as free invite only Beta, nearing completion but needed some more funds, offered bonus packs and beta ticket for $$$. If all you got was a beta invite, you might have a point.

Is it just me or does anyone else not understand this statement?

Jetfire, on 06 August 2012 - 02:31 PM, said:

I for one am happy to see an extension, I have some friends I still need to convince to buy in and if PGI makes enough money on Founders packs maybe the game will be better for them not having to worry about the bottom line as hard.

So in other words you are freely breaking the NDA by telling everyone how good the game is? That makes your whole reply a touch hypocritical doesn't it?

I'd like to finish by stating this is a concerned post and not an angry reply. Please unless you can apply logic to thinking before typing then by all means don't.
Thanks for reading.

Edited by RaNDoMPReCiSioN, 06 August 2012 - 03:05 PM.

[Rajen]

Thanks for the info., Devs!

Thanks for the info., Devs!

[AnAwkwardCuddle]

I just wish something could be done about the founders packages purchasing options... I've spent the past three days trying to buy one and Ultimate Pay keeps denying my cards. While they've been quick to reply to my emails, they keep telling me things that are incorrect, ie that my information was wrong (it wasn't) or that I'm behind a proxy (I'm not). Customer service with them, while prompt, has gotten me nowhere (same for many others, according to the forums). Please developers, fix this so I can give you my money!!!

[Felicitatem Parco]

So... no UrbanMech?

[Waits]

Is there going to be a patch before tomorrow, one that fixes some of the game's issues?

[mekabuser]

I have a question.. Not being obtuse but "closed beta is by invite only" sounds a bit disingenuous to me. Have any beta keys gone out to anyone other than founders in the past month? I found it a bit silly how founders program turned from "hurry !! limited time only" to... oh.. extended due to overwhelming demand.. at the same time.
I dont have the time to play anyway, so I couldnt care less, Im just a wee bit put off by some of the shim sham flim flam that is coloring some of these releases.
Have I missed something? Have there been non founders beta keys distributed, even a token amount recently>/?

[Quintos Gidieon]

This is TOTALLY AWESOME!!! Thx for shedding some light on this!!!

[BoxDrunken]

[color=#222222]I can see everyone’s point about the Founders extension but seriously if you’re a fan of the series would you not have forked over $60 bucks to play, if the game wasn't going to be a FTP game that is? SO what's the problem... And if a person can't afford 60 bucks or 30 for that matter what are you doing playing on the internet anyway... Get a real job and if you have one that still doesn't afford you an extra 30 bucks in a month’s time for your hobbies Get a second one because you obviously can’t afford a hobby anyway...[/color]

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