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[John Clavell]

Little bees.

[Bring Stabity]

Daiichidoku, on 28 May 2012 - 09:18 AM, said:

STUGLYFE????


LOL!!!!!!111!!!!!111!!1!!


P.S. haha

Show me a clan who can beat me and I'll show you a liar. Pretty sure I've been sitting in Paris since last October, and still haven't lost it

[Klelith]

William Petersen, on 28 May 2012 - 08:56 AM, said:

I must respectfully disagree, sir. I would strongly prefer to be notified that I do not meet the criteria, than sit here for two months hoping and waiting on something that will never happen. Shoot straight with me skipper, I'm a big boy, I can handle rejection. ^_~

What if you did not meet the criteria for the current round of invites, but for the next round they change the criteria and you now meet it. In that case it's not like it's a flat out rejection, it's just a rejected for right now. It wouldn't make sense to advertise your rejection in this case.

[Outlaw2]

I know several people who claim to be in beta...and they are just average joes. They are not famous players or even that active on these forums.

As for the goons, MWO is not really a game thats conducive for them. They're power comes from their ability to zerg/blob. Matches will always be 12v12. Sure they can all join a single faction, but they still got to win those 12v12 matches to matter. The average goon player is definitely not known for being more skilled than the average player.

Edited by Outlaw2, 28 May 2012 - 10:23 AM.

[The Mittani]

I generate threads about me wherever I go, it's a special skill.

I didn't realize at the time that I wasn't supposed to mention beta participation, for which I've apologized to Mason - most other betas I've been in don't keep the existence of a key itself secret. Beyond my excitement for the game, I didn't mention anything not already public knowledge.

I don't expect this game to be a 'sandbox' like EVE, so your primal fears about Goonswarm are unfounded; we'll be much more like our Tanks clan than our EVE alliance.

[ajac09]

I hope I get an invite! Till then I will keep my paper and pen games going!

[Bring Stabity]

Outlaw2, on 28 May 2012 - 10:22 AM, said:

I know several people who claim to be in beta...and they are just average joes. They are not famous players or even that active on these forums.

As for the goons, MWO is not really a game thats conducive for them. They're power comes from their ability to zerg/blob. Matches will always be 12v12. Sure they can all join a single faction, but they still got to win those 12v12 matches to matter. The average goon player is definitely not known for being more skilled than the average player.

This is actually extremely false. 5 years ago in EVE, this was true. However, that was 5 years ago. Goonswarm has one of the largest and most deep skill pools in the whole game.

This is also true for World of Tanks. The majority of my A-team have been playing together since Beta, and we all are in the top 3% of players, with 5-6 that are in the top 0.5%. Also, Tanks clans top at 100 people. High skill in low numbers is what we are perfectly suited for.

[GrizzlyViking]

Klelith, on 28 May 2012 - 10:19 AM, said:

What if you did not meet the criteria for the current round of invites, but for the next round they change the criteria and you now meet it. In that case it's not like it's a flat out rejection, it's just a rejected for right now. It wouldn't make sense to advertise your rejection in this case.

You are correct sir. There is nothing that states that the criterion that are being used are set in stone and Bryan Ekman clearly states, "Yes, everyone is a potential beta tester." Everyone, means everyone.

Edited by GrizzlyViking, 28 May 2012 - 10:45 AM.

[Hartsblade]

Bryan Ekman, on 28 May 2012 - 06:48 AM, said:

• Yes, we have criteria.
  
• Yes, you are added in batches based on those criteria.
  
• No, I can't tell you the criteria being used for obvious reasons.
  
• No, you ill never see a rejected button. Jeeez that's just mean.
  
• Yes, everyone is a potential beta tester.
  
• Selections are 100% random if you meet the criteria.

Thanks for the info Bryan.

[Evil Ash]

it's ok, we decided to answer the questions truthfully, it just means that we are honest.

EDIT: I mean the beta test application

[Insidious Johnson]

Bring Stabity, on 28 May 2012 - 10:13 AM, said:

Show me a clan who can beat me and I'll show you a liar. Pretty sure I've been sitting in Paris since last October, and still haven't lost it

Ah, Paris, the ARAB Riviera.... I think you already lost it without even noticing, anachronistically.

[Risky]

Mittani is a **** poor example of a good player and is highly irrelevant in the long run of EVE's political system and EVE all together. Seeing the only reason he got a CSM seat two times in a row was from exploiting the massive amount of players in Goonswarm.

He would not have received a key based on his performance in other games or his status among the larger video game community as a whole. He would have received one for the same reasons anyone else received one, he fit the bill for closed beta.

Also: In before massive amount of ****** one use accounts made by Goons.

Edited by Risky, 28 May 2012 - 11:04 AM.

[Kittygrinder]

... These beta threads need to be stopped...

[Stormdragon]

Sesambrot, on 28 May 2012 - 05:43 AM, said:

Dude, I dunno, but I think you may be going a little overboard about this whole beta-thing.
I've seen someone else mention that jokingly in another topic of yours, and I understand there are a lot of questions, but why not sit back and chillax for once?
It doesn't seem like we're going to get more info than we have, and there is really no point in going crazy about this whole buisiness if all you can really do is wait...

Pretty much this^

I was a huge contributor in the MW2 and MechCommander communities, did the whole Grand Counsel and ADL back in the day even did some of the first 3D mech art over at Dropship command...I'm not in the beta and I'm not sweating it...in fact I'm really enjoying just hanging out with fellow Mech-heads again, when I want to play really bad I just drop into a game of LL, I know we all will be playing in a few months.

[Aelos03]

[Dead Winter Dead]

lol

[Serevn]

Aelos03, on 28 May 2012 - 11:06 AM, said:

I'm taking this image for future use...

[Alphawolf]

I just upgraded my video card this weekend. Not a huge upgrade but I can run Crysis 2 and Batman Arkham City at minimum settings if I had them. Anyway where could I update my CPU profile. It is no longer a option on the profile page. Just wondering.

[maxx2504]

Aelos03, on 28 May 2012 - 11:06 AM, said:

Loooooooooool !!!! So awesome...

[QuikSnap]

I literally, cannot fathom "bombing" a questionnaire. The only thing I can think of that would put you out of the running is saying you are under 18. Which, it seems there are a lot of. Not saying that's a bad thing, when I was younger I was a smart kid.

What exactly did you say to make you "bomb" the questionnaire?

You also should keep in mind that only.. What, 1500 invites were sent out in the first wave? There will be a lot more. I assure you; if I was a dev I would want as many people bug testing on as many platforms as possible before going gold.