Legacy Beta

I personally think that Legacy members shouldn't be a priority in the beta, seeing as Yoshida isn't making a game for the existing fans that he knows will come back anyway.

I guarantee that over 75% of legacy players will come back even without beta access. He needs to manage who gets the invites, and new players are a better demographic to go after.

inb4 entitled people.

Lucky for you, Legacy status gives no priority into the beta!

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Originally Posted by KiriA500

Lucky for you, Legacy status gives no priority in the beta!

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I know that we won't get priority, but I'm pretty sure Yoshida stated he wanted to get 'current' players into it. It's a silly move.

Eh, using current members to test is a smart move. I'd be willing to bet that 80% of the players stayed around because of A Realm Reborn. Letting them test the game that enticed them to stick around makes more sense than just letting total strangers test it, as they won't have a ground to base their feedback off of. Current players know how the game works, and can give proper analysis on stuff like UI responsiveness, battle mechanics, etc.

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Originally Posted by Ingolf

I know that we won't get priority, but I'm pretty sure Yoshida stated he wanted to get 'current' players into it. It's a silly move.

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Maybe not. They dont want new players to see shitty bugs or bad design choices they can change quickly.

We are used to it and would just be happy to see something better (most likely).

Once everything is in good shape they should obviously put priority onto getting the news out with an open beta - but I see nothing wrong with letting large amounts of 1.0 players come into closed beta (at least the first few runs until things are going fairly smooth).

give to matsume the legacy beta Ingolf wants not

IT WILL NOT BE WASTED

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Originally Posted by Ingolf

I personally think that Legacy members shouldn't be a priority in the beta, seeing as Yoshida isn't making a game for the existing fans that he knows will come back anyway.

I guarantee that over 75% of legacy players will come back even without beta access. He needs to manage who gets the invites, and new players are a better demographic to go after.

inb4 entitled people.

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Good thing the point of a beta is to help test the game and not a "FREE EARLY ACCESS SEE IF YOU LIKE IT" sort of deal.

You're right, legacy members should have priority on Alpha and then beta :p.

Current players ARE a better choice, because we can help test the game better.

'New' players will just think it's a free ticket to play the game early; it'll be incomplete, they'll rage, and a bad viral reputation ensues.

"current" doesn't mean "legacy", by letting current players in, SE ensures that people actually interested in the game play and test the beta, as opposed to someone that cares nothing but just applied because they're bored.