Global Alpha Test Start Date

[Abriael]

Nope.. all I've said was that we were given permission and that I can't say more. <--- see I just summed up nearly a page of posts in one sentence :-)

Yeah, and if that permission has been given anywhere that the general public can't access (whether it's the alpha forums or the alpha itself), mentioning it, no matter if in cryptic terms, is a breach of NDA.

[Raven_Reborn]

Yeah, and if that permission has been given anywhere that the general public can't access (whether it's the alpha forums or the alpha itself), mentioning it, no matter if in cryptic terms, is a breach of NDA.

Now you're reaching for thin air lol .. ta ta now. /wave

[Aion]

Yeah, and if that permission has been given anywhere that the general public can access (whether it's the alpha forums or the alpha itself), mentioning it, no matter if in cryptic terms, is a breach of NDA.

what about blogs that posted NDA content? sure I see one up till now...SE can do nothing? LoL

[Abriael]

what about blogs that posted NDA content? sure I see one up till now...SE can do nothing? LoL

If you mean content of the NDA itself (IE. the rules) then it's no breach, as it's publicly available.

If you mean blogs that publish content covered by NDA (pictures, movies. impressions, any kind of info and what not) SE can technically bring them to court and ask for damages. The blog owner/writer could wiggle out of the worst part of the trouble by demonstrating that the content posted was provided by someone else and that he didn't personally sign any NDA, but if he did sign the NDA he's pretty much nailed.

In any case SE can send a Cease and Desist letter to the blog owner, in which case the content has to be taken down, because it's infringing on Square Enix's intellectual property.

if it's not taken down, then SE can bring the blog owner/writer to court.

[Nix]

what about blogs that posted NDA content? sure I see one up till now...SE can do nothing? LoL

NDA content as in the terms of the NDA or alpha test material not released by SE?


Here's a little story from 1.0 alpha-
Some guy thought he was being super-clever by showing a live stream of him playing. He had his alpha account terminated and here's his open-ended Baw-fest
http://www.calvyno.com/ABopenletter.php

Moral of the story: NDA breakage, not even once.

[Abriael]

NDA content as in the terms of the NDA or alpha test material not released by SE?


Here's a little story from 1.0 alpha-
Some guy thought he was being super-clever by showing a live stream of him playing. He had his alpha account terminated and here's his open-ended Baw-fest
http://www.calvyno.com/ABopenletter.php

Moral of the story: NDA breakage, not even once.

Oh, Pookyopoo. So he DID get nailed. I wondered for a bit, then I stopped caring.

[Nix]

Oh, Pookyopoo. So he DID get nailed. I wondered for a bit, then I stopped caring.

Lol yeah and then not long after his nailage, I think it was within hours the letter came up lol but I think this one is different from the original because he was asking for his account back at one point D:

[Abriael]

alpha test material,picture..ofcourse the UI/name already blurred.... its weird its still up...lol

SE doesn't have eyes everywhere on the internet. Probably they don't know if no one reported it.

Lol yeah and then not long after his nailage, I think it was within hours the letter came up lol but I think this one is different from the original because he was asking for his account back at one point D:

Mind you, he does tell something that makes sense, between all the blabbering:

I know how important and regal it is to be one of the only people allowed to test a game before it comes out. The feeling can sometimes be intoxicating and addictive. This leads you to become extremely possessive over the game, and any action that will remove even a tiny bit of that feeling away would cause you to go into an almost offensive mouth foaming rage, metaphorically speaking of course.

That's exactly why people that got into the alpha test are so eager to be confrontational, smug and insulting towards those that dare to be disappointed because they didn't, to the point of calling them whiners, crybabies and worse.

It's truly a despicable attitude, but this very forum shows the evidence that this community is far from free from it.

[Aion]

NDA content as in the terms of the NDA or alpha test material not released by SE?


Here's a little story from 1.0 alpha-
Some guy thought he was being super-clever by showing a live stream of him playing. He had his alpha account terminated and here's his open-ended Baw-fest
http://www.calvyno.com/ABopenletter.php

Moral of the story: NDA breakage, not even once.

alpha test material,picture..ofcourse the UI/name already blurred.... its weird its still up...lol

[Nix]

alpha test material,picture..ofcourse the UI/name already blurred.... its weird its still up...lol

Might be up for a while until a S&D letter can get out, sadly those don't move overnight~