Alpha/Beta Testing Reg

ArchivedUser

hey guys i just wanted to know how/when can we register for alpha or beta testing. are we going to be invited to the testing just by simply making a registered account or there will be a sign up period. thanks for the time and considerations, game looks like it headed in the right direction, keep it up.

ArchivedUser

Hello,

You can read <a href="https://www.ashesofcreation.com/forums/topic/information-regarding-weekly-key-drawings-2/">this post</a> about the weekly key drawings. Everything is explained there. Hope this helped.

ArchivedUser

Too early to say.

I'm sure they'll offer a registry at some point if they feel they need more testers than they already will be getting from the kickstarter. Currently $50 to guarantee beta 2.

I doubt you'll be able to register for a beta that starts earlier than beta 2, as those will be reserved for backers most likely. If they need more they'll pull from the next rung of backers.

ArchivedUser

It's a not a bad idea to follow their social media cause I imagine it'll likely be a "sign up now for beta" kind of publicity thing.

ArchivedUser

this already happens.

ArchivedUser

<blockquote><div class="d4p-bbp-quote-title"><a href="https://www.ashesofcreation.com/forums/topic/skeptical-of-aoc-let-me-share-some-info/#post-25642">Irobot wrote:</a></div>they also use steven’s past, or the kickstarter and referral, claiming it’s a scam. I have no clue how to change their minds about that, but I’ll say that if he wanted more cash, he’d not take the time to do all this.

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The past is often a great equalizer of all future intentions, everyone has one and some are worse than others. I find Steven's past troubling so I look at everything that is said with caution. Good intentions and knowing how to talk to your audience doesn't always equate to a deliverable promise, just like how I look at anything stated by Brad Mcquaid about Pantheon. No one gets to be in an elevated position without sitting under the old shade tree a time or two.

My biggest issue though has always been the referral system. It is not illegal nor is it a scam, but it is not needed and draws unwanted attention away from the product. The referral system is usually defended under the shield of "everyone else has one" which is true, what is hard to defend is the RLM aspect of it and how it feels a lot like AMWAY. Again there is nothing legally wrong with it but it allows people to have the impression that it is a referral scam based on around cash payouts. When you combine this with Steven's past people will jump to the lowest logical conclusion as they have nothing else to really base their judgement off of.

If Intrepid would have scrapped the referral system or at least changed it to not involve money I don't believe any of this would have been a problem. This is a sticking point though as from everything I have read or heard in live streams is that they are entrenched and refuse to even acknowledge a potential conflict of interest which makes even more speculation. This is an issue of their own making and they do not seem to want it to go away (for reasons known only to them).

The worse part about the referral program (to me) is the link spam.

The kickstarter comments and update comments are awash with "your personal referral link". Two of the gaming websites I use for news have already banned them in comments and on the forums. I believe this more than anything else makes people believe it is a scam because that is how all scam referrals are posted! If it looks like a scam people are going to assume it is a scam, it doesn't matter how you try and explain it. In my opinion Intrepid needs to reevaluate how they want their presence on the internet to be is it one based on a new MMO with a bright future or spamming referral links that people already assume are some type of scam.