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Phase I of Alpha Two testing will occur on weekends. Each weekend is scheduled to start on Fridays at 10 AM PT and end on Sundays at 10 PM PT. Find out more here.
Check out Alpha Two Announcements here to see the latest Alpha Two news and update notes.
Our quickest Alpha Two updates are in Discord. Testers with Alpha Two access can chat in Alpha Two channels by connecting your Discord and Intrepid accounts here.
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Am I going out on a limb here stating that this could be relevant to the reason behind the complaining?
Because then, since some us have way too much time on their hands, I would go and argue most likely until Q4 that the sales would have been significantly less if it had been known at the start
Thank you for following this so diligently because unlike many dedicated backers like you I'm really coming out of the blue here and ain't got a direct streamline to what was said and how.
Do you have anything about mentions on alpha2 keys though? I was told by a previous user that it was clearly stated but so far it seems that It was only after the bulk of the sales. Which in my opinion is not a small detail.
I hope they have alpha 2 keys at different tier levels.
Like Tier 1: Alpha 2 access for 6 months - $30
Tier 2: A2 access for 1 year - $50
Tier 2: A2 access 2 years - $80
Please take into Consideration that this comes from a Person like me who also doesn't know the exact point in time.
" Expect it to be announced around the End of July or later than that. "
It would make Sense that dear Intrepid keeps this Information back for plus-minus Eighteen more Days.
" Also " Please keep in mind that the only Reason they seem to be doing this, is that their Technology for the Alpha Two Testings seem to have improved enough to the Point that they "can afford" inviting even more People into it.
They wouldn't have done it if they wouldn't have made some clear Progress.
✓ Occasional Roleplayer
✓ Guild is " Balderag's Garde " for now. (German)
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✓ Occasional Roleplayer
✓ Guild is " Balderag's Garde " for now. (German)
Yeah it wasnt clear at all, any normal person simply went on the shop website and bought their things, unless you have a specific question no one goes into the FAQ's. The website should have had a popup or banner that told users the necessary info. They werent being clear or obvlious, Details became blurred and now we have this situation.
Alpha-2 is meant to be persistent. As in, barring downtimes and server updates, it's meant to go all the way to the beta timeframe, constantly being updated as new things are ready to be added to the Alpha testing structure.
This idea may have changed, but that was the concept last time I checked.
There will NOT be timed keys as noted previously. A1 testers get to go in soon, pre A2..but once A2 is up, it's all on.
This is just Keys, no cosmetics..so price should be less. I would expect sales to start right after next Live Stream.
Just because Alpha 2 might get wiped frequently doesn't mean that giving new buyers access a little bit later isn't a solution. I'm pretty sure that anyone who has already bought access and is disappointed by their stand-alone key sale will be happy with the keys going on sale a month after A2 starts. This way the people that funded the development of A2 can function as advertisement for possible new stand-alone key buyers.
I agree with what you said and I still think giving stand-alone key buyers access a month later is the way to go to please literally everyone.
Yeah, even though they didn't explicitly state that those packs were the only way to get into A2 at its launch, it was heavily implied. I'm not saying it was intentional since the server capability progress was relatively unexpected, but to act like people have no right to feel fooled is a little bit ignorant to me.
I'm glad you're okay after the hurricane!
So, a vague statement about possibly having the option to get access to 'testing periods' (note that it doesn't say Alpha 2) at some time in the future. Nobody expected stand-alone A2 keys to be sold before A2 launches. At least the fact that this could happen wasn't offered as a realistic option.
Again, I'm happy with the pack I bought, but I don't fully agree with the ethics at play here. Offering half transparency (while people here claiming it's full transparency) is what it is. Once again, very excited to participate and I love Intrepid's journey, but this one thing is a bitter point.
The only thing I wholly disagree here is that I'm not special because my mom
Now was I forced to buy this 400$ bucks package of virtual good years ago? I mean, some users say they had the clarity not to and have less involvement in the monetary side of it all. All the better for them, they can contribute otherwise and in so many ways.
Me? I could afford it and have no regrets about it whatsoever. What did I value in this package? I'm not even going to mention, cause no one but my mom would give two shits about it.
I wasn't forced to spend my money on it but who can dismiss the fact that from my POV if I wanted to be part of the testing, and it will be my first for a MMO, I had very few options.
What's my point here? Clearly I seem to be able to answer my own questions, publicly and without shame
But to your question, what's the fuss?
People feel insecure about this and need to yap about it. I literally couldn't care less if it comes across badly that's what I think, and if you're butthurt about it it's on you also
Furthermore, I see a lot of people speaking numbers. And it's alright, I secretly think we're all special. But is this truly relevant? Are you the economic advisor? Are you privy to special information on this? Are you an influential member of this community? Do you really expect an impact?
As OP alluded and many other users have, there are two groups of people that have reasons, and quite valid ones IMO, to be upset about the now so much sought after A2 access key pricing, and these people are real. They need to be accounted for but it is IS's job to balance it out it in order to mitigate the potential backlash from either side.
my two cents thank you
if you ask me what are the people's reasons to be upset I'm throwing the gloves
Holy Shxt. That sounded like a hella scary Experience. May you be safe Dark and let's walk through the World of Verra together someday.
✓ Occasional Roleplayer
✓ Guild is " Balderag's Garde " for now. (German)
Or you could look at the other statements from Intrepid, such as this one If you want to find where it is posted, look at the answer given to the first question in the screenshot you quoted.
They made it blatantly clear that they are discontinuing alpha access sales unless/until they feel they have the ability to support more.
Intrepid were very clear in stating that they may sell alpha 2 access again, and also gave the reasoning behind why they stopped and what would need to happen to start again.
Now, of course, I would very much lean towards expecting it in September, which maybe the announcements of what's going on at the end of July or mid-August.
Terrible idea
This is the original kick starter that I signed into 7 years ago. There was no promise of an exclusive game. Why you think that the game should have exclusivity baffles me.
This is a social game. I am happy for the Devs to give people who think that they should have exclusivity an individual server. I will opt for the populated version myself.
✓ Occasional Roleplayer
✓ Guild is " Balderag's Garde " for now. (German)
For context, I do not currently have a A2 Key and I'm planning to get one if the price makes sense.
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I agree 100% with this. We do not want to anger the people that paid the most and have waited the longest by selling A2 access at a lower price, when it was the only thing that people were really into in their pre-order pack. It doesn't feel fair otherwise, and I want to most of us to be happy with Intrepid's decision.
Thank you! It's good to see that even when you're not an early backer, you can still sympathize with the feeling. I think delaying the sale of A2 keys for just a little bit after it has launched is the perfect solution. Of course, most people will say there is no problem to solve, but I think being ethical and fair to the people that funded your project is doing the right thing.
It has nothing to do with reading, and you know that. Intrepid vaguely stated that perhaps in the future there might be ways to obtain acces to future testing periods, through giveaways for example. Nobody relies on that to join a project you want to join. You'll buy the only access that's available. Let's be honest.