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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.
Alpha 2 Polls for Fun
Unfadeless
Member, Alpha Two
Hello There, Here's a Couple of Polls for fun!
Alpha 2 Entrance Date:
https://strawpoll.com/wAg3QDMBOy8
Alpha 2 Starting Class:
https://strawpoll.com/kjn1DAMxxyQ
What Are You Looking Forward to the Most In Phase 1:
https://strawpoll.com/Dwyo3PdLLyA
Thank you for the responses and I shall see you in Verra!
Alpha 2 Entrance Date:
https://strawpoll.com/wAg3QDMBOy8
Alpha 2 Starting Class:
https://strawpoll.com/kjn1DAMxxyQ
What Are You Looking Forward to the Most In Phase 1:
https://strawpoll.com/Dwyo3PdLLyA
Thank you for the responses and I shall see you in Verra!
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I don't know if it is 'okay to say that you are in testing' or not, based on Steven's explanations, but maybe in an anonymous poll it is okay.
I bring this up because it skews your results. Those players either have to 'Vote Oct 25th' as if they will only be getting into the game then (which might be fine, depending on the goal, if any, of this data collection) or they have to refuse to vote in that one. You should probably at least clarify what you want those players to do, relative to your goals, if any.
For others' note, I believe Steven has openly said that their goal is to invite basically all Alpha-One keyholders into the Pre-A2 NDA tests by the time we hit that Oct 25th date, so this isn't some small number of people.
I did not include an option for Pre-Alpha 2 as it can be implied already that anyone in Pre-Alpha 2 has access for October 25th.
I'm surprised to see ranger at the top of the class poll.
They all seem to be getting remarkably even distribution, it looks like were gonna have a very healthy archetype mix in testing atleast. I hope thats retained into launch.
Mobility is king. Also there’s no rogue option yet.
The poll is about Alpha 2. Current people testing Alpha 1 are not in Alpha 2. So them being in Alpha 1 is irrelevant.
To put it another way, if someone was doing a poll "When did you get mobilized into WWII?" someone saying "Well, I was in WWI and also in WWII mobilized day 1 of both wars", then obviously the WWI experience is irrelevant since it isn't WWII.
Bad example, but maybe you get the point. If you're in Alpha 1, then you have Alpha 2 access, so you will be entering Alpha 2 on October 25th, correct? Then that's your answer!
Except Tanks.
Tank seems to be pretty low. Fighter, too. Bard and Cleric are middle, but in raw numbers, just behind Mage and Ranger. So looks like we should have a healthy amount of healers and buffers, ranged DPS will be a dime a dozen, melee DPS will be kind of low but not really an issue in general, and as in every MMO ever, tanks will be in short supply and worth their weight in gold.
Humm, looks like Tank is indded dropping back a substantial amount. But at ~12% it is still right around what would be 1/8th of the pie once all archetypes are in place. And Tank players generally a niche. The future Rogue and Summoner players are almost certainly picking other classes right now (Ranger and Mage most likely), so I think the eventual inclussion of these may actually re-flatten the distribution, though we will have to wait and see.