1. Re: @Players who were here before Burning Cru 04/09/2008 07:25:48 AM PDT
Beta for Burning Crusade? Showing up to Blizzcon helped. Being in a large raiding guild helped (or otherwise being 'famous'). Aside from that, it was random.
I've heard being #1 player in Billy Vs. Snakeman for a day gets you an invite too. But that part is a lie.
9. Re: @Players who were here before Burning Cru 04/09/2008 07:31:50 AM PDT
I used reverse psycology. I said repeatedly I didnt want an invite and ended up getting one. Sadly I honestly DIDNT want one and it went completely to waste becasue I didnt use it. /shrug
12. Re: @Players who were here before Burning Cru 04/09/2008 07:36:56 AM PDT
Q u o t e: They give you a puppy and you raise it for 10 years, then they mail
a plane ticket for you and your dog to Blizzard HQ and you must
kill it without hesitation while saying, "Blizzard before anything else."
Then you get a beta invite.
also you dont have to be clever or funny to get into beta.
13. Re: @Players who were here before Burning Cru 04/09/2008 07:37:47 AM PDT
People who went to the blizzcon had code for closed beta then the last month of the closed beta blizzard randomly gave out invites to poeple and they did it horrible my brother got 2 invites sold 1 of the invite codes on ebay
[ Post edited by Stewballs ]
(Kaplan Interview before TBC)
Q Why not just let casual players get rewards comparable to those from raids
A It would be almost impossible for us to do
14. Re: @Players who were here before Burning Cru 04/09/2008 07:41:26 AM PDT
Developers who were involved in mod development also got invites, but only the active ones and in the last stage of beta (at least that's when I got in)
15. Re: @Players who were here before Burning Cru 04/09/2008 07:45:18 AM PDT
Q u o t e: Completely random after that, and if you were picked there was a high chance you'd get 2 invites instead of just 1.
I ended up getting 4. It was funny.
Nethaera
Blizzard Poster
16. Re: @Players who were here before Burning Cru 04/09/2008 07:51:24 AM PDT
Q u o t e: How did they go about selecting people to participate in the beta test?
We print up sheets of paper with people's account names on it and then hang them up on a big wall. We then put on blindfolds and get out the darts. Sometimes it gets a bit dangerous if someone tries to get fancy and spins the person throwing the darts, but it seems to work...
Or, for a more serious answer, it's largely random. We do our best to make sure we have a good mix of players. I've seen it before where one friend has posted on the forum about another friend who got in but they didn't and why didn't they when their friend is the one that only plays casually and they (the op) are the one that is hardcore. We're not looking to pick one demographic to help do the testing. We look for a good mixture of people with different play styles and interests. It gives a decent snapshot of what issues need fixed or tweaked prior to release.
[ Post edited by Nethaera ]
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
-Albert Einstein,
19. Re: @Players who were here before Burning Cru 04/09/2008 07:54:10 AM PDT
Q u o t e:
We print up sheets of paper with people's account names on it and then hang them up on a big wall. We then put on blindfolds and get out the darts. Sometimes it gets a bit dangerous if someone tries to get fancy and spins the person throwing the darts, but it seems to work...
Or, for a more serious answer, it's largely random. We do our best to make sure we have a good mix of players. I've seen it before where one friend has posted on the forum about another friend who got in but they didn't and why didn't they when their friend is the one that only plays casually and they (the op) are the one that is hardcore. We're not looking to pick one demographic to help do the testing. We look for a good mixture of people with different play styles and interests. It gives a decent snapshot of what issues need fixed or tweaked prior to release.
So the people who told me stories about how they got into beta in "colorful" ways were lying to me?
That's a relief. :P
A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest men.
PS-The cake is a lie.
