Quake Wars:ET public beta

[Zatoichi.uK]

Before you get too excited, it's not quite out yet but seems very close.

Official thread -=Here=- (http://community.enemyterritory.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1846)

Looks like they're distributing the beta over 'vileplanet' unfortunately. Links go to paying subscribers first then everyone else. Numbers limited to 60'000.

Go go go...

:)

[Dentist]

Yay, i'm going to get into the beta!

[Zatoichi.uK]

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/3031/untitledrb7.png (http://imageshack.us)

Gimme that key dammit!

:)

[keroro]

Did anyone have problems with the "pre order" key to pre register a username? Mine wont work, and despite several emails to their tech support, ive had no reply. Arsemonkeys!

[Predat0r]

Looks like they're distributing the beta over 'vileplanet' unfortunately. Links go to paying subscribers first then everyone else.

Firstly, that'd mean it's a closed beta technically. =] And i'm a paying subscriber. I wasn't notified. And there wasn't a notice on the website.

That, and when I searched, there wasn't anything under "Beta Clients". They usually leave a page behind that says "Closed" when they stop allowing you to download it, and that's a wee bit rare.

No beta yet.

Did anyone have problems with the "pre order" key to pre register a username? Mine wont work, and despite several emails to their tech support, ive had no reply. Arsemonkeys!

Where'd you get it from exactly?

[Zatoichi.uK]

They've already finished with the closed beta and this is now the open beta. It's available Here (http://www.fileplanet.com/178186/170000/fileinfo/Enemy-Territory:-Quake-Wars---Beta-Client), however it has not yet become active. Someone leaked a link to the file at FP which 162 people managed to grab before it was closed. It's useless without the key anyway.

Paying subscribers to FP will get first dibs, then its open to free accounts. I imagine they'll go pretty quick.

[brightside]

They've already finished with the closed beta and this is now the open beta. It's available Here (http://www.fileplanet.com/178186/170000/fileinfo/Enemy-Territory:-Quake-Wars---Beta-Client), however it has not yet become active. Someone leaked a link to the file at FP which 162 people managed to grab before it was closed. It's useless without the key anyway.

Paying subscribers to FP will get first dibs, then its open to free accounts. I imagine they'll go pretty quick.

what it actually says is theres a quota for Paying members, and then the rest are open to free members too.

[keroro]

Firstly, that'd mean it's a closed beta technically. =] And i'm a paying subscriber. I wasn't notified. And there wasn't a notice on the website.

That, and when I searched, there wasn't anything under "Beta Clients". They usually leave a page behind that says "Closed" when they stop allowing you to download it, and that's a wee bit rare.

No beta yet.



Where'd you get it from exactly?


It was from Game - brand new and factory sealed. Tried taking it back to them, they wont have anything to do with it. For the £1.99 it cost, youd think they would supply a replacement. But then, Game in Grimsby is notrious for being full of ham-shankers.

[Predat0r]

It was from Game - brand new and factory sealed. Tried taking it back to them, they wont have anything to do with it. For the £1.99 it cost, youd think they would supply a replacement. But then, Game in Grimsby is notrious for being full of ham-shankers.

...and this is why you order it from play.com ;)

You get it emailed to you, and if it doesn't turn up, ask them and another comes right to you. Or at least that's what someone who didn't receive it said on an earlier ET:QW post somewhere on the forums.
I however, got mine within 10 minutes. :D:

[Dav3y]

They've already finished with the closed beta and this is now the open beta.

Says who ?

From what i understand the Public BETA isn't available yet to the public as a number of people i know who have the link are unable to download it. There a lot of excitement on a few forums too and it does seem a few people managed to download it ahead of time.

Think I'll be waiting for the official demo as i hate fileplanet, hopefully it's not too far away ;)

[Dwarfy]

i have an account :)

GET IN THERE!! :p

[Hg]

yeah my fileplanet account will get used once again lol

[Zatoichi.uK]

From what i understand the Public BETA isn't available yet to the public as a number of people i know who have the link are unable to download it.

That's why I said it's not available yet in my original post.

I have the beta but no key as yet.

[Chicane]

i have a key but no beta :/

[Zatoichi.uK]

i have a key but no beta :/

That will be the 16 chacter key for the demo not the beta. The beta key is 18 characters.

[snowblind]

http://community.enemyterritory.com/index.php?q=node/57

ETQW Public Beta Distribution Details and Start Date!
Submitted by badman on Mon, 2007-06-18 22:36.

With the Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars Public Beta approaching, we have a few more bits of information about how the whole thing is organized, how you will be able to get your key, and, most importantly, when key distribution will actually start.

First off, I know there's some concern that most of the 60,000 Public Beta slots will go to FilePlanet subscribers - this is not the case. In fact, the keys are split right down the middle, with half going to subscribers and the other half to people with free FilePlanet accounts.

Now, the ETQW Public Beta client will not work without a valid beta key. With that in mind, your next question is undoubtedly "How the *bleep* do I get a key?" Aside from the fact that this is a family-friendly blog and I won't have that kind of language around here, it's pretty straightforward: There will be a special Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars Public Beta mini-site going up on FilePlanet that will be available throughout the key distribution phase. When you log into this site with your FilePlanet account and keys are available at that time, you'll get your key along with a download link for the beta client.

Let's move on to the actual distribution phase of the beta. As you're reading this, the beta is being released to a very limited number of select FilePlanet subscribers - we're calling this the sneak peek phase. Essentially, we're using this to test the delivery process and to see if there are any last minute showstopper issues. If you are a FilePlanet subscriber, you may get the chance to partake in this.

If the sneak peek goes well and no catastrophic issues crop up, we will move on to the actual key distribution phase. This is going to last several days and on each day we will make available a number of beta slots through the aforementioned ETQW sub-site on FilePlanet. During the first three days of this process, keys will be available to FilePlanet subscribers only. This will be followed by two days of keys for anyone with a free FilePlanet account.

The best part, and I've been waiting five paragraphs to say this, is that Day 1 of key distribution is currently scheduled for the middle of this week. That's right, the first batch of keys for the Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars Public Beta will go out in just a few days! FilePlanet's ETQW sub-site will be going up that same day.

Now why are we spreading these out over several days instead of throwing all 60,000 keys out at once? Simple: We want to make sure that as many people as possible get the chance to obtain a key and we feel that scheduling a predetermined number of keys to go out each day is the best way to do this. We're also going to be gradually ramping up the number of available keys with each passing day, so as time goes on, more keys are passed out per day. This allows us to steadily increase the load on our back-end infrastructure, making sure we can effectively test that.

Of course, a multiplayer beta is useless if there are no servers to play on. Towards that end, we've been working closely with a select number of Game Server Providers to get servers for the Public Beta up in North America, Europe, and Australia. We will continue to work with GSPs around the world to make sure Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars servers can be found in every major territory when the game ships.

One last thing: We will definitely keep you updated throughout the various phases of the Public Beta roll-out, so be sure to check the site regularly to find out the latest. If you have an RSS reader, you can grab our feed right here to stay up to date on all things ETQW.

[JeRkY]

select number of Game Server Providers to get servers for the Public Beta up

MPUK?

[Freelance]

i guess it would be rude not to, seeing as they used their event to plug their game

[Chicane]

http://www.fileplanet.com/betas/qw_sneakpeek_subs_key.aspx

GOGOGOGOGOGO!

[Dav3y]

That's why I said it's not available yet in my original post.

I have the beta but no key as yet.

Didn't answer my question i see :P


http://www.fileplanet.com/betas/qw_sneakpeek_subs_key.aspx

GOGOGOGOGOGO!

That won't work for me, i guess it's paying subscribers only ?

[Predat0r]

That won't work for me, i guess it's paying subscribers only ?

Yup, but as it says daily - which is why I didn't get one today even though I'm a subscriber. :mad:

[Zatoichi.uK]

Didn't answer my question i see :P




That won't work for me, i guess it's paying subscribers only ?

That it's an open or closed beta?

The closed beta was tested by invite to clans only from my understanding. This is the public/open beta which just requires a fileplanet account, free or paying subscribers.

[bvark]

Fileplanet are asking me to sign up for the "Comrade" client so they can notify me when the beta mini-site is up - there doesn't appear to be anything else on the site.

Reminds me quite strongly of the WoW beta where they shafted me royally.

[Zatoichi.uK]

Comrade is just a crappy version of Xfire apparently, you don't need it. If you're a paying member and the link doesn't give you a key I'd imagine that first batch has all gone.

They'll be more soon I think.

[Chicane]

yeah sorry didn't meant to rub it in ;/

[bvark]

Yes, funny they don't mention that they've run out of keys on the site (again) - they just mention it's "Coming soon for subscribers"

[Zatoichi.uK]

I don' think fileplanet anounced it anywhere tbh. People were notified from this thread.

http://community.enemyterritory.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2079

[Silk75]

Its been announced for subscribers, and the minimum requirements are quite substantial from what I can see

[Predat0r]

Well since I've now got mine, who else has a key? I fancy doing some filming on Fraps and sticking it all into a wee gameplay video, so who's up for joining in one night and having a bit of fun all on one server?

[{BA} Red Plague]

Downloading the client as we speak, got myself a key as well.

Might be a late one tonight...

[[IOA]Madcat]

same i jsut saw it downloading the latest WOW patch so signed up :d

[inferno]

So far im loving it great game

[KBB]

So, do I have to be a fileplanet subscriber to get onto this? Or will they be releasing keys for those that dont pay?

[Hg]

All the keys are going to Fileplanet i think, but 30,000 are going to paying members and 30,000 to non-paying members