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TitanFall Beta not open: Invite waves & codes required, staggered to avoid implosion
- Thread starter RulkezX
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Sounds like it'll be hard to get in as much as the alpha at this rate.
Sounds like it'll be hard to get in as much as the alpha at this rate.
I doubt that. I'm sure most if not all people on here will get in.
soundscream
Member
Reminds me of the call of duty 4 beta on the 360. Didn't get in initially, but got in on the second wave.
Scottish Sin
Member
So it's going to be a scramble tomorrow? Awesome.
Man, I hope I get in.
Man, I hope I get in.
This is kind of ridiculous. Its not like they didn't know when the release date was. After this beta confusion, and then Respawn supposedly not knowing about the lack of a PS4 version until less than a year to release (Who was working on it? No one? Bullshitting the whole time?), makes you wonder what the hell is really going on over there. I'm sure Titanfall will be quality, but why can't they manage these things better? I'm pretty sure I'll end up getting this, but my decision between this or Dark Souls 2 on day one is getting easier and easier.
They did know when the release date was, the problem they were not sure if they were having a beta or not. Things like this happen when things change at the last minute. One of the reasons Respawn made Titanfall in the Source Engine was because they could make a PS4 version. Titanfall was supposed to be a timed exclusive for Xbox systems, with the PS4 version coming at a later date, but EA snuck behind Respawn's back and got a exclusivity deal with Microsoft.
rob305
Member
This will be war. Don't forget if you have a friend who got in you should be able to play both on the Xbox One by logging into his account, setting his home Xbox to yours and then downloading the game. After that you should be able to play the game with your regular Live gamertag and your friend with his
I always found it incredibly stupid to give early access to people that have already preordered. You don't gain anything, best case is you keep your preorder numbers. Worst case you lose them all.
constantstatic
Member
They should give the beta to preorders to show they care about the community. I know if I don't get a key my preorder is getting cancelled (I will just wait a week or two and buy used). This whole beta fiasco is so frustrating.
MasterOfPastures
Banned
It's a good idea on paper. Even the news about the Beta signup site going down is good news.
March 11th can't come soon enough.
March 11th can't come soon enough.
Hype hides the quality of games for quite some time. Look at most any overhyped and undelivered game. It generally takes at least a month or so for objectivity to start setting it on a wide scale. Limited betas that require jumping through hoops / pre-ordering / etc are just marketing tools as you filter your audience to only those that are exceptionally hyped up for the product. Even better they tend to be socially connected as that's where the betas are announced! It helps generate even more hype.
That's why I said previously I was cautiously optimistic when previous messages from Respawn seemed to imply a strong likelihood of open beta. But now it looks likely to just be another marketing stunt. His explanation for why they're going in waves is hilarious disingenuous. Entire XBone install base is < 4milion. I'm not sure she can take it if we send em all at once!!
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
I ll be on gaf hopefully as soon this pops up
If you aren't confident in your product and want to hide something, don't have a beta at all. I'd say Titanfall has quite a bit of ground to gain by having a PC beta. Players are itchy for something after Battlefield fell on its face.
Meanwhile, the dorito pope cometh:
Source? Because I doubt you have any idea of how it's tracking with preorders.
This is beta stuff. All the press preview stuff comes out Wednesday.
Caayn
Member
Respawn really need to step up their communication with the community. Until I saw this thread I was under the full impression that it was an open beta, seems like I wasn't the only one, three days before this demo beta is supposed to go live. A similar thing happened with the previous beta,
I don't have the time to spam F5 a random website to sign up for thisdemo beta.
And a staggered 5 day long beta? Really?
I'm not calling that an alpha less than two months before release.
I don't have the time to spam F5 a random website to sign up for this
And a staggered 5 day long beta? Really?
I know how it's tracking in the UK for one company, and its not doing masses more than any other next gen game. To be fair the Xbox One us doing poor here, so it could be that.
shungokusatsu
Member
They botched that not expecting large interest and their site was down nearly a week. To make up for it they let everyone in who applied.
The cod4 beta started on August 30th and ended on September 30th, with the game launching November 7th. Shit sure has changed. A month before launch and they have an alpha, 3 weeks before launch and they have a beta. Both are closed with limited access. Still shocking/frightening launch is less than a month away and we likely know only 25% about the game in general.
I predict many unhappy people tomorrow, myself included.
You can use http://www.amazon.com/best-sellers-video-games/zgbs/videogames/ to see how it's trending. Right now, for instance, it's running a bit above Minecraft for the 360, but far below preorders of Lightning Returns for the PS3. I expect an unprecedented level of marketing over the next month or so. EA/Microsoft are banking a lot on this game.
jediyoshi
Member
Ah yes, the Pachter school of analysis.
I didn't say it was perfect, but it's a great way to at least ballpark how something is actually doing at the moment. For a game like this it's sometimes difficult to discern between marketing and reality so seeing objective figures is quite useful. For instance I think many people assume the 360 version will outsell the XBone version. It seems logical yet for now the 360 version is basically dead as far as pre-order interest goes. Presumably that will change once more media is released, but it's still something I find interesting and somewhat surprising.
CriterionDog
Member
So preordering on origin won't get me a key? Oh well, the game is almost here : )
I'm not sure Respawn even knows at this point considering how this has gone down so far...lol
Officerrob
Banned
Pre-orders are only a small subset of the people who buy games though. It really is next to impossible to discern anything from those Amazon numbers. You compared Titanfall to the PS3 version of LRFF13, but Titanfall is still a month away where as LRFF13 comes out today (it's peak of sales). Hell, the best selling item is a damn Disney Infinity character. What does all this mean? Close to nothing. It's way to small of a sliver of information that it can't be expanded to mean anything either positively or negatively. Infamous Second Son preorders don't even crack the top 100 right now, does that mean it's going to bomb? Nope. One thing is for sure though, we are only a couple weeks away from Microsoft going thermonuclear with their advertising of Titanfall.
Kinda fucked up paying money get's you nothing.
Well you DO get the game...you know, the thing you actually paid for.
Obviously, but it would be nice to get into the beta for the game you paid for.
BoosterDuck
Banned
Pfft, who pays money for the game anymore?