Open Beta 1st half of August ? ? ?

**Exploding_Silver** · 07-29-2006, 09:34 PM

I decided to trawl google for an hr looking up BF2142 info, this is what i found

Open Beta 1st half of August ?

http://forums.fevergaming.com/showthread.php?t=85005
http://digitalbattle.com/2006/06/09/...a-this-august/
http://www.gamerscircle.net/index.php?p=8303&c=1

All non EA sources seem to be saying the same thing, 1st half of August

The best official EA annoucement I could find was from Marcus Nilsson, Senior Producer, DICE,
where he writes "You will soon see for yourself in the open beta coming out in August. "
http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/713/713834p1.html
http://bf2142.com/content/Marcus_Nilsson_Q_A

Official Release date October 19th ?
http://forums.fevergaming.com/showthread.php?t=84996

Probably the best site for BF2142 news,
http://bf2142.com/

Funny cartoon
http://ctrlaltdel-online.com/comic.php?d=20060705
.

**UnDeaD77** · 07-29-2006, 10:49 PM

I still wish I knew the details on "how to get in" I'm betting they give the top 10,000 players all invites and leave everyone else out hehe.

**DigitalAssassin** · 07-29-2006, 11:08 PM

Doesn't an "open" beta possibly imply it will be open to anyone who wishes to be involved? Even if you see mention of '10,000' I would think if it was by invitation that would still be termed a "closed" beta because it wouldn't be open to everyone, only those invited.

**CingularDuality** · 07-29-2006, 11:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DigitalAssassin

Doesn't an "open" beta possibly imply it will be open to anyone who wishes to be involved? Even if you see mention of '10,000' I would think if it was by invitation that would still be termed a "closed" beta because it wouldn't be open to everyone, only those invited.

Yeah, if it's an open beta, then that means it's pretty close to ready for release and that the open beta will also be acting as the pre-release demo.

**Snail88** · 07-30-2006, 12:36 AM

what he said ^^^

basically, they want to test it under the normal every day wear and tear on the servers and see what the community says and then do some final tweaking. Im pretty sure as long as youve played a battlefield game, youre eligible. Hopefully well see some more info soon! Is there any plans to host the demo (if and when there is one) on a TG server?

**Exploding_Silver** · 07-30-2006, 11:48 AM

Right now there is a closed Beta going on with 60 testers.
Across several forums there is some nervousness as to if the open beta will be by invitation only.
However, it seems to me that this is just nervousness and people dont want to miss out on a good thing.
I must admit I was nervous about this for a while.
EA/DICE have not confirmed any specific details of the open Beta, expect an approximate date.
I get the impression though that the open Beta will be open to all, and I expect it to be the a big download !!

I just hope Titan's on the open Beta

I cant wait for the new squad leading challenges !

**WhiskeySix** · 07-30-2006, 11:56 AM

sounds like they're borrowing a page from google and just declaring the first version beta... heck - gmail's been around for how many years now and it's still 'beta'!!

it's a smart move if you ask me... set expectations correctly

Lorian · 07-30-2006, 12:02 PM

I think it's great, we get the game early for free and when it's released it will be much less buggy, also, they don't have to spend as much on testing, it's a win-win-win situation!

TychoCelchuuu · 07-30-2006, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WhiskeySix

sounds like they're borrowing a page from google and just declaring the first version beta... heck - gmail's been around for how many years now and it's still 'beta'!!

it's a smart move if you ask me... set expectations correctly

It's the beta version of their game that they're releasing for testing. Games have been doing this for years. It's not some sort of mind-trick to make you think all the problems are because it's in beta instead of because the game is bad or something. This truly is a testing period for them. Why else would they give the game out for free?

**Snail88** · 07-30-2006, 01:52 PM

exactly. Theyve done extensive testing on their own. Now they want the community's input. Im so glad theyre doing this rather than release it then send out a bunch of patches. Hopefully the community will find stuff they missed (which im sure they will).

**UnDeaD77** · 07-30-2006, 02:09 PM

Doesn't make to much sence to me to call it an "open beta" if they are taking invites only. Hmm, just have to wait and find out how their going to do this.

**Snail88** · 07-30-2006, 02:36 PM

they havent said anything about invites only. Somebody made that up. They said theres an OPEN beta for all whove played a bf game in august. Other than that, its all up in the air.

Lorian · 07-30-2006, 07:02 PM

Anyone know where we will find out about the beta? There is no official BF2142 website...

**Snail88** · 07-30-2006, 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lorian

Anyone know where we will find out about the beta? There is no official BF2142 website...

www.bf2142.com

Lorian · 07-31-2006, 03:18 AM

So EA is going to go straight to them and tell them about it?

07-29-2006, 09:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
Exploding_Silver Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Wonder Woman's wardrobe Posts: 4,097	Open Beta 1st half of August ? ? ? I decided to trawl google for an hr looking up BF2142 info, this is what i found Open Beta 1st half of August ? http://forums.fevergaming.com/showthread.php?t=85005 http://digitalbattle.com/2006/06/09/...a-this-august/ http://www.gamerscircle.net/index.php?p=8303&c=1 All non EA sources seem to be saying the same thing, 1st half of August The best official EA annoucement I could find was from Marcus Nilsson, Senior Producer, DICE, where he writes "You will soon see for yourself in the open beta coming out in August. " http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/713/713834p1.html http://bf2142.com/content/Marcus_Nilsson_Q_A Official Release date October 19th ? http://forums.fevergaming.com/showthread.php?t=84996 Probably the best site for BF2142 news, http://bf2142.com/ Funny cartoon http://ctrlaltdel-online.com/comic.php?d=20060705 . __________________ TG-E1st TacticalGamer European Division \| Team up with us today! Little known facts about the mating habits of BigEyes, sometimes they flood the apartment to call in attractive bigeye females, then build hives from pies where their queen will lay eggs

07-29-2006, 10:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
UnDeaD77 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Fort Worth,Texas Age: 22 Posts: 5,709	Re: Open Beta 1st half of August ? ? ? I still wish I knew the details on "how to get in" I'm betting they give the top 10,000 players all invites and leave everyone else out hehe. __________________ Call Of Duty Admin - Contact Me Report a Player or Banned From Our Servers? Call of Duty - Official Rules, Announcements & SOPs

07-29-2006, 11:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
DigitalAssassin Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kansas City Age: 35 Posts: 1,574	Re: Open Beta 1st half of August ? ? ? Doesn't an "open" beta possibly imply it will be open to anyone who wishes to be involved? Even if you see mention of '10,000' I would think if it was by invitation that would still be termed a "closed" beta because it wouldn't be open to everyone, only those invited. __________________

07-30-2006, 11:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
Exploding_Silver Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Wonder Woman's wardrobe Posts: 4,097	Re: Open Beta 1st half of August ? ? ? Right now there is a closed Beta going on with 60 testers. Across several forums there is some nervousness as to if the open beta will be by invitation only. However, it seems to me that this is just nervousness and people dont want to miss out on a good thing. I must admit I was nervous about this for a while. EA/DICE have not confirmed any specific details of the open Beta, expect an approximate date. I get the impression though that the open Beta will be open to all, and I expect it to be the a big download !! I just hope Titan's on the open Beta I cant wait for the new squad leading challenges ! __________________ TG-E1st TacticalGamer European Division \| Team up with us today! Little known facts about the mating habits of BigEyes, sometimes they flood the apartment to call in attractive bigeye females, then build hives from pies where their queen will lay eggs

07-30-2006, 11:56 AM	#7 (permalink)
WhiskeySix Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gillette Stadium, Section 309, Row 12, Seat 24 Age: 32 Posts: 7,716	Re: Open Beta 1st half of August ? ? ? sounds like they're borrowing a page from google and just declaring the first version beta... heck - gmail's been around for how many years now and it's still 'beta'!! it's a smart move if you ask me... set expectations correctly __________________

07-30-2006, 12:02 PM	#8 (permalink)
Lorian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: United Kingdom Age: 18 Posts: 2,036	Re: Open Beta 1st half of August ? ? ? I think it's great, we get the game early for free and when it's released it will be much less buggy, also, they don't have to spend as much on testing, it's a win-win-win situation! __________________ \|TG-E17th\|Lorian Member since 18th February 2006 Supporting member since 4th August 2006 PGP public key Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Memory: 2x 1GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2-800 RAM Video Card: XFX NVIDIA GeForce 6800 XT 256MB Monitor: 17" Dell CRT and 15" generic LCD Sound Card: Creative X-Fi Xtrememusic and Creative Sound Blaster Live! (no Linux X-Fi drivers yet)

07-30-2006, 02:09 PM	#11 (permalink)
UnDeaD77 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Fort Worth,Texas Age: 22 Posts: 5,709	Re: Open Beta 1st half of August ? ? ? Doesn't make to much sence to me to call it an "open beta" if they are taking invites only. Hmm, just have to wait and find out how their going to do this. __________________ Call Of Duty Admin - Contact Me Report a Player or Banned From Our Servers? Call of Duty - Official Rules, Announcements & SOPs

07-30-2006, 07:02 PM	#13 (permalink)
Lorian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: United Kingdom Age: 18 Posts: 2,036	Re: Open Beta 1st half of August ? ? ? Anyone know where we will find out about the beta? There is no official BF2142 website... __________________ \|TG-E17th\|Lorian Member since 18th February 2006 Supporting member since 4th August 2006 PGP public key Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Memory: 2x 1GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2-800 RAM Video Card: XFX NVIDIA GeForce 6800 XT 256MB Monitor: 17" Dell CRT and 15" generic LCD Sound Card: Creative X-Fi Xtrememusic and Creative Sound Blaster Live! (no Linux X-Fi drivers yet)

07-31-2006, 03:18 AM	#15 (permalink)
Lorian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: United Kingdom Age: 18 Posts: 2,036	Re: Open Beta 1st half of August ? ? ? So EA is going to go straight to them and tell them about it? __________________ \|TG-E17th\|Lorian Member since 18th February 2006 Supporting member since 4th August 2006 PGP public key Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Memory: 2x 1GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2-800 RAM Video Card: XFX NVIDIA GeForce 6800 XT 256MB Monitor: 17" Dell CRT and 15" generic LCD Sound Card: Creative X-Fi Xtrememusic and Creative Sound Blaster Live! (no Linux X-Fi drivers yet)

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