ForumsNews and FeedbackAG3 Calendar: November 8, 2010

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cormyn
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On November 8th, 2010, the following will happen:

1. Our closed beta process will begin in the morning
Our closed beta users have already been chosen. Chances are excellent that if you haven't already heard from us by now on an official basis, you won't be in the closed beta. The closed beta group will help with some core testing, which may be as boring as following a list of instructions or a list of things to test for functionality. Their testing will last as long as it takes to get some basic portions of the site working 100% perfectly. Only then will we start the open beta.

2. Our open beta sign-up page will go live sometime between 10am and 6pm
The public beta sign-up page will be at http://beta.armorgames.com/. On that page, you'll only need to enter your Email address. I highly recommend you use the same Email address as your AG2 account, so we can synchronize your account settings easier, and it won't make sense to register multiple Email accounts because beta testers who do not reply to their invite codes will get dropped from the beta. We will not manually add anyone to the list. If you want in, you have to add yourself. I expect it will be some time in the morning, United States Pacific (California) time, but we might need longer to get everything synchronized.

3. We will send out messages on Twitter letting people know that AG3 Beta is starting
I highly recommend you follow these Twitter accounts for updates:
- @armorgames - this is the official Armor Games twitter feed where we announce new games being released, but we'll also announce on here when the beta sign-up page is live. I don't know how much else we'll say on this Twitter account about the beta.
- @cormyn - this is my personal Twitter account (well, one of them), where I will be posting information about the beta process once we get started. I expect to be pretty verbose about what we're working on, things that are working, etc.

We'll probably tell our closed beta users not to say too much publicly about AG3 until someone from AG says it first.

We don't expect the closed beta to go on very long before we start inviting people who signed up after the 8th.

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shayneii
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Awesome!

Too bad that's a school day -.-

Although I guess I have a head-start in the Pacific Time Zone LOL

Kyouzou
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Jester

Thanks for the update

We'll see if I can access it at school

johnmchall
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yes! finally, a set date for AG3. now that we know when the beta begins, the final may be soon afterward.

Joe96
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This is neat. How many people were in the closed Beta?

knight_34
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The closed beta hasn't even started yet. Cormyn did say that people close to the AG staff and at least one of the moderators have been invited for closed beta testing.

Freakenstein
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Mostly friends and family, staff, some admins, and a couple mods. Users get to be in Open beta, so it's hardly anyone we would know. The numbers are probably few; these guys do the mundane work.

ArmorL3gend
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Thats ok for me because when it is 10am for california it will be 6pm for me! =D

ArmorL3gend
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Here is a URL for how to work out the time difference between U.S.A. â" California â" Los Angeles and your city/country:

[url]http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/difference.html?p1=137&sort=0[/url]

Pazx
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That's rather helpful (despite already knowing the time difference. Sorta. I was half an hour off) thanks ArmorSpamL3gend.

Kyouzou
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Jester

Cool, thanks for the linky. Now I know exactly want time to start stalking the beta page

thaboss
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so, what will you do in the open beta??

vinster132
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vinster132
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so, what will you do in the open beta??

You will examine AG3. Look for any glitches or bugs. Make suggestions for improvement. And all that stuff.
1337Player
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10am to 6pm eastern time? Could you clarify?

I'll be signing up.

Freakenstein
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how long will the open BETA take?!?!


I assume it will take until AG3 goes live, which is early 2011, so a couple months. Assuming.

10am to 6pm eastern time? Could you clarify?


Where do you live, 1337? Depending on where you are, the Beta sign up time will be different. The time range is 10am-6pm, so you gotta find the hour that fits with your area. Take a look at ArmorLegend's link to find out.
ZeroComp
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Yay!! Thanks for informing me

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