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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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Avorne
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two last minute bugs to fix before launch ... thanks for your continued patience.


Another update guys - straight from Twitter.
MoonFairy
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It looks cool.... The little tabs at the top could be bigger, maybe a different color as well, to make them stand out and easier to read?
But hey that is just my opinion.

cormyn
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what's with the "My Armory" part?


It's a drop-down menu which will contain links to your dashboard, armatars, achievements, friends and dollowers, profile and privacy settings, favorite games and history, and a log out link.

The Activity Stream is another drop-down but I'm not sure what Larry's got in mind for that other than maybe putting the last few news bits of friends, games you fave, etc.

The Friends tab is a drop-down but again I'm not sure what Larry's got cooked up for that one.

The Games tab is news bits of your favorite games and a history of the games you've played recently.
cormyn
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I also shrunk the graphic so it would fit in our forums. The white body area is as wide as the white body area on the current site.

samdawghomie
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Is it sad if the next 5 minutes will consist of me refreshing the beta page?

samy
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The Activity Stream is another drop-down


Is that the only form it exists in? As in is it not on your profile as well?
Kyouzou
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I'm not clear on this so I have to ask, was it decided that different themes would be included?

MoonFairy
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These new drop down additions seem great.
And Sam, It doesn't seem sad. Maybe that is because I am doing the same exact thing.

1337Player
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Is it sad if the next 5 minutes will consist of me refreshing the beta page?

No I'm doing it also.
samy
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No I'm doing it also.


I am too, the waiting is killing me.
Kyouzou
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Why not just use the twitter page?

SoymasterYos
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mrtim, we are gammers. Gammers don't have lives.

MoonFairy
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I can't imagine the pressure they are under. ~shudder~
Let's all remember to thank these guys for the work and dedication they have put into this.

Darkroot
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I need to find auto-page refreshing software or something. But that would mean me not refreshing for a few important seconds.:O.

samy
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Let's all remember to thank these guys for the work and dedication they have put into this.


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