Gamer Connect : Beta Special - Warhammer Online

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#1 G013M
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What is this?

Have you ever wanted to verse your fellow forumers in a friendly game, but found it nearly impossible to organise and set up? Well the whole reason these game meets have been set-up is to give everyone the opportunity to battle it out with the people that they converse with on the forums.

So pretty much, every so often, we'll get a date and a time, and try and get as many forumers as we can into a game. You'll be able to see who has the skills to backup their arguments, and who is just all talk and no action.

But most importantly, it's all about everyone having a fun and enjoyable time!

What game are we playing?

WARRRGHHH! For this special Gamer Connect, we'll be playing the open-beta version of Mythic's new MMO, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning.

So how do I join?

The easiest way to join the action is to join the specially created PC Gamer Connect Steam Community, which will allow you to not only get a reminder when the game begins, but also quickly join the game once it is started.

I'll also be in the steam community chat room an hour game starts, so hop in there and we'll be able to give more detailed information and also what server we will be playing in.

Also, everyone needs to make sure that their characters name has GS in it somewhere (etc GSCarlosnachos), to ensue that we can identify with each other in game. What faction we'll be playing will be determined before the game begins, in the chatroom, so if you arrive late and miss it, then tough cookies!

Finally, make sure your record your gameplay and send it to me (I'll give out the email address shortly before the game) to make sure that you get into the video which I'll create in the couple of days after the game meet.

I am from Australia, what time will it be?

Lucky for you then that I'm from Australia, so you already know the time! For everyone else, I'd recommend using a Time Converter site such as - http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tz

Also, if my timezone conversion skills are up to scratch, it should be 7PM PDT on the 11th (As Australia is ahead).

I'm late! What do I do!

There's no player cap in an MMO (well aside from server cap, but I doubt it's going to reach that), so if you arrive late, my ingame name, server, and faction details will be posted in an annoucement in the steam community, so just log into the game, and private message me in-game.

So what are we doing when we get in game?

We might try to do some public quests, or even just roam the countryside, heading into random battles with the enemy!

Can I let fly with the profanity?

Generally, it'll be preferable if you keep the swearing to a minimum. Honestly it doesn't matter too much if one gets through, although if every second word in some sort of swear, then we'll have a problem.

Also, we're aiming at a friendly atmosphere for the games, so some friendly nudging and gloating is fine, but really anything over the top, or harrassing isn't tolerated, and you will be kicked and prevented from joining into any future games.

Also, shouldn't really have to add this, but if you are suspected of cheating, you will be asked to explain yourself, and if it is deemed not satisfactory, you will be kicked from the game and prevented from playing with us in the future.

As long as you follow these three rules, then everything should be fine.

Happy gaming and if you have any questions, just post them in here.

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#2 OoSuperMarioO
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Marvelous! but.. I have no beta.
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#3 Velocitas8
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Sounds great -- I'll probably be able to make it to this one.

It should be said, though, that once a faction is decided on, it may be a good idea to quickly get started on a character if we are to meet up at a given time. All the races have different starting areas, so you may have to seek out a flight master if you don't want to play a class of the faction area we're meeting in (there's a flight master at every war camp if I'm not mistaken.)

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#4 RK-Mara
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I think I'll skip as the lag must be massive in an open beta.
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#5 Velocitas8
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I think I'll skip as the lag must be massive in an open beta.RK-Mara

Hope not.

I'm not too worried, as it was completely smooth during the Preview Weekend. I saw plenty of large-scale Open RvR (had a couple full warbands from each side running around in the High/Dark Elf RvR areas), with not so much as a hitch.

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#6 Einhanderkiller
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Sweet, I'm in the beta.

Hopefully I'll get to join you guys.

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#7 1005
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I haven't got BETA access so i'll be giving this one a miss, but hopefully if this is going to be a regular thing i'll be looking forward to taking part in future events :)!
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#8 SimpJee
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So will this be a guild? Destruction or Order? Vote?
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#9 G013M
Member since 2006 • 6424 Posts

So will this be a guild? Destruction or Order? Vote?SimpJee

We'll have to do the main part of the set-up (so faction etc) in the steam chatroom before it begins, and we'll determine by popular vote.

Or at least hopefully that's how it'll work :P.

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#10 t3ch82
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I think I'll skip as the lag must be massive in an open beta.RK-Mara

It wont be bad, we've already gone through many server stress tests.

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#11 RK-Mara
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[QUOTE="RK-Mara"]I think I'll skip as the lag must be massive in an open beta.t3ch82

It wont be bad, we've already gone through many server stress tests.

Well, it seems the beta is NA and Oceania only.

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#12 1005
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[QUOTE="t3ch82"]

[QUOTE="RK-Mara"]I think I'll skip as the lag must be massive in an open beta.RK-Mara

It wont be bad, we've already gone through many server stress tests.

Well, it seems the beta is NA and Oceania only.

Europe shafted once again!...YAY!

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#13 Velocitas8
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[QUOTE="t3ch82"]

[QUOTE="RK-Mara"]I think I'll skip as the lag must be massive in an open beta.RK-Mara

It wont be bad, we've already gone through many server stress tests.

Well, it seems the beta is NA and Oceania only.

Eh? NA player here, but I don't think that's true...

The EU Open Beta client is already available, and the beta/account center for Europe will be up in the next few days.

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#14 t3ch82
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^ ya the beta is everyone. I have a member in my guild who is AUS and a member who is in the UK. we were all playing preview weekend.

Guys the beta servers unless you are a beta elder are not up now. If you were in beta 1, beta 2 you can still log in and play, if you were in beta 3 or beta 3.3 you CAN NOT log in atm, its down.

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#15 RK-Mara
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I only checked Fileplanet where it's NA and Oceania only.
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#16 kingmickey2
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MMOs arent really my type, so I really wish that you could have Spore... Online!

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#17 noswear
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It's great that you set these up, G013M, but I can never get around to playing in them for whatever reason. :(
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#18 deactivated-5b5d7639964d6
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First it's does crappy steam games, now it's an mmo beta, can we play real games for once?
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#19 1005
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First it's does crappy steam games, now it's an mmo beta, can we play real games for once?ZuluEcho14

I guess Steam games get chosen since its so easy to organise and most of them are good games. As for an MMO beta well its a highly anticipated MMO and hey if this is a success there might be a guild created out of it so a GS WAR guild is pretty awesome i'd say.

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#20 YourOldFriend
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I'm in, huzzah! I downloaded the beta client last night and am awaiting account verification and beta beginning so I can get my WAAAAGGGGH on!
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#21 1005
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So i've downloaded the EU beta client and installed it. When i run the WAR client it asks me to login, i just made up a username and password and it just sits at the patched saying the beta is closed. I take it that on the 7th it will be open right? I don't need to go sign up to some site or pre-order the game to take part in the open beta?
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#22 YourOldFriend
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So i've downloaded the EU beta client and installed it. When i run the WAR client it asks me to login, i just made up a username and password and it just sits at the patched saying the beta is closed. I take it that on the 7th it will be open right? I don't need to go sign up to some site or pre-order the game to take part in the open beta?1005

To my understanding, the "Open" beta is only open to people who preordered or were selected from the mailing list to be beta testers.

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#23 Velocitas8
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To my understanding, the "Open" beta is only open to people who preordered or were selected from the mailing list to be beta testers.YourOldFriend

Yup, though there's also other ways to get in. Target was selling Open Beta codes for $0.99 last I heard. I'm not sure if there's other ways to get your hands on an Open Beta code if you're a EU customer, though.

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#24 Alarikulf
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[QUOTE="YourOldFriend"]To my understanding, the "Open" beta is only open to people who preordered or were selected from the mailing list to be beta testers.Velocitas8

Yup, though there's also other ways to get in. Target was selling Open Beta codes for $0.99 last I heard. I'm not sure if there's other ways to get your hands on an Open Beta code if you're a EU customer, though.

Yes, Target is selling the pre-order with beta code for $1.00, I am going to be stopping in soon to pick mine up.

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#25 buckizard
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People who participated in the preview weekend (preorders, CB) can patch current client and begin playing on 9/5/08. All others can get the client and begin playing on 9/7/08 (I believe Fileplanet subscribers can get the client, not sure where else.). You do need to register an account to play Open Beta, you can't just try to sign in from client. Think this is the site to register a master account EA Mythic

Someone mentioned server caps--yes, they have been filling up quickly, at least 1st preview weekend, so be prepared. As for lag--didn't experience it once on 1st preview weekend, even with a keep siege going on:D. Patched/changed a lot since 1st preview weekend so expect it to be even better. Enjoy!!

WAR is HERE!!!

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#26 SimpJee
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WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRR!!! Gah, unfortunately I haven't slept in over 24 hours. I'll see you guys tonight, hopefully we'll get the guild/server setup by then.
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#27 1005
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Hmm the EU Warhammer website still hasn't allowed account creation? Cutting it a little fine aren't they lol?
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#28 dan-rofl-copter
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i just got my key and will be on in a few hours see you guys there !8)
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#29 Phenom316
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See you guys there!
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#30 Johnny-Quest
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This patcher is awful.
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#31 YourOldFriend
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This patcher is awful.Johnny-Quest

AGREED! I've been downloading for 2 hours and have a pleasant 19% completion. It's terribly slow and, while I understand why that is, it's annoying as all get out.

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#32 1005
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Well the EU account registration on the website is still offline so i have to ask who thought it would be a good idea to allow account creation for EU players so close to the deadline? They should have forseen technical difficulties and allowed account registration earlier for sure.
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Loos good! :D
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#34 G013M
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Well guys, after three attempts I've managed to get the Warhammer client downloaded from Fileplanet, so assuming I don't get the "Account is already logged into a different server" bug on the day, we should be good for tommorrow :P.

If it ends up being too buggy on the day, I'm more then happy to redo it again next week during actual release.

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#35 1005
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Well guys, after three attempts I've managed to get the Warhammer client downloaded from Fileplanet, so assuming I don't get the "Account is already logged into a different server" bug on the day, we should be good for tommorrow :P.

If it ends up being too buggy on the day, I'm more then happy to redo it again next week during actual release.

G013M

Well i have now being able to create an account on the website, register my beta key aswell however i can't login to the patcher to patch and play the game. Apparently the logins details aren't correct even though they are and my registration of both my EU website account and beta key were a success. So there is a good chance i won't be able to join you guys, all in all i have to say the way the EU playerbase has been dealt with was shambolic.

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#36 G013M
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Final reminder guys, organising is in the steam chatroom is in 30 minutes from now.

Well i have now being able to create an account on the website, register my beta key aswell however i can't login to the patcher to patch and play the game. Apparently the logins details aren't correct even though they are and my registration of both my EU website account and beta key were a success. So there is a good chance i won't be able to join you guys, all in all i have to say the way the EU playerbase has been dealt with was shambolic.

1005

Unfortuently, I don't think you'll be able to see US/AU servers anyway, becuase I couldn't see any EU servers when I logged in early today. Sorry for the messup here, I hadn't actually managed to get the game downloaded until a couple of days ago, then I got stuck in the login bug. :(