tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post1568549779747002099..comments2024-03-28T10:18:05.213+00:00Comments on Inventory Full: Better the Beta You Know: GW2, EQ2Bhagpusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-61804283946637779602012-04-17T13:08:50.666+01:002012-04-17T13:08:50.666+01:00I have a love hate thing with beta. I love getting...I have a love hate thing with beta. I love getting into beta but I still hate having to wait for things once I get in. I don't have a lot of patience when it comes to waiting, heh.<br /><br />Like MoP, I'm 'scared' to do too much because I won't want to play WoW at all at some point. But I still enjoy checking things out and reporting bugs. <br /><br />You can have some very interesting memories from bugs, I'll agree to that ;)kaozzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15058067791146704803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-22430735218256573202012-04-16T23:45:20.392+01:002012-04-16T23:45:20.392+01:00I was thinking about this the other day. In around...I was thinking about this the other day. In around 2008 my role at work changed. Instead of working "back of house" and talking mostly to colleagues I went to working out front and talking mostly to the public. I now spend all my working day making small-talk with total strangers.<br /><br />My desire to do the same in MMOs (PUG in other words) dropped off a cliff. Whereas I used to come home. log in and help anyone with anything that needed doing, join PUGs and generally socialize right, left and center I began to value my privacy above all else. I'm only just starting to come out of that phase now.<br /><br />Makes sense that you wouldn't want to replicate in your leisure time what you do for a living.Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-21923718848339695322012-04-16T23:29:29.747+01:002012-04-16T23:29:29.747+01:00Fascinating insight into your twisted mind and why...Fascinating insight into your twisted mind and why you play so many betas. One thing I don't like in MMO's is dealing with bugs. You see, that's my day job. I'll report them if found, but with the ethereal nature of MMO's nowadays my interest in bug squashing has dropped off the cliff.<br /><br />Now you have me wanting to participate in betas just to see the "end of the world" moment. I had never thought about it in those terms before. Going to have to pay attention to games going dark.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-20833669972104588402012-04-16T18:24:53.158+01:002012-04-16T18:24:53.158+01:00Good point on the three-day head start. One thing ...Good point on the three-day head start. One thing that didn't occur to me while I was writing this post was whether I'd have pre-purchased if I was in the closed beta. The headstart meand I would. <br /><br />In fact, for convenience alone I probably would have pre-purchased even if there were no material benefits. I'd rather get it out of the way as soon as possible and forget about it since I'm 100% certain to buy the game on release day anyway.Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-9038808242211016212012-04-16T01:39:09.273+01:002012-04-16T01:39:09.273+01:00"Paying for things that don't yet exist i..."Paying for things that don't yet exist is not something ArenaNet just invented."<br /><br />thank you, thank you.<br />it did boggle my mind how some articles made ArenaNet out to be the villain when the concept is completely ordinary for many wares and services we all pay for on a daily basis. not sure where the double standard comes from or maybe people are just not thinking straight because it's novel in this particular area. <br /><br />I care about MMOs enough to include them in my monthly expenses - they're not a side hobby to me. I'm fine with pre-purchases like this (the launch is imminent so who cares), I'd also be willing to pay more for a great MMO. price in general doesn't interest me as much as what I get in return. <br />it's not just the beta access for me which as you say rightly, isn't really a testing beta for GW2. early access seems a fine reason to get the pre-purchase.Sylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04473554645340972749noreply@blogger.com