Beta will be "limited" in attendance

**Risingred** · 01-08-2011, 18:41

Bashiok posted about this in the official forum.

[BLUE="http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=27822632463&sid=3000"]We have a huge and talented QA department just for purposes like these, yes, but it's still no comparison to thousands and thousands of players hammering the system. We can run simulations to see what breaks just from over-crowding, but it's ultimately no comparison to real players testing the system.

But we also do want player feedback on systems and how the game feels and plays for the content that's available. The first few hours are the most crucial for any game, so we definitely want to make sure we get them right.

This will be the most limited beta in recent memory, and because of of how new the back end is, we expect it to be the most unstable as well.[/BLUE]

**Yab** · 01-08-2011, 18:44

In what way "limited"? We know it will be short in content and most probably short in terms of duration but .. I hope not limited in numbers of invitations..

**jamesL** · 01-08-2011, 18:46

sure sounds like he means limited in invitations :(

**Risingred** · 01-08-2011, 18:47

That's precisely what he meant. Short in number of invitations. That's specifically what I asked him about and he actually answered.

**spindrjr** · 01-08-2011, 18:49

Bummersauce.

**Ophian** · 01-08-2011, 18:51

I'm too lazy to look it up but isn't there an investor conference call coming up where they may give a beta release date?

**Risingred** · 01-08-2011, 18:54

Originally Posted by Ophian

I'm too lazy to look it up but isn't there an investor conference call coming up where they may give a beta release date?

That's this wednesday.
Beta must be just around the corner.

**Septar** · 01-08-2011, 18:57

The way he wrote it seems more like it's limited in terms of content that is accessible.

**Yab** · 01-08-2011, 19:02

Originally Posted by Septar

The way he wrote it seems more like it's limited in terms of content that is accessible.

That's what I thought at first too

**DuB** · 01-08-2011, 19:03

Originally Posted by Septar

The way he wrote it seems more like it's limited in terms of content that is accessible.

Agree... he starts off saying how it's valuable to have "thousands and thousands" hammer the system... making it seem like he says many will get in. Then he switches topics to content.. then makes that comment.