http://www.di
To get that image simply go to us.battle.net/d3 and type in "javascript:Nic
Alpha -> Closed Beta -> Open Beta -> Release
Different companies do it different ways, but I thought that progression was fairly standard.|||if this is the case diablo 3 wont be out this year =/
so i hope this is a misunderstanding and there wont be an open beta|||
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That's how game development usually goes right?
Alpha -> Closed Beta -> Open Beta -> Release
Different companies do it different ways, but I thought that progression was fairly standard.
No. Blizzard has never had an open beta, and many companies never go into open beta.|||Blizzard did have an "Open Beta" for SC2 on 2 days before SC2 was released to retail.|||Jay Wilson confirmed from Gamescom 2011 that the beta will only be a closed one; all players will need a beta key and an invitation to participate.
Blizzard ran open beta tests after the closed betas on most of their early games, when they needed additional testers running a pared-down, demo-like version of the game simply to stress test the Battle.net servers. They did for Diablo II, which was called a "stress test" to stress the new battle.net infrastructure. Blizzard also held an open beta with a similar intention for World of Warcraft near the end of the beta cycle (but there were no open betas for the subsequent expansion packs).
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Elly|||Actually most Blizzard titles have had open Beta's :p|||
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Jay Wilson confirmed from Gamescom 2011 that the beta will only be a closed one; all players will need a beta key and an invitation to participate.
Blizzard ran open beta tests after the closed betas on most of their early games, when they needed additional testers running a pared-down, demo-like version of the game simply to stress test the Battle.net servers. They did for Diablo II, which was called a "stress test" to stress the new battle.net infrastructure. Blizzard also held an open beta with a similar intention for World of Warcraft near the end of the beta cycle (but there were no open betas for the subsequent expansion packs).
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Elly
That's exactly why this is very confusing. Maybe it's just in case they want to open it up at the end? The javascript was very easy to find. It wasn't obscured away at all. It's like they're trolling.|||
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Originally posted by Cherubdown
No. Blizzard has never had an open beta, and many companies never go into open beta.
D2 had a mostly open beta, World of WarCraft had an open beta, and StarCraft II had an open beta.|||
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No. Blizzard has never had an open beta, and many companies never go into open beta.
While I'm pretty sure I remember being in a SC2 Open Beta, I'm gonna let this go so I don't have to go digging up internet articles.
Back to this game though, I think their new architecture is going to almost demand an open beta (if only for a day or two before release), so that they can work out over-stressed server kinks and whatnot. Any limit in a closed beta, no matter how big the invite list is, wont simulate an technically unlimited number of people hitting the system like an open beta will.|||
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D2 had a mostly open beta, World of WarCraft had an open beta, and StarCraft II had an open beta.
Hmm, my bad, I thought they've all been exclusively closed. But to be clear, they weren't open beta for very long at all. SC2 was for like what? 2 days?
EDIT 2: Though in SC2, they did give out keys like candy on their facebook before release, so it really didn't matter too much. Here's to hoping there will be a lotta keys.|||
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Originally posted by Cherubdown
Hmm, my bad, I thought they've all been exclusively closed. But to be clear, they weren't open beta for very long at all. SC2 was for like what? 2 days?
Yes, they generally don't last very long.
Maybe the beta forum itself is what is being considered "open" in that statement. I know that there will be a beta forum that only testers can post in, which makes more sense than having an open beta and a forum to go along with it that will, like you say, last for a few days at most.|||One of the CM's had originally said somewhere that the Beta portion of the forums would only be for those that are accepted. This doesn't really hint towards a open beta much.|||Perhaps set to confuse us Cherub :) Throw out red herrings. Or not.|||You might want to hide your real name on that screenshot|||
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You might want to hide your real name on that screenshot
I don't care if people know my real name.|||"Open" beta doesn't refer to who can participate, but how secretive participants have to be. For example, Starcraft 2 had an open Beta because players were allowed and encouraged to make videos about it. Star Wars: The Old Republic, on the other hand, is a closed beta because the players are forbidden to share any info about their testing.|||
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"Open" beta doesn't refer to who can participate, but how secretive participants have to be. For example, Starcraft 2 had an open Beta because players were allowed and encouraged to make videos about it. Star Wars: The Old Republic, on the other hand, is a closed beta because the players are forbidden to share any info about their testing.
I'm pretty sure the term 'Open Beta' refers to betas where anyone can sign up and get access.|||Can you not read?
It says:
"A Diablo III beta game license is required to proceed."
derrrr|||
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"Open" beta doesn't refer to who can participate, but how secretive participants have to be. For example, Starcraft 2 had an open Beta because players were allowed and encouraged to make videos about it. Star Wars: The Old Republic, on the other hand, is a closed beta because the players are forbidden to share any info about their testing.
According to wikipedia Cherubdown is correct.
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