Yeah then players give feedback how some specs aren't working properly and numbers are shit, and blizzard goes....whatever u say but you're wrong, then the spec goes live and omg its a dumpster fire and blizzard are like sorry we can't fix that till x.1 EVEN THOUGH PLAYERS TOLD THEM IN BETA.
but sorry you live in a fantasy world where blizzard actually listens to all feedback and doesn't just cherry pick what stuff to fix and leaves half of it broken.
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actually i've had like the last 4 beta's i've played zero because i know blizzard doesn't listen for shit, why talk to to a brick wall, i'll play in x.1 where they've actually admitted they broke specs and badly tuned things and have finally fixed them, you know something they could have done in beta but didn't
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^ amazing how players forget this, ridiculous.
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Never did, i always got in free because blizzard mass invited people with cutting edge. Never played ain't grinding the same badly released content twice, thats for the no lifers to do!
Thanks for the heads up!
Here is something to believe in!
Ah yes the time for spoiler-heavy content without any actual QA
But but.. .I'm already playing the beta? o.O
i opted in, lets see if i get in while not having pre-ordered
be ti know a way that does guarantee you will be chosen to participate
Not really, we wrote and wrote to blizz about stuff over and over again. But they didnt do anything about anything and went their own way as usual. By beta testing they only listen to you about fixing stuff that is bugged etc. They dont care about how you feel about content/systems.
Was just like that with wc3 reforged too.
"here is your option to provide feedback which we will be ignoring as usual because the current state of the game is irrelevant in our eyes"
I believe the standard operating procedure for beta nowadays is to get some prominent streamers beta access for the hype factor. Beyond that, I'm fairly confident they have a list of people/organizations who will be receiving betas regardless of the opt-in. I've been in every beta that has been offered to the public, and maybe it has something to do with the massive amount of bug reports and feedback I tend to submit... or it's pure luck on my end.
My personal 2 cents about this beta? They need to get it right, as in this coming expansion needs to be as flawless as they can get it. Yes, they get a ton of random people that probably report/suggest random things, and they have to sort through that. Be that as it may, they better have the staff available to parse through all the information and get the testing/QA side of things done well, as well as getting as many people to alpha/beta test Shadowlands as possible. Perhaps my perception of the situation in general is literally that: perception of the situation surrounding WoW is probably pretty terrible on the player side of things. You will always have people riding the hate train or basically shilling, but even ignoring those people I'd surmise that your average gamer is probably a little fed up with the gaming industry and how Blizz isn't immune to its negative effects. While 8.3 has been (and still is) a bug-filled mess, that seems to be the trend for many games released as of late. Perhaps Wolcen is a bit fresh in my mind and the horrible issues that game has, but I think Blizz has built up a reputation where they can't just look good by comparison... they need to recapture what made people love their games in the first place.
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If they can't break that mentality (and trust me, I felt that way after the 8.3 PTR and getting suspended for a bug I reported on the PTR/live multiple times), Blizz is in for a massive world of hurt.
“Society is endangered not by the great profligacy of a few, but by the laxity of morals amongst all.”
“It's not an endlessly expanding list of rights — the 'right' to education, the 'right' to health care, the 'right' to food and housing. That's not freedom, that's dependency. Those aren't rights, those are the rations of slavery — hay and a barn for human cattle.”
― Alexis de Tocqueville
A little bit weird they need a new site and special option for it when we already have beta access opting in on our accounts but oh well.
The beta testing wasn't bad. What was bad was the direction forced upon Blizzard by the parent company and the resources allocated.
I got into the BFA alpha early, and nearly every single thing I reported on got fixed and changed.
With the power level squish, I tested a lot of old content and quests to figure out things like if old raids felt consistent for a solo character. Once transfers was opened, I focused on old world questing to do the same (because before this, all characters were 110+, quite difficult to go do old level appropriate content with).
I barely did any of the new content though. It was clear that most of this feedback was left to the side because Blizzard 'wanted' to do 'their' vision. They did fix most of the mechanical things that were clearly broken.
This time around, after the 'non-essential' layoffs, I expect the team to be even further pressed for what feedback they can address, however.
I don't mean to be a tinfoil hat, but the way Blizzard has acknowledged and addressed feedback has taken a sharp turn, since my first beta experience (TBC) and up to and including Legion were reasonably consistent (albeit obviously evolving over time)
First time I am not interested in the beta of the new content.
I opted in. If I get in and there is no NDA, I will record a few vids for you all. I will be critical though.
I'm confused OP, isn't it the Alpha people apply for, and release date is the open beta?