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Malakh · Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 12:55 pm Post subject: Cavern Open Date released!

I just got a new games email from GameTap and here is what it says about URU Live:

Professor Askew · Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 1:01 pm Post subject:

Wow! They must be on schedule. Thanks, Malakh!!
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Anna Catherine · Folklorist Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Posts: 470

I got that e-mail too. Yay! I'm really excited about this... although I'll be leaving town for a bit on the 13th, so I may not get much chance to play over the holidays.

I'm so glad things seem to be going well for Cyan. They've put in so much hard work, and I'm glad to see it paying off. Smile

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Malakh · Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 1:25 pm Post subject:

I hope that I will be able to play. I'm running the beta of Vista right now at home and so far I am not able to run Gametap. Hopeing there is a stand alone installer.
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Quaxo · Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 1:30 pm Post subject:

Ack! That's the day I go home! Maybe I can play in the Toronto airport? Wink

Woot! I'm just pumped that things are coming along as they should! Very Happy

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Malakh · Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 3:59 pm Post subject:

According to talk over on URU Live forum this open beta is only for gametap subscribers and others that have received invitations from Cyan directly. It is also only going to be open until Dec 18th. That is only a week. Oh well it will be fun to see how things are coming and get a preview of what to expect from Live.
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Saxy · Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 8:19 pm Post subject:

Sweet, the day of my last final exam! I can't wait to play Uru this month until my eyes fall out of their sockets. Very Happy

That sounded disturbing.
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Daedalus · Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 8:40 pm Post subject:

Just a few days prior to the end of finals for me.

Might have to ask someone to grab my screenname if I can't make it in early... Precioussssss.

Durin Mephit · Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 8:59 pm Post subject:

RAWA has clarified that the December 12 date is a GameTap Sneak Peak, not open beta just yet. Too many phases between Closed Beta and Open Beta for my tastes! So that's...

Internal Beta ("Phase 1")
Closed Beta ("Phase 2")
Preview ("Phase 2a")
GameTap Sneak Peak ("Phase 2b")
Open Beta ("Phase 3")
...
Profit?
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JohnLynch · Veteran Explorer Joined: 17 Sep 2006 Posts: 71

Has there been any clarification that there will be a proper open beta after the sneak peak? It seems more likely to me (and RAWA's post didn't seem to suggest otherwise) that we won't be getting a proper open beta now.

Durin Mephit · Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 12:32 am Post subject:

To my knowledge, no, there has not been a clarification. However, in the absense of further clarification, I prefer to assume that there will still be one because we were told there would be one, and nothing has been said to directly contradict that.
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Eleri · Great Tree Member Joined: 27 May 2004 Posts: 819

I think the 'sneak peek'/'ajar beta' is a really good idea. Give them a chance to test out some of the interface with GT, without committing to a full open beta.
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ghaelen · Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 1:36 pm Post subject:

I agree the sneak peek is a good idea. I don't usually have a lot of luck with Game Tap, so I'm anxious to see whether I can even play once I have to use that interface.

Still, onward and upward! (And sideways, and down, and around, and over, and...)
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Rils · Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 3:46 pm Post subject:

By the way, are all you guys on the Preview version of the game? We should list ki #'s so we can find eachother...

I'd give you mine only they did a vault wipe this morning and I haven't gotten back in yet (on of the downsides of being at work at the same time Cyan is). Maybe once we do someone can start a list...
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