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Closed Beta Players - "One of the Chosen" Feat of Strength
It looks like people who were invited into the closed beta will be getting a feat of strength along with a unique sigil after logging in for the first time.
Originally Posted by Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
(In celebration of a successful beta test, all players who were invited to participate in the Diablo III closed beta will receive the commemorative Feat of Strength, "One of the Chosen." For eligible players, this feat will appear automatically in the Feat of Strength list after logging in for the first time as well as unlock a unique sigil that can be used on character banners.
In order to be eligible for "One of the Chosen," you must have had a Diablo III closed beta license attached to your Battle.net account (it isn't necessary to have downloaded or logged into the beta itself). Please note that players who participated only in the Open Beta Weekend, but were not invited to the closed beta, will not receive this Feat of Strength.
In order to be eligible for "One of the Chosen," you must have had a Diablo III closed beta license attached to your Battle.net account (it isn't necessary to have downloaded or logged into the beta itself). Please note that players who participated only in the Open Beta Weekend, but were not invited to the closed beta, will not receive this Feat of Strength.
So FoS, really no big deal
The sigil.. Its.. I dunno. I was surprised thats for sure.
why does a sigil matter? will it anger you to see it if you dont have it and somehow ruin your gaming experience?
Does it matter if it will anger them or not? does it matter if it adds to the gaming experience or not?
Some of those people have been just as hardcore of a Diablo fan as me. Those people have been waiting for this game none stop as long as me. Those people have been searching these forums every day trying to get all the news and jucicy info they could because they just can't wait to play this game.
Some of those people have made sure they have been unlocking every one of those class sigils because they want to have everything they can ingame. People love this game, they want to get everything they possibly can.
its hard enough on them already that they couldnt be in the beta as long as the rest of us.
There is no reason for the sigil. The only thing it does it makes those same hardcore fans feel left out. They can never get all the sigils like us, even tho they have been following the game for just as long.
I understand the whole idea of "random is random" ...ect But this just seems very odd.
Like I said, a FoS is a great idea, np with that. Just the sigil is a little far imo.
Molster pretty much sums up my thoughts on this matter. I understand from Blizzard's angle what they were up to with this, a nice little commemorative piece for those lucky enough to get into the Beta to have for posterity sake. However, at the same time I cannot agree with the idea of the sigil, and somewhat question the FoS as well as to me it seems a bit...out of place. Some people are taking it way too over the top with some of their posts basically being nothing but QQ, while others are expressing their disappointment in this in a more constructive way and I feel for them. This is something that, while the intentions may have been good...it really wasn't that well thought out IMHO.
I can definitely see how it looks like Blizzard is pretty much rewarding those lucky few that 'won the lottery' with even more stuff, as if their 'winnings' weren't enough already. And let's face it...I don't think it's too far to go out on a limb and say that 90% of the Beta participants hit the RNG jackpot and got in that way. That right there was more than enough of a reward for them; to play in the closed Beta for MONTHS, to provide a lot of feedback to Blizzard about bugs and other things, to try out a lot of what Blizzard offered to them, and many other things. And don't get me wrong, I am GLAD for those Beta testers and for those that did a lot of bug submitting and voicing community concerns, I and many other grateful others appreciate it a lot. However, to those who have been following this franchise faithfully for so many years and didn't have the RNG on their side...again...I can understand how they feel slighted, stung, slapped in the face, whatever.
IMHO, I think Blizzard didn't think this one through enough and sometimes it boggles me why they do these things that they know will get the hornets' nest stirring. Just like they've done with the Skill UI, the Battletag thing, and again this...does make me wonder at times. As for me...I didn't get in the closed beta even once, so I will not have this FoS or the sigil, and I honestly don't mind that, but again, I can understand and sympathize and agree with those who aren't happy with this to a degree.
This is like a prize on top of another prize.
Those who managed to enter beta should get nothing...entering beta is itself a "prize" already.
Ya gotta take it from a seemingly high ground point of view while disguising a back hand into it. I mean, if I were to troll, I'd say something like..... "SWEET! I've played WoW for 3 nonconsecutive months paying one for 1 and never gave any other money to Blizzard and didn't really care if I got the beta but did anyways, and now I have a... sigil? What's that? Oh...it's that thing for your banner, isn't it? Cool, but I probably would never use it anyways, actually, I'll probably never customize my banners and leave them as is. I'd throw it away, or trade it in for $.10 if I could." Something like that.
But really, if you guys need to get all your negativity out, there's much better ways, like making fun of members that have super emo pics of themselves as avatars. You know the kind, some kid looking sad with hair over one of his eyes, that kind. (#163)
I like kittens and rainbows.
I was accepted into the closed beta, so I'm getting the feat of strength and the sigil. That being said, I'm very surprised by this move by Blizzard.
When I got my beta invite late 2011, I was so stoked. I was fortunate enough to be one of the few chosen before they sent out the mass 100,000 and 250,000 invites and was able to play the beta for quite literally months. To me, that was reward enough and I did not expect anything else. To my knowledge, Blizzard has NEVER given out a cosmetic award for participating in ANY OTHER BETA (though I'll admit, I could be mistaken).
So, I'm quite surprised by this move by Blizzard. I can't exactly complain because I was lucky enough to be chosen to participate. Not only did I get to taste the game several months before most, I'm also getting special recognition for doing so. However, a friend of mine was invited during their 100,000 player invite. He quite literally logged on once, essentially told me he after playing that he's more excited for Torchlight 2, then never played again. The fact that someone like him is getting special recognition when others never got the chance does irritate me. The fact that people that literally never even so much as downloaded the client or logged in are getting rewarded when people that would have loved to participate, let alone receive a reward, are getting the shaft. That bugs me.
I definitely sympathize with those that are upset. At this point, I can only count my blessings and be thankful that I was one of the lucky ones. I love this game and I'm more excited about it than any other game since probably Final Fantasy VII. However, just because I got lucky doesn't make it suck any less for those that weren't.
If the concept of not having every single sigil really bothers you, I think you need to take a break from the game. Its not like you can use more than one.
I am surely not going to be using any non-gameplay sigil once I acheive something that speaks to my progress.
Are you?
In summary, to complain about a nice gesture Blizzard made to the beta testers (who did help the game finish) over a sigil and a FOS seems very very very petty.
Those of you rubbing salt in the wounds......good luck succeeding in life. Your kind ends up getting what you deserve..trust me.
What about those of 'us' that apply searing hot knives to cauterize?
the fact that your calling it a wound is just pathetic. no ones rubbing anything in they are merely stating the truth, how it doesnt matter. your "kind" ends up getting stomped on your entire life because you get butt hurt so easily and "life isnt fair wahhh wahhh".
You Sir are using a form of medicine......Acceptable, if not a bit barbaric
"the fact that your calling it a wound is just pathetic. no ones rubbing anything in they are merely stating the truth, how it doesnt matter. your "kind" ends up getting stomped on your entire life because you get butt hurt so easily and "life isnt fair wahhh wahhh"."
I think you misinterpreted my post, Im not whining. However the type of person that takes joy in others pain do get what they deserve. 30 years in public safety as evidence to that fact.
I don't agree with you on the FoS aspect (admittedly because I'll be getting it), but as for a sigil? Yes, that seems to be going a bit farther than anyone could have thought, especially after it was implied that beta testers would not be getting anything special for having been in the closed beta. At least, I know I was surprised.
In any case, I do agree that -- from our perspective, since no one has telepathy -- this whole matter could've used some more thought.
My 2¢.
What about all of the people who start playing D3 after the 8th or only learn of the game after the 8th? Because they are in the same boat with the Reveal Sigils. Funny though you don't hear people making a big deal about that, because they personally aren't being excluded from something.
This is nothing new. The CE Sigil, the Reveal Sigil, and the Beta Sigil are all granted exclusive to certain people for doing certain things. Some are luck, some are effort and some are monetary. To cry foul in one case and one case only is why they are whiners. Most of the people have made statements that indicate it is about Beta Testers getting something rather then simply an exclusive Sigil. Few have been about exclusive rewards, but that will be true through out all of D3.
Whats next saying its valid that Blizzard should nerf Inferno because not everyone can beat it to get that sigil? When is it whining?
So it is about being an elitism in the end. Why should only hardcore fans be reward with class sigils? Why shouldn't everyone that plays the game get the chance to unlock them? Why is it that only "hardcore" fans as you call them are the deserving ones of having everything and anything?
Where do we draw the land onf pandering? You and 99% of the other hardcore fans didn't get a legendary to drop. Its only fair everyone gets it. You and 60% of the hardcore fan's didn't complete Inferno but its only fair that you all get the inferno Sigils/loot/rewards.
You aren't some special snowflake just because you've followed the game for years, or are highly interested in it. You don't deserve something just because you think you deserve it.
But that's not even close to the same thing.
That's their own fault if they don't have the class unlock sigils. They could have been reading this site. They could have been following the game sooner.
They had control over missing those sigils. Even if it was due to a lack of knowledge. The people who are missing this sigil, have 100% no control. They are hardcore fans, and there is nothing they can do.