So they've closed the beta for like half a day just because a "couple" of people without beta access played the beta ?. I suppose at least 50% of the beta testers don't play it anymore, so whats the bad thing in letting people who haven't tested the beta do it for the remaining week (or 12 days, bleh) ? Evil Blizzard is Evil!
I think it would be a little more than a couple of ppl:D Either way I don't see any reason why they couldn't just do open beta for those last 12 days and see how the servers perform when the flood gates open. It's either now they see it or 15th of May. I suspect on15th of May it might be very difficult to enjoy the game with all the Battlenet crashes. Let's hope I'm wrong.
They should open the beta to everybody that purchased the game, so that would be a kind of closed super stress test
Or they should not. Yeah lets go with not.
How much of a fucking logistical nightmare would that be to have to go track down receipts for everyone and anyone that preordered the game from all retailers that have copies... from all countries that have copies.
So they've closed the beta for like half a day just because a "couple" of people without beta access played the beta ?. I suppose at least 50% of the beta testers don't play it anymore, so whats the bad thing in letting people who haven't tested the beta do it for the remaining week (or 12 days, bleh) ? Evil Blizzard is Evil!
I think it would be a little more than a couple of ppl:D Either way I don't see any reason why they couldn't just do open beta for those last 12 days and see how the servers perform when the flood gates open. It's either now they see it or 15th of May. I suspect on15th of May it might be very difficult to enjoy the game with all the Battlenet crashes. Let's hope I'm wrong.
Because we don't need more jackasses posting bug reports about bugs that are known issues.. or non issues.
Take for example - idiot that posted a bug about the templar not following him in public games. Or the Idiot that just posted about how he can't get the client to work after switching the language ... when its been floated around since the day after patch 16 that changing language in beta = bad. Or the idiots that complain about their Radeon 2600 not handling diablo 3?
So they've closed the beta for like half a day just because a "couple" of people without beta access played the beta ?. I suppose at least 50% of the beta testers don't play it anymore, so whats the bad thing in letting people who haven't tested the beta do it for the remaining week (or 12 days, bleh) ? Evil Blizzard is Evil!
The fact that unauthorized people were able to login is actually an extremely bad bug and shows that there was something seriously wrong with their authentication checks.
Whats wrong with people just walking into your house, sitting on your couch and propping their feet up on your coffee table if you leave your front door open? Evil portugese is evil!
A lot of people weren't sure it was a bug though. Do you really believe everything Blizzard says (lol). A lot of people were hoping that they would surprise everyone with a chance to play. Some people logged in because others said they could, but probably didn't know nothing was said by Blizzard about it.
Really, I don't think anyone has anything to worry about. It was a mistake, and made a lot of people really happy for a short time.
DON'T BAN HAPPINESS!
Don't play stupid dude.
Blizzard has REPEATEDLY said there will be no open beta. REPEATEDLY.
They have the right to ban everyone and anyone that exploited this bug.
They may have the right but they won't ban anyone before a game comes out and what would be the point? Create a new battlenet account before you ever payed for the game? Nothing will happen.
I'm not saying they will... they would lose sales too which would't be smart.
I just hate when people try to use ignorance as an excuse.
A lot of people weren't sure it was a bug though. Do you really believe everything Blizzard says (lol). A lot of people were hoping that they would surprise everyone with a chance to play. Some people logged in because others said they could, but probably didn't know nothing was said by Blizzard about it.
Really, I don't think anyone has anything to worry about. It was a mistake, and made a lot of people really happy for a short time.
DON'T BAN HAPPINESS!
Don't play stupid dude.
Blizzard has REPEATEDLY said there will be no open beta. REPEATEDLY.
They have the right to ban everyone and anyone that exploited this bug.
You can download the client of the game by searching it on Google or reading the first page of this post.....
Oh, I didn't realize you people were pirating the game, nvm.
I thought this was an error on Blizzard's part. Now I see why you're all worrying about the TOS...
we were not pirating and we are not worried about tos
Should be worried. You did without a reason of doubt exploit a bug.
Blizzard has stated countless times that there will not be an open beta. There will not be an open beta. There will NOT be an open beta. There will NOT BE AN OPEN BETA.
Therefore... if you do not have beta... and you logged in and played.. .you used an exploit.
You can download the client of the game by searching it on Google or reading the first page of this post.....
Oh, I didn't realize you people were pirating the game, nvm.
I thought this was an error on Blizzard's part. Now I see why you're all worrying about the TOS...
Its not exactly pirating it when its online only. Take WoW for example. pretty much anyone can download the full version of the game... but its useless (unless you connect a third party server).
I believe the way blizzard has it set up is that anyone can download it if they get the right link (no authentication required). However, they only DIRECTLY give you link if you are authorized.
We're currently in the process of preparing the next beta patch for release. As part of this patch, we'll be wiping all characters. Items, auctions, artisans, followers, achievements, and friends lists will also be wiped, and your Beta Buck balance will be reset to 50.
While we do not have a precise ETA for when Beta Patch 17 will go live, we expect downtime to deploy the patch to be minimal. Please stay tuned to this thread for updates.
Means nothing... Europe posts their stuff like 12 hours after the US sometimes. And the US had already posted this.
might be, didn't realize it was eu
If you look at the blue tracker you will see a flag next to the posts. If its an American flag ... its US. If its blue with stars.. .its EU.
We're currently in the process of preparing the next beta patch for release. As part of this patch, we'll be wiping all characters. Items, auctions, artisans, followers, achievements, and friends lists will also be wiped, and your Beta Buck balance will be reset to 50.
While we do not have a precise ETA for when Beta Patch 17 will go live, we expect downtime to deploy the patch to be minimal. Please stay tuned to this thread for updates.
Means nothing... Europe posts their stuff like 12 hours after the US sometimes. And the US had already posted this.
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Or they should not. Yeah lets go with not.
How much of a fucking logistical nightmare would that be to have to go track down receipts for everyone and anyone that preordered the game from all retailers that have copies... from all countries that have copies.
Because we don't need more jackasses posting bug reports about bugs that are known issues.. or non issues.
Take for example - idiot that posted a bug about the templar not following him in public games. Or the Idiot that just posted about how he can't get the client to work after switching the language ... when its been floated around since the day after patch 16 that changing language in beta = bad. Or the idiots that complain about their Radeon 2600 not handling diablo 3?
The fact that unauthorized people were able to login is actually an extremely bad bug and shows that there was something seriously wrong with their authentication checks.
Whats wrong with people just walking into your house, sitting on your couch and propping their feet up on your coffee table if you leave your front door open? Evil portugese is evil!
I'm not saying they will... they would lose sales too which would't be smart.
I just hate when people try to use ignorance as an excuse.
Don't play stupid dude.
Blizzard has REPEATEDLY said there will be no open beta. REPEATEDLY.
They have the right to ban everyone and anyone that exploited this bug.
Should be worried. You did without a reason of doubt exploit a bug.
Blizzard has stated countless times that there will not be an open beta. There will not be an open beta. There will NOT be an open beta. There will NOT BE AN OPEN BETA.
Therefore... if you do not have beta... and you logged in and played.. .you used an exploit.
Its not exactly pirating it when its online only. Take WoW for example. pretty much anyone can download the full version of the game... but its useless (unless you connect a third party server).
I believe the way blizzard has it set up is that anyone can download it if they get the right link (no authentication required). However, they only DIRECTLY give you link if you are authorized.
They said they will update in 2 hours... not have the beta back in 2 hours.
If you look at the blue tracker you will see a flag next to the posts. If its an American flag ... its US. If its blue with stars.. .its EU.
Means nothing... Europe posts their stuff like 12 hours after the US sometimes. And the US had already posted this.