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Neverwinter: STO & Champions Online Lifetimers Get Beta Access
SBFord
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According to a post on both the Star Trek Online and Champions Online sites, lifetime subscribers to each game will automatically receive beta access to Neverwinter as a gift from Perfect World Entertainment.
Greetings Champions!
We are happy to announce that all Champions Online Lifetime Subscribers will be receiving access to the Neverwinter Closed Beta test*. *When this testing phase begins, invites will be doled out to Lifetime Subscribers over the course of the test.
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Not going to lie, Im jealous lol
Nice PR move.
Not sure how people that paid for a lifetime subscription = qualified for Beta testing. Sounds like another Beta test being used for a game demo.
So now we know why Cryptic stopped fixing bugs in their existing games...they were busy playing with this new one...
I'll certainly take a look when the time comes. No idea what to expect with Neverwinter. It'll be another F2P with no sub or initial purchase...seems to be the way Cryptic are going with their games now.
Closest thing I've ever played to a D&D game is DDO and that was so ludicrously over-complicated to get right that I got bored with the character after a short time. Having to log onto a wiki or some other fan site before levelling up every time just in case the character got permanently gimped was not my idea of fun.
Hurray my terrible decision means I get beta access several years later!
Just looked at the races available. Just after launch I predict the creation of three humans, four hundred elves and twenty thousand drow...
Wow! Some consolation I guess. Looking forward to it.
After reading a TON of Forgotten Realms books, Im super excited for this game and I may actually follow the storyline! :O
My gut response upon reading the title of the thread is that it's so not worth it. I suppose I should qualify that with a "for me".
I'd much rather wait for the game to come out and see some reviews, or get invited to a very late, just before release beta test.
I can not remember winning or losing a single debate on the internet.
They launched this along side another push to sell life time subs.
Thats right kids. For only $199 you can gain access to the beta too. Also access to F2P game.
Beta access as a 'gift' to what will be a free game anyhow?
Really not that exciting...
now THAT is freakin awesome, gonna love playing this one methinks. Bout time they give lifetimers of STO something for their troubles.
Huh. Well, I'm still not comfortable disclosing in mixed company that I bought a lifetime to STO at release, but I guess I'm getting something of value for it now after all. Right?
I guess this also explains why Cryptic was recently advertising a special deal on STO lifetime subscriptions. Sort of.
Yeah and I bet plenty of people fell for it.
hehe I did the same with CO. I think I got my money's worth. Only stopped playing it a couple of weeks ago through boredom. I kept it installed so I can go back when I get bored with everything else...won't take long knowing me.
UHm guys im pretty sure that if you buy torchlight 2 with perfectworld you get acces to neverwinter nights also, its like 170$ cheaper
Dunno, i guess it is aimed at the right people. People that bought and are happy with their lifetime subs will be more likely to give Cryptic another shot at making a decent game.
Me, i will be very suprised if they make a good game. Both champions and STO were decent, and had they been given more time, could have been good, or even great games.
Just fell well short of the time and skill needed to make them what they could have been with their design and build philosopy.
Beta testers should be determined by CPU specs not players that bought lifetime subscription to a game on a computer system they had 3 years ago.
See MWO and how you have to attach a stripped down DXdiag file to register.
I guess the CO lifetime I have will finally come in handy for something ;P.
If you really need an answer to this google it.
Great I get into nwo a few weeks before everyone else does a few weeks before it is free anyways. All that for them to ignore bug reports anywAys.
HAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA LOVE IT.
To this day, Champs lifetime is something I never regretted. Got so much out of it and now that it's improved by leaps and bounds, it's too awesome for words. At this point I'm literally getting paid just to exist in the game, since I've made my money back and then some. And now beta access to NWO.
Oh life, how delicious you are.
"Forums aren't for intelligent discussion; they're for blow-hards with unwavering opinions."
Well... the people that paid for lifetime subs for CO and STO need to get something for their money. They certainly arent getting it out of CO or STO!
Nice PR move though......
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Actually CO gets my "Best Game That Noone Knows About Award".
Incredible fun.
This doesn't make me feel any better about wasting money on lifetime sub for CO
I take that bet with one addendum...
.... and 7 dwarves...
Really really.
More value for lifetime subs I guess... I might as well look positively on this one.