There have been a lot of antsy players bouncing on their toes outside of Trion Worlds HQ as they await word of any new Rift: Planes of Telara beta news. While all is quiet on the beta front for the time being, Trion CM Abigale posted a pretty useful beta FAQ on the Rift forums to handle the bombardment of commonly asked questions.
While some of the information covers the multiple tiers of potential beta testers that we reported a couple weeks ago, Abigale painstakingly covers all the angles. One of the interesting aspects of Rift's beta process is that it will take the form of self-contained "events," and not all beta applicants will be invited to all of the events. In fact, once a non-VIP tester takes part in a beta event, their name goes back in the pool of potential testers and may or may not be redrawn for the next round.
Of course all of these queries are overshadowed by a single dominant question: When will beta begin? While alpha has been underway for quite some time, Abigale refuses to place any time frame on this question and simply states, "Beta dates have not been announced yet." You can read the full FAQ over on the Rift forums.
Reader Comments (6)
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 10:20AM Barinthos said
I'm pretty excited for the beta to actually get up and running.
I was lucky enough to have had my account tied to one of their fancy "chance to get into the beta" keys a while back. So i'm hoping some time soon i'll get that "chance"
I was lucky enough to have had my account tied to one of their fancy "chance to get into the beta" keys a while back. So i'm hoping some time soon i'll get that "chance"
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 11:56AM (Unverified) said
Such a tease!
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 3:55PM yeppers said
Despite my conscience screaming at me, I'm going to go ahead and say it. I hope this game is WoW 2.
I'm really looking forward to this game for many reasons including, and not limited to, the following...
+ Shiny graphics
+ A non-instanced, explorable world
+ 2 factions with PvP and PvE servers
+ Interesting races, classes, and skill structure
+ Robust (rumored at this point) crafting
+ Fun community on the forums and devs who listen and participate in the discussions
+ It's not Free-to-Play -- Yea! for a subscription game!
+ It's not a westernized import
I know all my expectations might be shattered once the person behind the curtain is revealed; but at this point I'm very excited to see more gameplay and reactions from beta participants once open beta is underway.
I'm really looking forward to this game for many reasons including, and not limited to, the following...
+ Shiny graphics
+ A non-instanced, explorable world
+ 2 factions with PvP and PvE servers
+ Interesting races, classes, and skill structure
+ Robust (rumored at this point) crafting
+ Fun community on the forums and devs who listen and participate in the discussions
+ It's not Free-to-Play -- Yea! for a subscription game!
+ It's not a westernized import
I know all my expectations might be shattered once the person behind the curtain is revealed; but at this point I'm very excited to see more gameplay and reactions from beta participants once open beta is underway.
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 6:42PM Joystiq Login Bugs SUCK said
"Give me my Rift beta FAQ, beta FAQ, beta FAQ -- Trion's beta FAQ ribs!"
/backs away slowly, the meaning lost on most of the world's population.
/backs away slowly, the meaning lost on most of the world's population.







