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#1 May 15 2013 at 12:42 PM Rating: Good
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Since the partial nda lift, I've sort of wondered if it was finally cool for people to say whether or not they were beta testers. I remember Wint blamming a few threads because of it. So, what's the official word on this?
#2 May 15 2013 at 1:08 PM Rating: Good
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I don't believe there's been an official word. But, around here, if someone is talking about their opinions of the things to do around Gridania, chances are they're a beta tester. There's nothing wrong with making that known. You don't need to wear a sign that says you are, or to make an announcement.
#3 May 15 2013 at 1:11 PM Rating: Decent
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Yeah, I believe the partial lift pretty much includes mentioning you were, but it's a super thin line.

Like saying "I was a beta tester, trust me" is practically breaking nda when discussing opinions outside of character creation or gridania. I would just stay on the side of caution.
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#4 May 15 2013 at 1:17 PM Rating: Excellent
Yeah you can say you're in the beta, and you're allowed to talk about what you've seen withing the confines of the Character Creator and within the walls of Gridania itself. No combat or other things that are available outside of Grid.
#5 May 15 2013 at 1:18 PM Rating: Default
I'm in beta
#6 May 15 2013 at 1:49 PM Rating: Default
electromagnet83 wrote:
I'm in beta



And now your not! J/K!
#7 May 15 2013 at 1:51 PM Rating: Good
I will say : Beta 100% changed my mind about this game. As skeptical as I was Im just iching for it to be released!
#8 May 15 2013 at 2:10 PM Rating: Decent
sooooo... knowing what can and can't be spoken about... how in depth is the creator? and what sort of marvelous and wonderful things await me in Grid? ive been wondering and just didnt ask for the sake of others not getting into any **** for it... but knowing what was said id love to hear what the beta folks have to say about these things in detail if any of you mind sharing...
#9 May 15 2013 at 2:18 PM Rating: Good
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bibibook1 wrote:
I will say : Beta 100% changed my mind about this game. As skeptical as I was Im just iching for it to be released!


This.

Just the prospect of beta phase 3 is.. ugh this wait suuux
#10 May 15 2013 at 2:23 PM Rating: Good
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Mmoderator wrote:
sooooo... knowing what can and can't be spoken about... how in depth is the creator? and what sort of marvelous and wonderful things await me in Grid? ive been wondering and just didnt ask for the sake of others not getting into any sh*t for it... but knowing what was said id love to hear what the beta folks have to say about these things in detail if any of you mind sharing...


There's a whole bunch of info about both in this thread. Enjoy!
#11 May 15 2013 at 2:52 PM Rating: Good
Mmoderator wrote:
sooooo... knowing what can and can't be spoken about... how in depth is the creator? and what sort of marvelous and wonderful things await me in Grid? ive been wondering and just didnt ask for the sake of others not getting into any sh*t for it... but knowing what was said id love to hear what the beta folks have to say about these things in detail if any of you mind sharing...


I'll keep this short. My personal thoughts on Character creation was that it is very limited. There are a TON of options, but all of the options are extremely "subtle" changing your character's appearance in a small way. You won't find cheek bone, chest size, leg size, eye spacing, mouth height, hair length/height sliders and the sort like you might find on many other games. You'll find "jaw shape" and "eye shape" or "nose type" and "character height", but all display changes in a very subtle way.
#12 May 15 2013 at 2:56 PM Rating: Good
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I'm thinking the character creation may be limited so that we don't have any of these running around. S-E likes their pretty characters.
#13 May 15 2013 at 3:00 PM Rating: Excellent
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That is true in a way. It doesn't let you take customization of your character to the next level. I had that kind of level in eve online but to be honest it felt pointless. Many people put a lot of time to customize their character but so "in depth" is lost to me. I liked the simple choices it gave me to be honest. But hey i even liked the really REALLY limited options back in WoW so yea.


Besides that i wouldn't say no to a chest size option....if you know what i mean! Smiley: sly
#14 May 15 2013 at 3:07 PM Rating: Default
Atkascha wrote:
I'm thinking the character creation may be limited so that we don't have any of these running around. S-E likes their pretty characters.



Lol True. I don't personally mind it. But that's not to say many others won't be disappointed.
#15 May 15 2013 at 3:11 PM Rating: Excellent
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I'm a beater! :D
#16 May 15 2013 at 3:14 PM Rating: Decent
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I quit WoW once I got my beta invite. Was hooked right at the creation screen with the customization options. Have no plans to resub for WoW in the foreseeable future and i can't wait for ARR.
#17 May 15 2013 at 3:37 PM Rating: Decent
ACL = me new friend ;P
#18 May 15 2013 at 4:42 PM Rating: Good
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tried to play WoW, SC2 and planetside 2, but the more I played the more I realized that it couldn't give me the fix I needed =(

*Sad chocobo*
#19 May 15 2013 at 5:25 PM Rating: Good
Bear in mind that the Phase 2 character creator had many options locked. Hopefully we'll get a few more choices in Phase 3.
#20 May 15 2013 at 5:48 PM Rating: Default
Catwho wrote:
Bear in mind that the Phase 2 character creator had many options locked. Hopefully we'll get a few more choices in Phase 3.


It wasn't the amount of options that was lacking. There were actually quite a few. It was the amount of change that came with those options that was the problem. Way too subtle, all the chins, the eyebrows, the eyes, etc,....they all look almost the same.

edit: ...and now I'm out of love



Edited, May 15th 2013 7:54pm by electromagnet83
#21 May 15 2013 at 5:52 PM Rating: Decent
correct me if i'm wrong... but doesn't the road map say that as the beta gets farther into its phases that more creator options will be available? so maybe there holding out on us a lil in seeing changes for now...
#22 May 15 2013 at 5:58 PM Rating: Default
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correct me if i'm wrong... but doesn't the road map say that as the beta gets farther into its phases that more creator options will be available? so maybe there holding out on us a lil in seeing changes for now...


Possibly, but read my post above. My intention there is not to criticize it but to merely state the facts and hopefully set a realistic expectation in peoples' minds. Don't expect to be totally blown away by customization, that's all.
#23 May 15 2013 at 8:18 PM Rating: Decent
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So basically the first time you log on, presuming you start a new character, you'll spend an hour or so getting your character to look just right. I know I will.

Your one character can do all the jobs so it won't be like having a bunch of alts you can play with, s/he has to look just right upon creation.

..Seriously, I cannot wait for ARR..
#24 May 15 2013 at 9:19 PM Rating: Good
electromagnet83 wrote:
Catwho wrote:
Bear in mind that the Phase 2 character creator had many options locked. Hopefully we'll get a few more choices in Phase 3.


It wasn't the amount of options that was lacking. There were actually quite a few. It was the amount of change that came with those options that was the problem. Way too subtle, all the chins, the eyebrows, the eyes, etc,....they all look almost the same.

edit: ...and now I'm out of love


How fickle the human heart! Smiley: crymore
#25 May 15 2013 at 10:06 PM Rating: Decent
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Actually, you do have the option to change chest size on the female characters.
#26 May 15 2013 at 10:54 PM Rating: Excellent
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Wait,....Why didn't i see that?!?Damn it, spend too much time with the length of the tail that i didn't see that!
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