How do you get to be part of the BETA? I have "applied" multiple time and never receive a response. I play MTGO at least 20 hours a week and drop at least $100 a month on it. I think it is pretty BS that others get a chance to BETA and receive free packs on production MTGO. They could at least give me a reason why I am being denied so I could at least go out and change my computer set up to qualify.
Its not about how much money you spend you know. It whether or not they think you are qualified to test the beta. Try describing more in depth WHY you'd be useful as a beta tester. There's no use stewing over and getting angry about it. If they don't want you for beta, getting pissed isn't going to help. Not to mention its not supposed to be about free packs but testing the client. Keep that in mind.
I'm not pissed, just frustrated. I really want to play around with the new client. The free packs is just another sore spot.
I'm a software QA tester by day and have put that in my applications. Maybe that is turning them off. Perhaps they are looking for a "normal" persons perspective. I also have a pretty high end PC so I don't know if that is a sticking point either. They could be looking for people with older rigs to see how the client performs on them.
I'm looking for some feed back from peeps that got selected. Things like their PC set up and what they stated in their applications.
Its not about how much money you spend you know. It whether or not they think you are qualified to test the beta. Try describing more in depth WHY you'd be useful as a beta tester. There's no use stewing over and getting angry about it. If they don't want you for beta, getting pissed isn't going to help. Not to mention its not supposed to be about free packs but testing the client. Keep that in mind.
A friend who's in the beta told me that they added a bunch of people for the event this weekend, but for whatever reason those people don't have activated accounts on the server and can't play.
And also he said that even with the free product, there aren't enough people for events to fire quickly.
So don't feel left out, it sounds like very few people are actually able to take advantage of this right now.
it says they're accepting more into the beta as of This Wednesday (5/16) so they might accept you if you apply now, i've been in beta since Lorwyn, so i'm usually on the invite list already. good luck getting in, V4 is looking better and better since they changed alot of the gripes i had about it. (although i still wish they'd separate the collection and deck builder; like how it is on V3)
I have no access to the beta forums so i have no idea about these "free packs" you speak of. although it does make me want access now... *goes to ask for access*
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New client beta if you play 3 sealed events (4-8 man, they're quick) and fill out the questionaire = free AVR draft set in 10 days or so from what they said.
I just got in for this weekend's thing and mine was activated for it no prob.
New client beta if you play 3 sealed events (4-8 man, they're quick) and fill out the questionaire = free AVR draft set in 10 days or so from what they said.
I just got in for this weekend's thing and mine was activated for it no prob.
this isn't for all beta testers, i was told by an orc that select beta testers get this option. (likely based on performance and the amount of bugs submitted?)
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this isn't for all beta testers, i was told by an orc that select beta testers get this option. (likely based on performance and the amount of bugs submitted?)
Well, I was sent this e-mail, and I can't log into it very often because the new client is so damned buggy for me. But I tried it this morning as I wanted my packs, and unfortunately, every one of my games either g1 my opponent timed out, and g2 & g3 i kept hanging 3-5 minutes, then getting kicked, re-logging, and having the same thing happen to me.
So hopefully, they take my feedback to heart, and idk if they need to downgrade the required specs, or what(I only have like 512 mb of RAM) but hopefully it doesn't go live for a long time.
I can't log into it at all; it would seem that my account on the beta server was deactivated just in time for this event. I was able to log in Thursday to make sure everything worked, then Friday night I skipped FNM to beta and "OOPS NO ACCOUNT HERE!"
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this isn't for all beta testers, i was told by an orc that select beta testers get this option. (likely based on performance and the amount of bugs submitted?)
Can't be the paranthetical for me - I literally JUST got invited - last time I was in a MTGO beta was TSP block or so - so my history would be blanked if they were doing it based on quality of bug reports.
Well what sparked this question is that I received the email about the free packs for playing sealed on BETA this weekend. I never received any BETA communications prior and figured that I was sent this email in error. It had the link to download the client, which I did, but when trying to sign into the BETA client with my production account info it says that my account is no longer active. I have opened a help ticket but no response as of yet.
You should check the MTGOBeta group on the wizards community site.
If you are in the beta you should have access to it, and it usually has all the troubleshooting information you'd need to access the beta if there are any issues.
Practice, and learn a lot. Know the ins and out of the trade. For sure, your skill will be discovered someday and they'll know there's one bad-ass Beta tester out there.
Being a special education teacher, I have to write out very detailed reports and I also have to be able to re-work information in simpler terms. I stated this on my form and it may have helped.
I'm a software QA tester by day and have put that in my applications. Maybe that is turning them off. Perhaps they are looking for a "normal" persons perspective. I also have a pretty high end PC so I don't know if that is a sticking point either. They could be looking for people with older rigs to see how the client performs on them.
I'm looking for some feed back from peeps that got selected. Things like their PC set up and what they stated in their applications.
And also he said that even with the free product, there aren't enough people for events to fire quickly.
So don't feel left out, it sounds like very few people are actually able to take advantage of this right now.
I have no access to the beta forums so i have no idea about these "free packs" you speak of. although it does make me want access now... *goes to ask for access*
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I just got in for this weekend's thing and mine was activated for it no prob.
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this isn't for all beta testers, i was told by an orc that select beta testers get this option. (likely based on performance and the amount of bugs submitted?)
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Well, I was sent this e-mail, and I can't log into it very often because the new client is so damned buggy for me. But I tried it this morning as I wanted my packs, and unfortunately, every one of my games either g1 my opponent timed out, and g2 & g3 i kept hanging 3-5 minutes, then getting kicked, re-logging, and having the same thing happen to me.
So hopefully, they take my feedback to heart, and idk if they need to downgrade the required specs, or what(I only have like 512 mb of RAM) but hopefully it doesn't go live for a long time.
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Can't be the paranthetical for me - I literally JUST got invited - last time I was in a MTGO beta was TSP block or so - so my history would be blanked if they were doing it based on quality of bug reports.
Re: People misusing the term Vanilla to describe a flying, unleash (sometimes trample) critter.
If you are in the beta you should have access to it, and it usually has all the troubleshooting information you'd need to access the beta if there are any issues.
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