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Subject: Do you think that Destiny will have a beta?
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I want to say yes, but I don't know. I feel like a project as big as this one would keep everything under wraps until release, but then again the beta tester sign up that's been around for years also raises questions.

Maybe it'll be an NDA-signing private beta or something. Who knows.

  • 12.09.2012 10:54 PM PDT

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If Destiny ends up supporting online multiplayer, I doubt there will be a public beta. It's the first iteration of Bungie's new IP. Maybe some lucky Bnet members will get to private test it out for the rest of us. Assuming there would be an NDA for private beta testers, there might be a private beta going on right now.

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I sure hope so.

  • 12.10.2012 12:18 AM PDT
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Posted by: Grateful Zebra
If Destiny ends up supporting online multiplayer, I doubt there will be a public beta. It's the first iteration of Bungie's new IP. Maybe some lucky Bnet members will get to private test it out for the rest of us. Assuming there would be an NDA for private beta testers, there might be a private beta going on right now.

This is pretty much what I was thinking. For the first title of a major new IP, I'd be surprised to see a full scale public beta.

  • 12.10.2012 12:23 AM PDT

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Bungie is to smart not to. I'm sure they have gone through the cycle enough times to know and see the benefits of a public beta, in some form or another.

Edit:::: though the comment left by the members before me makes perfect sense regarding a new IP. Now I'm conflicted

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  • 12.10.2012 1:18 AM PDT

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  • 12.10.2012 1:43 AM PDT

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It will have some form of beta I would think.

  • 12.10.2012 1:55 AM PDT

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I hope Bungie will talk about this Beta, how and when it'll start.

  • 12.10.2012 2:17 AM PDT

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I dont think it will. Just a hunch

  • 12.10.2012 3:13 AM PDT

I hope so.

  • 12.10.2012 3:30 AM PDT
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I think the game will launch in a sort of beta stage. A small environment where Bungie can test things, then after a month (or just a week) they will start to open up the whole game.

  • 12.10.2012 4:15 AM PDT

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  • 12.10.2012 6:01 AM PDT

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Posted by: The U2 RoKKeR
Well, considering the highly publicized "sign up to get into the Beta of our next game" notices all over the site, I'd say yes.

Well, I signed up. When do you think I will get to play the beta?

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  • 12.10.2012 6:24 AM PDT
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Posted by: The U2 RoKKeR
Well, considering the highly publicized "sign up to get into the Beta of our next game" notices all over the site, I'd say yes.


It doesn't actually say that. The sign up is for our beta program, which means all of our testing activities not a specific hypothetical public beta for our next game. We've been calling on members of the beta program for a while now.

  • 12.10.2012 8:38 AM PDT

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^^^ now I'm even more conflicted... Crap!

  • 12.10.2012 8:40 AM PDT

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Yes there will be considering Reach and Halo 3 had one.

  • 12.10.2012 8:42 AM PDT

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It would be interesting to see how the game looks with all the "hush hush" going around for the past year.

  • 12.10.2012 8:43 AM PDT


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I know you probably can't answer this but, are you taking on people that live in the US or worldwide?

  • 12.10.2012 8:43 AM PDT
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Posted by: Mythical Wolf
I know you probably can't answer this but, are you taking on people that live in the US or worldwide?


People from outside the US have been involved in some beta program activities.

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Posted by: DrBunsenHoneydew
Posted by: The U2 RoKKeR
Well, considering the highly publicized "sign up to get into the Beta of our next game" notices all over the site, I'd say yes.
It doesn't actually say that. The sign up is for our beta program, which means all of our testing activities not a specific hypothetical public beta for our next game. We've been calling on members of the beta program for a while now.
This is pretty much how people need to read into the registration.

On topic? Of course there's going to be a beta. It's part of the design process. However, there's no saying it's going to be an open or public beta. Most betas are internal.

  • 12.10.2012 8:45 AM PDT

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I hope it will.

  • 12.10.2012 8:50 AM PDT


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Cool, thanks for that information.

  • 12.10.2012 8:57 AM PDT

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Posted by: Mythical Wolf
I know you probably can't answer this but, are you taking on people that live in the US or worldwide?


People from outside the US have been involved in some beta program activities.
CONFIRMED: Bungie's user research program is so innovative and ground-breaking that it's legality under US law is questionable.

:-P

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  • 12.10.2012 9:05 AM PDT

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This thread would have appealed to me more if it was written with crayons.
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I broke one of the cords for my X11s because I couldn't get past the final American course in Doritos Crash Course.

I dont think they'll ever have a public beta to be honest.

Posted by: RighteousTyrant
CONFIRMED: Bungie's user research program is so innovative and ground-breaking that it's legality under US law is questionable.

:-P

All 'tests' have to be conducted on international waters.

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