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Gameplay => General Discussion => Topic started by: Talad on October 16, 2004, 05:15:13 pm

Title: Phase 2 Starting.
Post by: Talad on October 16, 2004, 05:15:13 pm: Hi,
alpha testing Phase 2 is starting. We need 25 people. We decided to choose them in this forum.

The prerequisites are:

- You should not be one of the people that participated to Phase 1 (Phase 1 testers will be automatically in Phase 2).
- understand that is NOT done for playing, but for testing, so the overall experience will not be fun as playing a game. You will help us debug the problems, so can be boring.
- a good internet connection that enables you to download around 200Mb in less than 1 day.
- possibility to dedicate at least 6 hours in the next week to testing
- a windows or linux machine with average hardware and average video card or better
- have lot of patience. Beware that we are still experiencing bugs, server may not be available all times, devs will not ba able to answer all your questions. Also the game you will play will miss some of the features of the final CB release.

If you do not met the above please avoid to submit your name.

If you met the requirement above and you want to participate in the testing, just reply to this message and write your email address in the message. We will send you a message with the details of the download.

You will have the possibility to create many chars, so you don\'t need to get two slots. Avoid posting 2 times or posting 2 email for the same person. We will track IPs, so you will be discarted.

Only the first 25 replies will be considered.
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Post by: josephoenix on October 16, 2004, 05:20:12 pm: I wish to participate in this alpha 2 testing, my email address is josephoenix@gmail.com.

EDIT: yay, Xordan, another gmail-er :)

josePhoenix
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Post by: Xordan on October 16, 2004, 05:22:21 pm: I would like participate in the phase 2 of testing please.

My email is: xordan@gmail.com
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Post by: Terro on October 16, 2004, 05:27:41 pm: hey ya id like to participate aswell! :)

Terro
floppyboy@hotmail.com
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Post by: Opie on October 16, 2004, 05:27:53 pm: i would like to help im on a hi end 3400amd 64 labtop with both linux and xp pro also have a mid grade desktop with linux and xp home

email is jasonisop@hotmail.com
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Post by: JaredAngus on October 16, 2004, 05:28:30 pm: Hello Ladies and Gentlemen,

I would love to be in phase two testing!

My email is jaredangus@jaredangus.com
Title: Testing
Post by: Shami on October 16, 2004, 05:29:11 pm: I would like to be in the phase 2 testing.

silentsage2000@yahoo.com
Title: Phase 2
Post by: Dividruis on October 16, 2004, 05:30:42 pm: I would Love to try Jabzie2003@yahoo.com
aka Zarr on MB
BUT honestly Xenia and Agara should be taken before me!
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Post by: Stydracos on October 16, 2004, 05:31:46 pm: I too would like the opportunity to be in second phase of testing.

stydracos@gmail.com
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Post by: Xyle on October 16, 2004, 05:32:01 pm: i would like to participate in phase 2 as well :) my email is: Jeffery_Russell1@excite.com
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Post by: Tyrannotula on October 16, 2004, 05:32:56 pm: I would like to help

bartokun@gmail.com

Im Tyrannotula on MB

Proccesor: P4 2Ghz
Video Card: Radeon 9600XT
Ram: 512 MB RAM
Connection: Cable
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Post by: Karosh_Steinkatz on October 16, 2004, 05:33:23 pm: Finally round 2 starts \\o/
I would like to be in too, to see if it really works with my gcc3.4.x ;)
mortalsaviour@directbox.com

edit:My specs:

Athlon XP 2800+
2x512 Gb Ram
Radeon 9600 Pro
768/128kbps ADSL (1000/128 after end of month \\o/)
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Post by: Manden on October 16, 2004, 05:34:54 pm: Here is my application.

Would love to help.

auriel@gmx.de
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Post by: Xalthar on October 16, 2004, 05:35:48 pm: Quote
- understand that is NOT done for playing, but for testing, so the overall experience will not be fun as playing a game. You will help us debug the problems, so can be boring.

Tested Anarchy Online Alien Invasion expansion when it was in closed beta, so I know the drill ;)

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- a good internet connection that enables you to download around 200Mb in less than 1 day.

Shouldn\'t be a problem :)

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- possibility to dedicate at least 6 hours in the next week to testing

I have lots of time in the next week for testing.

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- a windows or linux machine with average hardware and average video card or better

Just bought a 9800xt and some more ram :P

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- have lot of patience. Beware that we are still experiencing bugs, server may not be available all times, devs will not ba able to answer all your questions. Also the game you will play will miss some of the features of the final CB release.

I\'ve been patient for almost two years, waiting for CB, plus I love the community ;)

Email: A_wrist@hotmail.com
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Post by: Bora on October 16, 2004, 05:36:58 pm: I want to test too :)

bora@faktor-g.com
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Post by: DepthBlade on October 16, 2004, 05:38:39 pm: I wish to take part in Phase 2, please and thank you :)

marc_tetreault@hotmail.com
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Post by: JoeyB13 on October 16, 2004, 05:41:10 pm: Josephus Busby,
Xeraans@Gmail.com

Thank you!
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Post by: willen on October 16, 2004, 05:41:29 pm: Me too i wait that for a long time ! ;) as everybody ;)

i can do lot of works because i have a lot of free time :)

http://willen@tiscali.fr

edit: thanks for all dev and other who work for many people who love this game BRAVO !!!
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Post by: TheRedMonk on October 16, 2004, 05:43:22 pm: Agara wants to join but can\'t log in

maureensantucci@msn.com

worth a try :)
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Post by: Rothgar on October 16, 2004, 05:46:13 pm: I am interested.
seperot@hotmail.com
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Post by: Uyaem on October 16, 2004, 05:46:16 pm: I would also like to help out :)
pogopuschel@pogopuschel.com
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Post by: ArcaneFalcon on October 16, 2004, 05:48:07 pm: Edit: Success!! I was having some NAT problems, but I have an SSL tunnel up and running and can play PS!

supergiraffe@msn.com

System stats:
P4 northwood 3.2
Asus P4C800-E deluxe mobo
audigy 2 zs plat
geforce 6800 ultra 256
512 mushkin black ram (hopefully soon to be 1 gig, dang RMA)
dualbooting win 2k and gentoo linux (still working on setting up gentoo atm)
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Post by: Taldor on October 16, 2004, 05:48:19 pm: Like everybody here, I\'m interested to:

taldor@gmail.com

EDIT:
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Only the first 25 replies will be considered.

If I counted correctly, this is the 22th reply
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Post by: Tish on October 16, 2004, 05:50:28 pm: I\'d like to sign up as well

tishia@austin.rr.com
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Post by: RussianVodka on October 16, 2004, 05:51:56 pm: Pick Icefalcon!

Slasherz90@mmorpg.com

I would join, but i am not going to be here next week.... Maby next phase for me.
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Post by: Arknight on October 16, 2004, 05:52:09 pm: I want to participate in phase 2.
jackychain4ever@hotmail.com
thnx
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Post by: Moogie on October 16, 2004, 05:54:45 pm: All places taken, yay! Anyone below this line is too late! :P Advanced-congrats to any and all of the above who get accepted.

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Post by: Zeraph on October 16, 2004, 05:56:01 pm: I\'d like to participate Zeraphs@gmail.com
Edit: Ack! - I missed it!
I slept in it\'s my Birthday! lol

Edit 2:
In-case of a drop, my system stats are:
Processor: 1.9Ghz P4
Memory: 512MB of ram
Internet: Cable (400kbps)
Platform: Windows XP
Video Card: NVIDIA GeFource2 MX 100/200

I\'ll be looking for bugs in geometry & look of the models, as well as any other anomalies I may run across...

I have lots of free time so I will probably be on @ least 3 hours a day or more...
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Post by: SaintNuclear on October 16, 2004, 06:00:12 pm
Title: alpha
Post by: mollica on October 16, 2004, 06:11:46 pm: ive beta tested before. count me in!
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Post by: Kiern on October 16, 2004, 06:32:53 pm: What the hell? Sorry for sleeping.

:rolleyes:
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Post by: KameZero on October 16, 2004, 06:36:14 pm: Well I\'m most likely too late anyway but I\'ll post

E-Mail: Rik_baker@yahoo.com
I could prolly dedicate at least 30 hours a week.
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Post by: Natrina on October 16, 2004, 06:38:35 pm: Ahhh.. the pain.. :( Oh well...

But if you decide (you\'ve got to keep hope...) to add five more people my email: tininhand@portugalmail.pt
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Post by: Sifright on October 16, 2004, 06:56:35 pm: I wish to join my email address is Paul.Pereira@ntlworld.com
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Post by: Xolon on October 16, 2004, 07:04:31 pm: Only the first 25 replies?
great..choosing tester by reply-speeding instead of how they are.. :(

Hope the teams will choose the ppl in a different way..Since the\'re loads of fans who are good testers and are just too late to reply.

xolon@planet.nl
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Post by: Kiva on October 16, 2004, 07:12:53 pm: Testing is a priviledge, not a right, and sometimes that priviledge is based on luck, rather than who you are. Besides, I think Talad knows what he is doing, Xolon. :)
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Post by: Kiern on October 16, 2004, 07:14:37 pm: So Grono, you would not be pissed if Talad did this to you? Ok. I think just by looking at your signature that\'s not true.
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Post by: Seytra on October 16, 2004, 07:17:24 pm: Ah, whatever. I\'d only have the possibility of testing the sub-low-end so it doesn\'t even bother me. :D
Title: If you have room count me in.
Post by: Umpapa on October 16, 2004, 07:22:45 pm: Well I can test for about 8 to 10 hrs a day. If you still need any one. I would love to assist you.

I run XP Pro sp 2
1.8 gig proc
512 ram \\
128 ddr video.
and also have 2 other systems of slower speeds i can test it on as well.

If you need me I am here.

Email is athisdaine@hotmail.com
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Post by: Boldstorm on October 16, 2004, 07:26:20 pm: OK that\'s it I\'m never ever sleeping again lol. See what happens when you sleep I miss the 25 replies deadline :(
Oh well everyone good luck with the testing get those bugs out so the whole world can play :D

*Sneaks in an email address in case something weird happens :P
boldstorm@gmail.com (boldstorm@gmail.com)
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Post by: Pegasus on October 16, 2004, 07:31:32 pm: It is a strange and rather unconventional way of selecting testers. After all it does fit into the Planeshift-Style :D

Well good luck on testing all (those 25 actually) - ensure that we get CB in no time (like now :D).
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Post by: AendarCallenlasse on October 16, 2004, 07:36:50 pm: -=missed the sign-up=-

You people reply to fast.
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Post by: Siberiantiger on October 16, 2004, 07:44:58 pm: sorry, thought I still could join in, good luck everybody
ah well if you\'re thinking about using twice as much people, I\'m willing to spend almost all my vacation-time, just to let you know...

keesvandiepen@hotmail.com
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Post by: Phinehas on October 16, 2004, 07:52:57 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Gronomist
Testing is a priviledge, not a right, and sometimes that priviledge is based on luck, rather than who you are. Besides, I think Talad knows what he is doing, Xolon. :)

Well, personally I\'d have to say that privileges are earned, lotteries are luck. Having said that, however, I have no intention of flaming the devs.

And although like 20 people have said this already: If for some strange reason (that will never happen) you end up needing another tester, count me in.
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Post by: Desnonroth on October 16, 2004, 08:01:43 pm: Doesn\'t it sound weird that 12 out of 25 people testing have less then 10 posts on forum and the only one one I\'ve seen in the game is Shami...
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Post by: AendarCallenlasse on October 16, 2004, 08:03:43 pm: Yes it does. They signed up on the forums just so they could post and get in. And you will never see them on these forums again.

It\'s stupid, but there\'s nothing we can do about that.
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Post by: Quwaar on October 16, 2004, 08:06:43 pm: Well next week Im free thursday and fryday and every evening I got enough time atleast 3hours.

In other words Id like to participate

email: niekdejong13@hotmail.com @gmail.com @home.nl :P I donno if any is easier to use for u guys.

-Q [edit] Ow its over already :(
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Post by: Opie on October 16, 2004, 08:06:55 pm: ive been watching and playing for about 2 years now
i never posted before but i have read most of them. I have also jumped on irc a few times. i have also asked to help out with the story line, quests and such.
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Post by: Seytra on October 16, 2004, 08:10:26 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Phinehas
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Originally posted by Gronomist
Testing is a priviledge, not a right, and sometimes that priviledge is based on luck, rather than who you are. Besides, I think Talad knows what he is doing, Xolon. :)

Well, personally I\'d have to say that privileges are earned, lotteries are luck.

I need to totally disagree, just look at kingdoms, wealth and aristocracy, not to even talk about nationality (which, at least in some countries, yields excessive privileges). Neither of these are earned, they completely rely on luck. :P

Oh, and maybe these newbies, as Opie has indicated, aren\'t such newbies at all, maybe they just lurked all the time. At least they have actually read the forum and did even post to the appropriate thread... Just think of what would have happened if the testing would have been announced on the main page... millions of \"I want to test\" threads, all started by n00bs who didn\'t even bother to look for the official thread. ;)
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Post by: seperot on October 16, 2004, 08:17:19 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Rothgar
I am interested.
seperot@hotmail.com

who ever you are i owe you many times over :)
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Post by: Boldstorm on October 16, 2004, 08:21:32 pm: Quote
Originally posted by seperot
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Originally posted by Rothgar
I am interested.
seperot@hotmail.com

who ever you are i owe you many times over :)

I was kind of wondering about that one myself lol
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Post by: Seytra on October 16, 2004, 08:22:28 pm: Quote
Originally posted by seperot
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Originally posted by Rothgar
I am interested.
seperot@hotmail.com

who ever you are i owe you many times over :)

ROFL! Somethimes, picking well-known names does have it\'s advantages! Or backdraws, depending entirely on who\'s side one is on. ;)
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Post by: Tyrannotula on October 16, 2004, 08:53:02 pm: Im checking everyday on the homepage for news for 1.5 year now... I joined Planeshift but got inactive because it was getting boring... I returned a few days ago and im now almost 24/7 online... My ID is arround the 70000
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Post by: DepthBlade on October 16, 2004, 10:14:50 pm: So has anyone got a e-mail confirming they have been accepted yet?
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Post by: Jekkar on October 16, 2004, 10:18:24 pm: Ok I would also like to perticapate.
Hope i can still join.

My com : pentium 4 ,3.4 ghz
512 ram
Gforce5700LE 256 mb.

bastinnick@hotmail.com

Probably too late anyway,lame choice of chosing testers. -_-.
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Post by: Draklar on October 16, 2004, 10:33:30 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Desnonroth
Doesn\'t it sound weird that 12 out of 25 people testing have less then 10 posts on forum and the only one one I\'ve seen in the game is Shami...
Xenia and Bora are very active ingame... for quite long I shall add...

ha! that\'ll teach you people not to sleep :D
saw this thread two mins before anyone replied... enough time to bug Xal and Pogo about signing up :P
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Post by: Crj on October 16, 2004, 10:36:15 pm: Hope dies last :rolleyes:

crj@cc.lv
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Post by: Entamis on October 16, 2004, 10:38:01 pm: Heh, it was really fast. :]
I\'d like to test, but my connection could be a problem.. so I\'m not disappointed by being late.
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Post by: Dakhanavar on October 16, 2004, 10:40:30 pm: *wakes up...follows link...looks at number of pages of replies..goes back to bed...zZzZz*

Daikan

dakhanavar@anthropomorphia.org
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Post by: Wedge on October 16, 2004, 10:41:48 pm: moved to other thread
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Post by: Opie on October 16, 2004, 11:01:57 pm: So no Emails yet?
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Post by: Tyrannotula on October 16, 2004, 11:16:41 pm: Not for me :(
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Post by: Kuiper7986 on October 16, 2004, 11:36:03 pm: I\'ll wait for final CB release, tell you the truth, now that I\'m 18 I\'m trying to be a dev on settings team or at least contributor hopefully...I\'m making a map and it looks hell of a lot nicer than my old ones.
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Post by: leinir on October 16, 2004, 11:50:51 pm: I\'m definitely interested :) If there\'s more room, I\'ve got a linux machine here that MB didn\'t run on, but which I obviously hope that CB will :)

AthlonXP 2000+
512 MB RAM
GForce4 MX440
1024/128 ADSL

E-mail is leinir <> leinir.dk
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Post by: Desnonroth on October 17, 2004, 12:25:42 am: Intresting, people still don\'t lose hope, even after 50 late requests following the closure... quite odd. ))
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Post by: Cha0s on October 17, 2004, 12:29:26 am: It doesn\'t matter to me... No Mac testers... :(
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Post by: Keyaz on October 17, 2004, 12:52:18 am: mmm phases :P
demarthl@hotmail.com
it doesnt matter how many posts you have
nor how active you are in game
or how much you chat on irc
its not a competition
its not to play
i think personally the ones that can really help should go first get this over and done with :)
but hey if it happens it happens

Demarthl
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Post by: Waylander on October 17, 2004, 12:56:44 am: Heh, let us hope the testing lasts a very short period, I doubt that people who have left planeshift for a while or who just found the game would stick around to test a game with about 3 people online at a time...

This wasn\'t really the best way of doing it...I don\'t mean to flame the devs but...having the alpha testers nominate people would have been a better idea. The alpha testers would have nominated people they know to be reliable, loyal and creative. Doing it this way has left us with many completely unknown people in the test...I will not be surprised if they stop testing after the first few days...come to think of it I will probably pull a nice \"told you so\" act.

Anyways, I could never have been in because my computer has decided that fragnetics does not exist...fun stuff.
Title: Phase 2 - 2
Post by: Seytra on October 17, 2004, 01:30:34 am: *patiently watches the second sign-up thread* :)

Edit: Only one more to go at this time! Who\'ll be the one? DUM dum DUM dum... :D

Edit 2: Case closed. ;)
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Post by: Adeli on October 17, 2004, 06:23:51 am: Hahah, typical, after all my forum camping it comes the night when I am not here. Congratulations to all who make the cut. Don\'t you dare miss any bugs.
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Post by: AendarCallenlasse on October 17, 2004, 06:28:08 am: Yeah really, some of us have really bad timing. Both were posted while I was at work....two seperate jobs....

Someday is conspiring against me.
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Post by: Waylander on October 17, 2004, 06:28:34 am: lol, weel put Adeli. Anyways, how long is Phase 2 going to last....any predictions?
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Post by: Adeli on October 17, 2004, 06:38:50 am: Long enough to get a lot of bugs I hope. I\'d say around three weeks? Look at this way Armeen, The Community will have a fresh, relatively bug-free start in CB and then we can take over Yliakum.
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Post by: Draageos on October 17, 2004, 09:06:36 am: A chance to help out :D

I\'d love to :))

Even though I prolly don\'t have a chance being so late, here goes :P

Thomassp@image.dk
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Post by: Sifright on October 17, 2004, 10:00:03 am: Id recommend you check the ip addresss of those people who signed up and posted with only one post even 2 days afterwards me thinks they will prehaps match some one\'s
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Post by: fireofsoul on October 17, 2004, 10:03:47 am: i agree with Waylander, *wonders how many one time gamers will be testing cb*
i was asleep when these came out :/
anyho, if any testers suddenly.. cannot..take the responsibility..due to sudden reasons... *whistles*
you can always have a New Zealander take their place!
i can be on from 3-11 sunday-thursday and like 3-1am on friday and saturday!

and for a little cherry on top, iv been round for ages, and active for most of the time : )
Firestar129@gmail.com
you know im good for it : )
*throws a rock at josephoenix\'s Forum Camp Grpund*

Good luck testers!
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Post by: cirdan telemnar on October 17, 2004, 12:54:52 pm: i would love to help out! if its not to late tough.

robin_iholin@hotmail.com
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Post by: hook on October 17, 2004, 02:56:05 pm: wow, Leinir!

didn\'t expect you here (or at least, i didn\'t notice ya before)

how\'s Slicker?
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Post by: Watcher on October 17, 2004, 03:41:49 pm: I would love to help test it, if it isnt to late
Peterjenkins@ntlworld.com
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Post by: fldc on October 17, 2004, 04:49:44 pm: I guess it\'s to late, but you never know :)
Would love to help out here in sweden,

Specs,
AthlonXP 3200+
512 MB RAM
GeForce 6800
8Mbit/1Mbit Cable

fldc@home.se
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Post by: Seytra on October 18, 2004, 02:57:29 am: Quote
Originally posted by Adeli
Long enough to get a lot of bugs I hope. I\'d say around three weeks? Look at this way Armeen, The Community will have a fresh, relatively bug-free start in CB and then we can take over Yliakum.

ROFLMAO! I\'m totally sure that there will be several bugs left for me to find. There always are, and I usualy just stumble accross them (OK, somethimes I\'ll also push it a bit by trying things that are unlikely to have been tested :D ). So I\'ll get my share of testing anyway. I just don\'t know if this is bliss or a curse...
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Post by: Mordaan on October 18, 2004, 05:36:01 am: 80 replies already??? :(

I picked a fine time to not check the forums for a few days!

Oh well, you snooze you lose. :baby:

edit: aww, I had a post deleted? 8o I was kinda proud of that 0. Man, bad day. ;)
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Post by: isangaft on October 18, 2004, 05:53:02 am: heh, same here Mordaan, tho i cant say i check the PS forums often, but i should\'ve, darned, that sux. nobody told me to check it 2 days ago ;)
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Post by: Adeli on October 18, 2004, 06:34:40 am: Hmm Seytra, I\'ll do strange things too, just to test the boundaries of the game, I always do. I\'m sure there\'ll be some left for us.

Isangaft, May you registered, and you didn\'t post until today? Why don\'t you contribute to discussion etc?
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Post by: ForeverWar on October 18, 2004, 08:03:47 pm: I think that I am late a little , but I test ..........
I would like taken part has phase 2 of tests
I board also the configuration which you ask .

BigBozZ@free.fr
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Post by: gogg on October 19, 2004, 01:39:05 am: It feels as though I\'ve been stabbed in the eye. :(