http://masters-shawn.tripod.com/gamelinks/beta5.htm

this link will give you some good direction to look at other games and betas.  Even this world is mentioned on there.

Myself, I play counterstrike most of the nites.  I even brought in another cs player here to MB.  I check in when I can visit with some of the toons.

But the above link should give you some good ideas to look for other rpgs or betas.

Cyg

Well I can comment on this subject;

 It\'s been so hard to want to post and not be told, this it umpteenth time this was mentioned.

I came to planeshift after leaving a very involved rpg game called sociolotron,  altho it is still in beta it is a very invovled adult minded game.  I wont go any further than this.  I was the bug detector on that forum and the game, and got to know the programmer pretty well.  He made special worlds like you may be doing, to test out such and such while the rest of the world went along thier merry way.

I currently am playing counter strike.  I tried asherons call two but it seems since turbine took it over, they are have lost alot of thier user bases.  I also play call of duty, when I can.  In real life I run a construction company.  So I get alot of outside attention.  To me online gaming is nice way to relax when the snow falls, keep the stupid tv off, and relax with a cup of coffee at the same time immerse myself in a virtual realtiy on this screen.

I don\'t a lick about programming these days, not anymore with the new lanuages.  Nor do I have the time to learn.  I know alot about cad due to the fact that I had to get my toy line cut from cnc machines.

I heard it once said, that for a computer game to get your emotions so involved in real life, to make you either laugh, cry or get upset, that is real power to the senses.

Now to go back and do my best to proof read this...hehe

now thats Eye Candy.

to answer the question about reporting bugs, yes..
some on ac, more testing on ea alot on soio and just had fun on luna city. Getting stuck, cant pick this up, the monster balance is not done right, we need to fix the type here in this quote,  The color overlay  does not match this armor when wore with such and such or it disappears when wore.  When I portal into this worm hole..  etc..  
no intention for a bump..

/adujusts his helmet, fastens down his saftey harness over his bulky, tentacles..reaches down for the ingnition button...says a prayer and pushes the button....

the devs for asherons call had all ready taken care of  most of the major bugs, when they released it for the first phase of beta test..

The staff was allready in place, the tech department had toons that could teleport in game at will to help such and such..

The best thing about an early beta test for ac was the strong bonds we made with each other and the staff as the game was going into its intial final stages.. Played that game for three years straight.

East wood, Earth and Beyond was more of a private domain.  They started with a world or universe, then expanded with a forum like this one..  The graphic \'s engine was constantly under going changes as we would do various tests.  One test involved pvp, another involved, over loading the server.  Another involved mining or gathering raws..  They even burned the cds for the first 500 players.  I belived (havent checked in awhile they went under).  

Socoilotron is still under development but geared toward adults only.  Its going to be hosted soon on a seperate datebase.  The programmer for that world uses all his toons from poser and 3 d studio...

But to answer the first question, all games have bugs, what is needed is to find trustworthy players who won\'t exploit those bugs and report them like he or she should.  

From reading these threads, you have a strong community allready starting or have started.  Its refreshing to see...

I will do my best to help where I can, Ill start with getting to learn the world, then post when I can to help answer or give postive feedback...

Being a moderator from three other betas, I will do my best to not ask a question that I can search the answer for myself.. lol been down that road too many times, answering that upteenth question....hehe