For those who have been active YEAR+

[Ghosts|Jestal]

I have been waiting for over a year and now you say phases? Hmm weird I go on the site everyday hoping to see the new PS, but it is never there. I wonder how come I did not get selected..Don\'t you Depthblade? This sucks man. I am sick of waiting to tell the truth.

EDIT: I always used the name \"Jameschristian\" and \"Nazaar.\" Go ahead and check how long I have been around. I Think the people that have been active and waiting patiently should get a chance in the test.

[Nanuke]

it says you joined in febuary 2004 hello last time i though it was still 04??did years change and i missed it?? 8o

[Moogie]

Complaining about it and saying \"No fair, I wanna test! You\'re mean! ;(\" is the quickest way in the world to ensure you\'re never picked for anything. The developers pick whoever they want; they are not obligated at all to pick people who have been around for years. If they want, they\'ll pick complete newbies. It is not up to you, or me, or anyone except the devs.

I think you should be thankful that CB is getting closer now, and if other people can wait patiently for its release, it can\'t be that hard to do.

[DepthBlade]

Meh I just want to play the final product, I can wait longer...patience is the essence of greatness.

[Moogie]

Also I\'d think another reason some oldbies arn\'t picked is because they\'re never here. Jestal, in the past year, I think I\'ve seen about 3 posts from you. I\'ve never seen you ingame, and I\'ve never seen you in the IRC rooms either. It is much more likely that the devs want to pick people they know and can trust, and who are capable of testing in a way which is constructive and easily understandable, to ensure these phases pass as quickly as possible.

[Kiern]

hahahahah.

Damn having no moderators.

No one knows who the hell you are, that\'s why you weren\'t selected.

[tangerine]

> I wonder how come I did not get selected

you must be joking ..... LOL

[Draklar]

I guess I\'m the only one who remembers him...
well actually I remember the \"Jameschristian\"... for behaving awfully n00bish... but don\'t remember in what way :/
oh, and Jestal... look at Kiern\'s registration date, will you?

- Swords

[tangerine]

I think you probably missed the part that about 15 people were invited only.

[Toru]

I\'ve been around for a fairly long time but I can see why luca and the other devs wouldn\'t pick me. (where do I see who got picked anyway?)  If someone is worthy of being picked, its moogie.  I really NEVER post on the forum\'s anymore... and I only go online once a week.  Recently i\'ve gone online more, but sometimes i didn\'t go online for a whole month. Yet  I remember the beginning pretty well :)  Planeshift is increadible and I hope CB will be a further development of the best set of mmorpg ideas i\'ve seen so far.  For those who have been wondering.. I first stumbled upon planeshift 4 years ago when i was about to turn 13, and being an avid 3d modeler and animator at the time I was very happy to stumble on a concrete project such as this.

See you all online!

btw.. has anyone seen Bill around?

[Efflixi Aduro]

Dude the only people (in my opinion) that have any right to complain are the mods that didnt get picked. Thats right, MODs didnt even get picked and just cuz you\'ve been inactive longer than others you think you should get in. I have been here since early july and have never seen you until now.

[Toru]

as I stated above. I completely agree and do not feel in any way that I should be picked.  I apologize for not being clear enough

[AendarCallenlasse]

One year?
One freaking year?

Listen up n00b, I\'ve been here for just under three years and I am a moderator and regular in on both the forums and IRC and I did not get into the testing.  So do not, I repeat do not start complaining about not being picked.  

The people who were selected to test were picked because the devs felt they were the best people for the job.  They are not PLAYING CB.  They are trying to find bugs and report them so that you will have a fun, trouble-free gaming experience.  And yet you complain.

Pretty selfish.

P.S.  Venge since the testers can\'t moderate the forums.... -=wink wink=-

[Kiern]

TORU!

Bill hasn\'t been around since he left, at least as far as I know.

Jameschristian!  Wait, I think I actually remember that name...maybe not though, I only played for a limited time so maybe it was someone else.  Whoever I\'m thinking of is an ass, so eh.   Fits.

[josephoenix]

As moogie said, BWM\'ing is the easiest way to put your name out of the question. I for one am suprised that we haven\'t seen more BWM threads before now...

If you lack the patience to wait for the release, chances are you are not nearly patient enough to play a buggy testing version and help the devs debug. Perhaps this will clarify something: The \"chosen few\" are not \"getting\" CB before everyone else. They are simply assisting the devs by doing the things the community would do. Explore the settings and systems implemented. This helps them to see design and layout flaws with the interface, for instance. Some layout or tree of settings would make sense to the developer who implemented it, but testers, who have never seen the interface before are unbiased. And, by the sheer unpredictability of the way people choose combinations of settings, it\'s more likely that problems are discovered. These testers are allowed to see the release art as a reward for their services.

In short, I don\'t think you\'re missing much besides bugs and a peek at the release art.

josePhoenix

PS: BWM = b*tch, whine, and moan