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Get Level 5 In PotBS Stress Test, Get In Beta

Sine — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 14:28:51 MST

well, Ive got it installed, but, two servers are down and the third "Morgan" wont let me in.

Hopefully I can hit 5 sometime.

Sine

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Spindaden — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 13:40:13 MST

@Calhoun:
Same thing happened to me. Installing now.

21:36 Paris:
I go to work in 13hours and 24 minutes.
I got a full fridge of beers half a packet of crisps.
It's dark and I'm wearing an eyepatch.

Hit it!

Spindaden

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Hauler — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 13:37:50 MST

I've been installing/patching for about two hours now and my comp is far from a p.o.s. I want to play the game, but at this point I'd rather just give up and play some more Super Mario Galaxy.

Hauler

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Sticks Calhoun — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 13:06:32 MST

@TheRemedy: It said my file was corrupt too, if I double-zliicked the Zip to open it. However, WinRAR opened it just fine.

Sticks Calhoun

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deevoc — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 12:56:35 MST

Blech, I give up. Can't get past the loading screen after character creation. Vista ftl . . .

deevoc

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Sine — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 12:19:14 MST

w00t, downloading at 3mb/sec
Only 10 min left.

Sine

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deevoc — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 12:12:05 MST

oh dear lord, figure in another 1h30min for patching . . .

deevoc

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thestone — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 11:57:36 MST

Bah, still can't believe you can't step foot on the deck of your own ship and navigate/operate it with fellow players. being part of a ship's crew, taking seige of other players' ships by harpooning your way onto it, that's what an online pirate game should be all about. but nooooo. :(

thestone

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Ghede — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:56:32 MST

Made it to level 5. All further details would probably violate the NDA, So they will be in encrypted pig latin.

12D2CA-3ay, 284... I'm kidding.

Ghede

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Slaughtertron5000 — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:27:59 MST

I took the option of downloading while I slept and when I woke up I found out that FilePlanet performed some routine maintenance which required their servers to be down. I was only 600 megs away from beautiful, piratey glory. I can see only one way to remedy this! I just won't sleep anymore.

Slaughtertron5000

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Bildo — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:20:21 MST

@Bissrok: Where/how has this game gotten awful reviews unless by NDA breakers, whom are empirically known to be the people who dislike a game hence they disregard the NDA? Cram a sock in your hole, you've no idea what you're talking about.

Bildo

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DarknessMyOldFriend — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 09:51:20 MST

Level 5 is quite easy to attain, and if any deep dark part of you loves intricate games and economic simulation on a totally unholy nerdy level (like me) they should at least give this one a shot.

DarknessMyOldFriend

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Kai-tzigrel — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 09:45:13 MST

So a game that hasn't even been released yet already has "pretty awful reviews"? Oh yeah, well, that just makes perfect sense. /eyeroll

Kai-tzigrel

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Bissrok — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 09:27:53 MST

A stress test for an SOE game that's gotten pretty awful reviews? Sign me up!

Bissrok

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woobit — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 08:33:55 MST

I was trying to test it, but I just ended up stressed about everything updating and nothing working.

thats a stress test for ya

woobit

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TheRemedy — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 07:47:07 MST

4.5 gig download finished and the file was corrupt, go me!

TheRemedy

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deevoc — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 07:27:37 MST

trucking along at roughly 1mb/sec . . .

deevoc

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MugiMugi — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 07:15:33 MST

So for what reason should I grab this and try it, I can easely get the entire client within an hour, Fileplanet got quite good upstream a few MB/s for free acconts ( you just need there downloader )

But why should I try this game, doesn't even sound fun or apealing.

MugiMugi

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Revenge_of_Nekojin — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:09:50 MST

Wow, I'm glad I'm already in the official beta. Then again I logged in once and never again. The sailing around part is fun enough, but the melee combat needs a LOT of work.

Revenge_of_Nekojin

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s0lidmetal — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 04:37:11 MST

BITTORRENT, DO YOU USE IT?

s0lidmetal

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Walker — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 02:42:53 MST

Would love to try this but i probably can't download it in time before they take it down again. -.-

Walker

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mewlink64 — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 02:33:51 MST

@Crippl3: oh shit, I forgot about monday
crap

mewlink64

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Crippl3 — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 02:18:56 MST

@Archavious: D:
Fuck, I forgot. Don't ban me, SOE!

Crippl3

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mewlink64 — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 01:48:41 MST

@Archavious:
I don't think gets to 5 in 3-4 hours really does too much, plus, this is just a fake beta ;)

@Crippl3:
thanks, I should be goldy

mewlink64

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Archavious — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 01:37:19 MST

I hate to be that guy but need I remind fellow beta members of the NDA?

Archavious

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Crippl3 — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 01:21:23 MST

@mewlink64: I got to 5 on on character after about 3 or 4 hours. Shouldn't take too long, if you don't waste time exploring or doing the long missions.

Crippl3

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Ilia Chentsov — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 00:55:02 MST

@kotakuspaceship: So, a blond ditz left you unsatisfied, and after that you started to dislike pirate games?

Ilia Chentsov

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mewlink64 — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 00:49:14 MST

Level 5 eh? I'll see what I can do to achieve 5 levels or piracy in one day...

mewlink64

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Crippl3 — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 00:38:34 MST

@kotakuspaceship: Sid Meier's Pirates. Shut your dirty mouth, as you have no taste.

Crippl3

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mujiber — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 00:26:38 MST

Man, just got to the end of the line for download from File Planet and it's so slow, it looks like it'll take 2 days to finish. It'll be too late to even get to level 2. Is there anywhere else we can get the file from?

mujiber

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Pezdispenser — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 00:09:49 MST

@kotakuspaceship:

You, sir, wouldn't even know what a loop is if it came up and bit you in the nards.

Some of the greatest games in history are Pirate related.

Pezdispenser

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kotakuspaceship — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 23:55:41 MST

Excuse me, perhaps I'm out of the loop, having a busy life and all but.

Why excited over a pirate game? Last time I checked, pirate games suck like a blonde ditz.

kotakuspaceship

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Ghede — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 23:53:33 MST

At the very least I should be able to see what the beginner game content is like.

Ghede

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MiliardoK — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 23:51:35 MST

@Detre:

Well I clicked the link about 20 times over and it finally started, got through the line and now waiting to download.

While fileplanet tends to be flaky with download issues I will give them credit, if they say they have a beta, and you manage to download it, well congrats your in the beta. Managed to get into Archlords with out a hitch minus the download wait.

Shame that game ended up becoming F2P and just another failed MMO...

Also on another note, according to the messages over at PotBS, the stress test ends 10 AM (not sure what time zone) the 19th for an exact time line as to when you need level 5 to keep playing the beta.

MiliardoK

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mujiber — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 23:48:49 MST

What?!?!? Ends tomorrow? How long does it take to level up to 5? Man, no sleep for me tonight. :S

mujiber

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Raynre — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 23:21:26 MST

Damn you Fahey and your kitty petting ways!! *fist shake of doom* I'm defending a country you cretin, I need my sleep!

Raynre

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Detre — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 23:19:51 MST

@MiliardoK: yeah i got caught up watching the mc chris on youtube and so i was just going to start the download since the que only had a few minutes left. Suprise it got a error. Thats why fileplanet is so crappy. Now i feel slightly robbed and cheated but that will pass in about 10 minutes when i go to sleep and forget that this game even exists.

Detre

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Crippl3 — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 23:07:13 MST

Woo! Lucky me, dinged 6 on my frenchman just this morning :D

Crippl3

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MiliardoK — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 23:05:20 MST

1:03 AM, unlike the lucky poster above me it seems that fileplanets taken the file off line for 'maintenance' which seriously angers the pirate in me.

As such I feel compelled to download a re-released game or expansion that only adds miniscual game play additions at a full price.

I'm looking at you Fable, you and your lost chapters... arrrg...

MiliardoK

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Detre — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 22:52:45 MST

1 am. 38 minute que time. 4.5 gig download... i think ill head to bed instead. I want to be a pirate though dammit.

Detre