The Soapbox: Bad beta

Culture, Star Wars: The Old Republic, beta-test, beta-testing, featured | 18. Oct, 2011 by Eliot Lefebvre | 0 Comments

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The current circus for betas. Featuring giant robots and Jedi.
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So the beta for Star Wars: The Old Republic is currently taking place. And while you may be under an NDA and not allowed to say anything, I can freely say that I am not under an NDA without fear of reprisal. I can tell you that despite the fact that almost every other writer on staff seems to be in the beta -- I'm not in it.

And truth be told, I'm not sure if I would be logging in even if I were part of the beta. Not because I don't want to play the game -- no, I preordered as soon as the option was available; I've been watching the news and looking forward to release for quite some time now. I've liked what I've played, and I know I'm going to buy it. But the fact of the matter is that betas are just plain terrible, for several reasons.

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