I agree with keeping all the map locations. It wouldnt really be that unfair if we already knew where everything is. If not then i would prefer some kind of tag saying that we were in the beta testing.

um, Print screen, copy to paint and save?

We will have an advantage, even if we don't want to. We will fully understand this game and be able to grind those lvl's very quick. But well, that's just something that we don't control. It is our mind, which has learned and knows what is the best to do. And in the meantime, more people will get the hang of this game, so it does not matter. And after all, i'd prefer recognition over an over-powered weapon which nobody else could get. I hate that kind of stuff in other games. These vet's have crazy stuff, that is now non-obtainable. It makes you sick xD

Exactly, I know this thread is old but I never added my 2 cents. I agree that a special beta tester achievment would be cool, or maybe a symbol.

But Claire is entirely right, for those people who are whining about wanting an advantage. We made this game, together. Our ideas with the Dev's. We will know it inside and out. Even little things like particular stats for weapons some of us may even know by heart.

I can't wait for when it is fully developed, I want to help in any way I can to bring it to that point. I will also be a bit sad when my character is reset, But glad when he is reborn into a full game, not a incomplete one.

Your own avatar: Sounds very good

Reserved name: Sounds very good

Symbol next to name: Good

Don't lose our fog of explore: Sounds awesome

My personal thoughts anyways

Posted By Hansinkdu on 05 May 2010 11:29 PM
Your own avatar: Sounds very good
Reserved name: Sounds very good
Symbol next to name: Good
Don't lose our fog of explore: Sounds awesome
My personal thoughts anyways

1. depends
2. Absolutely
3. Hell yeah
4. I strongly agree!

i agree, i would be nice to have some kind of extra fluff, like a zombie pandemic avatar shirt some extra starter cash nothing too game changing...i would love to be able to keep some resemblance to my stats but its not needed...

It would be better if clans were still there

I would be mad if someone took the Myth clan name or tag...

Arhh... wth... all effort getting guns and lvl all down the drain... but i guess we all have to oblige to the rule and play the game all over again...

Perhaps we should get a free weapon like a pistol which are exclusively available for BTs only?? Doesn't have to make them much stronger than normal pistols, just maybe slightly stronger with larger caps? That'll be real cool.

Apart from a token (like a badge, a star in your profile, or something like that, I am not really creative), Beta players shouldn't get any game relevant bonus whatsoever.

Now all/most of the players are likely to agree to any bonus. This is not surprising: everyone gets the bonus, everyone is happy.

Think about the newbies entering the game when the beta is over: It'd very quite frustrating to see someone starting off better than you, for no other reason than having played already (apart from the advantage of game experience,which will help anyway!).
This will just lower the number of active new players. Thus:

No bonus, no cleared fog, no weapons. A minor implementation in the profil, or a mark on the character sheet is nice enough. I'd even be against a different colouring of the name, because it is too much a sing of some above others.

I agree, no free stuff or extra stuff.

A mark, a emblem, a achievment. Something like that should be granted. I'd also like the ability to skip the starting quest however and to have my name reserved.

i still like my shirt idea but i under stand why not...the achievement would not be a bad idea but that brings up a new point, what do achievements yield?

Ok its been decided are names will be reserved and we will get a mark or emblem signifying us as beta testers AND THATS ALL

do we get to keep our stuff?...

Um, Resetting means deleting your stuff to

yeah, no stats, no stuff. no mapped locations, but hey, think of it this way. When we reset any of us will have the possibility of being #1.

I'm sorry for Dove and the other 100+ lvl guy

But it'll be nice to have that token/badge and our names reserved (:

How about the beta testers get a "Beta survivors" jacket. starts with a 1 percent armor value, but if you find/buy a say, leather jacket for 6 percent armor, that 6 percent just gets transferred to your "beta survivors" jacket.

That way theres no real advantage except for 1 percent at the start and other players can't see it or complain.

But what's the point of a Jacket like that? We'd already have badges.

I think items of any kind may upset new players. Think more of along the lines of appropriate "fluff" or "bling"

Cmon MAN I worked SO HARD Into My Character! PLEASE Dont Reset The Characters Below Level 20 I feel As If Im JUST getting Good And Your Going To take It away from Me THATS NOT FAIR.

Um... Dude, this is Beta, we play the game to find errors and bugs, we play the game to make it better, the game isnt finished, and when it is finished, the Dev's wants everyone to have a even chance at the full game

Lol, really. Plus I can't wait for it to be complete. Now that we know what to do we have the best advantage possible. I know exactly how I would want to rebuild my character.

Ok so I've only been playing for 1 or 2 weeks so my say doesn't carry as much weight as everyone elses but don't you guys think that the leveling up and building of your character is half the fun? It's almost a metaphore for life and how we are constantly working towards getting the perfect job/house/car or whatever and if we struggle too much to get these things we miss out on life completely!

I reckon starting from scratch again will be good for everyone and even mixing up the locations and re-adding fog-of-war for everyone aswell.

But I do also think some sort of symbol would be cool for the beta-testers so how about a little doll/figurine or something similar of your current character which shows up in your avatar or in your invetory that when hovered over or maybe clicked on shows all your stats from the beta testing?

Most of that has already been the general consensus between most of us. As for the showing past stats feature, that however has not, but it doesn't matter that much since the ranking of last time will probably be saved, or at least the top 100 players as were the last top 100 players of game 1. (which is why its a bit of a struggle to get into the top 100 possibly, because people want to be remembered.)

I don't mind having our characters fully reseted, and the icon to show we were beta testers. No in-game advantages. I think everyones covered what I want to say.

Free t-shirt sounds awesome tho lol

Irus, yeah I read this topic from the start and guess I'm not really adding anything new. The only difference, which I don't really think I pointed out, is that the little firgure in your profile would be the spitting image of your character in the beta-game. This would only really be effective if they add the avatar-changing as mentioned in another topic.