Today will mark exactly one week since I've "activated" my account. Still no beta key. To say that I am disappointed is... well, a bit of an understatement.
Personally, I think it's because they saw the account name and (rightly) assumed it's the same guy from the Diablo II days.;)Bastards are keeping me out on purpose!;)
I've thought about e-mailing them about it, but to what end? Either I get my key or I don't. I WAS going to use this beta test as a chance to gauge whether or not I'd sink money into the game (it was going to help cement any decision on a Founder's Account), as well as just a usual chance to test things (although I can't possibly imagine how much there is to test this late in the game...).
I must say, even given the very limited interaction I've had with this whole process, it hasn't left a very good taste in my mouth. Bad enough that I had to wait an extra two weeks just to get my Pre-Order Box (since I ordered from a Brick 'N' Mortar Gamestop) from when the Beta actually started.:PNow, after getting the box, all those tales of people getting their keys the next day is just... seaspray in an open wound.:PAh well. I'm trying not to let it negatively affect my opinions of both the company and the game. Yes, it feels rushed. Yes, it feels completely botched. I'm not going to make that translate to a rushed, botched game, just because they may have decided last minute to open up the Beta as a PR move, and somewhere along the way things got messed up.
I'm excited to try the game. I want to have high hopes for it, but I've had too many games just disappoint me (WoW included). If they can keep from falling into the same trap D2 and WoW have (more, more, more from the pinata!), I think I'll have a very enjoyable experience that I won't regret paying for. If not... Well, there's always my 360.;)
Edit:
. . . I just hopped over to the site to try to "log in". Guess what?! It let me in!! See why I have held my tongue for the last week?! I KNEW sooner or later I'd get in. I just had to have missed one of the earlier waves, is all.:DYAY! Off I go!!!:D
BTW Langolier - 3.76 GB. Just so you know.
Personally, I think it's because they saw the account name and (rightly) assumed it's the same guy from the Diablo II days.;)Bastards are keeping me out on purpose!;)
I've thought about e-mailing them about it, but to what end? Either I get my key or I don't. I WAS going to use this beta test as a chance to gauge whether or not I'd sink money into the game (it was going to help cement any decision on a Founder's Account), as well as just a usual chance to test things (although I can't possibly imagine how much there is to test this late in the game...).
I must say, even given the very limited interaction I've had with this whole process, it hasn't left a very good taste in my mouth. Bad enough that I had to wait an extra two weeks just to get my Pre-Order Box (since I ordered from a Brick 'N' Mortar Gamestop) from when the Beta actually started.:PNow, after getting the box, all those tales of people getting their keys the next day is just... seaspray in an open wound.:PAh well. I'm trying not to let it negatively affect my opinions of both the company and the game. Yes, it feels rushed. Yes, it feels completely botched. I'm not going to make that translate to a rushed, botched game, just because they may have decided last minute to open up the Beta as a PR move, and somewhere along the way things got messed up.
I'm excited to try the game. I want to have high hopes for it, but I've had too many games just disappoint me (WoW included). If they can keep from falling into the same trap D2 and WoW have (more, more, more from the pinata!), I think I'll have a very enjoyable experience that I won't regret paying for. If not... Well, there's always my 360.;)
Edit:
. . . I just hopped over to the site to try to "log in". Guess what?! It let me in!! See why I have held my tongue for the last week?! I KNEW sooner or later I'd get in. I just had to have missed one of the earlier waves, is all.:DYAY! Off I go!!!:D
BTW Langolier - 3.76 GB. Just so you know.
Roland *The Gunslinger*