Beta signup...

[J.L.Picard]

does anyone know when we will get a yes or a no or will it be simply left open, or has anyone already received a yes???

[kramer03]

I think we'll be informed on the website when/If first round of invites will be sent. Nothing so far....for me at least

[fractaleye]

Signups have been on for only a week; that doesn't mean it's not going on atm ofc, but I doubt it. For all I know it's started and the people in it can't talk about it. :shrug: I'm sure we'll get an e-mail, announcement of some kind when it does, though. I keep checking my e-mail everyday; one day will be a happy one I hope. :)

[J.L.Picard]

lol yeah i check the beta page twice a day lol, it just says same thing application being viewed or something

[Tilarium]

This is the first game I can think of that didn't have boxes for past beta experience, reasons for wanting to be in beta, what you could bring to beta, how many M&Ms are in the jar, heck I was even expecting the "If Kirk and Picard had a baby, what would it look like?" drawing section. Heck, it didn't even ask for in-dept comp starts and I have a kick butt comp! I feel jipped! :(

[fractaleye]

This is the first game I can think of that didn't have boxes for past beta experience, reasons for wanting to be in beta, what you could bring to beta, how many M&Ms are in the jar, heck I was even expecting the "If Kirk and Picard had a baby, what would it look like?" drawing section.Heck, it didn't even ask for in-dept comp starts and I have a kick butt comp! I feel jipped! :(

:eek: I have a great mental image now... Thanks :p hehe

[ETSstarfleetromulan]

The developers are wise, they will release the answers once they are prepared to receive hundreds of bug reports! Think of it as Doctor Julian Bashir preparing his sickbay for casualties.

[CaptainRAVE]

Are there any dates on when the beta will begin?

[Xibala]

There are some indications that it may begin in October.

[Pyrceval]

The developers are wise, they will release the answers once they are prepared to receive hundreds of bug reports! Think of it as Doctor Julian Bashir preparing his sickbay for casualties.

Exactly, why do you think so many of the Cryptic team is taking vacations now? They are preparing for all heck to break loose once more.

[ibby1kanobi]

BTW, once you get a beta invite, you will not be able to say so. The NDA you sign for a beta requires your silence to the rest of the community/public. So even if people have gotten invites, they won't be able to come here and say "I got a beta invite, it's started" unless they wanna lose it.

Keep that in mind guys, if you get into beta, do not talk about it in the general forums.

[planetwide]

The first rule of closed beta is you don't talk about closed beta.
The second rule... :)

[Rivaris]

The first rule of closed beta is you don't talk about closed beta.
The second rule... :)

second rule is you dont post about the first rule

[chillwolf]

BTW, once you get a beta invite, you will not be able to say so. The NDA you sign for a beta requires your silence to the rest of the community/public. So even if people have gotten invites, they won't be able to come here and say "I got a beta invite, it's started" unless they wanna lose it.

Keep that in mind guys, if you get into beta, do not talk about it in the general forums.

That may not be entirely accurate, nobody has seen the NDA yet unless of course there are people in Alpha that signed it. Some NDAs will not preclude you from saying "yes I am in the beta", but that is usually it. Any speculation on what the NDA will look like is just that speculation.

[blarneystone]

I was kind of suprised there is no Age box. Those under 18 can't be held to an NDA. They also didn't ask about what games we've beta'd before and that sort of thing, which every beta I've ever signed up for asked.

Oh, and if you click the Beta Preview button on the home page you can see at the top of your app that is says, "Your beta application is still pending"... well, presuming it is still pending :p I'm guessing that will get updated if you get accepted. Helps me not check my spam filters in such a paranoid fashion :)

[cthulhulive]

It will more then likely be the same NDA that Champions Online used. You can say you are in beta, but that is about it. Without actually reading it, all I can do is assume and you know what they say about that...

[blarneystone]

This is the first game I can think of that didn't have boxes for past beta experience, reasons for wanting to be in beta, what you could bring to beta, how many M&Ms are in the jar, heck I was even expecting the "If Kirk and Picard had a baby, what would it look like?" drawing section. Heck, it didn't even ask for in-dept comp starts and I have a kick butt comp! I feel jipped! :(

David Hasselhoff.

[Pyrceval]

David Hasselhoff.


Negative. Chuck Norris

[onesoul1982]

Keep an eye on your inbox..you'll more than likely get an email from Cryptic about closed beta details.

[jsolo15]

Keep an eye on your inbox..you'll more than likely get an email from Cryptic about closed beta details.

You are correct. If you get invited you will get an email. If your not invite you will never get any email. At least in the one I didn't get into I never received one. I signup to it very late in the process. I think Closed beta had already began. :cool:

[Greenomen]

Keep an eye on your inbox..you'll more than likely get an email from Cryptic about closed beta details.

LOL we should come up with a secret code. But we need something we will never see posted. Here I got something. How about if you get the mail, then post with the title "Signatures fixed!" Then with the message, "Thanks for allowing us to use HTML in the signatures again." :D


Live long and conquer.
Orion Pleasure Barges Fleet Thread (http://forums.startrekonline.com/showthread.php?t=21438)

[knightofhyrule730]

BTW, once you get a beta invite, you will not be able to say so. The NDA you sign for a beta requires your silence to the rest of the community/public. So even if people have gotten invites, they won't be able to come here and say "I got a beta invite, it's started" unless they wanna lose it.

Keep that in mind guys, if you get into beta, do not talk about it in the general forums.

imo, youll be able to know whos in the beta. theyll have access to the preview forums and i doubt youll see them in these forums as much/if at all.

[planetwide]

imo, youll be able to know whos in the beta. theyll have access to the preview forums and i doubt youll see them in these forums as much/if at all.

Thats how I usually tell. Either I get invited to the Beta or watch when suddenly some of the big "voices" on the forum disappear.

[ETSstarfleetromulan]

It might just be only me but I noticed on the main home page that they were starting to "accept" betas.

[Marsh999]

It might just be only me but I noticed on the main home page that they were starting to "accept" betas.

I think ur right. Iv jus seen it aswell :)

[jblancato]

We'll be emailing people who are selected ... when they're selected ;)

[mscupcakes]

We'll be emailing people who are selected ... when they're selected ;)

Well I guess that answers everybody's questions :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[RemyBlack]

We'll be emailing people who are selected ... when they're selected ;)

Hehehe,
*The father looks back almost anoyed
"We will get there WHEN we get there!"
*He returns to driving in silence.

Your post made me think of this for some reason. :D

[planetwide]

We'll be emailing people who are selected ... when they're selected ;)


And another piece of the puzzle falls into place "while visions of sugar plums dance in our heads."

:)

[Zael]

The suspense is unbearable ><

Well anyway thank you Rekhan for clearing up our interrogations on how you will proceed to invite people into the beta. I check the site and my e-mail every day anyway, just in case I might be lucky out of the possible hundreds (thousands?) here :)

[trebort5050]

We'll be emailing people who are selected ... when they're selected ;)

I was selected and put on a "list"....

Why no email for me? I'm starting to think you don't love me any more...

Either that or it's some kind of "Hit List" and you and Awen are going to come bursting through the skylight any minute and bundle me in to the back of your van...

I have noticed this van (http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii303/lori_xmas_13/free_candy_van.jpg) following me around lately trying to tempt me inside. Is it you guys? :eek: Please don't hurt me! I'll buy a lifetime sub to STO I swear!

[FINALCUT]

This is the first game I can think of that didn't have boxes for past beta experience, reasons for wanting to be in beta, what you could bring to beta, how many M&Ms are in the jar, heck I was even expecting the "If Kirk and Picard had a baby, what would it look like?" drawing section. Heck, it didn't even ask for in-dept comp starts and I have a kick butt comp! I feel jipped! :(MINI ME:D,or the yellow M&M in the tv commercial.

[Sublime]

"If Kirk and Picard had a baby, what would it look like?" :(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27lQMyCUAj0

[jamzgub]

far more entertaining http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY_6sXjvAEY&feature=related

[DarkOrion69]

If someone bought the CO/STO Closed Beta Key or won a Beta Key in a contest aren't they technically already in violation of the NDA for it being publicly known they are in Closed Beta? Can they actually expulse people for NDA violations if they purchased Closed Beta Keys form the CO Offer? Is there even a NDA drafted as yet? If there were...could we even discuss it here?

If someone were accepted into Closed Beta, are they forbidden to post at all in the General Forums or must they just limit what they say? Will Cryptic just take a ban hammer to the posters that violate the NDA and expel them from the Closed Beta? I am very unfamiliar with the inner workings of NDA's as I have never signed one. If Cryptic prefers not to respond to my questions, does anyone else feel like speculating with me on the answers to these questions?

[blarneystone]

We'll be emailing people who are selected ... when they're selected ;)

Will the status on our beta application also be updated from "pending" to "accepted" or whatever? I'm always paranoid my spam filters and blocking stuff :p

[riggs16]

Ive never seen and NDA that says you cannot say your in beta. What they all say is that you cannot talk about the game and the actual beta.

I did the offer for champions but not sure when beta opens up nor am i sure when those who have done the champions deal will get access.

All i do know is its supposed to be near end of the year.

[Inquizitor]

Ive never seen and NDA that says you cannot say your in beta. What they all say is that you cannot talk about the game and the actual beta.

I did the offer for champions but not sure when beta opens up nor am i sure when those who have done the champions deal will get access.

All i do know is its supposed to be near end of the year.

Im curious as to how they will notify me. I don't subscribe to the newsletter and I dont know if their closed beta invite is through a seperate system or not.

[Gothique]

I am a huge fan of the star trek show and I have beta tested 6 or 7 mmorpg so far. I really hope to get into it, even if I am not the most optimistic person here :)

[onesoul1982]

If someone bought the CO/STO Closed Beta Key or won a Beta Key in a contest aren't they technically already in violation of the NDA for it being publicly known they are in Closed Beta? Can they actually expulse people for NDA violations if they purchased Closed Beta Keys form the CO Offer? Is there even a NDA drafted as yet? If there were...could we even discuss it here?

If someone were accepted into Closed Beta, are they forbidden to post at all in the General Forums or must they just limit what they say? Will Cryptic just take a ban hammer to the posters that violate the NDA and expel them from the Closed Beta? I am very unfamiliar with the inner workings of NDA's as I have never signed one. If Cryptic prefers not to respond to my questions, does anyone else feel like speculating with me on the answers to these questions?

People who won keys from contests were announced by Cryptic,...either in the chat room or on the website. I don't think it's a big deal to let people know you're in beta..you just cant give any details or opinions on the game itself.

[trebort5050]

If someone bought the CO/STO Closed Beta Key or won a Beta Key in a contest aren't they technically already in violation of the NDA for it being publicly known they are in Closed Beta? Can they actually expulse people for NDA violations if they purchased Closed Beta Keys form the CO Offer? Is there even a NDA drafted as yet? If there were...could we even discuss it here?

If someone were accepted into Closed Beta, are they forbidden to post at all in the General Forums or must they just limit what they say? Will Cryptic just take a ban hammer to the posters that violate the NDA and expel them from the Closed Beta? I am very unfamiliar with the inner workings of NDA's as I have never signed one. If Cryptic prefers not to respond to my questions, does anyone else feel like speculating with me on the answers to these questions?

I won on Facebook and got my name all flashed around their facebook page! I'm pretty well outted as a closed beta person... plus I don't shut up about it...

Did I mention I'm in the Closed Beta? Did I?... Oh... Well I am and it was free! :eek::D:p

[Trekkie]

We'll be emailing people who are selected ... when they're selected ;)

Well, thanks for that amazingly clear clarification =] Just kidding, of course. I did the Champions Online deal so I already have a spot in the beta, but if that program hadn't been announced I would be waiting with bated breath every day when opening my inbox too. Good luck to everyone who applied, though . . . I really hope a good number of people are admitted.

[Loekii]

Im curious as to how they will notify me. I don't subscribe to the newsletter and I dont know if their closed beta invite is through a seperate system or not.

You will recieve an Email Invite from Cryptic:

We'll be emailing people who are selected ... when they're selected ;)

[Trekkie69]

All good things come to the patient. I am not a big forum poster but I am a big time lurker and I like to read and soak up all the information I can.

I do hope to get in on the early beta phases but I am also one that never holds their breath either as I would likely suffocate :)

For those of you get in remember your there to test and not just to get an edge on when the game goes live. Please make the game a success. I have been a trekkie since I was 5 years old and I want this game to be successful.

[IBKWDeathDealer]

All good things come to the patient. I am not a big forum poster but I am a big time lurker and I like to read and soak up all the information I can.

I do hope to get in on the early beta phases but I am also one that never holds their breath either as I would likely suffocate :)

For those of you get in remember your there to test and not just to get an edge on when the game goes live. Please make the game a success. I have been a trekkie since I was 5 years old and I want this game to be successful.

i agree totally with you...on everything said lol...well put

[Inquizitor]

You will recieve an Email Invite from Cryptic:



Out of curiosity. Are you aware that you did not address my concern?

[Night_Hawke]

Out of curiosity. Are you aware that you did not address my concern?

the beta signup is attached to your forum login. This login was registered with an e-mail address so they will likely use that one not the newsletter addresses.

[Inquizitor]

the beta signup is attached to your forum login. This login was registered with an e-mail address so they will likely use that one not the newsletter addresses.

Cool. thanks.

[Night_Hawke]

Cool. thanks.

no problem! :)

[warbot7777]

I'm so excited about this game, I check my email every 20 minutes!

[Captain_Intrepid]

We'll be emailing people who are selected ... when they're selected ;)

But what if the e-mails got lost in an unstable wormhole?:eek:

[DarkOrion69]

I am worried that my spam filter might eat my Closed Beta Invite if they send one :( Hopefully the site here will have a 'You Are In The Beta Now' alert.

[majicebe]

I heard they're making a list of all the people who start threads asking about how to get into the beta, and that list is used to filter them out if they were by chance chosen from the Cryptic Beta random pickulator they've made. ; P

[ffmcobalt]

BTW, once you get a beta invite, you will not be able to say so. The NDA you sign for a beta requires your silence to the rest of the community/public. So even if people have gotten invites, they won't be able to come here and say "I got a beta invite, it's started" unless they wanna lose it.

Keep that in mind guys, if you get into beta, do not talk about it in the general forums.

So you've seen and read the NDA somewhere? How exactly do you know this? I'd like to see a link, unless you're just pulling it out of your nether regions.

ALL NDAs I've signed for previous beta testing experiences have said that you cannot talk about your experience while closed beta is in effect, but says nothing about not being able to even tell people you're involved in it. I've NEVER seen restriction like that in all my beta tests.

Edit: Heh. In order to know that, you must have already seen the NDA, which means you're in the beta already. Nice going, talking about it and all! :P

[ffmcobalt]

I am worried that my spam filter might eat my Closed Beta Invite if they send one :( Hopefully the site here will have a 'You Are In The Beta Now' alert.

It does. Don't you ever look at the TLD? Go to http://www.startrekonline.com and login. You'll see "Beta Preview: Applied" on the right side near the top.

[DarkOrion69]

Would also like a 'No Closed Beta For You' notification if I don't get in...would suck to just wait around all the way to launch wondering if I was going to get in :(

[Vorgse]

So you've seen and read the NDA somewhere? How exactly do you know this? I'd like to see a link, unless you're just pulling it out of your nether regions.

ALL NDAs I've signed for previous beta testing experiences have said that you cannot talk about your experience while closed beta is in effect, but says nothing about not being able to even tell people you're involved in it. I've NEVER seen restriction like that in all my beta tests.

Edit: Heh. In order to know that, you must have already seen the NDA, which means you're in the beta already. Nice going, talking about it and all! :P

Well since the STO Beta App is exactly the same as the CO Beta App I'm sure the Beta NDAs are the same too.

Like someone already said, Cryptic started taking apps 9 days ago, they'll probably accept 'til the end of the month then make decisions and let you know.

[trebort5050]

Well since the STO Beta App is exactly the same as the CO Beta App I'm sure the Beta NDAs are the same too.

Like someone already said, Cryptic started taking apps 9 days ago, they'll probably accept 'til the end of the month then make decisions and let you know.

I really don't think they give two hoots if people know who is in the Beta.

They splashed my name all over facebook and most of us here know the contest winners.

Besides, I also think Beta Testers ranting to the community about how good it is, is good publicity like...

The graphics are amazing and the ships look awesome.

Or... god forbid...

Iz gret teh fat lootz ftw!

Naturally I don't intend to violate this mythical NDA I've never seen and I would hopefully get a hardcopy here in the United Kingdom of GB and NI to sign and return or it's not actually a legally binding anything :eek:

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[blarneystone]

Would also like a 'No Closed Beta For You' notification if I don't get in...would suck to just wait around all the way to launch wondering if I was going to get in :(

Beta invites usually come in stages and are mostly random. You might not get invited in the first round, but could be one of the future ones. Unless you've got an ultra crappy computer or are just particularly annoying I doubt they mark any as, "No beta for you!"