We’ve picked a tiny handful of the pre-order group to become alpha testers based on how many other betas they’ve participated in, forum karma, and a number of other criteria.
Those of you not in the alpha, fear not, you’re not missing very much. The beta is scheduled to come out around PAX (Penny Arcade Expo).
Be forewarned, we plan to close the beta shortly after PAX and it will remain closed for some months. Those who want to get the beta can pre-order the game.
I am leaning towards beta 1 being only cloth map in order to let beta testers have more input on the game mechanics (fewer assets to change if we accept a suggestion).
There will be an Alpha tour later this week (possibly tomorrow). Stay tuned.
It would only seem fair to assume that Stardock employees are eligible for an Alpha slot. Although I don't think they would have to sign a NDA.
Oh my. Imagine if they didn't get picked by the random number generator."Oh man, Elemental is shaping up really well, it's good see what all that hard work has brought us - that UI script you just finished works perfectly!""...""What's wrong, man?""Stupid random numbers..."".. oh. Sorry"
Brad doesn't need an NDA to control what Stardock employees say, he has bees.
But seriously, there are lots of professions that have a built-in NDA. For instance, translators tend to sign one that refers to all the work they do for clients at the same time as signing their employment contract with a translation agency. I imagine any job that involves trade secrets/intellectual property/insider knowledge would have something similar.
You are correct. My primary job is one of those kind of jobs. Needlessly to say I'm not fun to talk to about work. Hell I don’t even have any friends. And it is hard keeping things in order mentally especially when working with companies that compete against each other. I'm under so many NDAs I tend to approach everything in life as such hence the no friends comment. Then there is all that fun stuff from my time in the military but I can't go there either sadly enough....
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