"To play the beta" refers to participating in a testing phase of a game or software before it is officially released. During this beta version, users get to try out the product, provide feedback, and help identify any bugs or issues before the final version is made available to the public.
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Granted, I only ever
played the beta of the original Destiny, but I don't remember any humor.
As described below, those
who play the beta will receive in - game bonuses in the full version, should they decide to purchase it.
Make sure to spend as much time
playing the beta as possible, as it's not going to be around for long!
Well, with all the news coming out about this game, and
from playing the beta, this could be the game that finally gets me back into seriously playing multiplayer shooters.
If you're lucky, you might even get to
play the beta before the game releases (the selection appears to be random).
We will be
playing the beta so you can keep your eye here for more information and our impressions!
While playing the beta, consider that some aspects like the balance will likely suffer changes in the final game.
A couple of our editors, including myself,
played the beta stress test and I can definitely tell I will spend a lot of time in it.
My whole opinion of the game from just that small amount of gameplay turned out to be correct
after playing the Beta and then hearing a lot of peoples opinions from the full game.
Simply put if he'd
played the beta of the second and paid attention he'd see it does appear that they have changed the stuff people complained about.
I had the chance to
play the beta before the full game came out so I did know what to expect with regards to some of the multiplayer.
If welbeck
plays beta in the LW than the likes of Carzola and Ozil as used by AKB, then that's ok by me....
You think they will have people
play a beta with no shadows, shaders, or basic textures?
My housemate and I have been working through Final Fantasy XIII - 2 on the old Xbox and I've been trying to feed my insatiable thirst for Diablo 3
by playing the beta over and over again...
A new Terms of Service spotted in
Google Play Beta Programme shows that WhatsApp is collaborating with Facebook, in a bid to help monetise operations.
As # 49 was saying, at the moment, as someone who
did play the BETA and has played over a friend's place, it feels like your attacks don't do anything at the moment.
I waited for this game for a long time, I already
played the beta everyday because it was so fun, when you buy the full game you begin to
After
playing the Beta last month, it became clear what Destiny had become and even with the restricted experience with this beta, which operated more like a demo (if you know Bungie do things you will be accustomed to their practice) we got a very good impression of the kind of experience that awaits us next month.
We covered this in our round - table session a few weeks ago (see video below) and judging from the impressions of those who have been fortunate enough to
play the beta early, the player count is a non-issue.
In an apparent hint that Facebook is set to monetise its WhatsApp operations, a new Terms of Service (ToS) spotted in the Google
Play Beta Programme says that WhatsApp will work with Facebook companies over the next year to help businesses connect with its 1.5 billion users.
An educated guess would be the people who are part of the Gamers Advisory Panel for Sony, are the lucky ones to have a chance to
play the beta first.