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Published on November 5, 2008 By Razgondk In War of Magic

So, an "open beta" is currently scheduled for q2 2009 - will this be the pre-order beta as well, or are we lucky enough to begin the playtesting even earlier?


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on Nov 05, 2008

With Stardock, only people who have preordered can participate in the open beta.

on Nov 05, 2008

So how does this work? Do you pay for the full game now? Can you cancel and get a refund if it turns out you don't like it?

 

I'm interested in the game, but not really sure I want to buy something thats a year and a half away if I can't cancel it.

on Nov 05, 2008

Can you cancel and get a refund if it turns out you don't like it?

I fear you can't get a full refund if you have downloaded any beta version.

 

on Nov 05, 2008

You can order it now, and your account won't be charged until the game is shipped.

as for cancelling, I'm unsure, but normally pre-orders can be cancelled, yes. Better get a stardock rep to answer that one

on Nov 05, 2008

Your pre-order doesn't get charged until the beta is released. You would probably have to ask SD sales about cancelling it, but obviously that becomes more difficult since you'd already have paid for it by then.

I would say wait and see. In the next ~8 months we'll have a lot more info about the game, and with each beta phase the window is open for about 2 weeks during which you can get into that beta phase until you need to wait for the next one. There will be a lot of impressions, screenshots, etc flying around in the first 2 weeks of beta 1.

Hopefully those things combined will give you a better feel for the game to help decide if you'd like it or not before you pre-order.

on Nov 05, 2008

heh, following me around, Annatar11? Anyawys, thanks for clearing up the pre-order charging thingie...

I was so hoping for some beta action before christmas, though

on Nov 05, 2008

About preordering, cancelling and beta, this thread http://forums.demigodthegame.com/326561 can be enlighting. There is an official statement in reply 6 in that thread:

If you simply decided you don't want it though, we can only offer 75%, as sales noted (their word is as official as anyone's, btw). While in the former case we're potentially at fault and will gladly offer a full refund, in this case, well, we can't guarantee everything will be to everyone's taste; if you're hesitant about a beta, you've the option to wait for word from others rather than jumping on at the first chance. Betas are not free demos. The game at this point is prone to issues and is very subject to change, and if you have some non-technical complaint with the game, you have the opportunity to try and get that changed before release.

 

For anyone else reading this, let me be clear: if you're hesitant about plonking down the money for the game before it's done, or are just looking for a demo and don't care to participate in the beta, then by all means, wait before preordering (in the latter case, better to just wait for the post-release free demo). You won't hurt our feelings by waiting to see how it turns out, and you'll save yourself some trouble in the event that you'd have found it to be just completely unlike what you hoped.

on Nov 05, 2008

Great, thanks for the info.

on Nov 05, 2008

So does it still count if I were to pre-order the game a day before Beta is released?  Or is there some kind of deadline to pre-order for those who want to be in Beta?

on Nov 05, 2008

When we start a beta phase there is usually a week or two after the start of the beta where you can still preorder and get instant access to that beta.  You have until that point to pre-order to get into that beta phase.  We normally do 2 or more beta phases with our games, so if you miss Beta 1, you'll have a shot at Beta 2.