play.com pre-order pack

[Effex]

spoke to them today its scheduled for the 31st may.

[crash_614]

Originally Posted by Effex

spoke to them today its scheduled for the 31st may.

What this guy said

[nyght]

Whats scheduled?

Beta?
The keys being sent out?

[Effex]

Originally Posted by nyght

Whats scheduled?

Beta?
The keys being sent out?

Its happy happy joy joy "Read the title day" in europe.

[crash_614]

still, we'll have to wait a long while for the actual beta anyway.

And i wont be holding my breath on the 31st, call me a skeptic or cynic, but i dunno. Just seems fishy to me!
Either way, getting the keys is just 1 step closer on what could well be a marathon..

[crash_614]

Upon more thought, this seems like a real big blag to me.
Sending out keys on a Saturday? Pull the other one!
We'll see tomorrow I guess but really..

[Nate]

Originally Posted by crash_614

Upon more thought, this seems like a real big blag to me.
Sending out keys on a Saturday? Pull the other one!
We'll see tomorrow I guess but really..

Pressing the send/receive button isn't that difficult not like it can't be done on Saturday!

[Idris]

here's hoping it'll be today, but am likewise sceptical about it since we have no real news on the open beta timing

[Bethor]

I gave them a ring and they said they are in the process of being sent out.

[Fefner]

Originally Posted by Bethor

I gave them a ring and they said they are in the process of being sent out.

oh nice

[Fester Addams]

Unlike most buisnesses an MMO's most active time is weekends and vacations.

This is when players have time to play and thus this is when the staff will be busiest.

My guess is that MMO companies have started to learn this and employ their staff with this in mind (or I hope so).

Besides, setting upp a script that sends out mails 3, 4 days or even 100 years from now is not really hard, in all probability they have been working on who is to get in and the actual sendout is done automatically in a mass mailing at a specific date and time.

[crash_614]

Originally Posted by Fester Addams

Unlike most buisnesses an MMO's most active time is weekends and vacations.

This is when players have time to play and thus this is when the staff will be busiest.

My guess is that MMO companies have started to learn this and employ their staff with this in mind (or I hope so).

Besides, setting upp a script that sends out mails 3, 4 days or even 100 years from now is not really hard, in all probability they have been working on who is to get in and the actual sendout is done automatically in a mass mailing at a specific date and time.

thats all true, but play are the ones sending out the keys :P

[arknor]

it wouldnt suprise me if play are not sending out any keys until they know just how many copys of the CE edition they will actually get so they dont end up with customers getting pre order keys and them not having enough of the actual CE edition to fufill all the pre orders.

by the amount of pre order packs in all the hmv stores i reckon alot more pre order packs for the ce edition have been made than the number of ce editions are planned

[crash_614]

well, no key as of 19.30 on the 31st. Obviously not happening today.
I don't mind not having one yet, nor am I even vaguely surprised. What really annoys me is that we were lied to. If you don't know you'll be able to do something by a given time, why give the time?
Stupid, and disappointing.

[Anar]

Play living up to their reputation I see,