Can we talk about Beta for a sec?

So I was invited to the Beta but I still am noticing that people who have done 7.1 and 7.2 are still not invited when people who are still in Act 6.2 have been. I know we go through this every time and the criteria for this event is still a mystery but... why? Why give a spot to someone who obviously isn’t going to be able to offer feedback in an environment they have never experienced? Is it to re-affirm in some way that this content is still too hard for new Cav players but isn’t incredibly terrible for people who have made it past Act 6? It’s just been lurking in the back of my mind so I wanted to ask the question.

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Qacob

So I was invited to the Beta but I still am noticing that people who have done 7.1 and 7.2 are still not invited when people who are still in Act 6.2 have been. I know we go through this every time and the criteria for this event is still a mystery but... why? Why give a spot to someone who obviously isn’t going to be able to offer feedback in an environment they have never experienced? Is it to re-affirm in some way that this content is still too hard for new Cav players but isn’t incredibly terrible for people who have made it past Act 6? It’s just been lurking in the back of my mind so I wanted to ask the question.

Are there any requirements to be in the beta or is it literally just random? I would love to be in one someday

ItsDamien

I'll put on my tin foil hat for once.

It makes me think that they invite those in Act 6 as a way to be like "Hey look at this content, try it out, it's not as difficult to do, so if you get through act 6 look at all the fun stuff you can do!"

I'm almost certainly wrong, but if I were a dev and had access to the data to see how much of the playerbase hasn't gone past act 6 yet, this is something I would do to try and entice them a little.

BitterSteel

If you get feedback from only one group of people you may find that the feedback is the same or similar.

Asking a range of players and a range of progression levels allows much more feedback for kabam.

New Cav players are the future 7.2 and 3 players, and when they give their feedback kabam will see that and know who has given it. What I mean by that is if they see feedback from a new Cav saying “this is so hard omg nerf” they will know it’s a new Cav and not necessarily just nerf the hell out of it.

If you only ask TB players, or only Vet Cavs, then feedback won’t necessarily paint the whole picture.

TheBair123

I just got in my first one, and I have 7.1 and 7.2 done. I think it's somewhat random

Deacon

beta selection is RNG.

Jellykaan

I have act 6 100% and both chapters of act 7 100% and still didn’t get in, kinda wanna know what the requirements are exactly.

Colinwhitworth69

Kabam ha addressed this issue, because it is raised every Beta. They want testers of various skill levels, and someone who is in 6.2 might expose content in 7.3 that's too easy.

As someone who tested 7.1 and 7.2 when I was still in Act 6 (now TB and explored 7.1 and 2), I got no advantage from being a tester. When i went to do the content for real, I had to relearn all of the nodes and watch videos of better players doing it, and I did no better than I would have without having been a tester.

This is about Kabam getting feedback about content, nothing more.

Hammerbro_64

They won’t include every single person that has beaten 7.2 (otherwise it’s not a beta) and they include people of different progressions to see where it gets difficult/easy. Like A7 is no problem for present me, but new Cav me could never do it, so they are making sure different progressions have the level of challenge they want I would imagine.

DrZola

It’s nice to get the invite. It would be nicer still to actually be able to log in and try the content.

Dr. Zola

ChriissR

Lol who cares

Deacon

I hope they continue to listen to feedback is my main concern. 7.2 saw very little changed from feedback so I'm hoping despite the positive response that they still take time to listen and implement necessary feedback.

DawsMan

I got the invite. Do I get to be in the beta? That would be so sick.

Demonzfyre

I got the invite. Do I get to be in the beta? That would be so sick.

You need to make sure you sign up for it. Once you do, you'll see a orange tab at the top where the menu bars are.

DawsMan

I got the invite. Do I get to be in the beta? That would be so sick.
You need to make sure you sign up for it. Once you do, you'll see a orange tab at the top where the menu bars are.

Ok thanks. I signed up as soon as it popped up just in case and now I have the orange splat. Very excited.

Burrito2525

Anyone have insight into how item, resources, ranks ups etc work o. The beta server? Some questions…

Can I only use champs I own already
If I own a rank up gem or awakening gem in normal game, can I use it in beta, if so, does it disappear from real game? How often can I (re)use these resources?
Can I open crystals? I’m a hoarder, if I pop 10 6*s in beta do the shards disappear from real game? Any champ I open in beta doesn’t transfer right?

DarkEternity

Anyone have insight into how item, resources, ranks ups etc work o. The beta server? Some questions…

Can I only use champs I own already
If I own a rank up gem or awakening gem in normal game, can I use it in beta, if so, does it disappear from real game? How often can I (re)use these resources?
Can I open crystals? I’m a hoarder, if I pop 10 6*s in beta do the shards disappear from real game? Any champ I open in beta doesn’t transfer right?

You can use everything that they put into the beta from your account

DNA3000

Anyone have insight into how item, resources, ranks ups etc work o. The beta server? Some questions…

Can I only use champs I own already
If I own a rank up gem or awakening gem in normal game, can I use it in beta, if so, does it disappear from real game? How often can I (re)use these resources?
Can I open crystals? I’m a hoarder, if I pop 10 6*s in beta do the shards disappear from real game? Any champ I open in beta doesn’t transfer right?

The beta server is going to have a copy of your live account from some date close to the start of beta (but not perfectly synchronized with live). Anything you do in beta gets thrown away at the end of the beta period. Nothing you do in the beta has any impact on your live game (unless you do something crazy enough to get you banned or something) or vice versa.

Basically, you're playing a different game account that just happens to look like your account at the start of beta. Once you log into the beta, those two accounts go their separate ways.

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Pulyaman

Never invited till now. Sigh.

GroundedWisdom

I got the invite. Do I get to be in the beta? That would be so sick.
You need to make sure you sign up for it. Once you do, you'll see a orange tab at the top where the menu bars are.

You also need to restart the game after you receive the Invite. Then the Tab shows up.

Negative_100

One day. One day I'll get in.

Who am I kidding

buddy_LEE

I think I've been invited to every beta ever done in this way. I always go and test it all. Don't always give a ton of feedback. Would be interesting to know if there is a rhyme or reason

GinjabredMonsta

So I was invited to the Beta but I still am noticing that people who have done 7.1 and 7.2 are still not invited when people who are still in Act 6.2 have been. I know we go through this every time and the criteria for this event is still a mystery but... why? Why give a spot to someone who obviously isn’t going to be able to offer feedback in an environment they have never experienced? Is it to re-affirm in some way that this content is still too hard for new Cav players but isn’t incredibly terrible for people who have made it past Act 6? It’s just been lurking in the back of my mind so I wanted to ask the question.
Are there any requirements to be in the beta or is it literally just random? I would love to be in one someday
Def not random. Same people i know gets it every time. Me and a few others i know got it back in 6.1 and because of limited time didnt get to do much and thus gave a very lackluster feedback and was never invited back since

I think it is random, but I have also heard that providing some good feedback (good as in detail and experience) can help get in future ones. But I'm not sure on how true or not that is