What if they announce a downloadable open beta for all platforms on June 13? | Forums

[MisterWillow]

If they release an open beta or another beta in general. I'll be a bit sad because I'll be at E3.

Really? Me too!

And don't betas usually last longer than a week, especially if it's open and announced under such a circumstance? So you'd still get to play a bit, just not as long as everyone else.

[Be1dou]

You two are incredibly lucky! I wish I had the money to go to E3. xD

[premiumart]

You two are incredibly lucky! I wish I had the money to go to E3. xD

Why would even want to go? I thought most of it is press only ?

[Be1dou]

Why would even want to go? I thought most of it is press only ?

You get to try out new games first and meet other gamers around the world like Angry Joe.

[AvarusTyrannus]

You get to try out new games first and meet other gamers around the world like Angry Joe.

More excited to meet and talk with devs rather than youtube gamers, I want the sneaky details after all.

[luffy1616]

You two are incredibly lucky! I wish I had the money to go to E3. xD

I Dont know a lot about E3, But i thought E3 is not open to the public.Can anyone get a ticket??

[Be1dou]

I Dont know a lot about E3, But i thought E3 is not open to the public.Can anyone get a ticket??

IIRC, E3 is open the public but the ticket is very expensive. And that's not to mention the plane ride and hotel cost.

[Willaguy2010]

I Dont know a lot about E3, But i thought E3 is not open to the public.Can anyone get a ticket??

Only the showroom floor is open to the public, after buying that ticket Fatal-Feit talked about. The presentations are restricted to industry members, VIPs and press, also friends and family.

[AAGoldsmith]

A beta is only going to help this game. First and foremost, betas are designed to stress test servers, and allow access to thousands of players to find and report bugs.

5,000 players spending even 5 hours on a game is a lot more bug finding power than 10 QA testers spending 60 hours a week for 4 months, think about it.

Secondly, betas are meant to get people hyped and wanting to play the game. While For Honor has a strong fan base, I am not sure how deep the penetration has been into the "Casual Gamer", the COD types, the Madden players. People who spend 2-5 hours a week playing games. This is the vast majority of gamers who buy games, why, you ask? Simple; the gamers that play 2- even 10 hours a week are typically early 20's to mid thirties males with full time jobs, who have the extra income to purchase games on the regular, and spend extra money on unlockables.

Granted, on a person per person standpoint the "hardcore gamers" certainly spend more money on games, but the number of hardcore gamers vs casual gamers is fairly small (I've read reports that hardcore gamers make up less than 10% of the total gaming base).

Therefor, and of course Ubisoft knows this, in order for them to maximize revenue (it is a company after all), For Honor HAS to get a large fan base from the casual gamer side as well as those of us on forums, playing multiple games, beta testing etc.

Casual gamers don't sign up for forums (for the most part, I realize that is a generalization), but casual gamers DO talk to their other casual gamer friends and make recommendations, create unique content through screenshots for their friends, and most importantly, engage social media.

This is why I think a Beta is very likely, and will certainly help For Honor. Once the Beta is announced (if it happens) I predict a massive swell of registrations on the forum, and a lot more free press on social media.

[Be1dou]

The Warbon reveal can now be checked off our lists.