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    Early Access.. why now?

    We are months in the game after many PTS and now the people who bought the pass to get early access are finally getting the chance to play the new mission before others. But why now? They haven't added this untill the out rage has happen with people feeling ripped off and lied to which is 100% what they have done to their community. They added this is now with out letting us know why, they know they are in the wrong but haven't owned up to it yet. If you want to get any respect from the community you can't run from the problem but explain why this hasn't been in the game and something needs to be done for the people who have the pass even if it's some free outfits or something to say sorry.

    Now the other question, what will happen with the next PTS? If they keep doing what they are doing then PC players will get to play the new content before any people and console players get nothing. I know this has been posted many times already but if massive doesn't see they messed up and they do at least give a reason why then they will run over the community over and over. With the state of the game now with so many people bored, playing other games and broken pvp then they need to do something big.
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    Um... what's this now? You do know that it was advertised in the season pass that people who bought it would get a 1 week early access to the Episodes as they came out, plus instant access to the new specializations and a few other things. You know that, right? This wasn't some change made on a whim and it's why several people were upset that people who didn't have the season pass got to play the content of the season pass on the PTS before it was released.
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    One of the mods in the German forum answered the question why there is no PTS for consoles. He said this is due to the politics of Sony and Microsoft. Apparently, the two console producers want to approve each update in advance and they need on average about a week for the answer. Therefore, waiting for the approval for each change during PTS phase would cost too much time. And he also promised to pass on the concerns of the console players to the devs. I hope it will help and TU5 will really improve the game!
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    Originally Posted by DrDrop5hotz Go to original post
    We are months in the game after many PTS and now the people who bought the pass to get early access are finally getting the chance to play the new mission before others. But why now? They haven't added this untill the out rage has happen with people feeling ripped off and lied to which is 100% what they have done to their community. They added this is now with out letting us know why, they know they are in the wrong but haven't owned up to it yet. If you want to get any respect from the community you can't run from the problem but explain why this hasn't been in the game and something needs to be done for the people who have the pass even if it's some free outfits or something to say sorry.

    Now the other question, what will happen with the next PTS? If they keep doing what they are doing then PC players will get to play the new content before any people and console players get nothing. I know this has been posted many times already but if massive doesn't see they messed up and they do at least give a reason why then they will run over the community over and over. With the state of the game now with so many people bored, playing other games and broken pvp then they need to do something big.
    What do you mean why now?

    They said season pass holders were going to get 7 day early access to year 1 DLC way before the game even launched. There is no coincidence. No tin foil hats. Nothing.
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    Why does it matter?

    Whatever happens on the PTS stays on the PTS - it has absolutely ZERO bearing on the Live Game.

    I fail to see the hoopla.
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    Do you want to know a good rule of thumb with video games? Never buy anything more than the standard game! All other editions are for suckers. Live by this rule, and release dates don't matter.
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    Originally Posted by meathead_79 Go to original post
    Do you want to know a good rule of thumb with video games? Never buy anything more than the standard game! All other editions are for suckers. Live by this rule, and release dates don't matter.
    Especially where this game is concerned with no DLCs that require purchase, not in year one anyway.
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    People with year 1 passes aren’t getting early access...the new stuff was already accessed early on the pts, no way to sugarcoat that.

    And episode 1 is the first actual expansion of the game.

    I’m curious though why would they shut the pts down this early if the updates aren’t even coming out until weeks from now.
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    OMG... another moronic post. lol
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    Originally Posted by CJ Fresh Go to original post
    People with year 1 passes aren’t getting early access...the new stuff was already accessed early on the pts, no way to sugarcoat that.

    And episode 1 is the first actual expansion of the game.

    I’m curious though why would they shut the pts down this early if the updates aren’t even coming out until weeks from now.
    Because the nature of a PTS is that it's temporary. Why would the leave it up when they're done with the testing?
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