Has Sega said anything about U.S. alpha testing yet?

[HappierWorlds]

If so, pls direct me to some news about it. I have a few hundred hours to spare between now & Jan 2012 (till college starts again!)

[GCoffee]

SEGA said that the US can suck their nasty part, and that they don't give a fuck about it.
(That's a big fat no, and there will probably be no alpha testing for non-JP.)

[HappierWorlds]

(and there will probably be no alpha testing for non-JP.)
None at all? Where did you here THAT?

[MAXrobo]

I highly doubt that there will be alpha tests in US.
Hoping the beta comes over here.

[NoiseHERO]

The beta means EVERYONE gets in right? Just learn some nihongo you dolts.

[Pillan]

Or just look for the guide on this forum explaining how to set up a beta account for those with no knowledge of Japanese a few weeks before the beta begins...

[kyuuketsuki]

There doesn't need to be some sort of official statement, it's only common sense. The game is being developed by a Japanese studio and will almost certainly be released in Japan first. Things like localization won't be completed until a game is past its alpha stages. The most we may see is a short NA/EU beta, but I wouldn't hold my breath even for that.

[•Col•]

The beta means EVERYONE gets in right? Just learn some nihongo you dolts.

There's gonna be a closed and open beta, if I remember right... So technically if you are able to make an account, you can play in the open beta regardless of where you live. But yeah. There's no way they're going to be doing an alpha for the US... What'd be the point in that? The alpha was just for testing out the systems and such... Which has already been done. No need to do it again.

[RemiusTA]

Yeah. There's no reason for a "US Alpha Test". Kind of pointless.

[Cayenne]

A beta might come out to U.S. but it's gonna be in 2012 if it does.

[T_Esquire]

I'd more expect a real release (in 2012) than a Beta because localization, as has been mentioned, is usually done on a finished or near finished product. There are exceptions but Sega isn't one for that sort of thing.

[MinscTFA]

Excuse me while I go play Phantasy Star Online Episode III C.A.R.D Revolution.

[Mag-X]

Sega seems pretty intent on not dealing with any middle-men, so I bet the game will be download only just like they're doing JP PSU. They'll probably do a "beta" here like they did for PSO:BB, where they let people play for free for a month of server stress testing.

[Kamen Rider Sting]

I do agree with the fact that Alpha Tests are usually avalible to those in the developer's country, eg Made in Japan= they go first. Beta Test is what PS fans should be expecting cause thats avalible for everyone, including us AU folk.

[Macman]

Knowing how much Sega loves us. We -the end users- won't see anything that's not in moon runes until at least spring 2012.

[Geistritter]

Even a beta is highly unlikely; they've no reason whatsoever to regard us for such except for the sake of server stress tests. Don't hold your breath.

[Canard de Bain]

Even a beta is highly unlikely; they've no reason whatsoever to regard us for such except for the sake of server stress tests. Don't hold your breath.

Our moneyyyy

[yoshiblue]

Charlie Testing then? Alrighty then!

[syouz]

who cares about pso in us.... if we have the secret world, dark days are coming!

[Kazzi]

Alpha
Beta
Commercial

It's actually very rare for companies to do Alpha tests like PSO2 has done. They're usually limited to a select amount of QA testers who do this for a living. The beta client is the one often released to the public, so there is a possibility of a beta test for the US. But don't hold your breath.

[Canard de Bain]

who cares about pso in us.... if we have the secret world, dark days are coming!

Is it a hack-and-slash sci-fi fantasy brawler, too?

Edit: With rare monsters and rare items. :D RARE MONSTERS <3

[•Col•]

Even a beta is highly unlikely; they've no reason whatsoever to regard us for such except for the sake of server stress tests. Don't hold your breath.

They specifically said they were going to do a closed beta, then an open beta as well...

They can't fully restrict you from connecting if you're from another country during the open beta.

[NoiseHERO]

They specifically said they were going to do a closed beta, then an open beta as well...

They can't fully restrict you from connecting if you're from another country during the open beta.

I think NOT putting a region block is the LEAST they could do for us at this point. e_e

I don't see the big deal, everyone should just try to get into that japanese open beta.

[Canard de Bain]

I think NOT putting a region block is the LEAST they could do for us at this point. e_e

I don't see the big deal, everyone should just try to get into that japanese open beta.

And flood the public chat with English to piss off the xenophobic JP bastards!

[kyuuketsuki]

who cares about pso in us.... if we have the secret world, dark days are coming!
1) Secret World looks like crap.

2) I think people who spend time on PSO fan site might, y'know, care about PSO in the US.

[RemiusTA]

Alpha
Beta
Commercial

It's actually very rare for companies to do Alpha tests like PSO2 has done. They're usually limited to a select amount of QA testers who do this for a living. The beta client is the one often released to the public, so there is a possibility of a beta test for the US. But don't hold your breath.


There was really absolutely nothing about this game that suggested it was an Alpha.

If it was a TRUE alpha, it would have been a slightly modified engine of PSP2/PSU (or even one from scratch), and the testers would have been playing with a very bare-bones kind of game.

This alpha test, though? Looks like everything was completed already. This was more like a Loketest than an Alpha -- the BASE of the game was practically finished by the time the alpha started. They're just adding content at this point. This seemed more like an testing period doubling as an advertising campaign than an alpha test.


The only way i'll believe this game was in Alpha during the test is if the final game releases and things are drastically different.

[Uncle_bob]

Are we even sure that they have any intention of releasing the game outside of Japan?

[Canard de Bain]

Are we even sure that they have any intention of releasing the game outside of Japan?

No...