Well right now it's the weekend, so most of us aren't at the studio. We're at home doing some stress testing on the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Multiplayer BETA.
This is allowing us to do some minor internal testing with everyone here at the studio, and a select group of Friends and Family in order to prepare for the full on Public Beta.
Essentially, we're making sure everything is all set for you guys, so come the day we open it up to the public, you will have no problems downloading it and jumping straight into a game to start helping us Beta test Multiplayer.
Things are going amazing, and we're really making some great progress!
What to do?
If you're going to wait up any nights, I'd wait up the night when the Countdown reaches ZERO.
There's little reason to wait up for the Countdown, as that will simply countdown to the start of the beta and no one will be playing before that.
Don't worry too much guys, we're going to take care of the CharlieOscarDelta Community members. Everyone's going to have an equal and fair chance to get into the BETA.
The Countdown timer will go up when we know the exact date it's opening to the public, and we know there's not a chance in hell we'll miss that date. So probably once we've done enough internal / F&F testing to know it's good to go public, then we'll put up the timer.
I'll try to get you guys more official word / updates when we all get back to the studio this week.
Thanks guys for all the support, I know you're all excited to get your hands on the Multiplayer BETA, and we'll take care of you guys.
Now get some sleep!
Ldog12395 wrote:
any word on how long the beta timer will be?
402: Nope. We're trying to get it up as soon as possible, and make it as short as possible.
Basically, we want you guys in the beta just as much as you want in it!
We're dying to get you guys in there playing the multiplayer, giving feedback, and helping us polish up the MP experience before launch.
Not to mention, it's going to be great to have some unsuspecting fresh meat on the battlefield ripe for the killin'.
bluemonkey112493 wrote:
so fourtwo zero....are you saying we can get a good nights rest and not miss any token handout or countdowns?!?!?!?
402: That's what I'm saying. Go to sleep. Get a good nights rest. I will keep you guys informed and let you know when to expect what. Trust me, I'm the Key Master. I would know. I can't wait to see the forums once the Beta is out, and you guys are playing it, this is already an amazing community, and it's going to be even better when you guys are playing, and then posting strategies, tactics, weapon load outs, your custom classes, etc.
ericmodify wrote:
Hey 402, if your still hanging around. I was wondering if the trivia questions are gonna be like the trivias that have been teasing us for a while. Cause seriously, how many people got that airplane question right.
If you've been following the game and this website, you'll have no problems with the Trivia questions guys. The questions are just a legal requirement we have to do. I have yet to come up with the questions, I'll be doing that soon though, I've been browsing the forums trying to come up with good ones.
Concerning Child Accounts
402: Child Accounts should be no problems. The beta is 18+, however the Xbox Live Child Account Glitch will not affect sign-ups, so don't worry. We'll have more details on how the counter / token distribution / and sign-ups will go in the coming week. So be patient guys, we are going to great lengths to ensure sign-up, downloading, and playing the beta is a completely smooth and hassle free process. We're currently working all that out and fine tuning the process to get you guys on the battlefield as quickly and easily as possible. More hard details coming in the near future.
402: You will notice a lot of us here at IW playing the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Multiplayer Beta on Xbox Live. What does this mean?Not a lot. Basically, it means that our team at Microsoft has done an amazing job of getting the Beta through Certification, and it is now on the LIVE servers. Which is why it was posted on the Xbox.com Marketplace Ticker.This DOES NOT mean that it's ready for the public yet, which is where the first image comes into play, my gamercard. We're still doing internal stress testing on the Beta here at IW and with a very SMALL group of trusted friends and family.Aka... we're currently in Friends and Family mode of the beta, where essentially the only people who have access are us here at the studio, and those we know personally so we can stress test it over Xbox Live. Keep in mind, this is the first time it's been on Xbox Live servers, so we want to make sure it works properly and is up to par before all of the community / world downloads it when it goes Live to the public.Keep in mind, there is currently still no 'OFFICIAL' date on when the beta will go live on that, but it's getting closer. I've always said, once you see it on my Gamercard, you know it's close. So keep your eyes peeled on www.charlieoscardelta.com (when you guys aren't crashing it), and as soon as we're finished and know the date the beta will be available for Public (i.e. your tokens will be given out) then the Countdown timer will appear and I will be there to welcome all of you with open arms to the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare BETA.Meanwhile, stay tuned to Charlieoscardelta.com for details on dates and times that it will be opened to everyone.
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