Beta Changes

[Rogean]

You can now copy your character to beta by typing the /beta command on the live server. Typing it once will display information about the beta copy, what it will do, and how to execute it.

I apologize for wait in getting this working, but a lot of things had to be taken into consideration. It's not as simple as copying a character row, since you have to worry about conflicting character id's, conflicting names, same name on a different account, etc...

If you had created on beta that had the same name as a character on live:
If it's on the same account, it will be overwritten.
If it's on a different account, the beta copy will append x's to your character after a beta copy until it finds an available name.

Also now available is the ability to send tells across servers. You can do this by doing /tell beta.name or /tell live.name.

[maverikstation]

great job ! that's better to want try beta server [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[ElanoraBryght]

Very nice. Thanks Rogean!

[Wartooth]

rogean... do you ahve insanly white hair that is very stand off ish with maybe a coldesac starting and side burns down to your jaw line.... cuz you're a freakin evil geneous when you come up with this stuff

[maegi]

Well it works so great job! Beats the heck outta using the original copies from back in December ;p

[Autotune]

think ill try the beta out today [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[guineapig]

You guys are so pro! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Conversing between servers is huge and the character copy is what most people have been claiming that's keeping them from beta testing.
Hopefully these features will encourage more testing and decrease the development time for Velious when the time comes to start testing it.

[Odeseus]

Hell yeah! The fact that my main was still in absolute crap gear and no where near 50 like he is on live was the #1 reason why I was not doing much in beta. If I have some free time tonite, I'm going to try this out.

[Extunarian]

Rogen and crew

[mitic]

this is fantastic