tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640395775212642852.post1990764249924068651..comments2023-06-03T09:31:54.495-05:00Comments on Swordroll's Blog | Wizard101 & Pirate101: Concept101: With Good IntentionsSwordrollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03584492355650426899noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640395775212642852.post-62291428202623007162013-08-24T10:31:57.091-05:002013-08-24T10:31:57.091-05:00I joined in beta as well. I think the only people ...I joined in beta as well. I think the only people who really got to play much of Alpha were the fansite owners.Swordrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584492355650426899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640395775212642852.post-7050118390675147322013-08-24T07:20:46.648-05:002013-08-24T07:20:46.648-05:00Wow, you guys got into Alpha? Cool, I joined Beta ...Wow, you guys got into Alpha? Cool, I joined Beta on late August (24th), won it from a raffle, did the game changed very much on the process Alpha-Beta?TugaPiratehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02125463144388143108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640395775212642852.post-45849989969289113632013-07-21T18:20:35.659-05:002013-07-21T18:20:35.659-05:00I have some Alpha pictures with Nick and I saved. ...I have some Alpha pictures with Nick and I saved. Lots of pictures of stuff that didnt make it into the LIVE game. Mrs. Jameson60https://www.blogger.com/profile/06089840524948095632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640395775212642852.post-70430507188306355192013-07-21T18:16:41.383-05:002013-07-21T18:16:41.383-05:00I can only give images of the email itself, my bet...I can only give images of the email itself, my beta and alpha photos were lost when my computer was wiped in June. Justin Shadowblade has a couple from early beta but it was mainly funny glitches that happened. So sadly I can't provide alpha images but I would ask Kelsey or something if they have any.Nicholas LionRiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794479904829688040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640395775212642852.post-81052025743694767772013-07-21T18:05:05.889-05:002013-07-21T18:05:05.889-05:00With the NDA having been lifted, I'm sure many...With the NDA having been lifted, I'm sure many would appreciate some pictures! ;)Swordrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584492355650426899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640395775212642852.post-8135970374487291012013-07-21T18:03:12.509-05:002013-07-21T18:03:12.509-05:00Not May of beta, I just rechecked beta started ear...Not May of beta, I just rechecked beta started early July for most people.Nicholas LionRiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794479904829688040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640395775212642852.post-31406486138022072962013-07-21T17:57:51.084-05:002013-07-21T17:57:51.084-05:00When the game was announced it was still in early ...When the game was announced it was still in early alpha. I don't know exactly what you mean, beta didn't start until late that May. I still have the email, and it wasn't crowded at all. It was literally maybe 200 people on all the servers. Alpha was very exclusive from what the email stated and that was about a week after the annoucement of the game. Are you sure you have the correct time frame, because even early beta wasn't even a thought during the annoucement. Once beta keys were rolled out during summer it was a little bigger but each realm and stuff was mainly a solo game. I knew maybe Kelsey and Paige at the time but those were the only people in the community I knew.Nicholas LionRiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794479904829688040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640395775212642852.post-38856832865300704782013-07-21T17:42:37.832-05:002013-07-21T17:42:37.832-05:00Wow, that must have been very crowded in a small t...Wow, that must have been very crowded in a small time space. Because again, I was in beta not a week after the game was announced if I recall correctly.Swordrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584492355650426899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640395775212642852.post-27724131465084964042013-07-21T17:37:46.367-05:002013-07-21T17:37:46.367-05:00No no, an email was sent out before beta keys were...No no, an email was sent out before beta keys were even a thought, it would send you to a quiz with your computer specs, account info, person who recommended you, and a few other things. A couple days later you were granted alpha access. I went through 4 character wipes. It sucked.Nicholas LionRiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794479904829688040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640395775212642852.post-83219493823852195692013-07-21T16:58:00.819-05:002013-07-21T16:58:00.819-05:00Wasn't that early stages of beta? I joined not...Wasn't that early stages of beta? I joined not two or three days after that when more options opened up.Swordrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584492355650426899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640395775212642852.post-2215075594847179912013-07-21T16:54:36.559-05:002013-07-21T16:54:36.559-05:00I was one of a few people that got an email from T...I was one of a few people that got an email from Tom early after the announcement, I only know a few other people but it was mostly official sites and people important in the community as well as friends and families of KI.Nicholas LionRiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794479904829688040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640395775212642852.post-83925921822841173932013-07-21T16:42:39.341-05:002013-07-21T16:42:39.341-05:00Oh really? You played in Alpha?Oh really? You played in Alpha?Swordrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584492355650426899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640395775212642852.post-22983733752417204602013-07-21T12:47:48.315-05:002013-07-21T12:47:48.315-05:00I am pretty sure Pirate101 was an "escape pla...I am pretty sure Pirate101 was an "escape plan" when they realized what their target age group for Wizard101. When the game came out for example I was in fourth grade. I was excited by video games and Wizard101 was perfect for a 9 year old at the time. As time moves on, they realized quickly that their hardcore players like myself being a now 6 year player, are growing up. Pirate101 being released, in for me 8th grade, was a nice upgrade for my interest or I would have quit the games altogether. Pirate101 was more of a game to take in past players but interest them in a new way, with a familiar look but things like storytelling, guns, independence and actual death that are for a more mature audience. In older interviews they have said "Oh we will never have death in any of our games" Pirate101 changed that and although I felt it appropriate to not just be the same kiddy game Wizard101 is, I felt really surprised to see them make a world of no hope and all death with Azteca. Their child friendly game went a turn for the worst. Honestly I don't think they were meant to be firearms from the get go, being an alpha player for Pirate101 the guns looked much different then but it still fired out fire, lighting and sparks like today. The real question I have about Boochbeard is the model and how that changed. In our fansite kit to this day, Boochbeard has a different model than in game. This was really surprising seeing the model I have become accustom to on the website turn into something different the first time I saw him in alpha. This is just my theory.Nicholas LionRiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794479904829688040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640395775212642852.post-14523217321873070252013-07-20T08:04:06.765-05:002013-07-20T08:04:06.765-05:00I remember the old one too! I thought it was weird...I remember the old one too! I thought it was weird that they changed it, but completely understood. Good explanations! Evan Silverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846490598405402887noreply@blogger.com