Beta Weekend Two Key Giveaways!

By Pinpointerror @ March 7, 2013 at 10:37am

299 Comments »

• yellowcab000 @ Mar 7th, 2013 11:00PM

  PW would do well to make a poll to see how many of us are still out of the beta, but want to have our keys as well :)

• alsaroth @ Mar 7th, 2013 9:47PM

  No key this time either... *sob*

• thedominat0r @ Mar 7th, 2013 9:20PM

  Signed up to recieve info on Neverwinter when i first heard about it and to my dismay havent received anything. Only saw a post on Gamershell by chance... have i been living under a rock lately or has this been kept low key ?? Tried to get beta key .. but of coarse they are all gone unless there are any freebies floating around still ??.. else....bring on beta 3 aasp :)

• bld1 @ Mar 7th, 2013 9:05PM

  *sigh* if any one has a spare key and wants to make my weekend better a key would be amazing, thanks. ill be back to play it im sure, just really want to cry right now, have fun every one. :)

• bld1 @ Mar 7th, 2013 9:00PM

  ugh, screw this beta weekend bull CRAP and all its difficulty, first chance i had was too late, im so disappointed... i- i dont even want to play any more, too completely bummed to ever want to come back here again

• murdoc1983 @ Mar 7th, 2013 8:40PM

  I really wanted to play this weekend. Im dying to try this out. If anyone has an extra key can you please please allow me to use one. Please!

• bighalsy @ Mar 7th, 2013 8:37PM

  Moar keys!!!

• kitamoon @ Mar 7th, 2013 8:23PM

  I understand what fredalbob (below) is saying about PWI not being in control of IGN's handling of the keys. Whether this is true or not may be beyond our ability to determine, but in any case it certainly seems not quite fair in many respects. Well guess what? Due to further generous efforts, I have another Beta Key that I will give to the first person to reply to this post. Yes, you heard that right -- a FREE Beta Key. None of this "subscriber only" nonsense. Get those mouse buttons moving, my friends!

• reyesclan

  Then can I have one please

• bighalsy

  I can haz key?!

• bighalsy

  I can haz key?

• bighalsy

  I can haz key? I am teh sad panda. :(

• bighalsy

  Ugh, sorry about that it was showing them so I didn't think it was posting them. Weird.

• kitamoon

  Okay, reyesclan gets the Beta Key. Congratulations! I sent a friend request through the Perfect World Core Connect. Add me as a friend so I can send you the key. Good night all.

• indy20 @ Mar 7th, 2013 8:03PM

  So does this mean people who got keys from PC Gamer get into this weeks beta event?

• bighalsy

  No, as stated then it was for the last one.

• mok33

  I have a PC Gamer key and I got into this week's beta event, so yes.

• fredalbob @ Mar 7th, 2013 7:36PM

  Got my key from MMOBomb earlier this morning. See everyone else in game! (Note: It's not PerfectWorld that makes the rules what to do with the keys. They simply give the keys out to different sites. The sites decide how they're going to give the keys away. Don't let this discourage you from trying this game. Check back for beta 3.)

• smoiclex @ Mar 7th, 2013 6:47PM

  lol this game keeps me sending mails and offers me to buy pack for guarantee beta access :D and as a sto lifetimer i found this interesting.

• lordavono

  I have a friend that is an STO life subscriber, do you know how or when he would get his key?

• mok33

  lordavono has your friend tried to download the client and apply the patch? Perhaps you don't need a key, your account is just activated.

• targo29

  if your a sto or co lifetimer your account should already be flagged for beta access this weekend and the next one.just log in and click download.Though you may have to go to your account page.

• vieric @ Mar 7th, 2013 6:40PM

  Sadly I missed most of the giveaways, save the IGN one only to be subjected to the whole premium members only thing....that's some seriously messed up stuff, the IGN thing. shameful, is what it is. Sad days when players pay for the "privilege" of testing an unfinished game. Personally, I'd love to play this game, and I would indeed love a key, but I'm not going to pay for the "honor", that's just promoting bad business practices.

• chuckp328 @ Mar 7th, 2013 6:30PM

  Went to IGN just to find out you have to pay for a subscription to get a key for a beta-test of a game that's going to be free to play. Not gonna happen.

• kitamoon @ Mar 7th, 2013 6:18PM

  Wow, that last giveaway was kind of messed up. Requires IGN Prime? Really? I mean, the other giveaways were fine -- limited keys, first come first serve, seems fair. But when I ever checked the last giveaway (the fourth link) and saw what it led to, I thought, man that is COLD. Hey, PWI/Cryptic, is this your knife in our collective backs? I felt bad for those who waited on that final link. Dang. I mean, that could have been me. That is just cruel. With that in mind, I have an extra beta key that I would like to pass on to someone in the spirit of generosity, especially in light of that last giveaway. The first one to post a reply here gets it. Click fast! I will check back in an hour.

• lordavono

  Hi, I agree

• aedusofincendium

  zzz IGN made me sign up for nothing

• bendrik

  Yep total BS in my opinion. Hope this isn't how things are gonna go with this game, FTP my arse.....

• murdoc1983

  im prob too late but worth a shot ...

• madcorrections

  Yep i got ING suckered to!

• fajen69695569

  http://promo.pcgamer.com/Neverwinter/ have fun finding the answers :)

• ablinken

  i agree ign prime was dirty

• kitamoon

  Well, it looks like lordavono gets the key. Congratulations! I sent a friend request through the Perfect World Core Connect. Add me as a friend so I can send you the key. Thank you all for your responses.

• lordavono

  Friended! Thank you so much.

• gondarath @ Mar 7th, 2013 6:04PM

  WTH, really it's free give away, then why the hell did IGN want a payment for the "FREE KEY"?? Is this seriously gonna be ayet another pay to win situation like it is with "BigPoint"?? REALLY??

• doug200463

  I seriously doubt that PW/Cryptic are going to change thier way of buisness, I suppose i could be wrong, but if they do the same as STO you get the whole game free, and you pay for stuff in the store that is not needed, xp buffs, Store exclusive mounts, Cosmetics ect. I really feel that these guys are consentrating on making a fun game, everyone wants to play, and put stuff people WANT in the store, and not things we NEED! ..unlike most f2pMMOs that restrict the content, release features that require purchases, restrict UI functions, ect. HONESTLY! i cannot believe anyone would PAY to beta test.. IMO thats feels like i should pay my employer to goto work, but thats my opinion.. I know these guys have to get paid, but I have been burned by the HYPE train one too many times.. Im not paying to beta test, ill save my $$ for release..

• vraken

  while it is pretty shady on ign's part (hate em), to be fair their promo doesnt say "free keys", ign is just using the opprtunity to cater to their prime members and hopefully get a cash grab out of the more passionate D

• lordavono

  Yeah, but to think cryptic didn't know how IGN would be distributing the keys is naive.

• althalos93

  You got screwed never trust IGN they just hype things up.

• mok33

  IGN being shady. It's what they do.

• zephium @ Mar 7th, 2013 5:51PM

  I have to pay for an IGN key :(

• datadaem0n

  Dont waste money just wait for launch or your turn at beta.

• ciidly @ Mar 7th, 2013 5:49PM

  Any chance people like me that missed out on the first giveaways and refreshed this page 40 times till the last giveaway that was stuck behind a pay wall can get a key?

• lordavono @ Mar 7th, 2013 5:46PM

  This is really a show of what is to come with this game. If you shell out the money you get treated better. I know they have nothing to do with IGN and I know they have to make money but really come on!

• havanthalas @ Mar 7th, 2013 5:42PM

  Gotta love waiting forever only to find that you have to buy something to play-test a beta. Its a giveaway if you buy IGN prime

• datadaem0n @ Mar 7th, 2013 5:41PM

  Ah well i'll wait for launch. Enjoy the beta folks with keys.

• gamersona @ Mar 7th, 2013 5:41PM

  Didn't have money for a Founders Pack, didn't have money for IGN Prime, don't have a Beta Key.

• datadaem0n @ Mar 7th, 2013 5:36PM

  so is IGN giving PWE money ? thats....the only logical explination for it....

• dahaka00

  they sucks

• zaell0911 @ Mar 7th, 2013 5:35PM

  wow last one requires ignprime. Seriously guys. What the heck

• dahaka00

  crap

• toxicgravito @ Mar 7th, 2013 5:33PM

  Wow and the last one is IGN prime member only. LAME.

• ablinken

  i agree what a load of crap

• piros21 @ Mar 7th, 2013 5:21PM

  i need a beta key too please