As some of you may know, I run three different versions of CoX on my machine. Live, Test, and Beta. (Beta is also known as That Other Server)... well with 20.5 now on Test, its NDA has lapsed. Not that it was really an issue in the first place. The forums for it were public, if you logged into the official forum, and there was a guide put into Guide section about the coming trial. Everyone knew what was coming, so the NDA was a piece of fiction, but still... I respected it.
What happened this beta is you down loaded the patch, you got into the game and you got an electronic NDA to agree to. Which was different from other betas.... but that's neither here nor there.
That being said... I'm yet to agree to anything for the i21, however I do have it on download. All 1.8GBs of it. I've restarted the launcher 3 times and its come up with the same figure each time... 1800+MB. The last time the initial patch was this big, it was for Ultra Mode. Just that alone, and a few other hints dropped in the forums suggest we're looking at a major engine upgrade.
Also I know someone who's in Closed Beta. They confirmed that Time Manipulation is not the only new powerset and that there is a lot of new content. But that's all they would say due to the NDA.
Personally, I'm looking forward to the content, I'm not looking forward to the temptation to roll more alts, but I am looking forward to more players.
Also, since this has been in the works for more then a year, anyone who thinks cries of doom will stop it, is frankly dreaming.
What happened this beta is you down loaded the patch, you got into the game and you got an electronic NDA to agree to. Which was different from other betas.... but that's neither here nor there.
That being said... I'm yet to agree to anything for the i21, however I do have it on download. All 1.8GBs of it. I've restarted the launcher 3 times and its come up with the same figure each time... 1800+MB. The last time the initial patch was this big, it was for Ultra Mode. Just that alone, and a few other hints dropped in the forums suggest we're looking at a major engine upgrade.
Also I know someone who's in Closed Beta. They confirmed that Time Manipulation is not the only new powerset and that there is a lot of new content. But that's all they would say due to the NDA.
Personally, I'm looking forward to the content, I'm not looking forward to the temptation to roll more alts, but I am looking forward to more players.
Also, since this has been in the works for more then a year, anyone who thinks cries of doom will stop it, is frankly dreaming.