Sins Beta 2 Now Available

Pre-order customers may now download the game via SDC

https://www.sinsofasolarempire.com/store/
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Stardock and Ironclad Games are proud to announce the release of Sins of a Solar Empire Beta 2 for all pre-order customers. Anyone who has pre-ordered the game may now download Beta 2 through Stardock Central. (If you still have Beta 1 installed, we recommend uninstalling it before installing Beta 2 - your save games will not be compatible.)

Sins Beta 2 is a gameplay test where you may play as the Trader Emergency Coalition in single-player mode. If you'd like to participate in the beta, all you need to do is pre-order the game during the next week via the Store link below.

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top
Life as we know it can now continue...

I will not be at work today, thanks IC/SD...
Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top
Darn, I'm at work. >:O Oh wait, that's how I paid for the pre-order in the first place...nevermind   
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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top
I already rescheduled all my clients for today. Sadly enough I been up all night playing SotS-BoB. I feel like I did when I was a kid and am apparently acting like now being irresponsible and all that jazz.
Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top
MUST...GET...GAME...
Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top

MUST...GET...GAME...


whats wrong with you! you don't have it yet?
Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top
i have it and i want to play as the blue freaky ppl whos name escapes me
Reply #7 from Sins Forums Top
How exactly is this different from beta 1?
Reply #8 from Sins Forums Top
its fun this time around , and beta 2 will focus on gameplay
Reply #9 from Sins Forums Top
what will beta 3 be focused on?
Reply #10 from Sins Forums Top

what will beta 3 be focused on?


Giant world destroying penguins.
Reply #11 from Sins Forums Top
lol
Reply #12 from Sins Forums Top


what will beta 3 be focused on?


Giant world destroying penguins.


with laser beams?

no in all seriousness, its about spending every waking minute doing battle against Multianna, in MULTIPLAYER!!!
Reply #13 from Sins Forums Top



what will beta 3 be focused on?


Giant world destroying penguins.


with laser beams?

Duh, its the PONIES!!! THE EVIL PONIES with windows o_O

no in all seriousness, its about spending every waking minute doing battle against Multianna, in MULTIPLAYER!!!
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Yeah, and ill be the only one having so much fun between us 2, since ill be winning all the time
Well just to make you feel better... ill loss to you a few times, so you dont leave haha
Reply #14 from Sins Forums Top
pffft, whatever...

Reply #15 from Sins Forums Top
Do I actually have to pay for the beta so I can beta test the game for Stardock?

I mean, game companies either pay beta testers or have open beta tests.

Do I really have to preorder the game?



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Reply #16 from Sins Forums Top
Do I really have to preorder the game?

Yes you do
Reply #17 from Sins Forums Top

Yes, the game must be pre-ordered if you want to have your say in the final product.

We do pay testers for internal testing but we also want feedback from people who are 'real' players so we don't miss the mark by too much.

We don't do open beta tests because there are just too many people to interact with and we wouldn't be able to control the signal to noise ratio when it came to useful feedback. Realistically, most open beta tests are marketing ploys that appear fairly close to release and are not designed to find anything more than minor bugs and they are released sufficiently close to release that no real changes could actually be implemented. In such a case, the maximum number of people is desireable. Sins was released as a beta almost a year before release so we've left a lot of time for people to have their say in making this the best game possible.

Some companies do have limited open betas (certain number of keys) however in this case there is no guarantee we are getting people who are actually very enthusiastic about the game and will give us helpful feedback. It also has the potential to exclude and frustrate players who are so excited about the game that they are willing to pay up to a year in advance - those are the people we want to be chatting with on a day to day basis.

In summary, by charging for the pre-order we A.) guarantee that our testers have a vested interest in making Sins good and B.) keep the numbers down, and C.) give our fans a chance to have an influence and enjoy the game before release (even in beta it is quite stable and fun).

A year long beta process is a rare event and the experience alone maybe worth the price of admission - and you get to go home with a great game when the adventure is done

Reply #18 from Sins Forums Top

Do I really have to preorder the game?

Yes you do


twice if you complain
Reply #19 from Sins Forums Top
So is this game worth getting then?

I am not sure if it is something worth the price tag. Anyone care to explain how this game is better than GCII?
Reply #20 from Sins Forums Top
YES!!!!!!! it is werth getting its bril u just cant beet it even in the beta stage
Reply #21 from Sins Forums Top
Well, I pre-ordered and will be checking it out tonight. I generally don't do betas, so this will be an experience. It'd better be good, or you guys got some 'splainin to do!

\I'm sure it will be awesome as always. I just can't wait any longer to get a "taste."
Reply #22 from Sins Forums Top
Welcome!
Reply #23 from Sins Forums Top
Beta 2 is DEAD, long ilfe Beta 3 ... till Beta 4