Neverwinter Beta Weekend details - Read this first!

[cmpinpointerror]

UPDATE: Beta Weekend Four participants can start patching up to prepare for the weekend! Simply open up the launcher and login!

Greetings! Here is information on who will get access to our three Beta Weekends. We'll be updating this thread often so check back here for the latest information:

Beta Weekend 1 - February 8-10:

• Hero of the North Founder's Pack purchasers
• Guardian of Neverwinter purchasers
• Hero of the North Friend Key, if it has not been used.

Beta Weekend 2 - March 8-10

• Hero of the North Founder's Pack purchasers
• Guardian of Neverwinter purchasers
• Hero of the North Friend Key, if it has not been used.
• Torchlight 2 pre-orders
• RaiderZ Elite Pack purchasers
• Lifetime members of Champions Online and Star Trek Online.
• PC Gamer promotional keys.
• Promotional Beta keys on partner sites.

Beta Weekend 3 - March 22-24

• Hero of the North Founder's Pack purchasers
• Guardian of Neverwinter purchasers
• Hero of the North Friend Key, if it has not been used.
• Torchlight 2 pre-orders
• RaiderZ Elite Pack purchasers
• Lifetime members of Champions Online and Star Trek Online.
• PC Gamer promotional keys.
• Community Beta key giveaways through Facebook and Twitter.
• Promotional Beta keys on partner sites.
• PAX / GenCon / Keys from game conventions and events.

Beta Weekend 4 - April 12-14:

• Hero of the North Founder's Pack purchasers
• Guardian of Neverwinter purchasers
• Hero of the North Friend Key, if it has not been used.

One way to get guaranteed access is by purchasing a Neverwinter Founder's Pack. Get yours today and become a Hero of the North!

[jojinraiun]

Will there be wipes between any or all of these different beta dates and types of beta or are characters made now going to carry through to official regular release?

[ekieron]

Will there be wipes between any or all of these different beta dates and types of beta or are characters made now going to carry through to official regular release?

This.

I believe this is a very fair question given that this is a product we can elect to pay for.

[pilf3r]

We need keys for these betas so they are closed betas, Usaully closed betas have a wipe. Open beta though nowadays anyone can join and there is no wipe.

Would be nice to get a confirmation this is how it will work though, devs/mods?

[okottekoneko]

so those why subscribed for beta in the beginning before any of these promotions get last go eh?

thats pretty low, we aren't even on the list at this point.

i clicked for beta the week it was announced.
i waited this long only to find out that dont mean anything to the devs and only paying customers are respected, look forward to see how much you restrict free players.

[venomgundam123]

So wait instead of opening the beta to those who paid money to get into the closed beta you are making it so if we miss a beta weekend we essentially wasted our money. I can understand doing this for like an open beta weekend like firefall is doing but doing it this way seems a little too money grabby why should i wait a month after the first beta weekend when i paid MORE money than the founder pack people did?

It just seems like a very very baaaaaaaad decision on your part cryptic.

[flairereverie]

So I'm guessing Torchlight 2 pre-orders doesn't include Steam pre-orders...

[alamtha]

thanks for clearing that up. It kinda stinks that torchlight 2 preorders dont get the first beta but i guess it makes it good incentive for those to buy the pack :-) smart move.

[zebular]

So I'm guessing Torchlight 2 pre-orders doesn't include Steam pre-orders...

Nay, this has been stated numerous times since the promotion was live. Your Steam Pre-Order promotion for T2 came with a free copy of Torchlight 1 instead. It was only the Pre-Order through the Official PWE T2 Website that grants Beta Access.

[cmpinpointerror]

I'll continue to update this so check back. No one who purchased something in the past will be left out. Thanks!