by Shalandai » Mon Oct 03, 2011 1:30 am
There are three different types of beta testers for TOR. All of this information is easily available on the forums.
The first are full beta, who have had access for some time, and will continue to be so with regular updates and builds.
The second are temp beta, who are given beta access to test certain aspects of the game - i.e. play only a certain class, or a certain world, etc. These are on a short-term basis, of varying length, and are not usually recurring invitations.
The third are the wide-release beta weekends they started in September, which are mass invites again for short term (Fri-Sun) beta testing but with full access to the game. For the beta weekends, they are randomly selecting from the pool, and this is a one-time selection only. Once you have entered for a beta weekend, you are no longer eligible to retest for a weekend. The very first Beta weekend group they made an exception for and are allowing re-invites only because of technical difficulties.