You have been selected to participate in the final Beta Test‏

Woot!

Didn't feel particularly special until I found out not everyone who was in last week's massive stress test was automatically re-invited. And normally I won't get too excited about doing free beta testing. Yet there were more things I wanted to poke around with since three days of testing I did get got me pretty hooked. Here's what I had at the end...

On release I'm pretty sure I'll focus on the Assassin, so I want to try other things with what time I get this final round. Thinking I'll start with a Scoundrel as having stealth and heals sounds appealing. Possibly the Mercenary brand of healing, too. Also want to work with the Sniper for PvP.

Got really wrapped up in gameplay last time. Didn't take time to screencap or write much about it—some random tweets was all I managed. Will do better this round as taking breaks and breathing is important! *lol*

Of the Force and Priorities

Can I check the forums or look at gameplay videos?

That would be no. Can I pre-order the game?

No problem!

Damned Disturbance in the Force

First the Yay!

Then the Boooo!

Hacks a'Plenty

I actually have some credit card info saved with them so this annoys me a little bit. :(

Another One of Those Elder Scrolls

Lots of places to go, lots of things to do!!

Less Than 24 Hours Now

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Was going to wait some to see reviews and some hands-on stuff but oh well. I still load up Morrowind and Oblivion so might as well poke around myself. No idea where the $10 off came from yet it was appreciated, making me go with Amazon over Buy.com or EBgames.com.

Making the Cells in Grid More Usable

Had a few questions after my initial post about making it easier to read the names of people listed in Grid. With any new configuration one of the first things I do is change the cell width since it's difficult to use with the names cut so short:

As before, get started by typing /grid or right-click on the Grid handle if it's being displayed. Click the Frame tab. At the top, set Frame Width to 60. Under "Orientation of Frame" select Horizontal, as follows:

Then scroll down to the bottom. Set Center Text Length to 7, as shown here:

Names should be much easier to see now and the health bars work like the built-in raid frames where a filled box shrinks to the left as the person represented loses health.

The other layout options are all easy to set. Play around with them until they work a way that feels "right" for you.