Key points along the way:

• 04-17-2008, 02:42 PM - Khatie

  We’ll be sending invitations to REGISTERED FORUM MEMBERS in the next couple of weeks. Once you register you’ll be put into a database and from that database we will be pulling in early beta testers VERY soon!!

• 04-22-2008, 01:24 PM - Khatie
  

  Friends and Family beta began in the past couple of weeks with the company employees testing as well as a handful of friends and family.

  We will be ramping up soon.

  IF YOU GET ASKED TO REGISTER and/or JOIN the friends and family testing, please keep your NDA agreement. We will take action on anyone who is dishonoring this. Thank you.

• 04-22-2008, 03:01 PM - Khatie
  

  We’re gonna link to the registration page soon. When that happens you’ll all sign up and from that database we’ll start selecting users a few at a time and ramp up over the next weeks to more and more.

  Be patient guys. Don’t want to break our baby game eh?

• 04-22-2008, 08:22 PM - CelticElf contacts GateBuzz on Skype
  

  “Hey, you might want to just check the forums … Khatie’s posting a lot more about the beta and apparently the invitations have gone out today”

• 04-23-2008, 06:54 AM - Desy
  

  http://beta.stargateworlds.com/
  Its the same as:
  https://beta.cheyenneme.com/login.ph…959f900027383a

  Its written in java script and PHP and its encrypted, oh and not only that but AES 256 Bit… thats pretty hefty, so its like saying hey look its a giant Techno wall that Says SGW BETA LOGIN but the fact that its there gives me butterflies ^.^ Work faster CME!

  Don’t know if anyone is interested but I always like finding hidden stuff that hasn’t been released yet and what not, Kinda like an early beta easter egg

  This is what tipped me off to the link. Once I read it I knew it must be on their live servers so it was just a matter of finding the correct URL or in this case the sub domain.

  Quote: (Originally Posted by Khatie)
  We’re gonna link to the registration page soon. When that happens you’ll all sign up and from that database we’ll start selecting users a few at a time and ramp up over the next weeks to more and more.

  Now if this is the login I wonder what the URL for the registration is….. or maybe this is the reg and you have to log in first to prevent ppl like me from finding it and entering my name in… interesting indeed.

• 04-23-2008, 02:08 PM - Khatie
  

  Invitations to Register for Beta

  Today the Forum Members are getting invitations to REGISTER for Beta.

  This does not mean they are automatically IN the beta, just invited to register.

  As a result of this invitation, the registration website (as you can only imagine) is being put to the test.

  PLEASE do not email or PM me, the webmaster, the forum admin, the forum moderators, my relatives or any developers / staff members if you are unable to get to the link the first time. Wait a few hours and try again.

  We’ll get you all into the database as soon as we can but be patient… there are a LOT of you!

• 04-23-2008, 2:20PM - GateBuzz email
  

  from: webmaster@stargateworlds.com
  date: Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 2:19 PM
  subject: REGISTER FOR BETA TESTING

  Dear Stargate Worlds Official Forum Member ~

  Congratulations - you are one of the few lucky recipients of an early invitation to sign up for the Stargate Worlds Beta! You are receiving this email because you have expressed an interest in beta testing the game, and your name and email were collected from our official community forums.

  We would now like you to REGISTER for BETA on our customer database to be considered as an early beta tester. Go to this link and follow the instructions:

  http://register.stargateworlds.com

  Once you have registered, you MAY be chosen to enter the beta test process. Please be patient – the testing is going to start soon and will last until launch! Also please note that you must agree to our NDA, and acknowledge that you must play nicely with others online.

  To learn more about the game, please see our official website: http://stargateworlds.com and our brand new shiny publishing website: http://firesky.com.

  See you in Stargate Worlds soon!

  Katie “Khatie” Postma
  Senior Community Manager, FireSky
  Stargate Worlds: http://www.stargateworlds.com/
  : )

• 04-23-2008, 2:21PM - GateBuzz clicks the link and receives an error:
  

  Service Temporarily Unavailable

  The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again later.

  Apache/1.3.39 Server at register.stargateworlds.com Port 80

  I guess the horde of fans Slashdotted the server pretty much into oblivion!

• 04-23-2008, 3:03 PM - GateBuzz registers
  

  Account Name: gatebuzz
  Email Address: ***************@gmail.com

  Your account has been created. You will be receiving an email with an activation link for this account shortly.

• 04-23-2008, 3:39 PM - GateBuzz email
  

  Dear Paul,

  This is to confirm that you have successfully created a User Account at http://register.stargateworlds.com.

  Username: *************

  Please click on the following link to activate your account:
  http://register.stargateworlds.com/Registration/Activate?key=*************

  As well, you have selected the following options:

  Opt in for Third Party Marketing: Yes
  Opt in for Beta Test Consideration: Yes*
  Opt in for the Stargate Worlds Newsletter: Yes

  * If you have opted in for beta test consideration you will be put into our database of users and notified over the coming weeks when you are accepted. Be sure to watch the site at http://stargateworlds.com and read the community forums at http://forums.stargateworlds.com for news and announcements about the beta process!

  To manage or update your account, please use the following link:
  http://register.stargateworlds.com/Registration/login.jsp

  NOTE: This email was automatically generated from Stargate Worlds (http://stargateworlds.com).

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  Stargate SG-1™, Stargate Atlantis™ and Stargate Worlds™ are registered trademarks of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. Cheyenne Mountain is a registered trademark of Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment, Inc

• 04-23-2008, 3:40 PM - GateBuzz activated - Account #___
   
• 05-01-2008, 04:35 PM - Khatie
  

  Quote:
  

  Originally Posted by Solst
  Go directly to your local computer hardware store
  Locate the keyboard and input accessory aisle
  Buy a bag of spare “F5″ function key replacements
  Optionally, spare keyboards, but I’m only wearing out my “F5″ key refreshing my in-box

  /twitch

  Seriously, check in once per day or two, don’t go crazy please… it will be a while. Think weeks. Not hours. Sorry.