> On the Lordlegacy.com web-site's news page, Michael Preslar announced someti
 > in October I think that new work was being done on the LORD v4.08 beta
 > programs.  Nothing was said about how anyone can get the beta compilation
 > archives to use.


note: i can't speak for the lord developer.

BUT

I'm pretty sure that due to the fact that people werent obeying proper 
conduct during past beta testing [distributing when they shouldnt have been, 
lack of reporting bugs because they just wanted the 'new' version] everyone 
and their grandma isnt going to get the new lord betas.

 > 1. How can we get the betas?  The old files{at}lordlegacy.com email account no
 > longer exists, so it can't be used.  Which begs the question of whether LORD
 > betas are going to be available to the public or not.


pretty sure we've been through this a bunch of times, donald.
same old broken record here.

 > and LORD/32 v4.03 have been fixed so far?  Has the bug where *any* purchase
 > any armour, regardless of its number/cost, results in the player's defense
 > points jumping to 32,000?

HUH????

 > 3. Which BBS's are being used for testing the new compilations so that those

Datastream bbs is currently testing L.o.r.d v8
Its users have been very helpful so far in spotting the small issues that 
have arisen. mostly it's small stuff like missing a clear screen here and 
there.

If you want to test the lord beta, i would say that is highly unlikely, for 
several reasons.

[1] your chicken little 'the sky is falling' attitude toward any issue, 
including when people disappear [really are just ignoring you]

[2] and your 
unreproduceable bug reports, due to the fact that you do not test in a bbs 
environment.

[3] if there isnt a lord release every 3 weeks you reach out to the community
demanding answers.


so, hope that clears up a few things, but like i said,i'm not speaking for 
anybody.

If you'd like to call datastream to betatest lord, i'd have to say 'no thank 
you' for now, we are using a strict method of testing that's workign well 
right now.


have a good one,

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