17:00:12 - 502 bad gateway
17:00:27 - 502 bad gateway
17:00:35 - Beta is full
Tbh I was fairly confident it would fill up quickly, 1,000 spots is insanely small for the number of active players, but an 8 second window is insane. Did anyone else get a 502?
External link →Sorry to hear that - we will be opening up more slots with future waves.
TestFlight allows us a maximum of 10,000 slots for players - so we wanted to test with a smaller batch to ensure the players coming in were playing the build and offering feedback before opening up future waves.
All being well, we may see another larger wave later this week (we'll warn you guys at least 24 hours beforehand though).
Can we at least get confirmation that the slots went to legitimate players?
We're getting a hell of a lot of feedback already, which is a good sign for genuine accounts. We will be analysing the activity of those getting in, and if they're not engaging (when we know there are loads of other players out there who could be) we'll review and possibly revoke access.
Each spot is allocated to an Apple ID.
That's a cop-out answer though JD. The 502 Bad Gateway errors are from Jagex's servers, nothing to do with Testflight. Jagex should've expected an insane demand on that link and had the server capacity to cope, even if there was only 1000 slots. Then it's fair game on those slots.
We'll review for future waves; I'll add it as something we should investigate.
I got to the install page of TestFlight. Can I assume I can download the mobile client from TestFlight and avoid the 502 errors the next wave?
It will be a different link next time round.
JD, besides the criticisms, I want you to know you are appreciated and none of it is personal (hope that is obvious). We really do appreciate the work you and the rest of the team do - and thanks for coming in to chat w/ everybody.
Take home message that is getting overlooked: People REALLY WANT TO PLAY ON IOS! =D
Thank you!
And absolutely - we all know how excited you are, which is why we're trying our best to ensure the beta waves process is as fair as possible to as many players as we can. Don't worry, I've been working here long enough to know passion when I see it!
We know that demand is unfortunately going to mean some players aren't going to get access, but we can assure you that whilst it may be disappointing right now, we're aiming to get the full release out (beta results pending) later this year.
Great to hear we may get another chance this week. When you post 24hrs in advance, can it get posted everywhere? Main page, reddit, and twitter?
Absolutely. Plan is to firehose it as soon as we know.
Hi JD, not to pressure you into giving any answers but looking at how fast slots will be taken for the iOS beta, do you know and can you tell what the target is for a full launch?
I can't answer that right now unfortunately - a lot depends on the performance and how you guys enjoy the beta. We're aiming for later this year, but that'll depend on the what I just mentioned.
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