Sea of Thieves Scale Test this weekend

  • Muse986
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    We'll be running a Scale Test this weekend to prepare ourselves for launch! The goal of this is to test a lot of the work we’ve done since the Closed Beta, and to try and hit a higher concurrent players number than we’ve ever seen before.

    With this added scale we expect – and plan – to see issues, that we can learn from and address. Not only are we looking to hit scale, we will also purposefully be stressing our services by throttling performance at certain times, testing the game in different data centers around the world, and simulating deliberate outages.

    More details here: https://www.seaofthieves.com/news/scale-test

    Or watch this!

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  • KnightX13
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    Rare Central Command will be like:

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  • Kruqnut

    done there in, yes yes

    edit: I was in the closed beta through pre-order, and i've tried to sign up for the insider, but my forum name doesn't show it. Any idea?

  • Musicmee
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    Cheers @muse986 !

    And the crowds go wild!

  • cloudedmonkey
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    Hazzaa! Avast ye scurvy dogs! I be seein ye and your booty on the Sea(of Thieves)

  • BeZY96
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    Yes baby.... and another Beta. Arghhh ayeee grog for all

  • khaleesibot
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    @ant-heuser-kush said in Sea of Thieves Scale Test this weekend:

    So that means we get to play, right. Boom, boom, boom.

    It means you get to play.

    However, just remember this is a scale test, and the purpose of this test is to drive scale and test issues at a high scale of player concurrency. We will not be seeking feedback on the game experience itself.

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    yessssss.

  • Musicmee
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    @bezy96 There will... but this will not be a beta, this will purely be for stress testing the servers and not new features.

    :) Just making sure everyone's hopes are not raised too much :)

  • KnightX13
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    casual #SeaofTease on another Beta, separate from the Scale Test, in the news article too...

    Will there be another Beta?
    We do plan on running another beta closer to the launch of the game, where players will get a taste of the wider Sea of Thieves experience, but for now our focus is on our scale testing plans. We will have more to share on that as we get closer to launch.

  • khaleesibot
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    @knightx13 said in Sea of Thieves Scale Test this weekend:

    casual #SeaofTease on another Beta in the news article too...

    Oh, you caught that?

  • KnightX13
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    @khaleesibot
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  • Kruqnut

    now if i could just figure out how to download scale test client, i only see the beta in my insider hub

  • BeZY96
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    @musicmee said in Sea of Thieves Scale Test this weekend:

    @bezy96 This will not be a beta, this will purely be for stress testing the servers and not new features

    :) Just making sure your hopes are not dashed :)

    I know... but new things in next planned Beta close to release.

  • Musicmee
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    @bezy96 Yeah :) Just reworded my reply :D

  • Kruqnut

    @bezy96 i don't want the new content, rather wait till release, im just gonna practice pirating this test since i already maxxed gold hoarders last test.

  • ch3wiie
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    I'm just happy to have another chance to sail the seas before March 20th.
    Thank you for the opportunity to help test this amazing game! @Rare-Employee

  • Sashlyr
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    @kruqnut said in Sea of Thieves Scale Test this weekend:

    now if i could just figure out how to download scale test client, i only see the beta in my insider hub

    This.

  • IceCrawl3r
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    No words about NDA? Are we able to stream/capture our sessions?

  • Musicmee
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    @sashlyr @Kruqnut

    That is the install you want :) Get that downloaded!

  • DHG IXxRMACxXI
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    @kruqnut @Sashlyr The Beta is the Client you will use for the scale test, make sure it is updated and you're good to go on Friday.

  • DHG IXxRMACxXI
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    @icecrawl3r said in Sea of Thieves Scale Test this weekend:

    No words about NDA? Are we able to stream/capture our sessions?

    NDA will not apply to the Scale Test.

  • KattTruewalker
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    @muse986 Scale test, we can do this! Make ready!!

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  • Armament Jay
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    Time to cause chaos!

    BEAUTIFUL CHAOS!!!

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  • Sashlyr
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    @dhg-ixxrmacxxi said in Sea of Thieves Scale Test this weekend:

    @kruqnut @Sashlyr The Beta is the Client you will use for the scale test, make sure it is updated and you're good to go on Friday.

    Thanks!! Going to tell my bf, he is going to be so happy!

  • avecrux
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    @muse986 i've uninstalled my beta client. Can i preload it?

  • DHG IXxRMACxXI
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    @sashlyr said in Sea of Thieves Scale Test this weekend:

    @dhg-ixxrmacxxi said in Sea of Thieves Scale Test this weekend:

    @kruqnut @Sashlyr The Beta is the Client you will use for the scale test, make sure it is updated and you're good to go on Friday.

    Thanks!! Going to tell my bf, he is going to be so happy!

    The perfect Valentines Gift this year! You're welcome ;)

  • DHG IXxRMACxXI
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    @avecrux said in Sea of Thieves Scale Test this weekend:

    @muse986 i've uninstalled my beta client. Can i preload it?

    Just redownload the Beta Client and you're good to go!

  • mcy0
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    @muse986 Those who preorder now, can access this scale test too ?

  • DHG IXxRMACxXI
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    @mcy0 said in Sea of Thieves Scale Test this weekend:

    @muse986 Those who preorder now, can access this scale test too ?

    Via the Beta Client that you already have downloaded as a part of your Founder Access through the Xbox Insider Hub.

  • mcy0
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    @dhg-ixxrmacxxi :D

  • SappyElephante
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    I was just having some serious SoT withdrawals. Hopefully you can get the data you need Rare! With a little data warehousing experience I know how important scale testing can be.
    AND I GET ANOTHER OPORTUNITY TO TASTE THE SEA AND EXPERIENCE THE #GREATWATER!

  • DHG IXxRMACxXI
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    @sappyelephante Gif game is strong with ye me matey!

  • Pokepaws
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    So I'm right in thinking we can stream this session? :D

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