Comments on: EG has 6,000 keys for Euro SOCOM beta http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/ This is the news Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:55:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: patlike http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-25956 patlike Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:03:57 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/#comment-25956 I'm going to use Cover It Live for the next live blog stuff. The site itself couldn't handle all the F5ing at GC. I’m going to use Cover It Live for the next live blog stuff. The site itself couldn’t handle all the F5ing at GC.

]]> By: Newbie101 http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-25955 Newbie101 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:03:26 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/#comment-25955 Ok ;). Ok ;) .

]]> By: Psychotext http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-25954 Psychotext Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:00:27 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/#comment-25954 Getting my knickers in a twist? What are you going on about? I thought we were talking about EG being powered by hamsters. Getting my knickers in a twist? What are you going on about? I thought we were talking about EG being powered by hamsters.

]]> By: Newbie101 http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-25953 Newbie101 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:50:25 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/#comment-25953 PT, before you get your knickers in a twist, I'd say the same if it was a Fable 2 beta as the same would obviously happen, ;). PT, before you get your knickers in a twist, I’d say the same if it was a Fable 2 beta as the same would obviously happen, ;) .

]]> By: Psychotext http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-25952 Psychotext Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:48:17 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/#comment-25952 Newbie, EG got taken down by the GC liveblog recently... and just about every other moderately exciting thing prior to that. There's a reason we say it's powered by hamsters. :) Newbie, EG got taken down by the GC liveblog recently… and just about every other moderately exciting thing prior to that. There’s a reason we say it’s powered by hamsters. :)

]]> By: Psychotext http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-25951 Psychotext Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:46:41 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/#comment-25951 Do that later when all the windowlickers have dissapeared and the actual fans that got jipped remain. Do that later when all the windowlickers have dissapeared and the actual fans that got jipped remain.

]]> By: Newbie101 http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-25950 Newbie101 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:46:38 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/#comment-25950 enough people to crash a mainstream gaming website? ;) ...but fair enough :). enough people to crash a mainstream gaming website? ;)

…but fair enough :) .

]]> By: Syrok http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-25949 Syrok Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:44:49 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/#comment-25949 I'm not living in the UK and don't give a sh*t about the game anyway so I got one left. Who wants it? I’m not living in the UK and don’t give a sh*t about the game anyway so I got one left. Who wants it?

]]> By: Psychotext http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-25948 Psychotext Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:37:04 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/#comment-25948 Apparently about 3000 left now Apparently about 3000 left now

]]> By: Newbie101 http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-25947 Newbie101 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:33:26 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/#comment-25947 Got one too! Firefox wasnt having any of it, back to ie and bang, first time! (nearly) Got one too! Firefox wasnt having any of it, back to ie and bang, first time! (nearly)

]]> By: Xephon1970 http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-25945 Xephon1970 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:30:04 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/#comment-25945 I got mine too...eventually. Just for the hell of it really. You'd think EG would have been a bit more prepared for this. God help them if they get the LBP beta keys... I got mine too…eventually. Just for the hell of it really.

You’d think EG would have been a bit more prepared for this. God help them if they get the LBP beta keys…

]]> By: redlander http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-25943 redlander Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:29:00 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/#comment-25943 got one, now all I have to do is wait 3 days for it to down load the 1500mb file... got one, now all I have to do is wait 3 days for it to down load the 1500mb file…

]]> By: Psychotext http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-25942 Psychotext Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:24:09 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/#comment-25942 Still 4800 keys left. Would appear that people just can't get onto the site to get one. lol Eurogamers shows 4500 people active. Which is a lot less than I thought the site could handle. Still 4800 keys left. Would appear that people just can’t get onto the site to get one. lol

Eurogamers shows 4500 people active. Which is a lot less than I thought the site could handle.

]]> By: patlike http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-25941 patlike Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:23:16 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/#comment-25941 Tom just told me they're delivering about 10 per second. Tom just told me they’re delivering about 10 per second.

]]> By: trav http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-25940 trav Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:21:37 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/#comment-25940 Well got my code. \o/ *mashes F5 for the hell of it now* Well got my code. \o/

*mashes F5 for the hell of it now*

]]> By: Psychotext http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-25939 Psychotext Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:14:53 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/#comment-25939 Nothing in particular. Beta hunters are just insane. Now imagine if it was Little Big Planet. :D Nothing in particular. Beta hunters are just insane.

Now imagine if it was Little Big Planet. :D

]]> By: Syrok http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-25938 Syrok Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:13:57 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/#comment-25938 Heh, I managed to get on the site, but all I got was a blank page.^^ What's so special about Socom anyway? PS: Still over 5000 keys left Heh, I managed to get on the site, but all I got was a blank page.^^

What’s so special about Socom anyway?

PS: Still over 5000 keys left

]]> By: Psychotext http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-25937 Psychotext Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:13:35 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/#comment-25937 If I were them right now I'd take everything but the beta pages temporarily offline. Deal with the traffic spike and then put the site back together. If I were them right now I’d take everything but the beta pages temporarily offline. Deal with the traffic spike and then put the site back together.

]]> By: Newbie101 http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-25936 Newbie101 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:12:12 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/#comment-25936 Wow, didnt realise a PS3 beta would be so high, traffic wise! Wow, didnt realise a PS3 beta would be so high, traffic wise!

]]> By: Psychotext http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-25935 Psychotext Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:11:08 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/#comment-25935 Yup. Slashdot effect... only without the slashdot obviously. Yup. Slashdot effect… only without the slashdot obviously.

]]> By: patlike http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-25934 patlike Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:09:06 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/#comment-25934 Apparently traffic's off the chart. Apparently traffic’s off the chart.

]]> By: Psychotext http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-25933 Psychotext Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:08:44 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/#comment-25933 I think it's about time EG did some work on their servers really. They seem incapable of handling any major event these days. I think it’s about time EG did some work on their servers really. They seem incapable of handling any major event these days.

]]> By: patlike http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-25931 patlike Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:05:07 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/#comment-25931 I doubt that's far from the truth. Million of panicking people thirsty for BETA. I doubt that’s far from the truth. Million of panicking people thirsty for BETA.

]]> By: redlander http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-25930 redlander Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:04:13 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/#comment-25930 mashes F5 mashes F5

]]> By: Psychotext http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-25929 Psychotext Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:02:19 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/#comment-25929 I have a beautiful image in my head of thousands of angry beta hunters hunched over their keyboard mashing F5. I have a beautiful image in my head of thousands of angry beta hunters hunched over their keyboard mashing F5.

]]> By: Syrok http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-25928 Syrok Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:00:52 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/#comment-25928 The whole network is dying. :) The whole network is dying. :)

]]> By: patlike http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-25927 patlike Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:58:31 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/#comment-25927 Whoops. Whoops.

]]> By: redlander http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-25926 redlander Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:58:28 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/#comment-25926 hehe its melted hehe its melted

]]> By: Psychotext http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-25924 Psychotext Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:42:54 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/#comment-25924 I see the site has keeled over and died already. :D I see the site has keeled over and died already. :D

]]> By: No_PUDding http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-25479 No_PUDding Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:07:48 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/02/eg-has-6000-keys-for-euro-socom-beta/#comment-25479 Hahah What more can I say? Hahah

What more can I say?

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