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With Beta 3 looming, I thought it would be prudent to release the full Beta 3 schedule so everyone knows what to expect....
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27th October 2014 GMT 12:01
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Someone posts in some far off country that it is now the 28th and enquires how long until Beta 3? They also enquire if the Beta 3 will include a full wipe.
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27th October 2014 GMT 23:55
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Forum activity rises as people get excited about the pending release They also enquire if the Beta 3 will include a full wipe.
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28th October 2014 GMT 00:05
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Forum disappoint rises as it pointed out that people generally sleep during the night when they have a busy job developing a game.
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28th October 2014 GMT 07:00
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Forum disappoint increases as they dont understand why Frontier Developments do not have a working day that starts at GMT 05:00
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28th October 2014 GMT 10:00
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First person to post on the forum that they have wasted 50 pounds on this Beta and expect a quicker release of the update. They also enquire if the Beta 3 will include a full wipe.
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28th October 2014 GMT 15:00
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First report of someone saying the upgrade is beginning because they are having trouble logging onto the game. Everyone else can login fine.
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28th October 2014 GMT 16:00
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Forum is now being blitz by people asking where Beta 3 is?
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28th October 2014 GMT 17:00
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Someone notices that a Beta 3 client is available to download if you do something really obscure.
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28th October 2014 GMT 17:10
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Loads of people confirm that the Beta 3 client is available obscurely but doesnt work
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28th October 2014 GMT 17:20
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Loads more people confirm that the Beta 3 client is available obscurely but doesnt work
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28th October 2014 GMT 17:30
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Official Post on the forum confirms that upgrade is about to begin but it may take hours.
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28th October 2014 GMT 17:31
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Second person to post on the forum that they have wasted 50 pounds on this Beta and expect a quicker release of the update. They also enquire if the Beta 3 will include a full wipe. Someone else confirms that the Beta 3 client is available obscurely but doesnt work
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28th October 2014 GMT 17:35
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Someone reports that an in game message has told them that the servers are shutting down
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28th October 2014 GMT 17:37
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8 other people report the same message.
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28th October 2014 GMT 17:55
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Game servers go offline
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28th October 2014 GMT 18:00
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Forums go mad with speculation of how long the upgrade will take and how very excited they are.
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28th October 2014 GMT 18:05
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Forum moderators hit the diazepam hard as duplicates threads breed like rabbits.
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28th October 2014 GMT 21:00
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Impatience and Anger increases visibly on the forum. Two more people declare they have wasted 50 pounds on the game. Someone enquires if the Beta 3 will include a full wipe.
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28th October 2014 GMT 22:00
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The forum now only consists of three factions. The Angry. Those defending the game to the hilt. The still very excited people.
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28th October 2014 GMT 23:55
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Elite: Dangerous update Beta 3.0 released on schedule as promised
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28th October 2014 GMT 23:56
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The world attempts to log on
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28th October 2014 GMT 23:57
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Visible smoke is seen rising out of the servers.
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28th October 2014 GMT 23:58
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People start moaning on the forums they cant log onto Beta 3
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29th October 2014 GMT 00:05
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Commander Thrust from Bradford posts on the forum to say how brilliant Beta 3 looks. The rest of the forum goes crazy that they cant log on. Someone enquires if the Beta 3 will include a full wipe.
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29th October 2014 GMT 01:00
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Commander Thrust from Bradford is now criticising small issues on Beta 3 while the rest of the forum still goes crazy that they cant log on.
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29th October 2014 GMT 02:00
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Elite: Dangerous update Beta 3.01 contains several tweaks and fixes based on feedback from Beta 3.0
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29th October 2014 GMT 02:05
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Commander Thrust from Bradford reports that he sees no difference in 3.01 while the rest of the forum still goes crazy that they cant log on.
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29th October 2014 GMT 02:15
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Someone else reports that they are logged on and working OK in 3.01. They think Frontier are wonderful and enquires why there seems to have been a partial wipe? The rest of the forum still goes crazy that they cant log on.
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29th October 2014 GMT 04:00
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Things start to settle down. Many people are now logged on and using the game. Several posts taking about Newtonian physics. Heated debate begins.
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29th October 2014 GMT 05:00
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Commander Thrust from Bradford is now listing the things that should be improved in Beta 3. He is now asking about the Gamma release.
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29th October 2014 GMT 05:01
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Many people still having issues logging on. Many people now think they have wasted 50 Pounds. Commander Thrust from Bradford is now slightly unhappy that he feels the cockpit is a little too light in his ASP.
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29th October 2014 GMT 16:01
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Elite: Dangerous update Beta 3.02 contains several tweaks and fixes based on feedback from Beta 3.01
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29th October 2014 GMT 16:02
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Approximately 15 seconds after hitting the enter button to release 3.02, the Devs fall asleep on their keyboards after being in stress hell for the last 36 hours.
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29th October 2014 GMT 16:30
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Moderators turn to the Diazepam once again as bug reports and opinions flood the forum.
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29th October 2014 GMT 17:00
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Commanders located in Madagascar are still out raged as they cannot log on.
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30th October 2014 GMT 14:00
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Elite: Dangerous update Beta 3.03 contains several tweaks and fixes based on feedback from Beta 3.02
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30th October 2014 GMT 14:00
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Madagascar now happy. However users reporting that they are still having server issues if they work in ASDA, own a dog and wear a Superdry hoodie.
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31st October 2014 GMT 10:00
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SuperDry hoodie wearing dog owners (who work in ASDA) very unhappy that their issue has not yet been resolved.
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31st October 2014 GMT 15:00
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Elite: Dangerous update Beta 3.04 contains several tweaks and fixes based on feedback from Beta 3.03
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1st November 2014 GMT 10:00
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Someone enquires if there will be a new patch today. It is pointed out that it is in fact a weekend. Someone else asks why there seems to have been a partial wipe in Beta 3. Commander Thrust from Bradford is now bored of Beta 3 and feels he has wasted 50 pounds
