Closed Alpha: Everything You Need to Know [UPDATED]

1: How to sign up for Alpha

Visit the official Ark site: http://www.playark.com/

Click "APPLY FOR ALPHA"

Fill out the form

Wait for the key (if you don't receive a key, wait until June 2nd to buy EA)

2: When will Alpha keys be sent out?

3: If I get an Alpha key, will I be able to stream it on Youtube or Twitch?

4: If keys are being sent out Friday, will we know if we are selected earlier?(most commonly asked question right now)

but there is no guaranteed time and you are not guaranteed a spot

DrJill: Originally posted by

5: Will posting repetitive questions about the Alpha on the discussion forum gain the attention of the devs and get you a key?

Wildcard Jat: Originally posted by TheRightHand: Originally posted by



The NDAs are NDAs. It means non-disclosure, which means you don't talk about it until the term on the NDA has been lifted. That's how NDAs work.



When we're done giving out keys, we will say that we're done giving out keys.



If you haven't gotten an e-mail by now, then just keep an eye out. Don't sit around refreshing your inbox like a mad-beast, you'll get one when you get one, if you get one.



We'll be sending more invites out after this initial wave of invites as well.



There's not really any silence, there's just not much to discuss on the matter.



Be patient, the game launches on EA in 10 days.



- The Right Hand.



TheRightHand: Originally posted by



So please be patient for now and assume that you're going to get to play the game on the scheduled release date-- June 2.



If you're contacted for Alpha testing, that's just icing on the cake.



- The Right Hand.

Just to clear up some issues about the alpha.

Wildcard Jat: Originally posted by



The game isn't cancelled! Don't worry. Still full steam ahead for the 2nd of June :)! Only 9 days to go! So you guys won't have to wait very long. As for the Alpha, you'll start to see people online on Steam client on Monday, though they'll still be under NDA :). A lot of work has been done throughout the weekend on LAN and Local Builds that are generated many times throughout the day for the internal team. We've been doing a lot of testing so that if anything were to leak, we would be able to live with it. Ideally we'd prefer if nothing did though, the game's release is only a few days away so there's not long to go!



Also before anyone asks, we're still sending out emails and getting in touch for other testers. There's no static time as to when to expect emails, just check your inbox every now and then. Please don't sit there spamming F5 though! You'll go absolutely bonkers :p, watch a movie, play some games and just chill out. Turn on notifications so you get a little buzz so that way you won't miss anything!



We'll be sure to let everyone know when we stop looking for alpha testers.

The devs have stated that they will be sent out this week and to quote their most recent digest, Jat said:No, the devs have stated that you cannot stream it or make screenshots.Perhaps a dev could give us total closure on this one but here's what I've seen so far.Based on what they said in the quoted text above and on the communities comments, the answer is that if you are selected you will get your keys on Friday. Furthermore, they have already started to send out the emails letting the lucky bunch know that they will be getting their keys on Friday (and probably getting them to sign NDA's).So apparently yes, if you were selected you will most likely find out before FridayHere's something I dug up in another thread:No, the keys have already been chosen. Come on guys it's less than 2 weeks away at the time of posting this.Here's some posts from the devsThat's really all there is that needs know about how to get the key and when they will be sent out.**someone please make this a sticky, the discussions are being overloaded with the same questions**