Countdown Beta?

[Korwin]

ETA – September 2016

[Korwin]

Just so I know when I need to start checking the Forum regulary.
(Almost missed the last one)

[Gelcube]

Easy-peasy! You just do like I do and ALWAYS check the forums regularly. :d/

Once the humans get the internet implants where they don’t make you go all explody, I’m definitely going to be living here.

[Tizzy]

T-A-G seems to be going in short massive bursts, so date is random; however, v3 is moving fairly quickly; however, I think you won’t see anything before late April. That would be the earliest. It may be later than that.

[Korwin]

I updated the thread title with an late April ETA.

[Lhans]

Starts camping out for sign up for beta reader list.

[Tizzy]

So this can be the un-official sign up list!

[Sleepy Ghost]

Sign me up. I’m disappointed I missed the last one

[The Author Guy]

You don’t need to be too disappointed.

Beta Demonhood is not for everyone. As I explained at the last one, and will again, Beta Demons are creatures that travel alternate timelines.

For example in various places, but in particular book 3. I talk about how it’s easy to plane travel to different worlds, but swapping timelines, getting to alternate Astlan for example is very difficult. It’s a minimal frequency shift sort of thing. Plane traveling spells don’t work, however some time spells can force you to swap to other timelines.

Beta Demons live and breathe in alternate timeline space. They see and experience things that might have been, might never be.

I.e. they are privy to other versions of reality where things might turn out differently, some things never happened, people make different choices.

And this can be very disconcerting for some readers.

For example, Beta Demons from the Heavenly Host know what is happening with Captain Asmeth and the people who stole the book; no one else does. Yet.

They also saw a timeline where the Knights of Chaos did not attack at the same time as Lilith’s troops. Where Jenn and Gastrope’ snuggled on a roller coaster ride through the mountain. Something they don’t even remember now.

So, for story purists, who don’t like seeing how sausage is made, Beta Demonization can “spoil things”

On the other hand, Beta Demons are also like gods in that they can shape the destiny of characters and the story.

My point being is, it can be fun, but it’s also sort of like seeing actors acting on a green screen set instead of the Death Star. Or seeing a different cut of a movie. (which is literally what it is)

[Sleepy Ghost]

That sounds… so rad.

[Netter]

There are down sides, like TAG said…

Now we Beta Demon’s live with the knowledge that we will never again have ‘5 Fruit Pie’, as 3 of the 5 ingredients no longer exist.

The pie wasn’t a lie, it was one of the best confections in existence, but sadly it is no more than a Tizzy-cookie dream now…

[Sleepy Ghost]

Well, those are some pretty great points. Seeing as how I’m so in love with this series I really can’t tell if it would be worth it. And speaking of Tizzy’s cookies… are we going to get some insight on how exactly he got the “special ingredient”? Like maybe where he got it from? Sorry if that’s off track.

[The Author Guy]

Yes, I have that in my sights.

Not book 3, it’s more of a side-story, but I’ve got that covered.

[KnightofAbyss]

Side story? When will this said side story be released? Also Tizzy will you lend me your cookie recipe. With your special ingredient included.

[Winter]

that truly sounds awesome, alternate timelines just mean more story ‘What if’s’

[Author]

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