I'm glad you opened entombed up to general testing, I'm not sure how much
longer I could have waited for it to come out *grins*. Even in its current
stage it's a pretty good experience. Looking forward to the next build, bugs
and all.
Just out of curiosity, is it going to stay open to general testing? Or will
it eventually go back into a closed alpha stage if too many bugs start
showing up?
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From: "Jason Allen" <evildi...@gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 5:31 PM
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org>
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] beta of mysteries of the ancients
Well in Entombed's case, I'm new to the community so I thought a broader
test phase would be better. It's true, there is a real danger in turning
people off your game when they test it expecting a much more polished
experience. I think it helps to only open the game to testers when it will
exceed their expectations. That first impression is important. Just things
I've learned to better apply to future projects.
Jason
On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 11:18 AM, Shadow Dragon
<elementalult...@hotmail.com
wrote:
Have to agree with ryan here. I was under the impression that it wasn't
really up for vote. If the dev says its not ready to be released to the
general public, which includes people who pre-ordered the game, then its
probably not ready to be released. Odds are the game is in a barely
playable
stage, with plenty of bugs to be ironed out. I imagine the beta testers
will
be the people who pre-ordered the game, when the game is in a much more
playable stage. I have to say I'm surprised games like entombed are
available for general testing. In one sense it helps to have more testers
so
more bugs can be found, but in another sense it draws out a lot of people
who are expecting a full game and don't realize its barely been started.
Not
meant to be taken personally and not directed at anyone in particular
but,
there you have it. Just my personal opinion.
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