When Will We Finally Be Beta?
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 3:49 pm
I know that features are more or less in place barring a massive Dev overhaul, so wouldn't we be in BETA PHASE at this point?
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When Will We Finally Be Beta?
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Re: When Will We Finally Be Beta?
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 4:12 pm
Probably never. It's Alpha sounds better.
Re: When Will We Finally Be Beta?
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 4:24 pm
I'm actually curious what someone thinks moving to "beta" would actually accomplish on a practical level.
Re: When Will We Finally Be Beta?
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 4:29 pm
Aethilmar wrote: Sat Dec 22, 2018 4:24 pm I'm actually curious what someone thinks moving to "beta" would actually accomplish on a practical level.
Nothing.
- It's Alpha!
- It's Beta!
- It's 1.0 but it's still work in progress!
Re: When Will We Finally Be Beta?
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 4:34 pm
You could try something original and just go straight to the "omega" version. Cooler than "alpha" imo.
Might be able to give a presentation at a conference about it.
Re: When Will We Finally Be Beta?
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 4:42 pm
Player comes in, sees one of the below, his reaction is:- It's Alpha!
- It's Beta!
- It's 1.0 but it's still work in progress!
- Alpha - well, **** it, it's unplayable as alpha is more of a playtest ground to see if basic features are working
- Beta - well, pre-release state of the game, should be playable in most of the areas, changes are deemed to happen but stuff would be getting close to end-state, worth trying if I should have the patience for a bug here and there
- 1.0 - full release, with tweaks happening (come on, how many 1.0 MMOs were ever released, it's always some 1.0.8 or stuff like that), should be working in 99% of the areas, definately worth trying
right now RoR is somewhere between alpha-beta state where some stuff isn't implemented yet while other was playtested for years
Re: When Will We Finally Be Beta?
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 4:59 pm
This is how I see the definition of Alpha/Beta/Release.szejoza wrote: Sat Dec 22, 2018 4:42 pm Player comes in, sees one of the below, his reaction is:
- Alpha - well, **** it, it's unplayable as alpha is more of a playtest ground to see if basic features are working
- Beta - well, pre-release state of the game, should be playable in most of the areas, changes are deemed to happen but stuff would be getting close to end-state, worth trying if I should have the patience for a bug here and there
- 1.0 - full release, with tweaks happening (come on, how many 1.0 MMOs were ever released, it's always some 1.0.8 or stuff like that), should be working in 99% of the areas, definately worth trying
right now RoR is somewhere between alpha-beta state where some stuff isn't implemented yet while other was playtested for years
No MMO is "finished" and "fully working" in all areas. Alpha made me think this was going to be a nightmare of bugs. It's got a few, but it was a surprise how well everything worked. It's definitely more of a Beta to me, most major bugs are taken care of, just minor bugs and content is missing.
Re: When Will We Finally Be Beta?
Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2018 1:47 am
Holy smack, THIS.Aethilmar wrote: Sat Dec 22, 2018 4:34 pm You could try something original and just go straight to the "omega" version.
Re: When Will We Finally Be Beta?
Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2018 1:49 am
I'll give you this, Hargy, You're a better programmer than you are a marketer. 
Re: When Will We Finally Be Beta?
Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2018 2:46 am
We like to keep expectations low. You guys are more than enough hassle for us.