Guest Celestial Posted November 25, 2001 Posted November 25, 2001 I know some people who are playing the beta, and they can't step away from it. Now I'm really looking forward to this game.
Millions o' Monkeys Posted November 25, 2001 Posted November 25, 2001 theres a beta out??? i never heard of anything
CaptainRAVE Posted November 25, 2001 Posted November 25, 2001 Its a closed beta, so only Raven people get to test it. I personally would have liked a public beta test, ah well .......hopefully they'll get all the bugs out.
Darth Lunatic1587246489 Posted November 25, 2001 Posted November 25, 2001 Beta? Oh nnooooo Beta! They're playing thru the single player? Are we gonna get any video footage of the game in it's current state soon?
Sarcastic Saint Posted November 25, 2001 Posted November 25, 2001 Now wait a minute....back up the truck....Beta?? But doesnt that normally imply that the game is at an advanced stage?? (Polishing and the like) So perhaps the Februari release date isnt so ridiculous after all....or at least not impossible....man that would be cool. Well just a thought.
TornSoul Posted November 25, 2001 Posted November 25, 2001 Beta means they have a working game. This does not mean there aren't any bugs left in it. Tracking down and fixing bux is time consuming work. Even one bug can sometimes take several weeks or even months to fix, so don't expect the game to be ready tomorrow. Also "beta" can be a lot of things. Sometimes it means the game is finished except for a few minor things (like a couple of details in some levels or adding a couple of voices). Sometimes it means they have the engine running good enough to walk around in a level, but they haven't made all the levels yet and haven't done the voices etc. From beta to final version can take years sometimes, although I don't think (and hope) that will be the case here.
Toa Tahu Posted November 25, 2001 Posted November 25, 2001 Aah,crap.I thought you were going to say there was an open beta.Anyway,no game is ever going to have an open beta,and even if there is,they'll be limited to like...100 players...?They won't have so many people,simply because the beta might cost money,you know...
Agen Posted November 25, 2001 Posted November 25, 2001 if it's near advanced level then it's beta if it's medium level and u can do a few things then it shoudl be alpha.
CaptainRAVE Posted November 25, 2001 Posted November 25, 2001 Firstly, alot of games have open betas, some games have 100,000 beta testers. Secondly, a beta test is no indication of how far along production is. Sometimes a beta can last for a month or two and then the game comes out, and sometimes it can last for about 5 months and then the game comes out. It depends how many bugs there are, and how few they want on the final version.
Guest Celestial Posted November 25, 2001 Posted November 25, 2001 I was on Tribes 2 Beta, it took 6 months or more after that to release the final game.
CaptainRAVE Posted November 26, 2001 Posted November 26, 2001 Yea, same for fighting legends, it took all summer to beta test.
Guest Celestial Posted November 26, 2001 Posted November 26, 2001 I'm hoping they release JO around March. From what I hear the beta is very solid.
Sarcastic Saint Posted November 26, 2001 Posted November 26, 2001 Yeah i'm with Celestial on this 1...i mean lets not forget that these guys are experts when it comes to the Q3 engine and all it "moods". And basicly all Q3 engine powered games are the same (code wise i mean)....more or less. In other words i can imagine that its indeed a pretty solid beta...hey a man can hope right?? [ November 26, 2001: Message edited by: Darth Sarcastic ]
nykel007 Posted November 26, 2001 Posted November 26, 2001 you know people on the bata testing, hmmmm.........
Wacky_Baccy Posted November 27, 2001 Posted November 27, 2001 ^ ROFL!! Who's your fave Ghostbuster, and why? Do you look anything like your (partial) namesake in Voyager: Elite Force?? W_B
ChangKhan Posted November 27, 2001 Posted November 27, 2001 Originally posted by Wacky_Baccy: <STRONG>^ Who's your fave Ghostbuster, and why? </STRONG> Rick Moranis, just because. Originally posted by Wacky_Baccy: <STRONG>Do you look anything like your (partial) namesake in Voyager: Elite Force??</STRONG> The texture was based on my face, sans moustache, but the facial/head/hair structure was more caucasian in shape so it ended up looking more like Keanu Reeves than me.
SlowbieOne Posted November 27, 2001 Posted November 27, 2001 It seems the infamous lone Raven/LEC poster, ChangKhan is back in all his glory. It's good to see someone cares. We need you around here more often ChangKhan(when time allows you of course), keep up the good work, and MTFBWY.
Darth Simpson Posted November 27, 2001 Posted November 27, 2001 ChangKhan[RAVEN] : Lead Gameplay Programmer Now this is the man!
Agen Posted November 27, 2001 Posted November 27, 2001 this indeedy do dahby damn dany indeedy. Questions?
X-Vector Posted November 27, 2001 Posted November 27, 2001 Hey Mike, long time no see (about a year I guess - you probably don't remember). Pour MRJ another Scotch and tell him to leave the Trek kids alone and hang out here once in a while, OK?
TrUeFoRcE Posted November 27, 2001 Posted November 27, 2001 a beta would be great, but i could deal with some new updates,like tons more screens and movie clips to keep us all even more interested, also to let us get an idea of how great the game is gonna be.... [ November 26, 2001: Message edited by: TrUeFoRcE ]
matt-- Posted November 27, 2001 Posted November 27, 2001 WOW. Good to see a dev post! Don't be a stranger!
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