Advanced Mission Beta Details Next Week!!

[TheFool]

As its been said there are ppl playing Xbox version of the game in alpha currently they said Xbox ps3 and pc are all playing on the same server/shard so the beta we will play will not be for bugs, we believe it will be for stress testing the server to see if they need upgrade change anything so the console versions are being tested chill out

So console versions are still in alpha less than a month away from release while pc has been in it's beta stages for god only knows how long.. Gotta love getting a half assed product. Trion should really just stick to pc, they clearly don't give a damn about console.

[Codex]

Actually the PC is an alpha server, which often goes down for the quick fixes - it's technically the dev server. The more stable beta server is only open for the beta weekends.

[blindingglint]

The pc are playing off the same server what's the difference. They are all playing on the alpha server and like its been posted numerous times the console beta isn't really a beta but a stress test for there servers so when the game goes live it doesn't go down

[Raizell_Hunter]

lol, for the love of the great arkfall its a MMO, when it comes down to it. It is always a beta thats why they patch and fixes things so often so isn't it all this a mute point alpha/beta its all the same for a MMO and when the game is live beta/retail version again the same thing lol. If I every play a MMO that comes out and doesn't patchs and fixes as soon as the server goes live or within 48 hours of it being live I would be shocked and think I am playing a single player game lol.

[TheFool]

The pc are playing off the same server what's the difference. They are all playing on the alpha server and like its been posted numerous times the console beta isn't really a beta but a stress test for there servers so when the game goes live it doesn't go down

Okay, so in other words, they are not looking for specificly for feedback from people, just "come on our server and see if it handles you all". That seems pretty unfair considering they advertised a garunteed beta invite for pre orders, instead they should have stated "invite to stress test" The reason this is bugging me so much, is I have been involved in many beta tests on games and the main reason I had pre ordered was to be a beta tester, not to be involved in the very last stages of a beta just to test and configure their servers to handle everyone.

[Codex]

You do give feedbag. It's very easy to give mission feedback after completing them as well as to report bugs.

I probably shouldn't have said that much as it's probably breaking NDA, but you are able to make reports and give feedback when in the beta/alpha.

[blindingglint]

Okay, so in other words, they are not looking for specificly for feedback from people, just "come on our server and see if it handles you all". That seems pretty unfair considering they advertised a garunteed beta invite for pre orders, instead they should have stated "invite to stress test" The reason this is bugging me so much, is I have been involved in many beta tests on games and the main reason I had pre ordered was to be a beta tester, not to be involved in the very last stages of a beta just to test and configure their servers to handle everyone.

It is what it is - you can make a request to join there alpha team and if by chance u get a invite go for it....but IMO just getting a chance to play before anyone else who hasn't preorder or hasn't gotten a beta invite is worth the pre order to me, thats the only reason I preordered it

[DarkKnyt29]

Okay, so in other words, they are not looking for specificly for feedback from people, just "come on our server and see if it handles you all". That seems pretty unfair considering they advertised a garunteed beta invite for pre orders, instead they should have stated "invite to stress test" The reason this is bugging me so much, is I have been involved in many beta tests on games and the main reason I had pre ordered was to be a beta tester, not to be involved in the very last stages of a beta just to test and configure their servers to handle everyone.

I can definitely understand the frustration. Ive been following the game since early February 2013 to get as much info as I can and was also enticed with the whole "guaranteed beta invite." Im pretty sure they do care about the console gamer and are working out everything toward it. I'm not going to say "you should be lucky they are even letting you play the game" because that sounds like crap but we are so close to the end here and it will be fun to get a taste of the game before release. To be honest, Im considering not even playing the beta so then its not just a tease for what would come out presumably a week later

[Hiero Glyph]

You do give feedbag. It's very easy to give mission feedback after completing them as well as to report bugs.

I probably shouldn't have said that much as it's probably breaking NDA, but you are able to make reports and give feedback when in the beta/alpha.

In the context of a console beta, reporting an error/bug requires time/effort for the developer to investigate/replicate. Certainly by having the console beta so close to release there is limited time (read: almost none) remaining to properly respond to the bugs/errors that will be reported by launch. While I do understand that the basic code is the same for all three platforms, we all know how difficult it is to 'port' code from one platform to the next and expect them to all run optimally. At this point the console beta is a glorified demo and the best that Trion can hope for is to optimize the server settings before launch. And yes, I am familiar with development cycles and am a programmer myself.

To be fair, I think even Crysis 3 had more lead time with their beta (read: demo) on the 360. The difference here is that Trion went out of their way to claim that this would not be a demo, when in fact it is quickly becoming nothing more than that. If the console beta is not this weekend, having one week to fix the provided feedback is next to impossible. I am looking for ward to this game, but have very little faith in the console 'ports' at this point in time.

[BleakPanther]

The catch is that there isn't really a console "port". The Dev/Alpha server is a cross platform (PS3/360/PC) server playing 24/7. They have been developing all 3 platforms at once. They set things up such that all that would be needed by the final beta is a server load test and minimal bug catching, if all goes to plan. They haven't just decided to take the pc work and slap it into a console package and test it 2 weeks before release.