Midair CE New Release Date Set

[rish57]

Looking at September of 2024, who is ready?! ;)

Love to get out the old stick and poke that dead pig...aka, jumping in these forums and see if anything has been accomplished or discussed lately. As I assumed, nothing has happened, if anything was on the horizon, the discord (or the website) would at least have some activity even if they aren't giving away any new beta keys (since they are out or whatever).

There was some sort of discussion surrounding some sort of IP licensing issue or something that was holding things up... I'm not 100% sure how legit that actually is, but no update on that either.

So just for the record: the game was slotted to be released sometime in 2020 from what I remember, like december or something. It was then moved to March of '21, then pushed to Dec '21, then March '22, then Sept. '22. Obviously there are a plethora of issues surrounding the release, most of which seems to revolve around the fact that people are doing it on their own time etc.

Here is a thought, if it's essentially dead, then why not just make it open beta till the final version of the game is completed? What's the point of having a closed beta for years on end if nothing is being accomplished? Once again, if something was being accomplished, wouldn't there be some sort of consistent news or updates?

Seriously, just make it open beta for the time being, continue to "work on it" while more people have access to it...I don't see the point on continuing to limit access to the game with no one really playing it.

Make it happen! ;)

[Colonel Blair]

I'm not privvy to all the details of the legal issues but last I heard things were still progressing there just very slowly. Lawyers taking their time with things for the most part.

When I signed on to help with community stuff I never expected the release to take this long, nor did the other devs so trust me when I say we're all rather frustrated with the delays and can only guess at how annoying it must be for those who don't have access at all.

As for release, the guys who put their hands up to make this (I'm not part of that group) had a vision for what they wanted to see at release / open beta and are sticking with those goals. Agree with it or not, that's what the plan is currently.

[Eyescream]

Luckily it's being released. I grew up on the OG tribes games and it seems this is the newest best thing. Looking forward to trying it out, don't want to wait though lol.

[Wargnar]

is there an typing mistake? you say 2024 but i meant 2022 right?

[Colonel Blair]

Originally posted by Malllou:

is there an typing mistake? you say 2024 but i meant 2022 right?

They were mostly teasing, but it's a fair point considering things have been rather significantly delayed.
2023 is most likely at this point.

[wiretap]

Originally posted by Malllou:

is there an typing mistake? you say 2024 but i meant 2022 right?

I was a frequent Tribes player, and I don't think it's a typo... nothing new for MIdair CE (Midair 2) as of January 2023, and it's still in closed beta. At this pace, I could absolutely see this game taking another year before coming out of beta.

[rish57]

Haven't checked these forums for almost a year now...imagine that, nothing has changed. Obviously games need corporate backing for anything to actually happen, which is really sad cause that's what caused such a disconnect with the tribes series to begin with...although it may not be complete, why just not make it open to everyone at this point? Maybe by doing so could create a buzz and a financial opportunity...

[Colonel Blair]

Originally posted by rish57:

Haven't checked these forums for almost a year now...imagine that, nothing has changed. Obviously games need corporate backing for anything to actually happen, which is really sad cause that's what caused such a disconnect with the tribes series to begin with...although it may not be complete, why just not make it open to everyone at this point? Maybe by doing so could create a buzz and a financial opportunity...

It's not hard to get in if you want to play - join the discord and sign up for one of the public server events & you'll get a key.
There's public games running most days at the moment for NA region, and heaps of pick up games running every day (NA region pretty much every day, and EU and AU/OCE most days).

We limit access via discord as the necessary guides for new players are located there - the new player experience is going to be very poor for someone who doesn't have access to the guides & a place to connect with the existing community.