Автор сообщения: REDBowl

I'm confused...I.....bought it but...will have to wait until alpha is over, eh? mkmk. was this timed for stimulus backed gamers or somethin?

No, it's called "a release". An Alpha is not a release. It's still a relatively half-baked product that developers want to have people's feedback to get it done right.

If you bought the DLC but didn't buy your participation in Alpha, then you will have to wait for the DLC to be actually released, like everybody else who bought the DLC does.

Nice, this seems like a well thought out plan and approach to getting some controlled QA data, more or less.

Folks- remember Frontier had metrics they use to see what people are tending to do or have trouble with. They can see things like "Oh, 85% of players die over and over when they encounter X, that needs balanced". Stuff like that.

Also, the reason they want to phase the rollout is to essentially 1) force us to test certain things before others which is likely important for technical reasons and just to be organized and 2) introduce the existing cmdr data last to separate compatibility issues from the other testing. You don't want to debug 2 issues at a time if you can limit it to 1.

Source - mediocre software developer

Frankly, I want to be able to build bases for colonization with all the different types of production possible (with long build times and many, many stages from very basic to very complex) - and walk around in them. This is what REAL exploration and staking out claims, etc, would be. There is no reason that in the long run you shouldn't be able to create new 'nations' in such a vast galaxy.

Автор сообщения: Хаッ ruLon

Автор сообщения: AtomiK

Eh, I think I'll wait 5 years until it gets integrated into the main game for free...

It's like eating leftovers after a banquet. Why 5 years and not 10? ))

Mmm leftovers. Yum!

You're right, I can wait longer. :) I bought Horizons after a long hold off period and still it wasn't cheap on sale. Played it for a bit, wasn't really impressed. Then they announce it is being integrated into the main game for free and all future buyers get it included with initial purchase. Cool.

Knowing how things work with this game I will just wait to get it for free later on down the line after all the bugs and balancing etc have been implemented. My steam backlog is big enough, I can play other stuff while I wait. Plus how long have we waited for other games *cough* Star Citizen *cough*. Waiting seems to be a regular part of the games industry now it seems. Haha :D

Автор сообщения: NoShotz

Автор сообщения: tmccreadie88

so we pay to do your job for you ( but it was covid-19)

Alpha's help them find bugs, which is a really important thing to do. The more people there are that can find bugs, the more bugs that can be fixed.

It dosent change what he said that this job was done by groups of people paid for doing this and now it is done by people paying to test it out

Автор сообщения: TASA

Автор сообщения: NoShotz

Alpha's help them find bugs, which is a really important thing to do. The more people there are that can find bugs, the more bugs that can be fixed.

It dosent change what he said that this job was done by groups of people paid for doing this and now it is done by people paying to test it out :lunar2020thinkingtiger:

Wow, almost like actual fans want to support the game????

You know a beta comes after alpha right? I bet ya didn't because if you did you guys wouldn't be ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ and moaning over what is essentially a closed beta

Автор сообщения: slingshot5

Автор сообщения: TASA

It dosent change what he said that this job was done by groups of people paid for doing this and now it is done by people paying to test it out

Wow, almost like actual fans want to support the game????

You know a beta comes after alpha right? I bet ya didn't because if you did you guys wouldn't be ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ and moaning over what is essentially a closed beta

You wouldn't need alpha and beta if there was people paid for that like it was so well done before. But I bet ya didn't know because if you were you would stop licking Frontier *** over a **** business model that basically poison gaming industries since at least a decade.

You're not a fan supporting the game you're just cheap labor doing their test jobs for free thinking that you make a change for the best when actually you're just saving them some $$$ for their investors Group. Public alpha/beta and early acces ******** is one of the biggest joke in the gaming industries and people are so blind they don't even saw it.

So yea, like he said you fans pay to do their jobs and even funnier you are proud of it. Enjoy your free labor mate

Автор сообщения: AtomiK

Автор сообщения: Хаッ ruLon

It's like eating leftovers after a banquet. Why 5 years and not 10? ))

Mmm leftovers. Yum!

You're right, I can wait longer. :) I bought Horizons after a long hold off period and still it wasn't cheap on sale. Played it for a bit, wasn't really impressed. Then they announce it is being integrated into the main game for free and all future buyers get it included with initial purchase. Cool.

Knowing how things work with this game I will just wait to get it for free later on down the line after all the bugs and balancing etc have been implemented. My steam backlog is big enough, I can play other stuff while I wait. Plus how long have we waited for other games *cough* Star Citizen *cough*. Waiting seems to be a regular part of the games industry now it seems. Haha :D

I liked your answer: D But if anything, join the banquet :))

Автор сообщения: KRON

Nice, this seems like a well thought out plan and approach to getting some controlled QA data, more or less.

Folks- remember Frontier had metrics they use to see what people are tending to do or have trouble with. They can see things like "Oh, 85% of players die over and over when they encounter X, that needs balanced". Stuff like that.

Also, the reason they want to phase the rollout is to essentially 1) force us to test certain things before others which is likely important for technical reasons and just to be organized and 2) introduce the existing cmdr data last to separate compatibility issues from the other testing. You don't want to debug 2 issues at a time if you can limit it to 1.

Source - mediocre software developer

Some stuff 95% of the players need to fail at repeatedly for it to be glorious though :D nicely put by the way

Автор сообщения: Archon

i regret pre-ordering this, the only thing i wanted from it was ship interiors and now thats apperently a no i am about to give up on the game entirly

same for me...i was hoping to walk in my ship in and out...odysee is a joke now for me, i hasnt play this game since 3 years, and nothing really happend ....just Star citizen can help me, playing sc and waiting to release this game takes years but worth it!

What time zone will expac go live

Автор сообщения: Jester Kane

What time zone will expac go live

10AM UTC on Monday 29th March.

I have prepaid via steam. Will you be sending an alpha access code or should I expect the download to happen automatically?

Автор сообщения: Markgraf

I have prepaid via steam. Will you be sending an alpha access code or should I expect the download to happen automatically?

Based on the lack of information, the updates are likely to be in normal mode.

Автор сообщения: Markgraf

I have prepaid via steam. Will you be sending an alpha access code or should I expect the download to happen automatically?

Most likely you will go to start your Elite and before the launcher will run it will demand an update for the launcher. Then with the new launcher Odyssey will download as a game update for 1-24 hours. Click on odyssey alpha or whatever and plop. Your in! :D