Open Beta (.7)

DarkTalon · Post by **DarkTalon** » 2007-12-01 20:23

getting closer and closer to release time every day, will .7 have an open beta?
I've always like the betas because it's usually exclusively good players (because forum goers tend to care more for the mod, than your average mainstream PR player)

or has their been an OB for .7 that i just completely missed?

*cough* holidays are coming soon *cough*
I always get a cold this time of the year, wish i had something to pass the time when i have to stay home.

Cpt.TruGun · Post by **Cpt.TruGun** » 2007-12-01 20:56

Yeh same, uni has been keeping me from playing PR quite a bit. Cant wait for the holidays to start playing every night again, would be great if .7 open beta is available.

Robbeh · Post by **Robbeh** » 2007-12-01 21:37

ill second that

LekyIRL · Post by **LekyIRL** » 2007-12-01 21:55

Actually this could work out quite well.

Rather then realeasing a 0.7 at Christmas and then a patch right after,when not have an open-beta during Christmas?

Viper5 · Post by **Viper5** » 2007-12-01 22:05

While im not sure of the final decision, some things to think about:

The Open Beta was both good and bad. It helped us identify some bugs and gameplay, but at the same time, the Open Beta also significantly took away from the awe of a new release. Part of the reason people are sick of the current maps is because they knew em head to toe before they were released. On a sidenote, there do seem to be a larger number of Closed Testers at the moment than in any prior release I can recal..

Just my observations.

Post by **IronTaxi** » 2007-12-01 22:54

fair observation but at this point we will "not" be doing the same type of Open Beta as in the past..

It was our first time doing a beta and as mentioned it was both good and bad...

One of the major problems that all the devs agreed upon was far too many servers were running and it caused a big split in the community which may or may not have lead to the lackluster performance of the .6 release. (player numbers)

So i would think we can look forward to a much more "closed" open beta sometime soon...

limited servers (ie 1 or 2 at most)

and limited play times (perhaps a week or a weekend only per test build)

For me personally, as a mapper, i hated the open beta because my new maps were completely played out by half the community already when the release came out... made me quite sad and dissapointed. I perfer almost everyone to get on a fresh map for the first time together and experience all its details as a group... more fun IMO...

anyway...wont say anymore right now..