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Mormegil

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Nov 21, 2005
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Feature lock before public demo release? I hoped this wouldn't happen, oh well.

Did you really expect it to go the other way around? I don't think that's how game development works. Not unless you want the game to be released 6 months after the large closed beta.


Anyway, this is TWI - they'll add stuff post release - they always do. Feature lock is what they want to have in by ship date. Updates are a different story.


Thanks for the update Alan!
 

UsF

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Sep 3, 2010
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Did you really expect it to go the other way around? I don't think that's how game development works. Not unless you want the game to be released 6 months after the large closed beta.


Yes I did expect it that way, since I already betatested close betas for other games that way. :(
Oh well, let's see how it turns out and wait for that sweet moment of the first bullet being fired. Can't wait to hear the sound and reworked recoil system, not to mention the awesome bipod gun systems.
 

Void

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Feb 5, 2007
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Feature lock before public demo release? I hoped this wouldn't happen, oh well.

Hope your closest friends did a good job and there won't be too much trouble when we find an issue with millions of people playing the game at the same time. :D

TIL "beta" "testers" are actually the real game designers.

This forum is getting better every day. :)
 

Forssen

FNG / Fresh Meat
Nov 23, 2010
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TIL "beta" "testers" are actually the real game designers.

This forum is getting better every day. :)

It's actually not that strange of a thing. If it's the way to go depends on the game. Minecraft would be the prime example but I would almost not count it as a beta anymore. Natural Selection 2 is probably a better example of such an approach. They are far from feature lock and figure out the game mechanics with the community through beta testing.

I believe some TWI staff have mentioned that they didn't choose this approach largely cause a lot of people these days look at a beta as a demo for the game.
 

Pig

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Oct 2, 2010
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Feature lock :D

That means we get some videos of tank combat soon :IS2: The last feature we couldn't really see
 

Welshie

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May 1, 2009
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Vodka!, So You must be the expert who "Researches" the effects of Alcohol on the Russian Combat Soldier Alan, So who on the team has to drink copious amounts of Schnapps to "Research" the German side;):D.
Another great update and feature lock, sounding better with every update:)
 

Makarov

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Nov 21, 2005
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Come on Alan, when you're driving around in the Ferrari smoking fat Cubans, this will all be worth it. :)
 

Yoshiro

In Soviet Russia, Yoshiro is a cake
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Oct 10, 2005
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Come on Alan, when you're driving around in the Ferrari smoking fat Cubans, this will all be worth it. :)

He could sell the company and do that. :) Now when I can do that, it will all be worth it :p
 
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DiBBs

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Mar 12, 2011
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Every twi staff member deserves 1 ferrari and 1 large cuban cigar.
Who else in the Industry would make a game for a niche market and turn it into a bloody success like ro: ost and RO2 already.

I'm gonna email ferrari and tell them to give you lot some cars. Fo FREE.
 
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