I Think I could help but...

... I don't want to spoil it for myself

from Elemental Forums

If I was stranded on a desert island and could only take three things with me, I'd take a laptop, a solar power generator and the world's most complete collection of 4X Games. The last 15 years~ of my gaming life have been 4X-Oriented from the original civilization games, the entire Microprose library and beyond into games like Sins of a Solar Empire.

Now professionally I am a Software Tester, this is what I do 5 Days a week and I've been thinking... Is it worth partaking of the beta so that I can lend a keen and critical eye and help make this game better for everyone at the expense of potentially ruining the Day 0 experience of this game?

So I ask those of you on both sides of the fence, is it worth Beta'ing a game that you have waited as long as I have? Or will it damage the experience of actually playing the complete product?

For those of you who suffered the STO Beta, you'll especially know where I'm coming from.

elemental
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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top

I won't say don't try, my friend, but the time for implementing a lot of new ideas is mostly past unless they don't involve making new assets. Aside from that most new ideas suggested at this stage will be looked upon to considered for adding at a patch after launch.

Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

I'm not talking about identifying gaps in the feature set, but rather hitting the betas pretty hard for defect searches.

I'm just always wary of betas for games I'm very interested in, the SC2 beta for example has completely demystified the game and removed a large portion of it's Day 0 appeal.

I suppose there's no sense in spoiling it for myself, I'm sure the Beta-Army has already highlighted 90+% of the defects that are likely to be present :)

Siege of Centauri
Reply #3 from Elemental Forums Top

games are NEVER complete

you can just play a wannabe finished game and complain cause they miss x and y and cause there are bugs here and there or play the same thing, but called beta, and help in its development

 

i dont know how you have more fun but many finished games have been frustrating for some point, even good games like dragon age, if i had a time machine i wish i ve been in dragon age beta team to make them prevent some shit we saw in the release

Reply #4 from Elemental Forums Top

This is not a true beta, no one who purchased the Beta/pre-release has seen the full game, yet it's scheduled to go gold (code for release) in a few weeks. I think there will be lots of changes even after release, the magic system isn't set in stone yet, odd for a game about magic! I would not be surprised to seem the whole magic system be redesigned after release!

 

Reply #5 from Elemental Forums Top

If you're feeling that way, it's probably best to wait. :)