Originally posted by Alka_Setzer

 

Originally posted by Shredder420

Originally posted by Alka_Setzer

I think most people just use "beta" loosely as a way to say it's still in heavy development AND testing. Most bugs are pretty much ironed out, gameplay is stable and functional, therefore saying it's in alpha I really don't feel is accurate at all.

If it is in heavy development, then it's not in Beta. Just telling you what the terms actually mean. When you hear about a Beta test, you're assuming that product will be out very shortly. In gaming terms that means 3-6 months.  Right now it is in a  pre-Alpha state. It's not a bad thing, it's just very misleading to call it a Beta. Beta definately DOES NOT mean heavy development. 

Imo labeling it as a pre-alpha is even more misleading than labeling it a beta. Pre-alpha means it's almost not even functioning or playable, just a prototype/bare-bones idea of the finished product and Firefall is leagues beyond that. All the gameplay mechanics for the most part have the polish of a finished product. And again, stability is pretty much as stable as it's going to get, not even close to being in an Alpha state.

By heavy development I mean there is still a TON of content and features they want to add before slapping a "release" title on it and it should not be labeled as a product in alpha, much less pre-alpha, just because of that. If you're really going to be strict about trying to label it something it would have to fall somewhere between alpha and beta because it has aspects from both stages of the development cycle. It's just a million times easier simply saying it's in beta because it has the polish and feel of something that is truly in beta or even fully released. The only thing Firefall is currently lacking is content, but they also want to add more to the gameplay. If it DID have a large amount more content it could easily qualify as a released MMO in my opinion. But like I said they want to add more to the gameplay in general.

As much as I like Firefall, lets be honest here.  Red5 is still not any where near feature complete with Firefall.  They are still working on even such basics as how PvP and PvE interact (look at the recent separation).  They may end up doing something other than tiers as well. Not to mention the crafting system.

I don't consider that a Bad Thing(tm) . That means they are willing to take their time, and at least listen to their players, and adjust core elements of the game, to get the results they are looking for.  We should all be so lucky that other studios would take that approach.

But what they have in place at this point is promising. I've had VERY few client crashes, and the game play itself is tight, and allows skill to be one of the main factors.  I'm quite looking forward to what the game eventually becomes.

In case those neglecting FireFall beta are doing it because it's beta and they don't want to restart at release.. there is not going to be any more XP/character wipes.  Characters existing now will carry into release.

It's on their forums from a few months ago.

Just throwing that in there for those who don't know.

Originally posted by wenom73m
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huh?

I have 5 keys, i sent out 3 e-mails already to people who asked on this thread for keys. if you havent received a key just send me a PM with your e-mail and as long as I have them available I'll gladly send an invite. If you happen to get a key after you send me an e-mail from someone else, please let me know so I dont waste a beta key on someone who already has one :) thanks much.

By the way, I really enjoy firefall, I just wish they had loot drops instead of the crafting system. I always hated crafting in MMOs other than everquest. I cant wait for bigger events, and some of the features they have lined up should make the game a blast. Just remember, its beta, so dont expect it to be feature-full, but its definitely going in the right direction.

bir de oyun için de GM  mod  yada gf  olsa cok daha iyi ve sagl?kl? sonuclar elde edebilirsiniz

ben sizi kötülemiyorum  tam aksi destekliyorum fakat oyun içinde kusur yada hatta oldugunda bizler  yani oyuncular elbette sizin ile payla?ma y? dü?ünüyoruz

dedigim gibi oyun içinde GM  olursa  daha sagl?kl? olur dü?üncesinde yim

Ph'nglui Mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn... ^^

In other news, the next patch should wrap up the current milestone, as I understand it.