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Iron Wolf Saber
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Posted - 2014.05.16 18:49:00 -
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Freccia di Lybra wrote:ZDub 303 wrote:Why PC?
Test server Well, that's actually a point, the first point I see, but is it really worth it (always considering the OP)?
Test
Didnt work
ship fixit
test
does work
package into release
send to sony qa
bam less hysteria on patch day everything being broken and terrible.
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Iron Wolf Saber
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Posted - 2014.05.16 19:00:00 -
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Joel II X wrote:Let me summarize everything.
Dust got released.
Looked horrible, graphics wise, but it wasn't terrible. At least it was fun.
When it was turning out to be a grind doing the same thing over and over again, CCP started releasing monthly updates. Most were bug patches, but you got the Scrambler Rifle and the Flaylock Pistol.
Then, you got all the Rifles and pistols, along with all the suits (except pilot) and the Caldari SMG.
Before even 1.5, the community started saying how well Dust would be if CCP made it for PC. Hell, even I agreed. PC allowed more freedom in terms of development.
Fast forward a few months, and Dust was announced for PC. Players got mad. Their problems were stemmed from the fact that CCP would discontinue development for an old system and took the chance of going PC, even though there are players who spent 100+ dollars on this game.
Thing is, the community wouldn't have gotten so mad if CCP actually did a keynote on Dust and only teased Legion. Another thing is that not even CCP knows what's going to be the link from Dust to Legion and all the silence is keeping us nervous. Players should be rewarded for testing Legion with Dust and spending money it because they thought they were supporting a game that was advertised to last 10 years or so.
Now, players are quitting once again (first wave was Uprising) and others are calling them names.
Things started to quiet a bit recently and moving on to different/better games. This whole ordeal could've been dodged if CCP held on to project Legion and did an actual Dust keynote, only showing Legion when they have an actual product out and solid plans for it and a transfer system.
Slight correction Uprising 1.0 was considered the screwup that lead to the monthly patches to try to FIX the game.
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Iron Wolf Saber
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Posted - 2014.05.16 19:28:00 -
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Freccia di Lybra wrote:ZDub 303 wrote:Freccia di Lybra wrote:ZDub 303 wrote:Why PC?
Test server Well, that's actually a point, the first point I see, but is it really worth it (always considering the OP)? Can you imagine how many problems could have been avoided if we could have tested new patches in a live environment prior to release? I would say, yes... its worth it. I would suspect that CCP feels that way as well. Perfect, now we can have an healthy discussion. I don't think it's worth it, simply because in my opinion (and yes, I'm speculating hard) there could be a test server on PS4 too, I mean, there's nothing circumventing it.
Cept the bills
This requires having to do a submission to Sony qa every test build this also means that CCP must pay Sony for store shelf of two games now Dust 514 and Dust 514 Test. and possibly more if more than one thing needs testing; currently eve online juggles singularity; multiplicity; and duality as test servers each running on different hamster wheels. So that's 4 clients I don't think the community can be bothered to work with. True we can stick to one to being logical but testing still takes it own qa and may just lag up the development to content delivery times even further.
In theory yes you can have a test server on a console environment. Is it practical? According to warframe so far; no and they use the pc as the test client and still mess things up on the ps4 side which can take a week to clear up.
Overall though CCP should monitor Warframe's patching strategy as warframe builds closer to lockstepping both of their clients. It suchs thier ps4 version is a month behind on many things and warframe is now providing Sony with the new level of mmo headaches and growing pains as dust 514 is no longer leading the charge on that.
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Iron Wolf Saber
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Posted - 2014.05.16 20:11:00 -
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It would not surprise me if Sony caves into other mmo developer makers demands to have a test client ability available for their games. Sony really wants to beat the xbox and are pulling the right cards to do it .
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Iron Wolf Saber
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Posted - 2014.05.16 22:55:00 -
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Freccia di Lybra wrote:ZeHealingHurts HurtingHeals wrote:Wait, Dust is being ripped away from the PS3? No, at least, not officially. There still will be some kind of balance tweak and anything that can be done server-side. No client update anyway (there will never be a 1.9, in other words)
More like "we're not promising 1.9"
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