iv been gaming since i was 3 years old thanks to dad being an uber geek, so iv beta for all sorts of games, so my post was made that experience my worry is that the market was not the same it was all those years ago, sadly you cant run betas like this any more because your game will get a bad rep. its a fair thing to happen, but it is what it is, I have no problem the game is rusty and broken if the devs went. yep not working as intended, or we are just trying to sort this out.

they don't have to do this, but if they want create a good community base this is firs step. Im just going to use the missile nerf as an example. Yes it needed to change everyone is in agreement, everyone now also agrees they are a waste of time to the point i dont even bother looking for cover if a see a missile tank. adjusting three things in one go, is too heavy handed, reducing the range on missiles alone probably would have done the trick. Swarms as a second, having it damage yourself was all the community was asking for, instead they are still next to useless.

I think the best beta i was in (until EA took over) was warhammer online, their was clear back and forth going on all the time i mean paul barent even freaking sent me emails on how to break into industry, you could often clearly find devs ingame or know they were running about, or their was at least a GM at anytime someone could speak to. the community knew what was going on and what was being tested and why.

maybe one thing to do, is to create a GM beta channel ingame that people can join, and just have a GM talking away, or choose a few players to act as relays a bit like a rookie channel in EvE, im almost positive far better feedback will be gotten though that method and allow the community to feel more engaged

eck sorry gammer and spelling, stuiped deslixa