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AndyPandy Puschel
Tronhadar Free Guard
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2013.05.28 08:21:00 -
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Delirium Inferno wrote:
Think about what beta really meant in Dust 514. And think about what release means for Dust 514. They are just words.
It does not matter what "beta" means for Dust, the word "Beta" and "Release" have a general accepted and somewhat consistent meaning within video games, for quite some time.
U cant just redefine the meaning of a word to suite your needs, in general most people assoscitate "beta" for a game, with being in a unfinished state with bugs and missing content. So if u proclaim "release or Gold master" most people would expect a "finished" or feature complete product, without major bugs or problems. There is ofc a grey area which gets abused all the time and we can discuss if Dust simply abused the term "Release" like many other company's.
No matter what, the fact that Dust plays and feels like a beta still remains, so its dishonest to openly proclaim "Release" status using several news channels to the public.
Take as example Firefall, which is probably in the same game state as Dust, yet they still keep the "Beta" word around and will do so until they really think calling it "Release" is fair. I find the Firefall approach much more honest to the potential customer base.
The "blame" is probably not even at CCP/DUST dev team, but some contractual commitments CCP have to Sony to finish Dust in a given timeframe or they have to pay compensations or get its development budget cut. So i can understand the pressure any game developer has to get a "release" out, since from this point on u still can fix things, while u did "fulfill" your contractual obligations to your publisher. Also like already noted, getting a Beta out as "Release" more often hurts the game than it helps, since the customer quickly notice the quality and state a game is in, by simply comparing it to other games or promised feature trailers and get borred or disapointed really quick. |
AndyPandy Puschel
Tronhadar Free Guard
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2013.05.28 08:31:00 -
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Iron Wolf Saber wrote:The Beta tag had to be officially removed for various contractual reasons despite the game will always be in a beta like state. While I would have liked to seen more development done before 'release' was made at least CCP is smart by not advertising the hell out of it yet.
yeah, was also my guess. The problem remains that associated with a press release and "Release" game, ofc most gaming press will start to review the "unfinished" product, by also comparing it to all the polished "finished" products. There is no current form of "fair" press review that will account for a "rolling" Beta->Finished Product process. Thats why unfortunately all the rather negative review scores will stick with Dust, since most wont take the time to re-review a game at a later state. |
AndyPandy Puschel
Tronhadar Free Guard
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2013.05.28 08:46:00 -
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Nah not really or did this suddenly change?
Adrenaline Vault score 70: Quote:You must have patience and be excited about non-structured gameplay in order for it to be worth the price of admission
EvE would be scored somehwta similar as it was back than, nothing fundamental did change and game reviews still don't score based on a niche audience and gameplay. Most game magazines rating systems and processes are tailored to review the average blockbuster game, but not some exotic game, that falls out of there "Normal" spectrum. |
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