Bummed I can't play NS2 yet ;(
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Join Date: 2010-08-15 Member: 73634Members
Join Date: 2010-08-15 Member: 73634Members
<div class="IPBDescription">Just order Standard Addition and didn't read the fine print...</div>Sooo...being busy with life lately I haven't been keeping up on NS2 but when I got the e-mail about the first Alpha being ready I ran to the site(literally 2 seconds into reading the e-mail) but I guess I was down and the e-mail list because it was already past the cut-off time to purchase the Special Edition.
Oh well…I figured I would let the hard core guys play it through until the first patch came out. Well it was a boring night on the siege server over at BAD Clan so I figured I’d check in and see if a patch was out yet.
I’m in luck! New patch! YES! Time to see the new NS!
Purchase…Download…Install…then NADA, NOTHING, ZILTCH, BUBKISS! Can't play until Full Version is released...
No way! I missed out on the Special Edition and now I can't even play the Standard Edition…UGH…
I can’t be the only one this has happened to. I have been a loyal NS supporter for YEARS now and donated to BAD Clan for the last couple just to play some more interesting siege maps until NS2 finally came out…but now I have to wait?
I would think that UWE would want more players to vet the Alpha… And players who purchased the Special Edition would want as many people to fill the servers as possible right now. Not to mention this being a BIG disincentive for the people who do read the “you don’t get to play until whenever†part of the Standard Edition purchase screen. UWE has to want/need that money for development…more people being drawn to buy the early Alpha version of NS2 has to be good for overall game development right?
Can/should anything be done for people like me who just want to get going with NS2 NOW and are willing to pay for the privilege?
I'm trying not to make this seem like a gripe as much as just point this out in the hope that someone sees my logic and pushes for a change ;)
I just want to kill some NS2 skulks! :)
Oh well…I figured I would let the hard core guys play it through until the first patch came out. Well it was a boring night on the siege server over at BAD Clan so I figured I’d check in and see if a patch was out yet.
I’m in luck! New patch! YES! Time to see the new NS!
Purchase…Download…Install…then NADA, NOTHING, ZILTCH, BUBKISS! Can't play until Full Version is released...
No way! I missed out on the Special Edition and now I can't even play the Standard Edition…UGH…
I can’t be the only one this has happened to. I have been a loyal NS supporter for YEARS now and donated to BAD Clan for the last couple just to play some more interesting siege maps until NS2 finally came out…but now I have to wait?
I would think that UWE would want more players to vet the Alpha… And players who purchased the Special Edition would want as many people to fill the servers as possible right now. Not to mention this being a BIG disincentive for the people who do read the “you don’t get to play until whenever†part of the Standard Edition purchase screen. UWE has to want/need that money for development…more people being drawn to buy the early Alpha version of NS2 has to be good for overall game development right?
Can/should anything be done for people like me who just want to get going with NS2 NOW and are willing to pay for the privilege?
I'm trying not to make this seem like a gripe as much as just point this out in the hope that someone sees my logic and pushes for a change ;)
I just want to kill some NS2 skulks! :)
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Oh well…I figured I would let the hard core guys play it though until the first patch came out. Well it was a boring night on the siege server over at BAD Clan so I figured I’d check in and see if a patch was out yet.
I’m in luck! New patch! YES! Time to see the new NS!
Purchase…Download…Install…then NADA, NOTHING, ZILTCH, BUBKISS!
No way! I missed the Special Edition and now I can even play the regular edition…UGH…
I can’t be the only one this has happened to. I have been a loyal NS supporter for YEARS now and donated to BAD Clan for the last couple just to play some more interesting siege maps until NS2 finally came out…but now I have to wait?
I would think that UWE would want more players to vet the Alpha… And players who purchased the Special Edition would want as many people to fill the servers as possible right now. Not to mention this being a BIG disincentive for the people who do read the “you don’t get to play until whenever†part of the Standard Edition purchase screen. UWE has to want/need that money for development…more people being drawn to buy the early Alpha version of NS2 has to be good for overall game development right?
Can/should anything be done for people like me who just want to get going with NS2 NOW and are willing to pay for the privilege?
I'm trying not to make this aseem like a gripe as much as just point this out and hope that someone sees my logic and pushes for a change ;)
I just want to kill some NS2 skulks! :)<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Why are there so many of these threads?
It was mentioned numerous times that this would be happening and Special Edition would be ending...
You even acknowledge getting the e-mail.
just because another "patch" has come out does not mean it's out of Alpha.
There are still huge amounts of bugs that will stop any real gameplay with a decent number of players. Just look at the GetSatisfaction site. To answer your question about player numbers we don't need more players because you can barely play with like 8 people in a server due to massive lag.
SE got you access to Alpha, this is still Alpha and once they believe it's at a stage where it's playable I'm sure they will make it Beta.
IMO I think having a small Alpha at this stage is better than them getting flooded by vast number of players lodging bugs over and over again. The current Alpha testers as far as I can see are lodging a number of bugs that UWE need to fix.
UWE maybe you should increase the price to like $50 and allow more special editions for these people who seem to now whine they are not getting access but then I assume people will just QQ more that they won't pay more for their special edition that they shouldn't have access to because it ended...
You should have pre-ordered a year ago if you wanted into the alpha that bad..
Alpha is not a game, it is an engine test...
Actually, no. Right now, the more players in a server, the worse it gets, and it gets real bad, real fast. So at this point there is little need for more people to play the alpha (90% of the preorders were Special Editions anyway, right?). That's why it's an alpha. Standard Edition buyers get access to the beta, in other words, once the game breaking stuff gets fixed (alpha), testing will be opened to a larger player base for stress testing and getting lots of gameplay feedback.
Anyway... I don't see a good reason to keep them out of the alpha. It's not playable anyway, and if they can help locate a bug or two, all the better. As a pre-orderer, I don't feel that I lost anything if new players are allowed to join.
Just chill out and play something else until Beta.
You won't need to wait until the Full Version of the game is released, you just have to wait until the Beta version. Which is still a testing phase of the game, not the final version, and anyone who has pre ordered the game gets access to that.
We are working hard to get the game to a Beta stage so that everyone like you who has pre ordered the regular version of the game can play it, so please have some patience, and keep checking this site to follow the progress of the game development.
Thanks.
--Cory
Alpha is not a game, it is an engine test...<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Correction. The engine test that was released before was an engine test.
The Alpha is a game that is being debugged constantly by the devs improving over time to reach Beta, and then release build status.
The Alpha is a game that is being debugged constantly by the devs improving over time to reach Beta, and then release build status.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I think he was trying to be funny. :P
Whilst I think this will be a great game, playing right now is... 'very' painful. Game is very incomplete, lots of bugs, only good for those with monster machines or those who really want to help with testing.
I have had a little play, and I have decided to wait until things get a little bit beta (see what I did there?).
Honestly, if you try it now, you'll play for like 5 mins and then turn it off.
Also my computer is a reasonable amount above the min specs stated originally, yet it runs like a tortoise carrying a donkey.
Bring on 6 months time.
The Alpha is a game that is being debugged constantly by the devs improving over time to reach Beta, and then release build status.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
No it's not... It is similar to their inhouse test, but has more stuff to test... In short it is just an engine test with more content...
We're not exactly testing gameplay or balance issues, which would be a game (beta)
And thanks for all your hard work UWE crew!
It will all be worth it once the final version of this game is released and you see a whole new community of NS folowers born again!
See, thats what I'm afraid of.
What if pretty much everyone who was going to want NS2 was NS1 fans, of which many of us have already pre-ordered?
I think NS2 is going to need a good marketing camping. Like getting front-page on the SteamStore.
If you like to kill skulks
You will find me gnawing on your legs!!!!
With <3,
the Skulk who ran off with your leg
lolol