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But it DOES have to do with Testers. It's the exact reason I didn't get the 500 Package, only the 350 Package.
Very specific times for play testing. And when you're there, they want you to actually Play Test. Like, specific things. "Hey guys, need you here to try this thing" kind of stuff. I'm sure you had some time to tinker on your own, but there were a lot of concepts not even in place, very limited stuff to do... so, you know, they could focus on testing those first systems in.
Well, I'm the kind of guy, when I log in... I want to do what I want to do. So I'm not good for that kind of group. Because maybe today I want to dabble with mining, but they're trying to work on some information for the Combat System in a very specific PvE situation. I'm SUPPOSED to be here to Play Test, so if I go and do my mining then I'm not really providing value and being helpful.
So I figured I'd join when the Play Testing was less rigorous. When there is less expected from the 'Testers'.
Now, Ashes has a lot of eyes on it. We understand today that a game comes out and says "Early Access" and the first Negative Reviews are about how the games not complete. People don't understand "Early Access". Same applies here. You just let EVERYONE come in to Play Test, it's a variety of problems.
You don't get focused testing. You get all these people talking crap about this jank game... because they ignored the part about Pre-Alpha Play Testing, so now you get this negativity surrounding the game. This spills over into your forums, and now it pops up into your Monthly Showcase as Chat is now dominated by all this negative talk, instead of focusing on the amazing improvements and where we are on the time scale for Launch.
The game is fully funded. They don't need money, and they have plenty of runway. They aren't desperate here.
The only way I'd have paid 500 (and then I wouldn't have tested), is if it came with a Lifetime Subscription. Because I know I'm not who they need Play Testing that early on, when there isn't much game to be explored (because they are making sure mechanics work, so we CAN play the game).
Nodoff, i got ur point! im in the same situation (or nearly) and cant understand all this "off-topic-comments".
for those with the negative arguments:
i want to buy a pre-order-package + alpha acces for my little brother as a birthday gift. he is a programmer, so i think the "if he cant buy it himself, he is a bad tester" thing isnt working here
and i dont want to send him the money, because it destroys the gifting message. as you can imagine: you get 0,50$ from a friend as a gift, or you get a cup of coffee is a whole different story.
so maybe just let nodoff (and me) know, if there is a way to gift pre-acces to friends and stop arguing against it
There isn't a way. It has been ruled out repeatedly and the only way of going around their TOS can get you to where you lose both accounts if they bothered to care.
I don't think sending him money saying "hey this is for alpha 2, I just can't gift it directly" ruins a gift, it's no different than giving somebody money for Starbucks because you didn't get a chance to stop in. It's still a gift and still something he would appreciate I'm sure, I doubt intrepid will change their minds and if you really want your brother to have that then that's up to you to decide which is worse, se ding money instead of a gift, or no gift at all🤷♀️
Gifting items has been ruled out, but they can still allow the purchasing and gifting of Alpha Access specifically, if they want to. I already know it's possible, because I've been allowed to do it through support, in the past, with A2 access I was gifted for being the highest charity donator. I would like to see an option in the shop, to streamline the action.