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Alpha Two Phase II testing is currently taking place 5+ days each week. More information about testing schedule can be found here
If you have Alpha Two, you can download the game launcher here, and we encourage you to join us on our Official Discord Server for the most up to date testing news.
Small hope for better understanding in the futur
sciffer2014
Member, Alpha Two
Hi guys,
I've not been in many alpha therefor I don't think I understand completely how it is suppose to be design and how the feedback loop is suppose to work. But, here are some suggestion :
1. Can you have a permanent post on the forum that state which level of completion has been reach on any given system
We often read people saying, that's not complete, that needs to change, etc.. But as far as I'm concern I don't really know how far along we are regarding each system. As far as I can know each system are completed when implemented within the game. Having a post that could help figuring out where the development is at for the different feature would be nice.
Also, I kind of believe a lot of player are new to the being inside an alpha and few of us have read through all the content that exist. Overall I think my proposition could help
2. Can you also have a permanent post on the innerworkings of an alpha, and how you guys feel we should do this ?
I join the alpha on phase 2 which means that I'm new, and that I don't have the prior knowledge of what happen inside phase 1. I feel like it could be nice if, along the permanent post for state of completion, there could be a permanent post about the innerworkings of the alpha. I would like to read information such as :
1. Philosophy behind the alpha - what does it means for you to hold an alpha ? How do you expect the player experience to be while holding an alpha (as complete as possible which is why you use (X,Y,Z)) or maybe really focus on the current testing goal which is why you do (A,B,C). What kind of compromise a player should make while playing in order to help better achieve the development goal ? etc.
2. How to help the development of the alpha ?
3. Where to watch for specific content to be played ?
Overall I do feel like those little guide could really go a long way to help manage the expectation. Also, maybe there could be an ingame message while we log in in order to remember the current goal for this moment of the alpha. It is the kind of thing that does help set the mood.
I've not been in many alpha therefor I don't think I understand completely how it is suppose to be design and how the feedback loop is suppose to work. But, here are some suggestion :
1. Can you have a permanent post on the forum that state which level of completion has been reach on any given system
We often read people saying, that's not complete, that needs to change, etc.. But as far as I'm concern I don't really know how far along we are regarding each system. As far as I can know each system are completed when implemented within the game. Having a post that could help figuring out where the development is at for the different feature would be nice.
Also, I kind of believe a lot of player are new to the being inside an alpha and few of us have read through all the content that exist. Overall I think my proposition could help
2. Can you also have a permanent post on the innerworkings of an alpha, and how you guys feel we should do this ?
I join the alpha on phase 2 which means that I'm new, and that I don't have the prior knowledge of what happen inside phase 1. I feel like it could be nice if, along the permanent post for state of completion, there could be a permanent post about the innerworkings of the alpha. I would like to read information such as :
1. Philosophy behind the alpha - what does it means for you to hold an alpha ? How do you expect the player experience to be while holding an alpha (as complete as possible which is why you use (X,Y,Z)) or maybe really focus on the current testing goal which is why you do (A,B,C). What kind of compromise a player should make while playing in order to help better achieve the development goal ? etc.
2. How to help the development of the alpha ?
3. Where to watch for specific content to be played ?
Overall I do feel like those little guide could really go a long way to help manage the expectation. Also, maybe there could be an ingame message while we log in in order to remember the current goal for this moment of the alpha. It is the kind of thing that does help set the mood.
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