Alpha 1 Stress Test Journey
Hello Ashlings!
I thought about making a video and what not but I'm just no good at content creating but nonetheless I've seen many players enquiring about the Alpha Stress Test.
The stress test is currently under a visual NDA so many content creators are holding off on information until the NDA is lifted (I imagine it is mainly because the Alpha will be easier to explain with a visual representation)
Therefore I decided to help out a wee bit by bringing you some of the content creator stuff regarding personal experiences in the Alpha Stress Test.
@squeetee Has been posting about his experience from the first test and has been updating as he goes along. You can read about it on the AoC Dungeon!
@Krojak Uploaded some great alpha stress test thoughts which is really engaging ^^ Can watch part 1 here and part 2 here!
@Fooshyy Is also keeping us updated with his experience here is part 1 and part 2. Fooshyy also has some additional AoC updates in his videos too which are great!
From the DCN ~ this video ^^ Always great work from these guys!
A big thank you guys for keeping us updated before the NDA lifts! It is appreciated!
I came across bugs during the installation and connection to a match. I only managed to load into one game but the performance was poor and I couldn't do anything. Even though I didn't manage to "play" I was able to report my problems. Which I think is a success in itself!
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I decided it would be wise to hit they hay early and allow the client to install everything as I slept. At 21:00 (my time) I went to bed and set my alarm for 01:50 in the morning for the 02:00 start~
My puppy woke me up about 01:30 and so I decided to check out how things were going. To my dismay, the client stopped downloading at 20% as I slept blaaah....
A simple click of a button and the client resumed its download...
I decided this time I wouldn't go back for a snooze but instead watch all the other community members share their experiences and bugs as I waited to catch up with the download. I had a coffee and a milkyway...
The majority of what was being reported were client issues and a few (in my opinion) minor bugs considering how early in A1 we are. It was great to watch how interactive the devs were with the players- and how detailed the players were being with their feedback.
After a further 2 hours of catch up download I was finally ready to launch the game!
I log on to the lobby, the waiting room for matches...
I adjusted my settings etc and hit the ready button~
After about 10 minutes of queuing I was finally connecting to the game!
Then I was stuck on ... What can I say... A visual of a sky and sea with a blood red hue! Kinda like the eclipse from Berserk~
I was stuck on this screen for a good 10 minutes or so and I couldn't return to the lobby so had to restart everything!
*boop* reported the issue~
Then I tried again and this time I got past the storm screen and got stuck on a UI screen in which everything was blacked out asides from the UI!
Now there isn't a loading screen so I did expect this but after a long looong wait no progress being made and I had to restart everything again...
*boop* problem reported.
Now third time lucky I managed connect to a match with no hiccups at all. When I got in though my character wouldn't load. I was invisible and so *boop reported*
By the time that all happened the stress test was over aha but I would have had a better opportunity if I hadn't slept through the download time xD
I just hope they get whatever is doing this fixed.
I think your channel would have to be amusing.
To attempting to log in! And glory!
StevenYesterday at 8:57 PM
Question on the rewards for participating in the tests. How is participation measured to determine the rewards (e.g. take part in x number of hours)?