Worthington
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- Apr 29, 2005
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Come on dude, it is barely in alpha.
Don't post like it is WoW on patch #3450893754.7
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I have played and given the same feedback in the CIG forums. It just seems very strange to me that CIG would nerf the Auroras and then remove the LN wing mounts completely. It appears they didn't test reducing the wings from S3 to S2 or they would have noticed that the wing mount change wasn't working correctly.....they're completely gone!
Why go through the effort of nerfing something and then not test it before release?
I guess I just expected a little more organization than the "let's throw sh*t at the wall see what sticks" approach.
I mean, this isn't pre-alpha anymore. We're now Alpha 1.1.1!
As an Alpha tester, you are the one who is designated to find and report things that broke, like just what you mentioned, that S2 wing mounts are no longer functioning on a Aurora LN....
That sounds like a job. Do they give people free ships or something to do this?
That sounds like a job. Do they give people free ships or something to do this?
That sounds like a job. Do they give people free ships or something to do this?
That sounds like a job. Do they give people free ships or something to do this?
Enjoy buying unreleased software for early access. Aka, paying to be a play tester.
That what everyone buying SC has done - paid to test their game for them.
Everyone who has willingly paid to join this alpha and help fund the game understands this. How some people are being so purposely obtuse and thick headed as to not understand this is strange.Enjoy buying unreleased software for early access. Aka, paying to be a play tester.
That what everyone buying SC has done - paid to test their game for them.
Looks more like someone who has never played an Alpha game to me... In Alpha, things break. More importantly, in Alpha, things that are changed are more likely to be broken as well. Again, this isn't a release anymore than simply getting end users the latest "stable" build branch. And please note that "stable" is in quotes because it simply means it compiles and passes automated crash testing. As an Alpha tester, you are the one who is designated to find and report things that broke, like just what you mentioned, that S2 wing mounts are no longer functioning on a Aurora LN....
Also, don't take this change as a "nerf". A new mount system was just implemented which finalizes the gun/weapon/equipment sizes based on physical model dimensions so that everything actually fits on the different ship models interchangeably (i.e. every size 1 gun will fit on all ships that have a size 1 or larger mount, all size 2 guns will fit on all ships that have a size 2 or larger mount). It is all about the ship model's physical dimensions that dictate if it can fit a weapon/equipment of a particular size. All ship's are currently having their mounts resized to fit the new mount system requirements.
... Six months later that was quietly changed to 8 thrusters for all variants. No explanation.
Although annoyed that I made a pledge decision based upon a misstatement, I figured: oh well stuff happens in an alpha. At least I have S2 guns in the whiskers and S3 guns in wings. Those should at least help me defend myself for a bit.
Fast forward to last week: those S2 guns in the whiskers? Another spec sheet misstatement. They're really S1s. Those S3 guns in the wings? Another spec sheet misstatement....they're really.....S2 guns...or they might be if they existed but they don't...they're gone.
The spec sheet is completely unreliable for Auroras. Note how the spec sheet shows all Auroras come WITH miniboxes for cargo (except the CL which gets the big box). Guess what? Another misstatement.
Lots of miscommunication between the design and marketing teams at CIG apparently. This is normal for an alpha stage game?
Alpha or not, I think every LN owner has some justification to be frustrated at the moment.
Cargo.. i have not seen anything on changing the base cargo of the ships in terms of removing the mini boxes. The "unit of measure" for those boxes has changed, but they have for everything and seems to still be on the same scale. 5 cargo units turned into 16 across the board (with minor adjustments on some of the larger cargo haulers).
Enjoy buying unreleased software for early access. Aka, paying to be a play tester.
That what everyone buying SC has done - paid to test their game for them.
You poor poor bastard.What do you mean? When you buy early access, you get the full game upon release. Pay now or pay then.
In the meantime, I've had hours of fun and really enjoyed messing with the modules. Woe is me.
Everyone who has willingly paid to join this alpha and help fund the game understands this. How some people are being so purposely obtuse and thick headed as to not understand this is strange.
Don't be mean.
I'm not being mean. I'm saying my view on early access games like this. They're using their customers as the testers, instead of employing proper testers. Maybe some people like this - personally, I don't. (and I think giving early access years in advance of the release just encourages poor planning since you're focusing on making a game playable early, as opposed to finishing things in a logical fashion and coming to market in a reasonable timeframe.)
Hey, if you enjoy what you've gotten for it, fine. Me, I'll wait until the game is released to think about spending money on it. I work on in-progress software daily and have zero tolerance for it out of work.
Dude, it's a freaking GAME. It's not like we're paying to test an OS, or software of any "importance". Not only that, but it's a game in an abandoned genre that tons of nerds have been drooling over and only dreaming about for a long time. It's here now (in rough form, but still). Please excuse tons of nerds for spending a little bit of money on it.
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