Let me clarify that, the beta builds are unlikely to be perfect and bug free, the quick verification test is to try and catch major show stoppers before it goes to the wider group and that would probably take a few hours. If a showstopper is found then it's delayed until it is fixed.
Michael
Ah ok. The beta period itself is going to be at least a few weeks, right? Because that is probably the big question on the mind of beta backers.
As for beta builds going to alpha backers first: making this flexible makes perfect sense. Instead of utterly breaking the game for all beta backers, they can continue playing the last working build while FD fixes the gamebreaking bugs.
Honestly, if i was a beta backer, i would want it exactly that way. If you get a new build and it breaks, you cannot go back. Makes sense to have at least some precautions in place.
Here's to a more settled time of it to release, and better backer communication from FD. And thank you to Michael Brookes for seeing the problem and coming to talk to us.
sorry, statements like yours make me laugh out loud. you sound like a very patronising parent.
but as you state, there is always hope![]()
I fail to see what was patronising there personally. Still, always good to get a dig in I suppose.sorry, statements like yours make me laugh out loud. you sound like a very patronising parent.
but as you state, there is always hope![]()
Why would you have to do this?
Analysis:
Seek refund total 4.53%
Upgrade total 12.3%
Do nothing total 27.83%
Seek Refund
Seek refund is below 5%, the generally accepted threshold for a very meaningful statistic. Over twice more beta say seek refund than alpha, it indicates more positive bias by betas then alphas on seeking refund.
Upgrade
More alphas say upgrade than betas, this somewhat indicates that alphas feel the upgrade is worth it. By itself the beta 'should upgrade' votes are below 5%, so again by itself not a very meaningful statistic. But we can say there is a small negative bias to upgrading by betas.
Do nothing
Status quo 27.83%, probably the most meaningful vote, common sense.
I don't care
Thank you for not voting, it would skew the results if you did.
Thank you all for voting.
I voted "I am a FD employee" because the whole poll is meaningless.
Get after it and good luck.![]()
What's truly bewildering is that some people seem to cling to their conspiracy theories even after FD have clarified things.
But they clarified things too quickly. They must be hiding something.
Thargoid under the bed maybe.![]()
Still annoyed about the escalation of the "pay to win" features of Elite Dangerous. Not rage quitting, but still annoyed.
PS: Why is the poll closed?
There are lies, there are damn lies, and then there are statistics.
Have you ever heard that quote? It has meaning.
I voted "I am a FD employee" because the whole poll is meaningless
I don't think you guys know what Pay 2 Win means...
Start another Poll, that's what we need.![]()
AAaaanndd...... you are trolling.