amazing yes, BUT SEVEN DAYS MAN! There is a whole weekend in there without... more... info... :O 
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It's not a timed alpha. You have access to it til the whole game launches.
I think we can expect a new dev diary these days.Sad times! no news for us this week
First dev diary: 22 Oktober 2015
Time between 1st & 2nd: 7 weeks + 1 day
Second dev diary: 11 December 2015
Time between 2nd & 3rd: 6 weeks + 4 days
Third dev diary: 26 January 2016
Time between 3rd & 4th: +/- 7 weeks
Fourth dev diary: 15-19 March 2016
Maybe they will release a press recap video showing some gameplay, but they won't release a bunch of details about the alpha until the 21st.
I'd actually expect to see a Dev Diary on March 21st at 12:00pm GMT
That should silence those that thought it was just paths and modular building in the initial alpha.
I never understood where that came from. I never heard or read anything that said "We're only giving you this on the release date for the Alpha".
I believe it came around, because I read it once, but I don't remember where it was... but anyways, I read once that someone in frontier said they were only going to release Modular Building and Paths/terrain because they wanted to REALLY make sure that their Coaster building was spot on, and perfect.
But when you think about it on a more Frontier standpoint, that is absolutely stupid.
I don't think people would shell out $75 for just building something and make some paths and go "ooh-ahh!"
But when you think about it on a more Frontier standpoint, that is absolutely stupid.
I don't think people would shell out $75 for just building something and make some paths and go "ooh-ahh!"
I think that there would a public burning of Sam's beard if that were the only thing released on March 22nd. LOL!
I just heard Sam gasp from America.
No, That comment made him wake up instantly. I can hear him logging on right now to make sure that they release Planet Coaster with the coaster editor. HAH!
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It's actually all just a matter of lowering your expectations I guess. If you're expecting something fun like InfiniteChaos does, you might get a little dissapointed when your hopes won't get fulfilled. On the other hand, when you're expecting just the bare minimum of what will be available in the Early Bird, you might find a surprise when the early acces actually contains more than you could hope for.
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No livestream today???
Nope. Sam's too busy grooming his beard. I'm personally firing up the grill to eat some Premium Chief Beef burgers....LOL! Frontier is at GDC this week so no live stream today.
I wouldn't be too sure that the coaster builder will be included in the first alpha build. At least it will probably not have all functions. In my opinion, there will be the scenery and path tools (obviously), a limited version of the terrain tool (hopefully), some flat rides, some shops, two themes (pirate and generic) and maybe an early version of the coaster builder (maybe only with piece by piece or possibly even only some premade coasters). I would really love to play around with the coaster editor but if we get some premade coasters to build custom stations and scenery around I'll be happy too [yesnod]
A lot of people are speculating that there is no coasters, but I think there is. The real reason I have is, why wouldn't they be in. It's a roller coaster game and we have seen the coaster builder in the past two dev diaries. There would be no reason not to include it too since RCTW is set to come out late this month with 11 coasters. Not only would it make the game look more appealing to people, it would also provide a more complete experience. A lot of people are going to watch you tube about this game instead of looking through these forums. If they see no coaster editor, they are less likely to buy it. I really hope there are coasters in the alpha at release!