[2022] Why all the hate?

Originally posted by LittleBlueDuneBuggy:

Originally posted by Ion: I hope I will live to see the beta.

That makes one of us.

Too right. If each Alpha keeps getting better (and, outside of A17, they generally have), then I for one am happy to see Alpha stretch till whenever.

Beta means no more new content, means I'll be a little bit sad we're in Beta. Yes, I'll enjoy the optimisations, but it'll be an end of journey so to speak.

Originally posted by Ion:

Originally posted by Diaz: If this is what an alpha build of the game looks like than I'm interested in what the beta will look like...

Keep up the hard work!

Alpha build of a game that has been development for 7 years and is still an alpha with next to zero progression.
If this is how it looks like, I hope I will live to see the beta.

Take a look at Alpha 1 and tell me again there's been "next to no progression".... lol.

Originally posted by Ion: Too wrong. Maybe you don't understand the naming conventions. Alpha is not supposed to be about adding features. Alpha is supposed to be about making the foundations and core concept which you will build upon in beta.

This game has no core. It is getting reworked in every iteration of the alpha release. The developers have zero development experience and they are pretty much stuck in a development hell loop. They have lost their goal and they have no idea where the game is supposed to be heading.

There is objectively no reason to defend this game.

I suggest you do some reading, including this excerpt from the link below:

The alpha phase usually ends with a feature freeze, indicating that no more features will be added to the software. At this time, the software is said to be feature complete. A beta test is carried out following acceptance testing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle

I'd also suggest checking the definition of the word "objectively"......

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