I'm hoping you add more clarity as to how much game time in this and future waves we should expect. From this message it isn't clear if it is only Wave 2 (the only one mentioned), and if it isn't, how much paytime to expect for future Waves (and how many).
If you get into beta, you automatically get access to all future tests.
I'd like to add that Stormgate is not a marketing beta -- the game is far from final and we are still working on foundational gameplay design, features, art, sound, and story content. Then there's the editor we're planning to put into players hands. At this point in Wings of Liberty's development, for comparison's sake, the game wouldn't even be announced for another three years. We already have a playable beta in players' hands. You wouldn't see the Wings beta for another 5 years or so.
If you're comparing our beta to a beta test for an almost-finished game, they're completely different things. We are actively developing the game with our playtesters and their valuable feedback is part of why the game has gotten this far along in such a short time.
We are early and have a lot of work left to go, but we are excited to see how quickly the team is making progress with each new build. Art is one of the most-impacted disciplines as most game teams and publishers do n...
Read moreHello, Stormgate Community,
We know lots of you have been waiting for this. If you missed out on our Kickstarter, late pledges will become available within a week, giving you another chance to jump into the action. Our best estimate is Friday, February 23, but we’re doing our best to make late pledges available even earlier. Please note this will be for new pledges only, not upgrades to existing pledges.
We’ll have at least two options available that would include access to our current beta testing phase, codenamed “Elephant”:
In the top FG example, it has an incorrect spelling in the descriptive paragraph
(Also I read the "the" like there are many Malocs but he's a celebrity. Like you're emphasising it's really THE Maloc.)
Oh yeah… you should click on the Maloc Hero repeatedly—he might have something fun to say about it.
I'm so tilt, I had no clue this game was going to be this fun, I'm trying to play SC2 to make up for it but man you guys gave us a taste of some strong stuff!
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We’re working on it!
Half of the people posting content for StormGate are being paid to promote it. You don't see as much ZeroSpace promotion, despite it being a better game, just because of that.
StormGate is being made by a company that was founded by a project manager that briefly worked on SC2. They had no programming, design, or development contributions yet want to take all of the credit for it. Classic project management.
CatZ has made significant and sustained community contributions to SC2 and has said he tries to stay away from r/StarCraft because ZeroSpace doesn't belong here. There's a world of difference between the two.
This is a lie. Not a single content creator has been paid to play or promote Stormgate. Why are you just making things up?
Thanks for this write-up (including the constructive feedback). We're super glad to see that you're enjoying the game. Have you messed around with Maloc much in 3P co-op? He has the ability to spawn Fiends directly.
Tier 3 is coming--I love the nod to the D&D monster manual, by the way. I have a 1E version on the bookshelf to my right and just cracked it open for the nostalgia.
Kickstarter campaign is over, but we will offer late pledges via GameFound. I don't have a date to share, but hopefully it's soon!
It's Maloc. Those alternate spelling sources aren't FG... but that Malok spelling is beginning to grow on me...
We're working on the late pledge page, folks. We'll make sure to announce it here and in our Discord once it's live. (discord.gg/stormgate)
Very cute. Thanks!
I played sc2 in beta and it definitely was not this rough. This game has unfinished animations all over the place, placeholder models and textures. Sc2 open beta was basically finished
Not saying it’s bad, this is a small team and SC2 came from one of PC gaming largest developers. But this game is 100% not comparable to SC2 in open beta.
If I recall, SC2 was in “beta” after 7 years of development, and within the year it was released. Totally different situation. That was more of a marketing beta—we are still very early on and in active development.
Thanks so much for writing this up! We're only getting started, but we're glad to see that you are excited about what we're building. The months ahead are going to be exciting--we'll get to showcase our third faction, Tier 3 units, and more.
We appreciate your support and hope you enjoy what's yet to come.
Awesome--we're glad to hear you're enjoying the beta/demo!
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