Beta Link

N.ator · Post by **N.ator** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 1:40 pm

Lets have a link to Beta on the main login screen of smr.

Harry Krishna · Post by **Harry Krishna** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 5:56 pm

You clearly don't understand the purpose of Beta.

Post by **seldum** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 7:11 pm

Azool said today beta was going down soon ( and probably into closed beta at some point?)

Post by **Azool** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 8:27 pm

Beta will reopen as SMR1.5 where it will be tested internally (about 10 testers) until we go to an open beta.

HK is right. There is no need to link from the main page.

N.ator · Post by **N.ator** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 8:30 pm

Harry Krishna wrote:You clearly don't understand the purpose of Beta.

yes i do understand the purpose of beta. the purpose of beta is for TESTING. Testing can mean many different things, testing for bugs, or even testing different setups for ships. that is what beta is meant for. and i think if the new players in the game, knew about beta, they would be that much better! they would get a better handle of the game. i have some friends that play, and i always fight them in beta, because in beta you get unlimited turns, and it means nothing.

And having more people play beta, might bring out some bugs that arent known of....So over all, having a link to advertize beta on the login screen cannot hurt!

Post by **seldum** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 1:00 am

its a futile argument I guess but one last time beta is not for fun or training newbs

DarthNihilus · Post by **DarthNihilus** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 4:00 pm

When Curufir was in Rouge Squadron about 3 or 4 games ago it was he who suggested that we use BETA to train Newbs. It gives us a chance to show the newbs in a somewhat controlled enviroment who to do certian things. This game I used Beta to Train DBird_64 in avoiding and scanner usage. It worked he was able to trade up to the 11th spot. Pretty good for a second game Newb (this game he made Fledgling about 2 or 3 weeks into the game).

Ardbeg · Post by **Ardbeg** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 4:19 pm

being able to show newbies stuff is a nice bonus, but not the purpose of beta - testing will always take precedent.

btw, is Rouge squadron the limp-wristed sister alliance of Rogue Squadron?

N.ator · Post by **N.ator** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 5:08 pm

Ardbeg wrote:being able to show newbies stuff is a nice bonus, but not the purpose of beta - testing will always take precedent.

btw, is Rouge squadron the limp-wristed sister alliance of Rogue Squadron?

ok but listen, the testers, can go and do there thing and test, and then the newbies and go and learn the game. now what is so bad about that? the server can handle and extra 50 people so no harm will be done!!

and plus more people playing beta will mean more bugs will be released!!!

Freon22 · Post by **Freon22** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 5:19 pm

There was a time that I was against anyone using Beta but the testers. For now I don't think it makes much differents because Azool is coding SMR 1.5. Now if or when he moves 1.5 to the beta server then again no one but beta testers should be allowed in it.

PS: For the ones that say why! Do a web board search, because it has all been debated before.