Alpha Tester Acceptance Mails Heading Out!

[Lirion]

I'm guessing week 1 is phase 1, week 2 is phase 2 and so on.

[Elexia]

I'm guessing week 1 is phase 1, week 2 is phase 2 and so on.

That'd be pretty quick test phases lol, especially to throw in fixes/updates/restructuring etc.

[Akira_Tenshi]

I'm guessing week 1 is phase 1, week 2 is phase 2 and so on.

This is Square Enix we are talking about here, when they said the alpha would be a month they probably meant 1 month per phase lol.

[Starlord]

I'm guessing week 1 is phase 1, week 2 phase 2 and so on.

Sounds right, but if all they are doing is stress testing they shouldn't need a a week per phase, Alpha is more of a prepping stage for Beta. Once they can able to bring in alot of people to test say 1,000 a server without breaking a sweat then they could enter closed beta. Once they can hold like 5k a server then they can go into open beta. Once they can see no major bugs and most bug squashed then they could go Retail. We as testers need to make sure we get all the bugs we can see =).

[BruceyBruceyBangBang]

Sounds right, but if all they are doing is stress testing they shouldn't need a a week per phase, Alpha is more of a prepping stage for Beta. Once they can able to bring in alot of people to test say 1,000 a server without breaking a sweat then they could enter closed beta. Once they can hold like 5k a server then they can go into open beta. Once they can see no major bugs and most bug squashed then they could go Retail. We as testers need to make sure we get all the bugs we can see =).

It will not be that quick. lol A short downtime between phases would be a week to a week and a half. Let's not get irrationally optimistic on this games transition into retail. Especially when this is it's second go. Fully expect them to take all the time in the world between phases and between open beta and release.

[ShinigamiKayla]

were not testing to decide wether or not the game sucks people o.o were here testing so we can make the game the best that it can be!~

[Starlord]

It will not be that quick. lol A short downtime between phases would be a week to a week and a half. Let's not get irrationally optimistic on this games transition into retail. Especially when this is it's second go. Fully expect them to take all the time in the world between phases and between open beta and release.

Alpha is not ment to be a "long process"
Beta on the other hand is a Long process and should be

[BruceyBruceyBangBang]

Alpha is not ment to be a "long process"
Beta on the other hand is a Long process and should be

You clearly don't understand the process then. I wasn't inviting a debate on what you speculate an alpha is for or even what this alpha is for. I was just offering some realistic expectations that some people should follow.

The only people who think this is going to be a short and painless process are people who, either don't understand the work that is needed to be done between phases, or simply people who don't participate in many alpha/beta tests.

It's not a crime or anything to be optimistic, but really these made up phase periods you guys are allowing yourself to believe are wildly short and unrealistic.

[Starlord]

You clearly don't understand the process then. I wasn't inviting a debate on what you speculate an alpha is for or even what this alpha is for. I was just offering some realistic expectations that some people should follow.

The only people who think this is going to be a short and painless process are people who, either don't understand the work that is needed to be done between phases, or simply people who don't participate in many alpha/beta tests.

It's not a crime or anything to be optimistic, but really these made up phase periods you guys are allowing yourself to believe are wildly short and unrealistic.

It will be whatever it will be. Longer they test the better.

[BruceyBruceyBangBang]

It will be whatever it will be. Longer they test the better.

That'a boy.