Amerish and Esamir..a long way to go before finish?

[ringring]

I hope testing the maps is not simply about finding hopes and clipping issues.

For me, the most important aspect is how the multiple continents fit into the meta game and the meta game needs to be tested. I doubt a long term interest without it.

[Boone]

Originally Posted by ringring

I hope testing the maps is not simply about finding hopes and clipping issues.

For me, the most important aspect is how the multiple continents fit into the meta game and the meta game needs to be tested. I doubt a long term interest without it.

Give this guy the big panda, he's correct. Of course they are going to test all continents, don't be suprised if the game slips into 2013 because they have to test the long term gameplay (is it worth it to do this? how do we fix it? what works better), they then have to implement it...and test it again for long term.

DUST has been going on beta for a while now and will continue. Didn't GW2 beta last for quite a while? Even after a release date I think it was a solid month + before actually in peoples hands.

I'm saying no sooner than November but no longer than January of next year. There is a bit more to it than just "will it run", which is another worry because Hamma himself said he runs SLI 680 albiet the SLI wasn't running, but still only getting 20 FPS off one 680 (big battles he claimed...although wasn't many in that stream from what I saw)? Good luck to anyone with a mid-range system.

[kidwithstick]

I was a little disapointed when I saw that the one continent took the place of 3 by dividing up the terrain between forest/desert

My question is will amerish be divided up like indar or will the whole thing be lush like ps1.

[Rivenshield]

Originally Posted by Boone

I'm saying no sooner than November but no longer than January of next year.

I call next summer.

I've worked on several large enterprise software development projects, and they simply do not go from alpha to launch in six months.

[Pvt Badger]

Originally Posted by Sledgecrushr

Im sure we will have to beta test all three continents before full release. Dont want thousands of people falling through the planet on day one.

We don't have a Gal big enough for that kind of deployment.

[andehh]

Originally Posted by Galron

Have they changed any major map feature yet based on beta? I don't think they have or will.

Yes they have, a couple of times. NDA stops me going into details but they are making changes to certain areas and bases...


And as for only 20fps with a 680 and good luck to mid range systems your wrong!! Mid range works alright currently and optimisation is on going...

I'm on a decent laptop (geforce 660m) and play it at full HD (1080p 17" screen) on low-medium no problems!

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[Kaotc]

Originally Posted by Galron

Have they changed any major map feature yet based on beta? I don't think they have or will.

They have already fixed countless terrain bugs that were not picked up in internal testing, as well as changes to bases, and even the major facilities are getting total work overs, based on what is happening in beta.

it would be impossible for them to find every little terrain bug on a map internally, not to mention the meta game around each facility.


obviously you dont understand the ammout of work required.

[Khagan Impi]

Originally Posted by kidwithstick

I was a little disapointed when I saw that the one continent took the place of 3 by dividing up the terrain between forest/desert

My question is will amerish be divided up like indar or will the whole thing be lush like ps1.

Indar was created like this specifically to let players get to know, and find the bugs in, the different areas of terrain. Amerish will probably be a bit more logical in its terrain and biomes.

[typhaon]

I'm pretty sure in yesterday's livestreamed beta meeting they said Esamir was essentially "done" and going through some kind of internal testing, right now.

Whether or not that means it is about to go live in the beta, wasn't clear.

BTW - if they did not mention that in the livestream, assume it is a figment of my imagination... because that is actually entirely possible... I had Planetside dreams last night...

Again, make no assumptions as to why I might be having those dreams!