If PS2 skipped beta and released today would you...

[Nephilimuk]

Sorry everything needs to get some form of UAT testing to smooth out the kinks. Otherwise you just end up with a big pile of epic fail and a less than happy customer base. (regardless of how skilled the coders are)

[Shogun]

oh i would be sad because beta experience is such a special thing!

as long as it is a real beta and not such a stupid marketing gag beta like most games do nowadays (bf3 anyone?)

it´s a privilege to actually have some influence on the developement of a game, and i love to hunt bugs down and see them fixed shortly after they are reported! things like this almost never happen after a game is released. like some bugs in ps1 that were present for years (and still are).

oh and the level of communication to the devs or GMs during a closed beta is just unmatched!

[ringring]

Dear Cycles, if you can please re-introduce the Term Bug, everyone liked those and they always elicited many complimentary comments.

[CyclesMcHurtz]

Originally Posted by ringring

Dear Cycles, if you can please re-introduce the Term Bug, everyone liked those and they always elicited many complimentary comments.

Ha!

We coders don't need any help coming up with bugs, we do that well enough on our own.

[neonlazer]

Originally Posted by CyclesMcHurtz

Ha!

We coders don't need any help coming up with bugs, we do that well enough on our own.

Haha! Yea..writing thousands of line of code and expect no problems...BAH..humbug

OT: I would be happy..but in the end it would make the journey to bugless much worse.

[Mr DeCastellac]

The OP clarified that it's if the game is complete and polished. We've already given our ideas and the devs have listened. I'm surprised so many people wanted to just be in the beta. I'm excited to play and improve the game. If the game is already done, there's no need for improvement, so why would you rather play the buggy beta version over the polished, complete version?

[Necroe]

Originally Posted by CyclesMcHurtz

Ha!

We coders don't need any help coming up with bugs, we do that well enough on our own.

i'm not sure if that's a trait you should be boasting

[NivexQ]

Originally Posted by Mr DeCastellac

The OP clarified that it's if the game is complete and polished. We've already given our ideas and the devs have listened. I'm surprised so many people wanted to just be in the beta. I'm excited to play and improve the game. If the game is already done, there's no need for improvement, so why would you rather play the buggy beta version over the polished, complete version?

I chose the first one, but only because there was no choice for "Upset, I really want to make sure the game is polished first."

[Crator]

I didn't vote cause I'm boycotting the poll due to lack of options. Want me to vote? Make better polls with more options!

[Neurotoxin]

We need a few rounds of beta.

[Eyeklops]

Originally Posted by Crator

I didn't vote cause I'm boycotting the poll due to lack of options. Want me to vote? Make better polls with more options!

Thanks for the input! Because of the detailed nature of your post, it has been archived in the round file.

If you really think about what the OP means, and asks, you may realize 3 options are all you need. Not every poll has to have 6 options, some things are much clearer than that when given proper thought.

[Eyeklops]

Originally Posted by NivexQ

I chose the first one, but only because there was no choice for "Upset, I really want to make sure the game is polished first."

There was no need for that choice, if you read the OP the game is finished and polished. Think a bit more hypothetical and the answer may come to you, if it doesn't, you always have option 3.

[Deckura]

Originally Posted by Eyeklops

ASSUMING THE GAME IS FULLY COMPLETE & POLISHED.

This wouldn't happen. So no, I would not be happy about them skipping beta. It would give all the news players a bad first impression with all of the bugs and imbalances, which would likely cause the game to have a lot less people playing it in the long run.

[Eyeklops]

Originally Posted by Deckura

This wouldn't happen.

In the scenario I put forth it did happen. What say you now?

Originally Posted by Deckura

It would give all the news players a bad first impression with all of the bugs and imbalances, which would likely cause the game to have a lot less people playing it in the long run.

None of what you just said is applicable to the poll or the OP. I see the ability to comprehend, reason, and make an emotional choice about a hypothetical situation does not become us all.

[Joe]

You can never have enough polish, but i can't wait for any PS2 action