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Originally Posted by tk471138
your argument is null and void seeing as how they didnt follow this rule to begin with...at least if they release the BETA patch, it would have the word BETA attached to it....
if they release a beta patch, its the users choice to download it or not...why delay testing on the community which you know they will end up doing anyways...
it would also be a good way to test the new bug tracker....
but of course giving the user a choice, and optional download, is no good for anyone....even those who dont want it could simply choose to not download it they would rather impose their own views on others, and have it so NO ONE can download it....what a joke...
edit i keep seeing "dont release it till its done" so following this train of though, releasing anything beta is a no no?? i mean its not like they followed this rule to begin with...i mean the DAMAGE IS DONE...releasing a BETA patch to the community, isnt the worst thing they could do...i guess you people who say "dont release it till its done" refused to download the previous beta patches...i. suppose you people refuse to download beta patches that hotfix an issue, cuz the nature of beta implies that its not finished...unless you refuse to download all kinds of "beta" releases you are nothing but a hypocrite, and probably a fanboy...
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Exactly, I agree completely.
Given that they said a few weeks ago all they had left to do was fix problems with tracers/gunsights then you'd assume now they're going into beta testing they would have a pretty complete patch, they'd have been testing it throughout each build and Luthier has said they haven't run into a CTD in months.
It's time to stop being afraid of the community and the critics (there will ALWAYS be people complaining). Release a beta now and problems that would take the beta testers a couple of weeks to find would probably be found by the community by the end of the day.
Really, if it's nowhere close to read then fine, I can wait, but I really do think involving the community in testing will only improve the overall quality of the patch when it is released.