Would you pre-purchase SOW now to be a part of the Beta team?

Qpassa · #1 10-05-2010, 08:11 AM

also gives fresh cash

proton45 · #2 10-05-2010, 08:26 AM

A "payed beta"? It would never, never, never work with this community (lol)...

The very idea is hilarious...in fact, this MUST be a joke, right?

Qpassa · #3 10-05-2010, 08:36 AM

lolno, pre purchase the simulator and free beta for pre-purchasers

Feuerfalke · #4 10-05-2010, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by proton45

A "payed beta"? It would never, never, never work with this community (lol)...

The very idea is hilarious...in fact, this MUST be a joke, right?

You should read the whole thing, buddy.

You buy the full simulation now and get the beta now as a bonus until the full version is released.

And this is not to please fanboys or something. It's an offer, one that you don't have to take.
At the same time EagleDynamics can run the beta on a wide variety of systems and as such eliminate possible incompatibilities.

This is quite common, for modern games. BoP and X-plane did the same, BTW, so this is nothing new and fearsome, even in the flightsim-genre.

proton45 · #5 10-05-2010, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Feuerfalke

You should read the whole thing, buddy.

You buy the full simulation now and get the beta now as a bonus until the full version is released.

And this is not to please fanboys or something. It's an offer, one that you don't have to take.
At the same time EagleDynamics can run the beta on a wide variety of systems and as such eliminate possible incompatibilities.

This is quite common, for modern games. BoP and X-plane did the same, BTW, so this is nothing new and fearsome, even in the flightsim-genre.

I read the whole post...and I understand the deal.

And I still think it would NEVER work for this community...the very idea is hilarious.

philip.ed · #6 10-05-2010, 08:26 PM

We're all here because we are interested in Il-2, and love the game. I am sure that the whole forum who are experienced in playing such a game could do a great job if the offer came up.

Abbeville-Boy · #7 10-05-2010, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by philip.ed

We're all here because we are interested in Il-2, and love the game. I am sure that the whole forum who are experienced in playing such a game could do a great job if the offer came up.

boy i bet oleg would love to have you on the beta test team, send him a pm about it

philip.ed · #8 10-06-2010, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Abbeville-Boy

boy i bet oleg would love to have you on the beta test team, send him a pm about it

No need, he has my e-mail

tagTaken2 · #9 10-05-2010, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Feuerfalke

This is quite common, for modern games. BoP and X-plane did the same, BTW, so this is nothing new and fearsome, even in the flightsim-genre.

And RoF

Chivas · #10 10-05-2010, 11:30 PM

The original IL-2 beta test had very little whining from the testers, in-fact there were very few bugs. Most of the bugs were problems with beta tester systems, not code problems.

The ONLY possible problem with the open beta test is someone giving the code away. Although if I remember correctly some of the code was held back in the original beta test. I'm sure the developer would have some sort of copy protection if they did decided to hold an open beta test. Its just too risky otherwise. There are too many people in the world who could care less, and have little understanding or consideration for the consequences of their actions.

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