Crowfall beta roll out plans

Dragnelus · January 2020

Beta is the process where we start testing our system with larger numbers of players. And where will we get those players? Well, we’ll start inviting the people who have registered at crowfall.com, of course! In addition to our sixty-three thousand backers (my favorite people in the world!), we have amassed more than three hundred thousand registrants (people who I am hoping might become my favorite people, once we launch).

When beta begins, we’ll start to invite these folks to play, in waves. Those waves will likely start in the hundreds, then jump into the thousands and eventually we’ll be inviting in waves of 10k+ people at a time. Think of it like filling a vase with water: pour in too much, too quickly, and it might shatter. Start small, adding more over time, and you can find and fix the leaks until you eventually reach max capacity.

If you are reading this blog and want to play the beta:

ALL backers will have access to it as soon as it hits TEST,
REGISTERED non-backers will be invited in waves,
NON-REGISTERED folks need to register at crowfall.com (and if you get impatient waiting for your wave to be called, you can always back us for immediate access once it goes live).

https://crowfall.com/en-US/blog/FOUNDERS_UPDATE_JANUARY_2020

Arkade99 · January 2020

It will be really interesting to see the game with a large population. The current campaigns allow for a max of 1500 players, but we've never come close to those numbers. There are a lot of things that will get tested that haven't before.

botrytis · January 2020

It will be interesting to see how the game does in BETA.

cameltosis · January 2020

I'll be curious to see how the beta works out for CF, especially in comparison to CU.

Both games took fundamentally different paths to developing their game. CF went with a standard game engine, which meant they could start developing content very early in the process, but as there is no commercially available engine that supports true massively multiplayer, CF were due to have a hard time developing new systems and scaling up to massively multiplayer numbers.

CU went the other way - develop their own engine so they could ensure they could support massively multiplayer numbers and have an easier time developing the systems they needed. However, it meant a long wait before the engine was in a position to start building content for it.

2020 is the year (hopefully) when both games come to fruitition. Will CF have the engine to really support it being a large scale PvP MMO? Will CU have their engine complete enough to develop the content we want?

Can't wait to see the outcome.

Utinni · January 2020

I like how the general mentality now is that its a privilege to beta test a game. How far we have come.

lahnmir · January 2020

Utinni said:

I like how the general mentality now is that its a privilege to beta test a game. How far we have come.

I remember applying for many Alpha’s and Beta’s before you could buy your way into them, they were a privilege back then too, just another way of entry.

/Cheers,
Lahnmir

Amathe · January 2020

Looks like progress. Nice to see a crowdfunded game make it this far.

botrytis · January 2020

Utinni said:

I like how the general mentality now is that its a privilege to beta test a game. How far we have come.

You can do both with this game. Nothing wrong with that. It is the ones that only allow people who pay to Beta test are ridiculous.

Quizzical · January 2020

Have they given a timeline of when they expect the beta to be?

Kyleran · January 2020

lahnmir said:

Utinni said:

I like how the general mentality now is that its a privilege to beta test a game. How far we have come.

I remember applying for many Alpha’s and Beta’s before you could buy your way into them, they were a privilege back then too, just another way of entry.

/Cheers,
Lahnmir

There's a world of difference between being invited to help test for no charge vs having to pay to do so.

One is an honor of sorts, the other is just fleecing the suckers.

Relampago · January 2020

Did anyone just read the announcement and say what is it more than 65,000 paying backers or 63,000?

Arkade99 · January 2020

Kyleran said:

lahnmir said:

Utinni said:

I like how the general mentality now is that its a privilege to beta test a game. How far we have come.

I remember applying for many Alpha’s and Beta’s before you could buy your way into them, they were a privilege back then too, just another way of entry.

/Cheers,
Lahnmir

There's a world of difference between being invited to help test for no charge vs having to pay to do so.

One is an honor of sorts, the other is just fleecing the suckers.

I disagree. Just because a game is in development doesn't mean that it isn't worth paying for. Yes, beta testing used to be free. It also used to be a lot more exclusive.

That said, the upcoming CF beta is free. The only requirement is to make an account on Crowfall.com. All of the people who will be trying out the game for free can thank those of us who helped to fund the game. Without us, the game wouldn't exist.

Arkade99 · January 2020

Relampago said:

Did anyone just read the announcement and say what is it more than 65,000 paying backers or 63,000?

Someone didn't proofread well enough. According to their funding page, they have 63,515 backers:

https://crowfall.com/en-US/funding

Wizardry · January 2020

Beta's were not so exclusive at all,devs used to BEG us to test their games.The difference is that there WAS a game while now a days,everything is a smoke screen to get money up front.

So in a roundabout way devs have got those PRE ORDERS they had hoped for years only now with no promises.No product on that pre order,no problem,get your money back,NOW....lol,thanks for your money ,i bought a new house,new car,took the family on a great vacation,isn't life great,so many people to exploit.

Ungood · January 2020

Kyleran said:

lahnmir said:

Utinni said:

I like how the general mentality now is that its a privilege to beta test a game. How far we have come.

I remember applying for many Alpha’s and Beta’s before you could buy your way into them, they were a privilege back then too, just another way of entry.

/Cheers,
Lahnmir

There's a world of difference between being invited to help test for no charge vs having to pay to do so.

One is an honor of sorts, the other is just fleecing the suckers.

It was always been a privilege. The truth is, that It's still an honor, even if they paid for it, because that means you were one of the early backers and put your faith in the game, even before a game existed.

But then again, IIRC, people that purchased the Beta Access are in fact not paying more than those that will buy it at launch, so, they are getting the perks for free, just a bonus for simply jumping in sooner.

But then again, like any game, the goal is to fleece us all, in any way they can. So, there is that.

IsilithTehroth · January 2020

Ungood said:

Kyleran said:

lahnmir said:

Utinni said:

I like how the general mentality now is that its a privilege to beta test a game. How far we have come.

I remember applying for many Alpha’s and Beta’s before you could buy your way into them, they were a privilege back then too, just another way of entry.

/Cheers,
Lahnmir

There's a world of difference between being invited to help test for no charge vs having to pay to do so.

One is an honor of sorts, the other is just fleecing the suckers.

It was always been a privilege. The truth is, that It's still an honor, even if they paid for it, because that means you were one of the early backers and put your faith in the game, even before a game existed.

But then again, IIRC, people that purchased the Beta Access are in fact not paying more than those that will buy it at launch, so, they are getting the perks for free, just a bonus for simply jumping in sooner.

But then again, like any game, the goal is to fleece us all, in any way they can. So, there is that.

LOL an honour? Get real, back in the day developers would pay people or reward them with beta cosmetics, now they want you to give them money so they might finish their game. Unusually don't listen to feedback(in crowfall's case zerging and CC) and then wonder why the game ends of flopping or losing the majority of subs shortly after launch.

Kyleran · January 2020

Arkade99 said:

Kyleran said:

lahnmir said:

Utinni said:

I like how the general mentality now is that its a privilege to beta test a game. How far we have come.

I remember applying for many Alpha’s and Beta’s before you could buy your way into them, they were a privilege back then too, just another way of entry.

/Cheers,
Lahnmir

There's a world of difference between being invited to help test for no charge vs having to pay to do so.

One is an honor of sorts, the other is just fleecing the suckers.

I disagree. Just because a game is in development doesn't mean that it isn't worth paying for. Yes, beta testing used to be free. It also used to be a lot more exclusive.

That said, the upcoming CF beta is free. The only requirement is to make an account on Crowfall.com. All of the people who will be trying out the game for free can thank those of us who helped to fund the game. Without us, the game wouldn't exist.

w/o crowdfunding dev leads might have found another way to get their games built....

But we'll never know...

BTW, this game is now mostly investor funded....and its whose wishes the devs cater to now.

tweedledumb99 · January 2020

Kyleran said:

Arkade99 said:

Kyleran said:

lahnmir said:

Utinni said:

I like how the general mentality now is that its a privilege to beta test a game. How far we have come.

I remember applying for many Alpha’s and Beta’s before you could buy your way into them, they were a privilege back then too, just another way of entry.

/Cheers,
Lahnmir

There's a world of difference between being invited to help test for no charge vs having to pay to do so.

One is an honor of sorts, the other is just fleecing the suckers.

I disagree. Just because a game is in development doesn't mean that it isn't worth paying for. Yes, beta testing used to be free. It also used to be a lot more exclusive.

That said, the upcoming CF beta is free. The only requirement is to make an account on Crowfall.com. All of the people who will be trying out the game for free can thank those of us who helped to fund the game. Without us, the game wouldn't exist.

w/o crowdfunding dev leads might have found another way to get their games built....

But we'll never know...

BTW, this game is now mostly investor funded....and its whose wishes the devs cater to now.

Any sign that these in investor wishes are in conflict w the wishes of the majority of their current backers?

Kyleran · January 2020

tweedledumb99 said:

Kyleran said:

Arkade99 said:

Kyleran said:

lahnmir said:

Utinni said:

I like how the general mentality now is that its a privilege to beta test a game. How far we have come.

I remember applying for many Alpha’s and Beta’s before you could buy your way into them, they were a privilege back then too, just another way of entry.

/Cheers,
Lahnmir

There's a world of difference between being invited to help test for no charge vs having to pay to do so.

One is an honor of sorts, the other is just fleecing the suckers.

I disagree. Just because a game is in development doesn't mean that it isn't worth paying for. Yes, beta testing used to be free. It also used to be a lot more exclusive.

That said, the upcoming CF beta is free. The only requirement is to make an account on Crowfall.com. All of the people who will be trying out the game for free can thank those of us who helped to fund the game. Without us, the game wouldn't exist.

w/o crowdfunding dev leads might have found another way to get their games built....

But we'll never know...

BTW, this game is now mostly investor funded....and its whose wishes the devs cater to now.

Any sign that these in investor wishes are in conflict w the wishes of the majority of their current backers?

A bit of a kerfuffle when they decided to add some additional PVE content and some sort of persistent campaign which doesn't allow for player looting as I recall, not much else that I've heard about.

tweedledumb99 · January 2020

Kyleran said:

/snip
A bit of a kerfuffle when they decided to add some additional PVE content and some sort of persistent campaign which doesn't allow for player looting as I recall, not much else that I've heard about.

COol, thanks

MMOExposed · January 2020

I forgot what the Pvp in this game will be all about

EthicZH · January 2020

Can someone give us a review as soon as it's out?
I really liked the concept when I first saw it but I'm a bit sceptical if the developers will really deliver what they planned, it seems like a lot of work. Especially the seasons/campaign part.

tweedledumb99 · January 2020

EthicZH said:

Can someone give us a review as soon as it's out?
I really liked the concept when I first saw it but I'm a bit sceptical if the developers will really deliver what they planned, it seems like a lot of work. Especially the seasons/campaign part.

Of all the crowdfunded MMO's with PvP (medium-scale or larger ones at least), Crowfall seems the closest to delivering on its initial scope/plans from what I've seen - what am I missing here?

lahnmir · January 2020

tweedledumb99 said:

EthicZH said:

Can someone give us a review as soon as it's out?
I really liked the concept when I first saw it but I'm a bit sceptical if the developers will really deliver what they planned, it seems like a lot of work. Especially the seasons/campaign part.

Of all the crowdfunded MMO's with PvP (medium-scale or larger ones at least), Crowfall seems the closest to delivering on its initial scope/plans from what I've seen - what am I missing here?

Not much, of all crowdfunded MMORPGs they are indeed the furthest along and the closest to delivering what they promised. What helps is that that what was promised is a very focussed, relatively small scale project, a very smart one though.

For reference, I’ve been on and off playing Crowfall since 2016 and also pretty much invested in every other crowdfunding MMORPG out there. These guys are furthest along, really.

/Cheers,
Lahnmir

tweedledumb99 · January 2020

lahnmir said:

tweedledumb99 said:

EthicZH said:

Can someone give us a review as soon as it's out?
I really liked the concept when I first saw it but I'm a bit sceptical if the developers will really deliver what they planned, it seems like a lot of work. Especially the seasons/campaign part.

Of all the crowdfunded MMO's with PvP (medium-scale or larger ones at least), Crowfall seems the closest to delivering on its initial scope/plans from what I've seen - what am I missing here?

Not much, of all crowdfunded MMORPGs they are indeed the furthest along and the closest to delivering what they promised. What helps is that that what was promised is a very focussed, relatively small scale project, a very smart one though.

For reference, I’ve been on and off playing Crowfall since 2016 and also pretty much invested in every other crowdfunding MMORPG out there. These guys are furthest along, really.

/Cheers,
Lahnmir

Good, that's what I thought. But nonetheless, people will say the game's never coming out or it's made no progress, without a single clue or speck of insight into what's actually happening. Anyway, glad to get some actual insight, thanks.

Ungood · January 2020

IsilithTehroth said:

Ungood said:

Kyleran said:

lahnmir said:

Utinni said:

I like how the general mentality now is that its a privilege to beta test a game. How far we have come.

I remember applying for many Alpha’s and Beta’s before you could buy your way into them, they were a privilege back then too, just another way of entry.

/Cheers,
Lahnmir

There's a world of difference between being invited to help test for no charge vs having to pay to do so.

One is an honor of sorts, the other is just fleecing the suckers.

It was always been a privilege. The truth is, that It's still an honor, even if they paid for it, because that means you were one of the early backers and put your faith in the game, even before a game existed.

But then again, IIRC, people that purchased the Beta Access are in fact not paying more than those that will buy it at launch, so, they are getting the perks for free, just a bonus for simply jumping in sooner.

But then again, like any game, the goal is to fleece us all, in any way they can. So, there is that.

LOL an honour? Get real, back in the day developers would pay people or reward them with beta cosmetics, now they want you to give them money so they might finish their game. Unusually don't listen to feedback(in crowfall's case zerging and CC) and then wonder why the game ends of flopping or losing the majority of subs shortly after launch.

Not exactly sure what you mean by "Back in the Day" but keep in mind, if all the people "back in the day" were not falling all over themselves to be in Beta so they could flex their e-peen and brag about it, we never would be where we are today with a company being able to sell those seats.

So thanks I guess to all those 'beta" teasters that wanted to rub it in everyone's face they were beta testers.... you allowed the Game Companies another venture of revenue.

I am sure they thank you.. well.. in an obscure general way, not in a personal way, anyway, I can't blame a company for trying to make an honest buck.

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