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minus-square@ChicoSuavelinkEnglish25•2 days agoTraditional, pre-2006, beta tests were bug hunts in feature complete software. Then public beta tests became a thing that rapidly evolved into marketing for a finished game. Most public betas don’t see any bugs fixed on launch.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•2 days agoNot just marketing, they’re often also a load test for the networking infrastructure. Not much change to actual gameplay though.
Traditional, pre-2006, beta tests were bug hunts in feature complete software. Then public beta tests became a thing that rapidly evolved into marketing for a finished game. Most public betas don’t see any bugs fixed on launch.
Not just marketing, they’re often also a load test for the networking infrastructure. Not much change to actual gameplay though.