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Wasteland The Wasteland 2 Beta Release Thread [GAME RELEASED, GO TO NEW THREAD]

Discussion in 'inXile Entertainment' started by sea, Dec 12, 2013.

  1. Monad Learned

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    Exactly. All these idiots bitching about how there isn't stealth or whatever are just here to do exactly that, complain about anything they can complain about just for the sake of complaining.
     
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  2. Monad Learned

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    They aren't though bro. Learn to fucking read. They are clearly tweaking things and fixing issues.
     
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  3. DragoFireheart all caps, rainbow colors, SOMETHING.

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    Lets hope you are right.
     
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  4. Daedalos Arcane The Real Fanboy

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    Decado... we are in direct agreement eachother.. glad I'm not the only one who can actually make sense of all this bullshittery.... God this thread... :)
     
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  5. Lhynn Arcane

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    I paid money to get the game whenever its done, tried the beta and did not care for it too much, posted my thoughts and forgot about it till they release it. It just bothers me that people give them shit for semantics instead of giving them more shit for stuff that actually matters.
     
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  6. set Cipher

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    A lot of betas aren't feature complete though? In standard software development fashion, features get delayed, pushed back, added as revisions or new versions or upgrades, etc. Of course, design documents are updated to reflect this. The question is, is WL2 feature-complete according to their current spec? What else is planned, and when is it coming? The beta could just be a beta for a particular spec, and they can roll out a new version a month down the line that needs its own beta testing. Leaving beta testing doesn't mean the product is complete, it just means it agrees with a particular plan that was created at the start.

    It's definitely a misnomer for most games to be called betas if they are missing significant amounts of functionality or content from their design docs. They should honestly consider calling them public QA releases or something.
     
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  7. Infinitron I post news Patron

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    Grab the Codex by the pussy Dead State Divinity: Original Sin Project: Eternity Torment: Tides of Numenera Wasteland 2 Shadorwun: Hong Kong Divinity: Original Sin 2 A Beautifully Desolate Campaign Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire Pathfinder: Kingmaker Pathfinder: Kingmaker
    Right now Wasteland 2 has a certain set of features, and it's about to get more of them. That leaves inXile in kind of an uncomfortable position:

    If they say those features were intended to be in the game from the beginning, complainers whine that inXile lied because the beta wasn't feature complete.

    If they say those features were added due to community feedback they gathered after the beta was released, complainers whine that inXile has no vision for the game and it's being designed by committee.

    Basically, it's a pointless debate to engage in unless you have a thing for unproductive hostility. No wonder nobody from inXile is responding to it. They have better things to do.
     
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  8. Daedalos Arcane The Real Fanboy

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    So most of the codex then?.... And if you defend against unproductive hostility towards inXile.. you get branded a fanboy, like I have.. for no reason.

    Sound about right, bro? Mmkay.
     
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  9. Lhynn Arcane

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    But you are a fanboy.
     
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  10. Visperas Savant

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    Show that tag with pride, Fargo is a handsome man...
     
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  11. Darkzone Arcane

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    And if Wasteland 2 turn out to be very good, then wear this tag proud like a medal. ;) There are worse tags, as i have seen.

    Infinitron
    Yes you are right, no matter what they say it could be interpreted bad, for them.
    In the second case they could say as always that they develop the game together with the RPG community, for the RPG community.
    The first case is more problematic.
     
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  12. veryalien Educated Patron

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    I did, and it's still shit.
     
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  13. veryalien Educated Patron

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    Like figure out how to spin these delays again? Put the marketing materials again for their upcoming KS campaign once WL2 is "live" and Torment is in "production."


    We need more money for big names that contribute very little to a title we'll rush in the last three months.
     
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  14. Decado Prestigious Gentleman Old time handsome face wrecker Patron

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    Lmao, I can't believe someone is seriously complaining about delays in the video game industry. Holy fucking shit man, troll on. Troll the fuck on.
     
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  15. Cowboy Moment Arcane

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    Honestly, the tag is pretty cool. I wouldn't be surprised if some of our members wanted to wear that voluntarily instead of those little Wasteland 2 backer badges.

    Also, and this is a critical bit of good advice, whatever you do, don't make a thread complaining about your tag in Site Feedback. Trust me on this.
     
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  16. Infinitron I post news Patron

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    Grab the Codex by the pussy Dead State Divinity: Original Sin Project: Eternity Torment: Tides of Numenera Wasteland 2 Shadorwun: Hong Kong Divinity: Original Sin 2 A Beautifully Desolate Campaign Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire Pathfinder: Kingmaker Pathfinder: Kingmaker
    This whole "activists for ethical marketing of video games" thing is starting to annoy me.

    You have this entire class of Kickstarter backers who seemingly back Kickstarters solely in order to whine about their marketing, distribution, DRM and other peripheral topics.

    "inXile wants me to register to a backer portal! IDENTITY HARVESTING!"
    "inXile made a deal with Deep Silver! Evil publisher, Fargo lied!"
    "Harebrained Schemes won't release Shadowrun Returns DRM-free! Liars!"
    "What do you mean, the game is available on Steam? Where's my backer exclusivity?"
    "What do you mean, the game costs $60 on Steam? Too expensive!"

    So boring! Why isn't anybody talking about the games? :negative:
     
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  17. FeelTheRads Arcane Patron

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    And when he says "don't" he actually means "do".
     
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  18. veryalien Educated Patron

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    So I'm supposed to give hundreds of dollars to someone, grab my ankles, and not complain when they FUCK ME?

    FTL didn't fuck me btw, and I enjoyed the game. It's not every KS I complain about.
     
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  19. tuluse Prestigious Gentleman Arcane

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    Serpent in the Staglands Divinity: Original Sin Project: Eternity Torment: Tides of Numenera Shadorwun: Hong Kong
    Well I'm waiting for the next big patch to drop and see how things shake out. I'm also a little burnt out on the first few areas.
     
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  20. Direwolf Arcane

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    It's been barely over a month. Shut the fuck up and stop making shit up.
     
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  21. veryalien Educated Patron

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    I've been waiting more than two months though :)
     
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  22. Daedalos Arcane The Real Fanboy

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    Pretty sure they are gonna add the "Prison" area in the next big patch.. it's after you complete everything and get told to go there by Vargas.

    Will be interesting to see how they plan to "improve" the C&C and reactivity going forward. And I'm quite excited for the stance and aimed shot implementations, if they hold true. And of course new cool death animations, fallout style bitches!

    All in all, still pretty excited to see how the whole thing pans out the next few months!
     
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  23. set Cipher

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    I will be pleasantly surprised if C&C can be 'improved' -- it's kind of something you have to plan for heavily in advance.
     
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  24. dibens as seen on shoutbox Patron

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    Is it good yet?
     
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  25. Roguey Arcane Sawyerite

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    Of course not, otherwise we wouldn't have page after page of beta-chat.
     
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