Arma 3 Community Alpha - Announcement!

[TCEd]

well, lets just hope they don't go the same route as CC where they ask ppl to pay/pre order before they can test the alpha/beta or any other testing phase of the game. When I saw that I was blown away, why would you force ppl to pre order a game that they are testing? I mean, that is the purpose of a "test" to see if you can run the game or even like the game, from the buyers perspective. All the data feedback & the like is important from their side & needed, which they would get anyway. So I hope the alpha & beta are free to "try" & not something ppl have to pay for.

[neokika]

well, lets just hope they don't go the same route as CC where they ask ppl to pay/pre order before they can test the alpha/beta or any other testing phase of the game. When I saw that I was blown away, why would you force ppl to pre order a game that they are testing? I mean, that is the purpose of a "test" to see if you can run the game or even like the game, from the buyers perspective. All the data feedback & the like is important from their side & needed, which they would get anyway. So I hope the alpha & beta are free to "try" & not something ppl have to pay for.

What you want my friend, is a Demo...
Testing the game, is not for the player enjoyment (only), but the main thing here is to Test the game mechanics, give feedback (Probably create tickets with repros within Dev-Heaven), and that's it!

Ofc, if you want to test the game before you buy, wait for the Demo...

[WhiskeyTango]

well, lets just hope they don't go the same route as CC where they ask ppl to pay/pre order before they can test the alpha/beta or any other testing phase of the game. When I saw that I was blown away, why would you force ppl to pre order a game that they are testing? I mean, that is the purpose of a "test" to see if you can run the game or even like the game, from the buyers perspective. All the data feedback & the like is important from their side & needed, which they would get anyway. So I hope the alpha & beta are free to "try" & not something ppl have to pay for.

Paying to get your hands on an early preview and then take an active role in testing the game is all part of the fun. If you don't want to just buy it when it's released! No one is forcing you to buy a half built game and then log bugs!

I pre-purchased ToH, DCS airframes etc and it's way more interesting than waiting for a release. The enthusiastic members don't have a problem with this whilst the general public get a product thats had way more testing than BIS could budget for, so what's the problem. It's much better than the release date being pushed back another 9 months so they can test it with an internal QA team.

[Zip_90]

Dont like it, i want the real game not just on steam and to pre order it on a store i wont get accses to the Alpha .V of Arma 3.

[kimozabbi]

why would you force ppl to pre order a game that they are testing?

Force? Seriously you must have a very boring life if you are posting here but don't even intend on buying the game. lol

[Sethos]

well, lets just hope they don't go the same route as CC where they ask ppl to pay/pre order before they can test the alpha/beta or any other testing phase of the game. When I saw that I was blown away, why would you force ppl to pre order a game that they are testing? I mean, that is the purpose of a "test" to see if you can run the game or even like the game, from the buyers perspective. All the data feedback & the like is important from their side & needed, which they would get anyway. So I hope the alpha & beta are free to "try" & not something ppl have to pay for.

What you are describing is a demo. Alpha / Beta tests are to test the game, however they want to induct you into it is their business but it sure as hell ain't a way to find out if you like the game or your PC can run it.

[JonieTurnock]

well, lets just hope they don't go the same route as CC where they ask ppl to pay/pre order before they can test the alpha/beta or any other testing phase of the game. When I saw that I was blown away, why would you force ppl to pre order a game that they are testing? I mean, that is the purpose of a "test" to see if you can run the game or even like the game, from the buyers perspective. All the data feedback & the like is important from their side & needed, which they would get anyway. So I hope the alpha & beta are free to "try" & not something ppl have to pay for.

If your PC don't run it... and that doesnt make you buy a new PC... your not an arma kinda guy.

But this Alpha will be interesting. May need another 580 aswell as the dedicated BI SSD im planning.

[metalcraze]

What you want my friend, is a Demo...
Testing the game, is not for the player enjoyment (only), but the main thing here is to Test the game mechanics, give feedback (Probably create tickets with repros within Dev-Heaven), and that's it!

So what you are saying - BIS should pay us for QA job?

Paying to get your hands on an early preview and then take an active role in testing the game is all part of the fun. If you don't want to just buy it when it's released! No one is forcing you to buy a half built game and then log bugs!

Nice try. So only the people who paid will be able to influence the development with ideas? lololo but get a demo (that comes out a month post-release) when it's already too late - while I will be SPECIAL. Looking down on them plebs who don't have faith.

Evil EA ruins gaming with open betas - they should do it like BIS - make us pay to do their job.

[MissionCreep]

So what you are saying - BIS should pay us for QA job?

For some of us, QA is not a "job". We enjoy tweaking, testing and troubleshooting. If you are an avid user (or creator) of Arma mods, you would be comfortable in this role. The open beta is not for people like you ... so give it up and just wait for the finished product since nobody is forcing you to play or pay for an unfinished product.

[tremanarch]

I would be happy to find bugs, recreate them, and send the method how to create the bug to BIS. But I can only do it at the weekends.