Defcon beta test update

shinygerbil · Postby **shinygerbil** » Sun May 14, 2006 12:27 pm

No text size is big enough.

Luigi300 · Postby **Luigi300** » Sun May 14, 2006 2:31 pm

I have 4 computers I can test Defcon on; one with a 2GHz CPU and 6600GT, one with a 2.5GHz CPU and a GeForce4, one with a 1.5GHz CPU and a Radeon 9200 or so, and a fairly new laptop!

But I can't, because I'm not in the alpha!

trickfred · Postby **trickfred** » Sun May 14, 2006 2:49 pm

Approximately 20% of Luigi's posts on the Defcon boards are just him complaining that he wasn't picked for the alpha/beta.

That's some high percentage whine.

Rkiver · Postby **Rkiver** » Sun May 14, 2006 2:58 pm

The fact you worked it out is even more disturbing.

I have 5 computers. Defcon has been tested on all five so far.

shinygerbil · Postby **shinygerbil** » Sun May 14, 2006 3:00 pm

Most of my housemates have windows computers with wildly varying specs, and we have a wireless network. It's just begging!

Luigi300 · Postby **Luigi300** » Sun May 14, 2006 3:53 pm

trickfred wrote:Approximately 20% of Luigi's posts on the Defcon boards are just him complaining that he wasn't picked for the alpha/beta.

That's some high percentage whine.

What else am I supposed to do on the Defcon boards when I can't play Defcon? :/

xander · Postby **xander** » Sun May 14, 2006 4:05 pm

Luigi300 wrote:I have 4 computers I can test Defcon on; one with a 2GHz CPU and 6600GT, one with a 2.5GHz CPU and a GeForce4, one with a 1.5GHz CPU and a Radeon 9200 or so, and a fairly new laptop!

But I can't, because I'm not in the alpha!

Would you like some cheese to go with that whine?

xander

Zarkow · Postby **Zarkow** » Sun May 14, 2006 4:09 pm

What Luigi fail to see is that most testers don't play the game either. The good testers try to crash the game and make sure it's a welltested product - not to mention that (as said before) alpha-testers have access to the non-playable version. This is most likely done to make sure people acctually try to test the stability and not only play - those who contribute can be elevated to beta testers.

A smart choice if you ask me. As always with open signup for testers there is always too many that just want to play the game early and don't take the job as a tester seriously.

thaimodz · Postby **thaimodz** » Sun May 14, 2006 5:40 pm

And that problem is, those who want to play early for free blocks the real testers out. That's end of my complaint. The thing is, I have too much free time that I got bored chattering around on the forums around the world. Even Darwinians are praying at me now...... to leave them alone.

To Luigi: My comp is better and I didn't post even a word about it. And I won't until it's appropriate to do so. Not just anywhere like this.

Luigi300 · Postby **Luigi300** » Sun May 14, 2006 9:45 pm

I'm trying to say my computer sucks since everyone has good computers!

thaimodz · Postby **thaimodz** » Mon May 15, 2006 3:16 am

Well, just to say, your comp is still fairly good compared to my other comrades. Some of them still use P3, GF2, SDRAM and stuffs like that.

I just sent an application today. Even being an Alpha tester is my honor.

Relys · Postby **Relys** » Mon May 15, 2006 9:11 pm

My computer is suckyer then all of yours!

thaimodz · Postby **thaimodz** » Thu May 18, 2006 12:47 pm

Computer specs don't matter much. I think the Devs will be very pleased to have many kinds of computers and Internet connections. Because more variance means better scoped results... which Net connection is good?... voodoo not supported?... can't use 64bit? (which I hope this don't happen)... and lotsa more stuffs to test.

xander · Postby **xander** » Thu May 18, 2006 2:13 pm

First you say this:

thaimodz wrote:Computer specs don't matter much.

Then, you say this:

thaimodz wrote:I think the Devs will be very pleased to have many kinds of computers and Internet connections. Because more variance means better scoped results... which Net connection is good?... voodoo not supported?... can't use 64bit? (which I hope this don't happen)... and lotsa more stuffs to test.

Your first statement is a direct contradiction of your second statement. Computer specs do matter. IV, as you say, should want the greatest variety of possible computer configurations. Thus, a few low end machines are a Good Thing(tm).

xander

Postby **NeoThermic** » Thu May 18, 2006 2:16 pm

xander wrote:First you say this:
thaimodz wrote:Computer specs don't matter much.

Then, you say this:
thaimodz wrote:I think the Devs will be very pleased to have many kinds of computers and Internet connections. Because more variance means better scoped results... which Net connection is good?... voodoo not supported?... can't use 64bit? (which I hope this don't happen)... and lotsa more stuffs to test.

Your first statement is a direct contradiction of your second statement. Computer specs do matter. IV, as you say, should want the greatest variety of possible computer configurations. Thus, a few low end machines are a Good Thing(tm).

xander

Hate to tell you this, but selection isn't based on hardware anymore due to various reasons.

NeoThermic

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