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Torchlight Frontiers - Closed Alpha 3 Coming March 5th without an NDA - MMORPG.com
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Torchlight Frontiers - Closed Alpha 3 Coming March 5th without an NDA - MMORPG.com
Echtra Games has announced that the third closed alpha event for Torchlight Frontiers will take place on March 5th and thousands of new players will be added in the weeks between then and now. Those who took part in Alpha 1 and Alpha 2 are automatically included in the upcoming event. Perhaps most importantly, participants will be able to write about and stream their impressions thanks to the lifting of the NDA.
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https://www.torchlightfrontiers.com/en/news-article/11087043
We started off doing short weekend tests to wreck the servers for Closed Alpha 1 and 2. We won; the servers are stable. Now we're here to run a test where you can really dive deep and get a good feel for the systems and mechanics in Torchlight Frontiers. We're going to keep the game up, keep you playing, and keep making regular releases of new features and content while we learn from players and react to your feedback. When does it end, you ask? We’re jumping into testing our live service and have no plans to turn off the alpha servers - so play, play, play! If you haven’t already, sign up here for a chance to be invited. Let's build the future of Torchlightnow, together.
You can expect a full set of patch notes prior to March 5th, but here’s a short summary of significant improvements:
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No NDA in alpha is a bold move. This game is looking like a potential early access release or a loooong open beta with no wipe, which would be disappointing.
now this would make an awesome giveaway for MMORPG.com
Neverwinter Online had the same approach during Alpha and most of Beta. Interaction between devs and community was really good. Too bad a publisher (and owner) like PWE can influence the monetization.
No fate but what we make, so make me a ham sandwich please.
You literally defined every game that is in the " Works". I am excited for this game and hopefully it comes to fruition. Two thumbs up from me
How is lifting the NDA this late in the development cycle going to allow any quality feedback and resolve?
You need to communicate with the entire gaming base LONG before this moment.Now it is simply too late,whatever gets released will be whatever it is but f=definitely not one that was properly critiqued.
\The comedy part of the video..."So tell us about Torchlight",he asks the CM...sigh.
His response sounded like he didn't know a single thing about the game,instead he just cited stuff you could say about ANY game.
"So when can we play ...MARCH 5th,,,soooooo i guess the testing phase is just early BS marketing because you should NEVER give a definitive timeline BEFORE you finish testing.So yeah the testing period is not a test,it is just fake time period to promote the game.What is typical of all these devs is the ONLY real test is to make sure logins work,yeah we can't take your money if you can't login.
20 minutes into the video,still nothing on the actual game.Oh well i better lay down,this is going to be a boring PR video.
Never forget 3 mile Island and never trust a government official or company spokesman.
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Game looks liek a cross between Trove and Wildstar in a BAD way,it looks cheap like a mobile game.It looks like one of those free game engines..build your own RPG !!!.
No worries it's an ALPHA !!!This is not the final product,but we are releasing in 3-4 weeks ...haha
Never forget 3 mile Island and never trust a government official or company spokesman.
The game looks like the other Torchlight games, which were well received, and that's exactly what fans want.
This isn't your genre, best to just move on and punch trees for hours instead.
It is actually pretty early in the development process. Half the systems are not implemented and the ones implemented are subject to change. Things have changed based on player feedback during the two alphas before that one although their primary purpose was testing the stability of the servers(and they weren't all that stable). We actually expected the third alpha to be delayed a bit more.
As for the video - it is not a video, it is a stream with the sole purpose of announcing the date for the beta. There are older streams that focus on particular features and there are going to be future streams like that as well. If you are looking for some information of the game you can check this fan-made video:
Dick move guys.
Broke my heart, on valentines day of all days.
/Cheers,
Lahnmir
Kyleran on yours sincerely
'But there are many. You can play them entirely solo, and even offline. Also, you are wrong by default.'
Ikcin in response to yours sincerely debating whether or not single-player offline MMOs exist...
'This does not apply just to ED but SC or any other game. What they will get is Rebirth/X4, likely prettier but equally underwhelming and pointless.
It is incredibly difficult to design some meaningfull leg content that would fit a space ship game - simply because it is not a leg game.
It is just huge resource waste....'
Gdemami absolutely not being an armchair developer