sostronk 334 Posted August 4, 2012 My understanding was that Alpha testing was closed to public (in-house testing) and it wasn't until Closed Beta stage that people outside of a company would start playing/testing this game and it wasn't until Open Beta that a game was completely available to any player (like this one is). Anyone care to elaborate? Is this game actually in the Alpha stage? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mullup 5 Posted August 4, 2012 errrr you can have alpha released to everyone if you want its all upto whoever makes the game. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VaultDweller (DayZ) 58 Posted August 4, 2012 You just won the forum.Congratz! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BTT` 15 Posted August 4, 2012 Feels nice to step outside the box every now and then huh? Is there an Alpha testing regulatory agency I am unaware of? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bozo 18 Posted August 4, 2012 errrr you can have alpha released to everyone if you want its all upto whoever makes the game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skillasaur 8 Posted August 4, 2012 My understanding was that Alpha testing was closed to public (in-house testing) and it wasn't until Closed Beta stage that people outside of a company would start playing/testing this game and it wasn't until Open Beta that a game was completely available to any player (like this one is). Anyone care to elaborate? Is this game actually in the Alpha stage?The two concepts are actually not mutually exclusive and there is no strict pattern to follow. Developers can easily go from engine development to release without any alpha, beta or release candidate testing and they can also have closed and open testing at any stage of the development process. Generally speaking, Alpha is considered the stage at which the game engine can support a player and experimentation with features can begin. Beta is considered when a game is fully feature-complete and is mainly in need of bug-testing and polishing. Release candidates are builds which are tested against a criteria for release to the public.DayZ is an example of open-alpha. The game is not considered feature-complete, it is not tested against a fixed criteria (the criteria changes with every release) but it is open to public download.Published games tend to have developer-only alpha stages and perhaps small closed-beta events before release candidates to ensure that1. People do not review the unfinished product2. PR campaigns are successful3. The product can demand full priceGenerally speaking, mods tend to go open alpha or beta due to the fact it would be illegal to charge money for them (without first purchasing a license from the engine developers) If DayZ was being developed by a funded and published company it would likely not be open alpha to avoid all the current complaints and bad press DayZ gets in the form of glitches, cheats, bugs, graphical problems and everything else that the player would expect to be working from a product they would buy from a store. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SmashT 10907 Posted August 4, 2012 Seriously, this community amazes me time and time again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tarquinbb 28 Posted August 4, 2012 i'd argue it's actually in lambda phase because you can't have 500k people in an open beta.plus it's got bunny rabbits - definitely no bunny rabbits in open beta. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
griffinz 2816 Posted August 4, 2012 Locking thread, because I know no good can come from this... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
