I'm having a lot of fun reading the chatter in the Rosenberg and Morpho Medical threads. Having been exposed to some of the story further on, I have an idea where they're going. What is really interesting is how one or two pieces of leaked information can be discovered and blossom into as much of the story as is put together already. This bunch of agents, as a whole, are brilliant ! Watching this with the little bit of spoiler knowledge I have is a lot of fun. I can only imagine how much fun it is to be a puppetmaster. Thank you for the opportunity to be in the Advance Team.
I will echo the above sentiment. I'm pretty excited to see all the little details that I might have missed while doing these missions. I'll also add that I'm happy to help break the client in any way you want me to try in the weeks coming up to the launch, or test the next batch should you want :] Edit: I nearly forgot! Don't forget to let us know when the store page goes live, I want to leave my recommendation! Unless leaving an "Early Access" review violates our NDA, in which case, nevermind. ^^
I figure the NDA gets lifted when Mission 6 gets solved realtime. It is probably a good idea to put "Beta Test Subject" in the shop. The fun I'm having watching this and the different perspective is marketable. On the other hand, I don't know if I would have applied if I had to buy it - maybe sell half the slots, lottery the other half to let people with budget constraints have a chance. It should be easy getting testimonials from the ten of us.
I agree, I had a great time testing the missions. THIS is the kind of game I really enjoy. If only there were more like it.
Thank you all for your help! We are implementing the changes you suggested, and things are looking good. As for future playtesting, we are trying to find the best way to ensure things can be tested, without spoiling too much for the testers. We'll let you know once we have figured it out.
Yes, this was a fun and enlightening experience! Thank you for the opportunity! I was initially skeptical that just ten people would be enough for a real test, but after seeing this process from the inside I think it is about the right number. I keep trying to think of a good overall review to provide, but I don't really have anything to add to what has been said already. I think this game is ready to be unleashed on people as it stands. I'm sure some detail will turn up later that could have used some improvement, but that will always be the case. Great games are never finished, they are just released. Also, I don't view this playtest as spoiling anything for me. It was more of an advanced exposure to the kind of excitement I think everyone else will feel when they get their hands on it. The hard part for me is containing my excitement and continuing to keep silent until everyone else is able to catch up to mission six. : )
I don't want to say this on the public thread, but the staging server is running fine at the moment. Don't know if the problem was unique to the public beta server or not!
