I'm more than happy to display my paltry [Badger's Head of Having Sex] despite the mockery of someone prancing about with a [Dragon's Head of not seeing the Sun in Weeks]
God dammit, I can't believe I have subscribed to the newsletter when it first came out, have been in the Alpha and Beta testing of DDO, and still play DAoC for about 3 years now, AND STILL AM NOT IN THE BETA!
The first shot of that city does not look like it has high-res textures. It looks like butt.
To say they might have all the graphics features "turned off for playtesting" is also probably just wishful thinking. Why would you need to playtest lowres textures on a massive scale? If anything you'd want to playtest the graphical features and see how they handle on the assorted testers.
No, you don't use crappy graphics to test the graphics, you use the crappy graphics so people will focus on testing other things.
You use crappy low resolution textures during beta for a few reasons.
1. The game has the bug reporting software running so it is already using up extra resources. You don't want to bog down the tester's systems especially when there are some close to the bottom end of your required specs.
2. You may be updating your build several times a week to a few thousand testers, bandwidth for the high resolution textures would be an egregious waste.
3. You are not interested in the tester's feedback on the graphics. Art Direction is not done by committee for a reason.
4. There are far better ways of determining the hardware strain of your graphic engine than asking each tester what their settings in game are, what hardware they have, what settings on that hardware, what other processes are using resources, what their FPS was, and "does it look good?"
Back to the main point of the shitty screenshot releases, the marketing department over there needs to do some house cleaning. They should not be taking screen shot submissions from testers. They should be cranking their settings and using a build with lighting turned on to take screens even if they're running with a FPS less than 1. A good marketing department would not allow them to release any screens that weren't first passed through some sort of QA to make sure that they make the game look as good as it possibly can.
Mythic is a company who's history shows that they are weak on the graphics but outstanding on mechanics. And with their second release the only information they've released is that which shows they are still behind the curve on the graphics. They're keeping the dam tightly sealed around their mechanics but that is the aspect of their game they should be showcasing in their pre-release hype. It is what they are best at.
The official word is "early in the new year" and that guild beta will likely "coincide with a new push" (the Living guild functionality). No point in having a guild beta before the guild functionality is in to test. I think it's likely the push will coincide with more information announced in the newsletter.
Heyla, folks. I went to the 6 mouths guild site, read the faq etc. On the question 'how do I sign up' it directs me to a page that does not appear to exist.
Edit: I found the application page on the forums, I was merely saying there's a broken link
Heyla, folks. I went to the 6 mouths guild site, read the faq etc. On the question 'how do I sign up' it directs me to a page that does not appear to exist.
Edit: I found the application page on the forums, I was merely saying there's a broken link
You guys, I know I haven't exactly been the most active in the Six Mouths Forums, but I have applied and am interested in an actual active guild that consists of like minded individuals and such. So yeah, I applied way back when, and uh, I am still considered part of the guild, right?
Haha and here I thought that link was broken on purpose since recruitment got semi closed.
I thought it was possible that it was set up as an intelligence test, sort of a pre-screening as it were. If you weren't smart enough to figure out how sign up in the first place...
See, the thing is, it doesn't feature the Six mouths logo anywhere on it, which is what I was looking for, it's just got the block of text from the comic n a grungy sort of graphic.
Posts
...aaaaaand I have a new sig...
(as long as you don't object)
You use crappy low resolution textures during beta for a few reasons.
1. The game has the bug reporting software running so it is already using up extra resources. You don't want to bog down the tester's systems especially when there are some close to the bottom end of your required specs.
2. You may be updating your build several times a week to a few thousand testers, bandwidth for the high resolution textures would be an egregious waste.
3. You are not interested in the tester's feedback on the graphics. Art Direction is not done by committee for a reason.
4. There are far better ways of determining the hardware strain of your graphic engine than asking each tester what their settings in game are, what hardware they have, what settings on that hardware, what other processes are using resources, what their FPS was, and "does it look good?"
Back to the main point of the shitty screenshot releases, the marketing department over there needs to do some house cleaning. They should not be taking screen shot submissions from testers. They should be cranking their settings and using a build with lighting turned on to take screens even if they're running with a FPS less than 1. A good marketing department would not allow them to release any screens that weren't first passed through some sort of QA to make sure that they make the game look as good as it possibly can.
Mythic is a company who's history shows that they are weak on the graphics but outstanding on mechanics. And with their second release the only information they've released is that which shows they are still behind the curve on the graphics. They're keeping the dam tightly sealed around their mechanics but that is the aspect of their game they should be showcasing in their pre-release hype. It is what they are best at.
EDIT: I do not object
Edit: I found the application page on the forums, I was merely saying there's a broken link
Fixed
unless you're into skaven. apparently that furrydom is acceptable
Aren't furries all about animals with tits and stuff? Skaven breeders are fat, ugly, stupid, and drugged. No furry could dig that.
and fucking
Aren't most furries fat, ugly, stupid, and drugged?
I thought it was possible that it was set up as an intelligence test, sort of a pre-screening as it were. If you weren't smart enough to figure out how sign up in the first place...
most furries are gay. so no
So what do you call people into birds *looks at Wren's avatar*
Avians.
By which I mean forum trolls.
I'm unsure why your answer didn't just out right say "Wren". Cuse, you know.
you call them awesome thats what
I need coffee to be witty.
Where? Where!?
http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/
where the heck do you think
I wouldn't know. It's not in the PA store, nor does the Six mouths have their own store section on the website.
Unless I am totally wrong.
Oh shit, I'm so god damn blind.
See, the thing is, it doesn't feature the Six mouths logo anywhere on it, which is what I was looking for, it's just got the block of text from the comic n a grungy sort of graphic.
Also, furry jokes all up ins.
It's just a myth! A legend! A fable!
Here.
Enough with the furries, fuckers. Skaven have nothing to do with them. At all. Dammit.
Says the Skaven lover.
And closet fox-girl.
they are mostly furry.