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General Gaming Talk / Re: Space Engineers

« on: 01 Nov, 2013 17:48 »

Beta testing used to be a large group of people got to play a buggy, pre-release version of the game for free because the devs needed stress-test the game and find bugs by reporting them, then the Beta would end a little before the game's release, and then the pay version would come out. 

Beta testing used to be free, now people are paying for it :|

Yes, because it's not like there was just an open beta for Battlefield 4 or anything... besides, they never used to have OPEN betas, I'm sure there still is a select group of people stress testing the game that got it for free. Having a beta that you can purchase just allows the company to get some fast cash from people that really want to support the game and get to have exponentially more people trying to find bugs. Basically it's a win win, people that never would have been able to get in the beta before now can and the company gets money. What are you complaining about again? No one is making you buy the beta and you probably wouldn't have been a part of it if it were closed.

This is my issue, from the previous page. 
The devs have your money already, they don't have to even fix the game.

Its in alpha its to be expected

Exactly why you don't pay people for alphas.

Seriously, if people keep buying these games as buggy as they are in alpha, more and more game developers are going to start releasing unfinished stuff all the time instead of finishing the damned thing, lets not support that trend eh?

I'd like to point out that I actually think the game in question looks good so far, and I want to check it out when it is done.  I DON'T, however, want to pay for a buggy, unoptimized, and feature-lacking alpha version.

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General Gaming Talk / Re: Space Engineers

« on: 01 Nov, 2013 14:17 »

Beta testing used to be a large group of people got to play a buggy, pre-release version of the game for free because the devs needed stress-test the game and find bugs by reporting them, then the Beta would end a little before the game's release, and then the pay version would come out. 

Beta testing used to be free, now people are paying for it :|

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General Gaming Talk / Re: Space Engineers

« on: 01 Nov, 2013 13:25 »

Back in my day Beta/Alpha was free.

Oh my god this.

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Help Section / Re: Suggestions for a laptop

« on: 01 Nov, 2013 12:59 »

OK, all I'm saying is for $475 I got a Lenovo laptop with an i5

Quick as hell, and yeah I use it only for internet/work stuff, the high end processor and RAM I mainly utilize when I'm multitasking, with like 5 PDF's open and a bunch of tabs in firefox, running a ton of stuff with absolutely no slowdown.

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General Gaming Talk / Re: Grandma what are you doing? Grandma calm down pls.

« on: 01 Nov, 2013 12:08 »

I mean I guess it is a little creepy.

Maybe she just read the study on how videogames can prolong cognitive function and promote mental health at old age, and she just REALLY likes getting into a 'character' when she plays

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General Gaming Talk / Re: Space Engineers

« on: 01 Nov, 2013 12:07 »

Minecraft is well out of alpha and it doesn't cost more than it used to :|

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Help Section / Re: Suggestions for a laptop

« on: 31 Oct, 2013 23:25 »

I love Lenovo laptops, got a refurbished one with no video card but and i5 and 4 gigs RAM that does everything else incredibly nicely for under $500

If you have to buy new I say good luck with that price range :|  But refurbished you will find some good stuff

Also WOW that one you posted has a slow processor...

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The Art Forum / What is the thing you like most about music?

« on: 31 Oct, 2013 21:09 »

Ok so I'm curious CG, what is it about the music you like, what do you specifically look for in a song for it to be 'good' to you?  Or rather, what is the most important part of a song to you, that it HAS to be good otherwise you don't like it?  I'm just asking generally across all genres, so I tried to be inclusive with the answers (like the combined choices)

I'm not asking that you want music to be ONLY that one (or two) things, just which ones are the most important to you, what stands out the most, what a song has to have to be good in your opinion.

What do you specifically look for in your music?  You can choose up to 2 options

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The Art Forum / Re: Renard<3

« on: 31 Oct, 2013 20:39 »

Thank god, the last release under RQ was some god-awful 'single' and I was all NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I HATE THIS BUT THE FULL ALBUM WAS AMAZING WHY IS THIS NEW RQ SO LAME and now its back to being awesome so I'm relieved and can't wait for this one.

WANT IT NAO

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Way Off Topic Box / Re: Post a picture of your self here because....

« on: 31 Oct, 2013 16:31 »

This Area is getting Old.
Halloween Pic.
Okay....

Are you at work?  Looks like a corporate-type bulletin board behind you

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General Gaming Talk / Re: League of Legends Mysteryz

« on: 31 Oct, 2013 15:56 »

Hey, Douglas Adams is the man I don wanna hear no sass directed at him or anyone using his name.  (Protip: Leet is probably joking)

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Way Off Topic Box / Re: Picture Wars? Picture Wars.

« on: 31 Oct, 2013 12:06 »

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General Gaming Talk / Re: Space Engineers

« on: 31 Oct, 2013 12:04 »

Yeah so why don't people wait for it to be more than a "build a ship, build a base, then there's nothing else to do really" simulator before dropping money on it :|

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Way Off Topic Box / Re: Picture Wars? Picture Wars.

« on: 31 Oct, 2013 12:02 »

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General Gaming Talk / Re: What happened to fun nights?

« on: 31 Oct, 2013 12:01 »

Still no fun nights WHERE HAVE ALL THE FUN NIGHTS GOOOOOOOOONE