Pann 8,689 Share Posted July 9, 2015 We are ready to start talking in a little more detail about the first phase of combat testing. FULL STORY Iridian ShadowWeaver, EDM, sneaky_squirrel and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bahamutkaiser 2,383 Share Posted July 9, 2015 (edited) Awesome stuff, I wish my new PC was ready for the action, but my test group probably won't be included til later on. It's still nice to see all this progress after returning from vacation though Edited July 9, 2015 by bahamutkaiser courant101 and JamesGoblin 2 Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes... Than if they're upset, they'll be a mile away, and barefoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jihan 5,468 Share Posted July 9, 2015 So we're going to end up with a 5v5 greybox-world MOBA? Support or I feed. courant101, txteclipse, teh_ninjaneer and 10 others 13 Official "Bad Person" of Crowfall "I think 1/3rd of my postcount is telling people that we aren't turning into a PvE / casual / broad audience game." - Tully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeze 3,759 Share Posted July 9, 2015 don't force me to play with randoms pls JamesGoblin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theDoctor 621 Share Posted July 9, 2015 End of summer for pre-alpha!? That means forever until Alpha 2 T.T Seriously, lemme in...it can be just capture the flag or capture point. Idc I just NEED IT. K...done ranting. Looks good Siegnir, ShadoPandauin and JamesGoblin 3 Twitter | Twitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lastgirl 1,368 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Neat, getting there huh? That knight's looking really polished I'm more looking forward to Confessor deets <3 Siegnir, courant101 and JamesGoblin 3 The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy - it's all that matters. - Audrey Hepburn “:♡.•♬✧⁽⁽ଘ( ˊᵕˋ )ଓ⁾⁾*+:•*∴Read more at brainyquote.com/search_results.html#KTJ4dHyeiltlKOTM.99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panpear 186 Share Posted July 9, 2015 don't force me to play with randoms pls Better - they build a system that forces you to play with your forum nemesis. >_> This all looks fun! Makes me -almost- want to be in the earlier alpha; almost. I'm not the best person for testing out games, unfortunately! I always seem to run out of time. But this system seems to work out well for getting people to log on and get to help test the combat. I did realize how much infrastructure work would be needed to get alpha testers from all over to participate in testing! (Though I suppose I should have guessed at that.) JamesGoblin, Iridian ShadowWeaver, Lephys and 1 other 4 Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/thepanpear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oberon 2,473 Share Posted July 9, 2015 (edited) Testing gets closer and closer I'm sure someone would want to help out with functional testing no matter how boring it is for most people Edited July 9, 2015 by oberon Saosis, Kiro, ShadoPandauin and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jihan 5,468 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Actually, that raises a side point I'm very interested in which has larger ramifications than might be expected: How large is a "group" planned to be? I have very fond memories of DAoC 8v8's, and larger groups give you a more interesting decision space for group composition. In a 5 man group you have to figure 1 support, 1 tank, 1 MDPS, and 2 RDPS is the most likely build, with minor variations. With a larger group you have a lot more possible variance in constructing an effective team. I think what I'd like to see in the session-based combat module is the ability to queue for either a 3v3 or a group-v-group, however large that is, and hopefully in the 8ish range rather than 5 or 6. teh_ninjaneer, drakiis, ShadoPandauin and 1 other 4 Official "Bad Person" of Crowfall "I think 1/3rd of my postcount is telling people that we aren't turning into a PvE / casual / broad audience game." - Tully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIKINGNAIL 5,680 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Looks good... hopefully people go in with a real tester's mindset... I know in landmark when we started combat testing many people had trouble understanding that SOE was trying to test certain aspects of their combat, some people were treating it like the game had already launched and that we should be worried about actual balance already. Siegnir, Keaggan, JamesGoblin and 4 others 7 Skeggold, Skalmold, Skildir ro Klofnir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDM 1,055 Share Posted July 9, 2015 (edited) So is pre-alpha going to be Diamond or above versus ACE? Can't wait for phase testing though. Edited July 9, 2015 by EDM JamesGoblin, courant101 and Siegnir 3 Chalcitis - A Treasure Hunting Guild, visit Forum Post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teh_ninjaneer 493 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Actually, that raises a side point I'm very interested in which has larger ramifications than might be expected: How large is a "group" planned to be? I have very fond memories of DAoC 8v8's, and larger groups give you a more interesting decision space for group composition. In a 5 man group you have to figure 1 support, 1 tank, 1 MDPS, and 2 RDPS is the most likely build, with minor variations. With a larger group you have a lot more possible variance in constructing an effective team. I completely agree with you about the memories of 8-man groups. However, 8-man is a little large. But I also feel that the "norm" of 5-man is restrictive. I think 6-7 would be a good fit for Crowfall. That would provide you space for: 1-2 tank (3 total archetypes) 1-2 support (3 total) 2-3 damage dealers (4 total) 1-2 specialists (3 total) I believe it was stated recently that ACE didn't want the promotion classes altering the base archetypes too much (no need to change gear types/stats, for example) so I didn't consider a big change in role from base archetype. If that still happens then I guess these totals are thrown out the window. JamesGoblin 1 Sorry you turned into a two-bit carebear whose feelings get hurt over forum banter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inasyah 237 Share Posted July 9, 2015 blown away by awesomeness level over 9000 courant101 and JamesGoblin 2 ,,...You get killed over and over again, that doesn't mean the game is unbalanced - it means that You are a bad player" -JTC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristifer 97 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Great News. Can´t wait to test the Game JamesGoblin and courant101 2 www.northlanders.rocks www.crowfall-community.de Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nazdar 1,180 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Good stuff. I'm curious: How will you be collecting feedback? What metrics will you be measuring? Will there be in-game bug reporting? Will there be a call for write-ups? Lephys, JamesGoblin, Siegnir and 1 other 4 Nazdar Proud member of The Hunger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azeron 190 Share Posted July 9, 2015 (edited) Let the test games begin... Edited July 9, 2015 by Azeron courant101 and JamesGoblin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jah 8,372 Share Posted July 9, 2015 You are asking for it with this image, ACE. JamesGoblin, ShadoPandauin, bahamutkaiser and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caenth 3,893 Share Posted July 9, 2015 (edited) The interface looks neat and not cluttered, I like that a lot. The focussed test is what's needed imo. Lots of tests I've been in just basically have been 'play and test everything'. It was horrible. I think it's way better to get told and 'find bugs about this' and 'ignore this'. A dedicated sub-forum just to give feedback about the specific tests would be preferable so it's not mixed with the normal clutter. But I'm sure they thought about that already. Now where is that F5 key for my email inbox?! Edited July 9, 2015 by Canth Siegnir and JamesGoblin 2 THE most active European Crowfall community. Join us now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrazyPanda 23 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Dude! I am really excited to test this game! GAHHH JamesGoblin, Nakawe and courant101 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siegnir 295 Share Posted July 9, 2015 I don't know if I'm more excited about the play test looming so close or that Confessor powers next week! JamesGoblin, EDM, courant101 and 1 other 4 Check us out here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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