4.12 open testing

bitterman · #1 12-31-2012, 12:21 PM

Hello, guys!

I guess it's a tradition for all of virtual pilots to be given a new patch as gift for winter holidays. So, I suppose that all of us are looking forward to the new one and it is coming soon.

Due to that, I'd like to post a question about testing of upcoming patch:

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Is testing of 4.12 going to be opened or closed? If it is going to be closed (or it's already going so), then is it possible to make this testing and testing of next patches opened? Obviously, this will incredibly speed up testing and debugging of patch and will decrease the amount of butthurt during release. If it is not possible to make testing opened, could you name the reasons why this can not be done?

This question is sincerely coming from the next squads and groups:

159BAG
GOVP
SG2
AxA
RR
IronSky
ES
Trd
KG200
KG26
aviachamp.ru

dFrog · #2 12-31-2012, 02:56 PM

As far as I know betatesting is already in progress

bitterman · #3 12-31-2012, 04:36 PM

is there any official information?

Treetop64 · #4 01-01-2013, 08:02 PM

Pre-release testing was announced weeks ago.

Don't worry. If the quality of DT's prior work is anything to go by, the wait - no matter how long - will be well worth it.

Snake · #5 01-04-2013, 10:27 AM

This waiting is killing me!!!

JtD · #6 01-04-2013, 10:55 AM

Open testing isn't planned. If a particular squad wants to participate in testing, it would probably be the best idea to send an email to the TD address. Doesn't mean it's going to happen, but with this topic alone, chances are zero.

There's always the risk of a patch leaking, and the more people involved, the bigger it is. Having the community partially upgrade to a buggy beta-version is in no-one's interest, so it's a good idea to keep the testing circle reasonably small.