(TL:DR) There is 2 months left. What we had played over the last 2 weekends, was NOT BETA. That was the final product. There is not enough time. Lets be real. Next month they will start to get ready to “ship” digital and physical…if they have not started already, as well as finalizing several other things or issues. This was for only marketing and their servers.
EDIT: There has been a few that have mentioned we played an “older beta”. I would like to point out that there is like a 2% difference in what we played and the final product. Stuff like Invisible walls and very small changes have or will be made. NOTHING GAMEPLAY WISE. How much logic or sense does it make, to make players play on something that is “older” and not a “more completed” version? It does not make any sense. WE ARE PLAYING THE FINAL PRODUCT. And leads me to my next point, then why would they ask for feedback on an older version when they have an more updated version where feedback would not apply. A lot of things are not adding up.
EDIT 2: You guys are adults and you can hear criticism, it’s okay. Try not to insult or cry. WE all like the game and are just trying to make it better. I am just pointing out, you guys have no clue what Activision’s policy on games is apparently. Keep wishing guys. It all evolves around rushed product with a focus on battle passes, daily quests, weekly quests, in cash chops and a heavy focus on purchase-able tmogs. That is Activision’s policy that it applies to all Blizzard games.
They have had other “betas” and alphas and a media beta and all everyone played was Act 1, the same thing over and over. No major changes at all over the course as well.
What we played was the final product and a Marketing Scheme. Notice how they advertise and just how much they advertise for a Beta, early access to 'beta" and then making deals with companies like KFC ect. It was all just to drive sales and attention and just for Marketing Purposes. When is the last time you have seen a game or any video game, advertise it’s beta with other large corporations in an attempt tp drive revenue at both companies or multiple companies?
Places promote games and final product services … no one promotes a Beta.
TO ANYONE WHO THINKS DIFFERENT: I ask you this; have you played a Blizzard game in the last 5 years? We, the paying customers are and will be their “Beta” testers. You know it and there is no arguing against that.
And this also brings up the point of everyone playing Act 1…do you think things are going to get better in the next Acts? Well guess what…the odds are they will not. There will be just as many complaints - same dungeons, the same layouts, no UI changes, no talent updates, the same things to do, the same imbalance (cause they only had feedback on 25 levels). It will take them months alone just to “try” and balance player power at max level. If not longer.
People will still attack 30% faster if you click attack instead of hold it down.
The bad gameplay mechanics will still remain.
There will be no UI changes. That would involve making two separate UIs and they don’t have time for that now.
They cant add talents … not now the game is done and the “leggos are made”
The list goes on.
They will probably fix the rubber-banding and lag issues and maybe give us a map overlay.
In all odds … we might not see a more final product until a year out. After they have used this first year, all their players as actual testers and the non stop complaints to address some things.
To those who didn’t know, I just wanted to give you all a heads up.
Thanks for reading!