Same for me please - This looks great, sure I've missed my chance though
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Same for me please - This looks great, sure I've missed my chance though
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I backed at Commander level and got 2 keys 
(it's already spoken for sorry!)
(it's already spoken for sorry!)Oh yeah, I was just more wondering if there's a difference between them like there was with Squad during Kickstarter.
Did the weapon skins from KS ever materialise or we are still waiting for them?
I think it was, so you can have the first dibs on the spare Post Scriptum if you fancy it?
Thx mate, yes it was me that bought original squad key from you, cheers
Soldato
This is a brilliant game! loving it so far
Great, I've sent you the key via trust.
Soldato
2 years and still in alpha? Wowza. Good game but progress is SLOOOOOOW.
Cheers mate, i have replied to you, thx
Pretty much normal time frame for games. You don't normally get to see games until 3/4/5 years after they start development.
Soldato
Its in a far better state then star citizen lol
Because in the time before 'nowadays' companies actually had to release the product to earn money. If they can release it in alpha and still make money, why wouldnt they?!
Is this a serious question? Do you not know the business reasons for this?
Yes and no I don't
I guess they want to make money without actually releasing it. But why?
Squad I have put 117 hours into - More than any other game in my Steam library and maybe ever. I would (and did) happily pay £30 for it.
Games have bugs all the time and are patched, why not just release it then patch after like other games
Maybe developers of Squad can offer a better reason for keeping it in Alpha. It does feel like I am getting more for my money when new maps and features are developed - Something with Battlefield 2 I had to pay for - Special Forces
I guess they want to make money without actually releasing it. But why?
Squad I have put 117 hours into - More than any other game in my Steam library and maybe ever. I would (and did) happily pay £30 for it.
Games have bugs all the time and are patched, why not just release it then patch after like other games
Maybe developers of Squad can offer a better reason for keeping it in Alpha. It does feel like I am getting more for my money when new maps and features are developed - Something with Battlefield 2 I had to pay for - Special Forces
Soldato
lets be honest, squad is just tagged as a beta but really its MORE polished then a lot of AAA titles!
Squad is still in alpha because it's not feature complete. Beta stage is where the game is fully feature complete and the focus is on bug fixing/stability/"optimisation" etc. Well that's how it used to be before all these big "AAA" companies skewed people's perceptions of game development.
As for staying in early access, I can only speak for Squad. Seeing as we're still very much in alpha it wouldn't make sense to not be in early access as it's just exactly that: An early look at a game still in development. The problem is people still not quite understanding that at this stage in development things won't work correctly, focus not on "optimisation"...there's going to be bugs etc. I imagine when we hit beta it will be out of EA and handled like a normal release.
Remember that games take a long time to create. We're talking 4/5 years at least for a v1.0 release normally.
Soldato
WHat new features are you still adding?
In all honestly this game has more features and less bugs then those battlefield games when they were launched
In all honestly this game has more features and less bugs then those battlefield games when they were launched
Soldato
Nothing that a add on dlc can't do hehe