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This Testing Session has Been Quite Long...

*Suspition*

Posted 16 months ago by garden⚛gnostic Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • Actually, it was about a week long, which was how long the previous test was.
    Posted 16 months ago by Tonya Subscriber! | Permalink
  • This test was a few hours shy of a week.
    The last test was more like four-ish days (Aug 2nd to 5th).
    The test before that was three-ish days (July 27th to 29th).
    And before that? Four-ish days (July 21st to 24th), three-ish days (July 12th to 15th), and four-ish days (June 29th to July 2nd).  

    So, yes, it has been quite awhile since a full week long test. I'm not sure there has been one during beta.  But also no reason to be suspicious. They are getting close to going gold (although for a game that will continue to evolve, that seems like the wrong term)... going 24/7... they are going to need some longer tests. 
    Posted 16 months ago by Lord Bacon-o Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'm new to the testing cycle. "This test" -- does that mean everything will be reset when it reboots this week? Levels, currants, etc.?
    Posted 16 months ago by The Crepeist Subscriber! | Permalink
  • No progress will be erased.  There is another reset coming, some time before launch, no one knows exactly when, and when that happens all your progress will be erased.
    Posted 16 months ago by Nanookie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • And that recent article posted here in the forums seems to indicate that launch might be end of September. I would think it's quite safe to assume it won't be earlier than that. There should be several more tests before then where your stuff won't be erased.
    Posted 16 months ago by FrankenPaula Subscriber! | Permalink
  • When I game is complete...It goes Alpha...and it is ready for Public distribution...
    Posted 16 months ago by TheRick1041 Subscriber! | Permalink
  • The Crepeist, no.

    There hasn't been a rest for a good long time. Right after/right before we went to beta? I forget exactly. The next reset is scheduled to be the last and will MOST LIKELY happen very shortly before "launch." Maybe a week before. (That is just a guess.)

    And, just because it apparently can't be said enough times, what gets reset:
    - You go back to level one. Clean slate. No achievements, no home, no items*, no trophies*, no currants, no skills.
    - You DO keep all clothes you bought. (You do lose FREE subscriber-only clothes if you let your subscription lapse.)
    - You keep your friends.
    - You keep your groups. (Although I do think this would be a fine time to delete any group that has just one person or has no activity for over a month or two... give a general warning, of course. This is just my thought and is not based on anything TS has said.)
    - You keep all credits and tokens and saved votes.
    - You will probably keep speciality items, currently only the Yeti Doll is included but I hope will also include The Beta Pickle if it comes.
    - You may end up keeping trophies that were available during special events, currently only the Chocolate Bunny from Easters Egg Hunt. (Although, I would be totally okay if this went away... especially if they had another Easter Egg hunt next Easter.)
    - I think that is all... but I always feel like I forget something.

    Edit:
    "When I game is complete...It goes Alpha...and it is ready for Public distribution..."
    No. Alpha is first. Alpha is the "build stuff, test big ideas, get the basics solid." Beta is "okay. We have a good frame work and now build it out and try our best to break it and fix it so that it will be stable."
    Posted 16 months ago by Lord Bacon-o Subscriber! | Permalink
  • It sounds to me like no one REALLY knows exactly what is involved in the big "reset"! Whatever it is, it will be hard to start over! :)
    Posted 16 months ago by Fstra Subscriber! | Permalink
  • This has been a fun test. I can't wait for that last reset -- it will be cool to start over! But I might feel more like @Fstra does if I'd experienced multiple resets already.
    Posted 16 months ago by Supershero Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Fstra, what do you mean? We know what's involved. It'll happen around release time. We'll lose/keep everything Lord Bacon-o listed and go back to the beginning. What else is there to know? :)
    Posted 16 months ago by Cupcake Subscriber! | Permalink
  • List of what will, or won't, be affected in the reset:
    http://bit.ly/glitchreset
    Posted 16 months ago by Skwid Subscriber! | Permalink