Which would you prefer?

Post » Sun Mar 08, 2009 8:42 am

Which would you prefer, A Beta or a Demo /

A beta, would be suitable for testing reasons and has the most glitches.

A Demo., would be better for playing reasons and to see if your Pc or platform can handle it.
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Epul Kedah
 
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Post » Sat Mar 07, 2009 10:07 pm

I think devs should do both, but betas have become a bit of a joke lately I think. Too many people treat them as a demo and don't actually help make the game better.
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laila hassan
 
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Post » Sat Mar 07, 2009 9:40 pm

dont you mean *which? error - error - error,
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Kayleigh Williams
 
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Post » Sun Mar 08, 2009 11:00 am

a Demo is a MUST in my opinion, it's a pity not many people do all they can to find out if a game is really good before they buy it. The general lack of demos is probably a cause and at the same time a result of this. Noone expects a demo by default, so we're used to buy games we haven't at all tested, and when a developer says they're not making a demo noone really complains. But a demo is nothing else than a TV ad, except much more effective: If your game IS good, a demo WILL make people buy it.

Seeing how EA talks big about Crysis 2 (90 percent ratings announcement^^) I conclude that not providing a demo is a misguided decision. Crysis is relatively new to console gamers (important market), I wouldn't count on every MW2 and BFBC2 player to trust Crytek's reputation or reviews enough to risk 60 bucks, a demo is the solution.
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Post » Sun Mar 08, 2009 12:03 am

a Demo is a MUST in my opinion, it's a pity not many people do all they can to find out if a game is really good before they buy it. The general lack of demos is probably a cause and at the same time a result of this. Noone expects a demo by default, so we're used to buy games we haven't at all tested, and when a developer says they're not making a demo noone really complains. But a demo is nothing else than a TV ad, except much more effective: If your game IS good, a demo WILL make people buy it.

Seeing how EA talks big about Crysis 2 (90 percent ratings announcement^^) I conclude that not providing a demo is a misguided decision. Crysis is relatively new to console gamers (important market), I wouldn't count on every MW2 and BFBC2 player to trust Crytek's reputation or reviews enough to risk 60 bucks, a demo is the solution.

At least some people get the idea.
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Post » Sun Mar 08, 2009 1:51 am

I'm just glad that there are people who know the difference.
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Vicki Blondie
 
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Post » Sat Mar 07, 2009 7:00 pm

dont you mean *which? error - error - error,

Uhh, what?
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Raymond J. Ramirez
 
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Post » Sat Mar 07, 2009 11:55 pm

dont you mean *which? error - error - error,

Uhh, what?
I don't get it either?
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