Re: Paragon Infinity Mir
Does anything ever actually get tested in beta ? People generally just use it to get an advantage over people who didn't bother.
Sometimes lol.
But ultimately, no.
The best a server can hope for, is the "major" problems are caught by themselves. But most big problems are as simple as trying the feature you've just implemented, and any adjustments thereafter and ensuring it doesn't conflict with other functions if they mingle together at any point.
The small points such as leveling, balancing, stats....is ultimately under their control as well, but without a big base of feedback (Which just doesn't happen unless it's live), you can't correct it properly. At the end of the day, the feedback of 20-30 players is just not enough....unless that is the max player base they expect.
Teams that do the open beta to find these "major" bugs is a waste of time lol. If there are any, the chances are they will be kept secret to those who found it and abused later....this has happened numerous times and it's usually something daft lol.
Small ones are less problematic, but as long as the problem is an undercut of sorts (Such as stats/drops being too low), then fixing this would be simpler as it wouldn't create any disadvantage to newer players. But small problems do not require an open beta.