Beta Test?

[GSG9xSNIPER]

Does EA/DICE BETA TEST?

I'd say pick the ADMIN from BFROE,TOTALBF2,and a few others before you release patches? Let the admin TEST the patches out before they release it to general public.

Seems to me these are easy to find bugs.

[imported_Tren]

Re: Beta Test?

I'd say pick the ADMIN from BFROE,TOTALBF2,and a few others before you release patches? Let the admin TEST the patches out before they release it to general public.

That is a extremely good idea, too bad EA only listens to pubbers

[Aftershock]

Re: Beta Test?

Yes, they Beta test extensively with some of the people you mention. For some reason they do not catch some fairly obvious bugs. I am completely disappointed by this patch and its affect on server stability.

[WDA_Endless954]

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...I've had no issues. What's all the fuss about? I mean other than the five minute connecting to client server crap.

[warlord2000ad]

Re: Beta Test?

There is beta testing. Its BF2RS with a few invited guests. Thing is you can only tell what is not fixed not what was not found. i did some 1.21 and EF beta testing, and we found aload of bugs that still went into the patch at release.

[Maxor127]

Re: Beta Test?

I don't know how anyone missed the server bug unless not everyone is having it, but I always sort servers by ping. I don't know why anyone wouldn't want to do that unless they were looking for a specific server. The server showing and inaccurate pings is glaringly bad. Their patching seems to be the equivalent of using a bulldozer to plant a garden.

[ptegan]

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It's easy to miss the server bug. There were only 3 test servers running 1.3 so they were never faced with hundreds of servers appearing in the ingame browser with pings constantly changing.

Some things just can't be tested in a lab and only appear in real orld conditions.

[Hookey]

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It's easy to miss the server bug. There were only 3 test servers running 1.3 so they were never faced with hundreds of servers appearing in the ingame browser with pings constantly changing.

Some things just can't be tested in a lab and only appear in real orld conditions.

That is the biggest pile of monkey-doo I've ever heard. Given Dice has had in-game browser problems before (right from 1.0), common sense says you test the in-game browser on more than 3 servers! (It's not like EA can't afford them).


I've just seen you on a few threads acting as apologist for Dice, claiming that 'the full patch solves everything' etc. Well, a. it doesn't, (I've installed the full patch and have exactly the same problems as everyone else), and b. even if it did, that still wouldn't make a broken incremental patch acceptable!It's been a year of badly tested, badly implemented patches now. How much slack do you think someone deserves before you say 'enough'? EA should be kicking some serious arse right now, because whatever slim hope of success AF had is evaporating by the minute, and there are an awful lot of people looking at 2142 and thinking that its going to be a buggy mess, and on current form you'd have to say that's an odds-on certainty.

[ptegan]

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Today we're seeing the usualy posts from people who are signing up to complain just after a patch release. In fact I'd sware that there are less threads complaining about 1.3 then 1.03 or 1.21. It's pretty quiet actually and will get back to normal after a few days.

>I've installed the full patch and have exactly the same problems as everyone else.


What problems? Have you opened up a thread in the support forum so that people can actually help you or did you just come here to complain?

[Hookey]

Re: Beta Test?

Today we're seeing the usualy posts from people who are signing up to complain just after a patch release. In fact I'd sware that there are less threads complaining about 1.3 then 1.03 or 1.21. It's pretty quiet actually and will get back to normal after a few days.

>I've installed the full patch and have exactly the same problems as everyone else.


What problems? Have you opened up a thread in the support forum so that people can actually help you or did you just come here to complain?

The In-game browser problem, the inability to join a squad problem. The problems that you say are fixed by installing the full patch. THIS IS UNTRUE. In actual fact, my normal recourse would be to go to the EA UK forums to raise my concerns, but since their admins, in their infinite wisdom, LOCK THEIR FORUMS when a patch comes out then you guys are the only game in town. And I notice you haven't responded to my point that releasing a broken incremental patch is still unacceptable and testing an in-game browser on three servers is a joke.

[ptegan]

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The In-game browser problem, the inability to join a squad problem. The problems that you say are fixed by installing the full patch.

I never said that. I said that if you are having problems with the incremental patch then try a reinstall and the FULL patch first. It doesn't take too long and if it still doesn't work then at least you can be sure that it probably isn't your problem.

And I notice you haven't responded to my point that releasing a broken incremental patch is still unacceptable and testing an in-game browser on three servers is a joke.

Oh I'm sure it's been tested on more than 3 servers, but it would have to be tested on more than 3 ranked servers or loads on unranked servers worldwide for the 'ping bug' to have been found.
Remember the very first patch 1.01? When you installed it on a server it created a memory leak that resulted in rebooting the server every 4 hours. I guess that I don't expect a perfect patch from EA and have seen that all the posts in the world don't change anything (except get weapons nerfed :) )