Splash Damage

still nothing in :/

Fear not Zeroooo, it may simply be taking a while for the mail server to send out everyone's invite. I'm still awaiting mine as well. Can't wait!

Echo is _amazing_

Realy good job on Echo SD ;)

I have the $30 pack. Is there a way to upgrade it?

Cheers kendle. Might upgrade today! :D

Darkangel, loving your comment on the main page! Catch you on sunday RTCW ACTION!

Glad to see that darkangel and some other respectable persons are in the closed alpha. Know I at least know that the game will get good feedback.

lol You have the gall to ask people for money to gain access to your games after how you poorly handled BRINK? Stay classy, Splash Damage!

Alternative interpretation: They realised why Brink tanked. So they ditched publishers, built a crapload of interlinked systems designed to make player feedback their single biggest informer, and then went out of their way to make it possible for the community to help them make the game amazing. And then they added a fee up front so they filter out everyone who isn't willing to put their money where their mouth is. You don't spend $120 on playing the game early. You spend $120 on having a game developer make a game based on your specifications. This is not a small thing. Think of it like a kickstarter. Help pay to make something great happen.

Looks great. Congratz to all the guys who are in the alpha! :) Btw guys: Dave Johnston (Map Creator in this video) is THE GUY behind de_dust and de_dust2 and also did maps for Brink as far as I can think. Really great News.

I think I got the $50 out of brink that I spent, it was fun for a while. If only the amount I invested in DB would start paying off right now, if you catch my drift.

Waiting my invite ;)

Glad to see that darkangel and some other respectable persons are in the closed alpha. Know I at least know that the game will get good feedback.

SD knows how the game should look like :) It's their first "independent" game so I'm pretty sure they would like to do it as good as possible. PS. de_dust? Nah! de_dust2 FTW!

Echo looks amazing, great work! :)

Let me frag this thing.

Are we gonna see any stream of the alpha or is it under NDA?

the Alpha tester can only say that they're in the Alpha but nothing more.

I asked earlier. We can now say we're in, but nothing more.

NDA, but hi der. Put your money on CBT before testers can possibly have the right to stream, in which case I'll be putting one up when it becomes allowed. If you can't wait, buy yourself some alpha access bros!

Don't act all special, you're not the only that bought the game. You also need to know a bit about the games industry and how a PUBLISHER (bethesda) can be the one most responsible for a game's crappy release (Brink's). For example, they rush out games to try and sell more copies before other bigger games come out even if the dev's will look bad in front of fans since they don't really have a choice. There was a WHOLE MAP without sound. Now do you think that's something that splash damage overlooked????? or do you think that was a publisher saying... hey here's the deadline, actually no we're releasing 7 days earlier! yeah! Now make magic and make the game you already didnt have time to finish, but 7 days earlier... and go! If you want to moan, that's fine... Don't buy anything and move along. You'll be able to join when the open alpha/beta starts and I'm sure you'll be there. See you soon on db.

Well, lucky for them there will always have people like you to cater to.

Where is my key? ^^

I've had mine since yesterday, but due to the slow download speed I haven't been able to play yet... Every time I start the launcher the speed is alright, but after a while it's getting worse

So no steam. Thanks for clearing this out.

Isn't it too early to assume this? Iirc Alpha and Beta games aren't available through steam anyway.

Isn't it too early to assume this? Iirc Alpha and Beta games aren't available through steam anyway.

I guess alpha and beta games are on steam, like dota and some others. Anyway they got their own launcher and fireteam, and steam doesn't get mentioned in their trailers. I doubt that this game will be on steam.

It can still be possible, but I doubt it. Yea, dota was not the best example, but R.U.S.E also had a beta on steam. http://store.steampowered.com/news/3574/ http://indiegamehq.com/airmech-to-land-in-open-beta-through-steam-on-november-8th/

What little faith i had left in this developer after BRINK was released has already been depleted. I expected long term support and a continued flow of improvements and content to the game. Instead i paid for a broken and unpolished product that was practically dead on arrival. By the time they bothered to balance some of the weapons, the game was already dead. The free DLC that they gave out was just a desperate attempt to rekindle people's interest in the game. So much for that.

What are you doing there then? The outside world is waiting for you.

I wasnt all that convinced by the first gameplay trailer but this one pretty much has me sold but damn, the minimum you can pay to get into the alpha just now is £70 Approx. Would be cool if there was an early access only package without all the other goodies 'cause they ain't really something I care for. I know theres the $30 one but that doesn't give you access now. Maybe something that was roughly £40-50 without the goodies but gave access now but that'd still be more than the average pc game and to play an alpha game thats going to be free to play eventually? seems a lot.

so, are we enjoying it so far?

The real question is who hasn't played the alpha? ;)

Would the alpha play well for North American players? ie NA servers? Or is it being hosted out of UK?

So how much do you have to pay to get into the Alpha right now? I know that I paid something some months ago, but I don't know if it was a guarantee for the Alpha. Edit: Okay, 120 is too much for an instant access right now, damn. Gonna wait.

Any guess on how long the alpha will last?

Yeah! I wanna know how long I have to wait with my 60 bucks spent!

You knew what you were paying for... ETA is not mentioned for some reason... Why are you so impatient? Wouldn't it be better to just let devs do their job as good as they can? I'm pretty sure more people will be involved to the tests as soon as SD feels it's needed.

How long did it take for the Legendary players to get activated after buying the product?

Just my wild guess:

Instant access means instant to me which has not happened yet ;) Edit: I mean, I bought Legendary 20 minutes ago, so no big deal, but per definition that is not instant access. I already redeemed the key but cannot log in.

If you have your key I would have thought you'd be done. what are you waiting on?

The login stuff is a little weird as you have to make sure you log out of the Warchest site not these forums otherwise it doesn't work very well. Anyway. You're in now so enjoy. :)

How i can join the close alpha?

I found the doppelganger fight to be the most difficult part of getting into teh Alpha........

How i can join the close alpha?

You must partake in an arduous journey when you must re-unite the four sages who guard each of the respective elements (Earth, Wind, Fire and Water). Once you have re-united these sages, you will then face your dopplegänger in a fight to the death in the arena of time. Only once you emerge from the arena of time as a victor (and have bought either the Veteran, Elite, Legendary, Contributor or Founder's pack) will you have a priority chance to get into the closed alpha.

Or You can buy your way in

Just got an email from Splash Damage. Got excited thinking it was the beta starting. Only to find out it's a link nto a video released 9 days ago. gg SD

Well hello thar! :D Unfortunately, due to craptastic levels of work and stress, I haven't been able to play DB for some time. I'm patching now, in the hope that I can squeeze in some play time ASAP :) Really glad to see this news, and the resulting indication of progress while I've been AWOL. I notice you guys have some kind of payment/pledge system going now, so I'll check that out - happy to stump up right now and support this new baby of yours :)

Tell that to the players that pre-ordered BRINK and who continue to regret it to this day. If it wasn't for idiots like me who bought into the hype and put their faith in the developer of Enemy Territory, this project wouldn't even exist.

Come on, you're being silly now :) We've all been in your position. Many of us pre-ordered, or bought Brink - same difference. I wasn't that happy, and most of my complaints were never addressed - but I played the game for a while, and I've bought other games that I've played far less and quickly regretted buying. Brink wasn't expensive, and I doubt you missed any meals so you could buy it. This was a couple of years ago now, for FSM's sake - how can you still "regret" spending that amount of money so long ago? SD have been sufficiently slammed for Brink by many people, me included - it's in the past for me, and for SD, and it should be for you too. When I got that email that invited me to the very first DB tests, I sent a reply back to Paul/Locki and thanked him for the invite - mentioning that I wasn't the biggest Brink fan, and that I'd made plenty of negative comments about it. Paul replied, saying he didn't care about that in the slightest, and that he just wanted me testing SD's new baby. How can you possibly hold a long-standing grudge against such genuine and obviously nice people? "Hey, you didn't like our last game and you certainly let everyone know, but try this completely unfinished one for free". Brink didn't turn out how SD wanted it to either, and they found themselves bound by Bethesda and their stupid rigid structures and rules. Now there's no Bethesda, no Activision - this is going to be SD's game, on SD's terms - and right now you have absolutely no reason to mark this brand new project as crap. Absolutely no reason at all. Honestly, I'm sure you're enjoying the fact that people are still replying to your 100% negative posts - sometimes, that feels good when your complaints are still fresh and you feel something can be done about them. So long after release, no amount of complaining is going to improve Brink - it's gone, and pretty much everyone has moved on. You should do too :) I haven't played DB for a couple of months now, but it was damn good fun when I did - give it a chance at least, eh? It's the rational thing to do.

I haven't played DB for a couple of months now, but it was damn good fun when I did - give it a chance at least, eh? It's the rational thing to do.

Huh? #10char_ABC123

Huh? #10char_ABC123

Means he is in the alpha.

*cough* Nothing to see here! :D

His founder tag bling says it all!

"couple of months" threw me off cuz I only thought it started recently. Not a couple of months ago. unless he's part of the dev team. edit, i purchased the veteran level and don't see a logo next to my name. any idea why?

you dont have access on veteran.... yet. btw mines shinier than the rest. haha i just noticed the quotes on the dirtybomb website from darkangeluk, loffy and sockdog.

"Not had this much fun since Wolf: ET" Loffy, Closed Alpha player

he doesnt get out much. :D

when do the legendary pack purchasers get access? this game looks extremely promising and i want to play it naaoooww!!! rawr. lol

is anyone else having problems with the store? I bought the thirty dollar pack a while back but when I try to upgrade it rejects every card I use.

have any veterans gotten into the alpha yet? i bought a veteran pass 3 months ago so i'm keen to know if any have been invited yet.

Wish I could get a key :D

Here you go.

Can i get one as well please?