Unsure of what LIVE means

[Event "Janе" Horizon]

Hello everyone!

We are getting closer to the release of the next update to Survival [C210].

The major changes:

• Tech Forum will be switched to read-only state, so only this forum will be alive and active (more updates are schedule to this forum itself)
• Shutdown of the AfterWorld: Alpha project (everything you have in Alpha will be transferred to the Survival)
• Launch of live version for AfterWorld: Survival project (the current test-database will be emptied and filled with the data from Alpha)

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I am confused by the use of LIVE.
Isn't the terminology used in the following way:

• alpha --> beta --> live
• incomplete --> more complete --> finished product

rather than

• incomplete --> more complete --> less complete

The use of LIVE, implies we are no longer testing - because the product is finished.
Whereas - the players have raised dozens of medium to major issues with C210.


So - Dedicated Logic - could you please tell me ...

• Are we still in a pre-live game?
• Does the Participation agreement still stand
• Do you want us to test?
• What is your definition of LIVE?

[AW "Dr.Butler" SSB Officer]

It means that the "Survival" now runs in "live mode", e.g. the database will not be purged/reset anymore, as the Alpha is now closed and everything was moved to the Survival.

Regarding "Alpha" -> "Beta" -> "Gold" - we don't go this route, but instead use "live development".
Of course we are still working on it and will continue moving it forward by adding missing features and fixing bugs.
Participation Agreement is still applied. Test is always welcome, as the game advances every day, but regular playing is also "test", so just by playing you already providing us a lot of data (more than 1GB of data  generated each day).

Hope this answers everything

[Event "Janе" Horizon]

Yes - that explanation is perfect.

I have much better understanding now of the methodology being followed and feel more comfortable about playing and testing

[Max "Nostrop" Donner]

Hehe, I completely understand why did you shutdown Alpha servers and made THIS as a live game. But if you really think someone will pay for playing THIS Aw Survival... You might be way more off common sense than I`ve ever imagined:)