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[-] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Yeah, basically nobody does actual beta testing anymore, been like that for at least a decade.

They say they do, but they're either lying or lauguably incompetent at it, my rule of thumb is bare minimum 3 months for 'day one' patches, more realistically, 6 months for them to actually finish the last 10 or 20% of the game they initially rushed out the door not including.

The patient thing also sadly/hilariously allows you to avoid the increasingly more common multiplayer game that just fucking sucks actually and more or less tanks 95% of its player count before the 6 month mark, or has some massive controversial (in terms of actual game features or lack thereof) thing going on.

Don't pay the FOMO tax, kids.

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