Game Testing...

[McFly]

We know that they are bug testing right now, and will be finished in 15 days, but will they be finished play testing the game, or is there more after this. Are they testing it for balance and stuff right now, or only for bugs?

 

[SubKamran]

Probably for bugs.

 

[Shuzer]

They've been playtesting since last year.. I'm sure it's all playtested and checks out as they want it to

 

[Dead-Inside]

The balancing should be over by this stage. It's only playing the game through over-and-over-and-over until there are no new bugs found, as declared in the e-mail.

 

[Asuka]

The final touches i would say.

 

[DevgruSeal]

I think VALVe is getting bored of playtesting HL2 for such a long time. They're probably testing for bugs, then get rid of 'em, RC it, and maybe it'll come out by then on the first try.

 

[TheUnkillableDot]

Do you think Half-Life 2 will take more then one RC before it goes gold?

This should be a thread/poll.

 

[Dr.Spock]

They are messing around. They've finished the game since feb. but they are so addicted to their own creation that they don't have time to release it.

 

[Dead-Inside]

That's another way to look at it...

 

[KingPing_NOR]

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[Someone]

Do you think Half-Life 2 will take more then one RC before it goes gold?

This should be a thread/poll.

Didn't Gabe say somewhere (info thread perhaps) that most games take a couple at least?

But Valve is pretty anal about trying to get things as right as possible so I wouldn't imagine it would be anymore than 1-2 max

 

[guchi]

The final touches i would say.

they have spent a whole year on that lol

 

[lans]

they have spent a whole year on that lol

Sometimes they might think that "nah!, that texture doesn't look good.." so they redo it.So they keep on perfecting every little thing untill they are satisfied.

 

[TheUnkillableDot]

Didn't Gabe say somewhere (info thread perhaps) that most games take a couple at least?

But Valve is pretty anal about trying to get things as right as possible so I wouldn't imagine it would be anymore than 1-2 max

Valve has spent lots of time bug testing themselves.

 

[DiSTuRbEd]

VALVe had only 1 RC for HL1 before it went gold...I think they can do it again

 

[RoguePsi]

Well Valve are 'teh shizzle' when it comes to RC's. It doesn't mean they'll get just one RC like before, but I doubt there will be many. With Valve being such perfectionists, their quality control is probably of a higher standard then Vivendi's but it only takes one little niggle for VU to send it back.

They'll be going through game-effecting bugs right now. A slightly mis-aligned texture is the least of their worries, but a crash is a different story.

 

[Chadda]

I would hate to work at Valve. You'd be so sick of testing/re-testing HL2 you'd never get to experience it as the masterpiece it will be.

Poor buggers.

 

[TheUnkillableDot]

I would hate to work at Valve. You'd be so sick of testing/re-testing HL2 you'd never get to experience it as the masterpiece it will be.

Poor buggers.

We also don't get paid for playing video games......

They got it good!

 

[lans]

VALVe had only 1 RC for HL1 before it went gold...I think they can do it again

Doom 3 also had one RC.

and so will also probably HL2, the reason being that devs like id and valve are perfectionists.

 

[Chadda]

Yeah but I doubt they see it as play, more so as work. Great work I must agree...but still work (ie: deadlines, meetings...blah)

I just feel sorry for them cause they wont see/experience HL2 as we will.