We'll be running the closed beta for a while - until we feel stability is good and then we'll open it up for the stress test which will run for quite a while.
We'll also be testing our day 0 patch items, so once the game is more stable, we'll be gradually introducing additional tuning changes;
- Upkeep has a pass undergoing testing here.
- Changes to the commander trees (I'll keep that one a surprise in case it doesn't work
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- Unit 'feel' pass. We had good metrics on the beta in terms of balance. 1% difference right now between the two races. Over 1 million games were played during the last beta. We'll start with the big tanks and do a little bit better on the role definition.
- Bug fixes, data issues etc.
BTW, those of you who are having issues with Blizzards, could you post your system specs somewhere? By our numbers, blizzards were optimized considerably and had no effect on our min-spec. We're also looking at the autodetect settings to improve those.
Another question - those of you who are playing, can you earn XP and rank up? Some people are reporting they can't.
thanks all,
Quinn