Was the Starbound in Pre-Alpha comment for real?

Quite so.

And nothing that devs said until now actually contradicts this point. They have 4 months and 6 days until the end of the year. They are working pretty much 24/7 on the game. Thus there is high chance that the beta of the game will be released in AD MMXIII

 

Um, I used the exact language that the devs used. No misinformation given.

 

I give you an official statement, and that's your answer? Charming.

 

This probably belongs here too. As Tiy said, it was the nerves.
Bartwe explains pre-alpha comment

 

Pre-BETA!

 

I will update the first post with this so everybody sees. :alien:

 

If they would stop to add every week a new feature, maybe it would be closer to beta allready. I really like that "Oh we got every week a new nice idear" but please! There comes a point where you have to stop tinkering with the core and move an, otherwise we will really dont get a beta or even a release this year. And i wouldnt give mutch to the pre-alpha, alpha talk etc... pp. They just cant afford to call it beta, but i bet they call it internal all the time a beta for themself xD

 

Lies! All lies! We're in Pre beta alpha alpha.

 

As long as they don't let feature-creep get them down, I'm fine with what their doing.

 

Ok so it's in alpha...wait a second..so are we pre-beta or alpha...?

Programmerbartwe 10 points 4 hours ago

It was stage nerves on my end, pre-beta is the right term for the current state. I was completely stressed out, altough it might not show on the video, because the server was crashing badly only 5 minutes before we went live.

 

Except alpha, or whatever comes before beta is exactly the point where new features are to be added and tested thoroughly internally. Developing core features in as much in parallel as possible is much better than doing it in series, where each new added series could inexplicably break a number of earlier features. That would also mean having to go through a separate alpha stage during beta before publicizing a patch and that becomes tedious and time consuming really fast. Post release content patches and such have a similar development cycle for a good reason. It doesn't help at all to first make a bare bones "game" just for the sake of having an open beta to meet the by the end of 2013 deadline or to satisfy impatient customers, only to start adding the bare minimum of features that makes the game special, unique and visually nuanced and pleasing as intended, in as late a stage as beta.

Wouldn't you be much more peeved as a player if you're getting used to playing with just having the bare minimum during beta, but then constantly having lots of new small features, or a large bunch of them with greater delays being added that most likely reset your "progress" every time a new patch arrives, just because the new features weren't supported by earlier versions or wouldn't save properly. Looking at the recent updates, these would include as basic things as weapon and armor power curves through tiers, or having your item locations in inventory and hands being sorted out properly and saved from one game to another. Having to add something as seemingly simple as a separate inventory for materials could become much more problematic in a later stage.

 

Another two years later... Beta is released guys!

There is a fine line between taking your time and actually working smartly about something to release what you told us.

 

"Member Since: Tuesday"
Let me get one thing straight; you want a rushed, half done release which is filled to brim with bugs over a few weeks of waiting? Please.

 

LOL cute, because I finally joined the forums tuesday means I can't follow the game before then? I like your logic good sir.

 

Why, thank you! It is lovely when people come up with that excuse!

 

Ahh, I almost forgot you can see into everyones lives and tell what they have and haven't been doing. Shame on me. You caught me red handed, darn!

 

Indeed! I am a magician of highest powers! And for the exact same reason, I said "a few weeks" instead of "a few days" in my first post! Muahahahaha!

Ahem. Mind ending this pointless argument? I'd rather attend to some other posts.

 

Sure bro. You are just to smart for me!

 

Hah, if more people start saying things like that, the mods will be out of a job!

More on-topic. http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?threads/starbound-is-in-pre-beta.28658/

As I suspected, but it's still nice to know.

 

you guys make me ashamed