We could have might a release on Thursday: Gamma phase?

If it was the case, what is the point in having steps? They would never have steps, and so alpha/beta shouldn't exists too.

As PA will be released (by nordic game) in a box, there will be a feature complete, official release. So they are fitting perfectly a standard development cycle.

Unless they told Nordic that the game will be ready in a Delta release that is not defined, they have a normal dev cycle, they just hiding (obfuscating) it to us, for (bad) PR stuff.

Also, any software add/remove features even in RC (ie. paladium was removed in a Vista RC), that's common development stuff, again, nothing exceptional in Uber way of doing things.

I'm personally not using standard terms when I'm developing stuff, but instead rely on version numbers.
ie. xx.yy.zz.aa
Where aa are my dev build, zz are releases, yy is incremented when a new feature is added, and xx incremented when a big redoing of the code/functions happened.
(FAF lobby is 0.10.109, I'm hiding the dev number on release).

As there was no alpha/beta/release stages in the usual sense, it still allow me to be consistent with what is happening.

Also using milestone names is useful. As I like making fun of stupid game suffixes, the first "released" was "Forever", the latest one was "Next".

But really, using official terms as milestone is really not something Uber should do. As someone said it quite correctly, it's obfuscating their dev cycle, and it's not good.
Also make people confused about the term (ie . all the posts talking of milestones incorrectly).

I think the point of this "Gamma release" is


Yes, we missed the Release by December window that we originally defined, and no, the game isn't going to be completely feature complete in early 2014, but the game is progressing due to active Development.

We are now in Beta Version Two!

They are not constrained by anything. But the public perception is.
Whatever they are up to - they should communicate it clearly. If they don't nobody should be surprised if everyone and his mum assesses this game in the way he or she sees fit. If there is no proper release then now is as good a time as any other to review the game. You can't probably want that.

FLEE TO YOUR ASTRAEUS!!!

Couldn't find a gif for this - so here's 2 pics.

I reckon this update will have unicorns and rainbows and deliver all my hopes and dreams.

I'm with you, quitch. Instead of getting hung up on Beta, Theta, Cappa, Gamma definitions and getting my panties in a twist, I decide to reject others' reality and substitute my own.

I, for one, am enjoying the PA development ride. Frankly, it'll be a little disappointing when the game is released because I'll have less to speculate and anticipate.

I'll be watching for that unicorn & rainbow mod.

Ho, an other point !
Will we have a livestream to celebrate this ?

The last one was a good month ago...

yeah a live stream where the devs show off alliance mode
pretty please (-:

can't wait for omega

Start the chant, Live Stream! Live Stream! Live Stream! Live Stream! LIVE STREAM!

LIVE STREAM! LIVE STREAM! REVOLUTION *AHEM I MEAN* LIVE STREAM! LIVE STREAM!

But you know
we could have
some news about
the release date

This just in. The release date is..... When it's done.

FRESH NEWSS I CAN EVEN SMELL IT

To answer a few questions that popped up:

1) Yup, Gamma will include a totally rebuilt UI. You'll see part of our new UI work this Thursday. Other components of the UI will be rolled in during the gamma phase. The bit of UI I'm most excited for is the new matchmaking, which allows you to search and browse for the matches you want more easily.

2) We will have two livestreams. We'll have a traditional one this Thursday, presumably around 1PM PST. We'll also be streaming the game all day on Friday. We'll announce this today probably after we get a few more details about Gamma out there.

3) Alliance mode is definitely coming. It's all there, it just needs to be freshened up a bit.

EDIT: 4) The unit cannon is not part of gamma.

This is new to me. Care to explain?

http://www.uberent.com/pa/2014/02/24/gamma-starts-february-27/

Brad Nicholson, Smasher of rumors, king of the bots.

Will a thread be made to post questions in?

lol Brad that was all marketing jargon. Can you break down for me what actual changes from the way Beta works that Gamma will entail?

Yeah, def. We'll get that going on Wednesday. That might sound late, but I think our next two announcements will answer a couple of questions we'll be getting.