Are the people who are complaining about the AI testing the Beta?

[irish437]

I just wanted to make sure that the people who have complaints on the AI are in the Beta testing for the patch. If its people like the mods on the main board who claim they have never seen a melee bug are testing it, I don't think you'll get the results you desire.

So if you are vocal here, make sure you are vocal where it counts, in the actual testing of the new AI.

[hellas1]

Hi,

I complained, along with Humble Warrior & Abspara (sorry if I misspelled your name), and others.
Whether they are in the beta or not remains to be posted ( not seen because it's the 'Net.)


I've yet to hear via PM anything from CA or SenseiTW.

I wonder if they don't want the "complainers" to test.......

hellas1

[nigelnire]

I wonder if they don't want the "complainers" to test.......

hellas1

That could explain why I’ve heard nothing yet Is anyone actually testing it yet?

[♔Dignan♔]

i PMed Sensei on these forums to ask about it and never got a response. however i don't think he is very active here. mostly on the official forums but i don't have an account there.

[Plautus]

Yea sure are those who are telling the truth playing the beta. Otherwise CA would never know the truth and so could never tell us the truth...oh...wait....!

[cRy_HAVoC]

I'm afraid the 'truth' and 'CA' don't normally belong in the same sentence, not recently anyway, besides it wouldn't really matter what the outcome of the beta testing is, whether it be good or bad or if they will listen to the testers in the first place, we are all going to be force fed it via steam then we can see it for ourselves

I'm sorry if that little rant sounded very resigned and defeatist but that's how this whole 'Empire' business has left me feeling

[Abspara]

Sorry to report im not beta testing this new patch.

[nigelnire]

Has the beta been released yet? Has anyone actually said they are testing it? I sent a PM last week to Sensei on the official forum and got no reply.

[alpaca]

Since I PMed Sensei twice on their official forums about joining the beta group months ago and got a response on neither occasion, I gave up trying.

[emperor77]

i also pm'd, nothing so far.

[irish437]

Is it possible that this was another ruse?

[nigelnire]

Is it possible that this was another ruse?

Better not be or the @ will hit the fan on here big time. Strange that we never even got a reply saying they will be in touch.

[Turbo]

Is it possible that this was another ruse?

More like a "please buy NTW, see we will patch ETW" we promise PR. Instead of saying they will do their best to patch the AI, CA instead says that the patched BAI will "not be as good as NTW". A sour attitude and a self fullfilling prophecy.

I think they will work on a new patch but I don't expect them to do anything until after NTW releases.

[Tim_Ward]

Please note we’re not looking for feedback on the BAI’s performance in general, we’re looking to test stability and performance at this stage.

I assume this meat that for the beta they're just wanting people to make sure everything is working a-ok, not to offer additional AI improvement feedback.

[♔Dignan♔]

I agree. It won't be soon...but they will do it. Coming on here and saying something like that and then not following through would look REALLY bad. And people, please don't start posting examples of how they went back on other promises in the past. Nothing CA has done in the past would be as blatantly neglecting as not providing the promised BAI patch....nothing.

[irish437]

I agree. It won't be soon...but they will do it. Coming on here and saying something like that and then not following through would look REALLY bad. And people, please don't start posting examples of how they went back on other promises in the past. Nothing CA has done in the past would be as blatantly neglecting as not providing the promised BAI patch....nothing.

I would highly doubt its a ruse. But it will probably be a significant amount of time down the road before we see the patch. They aren't going to want people seeing what a patched Empire can bring to the table when there are copies of Napoleon that need to be sold sight unseen.

You would think it would work the other way around. Here, see how good the AI in Empire is now, so go buy Napoleon to play the Napoleonic Wars for a nice change of pace. But instead, I think we are meant to buy Napoleon on blind faith and then wait for a patch for Empire that some poor guy is doing on the weekends.

[Humble Warrior]

They`re not interested in my help.

But y`know they have only ever vetted and taken people who they want. Yet it`s we who are ready to point out flaws HONESTLY who they don`t want. NTW will be out before this Patch is out i`ll bet, so we need to keep our money until we see what we get.

[Al Bundy]

if you havent heard a response from CA that means your help isnt wanted but if you have received a message saying yes we want you.... CA dont usually reply to those people they dot want for Beta testing - Rude= Yes. Unusual CA business practice =No

[nigelnire]

if you havent heard a response from CA that means your help isnt wanted but if you have received a message saying yes we want you.... CA dont usually reply to those people they dot want for Beta testing - Rude= Yes. Unusual CA business practice =No

Seems like you are right perhaps this whole thing about fixing the BAI is BS. From what I’ve been reading Napoleon also has the melle bug My patience with CA is being stretched to the limits and ill soon turn my back on them for good.

CA Rude = Yes
Me Buying Napoleon = No

[Gen. Uziel]

I've been out of the forums the last few days and I might be wrong... But as I see there aren't any news reagarding the patch and nobody here is actually testing it, am I wrong?
Strange, to say the least...