pbroy on 12 December 2008
| nightsurge said: @All calling Home a beta. Can we stop with this? It has released to EVERYONE! Most betas aren't 100% available to the entire audience. Even if we are going to call it a beta, it will never see a full "release", so this is the full release. The only thing that will happen from here on out is rolling updates. Much like Google's Gmail is still in "beta" after nearly 4-5 years and many updates. This is the release of a program that was in development for quite some time and saw many previous betas that were only available to a select amount. This is no longer a beta by the common use of the word. |
Most free online MMOs are Open Beta. Which mostly means they are free and you only pay for clothes and items, ala Maple Story. They aren't a finished game because they constantly evolve. Some games go out of Beta, like Ragnarok and start charging to play.
So yeah, the "It's only a Beta" phrase can get played out.
