Community members get access to much anticipated PC shooter
Adhesive Games’ free-to-play mech title Hawken will enter open beta on December 12th.
It will be published in all territories by Meteor Entertainment – excluding China, where it is instead being published by Kong Zhong.
“Open beta is our chance to implement all the good feedback we’ve gotten from closed beta players on the forums, and deliver the changes the community wants to see,” said Adhesive Games’ co-founder and lead animator Chris Lalli.
“We have so much more to add to Hawken, lots of features, balance changes, and improvements. The open beta event allows us flexibility to roll out these updates in waves, and get instant player feedback that will influence the final version of the game. The community will really have the ability to shape the game and be part of its development.”
You can sign up here to the Hacken beta here.
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And you can read more about developer Adhesive Games and the story behind Hawken in Develop’s December 2012 / January 2013 issue, which is out very soon.
I played the alpha and beta a while ago - or, at least, I tried to play it. There were thousands of players and only hundreds of rooms to join. I spent about an hour trying to find a room - played for 5 min and the server crashed. This was a common story for all the versions of the game I've played.
My advice: DON'T PLAY THE BETA. Wait until the game is released in full and they've had a chance to iron out the bugs.
@Jay, I also played the Alpha and Beta builds, and agree that there were still a number of bugs in the game. However, isn't that what the terms Alpha and Beta mean? The game isn't bugless yet, and having the community test it is a great way to get feedback and improve the experience for all.
Instead of outright saying DON'T play, I'd be more inclined to say play, but be aware the it's not the finished product, and report bugs you find.
