Blops 2 Multiplayer Live Stream TODAY 12pm EST

Remember that we were watching an alpha, I'm praying that panic knifing is fixed to some degree.

It is Savvy http://www.theverge.com/gaming/2012/8/14/3241436/all-of-the-call-of-duty-black-ops-2-create-a-class-options-so-far

No way that's still Alpha... Graphics are too smooth and integrated...
The game has to be nearly 'gone gold' for them to reveal to over 50k people... In fact, they could already be burning discs...

In software cycle terms, I'd say we're probably looking at RC1 (Release Candidate 1)

Alpha almost never get's out of the shop. Period. It also tends to be an engine demonstration - things like the HUD are often plain text, not graphics...
Beta is typically when a limited outsiders start getting to see it.

Unless they change that post-release, it's probably not going anywhere...

Here's a link for PS3'ers I found with about 10 mins of footage... will likely go away soon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJSyPLLlZTE

ArcaniX wrote:

No way that's still Alpha... Graphics are too smooth and integrated...
The game has to be nearly 'gone gold' for them to reveal to over 50k people... In fact, they could already be burning discs...

In software cycle terms, I'd say we're probably looking at RC1 (Release Candidate 1)

Alpha almost never get's out of the shop. Period. It also tends to be an engine demonstration - things like the HUD are often plain text, not graphics...
Beta is typically when a limited outsiders start getting to see it.

Unless they change that post-release, it's probably not going anywhere...

This tweeted from Vonderhaar yesterday which means little to me.

14 Aug
David Vonderhaar ‏@DavidVonderhaar
The game is at alpha. That means we are just now starting to tune and polish all of the gameplay systems. Way more to come... stay tuned.

watching this livestream on twitch tv app for iphone, 4 team tdm.

Im watching it on the xbox right now

hockalees wrote:

Here's a link for PS3'ers I found with about 10 mins of footage... will likely go away soon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJSyPLLlZTE

I ain't scerd! I put some gameplay on my channel from the live stream. More to come!

https://over30clan.forumotion.com/t6080-black-ops-2-multiplayer-gameplay-video-game-1#97522

Damn this looks so badass

Did I hear him say you have 18 in a match in 6 teams of 3???

It really doesn't matter, as he's left the door open for them to modify the mechanics with that tweet, BUT!!...

IMO, Vonderhaar is just being a PR guy and abusing terminology, here... To call it Alpha suggests it's much earlier in development than they just displayed on live streaming...

Not directed at our guys, I'm just voicing out loud and I'm going to do my best not to piss all over the semantics, but being 'nit-picky' is my job as a software developer.

*begin rant*

'Tune and Polish' are not 'Alpha' activities - 'Tune and Polish' suggests that all of the core foundational work is done (which it clearly is). All I'm saying is no software firm worth their salt would dare go from "Alpha->Beta->RC1->Production Release" in three months time... Especially when they've admitted to working on it since Nov 2011, which means they probably started on it in Nov 2010. And they're still going to call it "Alpha"? *sniff, sniff* I smell BS (or PR)...

*rant complete*

Either way, it sounds like there might be room to remove panic knifing yet!

Hell yeah RC is back.....gonna miss pro'ing the perks though

This looks like itll be one of the best cod games made so far. That deathmachine looked sick