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08-26-09, 12:06 AM   #74
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Originally Posted by Torhal View Post
Where have you been? World of Warcraft, last I checked, follows the Google(TM) definition of Beta - which is, by the way, "perpetual".
In truth, I think the only practical difference between the words "beta" and "release" with regard to gaming and game development is the author(s) wanting to escape accountability until he conquers his sloth that is preventing him from fixing a problem.

In this sense, the word beta should realistically be defined as "the user of this software should maintain lower expectations in order to optimize the experience".
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