Dirty Bomb enters closed alpha, shows off analytics

by Steve Watts, Jan 31, 2013 6:30am PST

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Splash Damage's self-funded PC shooter Dirty Bomb is entering closed alpha today so those of you in the Founder's Club can check your e-mail shortly to see if your key has come yet. Meanwhile, the developer has released new footage to show off Echo, its analytics system.

You can sign up at the official site. You could also purchase your way into immediate access for a cool $120, which grants you some bonuses like a founder's tag, art book, and soundtrack.

The trailer shows how the developer has already used Echo to alter some maps in its pre-alpha testing, in response to factors like disproportionate deaths in certain parts of the map.

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Steve Watts posted a new article, Dirty Bomb enters closed alpha, shows off analytics.

Splash Damage's self-funded PC shooter Dirty Bomb has entered closed alpha today, and the studio has released a trailer showing off its analytics system and how it has already impacted the game in pre-alpha testing.

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Splash Damage's self-funded PC shooter Dirty Bomb has entered closed alpha today, and the studio has released a trailer showing off its analytics system and how it has already impacted the game in pre-alpha testing. : Shacknews
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  Man this game is DOA. : rtricoche
  - I hope not, I really want to play it. : pixelat3d
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  Have we really reached a point where studios are announcing "closed alpha" testing? WTF. : jason bergman
  - Fans are always curious about the progress a game is making. : Junktown
  - For this case, I like the idea, because Brink could've used far more public feedback to balance it and st... : the archvile
  - For a self-funded game yes, you need to build as much buzz as possible. : Senor PoopyPants
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    Well, so many of the "Alpha" and "Beta" tests you see these days are pretty much just stress tests and/or... : watcherxp
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      Word on the street is that this alpha is a real, working alpha and not a "demo" like many betas. : EnderWigginDA
      
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      and costs $120, unlike many betas. : Stimpak Chopra
      
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      Not seeing the problem here. It's a pretty effective gate to only let seriously interested folks to see an unfinished WIP. It's not the only way to play early, just for those not involved in the community. I'd be really surprised if it's not free by the time they get to serious stress testing at the end of beta.
      
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      Not seeing the problem here. It's a pretty effective gate to only let seriously interested folks to see ... : EnderWigginDA
- It's actually interesting hearing about the map information and how everything's tracked. That would be ... : Onumis
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  I really like Splash Damage as a company and want them to succeed. They've got some wonderful ideas and a... : Rice-Rocketeer
  - Brink seems like the kind of game I'd drop into if it were F2P and I could spend 10$ for some fun. : HockeyJohnston
  - I had some fun with it. Played it more than a lot of other games that I've paid big bucks for. : Haku-Jin
- The more footage I see, the more this looks like ETQW/ET movement and that is definitely the direction I ... : EnderWigginDA

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