The Ultimate SOMA Discussion Thread

[Paddy™]

Probably that the beta is finished as far as testing is concerned. If Early 2015 is still on the table then the beta should be done-done now.

This is what I assumed from reading the messages, but then I started reading "corrections" in the gaming press about it. For instance, this article about the beta news from Rely On Horror has the following update on the top:

Update: Corrected news post to reflect that the game will be entering, not exiting beta status.

Not sure where they got the correction from, or if they just reinterpreted what FG said.

To make matters even more confusing, during the Twitter conversation which followed the Tweet from FG I posted above, someone asked how the feedback from the beta has been, and FG replied "No feedback yet, as beta is not done ". Is it normal for beta testers to remain silent until the very last day of testing? If not, I think FG is saying "we don't have feedback yet because we haven't started".

"Done" can be used to mean "finished", which is what I took it to mean originally, but it can also be used to mean "something that will be dealt with in the future" or "something that I will do". In this case, it could mean "the beta is something that I will do in 4 weeks time" which is very different from "the beta will be finished in 4 weeks time".

Maybe someone from FG can just clarify it for us right here: is the beta testing mentioned in the FG social media accounts finished, or is it just starting?