Killing Floor 3 Wednesday Stress Test Details
[p][/p][p]With the data we have gathered from this past Sunday’s test, the team is now ready to bring in more platforms to the stress test environment. Playstation 5 and Xbox Series users who had signed up for the previous closed beta and received a key will be granted access to the Stress Test for this Wednesday. Unfortunately due to logistical reasons, we are not able to add new console testers at this time[/p][p]
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[/p][h3][/h3][h2]Regarding Stress Test NDA[/h2][p]
[/p][h3]While we're unable to update the build to remove the message, we've made the decision to not enforce the NDA for this next playtest session. So please stream and share to your heart’s content! [/h3][p]
[/p][p]We sincerely apologize for confusion around our NDA. 5 years is our standard boilerplate language for internal tests and was too heavy handed for this context. It was never our intention to enforce a 5-year ban on discussing the game. [/p][p]
[/p][p]It didn’t take long after the build went live to realize that this was the wrong approach, and within the first hour of the stress test we pivoted away from enforcing the NDA. [/p][p]
[/p][h3]Special Notes:[/h3][p]This is the same build that was used for this past Sunday’s playtest. The team is continuing to work on backend issues that were noticed (such as auth errors that some players experienced) as well as investigate other reports.[/p][p][/p][p]We are continuing to action player feedback that did not fit into our current launch window which includes:[/p]
[/p][p]We have also added new articles to help players who are experiencing other issues, such as around performance or input lag.[/p][p]
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Stress Test Details:
[h2]Day: Wednesday, July 16th[/h2][h2]Times: 9 AM to 9 PM EDT (-4 UTC)[/h2][h2]Participants:[/h2]- [p]Steam: Those who had previously requested access to the Stress Test as well as new applicants. Visit the KF 3 steam page to request access[/p]
- [p]Playstation 5 and Xbox Series: Those who had previously signed up and been granted a key to the previous Closed Beta test in February[/p]
[/p][h3][/h3][h2]Regarding Stress Test NDA[/h2][p]
[/p][h3]While we're unable to update the build to remove the message, we've made the decision to not enforce the NDA for this next playtest session. So please stream and share to your heart’s content! [/h3][p]
[/p][p]We sincerely apologize for confusion around our NDA. 5 years is our standard boilerplate language for internal tests and was too heavy handed for this context. It was never our intention to enforce a 5-year ban on discussing the game. [/p][p]
[/p][p]It didn’t take long after the build went live to realize that this was the wrong approach, and within the first hour of the stress test we pivoted away from enforcing the NDA. [/p][p]
[/p][h3]Special Notes:[/h3][p]This is the same build that was used for this past Sunday’s playtest. The team is continuing to work on backend issues that were noticed (such as auth errors that some players experienced) as well as investigate other reports.[/p][p][/p][p]We are continuing to action player feedback that did not fit into our current launch window which includes:[/p]
- [p]Nightfall Specialists (characters) being able to pick any Perk[/p]
- [p]Enhanced and Refined Third Person Animations for character movement and weapon handling[/p]
- [p]Making Text Chat available for in server communication[/p]
[/p][p]We have also added new articles to help players who are experiencing other issues, such as around performance or input lag.[/p][p]