Yeah, I will be using it for when I test out different systems or run oneshots to explore new functions (primarilly combat map and memory constraint related).
Beta should be by definition be feature complete though.
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With respect to the use of demo during the beta... I agree, you want people to use it for sessions to find those bugs. However, that must be balanced against their consenting to participating in a beta.
A demo user is a potential purchaser of the product. If they haven't opted in to the beta because only the DM opted in and the DM has an ultimate license... that is not a best case scenario.
Groups where all the users have opted in is the smart path ahead, in my opinion. That is obvious where everyone is already onboard with a license. It may require some obtaining of consent with respect to demo users. Smiteworks may develop a plan to address this. It is certainly not an insurmountable obstacle. (It may actually have to be addressed if any part of the beta will be under an NDA... which requires the consent of each individual.)
Have 5 DM's (out of our discord group of 19). We took a DM vote and decided we are all doing Kickstarter Ultimate. We will be testing between DM's before we throw it to the group. We left it up to them to decide if they wanted to purchase or run demo's. And that's the way it is.
Or it could create a kickback if people back at an ultimate level with alpha or beta in mind and cannot do anything with their hundred dollar purchase until December.
I think the best option for FG would probably be "purchases of FG:U during the kickstarter grant a FG:C license. Avoiding that issue somewhat with a statement regarding beta access requiring people to use standard edition FG:U or higher to connect for now.
This is if they do not wish to have a FG:U demo version open, but that could be its own issue.
But we don't know what they are planning at the moment, hence asking the question. Guessing does nothing at this point and only SW has the answer.
SW has stated that purchasing an FGU license during the KS will not grant an FGC license.
SW has stated that in order to stream FGU you will need an agreement with SW because FGU Beta will be under a license (i.e. NDA) that requires an agreement to stream.
Please keep discussions and comments polite please.
It’s fine for people to post their thoughts and hopes for the FGU Kickstarter and product.
I would be totally into that, just to be able to say I had to sign an NDA once.
Hopefully the XML in FGU will be able to use the UTF-8 character set instead of ISO-8859-1. My biggest hope for FGU :)