Newest Beta Testing Games

Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:25 am

Magax Destroyer and Dubloon Distaster. What do you think of them?

I personally liked the old version of Dubloon Distaster better. It had a better pay out, a faster ship and less sensitive mines. I didn't really like Magax Destroyer to begin with, so I didn't really notice too much of a difference.

Wed Jan 10, 2007 4:20 am

Dubloon Disaster was a little slow, but it seems like it's going to be WAY easier to earn NP with the new scoring. I like it.

I didn't like the old version of Magax and I don't like the new one either.

Wed Jan 10, 2007 6:28 pm

Ahh! They're changing Dubloon Disaster?!

One of my favorite games as-is, and I haven't like a redone game yet... Ah well, hopefully it turns out well...

Wed Jan 10, 2007 10:14 pm

heiligeglut wrote:Ahh! They're changing Dubloon Disaster?! One of my favorite games as-is, and I haven't like a redone game yet... Ah well, hopefully it turns out well...

I love original version

I did like Volcano Run II, but I hated it at first.

Thu Jan 11, 2007 3:08 am

Well, at least it's consistent.

I'm terrible at the current games.

I'm also terrible at the beta versions.

Thu Jan 11, 2007 4:07 am

Alex wrote:Well, at least it's consistent.

I'm terrible at the current games.

I'm also terrible at the beta versions.

Same goes for me. I seem to be slightly worse at the new dubloon disaster, but slightly better at the new Magax.

Not that it matters because I'm not good enough to get the avatars in either of the games.

Fri Jan 12, 2007 4:50 pm

Does anybody know how long games are normally beta tested?

Fri Jan 12, 2007 11:11 pm

I wish they didn't have to change Dubloon Disaster. The graphics were fine and it was much faster, no matter how many 2 dubloon coins I got.

Sigh............. glad I got the avatar beforehand

Sat Jan 13, 2007 2:43 am

Now that I can play it, Dubloon Disaster doesnt seem much different than the old one, except for the scoring. It seems easier if anything, but I admit I rarely played the old version to be sure. I was hopeless at the old one, but I managed the new avatar score of 2500+ really quickly on the new. It ran really slow at first, but once I disabled the water graphics, I was zooming.

Maybe the new Magax game will be easier too

Im terrible at that game.

Sat Jan 13, 2007 3:25 am

Does anybody have the links to these two games? I'd like to try them.

Sat Jan 13, 2007 3:33 am

I dont think Magax has been released to everyone yet, but the new Dubloon Disaster is here http://www.neopets.com/games/play.phtml?game_id=772

Sat Jan 13, 2007 3:43 am

Cerise wrote: I was hopeless at the old one, but I managed the new avatar score of 2500+ really quickly on the new.

New avatar sc... Oi. *faints*

I could never get past 600 in the old game. I just hope your good luck with the game applies to me, too.

EDIT: Ok, first try I got half the required points. Maybe this won't be too bad after all.

*knocks on wood*

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Sat Jan 13, 2007 3:43 am

I like the new Dubloon Disaster. I had so much trouble scoring 50 points on the original for the Games Master Challenge, but with this version it's a piece of cake. I still stink at it though.

Sat Jan 13, 2007 6:06 am

Agreed. The new one is slightly better, although I still suck.

Anyone else noticed a bug in it though? A few times when I was playing, I ran into a mine - but instead went right over it instead of exploding o.O

No idea how to replicate that bug, but I sent in a bug report just in case.

Sat Jan 13, 2007 6:09 pm

Hmm. To my mind the new Dubloon Disaster plays pretty much like the old one, except that with the new NP ratio I think it's probably harder to earn NP than with the old one, new scoring system aside. I could be wrong, though, I never played the old one for NP.

Luckily, I have the avatar already. :-)