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[QUOTE=Psychopath12;51627805]That's like rule 1 of playtesting, never ever use the same people unless you're designing specifically for experts. If anything, he was testing with playtesters with [i]no[/i] experience or common sense if they weren't able to call out the obvious bullshit as they came across it. If anything this comes off as a rude slice at the general playerbase about them not being good enough at the game unlike those "too experienced testers" that they had working on it.[/QUOTE] But then you end up using braindead playtesters who do this shit [thumb]http://i.imgur.com/upMfmqf.jpg[/thumb]

[QUOTE=Amic;51628112]But then you end up using braindead playtesters who do this shit [thumb]http://i.imgur.com/upMfmqf.jpg[/thumb][/QUOTE] That's why you use a mix of the two.

[QUOTE=Steel & Iron;51627562][media]https://twitter.com/edmundmcmillen/status/817065407009853440[/media] [media]https://twitter.com/edmundmcmillen/status/817065554179551232[/media] For what fucking purpose. Why did the testers not say anything about the spawners?[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=ClauAmericano;51626486][video=youtube;BJW2lNhjT_c]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJW2lNhjT_c[/video][/QUOTE] What amount of experience would you need to beat this? :v:

I'm still not able to play the expansion, does anyone know what to do? Anyone who had trouble with it and got it to work? What happens is I can't launch the game when AB+ is checked, it works fine when it isn't. My avatar goes green for a second and then back to blue. I've got the most recent versions of C++ installed (64 and 86), and I've reinstalled the game multiple times. Nothing has worked.

The random surprise spike chest is such bullshit, just cost me a The Lost run at the cathedral I was pretty much set on otherwise.

man i'm loving antibirth, but it's kinda ridicilous that both the secret room [i]and[/i] shop can have ultra greed or regular greed in them

[QUOTE='Ninja Nub[NOR];51628292']man i'm loving antibirth, but it's kinda ridicilous that both the secret room [i]and[/i] shop can have ultra greed or regular greed in them[/QUOTE] that happened in the base game too

[QUOTE=MasterKade;51628349]that happened in the base game too[/QUOTE] that don't make it any better!

[QUOTE=MasterKade;51628349]that happened in the base game too[/QUOTE] I think that's been around since Wrath of the Lamb at the very least.

[QUOTE=ClauAmericano;51625501][vid]https://clips-media-assets.twitch.tv/24135320864-offset-22698.mp4[/vid][/QUOTE] And the sequel, on lap 4 of 5. [vid]https://clips-media-assets.twitch.tv/24145621968-offset-13280-854x480.mp4[/vid]

Hopefully that visual tell Edmund said he was adding is easy to see. Those chests are awful. Like the idea is fine, mimics can be fun, but I think they went about it wrong.

I had epic fetus, 0.5 hp, finished a room and headed towards a health pickup and just as I was finishing the room, I was near the middle, the fucking spiked chest spawned ON TOP OF MY FACE and killed me

You have to beat greedier mode and regular greed mode separately to get both of Apollyon's unlocks. Probably the same for other characters too. :v:

[QUOTE=Psychopath12;51627805]That's like rule 1 of playtesting, never ever use the same people unless you're designing specifically for experts. If anything, he was testing with playtesters with [i]no[/i] experience or common sense if they weren't able to call out the obvious bullshit as they came across it. If anything this comes off as a rude slice at the general playerbase about them not being good enough at the game unlike those "too experienced testers" that they had working on it.[/QUOTE] Someone also mentioned how they could have been afraid to be critical in a constructive way, which Edmund replied. [media]https://twitter.com/edmundmcmillen/status/817071177369677824[/media]

why does jacobs ladder hurt you?! that just ruined a really good lost run how am I even meant to dodge it

[QUOTE=ClauAmericano;51629086]Someone also mentioned how they could have been afraid to be critical in a constructive way, which Edmund replied. [media]https://twitter.com/edmundmcmillen/status/817071177369677824[/media][/QUOTE] Outrage itself can be constructive. How inexperienced of playtesters are these people if they can't fathom that feeling nothing but overwhelming negativity is an indication that something is off? Being unable to articulate their thoughts into feedback tells me that these people were probably in it to play it as early access players rather than being actual playtesters. Thing is with players and playtesters alike is that the ones who are most passionate will [i]also[/i] be the most critical and are not afraid to put those emotions into formulated essays. You absolutely do not want a team of yes-men or fanboys to playtest for you since they'll just tell you what you want to hear and/or omit things you might not want to hear. Without having someone be harshly critical of your own work you can wind up spiraling down a path of bad decisions built upon other bad decisions because no one had the gonads to slap some sense into you before it went as far as it did. This isn't Edmund's first game release, he should know this by now. But considering that he specifically only listens to reddit, livestreamers, and his gut in terms of his communities, it's no surprise that he wound up putting himself into an echo chamber consisting of nothing but positive reinforcement.

[QUOTE=Steel & Iron;51627562][media]https://twitter.com/edmundmcmillen/status/817065407009853440[/media] [media]https://twitter.com/edmundmcmillen/status/817065554179551232[/media] For what fucking purpose. Why did the testers not say anything about the spawners?[/QUOTE] didn't NL have huge problems while playing AB+? He's arguably one of the most experienced isaac players and he did badly.

[QUOTE=Svinnik;51629184]didn't NL have huge problems while playing AB+? He's arguably one of the most experienced isaac players and he did badly.[/QUOTE] Was NL even a playtester? There's this which kind of implies he wasn't. [media]https://twitter.com/devoIverdigital/status/817099675513880576[/media] [media]https://twitter.com/devoIverdigital/status/817120043607752704[/media]

[QUOTE=Svinnik;51629184]didn't NL have huge problems while playing AB+? He's arguably one of the most experienced isaac players and he did badly.[/QUOTE] NL wasn't a tester and he has a lot of time at isaac but I wouldn't call him one of the best he's not bad but he's not amazing

I have the NLSS on right now, I don't have a Twitch account to snip the clip, but he did confirm he did not beta test Afterbirth+ He's also on the negative train right now, has had runs end because of the mimics and Blastocyst room, and didn't say anything to Edmund about it but thinks that mods should keep achievements on but is worried he is in the minority with such an opinion.

Yeah, I really don't get why mods disable achievements as you can still use resource mods, just not mods in the proper folder. I wouldn't mind a button to disable achievements while they're active, (so testing stuff doesn't mess with my stats) but it shouldn't flat out only disable achievements.

oof, antibirth's hard mode feels so much more difficult than the base game I've yet to get to the womb on antibirth hard mode :v my ocd kills me becuase if someone of them are red ticks and some of them black ticks [I]this won't do [/I]

Just passing this along. [video=youtube;q2h2IpkqSo0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2h2IpkqSo0[/video]

Well... I have no idea what the heck I did, but somehow my Platinum God file is now gone. It looks like all my old files still exist in the My Games file in Documents, buuuut its not reading them. ???

[url]http://steamcommunity.com/games/250900/announcements/detail/248095310194829089[/url] Patch notes. [t]http://i.imgur.com/BheLtyD.png[/t] Void is still 6 charges, kinda surprised honestly.

It seems other people can't load their saves either. And I was gonna try and barrel through April Fools too...

[QUOTE=Steel & Iron;51630042][url]http://steamcommunity.com/games/250900/announcements/detail/248095310194829089[/url] Patch notes. [t]http://i.imgur.com/BheLtyD.png[/t] Void is still 6 charges, kinda surprised honestly.[/QUOTE] "To the brave intrepid Lua modders: We heard your criticism and we understand. It's still early days for the modding API. You can look forward to new possibilities as we open up access to more of the game's features and create more samples for you to base your mods on. We're still mostly focused on bug fixing at this time, so please be patient. This isn't even our final form! " that's good at least. glad they're listening.

[QUOTE=postal;51630114]"To the brave intrepid Lua modders: We heard your criticism and we understand. It's still early days for the modding API. You can look forward to new possibilities as we open up access to more of the game's features and create more samples for you to base your mods on. We're still mostly focused on bug fixing at this time, so please be patient. This isn't even our final form! " that's good at least. glad they're listening.[/QUOTE] Now I don't know how much this image is cherrypicking since I did not create this image, but I'll let the viewers be the judge [img]https://images-ext-1.discordapp.net/eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwOi8vaS5pbWd1ci5jb20vQjVwVENKei5wbmcifQ.OEXWCDoOeBR_sdoZLg2VE9B7FuA[/img] This is an example of what's been added for documentation. FOR JUSTICE! FOR LUA! Edit: Some more [img]http://i.imgur.com/pjsWcZl.png[/img] Hey we can do WiiU stuff too :v: [img]https://images-ext-1.discordapp.net/eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwOi8vaS5pbWd1ci5jb20vMnJpRjJDRi5wbmcifQ.23JFaoqDhF68dwsuSVpNyqj-vdA[/img] Also saw one that's terse, but at least it's usable documentation [img]https://images-ext-2.discordapp.net/eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwOi8vaS5pbWd1ci5jb20vd3RGVEtQTy5wbmcifQ.Vy_ZvqaIfdGt3HLCYKwZFNhylNQ[/img]

Fix for lost saves from Reddit [quote]Go into steam settings, enable cloud synchronization, right click binding of isaac rebirth to make sure cloud is checked. Boom[/quote] [editline]5th January 2017[/editline] Mimic Chests now look a bit more reddish than regular chests

Ought to be easy to see if a chest is a mimic with the red filter in the womb... Is it noticeable enough that you can tell the difference without having a reference chest present to compare?