Footium Weekly Update
Beta Update 🛠
The Beta test has been running for 2 weeks now, and it has been great to see so much engagement, feedback and suggestions from you all! All opinions and user experience feedback are extremely helpful for the development, design and game design teams
From this feedback it is also clear there are bugs/issues with the Beta - some of these were known before the beta launched, and others were uncovered during your testing of the game. Usually, we would be able to fix any considerable issues quickly after they are uncovered, such as goalkeepers scoring. However, as the Beta launched just before Christmas (due to the performance issues we were fixing), most of the team were on holiday. This means it has not been possible to fix these issues as quickly as usual. For some issues (i.e. goalkeepers scoring, outfield players/subs doing goalkeeper actions), we do have fixes ready and working internally. However, by policy, we do not push code live when the necessary developers are away, as code can always be unpredictable and have unintended consequences.
There have been more bugs than expected with the Beta, partly due to there not being an abundance of time for internal testing between server performance issues being fixed and hitting a pre-Christmas launch. Our main goal is getting a great game fully launched as soon as possible. If we did had waited until all known bugs were fixed + additional testing, this Beta would not have gone live until around mid-January. This means the earliest we would get all of your feedback and uncover even more bugs (300 people testing is infinitely better than 15!) would have been early February. Now, thanks to your help with testing, we know the issues that need to be fixed and can address them once everyone is back in early January, which should ultimately mean full launch is sooner than if we had waited to release a more polished beta.
Updates to Beta ✅
We have just updated the beta with some new fixes deployed!
• GK will no longer be scoring goals - not even any Allison Becker last-minute winners
• Outfield players will no longer make saves - justice for Ghana after Luis Suarez's wonder save
• Assists will be attributed to the correct team & player - no more stat padding for defenders making hospital back passes
Make sure to get on and test the new fixes and let us know if there are any issues!
You may still experience bugs but not the ones above & we have updated the list of known bugs in our Discord. We are continuing to work through everything you have reported in the bugs & feedback channels and will likely push some more fixes/features before the end of this season.
ICYMI: Community Event Recap Video 🎥
Club Spotlight 🔍
Footium x ZED RUN 🐎
We had a blast sponsoring and following the ZED RUN Metaverse Cup event over the last couple of months! Congratulations to all the winners of the Golden Foal award who will all receive a Footium Club with a rare player.
While the event is over, the fun doesn't stop there as ZED RUN will be taking over a Footium Club for their community to manage and compete for rewards!
There will be a dedicated Discord channel in the ZED server for all interested community members to get involved 👇
Next Week 👀
Keep your eyes out for next week as we have plenty of content and fun planned including an AMA with the team, a brand new quiz format & more!