Open beta vs stable

[kalas1988]

Hey guys,

just out of curiosity which version are you using? Beta or stable?

 

I have just switched to beta, and I have found that the mission editor takes longer to load.

 

Regards

[Flia]

Im always using Open Beta.

[Ironhand]

I use both. OB usually but fly "Stable" when online with others using that version.

[BuzzU]

It depends on what plane i'm flying. If it's a finished plane like the P-51 or A-10C i'll use stable. If i'm flying a plane that's still getting a lot of updates i'll use OB.

[Tom Kazansky]

I use stable. but I read almost all about the things going on in OB. Most of the time I'm happy to wait till things are sorted out before I get them. It seems to me, that in OB most of the time I had to work with bugged things. If the actual thing finally works, the next thing comes up. Lots of thanks to beta users though.

[Lange_666]

Stable but installed a second copy (Beta) for the F-16 to try.

[Eldur]

Stable is for people too anxious about facing bugs that'd be fixed a few days later anyway, yet literally all of them run a pre alpha of Windows in Early Access which gets more bugs with each update than DCS ever had. IMHO there's absolutely no point in not running the Beta except for when something vital to you is broken - but even then you could just go back to the same version on the OpenBeta branch that is the most recent one on Stable or the one in between which doesn't have the bug you wanna get around, but still some added features.

[Outlaw24]

I always use Open Beta.

[BuzzU]

Stable is for people too anxious about facing bugs that'd be fixed a few days later anyway, yet literally all of them run a pre alpha of Windows in Early Access which gets more bugs with each update than DCS ever had. IMHO there's absolutely no point in not running the Beta except for when something vital to you is broken - but even then you could just go back to the same version on the OpenBeta branch that is the most recent one on Stable or the one in between which doesn't have the bug you wanna get around, but still some added features.

 

Got it all figured out huh? Too bad you don't.

[wilbur81]

Haven't touched Stable in almost two years. Open Beta for me.

[Exorcet]

I use stable since it's, well, stable. The updates are out long enough that I can look into problems others have faced, if any exist. I also don't like to change versions while I'm working on something like a large mission. I'm usually behind at least 1 update at any given time, though the F-16 got me to catch up.

 

 

I have the beta installed, but I only use it rarely for testing new patches or trouble shooting missions that others post if they use the beta.