Three Grumpy Simmers - EP15 - The Early Access Myth

The Three Grumpy Simmers are back for another year of navel gazing nonsense while asking the uncomfortable questions of our community. We start the year by looking at the concept of Early Access, Alpha and Beta testing and what the impacts of changing attitudes have been on the community. In the wake of the last few years the picture has definitely shifted! Grab the popcorn and settle in for the ride! Video also available on YouTube We can be found at https://www.threegrumpysimmers.com/ Who are the Three Grumpy Simmers? Tristan "Novawing24" Ayton is a highly opinionated YouTube content creator with a focus on the Simulation genre. Believeing that giving back to the community is important, he provides open and honest commentary and feedback on developments in the simulation genre. He has also tried his hand at texture design, with content available at his website and at the AVSIM Library, as well as writing for numerous websites. When not simming he can be found training or competing in Obstacle Course Racing or Triathlon events around the world. Find me on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/novawing24 Follow me on Twitter - http://twitter.com/novawing24 Watch me on YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/ Find me on the web - http://www.novawing24.com/ Sérgio has been a flight simulation enthusiast for nearly 20 years. His passion with helicopters developed during MSFS 2000 when he discovered the complexity of these aircraft and the challenge it was to control them. Since then he has been primarily a helicopter flight simmer, trying his best not to crash and kill all his virtual passengers. Sérgio is HeliSimmer.com's editor and writer. Find me on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/Helisimmer Follow me on Twitter - http://twitter.com/Helisimmer Watch me on YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/Helisimmer Find me on the web - https://www.helisimmer.com/ Drew "Bel Geode" Bolton has been a flight simulation enthusiast since 1986, and has been an active member of the community since 2005. A former virtual airline CEO, Bel has embraced many aspects of flight simulation, and understands how to connect with the community at large, through his YouTube channel, and various collaborations with fellow simmers. Bel Geode can be found often in FSX in his F-14 Tomcat "Valkyrie", in X-Plane in one of his many helicopters, or in DCS World in anything he can get his hands on, to make targets go "Boomflowah"! Find me on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/BelGeode2015 Follow me on Twitter - http://twitter.com/BelGeode Watch me on YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/BelGeode