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| 25 FEB 2009 at 9:07pm |
| Deleted User | Thanks Steve. Never beta-tested before, but as I had loved the other Frogwares games, I thought I'd apply too... :-[
..so I did!
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| 25 FEB 2009 at 11:14pm |
An_InklingSpace Cadet
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Steve_V (25 FEB 2009 6:41pm)
I have put my name down but sadly I don't expect to be chosen because of my 4 year old computer rig, even though it has run all the other frogwares games perfectly in the past :'(
As long as it exceeds minimum requirements it won't count against you. They need testers with a variety of systems.
I won't be signing up for testing, afraid it will diminish the playing experience. For some reason I thought the game was set for a March release. With Beta testing just getting underway, that seems unlikely. On checking the HvJ page on JA the release date is now May, if it ever were March. At least this gives me plenty of time to play Nemesis before I get my hands on HvJ.
Who is this great burdensome slavering dog-thing that mediocres my every thought? ([i]Nick Cave - We Call Upon the Author[/i])
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| 27 FEB 2009 at 2:18am |
HalcyonSchattenjger
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Joined: 17 NOV 2006
Status : Offline | Investigating Sherlock??? How can one refuse? I've done this before with another major game, and hope I can contribute here. Thank you!!!
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| 27 FEB 2009 at 2:58pm |
JelenaPrivate Detective
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Joined: 30 SEP 2007
Status : Offline | I signed up as well. I did some beta testing on the remastered version of The Awakened and I would love to do some more testing for Frogwares.
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| 27 FEB 2009 at 3:52pm |
Taurnil MithrandirJourneyman
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Status : Online | I've never been a beta-tester myself too but I agree with An_Inkling that it will diminish the playing experience. Plus the lack of experience in beta testing is a little bit discouraging for me to tell you the truth.
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| 27 FEB 2009 at 10:00pm |
Steve VSorcerer Apprentice
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Joined: 16 MAR 2008
Status : Online | Originally Posted By eragon (27 FEB 2009 3:52pm)
I've never been a beta-tester myself too but I agree with An_Inkling that it will diminish the playing experience. Plus the lack of experience in beta testing is a little bit discouraging for me to tell you the truth.
Its really just the engineering concept of 'testing to destruction' but applied to software. They give you a 'script' to follow and you let them know where any problems occur, pretty straightforward really..
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| 11 MAR 2009 at 6:10am |
pollodiabloSorcerer Apprentice
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Status : Offline | I filled in the form but never received a reply.
Beta-tester of 'The Path', 'Rhiannon', 'Scratches', 'Hope Springs Eternal', 'Time Stand Still', 'Frasse and the Peas of Kejick', '1893: A World's Fair Mystery', 'Carte Blanche' and 'Oakhaven Plantation' a.o.&&
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| 11 MAR 2009 at 6:52pm |
| Deleted User | ~~ Inkling ~~ & ~~ Steve ~~
I won't be signing up for testing, afraid it will diminish the playing experience.
You're very right, and even a considerable understatement.
As I wrote elsewhere here :-
http://justadventure.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1235773096
~~ Len ~~ ... When the game is released the BT always receives a free copy.
But I myself have never played this gift since I already know the game inside out and the last thing I want is to go over it all again !
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Its really just the engineering concept of 'testing to destruction' but applied to software. They give you a 'script' to follow and you let them know where any problems occur, pretty straightforward really..
Perhaps I misunderstood you about the beta tester receiving a ‘script’ from the developer(s).
If you mean any sort of hint sheet or major or minor walkthrough, that is definitely not the case.
I have beta tested very many games and, apart from once IIRC, the Developers want you to start from scratch as does the player --- (unless he is one of those folk who prints out a walkthrough before starting the game) !
Apart from bugs etc. the Developers want to see how difficult or easy the puzzles are, whether they are relevant whether the game play is logical, etc. etc.
And incidentally, from considerable experience, most of the bugs and particularly dead-ends are in areas off the beaten track where the programmers assume the player will NOT go --- but frequently DOES !!
Any form of prompting would obviate this vitally important aspect of testing (apart from personal Hints from the Developers when the tester is stuck... which gives them a confirmation checkon the probable tough parts !) !!
Later :
Its really just the engineering concept of 'testing to destruction' but applied to software.
I don't know what that means actually ... I did study physics but not engineering.
Not knowing the concept '(just) testing to destruction', it sounds to me that the extremely ramified aspects of computer game testing are far from the above engineering definition !
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| 23 MAR 2009 at 11:05pm |
| Deleted User | Did anybody from JA+ beta-test Sherlock Holmes V The Ripper ?
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| 24 MAR 2009 at 8:50am |
Steve VSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 265
Joined: 16 MAR 2008
Status : Online | Originally Posted By LenG (23 MAR 2009 11:05pm)
Did anybody from JA+ beta-test Sherlock Holmes V The Ripper ?
Not me Len, although I'm sure they were inundated with responses so I'm not surprised..
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| 25 MAR 2009 at 1:57am |
| Deleted User | ~~~ Steve V ~~~ ... LenG wrote on Yesterday at 7:05pm:
Did anybody from JA+ beta-test Sherlock Holmes V The Ripper ?
Not me Len, although I'm sure they were inundated with responses so I'm not surprised..
I'm also pretty sure that they were inundated. They chose 30 from around the world.
GameBoomers just posted that the game is now on preorder at InteractCD.
I'm sure they are right... in the past they have had at least one Mod and probably some members beta testing.
I have no knowledge whatsoever about who beta tested The Ripper this time round since each tester worked completely independently and was requested not to contact any others or 'cooperate' since no hints or walkthrough were given.
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| 25 MAR 2009 at 11:11pm |
| Deleted User | Following the thread started above referrinjg to GameBoomers :-
Somebody just posted that Sherlock Holmes V Jack the Ripper has both 3rd person & 1st person modes.
Indeed it does and should suit the many players who don't likr the one mode or the other.
Furthermore, you can switch from one mode to the other (and back if required)anywhere in the game byb simply clicking a button and without affecting anything else at all [smiley=angel_smiley.gif]!
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| 28 MAR 2009 at 6:21pm |
| Deleted User | AFAIK --- only one other beta-tester from JA+.
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| 16 APR 2009 at 9:16pm |
| Deleted User | Beta testing finished a short while ago, and I was informed thst the "master" version was completed 2 days ago.
If, as I imagine, the "master version" is what is often referred to as "gone gold", I would guess that the game will quite likely be released pretty early in May (2009)
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