Playtesting?

Konig-Wolf · 09-28-2008, 02:59 PM

Hello,

I wanted to ask when playtesting would begin for the new edition, and what is the process for becoming a playtester for the new edition. As a fan of HG since the beginning, I really want to do my part to help the new edition be as good as it possibly can be. Please let me know if there is any way I can contribute to this. Thanks.

Mark Skarr · 09-30-2008, 01:50 PM

Check out the Pyramid article here. All the playtesting information is there. And, more than likley, you will have to have a Pyramid subscription to be involved in a playtest.

lordmalachdrim · 09-30-2008, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark Skarr

Check out the Pyramid article here. All the playtesting information is there. And, more than likley, you will have to have a Pyramid subscription to be involved in a playtest.

So standard set up for play testing then. You have to pay for the privilege to donate time and effort to make the game better, thus improving their sales.

That's something about SJG that I've never liked.

Mark Skarr · 09-30-2008, 04:59 PM

Wow.

I look at it more that they’re interested in people who are willing to help support the company instead of just some Joe-random off the street. Seriously, it’s $20 a year for a Pyramid subscription. And it’s not that you’re donating time and effort: they do compensate you for your time with a comp copy of the book.

I think (and this is just speculation) that the reason they limit it to Pyramid subscribers is to limit the number of people who are just looking for a “free” copy of the book.

sir_pudding · 09-30-2008, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by lordmalachdrim

So standard set up for play testing then. You have to pay for the privilege to donate time and effort to make the game better, thus improving their sales.

You could, I don't know, actually read the webzine?

Andrew Hackard · 09-30-2008, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark Skarr

And it’s not that you’re donating time and effort: they do compensate you for your time with a comp copy of the book.

To be very clear: not every playtester is guaranteed a comp copy. There are usually many more playtesters than comps available, and some combination of the author, editor, lead playtester, and Kromm often end up having to make hard decisions about which playtesters get comps and which don't.

As for the other criticism: if you want to consider the cost of a Pyramid subscription as an entry fee for playtesting, that's your privilege, but SJG has always thought of access to playtesting as an added benefit of the Pyramid subscription, not the main attraction. People who subscribe to Pyramid solely for the playtests are cheating themselves out of a great weekly webzine.

Andrew Hackard · 09-30-2008, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Konig-Wolf

I wanted to ask when playtesting would begin for the new edition, and what is the process for becoming a playtester for the new edition. As a fan of HG since the beginning, I really want to do my part to help the new edition be as good as it possibly can be. Please let me know if there is any way I can contribute to this. Thanks.

The playtesting procedure hasn't yet been announced, but I would be surprised if it were very different from a standard Pyramid playtest as described above.

Konig-Wolf · 09-30-2008, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew Hackard

The playtesting procedure hasn't yet been announced, but I would be surprised if it were very different from a standard Pyramid playtest as described above.

Well, is there a way to submit my e-mail to SJGames, so that when the playtest is announced, so I can get in on it right away? I don't mind paying for Pyramid then, when the playtest is announced, if that needs to happen.

Turhan's Bey Company · 09-30-2008, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Konig-Wolf

Well, is there a way to submit my e-mail to SJGames, so that when the playtest is announced, so I can get in on it right away? I don't mind paying for Pyramid then, when the playtest is announced, if that needs to happen.

Not under the current procedure. They start looking for playtesters when a playtest is announced, not before.

Andrew Hackard · 09-30-2008, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Konig-Wolf

Well, is there a way to submit my e-mail to SJGames, so that when the playtest is announced, so I can get in on it right away?

Yes. Subscribe to Pyramid.

09-28-2008, 02:59 PM	#1
Konig-Wolf Join Date: Sep 2008	Playtesting? Hello, I wanted to ask when playtesting would begin for the new edition, and what is the process for becoming a playtester for the new edition. As a fan of HG since the beginning, I really want to do my part to help the new edition be as good as it possibly can be. Please let me know if there is any way I can contribute to this. Thanks. __________________ -Jeff "Konig-Wolf" James Proud fan of Heavy Gear since Heavy Gear Fighter! Heavy Gear: Warrior's Desinty Arc 1 (the original game)

09-30-2008, 01:50 PM	#2
Mark Skarr Forum Pervert (If you have to ask . . .) Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Somewhere high up.	Re: Playtesting? Check out the Pyramid article here. All the playtesting information is there. And, more than likley, you will have to have a Pyramid subscription to be involved in a playtest.

09-30-2008, 04:59 PM	#4
Mark Skarr Forum Pervert (If you have to ask . . .) Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Somewhere high up.	Re: Playtesting? Wow. I look at it more that they’re interested in people who are willing to help support the company instead of just some Joe-random off the street. Seriously, it’s $20 a year for a Pyramid subscription. And it’s not that you’re donating time and effort: they do compensate you for your time with a comp copy of the book. I think (and this is just speculation) that the reason they limit it to Pyramid subscribers is to limit the number of people who are just looking for a “free” copy of the book.