RULES FOR ALPHA- AND BETA-TESTING
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Send me an email (jason AT choiceofgames DOT com) saying what game you’re requesting access to. NOT TO THE AUTHOR.
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Send feedback to the author of the game and copy me on the email. You can also copy support AT choiceofgames, if you like.
2a. If I don’t give you the author’s email, then send the feedback to me. -
By sending me an email requesting access, you’re agreeing to not discuss the game publicly until a release date is announced.
3a. If the author signs on to the forums and says it’s ok to discuss the game publicly, then their preference trumps #3 above. -
The point of testing is FEEDBACK. You’re testing the game, not to see if it breaks, but to test for continuity, fun, coherence, and content. If something is underdeveloped, tell the author. If something doesn’t make sense, tell the author. If you think you should have been able to make a different choice, tell the author.
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When submitting feedback, provide specifics about the moment you’re responding to, as well as what choices led you to that point. Without details, the author will not be able to locate the issue you’re commenting on.
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Once I close a testing thread, that means I don’t need any more testers. So if if the thread is closed, don’t keep emailing me for access.
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There is a new feature in the betas, which is a button that says “Bug Report”. You should only use this feature to report continuity errors or scripting errors. Do NOT use it to say “spelling errors”.
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If there is a spelling error, copy the relevant sentence and paste it into an email. Then we can “find” it in our text editors.
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I’m maintaining a database of people who request testing access. If you don’t reply with feedback on multiple occasions, I won’t give you testing access to games in the future.
9a. If you don’t cc me on your feedback, I won’t know to credit you for your feedback in my database.