beta testing

[YaKuZa]

anybody here ever beta test software (gamse) and get paid for it? how is it? does it get really boring after awhile since its the same game over and over again for a long period of time?

 

[Incitatus]

I've read on multiple occasions that its hell and people would rather flip burgers. They work long hours, then are more or less worked to death the final weeks before release. It involves a lot of doing the same thing over and over with every single possible combination, clicking every pixel around buttons, and all sorts of garbage like that. Its not "play the game and report bugs."

 

[notfred]

are you testing gamse.cx?

 

[chin311]

hmm, ive never done it and gotten PAID, thats probably a lot harder than your average beta testing the game at home dealio.

 

[hdeck]

i've never been paid for beta testing

 

[fs5]

A lot of it depends on what company you're going to work for. ie Sega game testers have it easy.

 

[Snapster]

Done it and been paid + free copy of game. It does get hellish for a while, retesting bugs found etc. Find if they are repeatable etc. In the end you sometimes find that you really don't want to play the game.

 

[YaKuZa]

Thanks for the responses.

Incitatus, it's pays a lot better than flipping burgers.

notfred, no it's not for gamse.cx

fivespeed5, how do Sega people have it easy?

Snapster, so it's worth it?

 

[kmac1914]

AOL wanted me to beta test a new version once....

 

[Schadenfroh]

im beta testing NAV 2004

 

[chin311]

Originally posted by: dahotboykj
AOL wanted me to beta test a new version once....

ahhhhhhhhhh, i hope they give you a computer to install it on, never install that POS stuff on your computer, itll never be the same :Q

 

[secretanchitman]

I've never been paid for beta testing games. The only time I beta tested, was for Warcraft III Expansion: The Frozen Throne.

 

[DurocShark]

Well, if it's anything like test&val for corporate software, you'll hate it after a very short while. But if it pays well....

Depends on your "dullness threshold". How long can you do dull, repetitive tasks before going nutz?

 

[dabuddha]

I've only beta tested Diablo 2 and wasn't paid for it. But I didn't mind