[Miscellanous / Other] What does it take to be a beta Tester?

[Fudgeboii]

^ read the title

 

[Aeroblyctos]

Depends of the project but generally I don't see anything special you require to be a tester.

 

[Xonok]

All it takes is that you actually know what you want.

What I think it takes:
A sense of critique for actually spotting stuff that shouldn't be there
The ability to write down and explain your ideas, as elseway you will just sound like a troll.
An understanding of gameplay balance and logic. Different kinds of games have different balance.

That's quite about all it takes.

 

[rulerofiron99]

- Good observation skills.
- Curiosity to find all possible bugs and exploits.
- Knowing how to be critical while not being rude - e.g. instead of "the terrain sucks", you can say "the trees used in this location look bad because the texture isn't of the same quality as the surrounding doodads".
- Dedication!

 

[saphiree]

A tester. No matter which kind, should always want to "not make it work", as that will make them try every stupid little things to make it not work.

 

[ThisPOT]

Agreed, a beta tester is a bug finder.

But also a balance tester.

 

[Fudgeboii]

ah because i plan to be a beta tester. but just afraid i dont meet standards