Re: Playtesting "Trojan War"

From: phil@phildee.win-uk.net (P.Shulkind)

Date: Sat, 12 Aug 1995 00:00:00 +0000

>I've always thought that moderators should pay playtesters, not the other way
>around.  Playtesters pay with their ideas and criticisms.  They're giving you
>their time to play a game that may never finish, that may never get to market,
>and that may need lots of work.
>

Hi Bob,

If only! Whenever we've playtested a game (and we never charge for
a first test, though we charge a nominal fee to cover our costs if
we do a beta) we find that no more than 10-20% of the playtesters
actually do what is expected from them, despite it being made clear
when the positions are offered what we're looking for. There are a
very small number of playtesters who are worth their weight in
gold, but the majority play in no different a way to how they would
in a normal commercial game. They don't try to break the system,
they give no feedback - in short, they're useless!

Phil

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References

Playtesting "Trojan War"
chris@sin.ceramatec.com (Chris)
Thu, 10 Aug 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Playtesting "Trojan War"
bmclain1@khan2.dandelions.com ()
Fri, 11 Aug 1995 00:00:00 +0000