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[Jaeger]

So how does someone become a play tester? Do you like need to jump through 5 hoops made by Uni? Do you need to like beat all the mod creators in one match while also fighting flood and a impossible AI with no upgrades or reasearch stations for yourself?

 

Or do they just say "Rule 1 bla bla, Rule 2 bla bla , Rule 3, bla bla, and Rule 4 bla bla. Follow those and your hired"

[Stephan-338]

So how does someone become a play tester? Do you like need to jump through 5 hoops made by Uni? Do you need to like beat all the mod creators in one match while also fighting flood and a impossible AI with no upgrades or reasearch stations for yourself?

 

Or do they just say "Rule 1 bla bla, Rule 2 bla bla , Rule 3, bla bla, and Rule 4 bla bla. Follow those and your hired"

You are an active member on the forum. You are friendly and do not cause too much trouble. You have been on the forum for a few months. And you get through an interview (Not sure that always applies). Well, that's what I think anyway

[The Flood]

interesting....

[SPECTRE]

<snip> cause too much trouble.

Thats me. I'm far too zealous.

I have been sent into exile twice. Even I admit I'm a pain sometimes, most of the time, ALL THE TIME.

 

How does it work anyway, do they ask you or do you ask?

I really wouldn't know, Never asked, If given the choice i would say no, i can't just pick up a game and say. I HAVE TO PLAY. I have to want to play it.

[Jaeger]

You are an active member on the forum. You are friendly and do not cause too much trouble. You have been on the forum for a few months. And you get through an interview (Not sure that always applies). Well, that's what I think anyway

So post every day or 2. Don't be a asshole, be one here for a few months, and possibly a interview.

 

hmm I can do 3.5 out of 4 of those the other .5 is i can't handle much bullshit and lash out if it makes me mad enough.

[sloosecannon]

How does it work anyway, do they ask you or do you ask?
I really wouldn't know, Never asked, If given the choice i would say no, i can't just pick up a game and say. I HAVE TO PLAY. I have to want to play it.

Both have happened - you're more likely to get it if you wait for us to ask you though.
 

So how does someone become a play tester? Do you like need to jump through 5 hoops made by Uni? Do you need to like beat all the mod creators in one match while also fighting flood and a impossible AI with no upgrades or reasearch stations for yourself?
 
Or do they just say "Rule 1 bla bla, Rule 2 bla bla , Rule 3, bla bla, and Rule 4 bla bla. Follow those and your hired"

We don't have any hard and fast rules (yet), but we generally look for good forum members who don't cause drama, and contribute to the discussions of the forums.
Mod team members from other mods tend to get in automatically (Modding Personalities), as do sibling mod team members (CaW and HHF).
In general, just contribute and don't be a pain.


This is a general overview of the process for those interested:
A dev posts a nomination in the Playtester Nomination thread in the Staff-only section.
The "Council of Devs" (a group of us on steam when there are enough, usually includes at least me, Uni, or Canada) approves the nomination.
We do a "review board", talking to the potential playtester about any concerns (Examples would be other accounts created with the same IP, or other anomolies in your time here).
After you pass the "review board", you're added to the playtester group and given access to the private Git build of the mod.

So,
Good:
Add/suggest good quality content.
Be friendly with the devs
Hang out with us on Steam/Skype/play Sins regularly (if you don't screw up, this is almost guaranteed to get you in)

Bad:
Cause trouble on the forums
Annoy a dev
Piss off a dev
Do troll-y things like make additional accounts or stuff like that
Fight about the CSO
Piss off an admin (don't do that)

[Unikraken]

1. Show that you understand the mechanics of the mod.
2. Show that you understand the Halo lore beyond a cursory google search or youtube overview.
3. Find bugs or canon-related issues in the mod.
4. Interact in official mod discussions and offer up ideas on how to improve proposed new content.
5. Don't be a kiss-ass or a dickhead.
6. Demonstrate maturity.
7. Stay active in the community.

Then we approach you.

[Verteros]

You are an active member on the forum. You are friendly and do not cause too much trouble. You have been on the forum for a few months. And you get through an interview (Not sure that always applies). Well, that's what I think anyway

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Belgium accent helps as well, slight amount of kissarsery. 


You know what I mean, Stephan xD 

[Stephan-338]

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Belgium accent helps as well, slight amount of kissarsery. 


You know what I mean, Stephan xD 

Now that's just mean

[Jaeger]

 

Then we approach you.

 

So in like dark robes with your faces covered and mysterious voices that makes the nominee piss them selves?

[ShadowOfIntent]

So in like dark robes with your faces covered and mysterious voices that makes the nominee piss them selves?

Don't forget the part where you have to drink horse semen.

[chiefship]

*8. give the mighty unikraken your soul.

 

i can not belivie that everyone forgot to mention the most importend rule.

[Verteros]

Now that's just mean

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Tough love is best love. 

[ShadowOfIntent]

*8. give the mighty unikraken your soul.
 
i can not belivie that everyone forgot to mention the most importend rule.

On the topic of missing rules:

9. Have sexual relations with Jrspartans mother X amount of times.

[Stephan-338]

Well, everybody has sexual relations with her, but you also have to live in Uni's basement

[Unikraken]

*8. give the mighty unikraken your soul.

 

i can not belivie that everyone forgot to mention the most importend rule.

It's not given, it's taken.

 

 

Don't forget the part where you have to drink horse semen.

I know it looks like it should belong to a horse, but it doesn't. Just...trust me on that...

[Defender0]

*8. give the mighty unikraken your soul.

 

i can not belivie that everyone forgot to mention the most importend rule.

please...

 

 

that happens when you become a member

[chiefship]

please...

 

 

that happens when you become a member

not when you are a ginger and can harvest some new souls that you then can give the unikraken again.

[Jaeger]

So what does a play tester do in this mod?

Do they play a more advance non public version, or do they have a time machine to go foward into the furture to get a full release version of SotP and you guys cut out what you don't want in that version so as to keep the community on edge?

[chiefship]

i think they play more advanced version and search for bugs while testing and maybe help programming(if they are able to ).