FGT Scan

Posted by Asfer Sunday, July 11, 2010

From now on I'm gonna call the pre-Winter CBT testing phases: FGT. Which stands for Focus Group Test. Now let the opinions spill...

1. There should 3 FGT testing phases, and these phases should focus on something specific.

  • FGT Phase 1 for Technical purposes, like stress tests.
  • FGT Phase 2 for things like graphical errors.
  • FGT Phase 3 for testing Artificial Intelligence, and things like Fall damage, or Newbie Guide.
And I think all testing phases should covered by a NDA.


2. There should be a special forum ( I think there will be one), or another domain, like: reportbugs.perfectworld.com.


What you should do:

  1. When playing the game do things repeatedly, this will help uncover bugs.
  2. Go explore new areas, jump around, do various emotes.
  3. Kill and attack many different enemies with different skills. If you think they are acting in a strange way report it.
  4. If you do find a bug report it, and do it neatly and respectfully. 
Bad Example:
Yo,

i finds b ung in that place with the weird monkeys/ the bug doesnt let me do stuff.

Why it's a bad example:
  • Poor grammar and spelling, it makes your bug report hard to read,
  • Not specific. The developers aren't mind-readers, they're not gonna know the place with the weird monkeys, and they're not gonna know the bug if you don't describe what the bug is.

Good Example:
Hello,

There is a bug in the north-western part of Jungle A, where the Monkeys reside. The monkeys have 'merged' with the trees, which makes them hard to kill. I've tried killing one of them and the game suddenly crashed, giving me no error.

Please fix this bug,
Random Tester A

Why it's a good example:
  • Good grammar and spelling, it is easy to understand.
  • It's specific, the reporter tells where the glitch is, what it is, and how the glitch affects the game/tester.

What you SHOULDN'T do:

  • When you've found a bug, don't tell
  • Do things you're not supposed to do like breach the NDA
  • Do nothing in the game, never play.
  • Never read the forums
 And remember always communicate.

Side note: The current template is temporary, changes will be occurring soon.

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