OPEN release notes 2/25/09

[Sven Niscadae]

Originally Posted by Edward Edgemenace

TEST is the place for pure chaos, NOT OPEN. Anyone that thinks restraint is appropriate on TEST, does not belong on TEST at all.

I would beg to differ a bit. As well as testing for bugs and exploits, testing of ordinary gameplay has to be done as well which requires going through the game as a reasonable/normal person would on Open. Sometimes you do have that wacky and obscure bug that someone who is looking for bugs may overlook.

[Edward Edgemenace]

Originally Posted by Sven Niscadae

I would beg to differ a bit. As well as testing for bugs and exploits, testing of ordinary gameplay has to be done as well which requires going through the game as a reasonable/normal person would on Open. Sometimes you do have that wacky and obscure bug that someone who is looking for bugs may overlook.

Well, that's the point, isn't it? You never know what someone else is testing, so politeness is the rule. Are they speed-levelling? Are they straight-gaming? Since you don't know, the best one can do is ASK. But either way, that sort of chaos belongs on TEST not on OPEN. Certainly, no one ever should be taken to task, for exploiting a glitch. Taken to task for being rude or impolite, yes. But not ever for doing glitches...neither reproducing nor exploiting to level. That's exactly what test is for.

[Sven Niscadae]

Originally Posted by Edward Edgemenace

Well, that's the point, isn't it? You never know what someone else is testing, so politeness is the rule. Are they speed-levelling? Are they straight-gaming? Since you don't know, the best one can do is ASK. But either way, that sort of chaos belongs on TEST not on OPEN. Certainly, no one ever should be taken to task, for exploiting a glitch. Taken to task for being rude or impolite, yes. But not ever for doing glitches...neither reproducing nor exploiting to level. That's exactly what test is for.

Well, yes, I would have to agree there. I must have misunderstood the context of what you were disagreeing with Luvbug about. No worries then. People will test the game in different ways. Glitch your heart out. Testing the higher end game needs done too and if one needs a way to level up to get there faster to test it, so be it. That is, until Disney fixes those bugs. Don't keel over laughing at that statement though. Oy...