Focus testing group - 7 volunteers requested.
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ICF_Zombra,
Posted on: 2009-04-25 02:09 in Mission Architect
Volunteers...or victims? 
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The only part that might be a problem should be the final mission. I did make that one a little harder than the previous four, maybe a little too hard... but that's why we test. That last one has to be tough, though, for a variety of reasons, so I can't tone it down too much.
Really not making a player killer with this arc, I just want to tell a story and hope people enjoy it.
If I can find a way to make my plan for my next arc work, though... >.>
I'd be willing to help this or next Sunday. Test Server or which Live server?
Why Blasters? Empathy Sucks.
So, you want to be Mental?
What the hell? Let's buff defenders.
Tactics are for those who do not have a big enough hammer. Wisdom is knowing how big your hammer is.
Indeed, which server?
Liberty, Pinnacle or Virtue.
Liberty and Pinnacle work for me, my highest on Virtue is in the 20s. Are we trying for today, or setting it up for next week?
Why Blasters? Empathy Sucks.
So, you want to be Mental?
What the hell? Let's buff defenders.
Tactics are for those who do not have a big enough hammer. Wisdom is knowing how big your hammer is.
I'd be happy to help test if the schedule works out - Sundays are terrible for me, though. I should be home around 11PM PST tonight (and every Sunday ). Pinnacle works great for me.
Really, midnight-2AM should work for me any day of the week, though, if that comes together for the rest of the team.
I'm not setting a specific time for this, I'm asking anyone who's interested or willing to help to cooperatively determine an optimal time for everyone to assemble. I have some hard limitations on when I can be online, the times when I'm at work, but beyond that, I'm prepared to adapt my schedule to whatever meets the needs of the people involved.
And I suppose the server doesn't really matter, I can make a level 1 character and get it to any location in the game to meet up with the team. The MA should auto-SK me and I'm not looking for any hard gain from this, just information.
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And I suppose the server doesn't really matter, I can make a level 1 character and get it to any location in the game to meet up with the team. The MA should auto-SK me and I'm not looking for any hard gain from this, just information.
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Right! I forgot that all we're testing for here is multiboss spawning, not overall playability. Although ... wait ... I thought the whole multiboss thing was ironed out in the other thread.
EDIT: Oh wait, no it wasn't
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And I suppose the server doesn't really matter, I can make a level 1 character and get it to any location in the game to meet up with the team. The MA should auto-SK me and I'm not looking for any hard gain from this, just information.
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Right! I forgot that all we're testing for here is multiboss spawning, not overall playability. Although ... wait ... I thought the whole multiboss thing was ironed out in the other thread.
EDIT: Oh wait, no it wasn't
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It's taken care of for solo/duo play, but I still need to check it for larger teams. It should be fine on larger teams, because we don't see duplicates of named bosses in regular missions, but I still want to test it because we also don't see lone named bosses with nothing but underlings in regular missions, they always have minions and potentially lieutenants with them. So until I'm certain that custom bosses can be spawned exactly like named bosses in regular missions, I'm not publishing the arc.
And I need to get some opinions on the last "hard" fight, so I can tone it down or change it if necessary. I have a feeling it might be too much for some players, or even some teams, but at the same time, I can't make it too easy or it loses impact. It has to be tough enough to move the action climax to the final mission and because the story requires it to be difficult, but not so tough that it causes the player(s) to abandon it at that point.
I'll be happy to help test this out. Have a few 50s on Virtue. I'll keep an eye out for you whenever I'm online.
I have an identical problem with checking boss spawns on my arc too, so if there's time after testing yours, I'd love a run through mine too.
Invictus Est Level 50 Invul/Fire Tank
Malentis Level 50 Ice/Energy/Leviathan Dom (Freedom)
Black Jeremiah Level 50 Fire/Fire/Mu Dom
Sejanna Level 50 Dark/Dark/Elec Def (Virtue)
Arc #119664 - The MiniMech Cometh - Hess TF Mini-Sequel
I'll throw my hat in, too. Currently laid-off, so whenever is fine. Global is @Shawn Sage. Least I can do in return for your wonderful archery guide.
All I do is on Virtue, but I'm quite willing to help with testing. Could use some help with some of my own, as well. Global is @Ledain, naturally.
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All I do is on Virtue, but I'm quite willing to help with testing. Could use some help with some of my own, as well. Global is @Ledain, naturally.
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Yeah, I should have mentioned Virtue for me, too, out of the choice you gave. That's what I get for posting so late. 
Okay, it looks like sometime late Sunday night on Virtue is the consensus. Plenty of 50s should be available, so level shouldn't be an issue (i do have a 50 on that server, happily).
RWZ at midnight EST? Is that reasonable for everyone?
9PM PST Sunday is no go for me; I didn't realize you were east coast. Any other night or a couple hours later would be fine. Of course I am not a necessary element to this equation - heck, you could probably just recruit people on the spot for quick tests. I'll keep my eye on global friends when I get in that night just in case.
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9PM PST Sunday is no go for me; I didn't realize you were east coast. Any other night or a couple hours later would be fine.
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Then we'll pick a different night or time. I selected Sunday because that was the only day anyone (Strato) specified, but if there's a better day and time, I'm certainly not going to say no.
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heck, you could probably just recruit people on the spot for quick tests.
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No... I really can't. That's why I'm using the forums for this. It took me two weeks to muster the courage to ask here. I can't do it in the game. The last time I tried asking for help doing something in-game was when Babbage spawned in Boomtown a month ago, and it took over two hours for my hands to stop shaking after the few /tells I sent. 
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heck, you could probably just recruit people on the spot for quick tests.
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What I meant was that if you get even one or two helpful people from here, you can probably get THEM to do the rest of the on-the-spot recruitment. If you're paranoid or shy about asking me to do it next time we're on, just speak the magic code word "chrysanthemum" and I'll know what you mean.
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9PM PST Sunday is no go for me; I didn't realize you were east coast. Any other night or a couple hours later would be fine.
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Then we'll pick a different night or time.
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No-one with any special requirements for when to do this?
No? Really?
Hm... I've got a team set to spawn and destroy the Kronos Titan at 11:30 p.m. EST on Thursday, so that might keep me tied up until midnight (depends on whether i solo the mission before the team logs on and how prepared we all are when it spawns). And I probably won't get home until midnight EST at the earliest on Friday and Saturday, so... Thursday, Friday or Saturday around midnight EST? Or would next week be better?
I'm 12 hours ahead of EST, which makes time prediction a little tricky. Do have a long Labor Day weekend coming up, though, so I will keep an eye out for folks. Have joined your global channel, so do yell if you see me and vice versa.
Invictus Est Level 50 Invul/Fire Tank
Malentis Level 50 Ice/Energy/Leviathan Dom (Freedom)
Black Jeremiah Level 50 Fire/Fire/Mu Dom
Sejanna Level 50 Dark/Dark/Elec Def (Virtue)
Arc #119664 - The MiniMech Cometh - Hess TF Mini-Sequel
I'm unavailable most days between 10pm and 8am central. If you can plan a day/time with others here with more reliable availability, I'll do what I can to accomodate and be there.
I will likely be on tonight after midnight EST. If anybody else can make it we can try to recruit locally.
Things went well at my daughter's appointment; no emergency trip to St. Louis Children's Hospital.
So, I'm good for tonight.
I've decided to take a shot at creating a public channel: "Virtue MA Arc Testing"
The intent is, of course, to help authors find fellows willing to assist with arc testing. I invite any willing posters here on this thread to join the channel. Hopefully this can help anyone having a problem finding willing "guinea pigs" for the sake of arc testing.
Of course, it's brand new, so there might not be a lot of people right now. When I get the chance, I'll advertise the channel a bit in the other forums as well. Hopefully, this'll give us something reliable to work with, without having to post times here on the forum all the time, and without the fear of adding anyone's global just for arc testing.
Also, if any channel pros have any advice for me, I could likely use it. My channel experiences in the past have not been productive...
I just want to test a couple of missions, make sure that I'm not getting duplicates in my boss spawns, and if anyone feels like it, go through to the end and let me know if anything is too difficult, too easy (i want this to be both solo and team friendly, please keep that in mind), the story is cohesive or needs to be tightened up, etc.
I can't log in between 3 p.m. EST and 12 a.m. EST on weekdays or Saturday, due to work, so it'd be best done on a Sunday or after midnight any other day.