Testing Arcs Gives Debt

It's tough to get a testing team unless you've got buddies around to help... and once you've got the various "virtual" badges (a waste IMO) there's little incentive for anyone to join a test team.

But if you offer debt while testing - and faceplants can and do happen to the best toons during test, it's then possible to provide at least those who want the debt badges an opportunity to gain them without upsetting game balance.

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Maybe have an option to toggle it? Maybe even have an option for testing to remove debt, but not give XP.
I know personally I wouldn't want debt on my toon just for testing an MA arc - especially since I make my own mobs

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Testing doesn't give XP

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I didn't say that. I said that it should get rid of debt without giving XP.

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Testing arcs should be about sorting them out so that you, the author, know they work right. It's hard enough fighting through when they don't drop inspirations, making fights nastier than they should be. Addin in debt?

What they SHOULD do is add in testing tools, like invisibility or Unkillable mode, so that you can fight through to, y'know, Test the thing, maybe?

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I really don't get people wanting to get debt but besides that I agree with Techbot, I also like his suggestion.

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HOWEVER...

I'd like to /sign Techbot_Alpha's idea of 'God Mode' or 'Intangibility' so that levels can be tested. I know that a few people have complained about where they have placed 'glowies', because they'd prefer them further back (but obviously some maps don't have 'spots' where you'd expect) and have found them in rooms that they're not happy with.

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Testing arcs should be about sorting them out so that you, the author, know they work right. It's hard enough fighting through when they don't drop inspirations, making fights nastier than they should be. Addin in debt?

What they SHOULD do is add in testing tools, like invisibility or Unkillable mode, so that you can fight through to, y'know, Test the thing, maybe?

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^^this

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Testing arcs should be about sorting them out so that you, the author, know they work right. It's hard enough fighting through when they don't drop inspirations, making fights nastier than they should be. Addin in debt?

What they SHOULD do is add in testing tools, like invisibility or Unkillable mode, so that you can fight through to, y'know, Test the thing, maybe?

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The problem with that is the badges you get in test mode for defeating enemies, clicking glowies, destroying items etc. Maybe if they made it so progress towards those didn't count if you chose god mode.

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/UNSIGNED

Testing arcs should be about sorting them out so that you, the author, know they work right. It's hard enough fighting through when they don't drop inspirations, making fights nastier than they should be. Addin in debt?

What they SHOULD do is add in testing tools, like invisibility or Unkillable mode, so that you can fight through to, y'know, Test the thing, maybe?

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The problem with that is the badges you get in test mode for defeating enemies, clicking glowies, destroying items etc. Maybe if they made it so progress towards those didn't count if you chose god mode.

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Or simply remove badges from Test mode, which they might do from the sounds of it?
I mean, of all the daft things to do...

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