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Greggy_D
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 Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2004 9:52 pm Post subject: Any word on the beta selections yet? (Sonalysts reply) |
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| Not to stir the pot or anything, but has the beta team been chosen yet? |
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TLAM Strike
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| Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2004 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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I think they have been or in the final stages of selection.
Ruttin dial up humped me...  |
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Jamie
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| Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2004 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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Hey guys... The only reason that I didn't declare the BETA selection process "complete" is that we're considering doing a test process in multiple "tiers" to try to get a fresh set of eyes towards the end of BETA. It may be difficult to organize that many people at once, so we're trying to see how the first tier goes and if we need any additional people towards the end.
Anyway, the first tier of testers has their BETA builds and are putting in the bugs already (unfortunately). We have all the applications still, so if we're recruiting some additional folks, we'll be sure to contact those who are next on the list.
Thanks!
- Jamie |
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Boomer Ang
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| Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 9:54 am Post subject: |
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| Jamie wrote: | | Anyway, the first tier of testers has their BETA builds and are putting in the bugs already (unfortunately). - Jamie |
Hi Jamie,
I see the thing from a different point of view, I would have said fortunately because this means betatesters are doing their job properly. :know:
Cheers
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OlegM
Joined: 25 Dec 2001
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| Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 10:56 am Post subject: |
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| Jamie wrote: | Hey guys... The only reason that I didn't declare the BETA selection process "complete" is that we're considering doing a test process in multiple "tiers" to try to get a fresh set of eyes towards the end of BETA. It may be difficult to organize that many people at once, so we're trying to see how the first tier goes and if we need any additional people towards the end.
Thanks!
- Jamie |
That's the good idea, and the way beta tets usually work (or end up) because beta testers drop out all the time, no matter how eager they seemed to be when applying  \
Never mind myself, but I certainly hope Thomasew and jsteed are in? Are you guys? Come on you can brag 
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Jamie
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| Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 11:05 am Post subject: |
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[quote="OlegM"] | Jamie wrote: | Never mind myself, but I certainly hope Thomasew and jsteed are in? Are you guys? Come on you can brag
Oleg |
Well, Oleg, as you know their non-disclosure agreements prohibit them from commenting on just about everything... But in a way, that certainly answers your question.  |
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Scion
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| Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 11:48 am Post subject: |
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Wonderful news there Jamie
By the sounds of it (I.E. I havn't heard anything) the beta testers are doing great |
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OlegM
Joined: 25 Dec 2001
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| Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 1:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Scion wrote: | Wonderful news there Jamie
By the sounds of it (I.E. I havn't heard anything) the beta testers are doing great |
Scion you're not supposed to hear anything. But if you pay *close attention* to DW beta board on BF site, you'll notice number of posts there jumped from cca 50 to 335 (at this moment) in like couple of days. No. of posts is visible to everyone, even though the beta board itself is under restricted access.
That should be a telltale sign of the beta tester's first impressions, bug reports, complaints etc. and cca 300 posts by just handful of people is a *lot*.
Jamie, if your NDA forbids beta testers from even saying they are beta testers then it's the most restrictive NDA I ever heard of :8 Keep Thom well fed in your Beta Cellar we'll need him for DWX eventually :zzz: :doh:
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Boomer Ang
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| Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 1:50 pm Post subject: |
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Not so difficult to imagine , those ones who have disappeared from here should be there  
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simonkalteis
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| Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 2:07 pm Post subject: |
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Would looove to get my hands on the bugtracking system's URI.
I think I read they would use Mantis for this job and not the BF-forums? |
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MSgalileo
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| Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 3:54 pm Post subject: |
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Well at Mille-Sabords, somebody have disseapear from your SC rendez-vous, and I know that he is not ill or oversea then I think he is doing Betatest for DW, but he refuse to confirm  (or he is making deception)
I guess there is not only americans or english doing the tests, some German, Spanish, Italian and French who must translate the documention in they own language  |
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CaptainX
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| Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm sure there are beta testers from many countries on different platforms with many different system configurations.... that's how Sonalysts always produces a quality product.... |
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Jamie
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| Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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| OlegM wrote: | ... That should be a telltale sign of the beta tester's first impressions, bug reports, complaints etc. and cca 300 posts by just handful of people is a *lot*.
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Oleg,
You may infer whatever you would like from whatever you choose, but I'm pleased with how the BETA test is going and especially how constructive and thorough the testers have been.
If you would like to put a negative spin on that statement as well, you are more than welcome to do so...  |
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OlegM
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| Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 10:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Jamie wrote: | | OlegM wrote: | ... That should be a telltale sign of the beta tester's first impressions, bug reports, complaints etc. and cca 300 posts by just handful of people is a *lot*.
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If you would like to put a negative spin on that statement as well, you are more than welcome to do so... |
I wasn't putting "negative spin" on anything, really.... especially not this time. \
I merely noted that Scion is wrong: beta testers are not silent, and *if* they would be silent, then *that* would be a bad sign.
I was or am member of some beta teams, and usually the silent beta board is the worst sign. Beta boards with lots of traffic are usually good sign. So, first, Scion was wrong to conclude that silent betas are good sign (they're not), and that DW beta testers are silent (apparently they're not). That's what I tried to say in like less than two paragraphs
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