Is there an internal Testers / Beta Tester Group?

[Blackdog_kt]

Originally Posted by MadTommy

I'd like to point out.. not once have i said open beta testing is a bad thing! In fact i've only said it is a good thing! The fact that I personally don't want to spend my time testing this software has no relation to it.

However i cannot understand how dedicated testers with a direct link to the developers can be a bad thing. Maybe someone can answer that! I'd like to think maddox games would be using every option available to them at this point, clearly there are many dedicated fans of the series who would likely relish being testers and help a great deal. And clearly there are many issues with the game.

If you think a handful of test machines in Russia can do the same job as 30-50 serious fans at testing bugs.. well so be it.

Roger, thanks for clarifying. Initially it seemed to me as if you preferred closed testing over open testing and that's why i was probing around for an explanation. Cheers

[Chivas]

Originally Posted by MadTommy

Is there an internal Testers / Beta Tester Group?

If so where are they, if not why not?

I assume there is not one.. which seems amazingly baffling, how can the team test MP issues without a sizeable test group that can test new builds?

Cheers.

I find it amazingly baffling that you would think they don't have internal test groups, and would just send out untested patches. They have an internal test group, and expanded internal test group, and send out optional Beta Patches for the community to test, with a broader range of systems.