Should XIV add more end game combat content.

[VelKallor]

Legit question, when did you do your testing? Did you test from home remotely or in a dedicated testing facility? What sort of scale are we talking? Testing for an indie or mobile developer as an external contractor is a very different setup compared to being on the payroll and in house for a major publisher's teams.

Early 80's through to mid 90's. I got married in 1992 so..well..my priorities shifted.

I tested from home and on two occasions at a specific site with members of a team, I was given specific objectives and tasks to complete using inhouse tools and systems. I was allowed on a few occasions to sit in on teleconferences with the game devs , designers and story writers..on the proviso I kept my mouth shut at all times.

Back then testers werent really paid unless they actually WERE employees, I was a volunteer who did it for the fun of it. Its a long story, one day Ill tell you all about it.

Speaking of being paid, I dont remember when it was, but IIRC there WAS a lawsuit in the US where a bunch of testers were being paid who then sued the company saying that made them "employees"..which is why I think the big companies relied far more on their own internal staff down the line.

I dont know of any volunteer testers these days..I think its all in house now.