Gods And Heroes: TTH talks to Binky about Beta Players Vs. Beta Testers

TenTonHammer.com has posted an interview with the Manager of Community Relations, Chris "Binky" Launius, discussing the difference between Beta Players and Beta Testers.

"We do track every single click a user makes while playing the game. Our platform has some of the most robust tracking tools I have seen in my 12 years in the game industry. For the most part we use the data to help us with some design decisions such as placement of specific NPCs, usability of the interface, and balance among the classes.

We analyze all of the tracing reports we get and they also help us ensure that the beta tester are covering all of the areas and features. This helps us give better guidelines for the play test.

We typically try not to boot anyone from the play test. If a character is acting inappropriately we will try to work with them to ensure they are following the guidelines. If they continue to act inappropriately we will take further action as needed.

The one exception to that rule is if a user breaks any portions of an NDA we may have in place. That will result in an immediate ejection from the play test."

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Note to self: Don't break NDA if I get into the Beta.