Firaxis Games Public Beta Team

[Zealot]

Originally posted by MarkG
actually, you didnt give a single reason on why would firaxis look for simgolf testers in the civ3 creation and strategy forums

Because that's where the people who explore and tweak everything AND love Firaxis are?

[Jon Miller]

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why couldn't this have been done a few years ago (or even last year?)? (well I would not have been old enough...)

Next semester is fairly light (a lot lighter than the one I just went though) so I ould help then, but then I go to grad school and that is more important to me.

Maybe I will apply anyway (for the next semester).

BTW, I think this is a good idea (and I do not have any serious problems with Firaxis's old testing strategy either, as long as it gets done I am fine) and do not agree with those that look for the bad in everything (hopefully zealot was joking).

I am sure though that more Quality (I like the application idea and think maybe it should be longer) Beta Testers will improve the speed in which the Beta Testing is finished (which will result in either Patches getting out faster or Better Patches getting out)

good luck to everyone out there that is applying

Jon Miller

[MarkG]

Originally posted by Zealot
Because that's where the people who explore and tweak everything AND love Firaxis are?

yeah the same people who were saying that sid should drop golfing and work on civ3 full time.....

[Zealot]

Originally posted by MarkG
yeah the same people who were saying that sid should drop golfing and work on civ3 full time.....

We both know that most of these guys would do anything to work with Firaxis in anything they want to.
Heck, even I would! Yes, even in SimGolf! "You want me to test a new patch for Gettysburg? Sure, no problem! How much do I have to pay?"

Originally posted by Jon Miller
and do not agree with those that look for the bad in everything (hopefully zealot was joking).

Huh?
Waht are you talking about? What "bad in everything"?

You see Mark? No one is paying enough attention to my post! This is deffinetly the wrong place!

[Jon Miller]

I did a quick readby

if I mistaked your intentions (probable), I am sorry

Jon Miller

[Comrade Tribune]

Re: Re: Re: Public Beta testers for Firaxis? Aren't they like 5 months late?

Originally posted by Zealot
The reason I wanted a separate thread is because my comment is just about Firaxis' Beta testing politic, which I criticize for being, IMO, a tad too late for Civ 3; and not about how wide the requisites for being a beta tester should be.

...a tad...

[Zealot]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Public Beta testers for Firaxis? Aren't they like 5 months late?

Originally posted by Comrade Tribune
...a tad...

I don't want to be rude.

[electro]

always americans
I which have maybe spend a percent of my awake time the last 10years on civI->SMAC and now civ3 can not partcipate

[Comrade Tribune]

The game is so totally wrecked I would not participate in a salvaging effort, if they paid me. They limit this to Americans, because they believe Americans are more naive and gullible. Same as with the LE. It´s actually a compliment to us Europeans, sort of.

[Shadowstrike]

Shame its US only. If there were no buildings, the US border would be just on the horizon from my house. I'll just patiently hide into the shadows, quietly waiting for future patches and the like.

[E_T]

Please don't look at it as nationalistic garbage

Originally posted by Comrade Tribune
The game is so totally wrecked I would not participate in a salvaging effort, if they paid me. They limit this to Americans, because they believe Americans are more naive and gullible. Same as with the LE. It´s actually a compliment to us Europeans, sort of.

Probibly for several very good reasons, most of them legal (IMHO). Language and time zone differences don't help, either. Shipping of Items (CD's with updated patches/new beta's, Legal Documents, etc.) overseas can be expensive (you want to send it some way the gives you a tracking number) and needs to meet proper Customs documentation for exporting (even to Canada) or your Import/Export License could be pulled.

[Changmai Beagle]

Nearby Relatives

How about if we're only a teeny way North of the border. Some of us are bilingual (Mrricun and Canajun).

(multilingual dans la belle province - mais bien sur (Sesquilingual on the prairies, but it's hard to learn French from our Cornflake boxes.))

[Kurgan]

Please Dan answer these Questions:

- Are the future projects that are mentioned CIV related?

- Will those future projects be included in the edition that is said will be released in Spring?

I will buy anything related to CIV, because I like all the three titles. But I really would like that one of those projects to be a editor that allows the creation of scenarios at least as good as those done by the fans for CIV II.

Thanks

(of course for many people in the forums I am naive, have no taste or criteria for games etc, if so, it will be better, If I had I would not be as happy as I am with CIV III)

[godinex]

What happen if a Costa Rican Player aply???

Thats discrimination!

[Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS]

Hi guys. We're leaving the beta@firaxis.com email address open but we're starting the selection process based on those applications we've already received. Thanks to all who applied. If selected, we'll be notifying you by email over the coming weeks.

Jeff