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Old November 17th, 2012, 05:39 PM
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Re: HoME Playtesting Thread

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Originally Posted by Good Pig View Post
Is there a Gandalf rough draft that's been finalized for testing?
We are approaching playtesting a little differently I this project. Basically, anyone can playtest a design anywhere in the process. Where the design is in the process will affect what we are looking for in those playtests.

Any playtesting done on a unit while in brainstorming is intended to see if the general feel of the powers feel right; when playing the unit, does it feel more or less like that character should feel? In this stage, we have our eyes open for things like points, balance, power level, etc., but we're mainly interested in seeing how it feels.

Any playtesting done on a unit while it is in the design phase will affect our tweaking decisions--do we adjust base stats, change the limits on a power, etc.

Depending on how much playtesting a unit has received by the time it reaches the Playtesting phase we should be able to focus in that section on getting the points right--although we will be open to adjustments, particularly if it has not been playtested very much or at all in earlier stages.

The only time that playtesting is required on a unit is while it is in the playtesting phase, so all playtesting before then is totally voluntary and optional. The main thing is to remember when playtesting early in the process is that a unit may experience significant changes from the version you playtest, so don't get too attached to it.

The reason we playtest throughout the process is because we can. We have numerous members who have stated that they can playtest one or more times a week. There is no reason for us to wait for a unit to reach the playtesting phase before we take advantage of that. A few playtests in the brainstorming stage can be very helpful in determining what's working and what needs to be scrapped or overhauled.



From now on, include the version of the card that you playtest in your report.

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