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29 Apr

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Originally posted by smitske

Any reason there is no automated testing for UI things? I mean sure not everything can be tested automatically but there do seem to be some alternatives, you can use stuff like Selenium to do certain actions without depending on the graphical place of objects and use stories tondo it easily even as a non programmer. Setting it up though does take quite some time and messing around with the UI, the stories can also only be used if in the background the used keywords are defined.

The why's would be a better question for our engineers and QA Engineers, however I accept that UI can't be hooked into and automated and roll with it. :)

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Originally posted by Merus

I don't know if your third party contractor is as good as you seem to think. (about halfway down)

Also well worth a read for everyone else, in case you were wondering why QA seemed to take a big dip a while back, and also if you think that the games industry might be a fun place to work.

We outsourced because we no longer wanted to take breaks in contract employment, it was causing a drain on our department. We also didn't have enough space. Yes we could have gone with the India solution or the cattle call show up at 8am and see if you have a job solution where I would have no idea if the people testing GW2 had been trained to test GW2. There are many options in the industry and I am happy with the one I have. Could it be better in many ways in regards to how testers are treated and feel? Absolutely.

I don't deny that QA testing is the low rung on the totem pole, the pay is bad and the hours are also bad. I hated working 80 hour weeks when I did them. I didn't like being called in on a weekend when I hadn't had a day off in over a month. I currently don't enjoy being on call every night and weekend but this is my job.

A lot of people think it's QA's fault when the game takes a dip or there's a bug. QA has little to say in the development process. ...

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Originally posted by [deleted]

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Sure!

Depending on where you live, getting into QA testing can be really easy or really hard. Getting into a studio with zero experience is much harder than joining an outsource group.

Finding the Job(s)

  • Know your area - check http://www.gamedevmap.com/ for studios in your area

  • Know the big outsourcers and where their centers are - this would include places like VMC, Babel Media, Mobius, Experis, Pole To Win, and a horde of other places. Sometimes it can be e...

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28 Apr

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Originally posted by Eastcorn

How can Duncan be real if the icons aren't real?

I'm having an existential crisis right now.

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    /u/Tivac on Reddit - Thread - Direct

Originally posted by garull

Make this page https://feedback.guildwars2.com/en mobile friendly :(

If this gets enough interaction/attention and is a useful tool going forward, we will. Wasn't time to get it done before today :(

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Originally posted by rediche

Any possibility for you looking into visibility of commander tags for colorblind people with the QoL at some point? This would mean the world to a lot of us who barely see the tags already.

Both options are open for suggestions from the community! So feel free to add to the discussion in the poll thread here . If QOL improvements win this poll, it will be up to the community to decide what we prioritize in a follow-up poll.

The other thing to keep in mind is that even if an option doesn't "win" the poll now, the option isn't gone forever. It can totally come back as an option in the future, especially if its something that is mentioned frequently in the community!


26 Apr

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Originally posted by Syviren

The last elder dragon has been revealed! John Smith with his champion Evon Gnashblade, he will emerge from the shadows, the black lion company, his puppet all along. For years he fiddled with the hidden drop rates, tugging at the invisible strings allowing players to grow strong enough to kill his counterparts. One by one, his dragon kin fall, and slowly, almost unnoticeably, the economy slumps into nothingness. Rich players once roamed free, easily buying new skins to become even more fashionable. "FOOLS!" John roars "Such futile and worthless waste".

As they widdle away at the other dragons, soon money is hard to come by. The drops slowly vanish. Dungeon loot gets nerfed again, then fractals. One day all of tyria notices the inflation. There is nothing to sell, no money to be made. Soon, it is almost impossible to be even able to repair your armor.

That's when he will strike. That's when the world is weak.

"Crippled by its vanity, it shall fall" sneers J...

Prepare yourselves.

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Originally posted by RuBiK79

I was able to get it soon after this comment by finally getting into a new map instance, but I see you guys just fixed it in the patch. Thanks!

Awesome :)


25 Apr

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Originally posted by RuBiK79

Will this also work for the bugged entry 13? How big of a radius is "leave the event area"?

Leaving the event radius = Keep going until you don't see the event UI in the right-side of your screen anymore. :)

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Originally posted by RuBiK79

Entry 13 has been bugged for days. The event spawns but the tiger doesn't. The only way to get it is by resetting the event by NO ONE going within a ~1200 unit radius of the area at the end of the jumping puzzle in Diessa for 10 consecutive minutes. If someone does, the 10 min timer resets. The problem is that Diessa is so rarely visited, there's been only one instance of this map so everyone that comes in to do the JP/get the tiger den resets the 10 min timer and we're all f**ked. How has this gone so long without anyone at ANet confirming it's a bug?

We've confirmed with the public that this is a bug with all tiger fight events with the Chuka and Champawat journey last week. We're working as fast as possible to fix up these areas for everyone.

https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/support/bugs/Chuka-and-Champawat-Legendary-Journey-Bugs/first#post6109219


23 Apr

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Originally posted by inkthedink

Are you triple sure? haha

:p I've got other things to attend to that are much more important than repeating myself more than necessary ;D

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    /u/Anet_Hugh on Reddit - Thread - Direct

Originally posted by Eastcorn

Hugh Norfolk killed it with his section! Super insightful (especially the part about amulets), and I'm glad that he's finding that most of the feedback on the map changes were positive.

Glad you like my section! Always excited to talk what considerations we make when thinking about even the smallest decisions. Thanks for watching!


22 Apr

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Originally posted by [deleted]

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Nope. Same guy. You should trust me on this. :p

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    /u/Tivac on Reddit - Thread - Direct

This should be fixed, that was a tough bug to track down (づ°‿°.)づ

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Originally posted by TheWilkinator

Anyone else think Mike Obrien would make a good president at anet?

i know hes just working there temporarily cause of colin leaving, but the higher ups really should consider hiring him full time after that great patch

Mike O'Brien is actually our president and founder. :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_O%27Brien_(game_developer)

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    /u/Anet_Hugh on Reddit - Thread - Direct

Originally posted by kitamoo

Spirit watch still has too many issues. It still favors ranged and teleport classes (LB ranger from a height advantage can kill a guy in the open before he can find cover), and the orb mechanic is still unbalanced. They should standardized dodges while running orbs. Dash and bound thieves still get a movement boost in comparison.

Skyhammer is...better now. Maybe Skyhammer. It's interesting. Jump pads are still buggy though.

Thieves having a movement boost when running the orb is a bug and as such will be fixed.

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Originally posted by Charrikayu

Is the Superior Skelk Liver on the radar? I sent in a support ticket hoping they could help me out (they often send replacement items) but no response yet, want to make sure the team is aware. Under some circumstances the Champion Skelk drops the first superior liver but no more (though oddly enough sometimes drops normal livers). I've been stuck here since last night, made the infused tiger milk but can't get the second liver for infused tiger food. I'm definitely not the only one who's only gotten one.


21 Apr

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Originally posted by xerokitsune

I'll be honest, I have no real interest in the legendary. That being said, I love this story!

I wish I could finish it. A few bugs have me hung up.

We're working hard to get any issues with this journey solved. Sorry for the trouble!