BetaTest List is now Closed :(

[Greyshaft]

ORIGINAL: Shannon V. OKeets
Unless you are interesed in play testing? That should start in the first 3 months of 2006. Greyshaft has agreed to honcho it and we might as well start taking names of volunteers now.

Lets get all the names in one place. It would help me immeasurably if people can answer the following questions. Note that we will need people from all categories including those who have never played WiF before.

1. Have you played cardboard WiF sufficiently to play independantly? If not, I will look to team you up with an experienced player who will undertake to answer your rule based questions. YES/NO

2. If you answered YES to Q.1, are you willing and able to mentor someone who answered NO to Q1? YES/NO

3. Are you willing to be assigned one or more specific Test modules (eg Partisans, scrapping air units, Port Attacks etc) to test and undertake to test that module(s) for each software release? I will provide a written test plan which details those tests. Probably take about ten minutes for each Test module. Doesn't disqualify you if you're not in a position to do this. YES/NO

4. Are you, or have you ever been a Communist? No! Wait! Wrong question! Forget I asked that.

5. Preferred Name

6. Preferred email


If we wind up with (say) 150 names then we will divide people into manageable batches and bring on a fixed number at a time while we ramp up the test programme. If you don't make the first cut it is not necessarily a comment on your suitability as a Tester but rather a pragmatic decision about the optimum size of a Test Team. In that case then bide your time... there is always attrition among testers,

All respondees will need to comply with standard Matrix conditions regarding Beta Testers eg First Born Son signed over to Erik Rutins, your Soul assigned in perpetuity to David Heath etc etc

[Froonp]

ORIGINAL: Greyshaft

ORIGINAL: Shannon V. OKeets
Unless you are interesed in play testing? That should start in the first 3 months of 2006. Greyshaft has agreed to honcho it and we might as well start taking names of volunteers now.

Lets get all the names in one place. It would help me immeasurably if people can answer the following questions. Note that we will need people from all categories including those who have never played WiF before.

1. Have you played cardboard WiF sufficiently to play independantly? If not, I will look to team you up with an experienced player who will undertake to answer your rule based questions. YES/NO

YES, completely independetely. I already 2 full 39-46 CWiF games with the old version. Playing the end of war was an experience.

2. If you answered YES to Q.1, are you willing and able to mentor someone who answered NO to Q1? YES/NO

Sure.

3. Are you willing to be assigned one or more specific Test modules (eg Partisans, scrapping air units, Port Attacks etc) to test and undertake to test that module(s) for each software release? I will provide a written test plan which details those tests. Probably take about ten minutes for each Test module. Doesn't disqualify you if you're not in a position to do this. YES/NO

Don't know. I used to rather play games, and see where it was not as in the rules, or see where it crashed, etc..
But I'm willing to test anyway you'll say it must be tested. I'm not a professional beta tester.

4. Are you, or have you ever been a Communist? No! Wait! Wrong question! Forget I asked that.

Is this still existing ???

5. Preferred Name

Patrice. My name.

6. Preferred email

froonp at wanadoo dot fr (edited)

If we wind up with (say) 150 names then we will divide people into manageable batches and bring on a fixed number at a time while we ramp up the test programme. If you don't make the first cut it is not necessarily a comment on your suitability as a Tester but rather a pragmatic decision about the optimum size of a Test Team. In that case then bide your time... there is always attrition among testers,

All respondees will need to comply with standard Matrix conditions regarding Beta Testers eg First Born Son signed over to Erik Rutins, your Soul assigned in perpetuity to David Heath etc etc

You talk about the NDA ? Send me one (although I signed one with Chris Marinacci a looooong time ago too).

Patrice

[Greyshaft]

ORIGINAL: Froonp

You talk about the NDA ? Send me one (although I signed one with Chris Marinacci a looooong time ago too).

Patrice

For the record, Matrix NDAs are done directly with Matrix. No-one else (including myself) has the authority to offer one. Testers will be contacted seperately regarding this...

D@mmit Patrice, you're even first to reply to THIS post. Don't you have a social life?

[Froonp]

Hey, I'm at work, and as a computer engineer I have computers all around, at work and at home.
Anyway there's not much work this week at the office [>:], so there's plenty of time to read around.

[Dreadnought1979_slith]

I wanna become a beta tester too !!

Q1) Yes i have!

Q2) No

Q3) NO

Q4) negativ Genosse Greyshaft

Q5) Dreadnought

Q6) AlexanderBlasche@freenet.de

[pmarshall]

I would be interested in beta testing

1. Have you played cardboard WiF sufficiently to play independantly? If not, I will look to team you up with an experienced player who will undertake to answer your rule based questions. YES/NO

NO - played it a couple of times with a group

2. If you answered YES to Q.1, are you willing and able to mentor someone who answered NO to Q1? YES/NO

3. Are you willing to be assigned one or more specific Test modules (eg Partisans, scrapping air units, Port Attacks etc) to test and undertake to test that module(s) for each software release? I will provide a written test plan which details those tests. Probably take about ten minutes for each Test module. Doesn't disqualify you if you're not in a position to do this. YES/NO

YES - I have no problem testing specific sections

4. Are you, or have you ever been a Communist? No! Wait! Wrong question! Forget I asked that.

NO - but a member of the Liberal Democrats in the U.K.

5. Preferred Name

Peter Marshall

6. Preferred email

peter@shdgfx.demon.co.uk

[ithaar]

Hello,

I've been waiting for this event for decades !!! What a nice chistmas present THANKS !!! [:)]

1. YES

2. NO

3. YES

4. niet no ia lioubliou igrat' tovarich Stalin i CCCP [;)]

5. Ithaar

6. ithaar.thelet@wanadoo.fr


Nicolas / Ithaar

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: Greyshaft
1. Have you played cardboard WiF sufficiently to play independantly? If not, I will look to team you up with an experienced player who will undertake to answer your rule based questions. YES/NO

You would think so after having played the game a few times, but not 100% on all rules, so NO [:(]

2. If you answered YES to Q.1, are you willing and able to mentor someone who answered NO to Q1? YES/NO

Skipping this one then [:D]

3. Are you willing to be assigned one or more specific Test modules (eg Partisans, scrapping air units, Port Attacks etc) to test and undertake to test that module(s) for each software release? I will provide a written test plan which details those tests. Probably take about ten minutes for each Test module. Doesn't disqualify you if you're not in a position to do this. YES/NO

Sure, I am however not an experienced BETA-tester, just a dude with way to much time in front of the PC [:D]

4. Are you, or have you ever been a Communist? No! Wait! Wrong question! Forget I asked that.

[X(]

5. Preferred Name

terje439

6. Preferred email

terje439@hotmail.com

All respondees will need to comply with standard Matrix conditions regarding Beta Testers eg First Born Son signed over to Erik Rutins,

If he does not mind waiting quite a few years, sure [:D]

your Soul assigned in perpetuity to David Heath etc etc

not sure if I have one, but ok...

[JanSorensen]

I will be happy to help beta test MWif.

Q1: Yes.
I have played ~40 full games of WiF starting with version 4 but I havent actively played WiF in more than 5 years. My primary experience is with version 5 though I also own and have played WIFFE. I am confident I can play it independently still though.

Q2: No
As I am not currently an active WiF player I have to decline mentoring someone else.

Q3: Yes
I quite enjoy digging deep into specific details and making sure they are working - compared to simply playing the game and noticing whatever I happen to notice.

Q5: Jan Sorensen
My actual name is Jan Sorensen in case that isnt clear

Q6: janbs@stofanet.dk

A bit about myself
I am 34 years of age, live in Denmark, and work as a math teacher. I have a masters in statistics and a bs in cs. I have been involved in Gary Griegsby's: World at War as a beta tester of a TCP feature, later as Test Manager and lately even been allowed to fix a number of bugs in actual code when the real programmer was busy with other projects. I am also involved as an alpha tester in another yet unannounced Matrix game. As such I have signed several NDAs with MatrixGames and dont mind signing another.

[wfzimmerman]

ORIGINAL: Greyshaft

ORIGINAL: Shannon V. OKeets
Unless you are interesed in play testing? That should start in the first 3 months of 2006. Greyshaft has agreed to honcho it and we might as well start taking names of volunteers now.

Lets get all the names in one place. It would help me immeasurably if people can answer the following questions. Note that we will need people from all categories including those who have never played WiF before.

1. Have you played cardboard WiF sufficiently to play independantly? If not, I will look to team you up with an experienced player who will undertake to answer your rule based questions. YES/NO

NO. But I am an experienced software tester.

2. If you answered YES to Q.1, are you willing and able to mentor someone who answered NO to Q1? YES/NO

3. Are you willing to be assigned one or more specific Test modules (eg Partisans, scrapping air units, Port Attacks etc) to test and undertake to test that module(s) for each software release? I will provide a written test plan which details those tests. Probably take about ten minutes for each Test module. Doesn't disqualify you if you're not in a position to do this. YES/NO

YES

4. Are you, or have you ever been a Communist? No! Wait! Wrong question! Forget I asked that.

NO

5. Preferred Name

Fred Zimmerman

6. Preferred email

wfz@wfzimmerman.com


If we wind up with (say) 150 names then we will divide people into manageable batches and bring on a fixed number at a time while we ramp up the test programme. If you don't make the first cut it is not necessarily a comment on your suitability as a Tester but rather a pragmatic decision about the optimum size of a Test Team. In that case then bide your time... there is always attrition among testers,

All respondees will need to comply with standard Matrix conditions regarding Beta Testers eg First Born Son signed over to Erik Rutins, your Soul assigned in perpetuity to David Heath etc etc

[Frederyck]

1) Yes.

2) Yes.

3) Yes.

4) Does it count if I supported Beria? [:)]

5) Carl-Niclas Odenbring

6) carl-niclas@telia.com

[Mziln]

1. YES and CWiF

2. YES

3. NO

4. NO (except in the game)

5. Mziln

6. jgnelso3@swbell.net

[buckyzoom]

1. Yes, I'm a reasonably competant WIF player.

2. Only if you're desperate for mentors.

3. Yes.

4. Does playing the USSR count?

5. Barry

6. buckyzoom at gmail dot com

[kptom]

1. Have you played cardboard WiF sufficiently to play independantly? If not, I will look to team you up with an experienced player who will undertake to answer your rule based questions. YES/NO

NO-but have been interested in learning

2. If you answered YES to Q.1, are you willing and able to mentor someone who answered NO to Q1? YES/NO

3. Are you willing to be assigned one or more specific Test modules (eg Partisans, scrapping air units, Port Attacks etc) to test and undertake to test that module(s) for each software release? I will provide a written test plan which details those tests. Probably take about ten minutes for each Test module. Doesn't disqualify you if you're not in a position to do this. YES/NO

YES

4. Are you, or have you ever been a Communist? No! Wait! Wrong question! Forget I asked that.

Worse, I was a Republican for a while [X(]

5. Preferred Name

Tom

6. Preferred email

tom AT coburndesign DOT com

[WiFDaniel]

Name: Daniel
French. Experienced player.

1. Have you played cardboard WiF sufficiently to play independantly?

=> YES

2. If you answered YES to Q.1, are you willing and able to mentor someone who answered NO to Q1?

=> YES
Have done so recently on a (French) wargame forum.

3. Are you willing to be assigned one or more specific Test modules (eg Partisans, scrapping air units, Port Attacks etc) to test and undertake to test that module(s) for each software release? I will provide a written test plan which details those tests. Probably take about ten minutes for each Test module.

=> YES

5. Preferred Name

Daniel

6. Preferred email

daniel_au_japon [at] hotmail.com

Cheers,

Daniel

[stretch]

1. Played through a few complete table top games and some hours on the old CWiF. but no, I would not consider myself a rules expert. I need to reference the rules a lot on the less routine stuff.

2. not applicable given #1

3. Yes, I like the scientific process.

4. Stretch

5. mr.stretch@mchsi.com

[tiikki]

ORIGINAL: Greyshaft

Lets get all the names in one place. It would help me immeasurably if people can answer the following questions. Note that we will need people from all categories including those who have never played WiF before.

I'm Tuomo Kalliokoski from Finland and intrested in playing computer WIF


1.
Hmm... does maybe count, I've got the game and few times tried Barbarossa against myself...

2.
No

3.
Yes

4.
Define Communist, on american scale yes, on european scale no

5.
Tuomo

6.
tuokall@gmail.com

All respondees will need to comply with standard Matrix conditions regarding Beta Testers eg First Born Son signed over to Erik Rutins, your Soul assigned in perpetuity to David Heath etc etc

Fine by me

[Cheesehead]

I would love to be on the team.

1. I have been playing WiF intensely the past 2 years, both PBEM using Vassal and face to face with a group. WiF is usually the first thing I think of when I wake up and the last thing I think of before I fall asleep.

2. I think I have a pretty good handle on the rules, although I have a long ways to go to mentor on strategy. With that in mind my answer is yes.

3. Whatever you need me to do, I'll do.

4. No, but I like the color red.

5. John Hammond, but Cheesehead works, too.

6. applehammond@juno.com

[rafaveterano]

1)Yes, there has been a long time since I last played, but my best game mate just loves the game and knows everything about it, so in case of doubt he will be more than pleased to assist me.

2)No, sorry too much for it, at least now.

3)Yes, but I never liked too much the navy/airforce if I can choose, but I would do them if needed.

4)Never, but I always had a certain simpathy for anarchist movement

5) Rafa

6) rtomasalfaro@yahoo.es

[beachbum]

I want in, I tested a lot for the first version of CWIF

1) Yes
2) Yes
3) Sure why not
5) Stian
6) stian@bleed.no

Stian