Sarge's Super AWESOME Testing Session #01

Now, the problem I've seen members mention is the lack of testing their maps receive. While I have no idea what's going on in the tester's guild, and would rather not attack them from a position of ignorance, times call for some proactive measures. Alright, as I enjoy Halo this time around, I'm going to start a new process similar to the one I had in Halo 3 for TGIF.

Every other week, starting this week, I will hold a testing session on Friday nights starting at 6 PM PST.

gamertag: SargeantSarcasm
start time: 6 PM, PST. (9 PM, EST)
end time: whenever every map has been tested.
requirements:

• MUST have a microphone
• MUST adhere moral and societal etiquette
• MUST show up (on time) if you sign up.
• MUST only use the standard, on-disc map palettes for their map. (NO DLC, unless someone wants to buy me the map pack of course )
• MUST stay until every map has been tested (up to a maximum of 8) for at least one game.
  • Long, custom round-length games need not apply. Tentative until this system takes off.
• The map MUST be playable for 8 players.
  • Big Team Battle or Invasion games need not apply. Also tentative.
• The map MUST be your own creation. No testing for others.
  • Co-forgers may sign up together, however, in accordance with the next point, those with maps will take priority. In the end I would like there to be at least 8 maps played per test session.
• The map MUST be in your fileshare.

• Participants are NOT required to bring a map for testing.
  • However, those with maps to test will take priority when I determine the final testing group.
• Once every map has been played once. Based on general consensus, we will either:
  • Test more maps.
  • Cycle back through the maps for testing.
    • Sign-up order again.
  • End the session.

I would like to make each session last more than an hour, as proper testing would require more than one game. However, I cannot (in good conscience) commit others to such a length of time. That said, if time and party permit, the test session could last longer.

The difference between this and the Tester's Guild is that I will NOT write up a detailed analysis about what needs work on your map. By participating in your own map's testing process, you'll be able to see what needs work better than someone else's interpretation of the problem.

Post-game, let me know what could use improvement. For example, should this get popular enough it could become an official event in between TGIFs, in which case different hosts would test different genres.

Sign-up Template

gamertag:
map name:
map type:
map link: (to fileshare)

gamertag: SargeantSarcasm
map name: Tritium
map type: Infection
map link: I linked CHUCK's file here because I don't want people downloading Tritium yet

Final List (by gamertag)

1. Me.
2. Royal Kiba
3. Spitfire57
4. BuoyantPigeon
5. Rook
6. Dart3Rocks
7. rifte gifle
8. darnell1992

 

I can scrounge a few people up to round out a testing session, but not enough for BTB/invasion which is why it's off limits. Even though yours is 8-man playable, invasion games tend to take forever, so unless it's a quick game you're going to have to choose a different map.

 

Yeah custom gametypes are fine.

 

Final list is updated in the OP.

Those who signed up got in. Xorse I put all the relevant information and guidelines in the thread, asking me to do more when this is entirely a favor for the community is a bit much so you're an alternate now.

See you all at 6 PM PST guys.

 

/facepalm

1) It's Nathan Fillion.
2)

I'm sending invites at 6 PM PST, on Friday the 17th of December.

 

You already released the map. This is for playtesting, not customs.