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Optimise -> RE: More Testers (8/18/2018 17:39:02)
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Testers are testers -- they only test new content to see whether they work. What's being suggested here is an (re)introduction of a balance team, which is pretty much non-existent at the moment.
I think there was a balance team lead by Rabblefroth and Mecha Mario. But at this time, every staff is free to suggest balance changes. As of late, developers have evidently been monitoring the forums for balance suggestions in response to their updates -- so as 8x said we're all pretty much "testers".
If memory serves me right, "balancers" are given access to two different features -- the balance tool and balance tracker. The balance tool wasn't finished properly due to whatever reason and is seemingly also extremely difficult to learn - therefore it isn't used anymore. The balance tracker provides data reports, allowing them to see what's being used the most, etc.
Not everyone is capable of testing/composing balance ideas, regardless of how good they may be at doing other things such as writing, art, catching bugs, etc. That being said, I would like to see a team dedicated to balance -- not to just test balance changes before release but also be allowed to experiment with numbers on the test server and formulate balance ideas, with the help of a finished "balance tool".
To me it seems like the recent balance changes weren't well thought out or are being solely implemented from the recent suggestions made on the forums (which may or may not be great). If balance implementations aren't well-planned or thought through, then they'll spend more time fixing it later. The developers should and probably do know that.
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