Back to collectionThe First Community Test Reaches 200 Online
Background: The studio had just come through server stress tests ahead of its public test. Today: On Friday, the studio held its first public test for the whole community, with a peak of 200 people online at once. Impact and next steps: The peak of 200 brought testing beyond the familiar internal circle and exposed a wider range of experiences.
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Background: The studio had just come through server stress tests ahead of its public test. The team made the game, while community members had been joining playtests; now that the first test was open to everyone, the question was whether the excitement could produce useful feedback.
Today: On Friday, the studio held its first public test for the whole community, with a peak of 200 people online at once. Night Watchman played along and urged people to distinguish lag from rules questions, while developers noted recurring problems so the loudest comments would not drown out the rest.
Impact and next steps: The peak of 200 brought testing beyond the familiar internal circle and exposed a wider range of experiences. The team planned to sort through the feedback and decide what to fix first; whether the test could handle a larger next round remained to be seen.