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Just saw a very bad take about a popular game. It claimed that the game is filled with bugs and QA did a poor job.
First of all, I can assure you QA reported A LOT of those issues. But if the game has to release and knowing is a game for the long run, things get prioritized 1/8
First of all, I can assure you QA reported A LOT of those issues. But if the game has to release and knowing is a game for the long run, things get prioritized 1/8
This means, that some bugs are moved to a later date but they are in the database.
They get evaluated and only critical, or major are tackled immediately. Minor, or medium bugs normally have to wait. 2/8
They get evaluated and only critical, or major are tackled immediately. Minor, or medium bugs normally have to wait. 2/8
Second. People don't really get QA. As much as they can do with their superpowers, they can only do so much in games with massive scopes.
So I want to do a small exercise with you. Imagine a game would have 200 QA people, working 50 hours (10 more than usual) for 5 years 3/8
So I want to do a small exercise with you. Imagine a game would have 200 QA people, working 50 hours (10 more than usual) for 5 years 3/8
I can tell you this NEVER HAPPENS. But just for the sake of the exercise bear with me.
200 people at 50 hours is 10000 hours a week.
10000 x 52 weeks is 520.000 hours a year. And this considers NO HOLIDAYS.
520.000 x 5 years is 2.600.000 hours of testing in total. 4/8
200 people at 50 hours is 10000 hours a week.
10000 x 52 weeks is 520.000 hours a year. And this considers NO HOLIDAYS.
520.000 x 5 years is 2.600.000 hours of testing in total. 4/8
This means that when the game comes out and considering the IP, the production value and the marketing they could expect probably around 3 to 5 million copies sold in the first week across all platforms. So if day 1 they sell let's say 2 million. 5/8
In less than 2 hours from release they'll have more gameplay done by the users than 200 QA ever did in 5 years of overtime with no holidays. Less than 2 hours.
Things will start popping that no one could have imagined and other things were known, there was just no time to fix 6/8
Things will start popping that no one could have imagined and other things were known, there was just no time to fix 6/8
People will say "they they should have delayed it". Well, it's not that simple either.
Money don't grow on trees and keeping a full development team working for multiple months can be a huge investment.
Also, delays don't guarantee the game will be better, or more stable. 7/8
Money don't grow on trees and keeping a full development team working for multiple months can be a huge investment.
Also, delays don't guarantee the game will be better, or more stable. 7/8
Having said all this, understand that some games need time to lift off. You can argue as much as you want that a full priced AAA game shouldn't, but games have become way too complex nowadays.
So stop talking shit about QA. They did nothing wrong. 8/8 and end of rant
So stop talking shit about QA. They did nothing wrong. 8/8 and end of rant
And now I will mute this because it exploded and I can't keep up with all the notifications I'm getting.
Thanks for reading and tell your QA how awesome they are.
Thanks for reading and tell your QA how awesome they are.
