Comments on: So, You’ve Been Hired as Game QA http://gameqablog.com/2006/07/so-youve-been-hired-as-game-qa.html And you thought your Quality Assurance staff were illiterate Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:08:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://gameqablog.com/2006/07/so-youve-been-hired-as-game-qa.html/comment-page-1#comment-23 Anonymous Fri, 21 Jul 2006 16:57:00 +0000 http://gameqablog.com/wp/?p=10#comment-23 I don't think so - it's been with one of the companies you mentioned. ;) I don’t think so - it’s been with one of the companies you mentioned. ;)

]]> By: Zachary http://gameqablog.com/2006/07/so-youve-been-hired-as-game-qa.html/comment-page-1#comment-20 Zachary Wed, 19 Jul 2006 20:32:00 +0000 http://gameqablog.com/wp/?p=10#comment-20 I don't want to make it seem like it is totally horrrible work. I enjoy it greatly and your friend might as well.<br/><br/>However, the only reason huge companies get away with this kind of thing is due to the fact that there are hundreds of other kids who will do the work if you don't. I don’t want to make it seem like it is totally horrrible work. I enjoy it greatly and your friend might as well.

However, the only reason huge companies get away with this kind of thing is due to the fact that there are hundreds of other kids who will do the work if you don’t.

]]> By: TheCommunist http://gameqablog.com/2006/07/so-youve-been-hired-as-game-qa.html/comment-page-1#comment-19 TheCommunist Wed, 19 Jul 2006 19:00:00 +0000 http://gameqablog.com/wp/?p=10#comment-19 Hey my friend wanted to be a Game tester for EA games. I told him it was a bad company to begin with, I better show him this. Hey my friend wanted to be a Game tester for EA games. I told him it was a bad company to begin with, I better show him this.

]]> By: Zachary http://gameqablog.com/2006/07/so-youve-been-hired-as-game-qa.html/comment-page-1#comment-16 Zachary Mon, 17 Jul 2006 18:29:00 +0000 http://gameqablog.com/wp/?p=10#comment-16 I think you've simply worked for better places. I think you’ve simply worked for better places.

]]> By: Anonymous http://gameqablog.com/2006/07/so-youve-been-hired-as-game-qa.html/comment-page-1#comment-15 Anonymous Mon, 17 Jul 2006 16:08:00 +0000 http://gameqablog.com/wp/?p=10#comment-15 Unfortunately, a lot of the reason that things happen as you describe is because there's a lot of idiots that screw things up for the people who are smart and there to do good work.<br/><br/>If you're good at what you do, you will be recognized and hired into a full time position in the games industry. If you're not, you will be stuck in the slum that is gameplay testing forever.<br/><br/>And no, you don't have to be doing it for three years. I was a QA contractor for 9 months before being hired full time and neither my contract position NOR my full time position was anything like you have described and it is with a huge corporation. <br/><br/>Sorry guy, you're making many assumptions that make you lose. :( Unfortunately, a lot of the reason that things happen as you describe is because there’s a lot of idiots that screw things up for the people who are smart and there to do good work.

If you’re good at what you do, you will be recognized and hired into a full time position in the games industry. If you’re not, you will be stuck in the slum that is gameplay testing forever.

And no, you don’t have to be doing it for three years. I was a QA contractor for 9 months before being hired full time and neither my contract position NOR my full time position was anything like you have described and it is with a huge corporation.

Sorry guy, you’re making many assumptions that make you lose. :(

]]> By: Anonymous http://gameqablog.com/2006/07/so-youve-been-hired-as-game-qa.html/comment-page-1#comment-14 Anonymous Mon, 17 Jul 2006 02:44:00 +0000 http://gameqablog.com/wp/?p=10#comment-14 very sad but very true. i worked for a big wig game company but was canned for the stupidest reason (fear of being sued) that led to the way folks were let go. literally spent a good chunk of your life there very sad but very true. i worked for a big wig game company but was canned for the stupidest reason (fear of being sued) that led to the way folks were let go. literally spent a good chunk of your life there

]]> By: Zachary http://gameqablog.com/2006/07/so-youve-been-hired-as-game-qa.html/comment-page-1#comment-9 Zachary Sun, 16 Jul 2006 23:13:00 +0000 http://gameqablog.com/wp/?p=10#comment-9 I think regular software testing has more automated tools. I think regular software testing has more automated tools.

]]> By: Anonymous http://gameqablog.com/2006/07/so-youve-been-hired-as-game-qa.html/comment-page-1#comment-7 Anonymous Sun, 16 Jul 2006 20:07:00 +0000 http://gameqablog.com/wp/?p=10#comment-7 This is cool. I was a QA Analyst for a big IT group and we always used to joke that it would be so much better testing games than tax/retail software. Of course, we get much better pay and treatment (based on what you say).<br/><br/>I, fortunately, got out of QA and got into the Configuration Management part of IT. This is cool. I was a QA Analyst for a big IT group and we always used to joke that it would be so much better testing games than tax/retail software. Of course, we get much better pay and treatment (based on what you say).

I, fortunately, got out of QA and got into the Configuration Management part of IT.

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