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    How much do gaming companies pay Beta Testers?

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    They get Beta Testers for free just by releasing the game to fans.

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    Default Re: Pay to Beta Testers

    Quote Originally Posted by Jubar View Post
    They get Beta Testers for free just by releasing the game to fans.
    Well, if you didn't know, there are paid beta testers, especially for console games. Releasing the game for free will not give them beta testers...

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    I don't know but I have heard that they pay a real good amount to beta-testers. Pay ranges around $100-$500 just for beta-testing the game. I don't know how much truth is there in it, but I have heard it somewhere.

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    Yeah i have already heard that beta testers get paid a lot of money to try some console games and the most important thing in the whole procedure is their feedback.

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    Well a good thing to note is that there is a difference between the different testing phases. First there is the Alpha phase. This is where workers within the developing company play the game extensively for the sake of finding as much bugs as possible within the time that they have. Next is the closed Beta. This is a where fans, usually at an event or got some kind of code, play the game for free before anyone else to also look for bugs and report them and also for the developers to get an idea on what each player likes. Next is the open Beta which is just like the closed beta except it is public and it forces more of a priority over opinions on the content than a search for bugs because right after the beta, it goes back to alpha stage in preparation for the launch date.

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    Alpha testers get paid because they work for the developers. Beta testers don't because they are only fans of the game.

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    Default Re: Pay to Beta Testers

    Quote Originally Posted by IyeNano View Post
    Alpha testers get paid because they work for the developers. Beta testers don't because they are only fans of the game.
    Don't this reflects MMO games more?

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    I'm not sure about pay rates, i thought they only paid for Alphas, and the very early stages.

    I'd be interested to know though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by germs View Post
    I'm not sure about pay rates, i thought they only paid for Alphas, and the very early stages.

    I'd be interested to know though.
    Don't they pay BETA testers, especially the console games?

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    Default Re: Pay to Beta Testers

    Quote Originally Posted by GekiDan View Post
    Don't they pay BETA testers, especially the console games?
    For consoles perhaps, I've always played on PC so i just presumed Beta's were handed out for free to fans.


 
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