At least I'm on the first page of the list :)

*bump* as this is a good list.

I found that testing maps in multi-day takes too much time to be efficient.
The problem with real-time is to find good play-testers, as you can't see who's online.

What I do is: I set up a RT game and give it a title "JOIN HERE TO HELP TEST NEW MAP IN RT" then invite to your test game those who joined.

Any other ideas? Testing maps is important.

|> Any other ideas? Testing maps is important.

Looks like the core of the problem is the difficulty in setting up real-time test games. I see two possible solutions:

- Have some way of determining who's online, for instance on the last page of game creation (and possibly on your manage invite list as well, so you can view it more easily), so you can see whom it makes sense to invite.
- Have a site-wide chatbox / shoutbox, where you can (among other things) ask who, of the people currently online of course, would like to help test. This could be implemented as a cyclic buffer of 20 (??) posts, with a low maximum length, shown on the dashboard.

ps. I completely agree with you; testing maps in multi-day games takes a long time (I'm currently taking part in a [test game](http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer.aspx?GameID=2089666) for a New Jersey map which is already taking over a month and I've thought multiple times it's a pity I can't set up other games on it yet), but testing maps is indeed very important; unbalanced bonuses for instance can completely ruin an otherwise great map and on non-trivial maps, it's very easy to overlook a few connections here and there.

I am volunteer for **testing**

I will gladly test new maps.

I'm happy to help test maps.

unfortunately only the first 24 will ever test a map THROUGH REFERENCE on this thread

I'll test your map.

Bump.

I'll help test.

I would request that you do not deny an invite to test a map, but rather message the game creator to remove you and add someone else. I have a situation where I invited 5 people to test a map with me 3 v 3. One declined and now we are playing 2 v 3, not good IMO.

If the person had said something in the chat for that game, I could have found someone else to test instead of playing odd numbers. A lot of times the map maker wants to test something specific (maybe a custom distribution scenario, how it plays with teams vs 1 on 1, etc). If you simply decline and the rest accept, you can't test it properly.

Agreeing with ChrisCMU and adding my name to the list.

I am in for testing (multiday).

I`m always willing to test :)

Volunteer for testing-- please indicate that it's a map test or new map!

Count me in :)

I'll help test too - multi-day only though...

I volunteer for multi-day testing games

You guys do know that when this thread was made it was 6 months ago, right?