STEP 22 OF 67 · YOU ARE THE QA TESTER
Playtest the rough game
Watch someone play with no help from you. Where they get confused or bored is what you fix, before the world grows.
How to do it
- Give the build to someone. Say nothing while they play.
- Write down every moment of confusion or boredom.
- Fix movement, camera, combat and objectives, then retest.
How AI speeds this up
Ask Duke to group your notes into fixes, ordered by how much they hurt the game.
Example from a sample game
Ashfall: testers missed the watchtower ladder; it now has a lantern and a guard on it.
Before you move on
In Duke Forger, this step's gate checks:
- You write itWhat confused or bored the tester
- You write itWhat you changed
Words to know
- Playtest
- Watching someone play your game to see where it confuses or bores them.
Do step 22 on your own game
Start freeIncluded in Creator, Academy and Studio. Duke drafts it with you and checks it before step 23 opens.