| From: | Bull <chaos@*****.COM> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Playtesting (was Re: New Player) |
| Date: | Tue, 5 May 1998 02:35:13 -0400 |
>I can't say there's an actual list or application process you go
>through.
>
>My involvement in playtesting both the SRTCG and SRRPG came in the
>form of personal invitation for the DLOH's for the two game lines.
>
I can't really say that I know of any real process for it either...
Like Loki, mine came from both Mike M. and Mike N. personally. I consider
it great luck, more than anything, though I think part of it is partly that
I'm somewhat involved with FASA on the Convention level now (Be REAL
careful what you tell a Company Rep at a con... You may just get what you
ask for or offer :))
I've also talked with Mike and sent him several proposal ideas that, while
they haven;t been used, have at least gotten my foot in the door, so to
speak.
>I'll be the first to say I got lucky. I was able to cultivate working
>relationships with Mike Mulvihill and Steve Kenson through alot of
>opportunist pestering at Gen Con '97. (Isn't that how you'd describe
>it Bull? ;o)
>
More like massive ass kissing and cornering the poor guy for lunch...
twice... :]
> I got to know Jim Nelson by hangin' around the artist's
>booth at GC during down time. Skuzzy was really a chance encounter
>during the GC'97 SRTCG demo's when he placed a "wager" of
>then-unreleased promo cards on a game I was playing. From there, it
>was a matter of staying in contact, pitching in to get this emailing
>list going, and alot of open communication with the DLOH's.
>
I'll say Loki got real lucky on this one... I didn;t manage to get in
quite as good with the card and art crew at the time, though I did have a
nice little chat with Laubenstein :]
>I can't give you any special formula for getting a foot in the door.
>Prior to my connections at GC'97, I'd say I built a foundation by
>being an active member on ShadowRN (SRCard didn't exist yet) and the
>ol' friend-of-a-friend networking cliche.
>
<nod>
Same here... I also really started talking with Mike Mulvhill through
private E-mail when I started up my Star Wars Mailing List... Mike asked
me about it, and even joined up for a little while, till work got to
hectic. He also apparently bought me for a Quarter (25 cents) at Origins
from some friends, when i coudn;t make it last year...:]
>FASA's always open to feedback and input "from the masses." That's
>part of what I like about the company, the DLOH's are very openly just
>one of us.
>
And no, we're not getting paid to say these things :]
<chuckle>
Bull
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