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Bitter non-designers

Started by dsivis, April 10, 2007, 10:51:36 PM

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HinterWelt

Quote from: joewolzESL playtesters?  Cool.
It makes for some difficulties but I am pretty quick with languages. I degrees in French and German and can muddle my way through Italian, Spanish and Japanese.

I often find there insight incredible and enlightening.

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James J Skach

Quote from: HinterWeltIt makes for some difficulties but I am pretty quick with languages. I degrees in French and German and can muddle my way through Italian, Spanish and Japanese.

I often find there insight incredible and enlightening.

Bill
You just need to work on your English ;)
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HinterWelt

Quote from: James J SkachYou just need to work on your English ;)
Mein Deutsch is nicht sehr besser. Aber mon Francais, c'est tres bon.

;)

Bill
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When you look around you have to wonder,
Do you play to win or are you just a bad loser?

David R

Quote from: HinterWeltAs my sig says. This is almost 1 for 1 how HinterWelt handles it. I will add that I have play testers from around the world including Egypt, India and China.

Bill

Question Bill, are these play testers natives or expatriates?

Regards,
David R

HinterWelt

Quote from: David RQuestion Bill, are these play testers natives or expatriates?

Regards,
David R
Some are natives, some are military folk/expatriates. For instance, Saita is one of our Egyptian play testers. She handles all communication and at times I will send her hard copies of books (ouch). Her group normally plays GURPS and WOD but they like to try new games. She studied abroad and I first contacted her when she was studying in England.

I don't want to over emphasize this. Most of the play testers HinterWelt has are in the US. Some are contacts through gaming stores, others via internet, others at cons. Most contacts overseas are via our web site or local game stores (carrying our books and contacting us that way).

All told, we have 6 groups of foreign native play testers. Military are harder to track as they often move around. Ex-patriots only number 2. Actually, one of them is not a group, he is just himself but he does a good job with proofing and I feel kind of sorry for him so I keep him on the list.

Answer the question?

Bill
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When you look around you have to wonder,
Do you play to win or are you just a bad loser?

David R

Quote from: HinterWeltAnswer the question?


Yeah. It's just that I'm extremely interested in things like this, that's why I asked. Hearing about folks from India , China and Egypt who play test games reminds me how diverse this hobby is. There was no subtext to the question.

Regards,
David R

Kyle Aaron

Quote from: David RHearing about folks from India , China and Egypt who play test games reminds me how diverse this hobby is. There was no subtext to the question.
My own pdf rpg was purchased in, aside from the developed West, Korea, Japan, China, Russia, Brasil, South Africa, and Nigeria. Of those, I only heard back from the Brasilian - his was the first play report I had outside the playtest groups - he said he'd run a game where the PCs were natives living in the jungle resisting the spread of loggers and slash and burn farmers...

It's a very diverse hobby, yes.
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David R

Quote from: JimBobOz... he said he'd run a game where the PCs were natives living in the jungle resisting the spread of loggers and slash and burn farmers...

:hmm:

Regards,
David R

James J Skach

Quote from: JimBobOzMy own pdf rpg was purchased in, aside from the developed West, Korea, Japan, China, Russia, Brasil, South Africa, and Nigeria. Of those, I only heard back from the Brasilian - his was the first play report I had outside the playtest groups - he said he'd run a game where the PCs were natives living in the jungle resisting the spread of loggers and slash and burn farmers...

It's a very diverse hobby, yes.
I hope those evil natives were defeated by the adventuresome loggers and noble farmers...

yes...diverse indeed...
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RedFox

Quote from: James J SkachI hope those evil natives were defeated by the adventuresome loggers and noble farmers...

yes...diverse indeed...

Wow, killer GM much?
 

James J Skach

I was making me onna dem dare political statements...kinda...

And yes, when I did GM, lo these many years ago. but those who survived were richly rewarded by my presence. :eek:
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