Suggestion: create an optional beta mode for testing AI teammates

[BobTank63]

A lot of people are requesting AI teammates come as soon as possible, even if they come in a somewhat unpolished stat. Having an optional beta test mode where players can opt into testing the AI teammates would both make a lot of players happy and allow the devs to collect feedback on how AI teammates work from the playerbase.

Also posted on the Steam forums for visibility.

[MRTINK]

A lot of people are requesting AI teammates come as soon as possible, even if they come in a somewhat unpolished stat. Having an optional beta test mode where players can opt into testing the AI teammates would both make a lot of players happy and allow the devs to collect feedback on how AI teammates work from the playerbase.

Also posted on the Steam forums for visibility.

I like the idea of having a beta test group for updates. There are typically a lot more of us(players) than them(devs) so we could gather data faster and in more abundance to help with not having to have so many micro fixes. Even if the beat testers were hand picked by the dev team. I would like to help with this as would many others. Hell, I would even sigh a NDA to keep the integrity of the game intact.

[AmperCamper]

Thanks for sharing this.

We know there's quite a few members of the community who would be more than willing to help with this, and we want to let you guys know how much we appreciate your willingness to take the time to improve the game. I want to let everyone know that our current testing plans for AI teammates are internal, but we'll be sure to let you know if we have openings for external testing.

[filed.teeth]

Add me to the list of volunteers if you go limited beta!

I play a LOT of hours in this game.