JD here, and I wanted to introduce to you a new volunteer program being piloted called The Huntsmen. The TL;DR is this: The Huntsmen are passionate players on a mission. That mission is to find and report bugs in the Public Beta Environment (PBE) so that Riot QA can squash more of them before hitting the LIVE environments.
Below is a brief FAQ introducing the program. If you have any additional questions, please ask them below.
Regards,
-JD
How Can I Get Involved?
Its easy; If you have a PBE account, just help focus your efforts on finding bugs. Check the PBE forums for open issues and issues currently being tracked, and help contribute to the conversation with The Huntsmen. Theyre there to help guide those conversations and organize the seeking and destroying of these bugs!
How do I become a Huntsman?
For now, like all other volunteer programs, Huntsmen are recruited based on pretty basic criteria: How active a player is on the PBE server and forums, how helpful they are to the PBE community, how substantial their input is and are they sportsman who follow the summoners code. Exceptional players that stand out from the crowd are identified and encouraged into the program.
In the future, the process for applying to volunteer programs will be more open than this.
How do I identify a Huntsman?
Like other volunteers, Huntsmen are identified by a unique icon and username color on the forums. Their color is dark blue, and theyll have the Huntsmen title under their avatar.
I dont have a PBE account, how do I get one?
Registration for the PBE is opened and closed periodically. The PBE is limited in size, and only so many people can play on it concurrently. We noticed login queues were consistently too high, and have metered registrations to help mitigate. Keep an eye out on the PBE forums for when registrations open.
This doesnt mean you cant be active though! Finding bugs on the LIVE environment (especially localization bugs in international territories) would be a huge help, and can be reported on the Bug Report forums.
Awesome to see this. Wish there were more ways the community could give back by being volunteers. This is definitely a good start. =)
So, if I want to become a Huntsman and I'm already an Adjudicator... do I become like a Adjudicator Huntsman or what?
EDIT: (You might want to fix your description since you say "Huntsmen" but the title is "Huntsman" -- maybe come up with something gender neutral instead?)
I'll be posting in your Adjudicator forums with some information on transitioning programs. I think it's great you want to shift around, and that's part of a broader conversation on what Riot volunteer programs will look like moving forward.
[FAQ] New Volunteer pilot program: The Huntsmen!
JD here, and I wanted to introduce to you a new volunteer program being piloted called The Huntsmen. The TL;DR is this: The Huntsmen are passionate players on a mission. That mission is to find and report bugs in the Public Beta Environment (PBE) so that Riot QA can squash more of them before hitting the LIVE environments.
Below is a brief FAQ introducing the program. If you have any additional questions, please ask them below.
Regards,
-JD
How Can I Get Involved?
Its easy; If you have a PBE account, just help focus your efforts on finding bugs. Check the PBE forums for open issues and issues currently being tracked, and help contribute to the conversation with The Huntsmen. Theyre there to help guide those conversations and organize the seeking and destroying of these bugs!
How do I become a Huntsman?
For now, like all other volunteer programs, Huntsmen are recruited based on pretty basic criteria: How active a player is on the PBE server and forums, how helpful they are to the PBE community, how substantial their input is and are they sportsman who follow the summoners code. Exceptional players that stand out from the crowd are identified and encouraged into the program.
In the future, the process for applying to volunteer programs will be more open than this.
How do I identify a Huntsman?
Like other volunteers, Huntsmen are identified by a unique icon and username color on the forums. Their color is dark blue, and theyll have the Huntsmen title under their avatar.
I dont have a PBE account, how do I get one?
Registration for the PBE is opened and closed periodically. The PBE is limited in size, and only so many people can play on it concurrently. We noticed login queues were consistently too high, and have metered registrations to help mitigate. Keep an eye out on the PBE forums for when registrations open.
This doesnt mean you cant be active though! Finding bugs on the LIVE environment (especially localization bugs in international territories) would be a huge help, and can be reported on the Bug Report forums.
So, if I want to become a Huntsman and I'm already an Adjudicator... do I become like a Adjudicator Huntsman or what?
So, if I want to become a Huntsman and I'm already an Adjudicator... do I become like a Adjudicator Huntsman or what?
EDIT: (You might want to fix your description since you say "Huntsmen" but the title is "Huntsman" -- maybe come up with something gender neutral instead?)
Stay tuned for more updates coming soon!