Yeah. Game testing is fun. But remember that you test the product that you're company is developing. Not only is it (probably) not the game of your choice, but there are usually problems in it that make it less fun or no fun. Even if the game is mostly functional, you can't just usually play it. You have to find where it's broken and do the same types thing over and over again. On rare occaison that you do get to play through the game normally, the game has already lost its appeal as entertainment to the tester so it's not even a reward so much as another task. The exceptions are, of course, multiplayer games (which I'm not currently testing).
With all that said, I will admit it. I like my job. Although, I'd like even more to be able to play my favorite multiplayer game (Descent 3) 60 hours a week and get paid for it. But there's a fat chance that'll ever happen. As with any other job, you can't just do what you want to do. You have to work on what needs to be done.
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Yeah! No kidding. $26,800 is a lot too.
Yeah. Game testing is fun. But remember that you test the product that you're company is developing. Not only is it (probably) not the game of your choice, but there are usually problems in it that make it less fun or no fun. Even if the game is mostly functional, you can't just usually play it. You have to find where it's broken and do the same types thing over and over again. On rare occaison that you do get to play through the game normally, the game has already lost its appeal as entertainment to the tester so it's not even a reward so much as another task. The exceptions are, of course, multiplayer games (which I'm not currently testing). With all that said, I will admit it. I like my job. Although, I'd like even more to be able to play my favorite multiplayer game (Descent 3) 60 hours a week and get paid for it. But there's a fat chance that'll ever happen. As with any other job, you can't just do what you want to do. You have to work on what needs to be done.