Discuss. I think it would be a good idea. I think this because people just post beta testing offers in random threads, this will make it easier to find apps that need testers.
For starters there are a lot of beta test social groups and developers post offers in forums. This would make it be alot easier to find beta test opportunities.
Like threads what only the thread starters could let people view, so devs can tell the secrets just to beta's.
Yeah... there's pretty much one for each game you're a beta tester of... what are you expecting? It's a lot simpler keeping things private in groups than on a sub-forum, and devs DO post offers in the forum already. How do you think we find 'em? Smoke signal on the horizon?
I mean beta testing OFFERS not discussion. Beta testing offers are spread out in the forums and this would make it easier to find oppertunities.
I s'pose that makes more sense... but it's not as though the beta topics are always empty, places get snapped up within minutes so people are finding them.
But there are not really many beta testing threads and it will make beta tester lurkers like promo code lurkers.
Your right, but still the developers hand pick the testers. They don't just pick the first 50 people, they look at the people with the best experience testing.
It does seem like a good idea, it is kinda hard to find betas because you just have to be at the right place at the right time so this would make it a lot easier.