
We did send a thing to mars that mixed up measurments (Destiny)
Centimeters vs. inches. And then we spent millions of dollars launching it into space. And it didn't work because of, essentially, a clerical oversight.
Anyway, I worked in test for 13 years. These mistakes happen all the time. Someone says "4%", it gets written down as 0.04, someone else enters 0.04 into the database spreadsheet, the computer is programmed to read the number and turn it into a percentage, you end up with 0.04%.
This is why you need testers who are knowledgeable about coding and empowered to check the tools being used to make the game, and not just the game itself. I do not know whether or not Bungie has either of those things.
Also, I might add, we are all human and sometimes we f$%& up.
Complete thread:
- Auto rifle balance patch only 1/10 effective as expected -
electricpirate,
2015-12-09, 23:12
- LOL
- Funkmon, 2015-12-09, 23:14
- Wow. Patch notes retcon. -
Cody Miller,
2015-12-10, 00:09
- Either way, it's hilarious.
- Funkmon, 2015-12-10, 00:30
- Wow. Patch notes retcon. -
electricpirate,
2015-12-10, 04:18
- Massive Conspiracy! -
Leviathan,
2015-12-10, 04:34
- Massive Conspiracy! - stabbim, 2015-12-10, 13:40
- Massive Conspiracy! -
Cody Miller,
2015-12-10, 14:21
- I woncer if the article is hotlinked to the database
- ZackDark, 2015-12-10, 15:03
- I woncer if the article is hotlinked to the database - Cody Miller, 2015-12-10, 15:35
- We don't know where the error occurred.
- Funkmon, 2015-12-10, 15:31
- Massive Conspiracy! - Ragashingo, 2015-12-10, 16:35
- I woncer if the article is hotlinked to the database
- Massive Conspiracy! -
Leviathan,
2015-12-10, 04:34
- Either way, it's hilarious.
- Auto rifle balance patch only 1/10 effective as expected -
Leviathan,
2015-12-10, 03:39
- Seems like someone typo'd when entering data -
Kahzgul,
2015-12-10, 07:22
- Seems like someone typo'd when entering data -
Funkmon,
2015-12-10, 11:17
- Seems like someone typo'd when entering data -
squidnh3,
2015-12-10, 11:55
- It's a mystery. We'll know more soon, I guess.
- Funkmon, 2015-12-10, 12:01
- It's a mystery. We'll know more soon, I guess.
- Seems like someone typo'd when entering data - stabbim, 2015-12-10, 13:42
- Seems like someone typo'd when entering data - Monochron, 2015-12-10, 15:14
- We did send a thing to mars that mixed up measurments -
Kahzgul,
2015-12-10, 20:10
- We did send a thing to mars that mixed up measurments - MacAddictXIV, 2015-12-10, 20:23
- Seems like someone typo'd when entering data -
squidnh3,
2015-12-10, 11:55
- Seems like someone typo'd when entering data -
Funkmon,
2015-12-10, 11:17
- Seems like someone typo'd when entering data -
Kahzgul,
2015-12-10, 07:22
- Standard.
- ProbablyLast, 2015-12-10, 09:32
- someone was fired for this mistake - peaksutah, 2015-12-10, 18:25
- LOL