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PDS is happy to present:
My name is: Rufus Tronde
My forum nick is: Rufo
At Paradox development studio I work as: Quality Assurance
So what do I do, really – what does that mean? See all that quality in the PDS games? We assured the **** out of that. I also work with testing the games, as well as handling bug reports and general feedback from beta testers and players.
I have worked on:
March of the Eagles
Crusader Kings II: The Old Gods
Victoria II: Heart of Darkness
Europa Universalis IV
Crusader Kings II: Sons of Abraham
Right now I´m working on:
Europa Universalis IV: Conquest of Paradise
East vs West, created by BL-Logic.
If I was a game character, I would be: Chell - jumping through hoops while constantly looking for ways to wreck the hoops. All the while hunted by malevolent AI courtesy of Wiz.
I have decorated my desk with: Moomin and Snufkin figurines, constant reminders of the pinnacle of literature.
My personal motto (at work) is: "The passion for destruction is a creative passion, too!" ~ Mikhail Alexandrovich Bakunin
What is your favorite strategy? Postponing war to the advantage of others, indefinitely.
Little known fact about a Paradox Development Studio game: The forbidden knowledge of QA cannot be uttered louder than a whisper, for it speaks of desolation and shame, so here's something from the artists: Take a close look at the models for the Norse counselors and rejoice that the gods truly appear to be on your side.
My best moment at Paradox Development Studio: Realizing that PDS is a reverse TARDIS; it's smaller and cozier on the inside than it appears on the outside.

Rufus Tronde paradox development studio.png

And to embrace the Holiday spirit, decorate your computer with this seasonal Europa Universalis IV wallpaper :)
http://www.europauniversalis4.com/media/wallpapers
 
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Reverse TARDIS, I like it!
But I feel slightly uneasy, considering that Fredrik might be a reverse Doctor Who!
 
Rufo. A QA and a Santa impersonator...
 
Saint Nick? :happy:
 
A viking!"
 
How does one become a QA dev, anyway?

(How I think it goes:

"- We need a new QA developer. Let's find one."
= firing up Steam =
= Steam update =
= Steam restart =
"- Go into: Users playing our games."
"- Go into: Sort by hours played."
"- Filter out everyone below 100000 hours."
"- Check for pictures."
"- That guy that looks like a Viking or a Santa, bring him here and chain him to the desk. And feed at intervals of 10000 bug reports."
)

:)
 
Delra cannot into Sweden.

I'm just a little more curious about QA more than about other kinds of devs.
 
Nice to see such a great response to the beard. I guess frosting works on beards as well as cakes...

Reverse TARDIS, I like it!
But I feel slightly uneasy, considering that Fredrik might be a reverse Doctor Who!
Have a hard time envisioning Fredrik as The Master, although any plans or lack of plans for world domination are currently under NDA.

Rufo. A QA and a Santa impersonator...
Only on Christmas. :happy:

Dat BEARD! Praise the beard gods that I can grow such a large and glorious beard
The Norse gods probably qualify as the beard gods... so with the CK2 advisors, you have some divine support.

You get paid to play video games!
Fortunately I get paid for testing, not for playing... since I'm arguably quite a bit worse at playing than at testing.

Delra cannot into Sweden.

I'm just a little more curious about QA more than about other kinds of devs.
There are four more of us coming up! If anyone wants to know more about what we do, ask away.
 
There are four more of us coming up! If anyone wants to know more about what we do, ask away.

Is artfox still somewhere near the QA project, haven't seen him post anything in ages?