Testing

Portalarium began a Testing Incentives Program program with the QA Server and Live Server tests of Release 34. The program was suspended with Release 44, and reinstated for Release 46 on the QA Server.

This program includes exclusives that can only be earned on the QA Server but there were lots of awards that could be earned on the live servers as well. Each Release, exceptional contributors from testing through quality bug reports, document edits, etc. were eligible for rewards. The rewards were given out as individual items, not all at once.

Rewards
Each release Portalarium will randomly reward 4 of each of the following rewards (one prize per player):


 * 5 Gold Crowns
 * Ant Farm: Decoration you can place in your house with ants crawling around in it. Don’t break it!
 * Antennae: worn in the head slot
 * Bugs Cloak: features lots of ants
 * Set of Bug Paintings: An assortment of Classical still life paintings featuring insects

In order to qualify you must meet the following requirements:


 * Install the QA version of the game
 * Login and play on QA for at least 4 hours per release
 * Report at least 1 bug in the QA section of the forums
 * Note that players will only be submitted for the lottery once per QA cycle. Continued bug reporting will not count toward additional submissions into the lottery.

These rewards could be earned through playing and reporting on both the Live and QA Servers.
 * Titles: Players would rank up through these after demonstrating a solid record of reproducible bugs with detailed information (ex. coordinates and screenshots)
 * Pest Controller
 * Expert Pest Controller
 * Master Pest Controller
 * Royal Pest Controller


 * Antennae: worn in the head slot
 * Bugs Cloak: features lots of ants
 * Bug Cloak: This cloak features one giant ant.
 * Bug Sprayer: Equippable with /bugspray emote that makes a green cloud

These rewards could only be earned through play time and bug reporting on the QA Server (but were delivered on the Live Server).
 * COTOs for Time: Players who spend at least 4 hours of play time per Release on the QA Server would receive 5 Gold COTOs. Please note this is active play that was verified via logging.
 * Ant Farm: Decoration you can place in your house with ants crawling around in it. Don’t break it!
 * Corpion Chair: Don’t fear the cushion of its deadly comfort!
 * Insect Leg Table: Make sure to always watch it so it doesn’t walk away.
 * Butterfly Chair: It is so pretty to sit on!
 * Set of Bug Paintings: An assortment of Classical still life paintings featuring insects