III. Testlive FAQ - Council of Testers (CoT)
A. What is CoT?
The Council of Testers representatives are active, dedicated and responsible members of the Testlive Community, responsive in the Test Community Forums as well as being active on the Testlive server—both in testing content and supporting the Testlive Community.
There may be times when Council of Testers is busy with other duties, on their play characters, or not available on Test live to help you out. Please be patient and respectful of others’ time, and someone will be able to help you out when they can.
The members of Council of Testers are players who volunteer their time, as are the Bug Hunters. They will do their best to help support the Testlive Community, but please keep in mind that receiving help and support from Council of Testers, Bug Hunters and other members of the Test live Community is a privilege, not a right.
B. What can CoT do?
Representatives of the Council of Testers are able to dispense credits, hand out Starter Packs and XP Nanos, assist with buffs and tradeskills.
The Council of Testers are volunteers. They are not employees of Funcom. They are not ARK/Bug Hunters. Council of Testers cannot spawn items for a player nor boost a player—only certain BH are capable of doing this (via the Testlive Tracking and Rewards/Boost System). The members of the Council of Testers do not have the capabilities which Bug Hunters do, such as teleporting, giving IP reset points, etc.
C. How can I join the CoT?
A very common question. There is only a limited amount of seats available, and to be selected, you must have shown a strong dedication to Testlive to both the Council of Testers and present ARK departments. Ambitious and helpful people are always welcome on Testlive, but few are allowed to wear the mantle of the CoT Agent.
If a seat opens up, an ancient ritual is performed to decide who will be the new member. I cannot say anything further, so do not ask. If interested, the best way is to be an active member of the Testlive community - Your efforts and good deeds will not go unnoticed.