WarhammerAlliance.com has
posted an update about the PTS server and some of the happenings there for Patch
1.3. Mythic has often scheduled testing events for the PTS to try to generate
the best feedback possible. "The Sands Run Red" is merely the latest PTS event
in course of WAR's release. There is, however, a slight problem pointed out by
the author of the article.
Here's a snippet from the post, be sure and visit the
Warhammer PTS Discussion for the full article:
Lately, the Public Test Server, or PTS, has been getting a lot of publicity.
Testing has been open for Patch 1.3, featuring the Land of the Dead, for several
weeks and just closed earlier today in anticipation of tomorrow's release of the
patch to the live servers.
We have been told many times by Mythic that the PTS is one of the best ways to
share feedback with Mythic and the development team. Lately, Mythic has been
hard at work trying to encourage use of the PTS and is even offering incentives,
such as special ingame items, to players that spend time on the PTS and supply
constructive feedback. Still, it can often feel like time spent on the PTS has
no positive impact on what we see on the live servers. Testers find themselves
wondering if their time spent on the PTS is meaningful, relevant and helpful.
We can look back over the course of WAR's release and even into Beta to see how
Mythic has responded to the feedback of their testers, but we have several
excellent examples from the testing of Patch 1.3 on the PTS. Just days ago,
Mythic announced that due to player feedback from the PTS, they would be
adjusting the Realm Resource Quest that will determine who controls the Land of
the Dead. According to the announcement, they will be dropping the required
resources to gain control of LotD from 10,000 to 5,000. Apparently, this
feedback followed several PTS Events advertised on the Herald, including “The
Sands Run Red” on the 9th and 10th, which was intended to test out the Land
of the Dead content and gather specific data on the Resource Expedition Quest.
Mythic has often scheduled testing events for the PTS to try to generate the
best feedback possible. "The Sands Run Red" is merely the latest PTS event in
course of WAR's release. However, Mythic included the following note in the
Herald post about the PTS event that I find extremely interesting:
Quote:
| Please note that this is a
hands-off event. Mythic staff will be observing the natural progression of
the mechanics as both sides battle it out for supremacy. So remember to
build up resources by capturing Tier 4 zones, looting your enemies, and
returning the resources to your Expedition Quartermaster near your Flight
Master in the capital city. |
Immediately, we see that Mythic seems to be attempting to gather data about
how the Resource Expedition Quest will run on live servers. They want to be
"hands-off" so that they can "observ the natural progression of the
mechanics." After the test was complete and they started evaluating feedback, it
became apparent that the Resource Expedition Quest was too slow and needed to be
more responsive to player actions. So, Mythic used the PTS feedback to alter the
system and cut the needed resources in half. At first glance, this all looks
very encouraging. We see Mythic engaging with their players and testers and
taking the initiative to make system changes to improve the game.
Except for one glaring problem....Read
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