does anyone even play on test???

[Dragowulf]

I log on and nobody is there.  Seriously, does anyone even test the new stuff??? Is that why stuff is so broken when it goes live...?drago.

[Looker1010]

I have 10 on live and 5 on test. I play test just about every day and whenever I'm on there is always chat in the Test channel. I can't understand why you find no one. Strange, very very strange...

[Homesli]

I started a character on Test but am now thinking of playing on the PvP server but may not be worth it as I am sure I can find more active PvP on the main servers.  I just like where I am at the moment to really mess around else where.I do know if you join the Test channel you will find it very active with people from Test as well as other servers./join Test.Test/join TestAll depends on where you are joining from. The first one is if you are not on the test server.

[Seolta]

We all play on test servers duh.

[Spyderbite]

<cite>Seolta@Unrest wrote:</cite><blockquote>We all play on test servers duh.</blockquote>That's a little unfair. The only reason that bugs and such make it to live is because not enough people are using the test servers to.. well.. test. Its a reasonable assumption because a GU can sit on the test server for a month. But, 20 minutes after it goes live the forums are lit up with new threads about stuff being broke, unbalanced, etc.If people spent the same amount of time on the test servers as they do complaining about broken game mechanics, there wouldn't be 1/5th of the mistakes that make it to the live servers.

[Dracot]

The devs don't play on test thats for sure, otherwise a necro would live more than 2 seoncds in t8

[Vendolyn]

Seriously, how many posts must you make about Necros in PVP?  I'm sure someone saw the first few times you posted that you're unhappy, but you're kind of flooding every thread in here with the same thing.Edit: PS Spyder want to make test characters with me?  I can't decide what I want to play heh.

[Spyderbite]

<cite>Vendolyn@Unrest wrote:</cite><blockquote>Edit: PS Spyder want to make test characters with me?  I can't decide what I want to play heh.</blockquote>Only on the test pvp server dear. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Seolta]

<cite>Spyderbite@Venekor wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Seolta@Unrest wrote:</cite><blockquote>We all play on test servers duh.</blockquote>That's a little unfair. The only reason that bugs and such make it to live is because not enough people are using the test servers to.. well.. test. Its a reasonable assumption because a GU can sit on the test server for a month. But, 20 minutes after it goes live the forums are lit up with new threads about stuff being broke, unbalanced, etc.If people spent the same amount of time on the test servers as they do complaining about broken game mechanics, there wouldn't be 1/5th of the mistakes that make it to the live servers.</blockquote><p>It's really not unfair at all. </p><p>They need to just get over it and let us copy our live toons to test. That's the ONLY way this game is ever gonna have any decent level of QA.</p><p>And just to pre-emptively address it: No...paying customers should not be expected to waste time leveling Test toons (even at EXP bonus) and gearing them up just to attain the ability to *further* volunteer their time to do a job that SHOULD be done by paid employees in the first place.</p>

[Splor]

How the hell are we supposed to test if they honestly don't copy our [Removed for Content] toons over? I've sent in 3 requests and sent a PM to a GM that has said if there was any problem getting copied over to send them a message with the name and server the toon is on. I'm still not copied over so whats the point? You can't test things that effect high level toons if your expected to make a [Removed for Content] toon from scratch every time.

[Valdaglerion]

<cite>Dragowulf2 wrote:</cite><blockquote>I log on and nobody is there.  Seriously, does anyone even test the new stuff??? Is that why stuff is so broken when it goes live...?drago.</blockquote>On the test server they need to either (1) allow toon copies from the live servers or (2) put in buff bots so all levels of content can be tested. Sorry but I am not about to spend a huge amount of time to level up a toon and get it to a point of being able to test high level content on a server I dont play on. If they allowed test copies or buff bots and quite worrying about it affecting game play for those people that choose to use Test as their live server more testing would get done.

[Vendolyn]

I decided to take the plunge.  My girls are only 15 (or 14, can't remember), but if anyone wants to group up, they're Mysha (Templar) and Mitka (Warden).  Hopefully have them into their 30s with some crafting levels soon.