How many posters here are actually testers?

KUPOPO · 03-18-2005, 07:03 PM

Hehe I had to point it out, I know other people have before. Only a tinytinytiny fraction of the people posting here actually play on the test server! They need a new forum for 'in-testing comments by people who aren't playing on test' hehe.

Anyhow I have another motive for starting a new thread. I'm thinking about joining the elite minority of test server players with an alt, once my main hits 50. But it's taken forever for me to finally get high level and I'm weary of grinding. So my question is, is it worth it? I heard there's no accelerated exp, nor loot, nor any other kind of special feature for testers(aside from maybe having their bug reports read). How have your experiences on the test server been? What's it actually like? Should I bother?

Message Edited by KUPOPO on 03-18-2005 06:05 AM

HanktheDwarf · 03-18-2005, 07:29 PM

Well, us testers have our own little secret club that only real testers know about.

LadyEternity · 03-18-2005, 07:36 PM

I only play on Test. I do not play on live. I enjoy testing, and report problems and bugs I find mostly via the in-game bug report system. I post things I see that appear to me to need adjusting or things that have to do with the testing enviorment, mostly in suggestion form; here. Test can be a harsh enviorment to play in, as there isn't much of an economy, but it is rewarding to know you are making the game better...one bug report / suggestion at a time. SMILEY It's definately not for everyone.

Blacksabath (Necromancer) -Test

Message Edited by LadyEternity on 03-18-2005 06:37 AM

Wasc · 03-18-2005, 10:10 PM

I'm a tester! I play a Troll Fury (Freeport) and a Barbarian Warlock (Qeynos).

Eelyen · 03-18-2005, 10:32 PM

<------- Tester

SavinDwa · 03-18-2005, 10:40 PM

Part time tester....

I have characters on mistmoore and test. The probkem with test is you can't test a lot of things especially those that effect the economy .. so you need a live environment to test that in. Then again, sometimes things bypass test and go straight to the main servers. hmm .. I think we just have two different kinds of test...

Kaereni · 03-18-2005, 10:53 PM

<------ Full time tester. Like others have said I play to help make the game better. The upside is there is less lag, less finding people camping spots and for the most part folks are good people. An example is that I have seen often people doing ooc's offering up spell books for free if you can use and even saw a case of someone running from NQ gate to Stormhold entrance just to deliver a book to one of the players in our group. The down side is there are times when finding a group can be hard and the server going down with anywhere from none to 15 min notice.

Homesli · 03-19-2005, 03:11 PM

Part time tester SMILEY

And I try to help all that I can on live and test SMILEY

gemic · 03-19-2005, 07:05 PM

Part time tester when hubby is working, and sometimes even when he's home. ~gemic

Kwoung · 03-20-2005, 12:15 AM

KUPOPO wrote:

They need a new forum for 'in-testing comments by people who aren't playing on test' hehe.

This is that forum and the testers have other areas for posting their actual feedback.

KUPOPO wrote:

How have your experiences on the test server been? What's it actually like? Should I bother?

It is a great server to play on for to many reasons to list. I will however, say that you should plan ahead when rolling up a character on Test. Do you have a duo buddy, a group of friends to play with, or will you be stuck soloing a good portion of the time? Not saying that grouping doesn't exist on Test, but until you make friends and such, it isn't easy to get a group (even afterwards it isn't that easy really)... so don't roll up a group dependant class and get disgruntled that there is no one available to group with most times you get on... you are forwarned. SMILEY

Message Edited by Kwoung on 03-19-2005 11:16 AM

EvilIguana9 · 03-20-2005, 01:34 AM

I'm a full time tester from the Mistmoore server. Cliched but true sadly. We catch everything that you guys on test already complained about but that got patched to live anyway SMILEY

03-18-2005, 07:36 PM	#3
LadyEternity Tester Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 135	I only play on Test. I do not play on live. I enjoy testing, and report problems and bugs I find mostly via the in-game bug report system. I post things I see that appear to me to need adjusting or things that have to do with the testing enviorment, mostly in suggestion form; here. Test can be a harsh enviorment to play in, as there isn't much of an economy, but it is rewarding to know you are making the game better...one bug report / suggestion at a time. It's definately not for everyone. Blacksabath (Necromancer) -Test Message Edited by LadyEternity on 03-18-2005 06:37 AM __________________ Britehawk (66 Warden/50 Provisioner) - Test Blacksabath (66 Necromancer/74 Sage) - Test Infinium (37 Paladin/65 Armorsmith) - Test Illiandreth (76 Shadowknight/ 34 Jeweler) - Test

03-18-2005, 10:32 PM	#5
Eelyen Tester Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 161	<------- Tester __________________ Eelyen Dalamar

03-18-2005, 10:40 PM	#6
SavinDwa Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 147	Part time tester.... I have characters on mistmoore and test. The probkem with test is you can't test a lot of things especially those that effect the economy .. so you need a live environment to test that in. Then again, sometimes things bypass test and go straight to the main servers. hmm .. I think we just have two different kinds of test... __________________ Savin the Dwarf, Short of brains and stature, Long on Loyalty

03-18-2005, 10:53 PM	#7
Kaereni Tester Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 29	<------ Full time tester. Like others have said I play to help make the game better. The upside is there is less lag, less finding people camping spots and for the most part folks are good people. An example is that I have seen often people doing ooc's offering up spell books for free if you can use and even saw a case of someone running from NQ gate to Stormhold entrance just to deliver a book to one of the players in our group. The down side is there are times when finding a group can be hard and the server going down with anywhere from none to 15 min notice. __________________ ---- start sig --- Aisleaid 41th Troubador test Kaer 27th Warden test Kitt 33th Swashbuckler test Kaereni 21th Monk test ---- end sig----

03-19-2005, 03:11 PM	#8
Homesli General Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: England Posts: 140	Part time tester And I try to help all that I can on live and test __________________

03-18-2005, 07:03 PM	#1
KUPOPO Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 24	Hehe I had to point it out, I know other people have before. Only a tinytinytiny fraction of the people posting here actually play on the test server! They need a new forum for 'in-testing comments by people who aren't playing on test' hehe. Anyhow I have another motive for starting a new thread. I'm thinking about joining the elite minority of test server players with an alt, once my main hits 50. But it's taken forever for me to finally get high level and I'm weary of grinding. So my question is, is it worth it? I heard there's no accelerated exp, nor loot, nor any other kind of special feature for testers(aside from maybe having their bug reports read). How have your experiences on the test server been? What's it actually like? Should I bother? Message Edited by KUPOPO on 03-18-2005 06:05 AM

03-18-2005, 07:29 PM	#2
HanktheDwarf Tester Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 249	Well, us testers have our own little secret club that only real testers know about.

03-18-2005, 10:10 PM	#4
Wasc Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 45	I'm a tester! I play a Troll Fury (Freeport) and a Barbarian Warlock (Qeynos).

03-19-2005, 07:05 PM	#9
gemic Tester Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 26	Part time tester when hubby is working, and sometimes even when he's home. ~gemic

03-20-2005, 12:15 AM	#10
Kwoung Tester Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 710	KUPOPO wrote: They need a new forum for 'in-testing comments by people who aren't playing on test' hehe. This is that forum and the testers have other areas for posting their actual feedback. KUPOPO wrote: How have your experiences on the test server been? What's it actually like? Should I bother? It is a great server to play on for to many reasons to list. I will however, say that you should plan ahead when rolling up a character on Test. Do you have a duo buddy, a group of friends to play with, or will you be stuck soloing a good portion of the time? Not saying that grouping doesn't exist on Test, but until you make friends and such, it isn't easy to get a group (even afterwards it isn't that easy really)... so don't roll up a group dependant class and get disgruntled that there is no one available to group with most times you get on... you are forwarned. Message Edited by Kwoung on 03-19-2005 11:16 AM __________________ Everquest II Test Server Community

03-20-2005, 01:34 AM	#11
EvilIguana9 General Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 477	I'm a full time tester from the Mistmoore server. Cliched but true sadly. We catch everything that you guys on test already complained about but that got patched to live anyway