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Vandar

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Come on GOA, you've managed to avoid giving us a test server for 4+ years now. I've spent a small fortune on respec stones testing different specs out over the years, with all the clustering surely there must be some spare platforms you could use....

Bring on /charcopy
 

Brackus

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Goa don't do themselves any favours not giving a test server,
 

swifteagle

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If i remember right there was an open test server in the begining but all anyone ever did was go to emain and duel, never actually test anything out that was upcoming in the patches, so they made it internal only.
 

IainC

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We don't have a public test server because we don't do the same sort of public testing that Mythic do in the US.

Pendragon isn't for people to test new specs on, that's just a bonus feature. It's for balance testing of new patches and general game balance tests. Neither of which are done by us here in Europe. Mythic need that data to develop new patches and apply tweaks to patches already in development and any data from a European test server would be irrelevant to that. The sort of testing that we do - stability testing and translation tests - are done on internal only test servers by both ourselves and by Mythic.
 

Brackus

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We want a test server for the players to test their new toys not for mythic to test their new toys on:p
 

chretien

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Brackus said:
We want a test server for the players to test their new toys not for mythic to test their new toys on:p
You aren't going to get tens of thousands of pounds worth of hardware, software and licencing just because you're too tight to splash out on respecs or cba to farm the dragon.
 

xanir

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chretien said:
You aren't going to get tens of thousands of pounds worth of hardware, software and licencing just because you're too tight to splash out on respecs or cba to farm the dragon.

They already have gorre available for the E&Es to go on afaik, so there should be no reason why they can't make it public, even if it's only up at certain times with a 20 people cap or whatever
 

Alan

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xanir said:
They already have gorre available for the E&Es to go on afaik, so there should be no reason why they can't make it public, even if it's only up at certain times with a 20 people cap or whatever

a 20 cap :) hehe thats funny

In the old days Gorre was open to the public with a seperate section on the FAQ's for how to configure a second client to use it. It was a server that you could use but GoA made no guarantee as to the language, stability or the fact the character database could be destroyed at any moment

But there was no character copy, no instant L50/rr/coin

So no thanks, its safe in the hands of the E&E to <cough> test and miss things like armsmen crashing zones <grins>
 

eggy

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Yay! The bi-annual "why can't we have a test server" thread!!
 

old.Whoodoo

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eggy said:
Yay! The bi-annual "why can't we have a test server" thread!!
Thought it had been a while since the last one, cant we just sticky and lock an old one and call it a day on this already?
 
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Kharok Svark

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eggy said:
Yay! The bi-annual "why can't we have a test server" thread!!

Sooo, if Bi-Annual is every 2 years, and the game is 4 years old ... there must have been 2 threads :p

Unless there was one at the very start, one in the middle, and one at the end, in which case 3 ;)
 

eggy

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Kharok Svark said:
Sooo, if Bi-Annual is every 2 years, and the game is 4 years old ... there must have been 2 threads :p

Unless there was one at the very start, one in the middle, and one at the end, in which case 3 ;)

Bi-annual means twice per year not once every two years...
 

Muylaetrix

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pendragon is for testing new stuff being implemented, not for checking your new spec.

give access to pendragon, so we can comment on the forthcomming patches, not an european (too late to be of any practical help) test server.
 

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Requiel said:
We hate everyone except Bahumat because we don't wanna be your friends, Mythic does hate you too all the way in the US.

Pendragon isn't for people dumbass, its for dragons who like pens. It's for balance testing as we spill drinks alot so we need a place to practice. Currently Erivoss has a new patch and he's got the best balance test scores. Mythic need that data to develop new patches and apply tweaks to patches already in development and any data from a European test server would be irrelevant because Erivoss is still a monkey. The sort of testing that we do - Wet T-Shirt competitions, How much custard you can fit down your pants and Wet Biscuit are done on internal only test servers by both ourselves and by Gamah.

You been drinking again?
 

old.Whoodoo

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rampant said:
i reckon we need a poll about it
A poll about whether bi means twice a year, or every 2 years?

Yup, that would be about as useful as a poll asking for a test server.
 

Chronictank

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why dont you just roll a free account on the US servers to test stuff :p
 

MesS°

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Funny how the ppl who thinks we should stfu are the ppl with access to the test server. :p
 

old.Whoodoo

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MesS° said:
Funny how the ppl who thinks we should stfu are the ppl with access to the test server. :p
Yeah, the owners of the server, tsk, what a nerve eh!

There are good reasons for Gorre not going public, many more than there are reasons for opening it, but they have all been stated many many many times before by GOA and yes by the E&E too. Its just that this horse has been flogged so much it gets a little tiring.
 

Bahumat

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old.Whoodoo said:
Yeah, the owners of the server, tsk, what a nerve eh!

There are good reasons for Gorre not going public, many more than there are reasons for opening it, but they have all been stated many many many times before by GOA and yes by the E&E too. Its just that this horse has been flogged so much it gets a little tiring.

I bet if it was Mr Ed the Talking Horse things would be different.
 

MesS°

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old.Whoodoo said:
Yeah, the owners of the server, tsk, what a nerve eh!

There are good reasons for Gorre not going public, many more than there are reasons for opening it, but they have all been stated many many many times before by GOA and yes by the E&E too. Its just that this horse has been flogged so much it gets a little tiring.

Ppl want the test server so they can experiment with there toons. Just like the E&E are doing right now. Its not rocket science.
If you dont want ppl to feel cheated. Tell your E&E buddys not to rub our nose in the fact they can test there toons as much they want and we cant.
 

eble

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Tears said:
a 20 cap :) hehe thats funny

In the old days Gorre was open to the public with a seperate section on the FAQ's for how to configure a second client to use it. It was a server that you could use but GoA made no guarantee as to the language, stability or the fact the character database could be destroyed at any moment

But there was no character copy, no instant L50/rr/coin

So no thanks, its safe in the hands of the E&E to <cough> test and miss things like armsmen crashing zones <grins>


not strictly true, I visited Gorre the few times it was open and all my chars were copied over from excal.

I think they stated something like the following: Monday - English excal database to be used, tuesday - french and so on.

and yes there were 100's of people in the bowl of old emain dueling.

Eble
 

old.Whoodoo

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MesS° said:
Ppl want the test server so they can experiment with there toons. Just like the E&E are doing right now. Its not rocket science.
If you dont want ppl to feel cheated. Tell your E&E buddys not to rub our nose in the fact they can test there toons as much they want and we cant.
We dont rub anything in, in fact most of us dont even mention it because it ends up with crap attitudes like this. If anyone is rubbing your noses in it, you are doing that to yourself.

As for testing toons, we dont tbh, we test what GOA ask normally, and as most of us cba to spend hours making the ideal template for it to vanish the next day as the DB is changed, we dont bother with that either. Then more than half of the time its no in english, so we cant really do much then either.

As other say, what to test specs, organise daily dragon raids, POC raids, its all there for you to use.

Anyway, you can read a million replies if you search FH for similiar posts to this, and Im bored saying it all.
 

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