Short answer: No
Long Answer: As part of GOA policy to provide an equal or better service for their European customers GOA is looking into providing a Test Server. Our team who implements the patch notes is looking into this right now but we can't provide an ETA at the moment.
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But then again, what point would a EU test server actually be? GOA don't write the code, they just lease the franchise (i assume).
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Outside the obvious of giving us equal service, then for the same reasons as the US. Provide feedback, giving us a chance to test the changes before deployment etc.
After all we (well, I do) also provide bug reports, feedback etc from within the game.
Why make bug reports if it isn't GOA who write the code?
A test server ISNT a service for us, its a tool for the developers of the game.
These delevopers are based out of Mythics offices, I doubt they have much contact with anyone in the EU.
For a test server to be anymore than a money/bandwitch sink, it needs to be able to provide something to the company hosting it. Basically it requires the devs to be able to get data back from it in some form or other.
There seems to be a pretty poor data flow between the two comapanys at the moment.
"Equal does not mean identical"
Although my post stance is obviously anti-GOA, I do not believe that a EU test server would serve any purpose.
From a players point of view, yeah its nice to be able to port your toon across to test the new changes ahead of the release (in WoW it was allmsot a requiste to keeping ahead of the crowd)
From GOA's point of view? Keeping their players happy, certainly, but a real benefit? I don't think so.
Though keeping players happy is a good target the lack of a EU test server isnt something to shout at them about.
The lack of a Herald is!!
Anyway, I got a post of mine quoted by Magnusk, without also picking up a ban on the forum at the same time. Anougher world first for KEP?
I'd love to be less vague, but this is what I can say right now. Obviously, this is a hot topic and I'll try to get straight answers to you as soon as possible.
I think only people that actually play the game, should be allowed to QQ at GOA service...
I paid for the game and i paid for a months subs. I have every right to have an opinion on the piss poor service we recieve.I think only people that actually play the game, should be allowed to QQ at GOA service...
I paid for the game and i paid for a months subs. I have every right to have an opinion on the piss poor service we recieve.
I was not aiming at anyone on particular, but i'm getting tired of reading some comments borderline racists only because it's a french company.
I would like a test server because I believe the European community should be able to voice their opinions on the game.
It effectively locks out EU players and we become second class customers.
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One of the promises from GOA running the EU servers would be that we'd be getting a service equal or better to US players. It's also something Mythic has keenly pointed out - GOA are their partners and not just a franchise which they don't really care about as they did with DAoC.
Im not defending GOA's service, but if you still feel the need for a "test server" to "provide feedback". Then you will need to have an American Account with the company called Mythic.
Instead of blindly ignoring the reasons stated above for GOA NOT hosting said server (its not a service, so has no releation to any promises from GOA) just go to the company that will be hosting the server, and help provide the data you so badly feel the need to feed back to the developers.
Im not defending GOA's service, but if you still feel the need for a "test server" to "provide feedback". Then you will need to have an American Account with the company called Mythic.
Instead of blindly ignoring the reasons stated above for GOA NOT hosting said server (its not a service, so has no releation to any promises from GOA) just go to the company that will be hosting the server, and help provide the data you so badly feel the need to feed back to the developers.
Where is there any French bashing/racisms in this thread?
Given there is almost simultaneous deployment now, as opposed to back in the days of DAoC, I'm guessing language localisation is done at Mythic's end.
Without that I can't see any reason for GOA to host a test server.
I don't think asking for a test server is anything to do with testing, its just people wanting advance access to content.