How Do I Get In On The Test Servers?

After reading the 2011-2012 road map for this year, I noticed that players can participate in the Test Servers of some kind. The dates showed its started in July. I don't know if this has been answered already, but how do I get in on the Test Server? I would really like to try that out ^^

Its not gone live yet.

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Originally Posted by Ravenmore

Its not gone live yet.

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It might have been delayed due to the earthquake earlier this year as well.

The time line was released after everthing went back up. Its also only the 4th of this month they done most updates or content release's mid month. I highly doubt we will be able to come and go as we pls.

You could be like Taj and hack your way in like he did with the Atomos server.

http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/443...s-now-with-Taj

Pretty sure they fixed that hole though.

they will announce what the deal is with that once it is ready.

Sign me up /

...July started 4 days ago. There's still plenty of "In July" left.

It will most likely begin sometime after the upcoming version updaite, which, I should point out, has clearly been delayed beyond original plans.

Think it will be a couple weeks before the update so they can use us to play test it. Which is nothing new but least now they telling us thats what they are doing.

No, only because I think it will be used to test updates after this one, not including.

I was thinking they would release news about the test servers either yesterday or today. I'm surprised they haven't released any update news for about half a month now. All we got on the second end of the month was a bonanza reminder and the census report lol. It's also been a month since they made mention of job updates along with plans to release a roadmap in the "near future". To me near future would be 2 weeks but it's been a month now so that's kind of surprising.
I'm sure a lot are interested in seeing even a tentative roadmap of adjustments for jobs, even if they were to be changed or tweak it would be interested to see what their overall ideals are for each job. Maybe tomorrow we'll actually be given some news and a version update in the next week or two.

But ya I would think that the test servers will go live along with this upcoming VU, possibly adding content to the test server that they plan on releasing in august. Since I think the next "big" update was planned for August. Overall though once this VU and test server do go live it'll be interesting to see how well it works out to have players test out the content before releasing it.

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We are pleased to announce that we will be launching the FINAL FANTASY XI Test Server on August 28th!

The FINAL FANTASY XI Test Server is a special server dedicated to testing various features that are in development for future version updates. With the test server, players may try out new content before its release and submit feedback and suggestions for improvement on the official forums.

The initial test period will focus on the new job abilities, job traits, and magic spells set to accompany the level cap increase that will be featured in the forthcoming version update.

More details on how you can join the FINAL FANTASY XI Test Server will be announced in the coming days, so stay tuned!

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seems like they are ready to dispense with the golden tickets

I can see this being a waste of time lol People will go on it to play with new stuff but add very little feedback, they should make it so that you have to submit useful feedback to be allowed on it after your first few visits. Otherwise the server will just be full of people messing around with new content for no valuable reason.

I dunno, there are plenty of people who leave feedback as it is now with just update notes.

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Originally Posted by Kimble

I dunno, there are plenty of people who leave feedback as it is now with just update notes.

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This sentence and the truth within it really makes a bro think about how useful most of the feedback they get from the test server is going to be.

There's near zero chance of any feedback like "It feels like the attack bonus on Flailing Flop is low. It did fine on weak monsters but it was horrible on anything six levels or more above me."

There's a two-hundred-and-four percent chance of feedback like "i dun liek Failing Fop it doo less damange thn n FF5 lol" and "Ailing Plop iz awsum it duz grat domage leik n FF7 lawl".

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Originally Posted by SpankWustler

This sentence and the truth within it really makes a bro think about how useful most of the feedback they get from the test server is going to be.

There's near zero chance of any feedback like "It feels like the attack bonus on Flailing Flop is low. It did fine on weak monsters but it was horrible on anything six levels or more above me."

There's a two-hundred-and-four percent chance of feedback like "i dun liek Failing Fop it doo less damange thn n FF5 lol" and "Ailing Plop iz awsum it duz grat domage leik n FF7 lawl".

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This is sorta what has me worried lol.
Majority of players don't read up or understand the game mechanics so will at best be able to give feedback like "it was good" as opposed to indicating something of more value. Just need to hope people can give a little bit more thought into what they are testing and what feedback they are giving.

I just hope the "good" people that number crunch and know how to test stuff get on it. I know people hate on the BG posters but there are some really good players on there that should get access.

Assuming this server ends up having low numbers of players able to be on it at once ofc.

Anyone know how WoW does this? I know they let you duplicate your char to use on the test server but nothing about the sign up process or anything.

I wonder if we'll be able to spawn mobs at will and be level 99.

Just hope its nothing Like Aions. People left Aion (main servers) to play on the test server.

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Originally Posted by Alpheus

seems like they are ready to dispense with the golden tickets

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You have a link to this announcement?

http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/index.shtml

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Originally Posted by Runespider

Anyone know how WoW does this? I know they let you duplicate your char to use on the test server but nothing about the sign up process or anything.

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I'm pretty sure it's just that: you sign up to play on the test realm, and then you get the choice to either A: duplicate your character, or B: have them give you premade max level character that's already fully geared.

I'm just hoping there's at least some requirements placed on people for getting onto the server. Maybe they could add a general information test with the application to join it, and ask basic fundamental game mechanic related questions.

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Originally Posted by wish12oz

I'm just hoping there's at least some requirements placed on people for getting onto the server. Maybe they could add a general information test with the application to join it, and ask basic fundamental game mechanic related questions.

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this mainly but because we all know it will be random and anyone how knows anything about the game will not draw the winning number =/

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Originally Posted by Jar

this mainly but because we all know it will be random and anyone how knows anything about the game will not draw the winning number =/

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No way, there will totally be just enough people with a clue playing on the test server, to not have enough to do any of the new events. And then they'll have to shout and get people without any idea whats going on to go help them, and it will go terribly, terribly wrong. And then at some point, someone will notice all the new NMs kinda look like they have the trollface.

Well I guess I was totally wrong.

(Make sure you screenshot this post)

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Originally Posted by Alhanelem

Well I guess I was totally wrong.

(Make sure you screenshot this post)

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Not to add insult to injury or anything (well maybe just a little), but I came accross this image and the first thing that I thought of was you; I can't really figure out why though.

But in all seriousness, I lurves uuuuu.

-Domokun

Hopefully they know to delete the test server characters quite regular too, or indeed just shut them down once testing has finished on the updates they are working on. The complaining will be epic from stupid people that don't have anything on main servers that used gamesharked chars to get loot on the test server. "I wanted to take my loot back to my main account, I worked for it!"

Regular char deletions or whatever will ensure people get the idea into their heads that it's a test service and nothing else, I can already see people wanting to play constatnly on the test server if they left it up full time.

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Originally Posted by Runespider

Hopefully they know to delete the test server characters quite regular too, or indeed just shut them down once testing has finished on the updates they are working on. The complaining will be epic from stupid people that don't have anything on main servers that used gamesharked chars to get loot on the test server. "I wanted to take my loot back to my main account, I worked for it!"

Regular char deletions or whatever will ensure people get the idea into their heads that it's a test service and nothing else, I can already see people wanting to play constatnly on the test server if they left it up full time.

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IIRC, in past demo/test footage (Such as the Mythic demonstrations at various conventions) there were no drops.