How Do I Get In On The Test Servers?

[Raksha]

seems like they are ready to dispense with the golden tickets

You have a link to this announcement?

[Alpheus]

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

[Reiterpallasch]

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'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.

[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.

[Jar]

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.

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 =/

[wish12oz]

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 =/

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.

[Alhanelem]

Well I guess I was totally wrong.

(Make sure you screenshot this post)

[JackDaniels]

Well I guess I was totally wrong.

(Make sure you screenshot this post)

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

[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.

[Kojo]

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.

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