We Don't Need New Jobs

[TheMightyMollusk]

Blizzard uses public beta servers so they don't have to pay a QA team. If you've ever been invited to one, you'd see just how broken it really is.

[ADVSS]

Blizzard uses public beta servers so they don't have to pay a QA team. If you've ever been invited to one, you'd see just how broken it really is.

Might need to elaborate. The point of those things is to collect data and listen to feedback. If they arent doing those things, theres no point to having a test server right?

[Alestorm]

Might need to elaborate. The point of those things is to collect data and listen to feedback. If they arent doing those things, theres no point to having a test server right?

From what I've been seeing with WoW and Overwatch the PTR is more about testing to make sure it doesn't explode. Battle for Azeroth's PTR was full of problems that were completely ignored even when reported and Overwatch's is more about playing new heroes/maps in advance and that is basically the release state.

It seems rare Blizzard will not make changes off the PTR feedback unless it causes massive issues.

[Deceptus]

Might need to elaborate. The point of those things is to collect data and listen to feedback. If they arent doing those things, theres no point to having a test server right?

Activision-Blizzard has a pretty bad reputation for completely ignoring Beta Feedback they don't agree with. It was so bad before the newest expansion about to come out, and certain specs were so broken, they had to push back.

[ADVSS]

Activision-Blizzard has a pretty bad reputation for completely ignoring Beta Feedback they don't agree with. It was so bad before the newest expansion about to come out, and certain specs were so broken, they had to push back.

I figured as much was what was going to be explained. Then I would agree with those statements, though I personally believe that a developer would/and definitely should take feedback and data seriously, rather than just let everyone play with new shinies they plan to add. Such a waste, especially on Blizzard/Activision's part.

I've long wanted a change to the content structure anyway. If you keep doing the same thing forever it will eventually lose its impact. They could for example switch to mini expansions every 12 months, priced at $15-25. One of those mini xpacs could focus on remaking ARR content such as praetorium and cape westwind while also providing new higher difficulty versions of those duties for endgame players. Savage aurum vale too.

Also we pretty much ran out of classic FF jobs to bring back without scraping the bottom of the barrel for obscure and oddball ones. I'm not very confident about Chemist driving excitement for a new expansion.

I dont know so much about that bottom of the barrel, there are many jobs they can pull from, the reason Chemist has been requested for years is because the community wanted a different form of a healer that wasnt magic based. There are many other valid jobs and archetypes theyve yet to introduce, especially if they pull from tactics series/bravely default/X-2. And then they can even just invent a job from a past archetype like gunblade user if they want. I still think that the holy trinity is what killing their intuitive job design, as well as walking away from the cross class system entirely. I'm not entirely convinced a half expansion to update outdated content is really going to do much for the game, or hold onto subscriptions(Savage Aurum Vale? Are you sure you're okay?)

[Dyvid]

Blizzard uses public beta servers so they don't have to pay a QA team. If you've ever been invited to one, you'd see just how broken it really is.

I was in FFXIV Alpha and Beta. Worked out great for the game.