Quote Originally Posted by Dreamer View Post
PTRs in other games are used more for hype and for player structures to learn new content before it's released. Very little testing actually gets done on them. With that in mind, I personally don't see the need for a dedicated test server.
So in other words, based on PTRs in another game, you don't see a need because this is exactly like other games. You should take into account the immaturity of this game. PTR would not be used for hype in this game.. come on, think about it.

Quote Originally Posted by Lerris View Post
A test server makes sense when you have a pipeline of content and changes to release. SE is in the position of having their pipeline drastically shortened. Since they claim they are committed to bringing out the changes ASAP, a one-week run on a test server delaying the release of the content/battle changes to the live servers by a week is out of the question. They don't have a version waiting for a release date; when they do it will go straight to the live servers.





It's not finalized until it's been implemented and tested.

Inputs from the community regarding the battle system were received less than 4 months ago. Mid-June would be a 4 month turnaround; until then, they had to analyze everything, not just the battle system. And the team is split up, to develop the battle system and the related content in parallel.
Damn, that was some good white knighting.

It's my proposal that they need to not rush anything out "ASAP". ASAP is the problem right now. Ever since the beginning of the year they have been releasing patches that have left people questioning the direction this game is heading. They need to treat this like a real beta period.

Your use of the word inputs is very misleading. I think people would like a lot of input on the battle reform blueprint. And when I said finalized I meant the ideas in the battle reform blueprint. Most of the blueprint presented ideas in the early stages. Anyway, I know you're a white knight and therefore you care nothing about what I meant or what I'm saying right now!