Test server Please!

[Reika]

I think this is more that the player are impatient and want to control the dev team even more than with just the forum. There's no reason to do this, they already have their own testing team and the majority of the crowd here aren't exactly in it for the Quality Assurance. One ignored gripe with an implemented feature, and you can bet the offended player will be squealing all over the forum for support, causing even more headaches.

We're not going to get daily reports from them, no matter how much we ask.

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[Rentahamster]

It seems they want to open a test server once, they finish the new battle adjustments and can get back to a normal development pace.

こんにちは。

現時点で具体的なタイミングについて言及できる状況ではありませんが、FFXIVでテストサーバーを導入していく意思はあります。

現 在は、サーバーにせよバトルや製作にせよ、割とゲームの根本部分に関する見直しや開発が進行していることもあり、テストサーバーを公開して運営することが できる状態にありません。今後その部分が解決し、開発サイクルを安定させていくに伴ってテストサーバーの導入検討も具体的にしていきたいと考えています。

It basically says that they can't mention anything about a test server right now, but they plan to implement one. They're too busy with the battle stuff, so they can't run it right now, but once they get their development back to a steady pace, they want to open a test server.


Good decision. I agree fully.

[BlaiseLallaise]

Well I for one wouldn't mind previewing the newest development changes while there is still time to tweak them. Once they are on the production servers (you're fooling yourself if you think what we have now is anything short of production) we are stuck with the changes.

I'm sure they have a good QA team, but commenting on whether or not developmental changes are a good idea, are well-conceived, or are pretty to the eyes is not part of a QA's job description. All they care about is if the actual changes reflect what they are told has changed. This is how it is with every QA team I have had the pleasure of dealing with. In a way, they need us to do what QA does not. That is, offer an end-user perspective on their ideas and planned changes. The surveys are good, but there are many different ways a survey's results can be implemented into the game. Some of which are good, and others which are not so good. Who better to say what would please the players than we who actually play the game?

[Balbanes]

Definitely want a test server.

[Dargoth_Draconia]

Kudos to this post (Kudos is similar to Like button on some other forums and general statement post as follow up)

[Joeking]

Aren't we all on test servers right now?

[Rentahamster]

"Aren't we all on test servers right now"

Nope.

[BloodLotus]

Isn't going to happen. Good thought though.

[Mack]

Don't care for test servers but I will say that the mob sizes is stupid especially for the larger mobs, I don't know what made them do this but it looks ugly, even for the small mobs but especially for the large mobs that hardly even fit in some areas. Like Gnats in Nanawa for instance, like Piestes and toads in the caves near Haltalia...wtf is the point of giant mobs? at first I thought it had something to do with making targeting easier for mouse users but personally don't care because I don't use a mouse and I'm sure there's better alternatives if that was the case - then I'm thinking its to make them looks more "threatening" but honestly it just makes them look out of proportion and ugly at best...please change them back.

[Kilta_Firelotus]

Don't care for test servers but I will say that the mob sizes is stupid especially for the larger mobs, I don't know what made them do this but it looks ugly, even for the small mobs but especially for the large mobs that hardly even fit in some areas. Like Gnats in Nanawa for instance, like Piestes and toads in the caves near Haltalia...wtf is the point of giant mobs? at first I thought it had something to do with making targeting easier for mouse users but personally don't care because I don't use a mouse and I'm sure there's better alternatives if that was the case - then I'm thinking its to make them looks more "threatening" but honestly it just makes them look out of proportion and ugly at best...please change them back.

Both american and japanese players complained about fighting "citters" instead of mobs. TBH 99% of all ff game has huge over sized mobs. Including ffxi. Why complain now?