Test Server

[Elexia]

My chief reason for wanting to see a test server is so that 2.0 is vetted for playability by players before release and not after. Basically as long as 2.0 is a hit with players it doesn't matter so much how you get there. We can live without a test server in the interim.

XIV is playable now therefore 2.0 will logically also be playable. What I think you meant the main reason people want a test server is:

"So we can continue to complain and want to change things certain players personally doesn't like about 2.0 before release so you guys can push 2.0 even further away to meet our demands. For example if we find out Crystal Tower is open world, that's not playable, it needs to be instanced!"

That's a bit more accurate than actual playability (It's not a new game, it's a new client.)

Would test server characters start at 50, or some other level depending on the content being tested?

You can adjust your parameters and triggers on a test server that isn't being treated like a glorified sneak peek.