SE needs help for testing their servers before 5.0

**Yshnal** · 04-23-2019 02:10 AM

Originally Posted by Gaealiege

So they want the players to do free testing for them?

I'll pass.

How do you expect them to do a stress test then? Hiring tens of thousands of people just for that? Or do you want them to do a half-assed test so that you can complain later when the servers do not work? Every game company does it by asking their players' help, as it's the logical thing to do when you want to stress the servers on a live environment.

**Ramesses** · 04-23-2019 02:25 AM

Originally Posted by Gaealiege

So they want the players to do free testing for them?

I'll pass.

This is nothing new and almost all decent MMOs on the global market have been doing this for years... they invite players to an area or event so that they can test the integrity of the servers. That is why it is called a stress test

Here on FFXIV, we did a lot of this for the Dev Team during the Alpha tests and it was a LOT of fun... especially when Yoshi would appear with his charcater in Gridania and we'd flood the area.

**Crushnight** · 04-23-2019 02:43 AM

ooh goody we get given permission to make stuff go:

**TheMightyMollusk** · 04-23-2019 07:44 AM

Originally Posted by Crushnight

ooh goody we get given permission to make stuff go:

Later in the day, SE gets a call from the server maintenance team:

**LyraKuroneko** · 04-23-2019 02:56 AM

Originally Posted by Gaealiege

So they want the players to do free testing for them?

I'll pass.

How is that surprising? Never saw alpha/beta/stress test elsewhere?

Even 14 had tons of alpha/beta. And the good things we got out of it is that they listen to suggestion and opinion. Doesn't sound to bad for me.
As stated by others, even Yoshida himself was here listening.

**Selova** · 04-23-2019 10:08 AM

Originally Posted by Gaealiege

So they want the players to do free testing for them?

I'll pass.

Yeah it's called beta testing. Asking players of the game to help test various things for a smooth launch. Unless for some odd reason, you like spending 48 hours trying to get into a instance duty to progress in the game. I'm impressed that they are actually asking players for help so that the game can have a smooth launch, its common practice in most MMO's to have beta test servers where the players test all elements of the game to hopefully nip any big issues in the bud before it launches. This only really comes as a surprise to people who are either new to MMO's or have only ever played FFXIV. There's nothing wrong with them asking for help.

**Jade3173** · 04-23-2019 11:03 AM

I'll be ready to help test if the server hamsters are well fed or not. Provided I can log on for the FATE. I got my Ixion rewards but I actually LIKE the fact SE seems to be concerned with the state of their servers going into an expansion so will help by going and getting myself DC'd cause everyone, their chocobo, and minion will be there

**Shougun** · 04-23-2019 02:15 AM

I hope I can get the rewards for this FATE, because it seems my fate is to never see Ixion

. Always offline or away when the dang horse spawns lol.

I wont get too salty (

) if I can't just because server crashes but I'm hoping the servers can take it, go servers go bear my weight please~

**AnnaRosa** · 04-23-2019 02:16 AM

Originally Posted by Loki

Let's do this everyone for giving them some time for adjusting things for reducing the % of bad surprises at 5.0 launch ^^

Personnally i appreciate the fact they ask us that.

Will do my best to help.

**Shougun** · 04-23-2019 02:18 AM

Originally Posted by AnnaRosa

Want to help how can I?

Schedule
Specific times in late April to mid-May

Details
Throughout the above period, the large-scale FATE “A Horse Outside” will spawn at specific times.

How to Participate
We will announce the World in which the FATE has spawned in the form of an in-game system message. We ask players to join the FATE by using the World Visit system.

* We will not announce the precise location or spawn time for the FATE in advance.
* There may be times where players cannot enter the FATE area due to restrictions on the maximum number of players.

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...324326febe62bf

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