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[MechLord71]

I have heard that PGI only brings up test for short times. With that said, and considering the fact that it is 4 Jun, has anyone heard of the Clan mechs either being on or going to be on the test server? Has anyone, beyond the devs, had an opportunity to play the clan mechs?

Sorry if this has all been covered before.

[Sephlock]

MechLord71, on 04 June 2014 - 01:26 PM, said:

I have heard that PGI only brings up test for short times. With that said, and considering the fact that it is 4 Jun, has anyone heard of the Clan mechs either being on or going to be on the test server? Has anyone, beyond the devs, had an opportunity to play the clan mechs?

Sorry if this has all been covered before.

The secret squirrels probably have.

[SgtMagor]

oh, I bet there's bunch of NDAs flying around

[Corbenik]

I think Russ said on Twitter they are testing the June 17th stuff internally now once we got the june 3rd patch in they started working with the full on clan patch for test.

[LordKnightFandragon]

Corbenik, on 04 June 2014 - 01:50 PM, said:

I think Russ said on Twitter they are testing the June 17th stuff internally now once we got the june 3rd patch in they started working with the full on clan patch for test.

So they will be on test for us to play with?

[Toothless]

Trust me, PGI has a solid track record of thoroughly testing things in house befo- oh wait

[Lostdragon]

LordKnightFandragon, on 04 June 2014 - 01:58 PM, said:

So they will be on test for us to play with?

Doubtful, they have not announced a public test of the Clans. They probably will not because inevitably there will be criticism and negative feedback so they probably want to keep that to a minimum (especially if it is legit) in order to sell as many clan packs as possible.

[LordKnightFandragon]

Lostdragon, on 04 June 2014 - 02:03 PM, said:

Doubtful, they have not announced a public test of the Clans. They probably will not because inevitably there will be criticism and negative feedback so they probably want to keep that to a minimum (especially if it is legit) in order to sell as many clan packs as possible.

They have low confidence in their own product then? lol.

[Lostdragon]

LordKnightFandragon, on 04 June 2014 - 02:12 PM, said:

They have low confidence in their own product then? lol.

I would if I were them.

[MechLord71]

That also makes little sense, since other folks have posted that the Devs (do not have the source) stated that clan packs will still be available for purchase after 17 Jun when they release. If that is true and we cannot test before 17 Jun, why not just wait on purchases until after they release and we get a look at what we are actually buying. Since that method makes sense,you would think folks would wait (maybe not). Why not just show us the product now so we can help fix it? Is PGI really that bad?

Edited by MechLord71, 04 June 2014 - 02:17 PM.

[C E Dwyer]

I would expect an external test with clan chasis to be at the same level as the pheonix mechs

[Corbenik]

They are probably not doing a public test since, it seems they don't do many of those anyways especially with a preorder product no try before you buy.

[BARBAR0SSA]

Actually a successful public test to see how everything works...if I could do that right now I'd spend the 240 rather than sit here and wait for details before upgrading.

[Corbenik]

btw idk how to embed that twitter stuff but this was a reply he had concerning the clan logos on how fast a switch could be made.
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[color=#66B5D2]@[/color]TheRoadbeer [color=#66B5D2]@[/color]Tru3b0rn nope could be made tomorrow. But the June 17th build entered test today. LOTS to test. Need to focus on bug fixes...

[Harathan]

MechLord71, on 04 June 2014 - 02:17 PM, said:

Is PGI really that bad?

Does the Pope poop in the woods? Are bears Catholic?

Edited by Harathan, 04 June 2014 - 02:30 PM.

[Iqfish]

Sephlock, on 04 June 2014 - 01:27 PM, said:

The secret squirrels probably have.

SHHHHHHH!!!

[darkkterror]

Sephlock, on 04 June 2014 - 01:27 PM, said:

The secret squirrels probably have.

[Sephlock]

I think they should just let the Ghost Bears play with what they have now.

[Kassatsu]

Corbenik, on 04 June 2014 - 02:29 PM, said:

LOTS to test. Need to focus on bug fixes...

Shouldn't they... You know, actually test them then?

Getting a test drive is just a bonus for finding the massive amount of things that no doubt require anything from a half hour hotfix to a twelve hour maintenance and redownload of every single asset related to whatever is broken, BEFORE they ruin the live servers for weeks. There's also bound to be a TON of balance issues that a proper test server could (mostly) fix or at least make less OP/worthless.

There's just one problem with that: It makes sense.

[LordKnightFandragon]

Kassatsu, on 04 June 2014 - 06:25 PM, said:

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Shouldn't they... You know, actually test them then?

Getting a test drive is just a bonus for finding the massive amount of things that no doubt require anything from a half hour hotfix to a twelve hour maintenance and redownload of every single asset related to whatever is broken, BEFORE they ruin the live servers for weeks. There's also bound to be a TON of balance issues that a proper test server could (mostly) fix or at least make less OP/worthless.

There's just one problem with that: It makes sense.

Yeah, making sense, one thing almost all modern day games and companies do not do......

They all serve to convolute and confuse everything in the name of making the all mighty buck....or yen, shekel, rubel, deustchmark...w/e.....yeah I spelled half those wrong....