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[Sarlic]

So little replies about the short rebalance phase.

[Koniving]

ball0fire, on 19 October 2015 - 06:25 PM, said:

even have your earnings goto yah main live server account

Simply allow my PTS earnings go to my live account so I'm not wasting my "earning" time...and I'd be happy to play in it.

[Livewyr]

Koniving, on 21 October 2015 - 11:15 AM, said:

Simply allow my PTS earnings go to my live account so I'm not wasting my "earning" time...and I'd be happy to play in it.

I don't think it's quite that simple.

If I had to guess, given that it is entirely a different client, I imagine it runs on seperate servers entirely (ones that are running a different build entirely since just about everything in the game is server authoritative)

That being why they take a snapshot of your account a few days before the PTS.

I think the most reasonable reward system would be a "test amount" based reward system. (Sort of like a low matchscore Tourney, but for the PTS)

[Koniving]

Livewyr, on 22 October 2015 - 04:01 AM, said:

I think the most reasonable reward system would be a "test amount" based reward system. (Sort of like a low matchscore Tourney, but for the PTS)

Document earnings and inject.

Though a test amount reward system sounds good. Testing for X amount of time, get paid X amount. Or perhaps -- and this I feel is important -- a Testing Checklist of things to try to do with rewards based on what you've done. Even if its just cbills, something for my time.

I used to love doing it with the idea of improving the game... but after years of bringing up the same ongoing issues where it takes over 3 years to finally see that ECM cloakshield is an issue when it's been said from day one... little said or done will actually get them to fix issues that come up short of bugs. Without that satisfaction, I need a reason to bother putting in a second copy of the game, and keeping it updated for testing, let alone actually testing.

Edited by Koniving, 22 October 2015 - 04:10 AM.

[Livewyr]

Koniving, on 22 October 2015 - 04:05 AM, said:

I used to love doing it with the idea of improving the game... but after years of bringing up the same ongoing issues where it takes over 3 years to finally see that ECM cloakshield is an issue when it's been said from day one... little said or done will actually get them to fix issues that come up short of bugs. Without that satisfaction, I need a reason to bother putting in a second copy of the game, and keeping it updated for testing, let alone actually testing.

You've confirmed my suspicions of burnt testers. Too many tests ignored previously...

(which is sad, as this PTS was a legitimate change for the better- for the most part.)

[MechaBattler]

I hope the next pass will be a more complete version of what we can expect to see on live. Possibly we'll see some weapon quirks to distinguish mechs further.

[Leopardo]

and more days to test!!!!!! OMG more days! 10-15

[DevilCrayon]

Having the servers up for more days doesn't help when there aren't enough people online to kick off a match after the 3rd day, which has been the pattern the last two PTS runs.

Edited by DevilCrayon, 23 October 2015 - 12:42 PM.