Most of us agree that the PTR is a playground for testing content for future patches, so that Blizzard can fix any eventual problems. But perhaps there is more to extract from the influx of players queueing to get in to the PTR, namely that the seasons are simply too long? It would be interesting if Blizzard inferred this from the PTR queues and from the forum feedbacks and decided to provide an alternative for players who desire shorter seasons. Personally, I would love to see a shorter and more intense (third) ladder option, spanning no more than a month.
Im used playing world of tanks, when they have a test server of upcoming patch u can always get in and test all content, why should this be different blizz are just cheap and the excuse for a server that low capacity dont hold any waters? everyone should be able to play some the whole thing if server is full means its working and u can sit there like idiot wait to get in is already old.... then it shouldnt be called public and they make blue posts how everyone can play it.. yea right.
Im used playing world of tanks, when they have a test server of upcoming patch u can always get in and test all content, why should this be different blizz are just cheap and the excuse for a server that low capacity dont hold any waters? everyone should be able to play some the whole thing if server is full means its working and u can sit there like idiot wait to get in is already old.... then it shouldnt be called public and they make blue posts how everyone can play it.. yea right.
Yikes. The childish idiocy is strong here. I hate to use the word "entitled" as it's been overused for years. But come on dude. If you want to play Diablo, they have servers for that. They are incredibly stable and have VERY little downtime. I've never heard of issues regarding overpopulation. The test servers are not your game. They are a place you can volunteer to help the game developers. Perhaps you should read the other 8 million posts that say this same thing. Your attitude makes you sound 13.
I have to agree with swebarb though, Blizzards Server for PTR (not only D3) are really poor, compared to say World of Tanks or WarThunder (also big companies with big playerbase). Obviously a lot of people want to test out new content before it goes live, that's totally normal and should not be judged as a negative thing, especially when Blizzard promotes the PTR as "public". That means everyone is invited, not just the die-hard fan or serious tester, the demand for PTR D3 has always been this high, it's really weird that Blizzard does not want to provide a little more resources so more people can test the new content reasonably. So far my experience with 2.3 PTR has been:
Play 2 hours when PTR got live, endless queue times, giving up after 2 days. Got to play 2 hours on Monday, get terminated. I have not tested a single piece of new content except unlocking the cube, not once could I store the power of a legendary, thus I, as a valid customer of upcoming content can not give feedback. The feedback Blizzard gets is not represented by me so that's a bummer.
Great. Your argument is valid. This is the first time in this thread I've seen a cogent description of this complaint without sounding whiny or voicing silly expectations. I still don't think it means Blizzard needs to do anything. The PTR is not a game they are offering you to play. As far as I know its primary purpose is for bug testing, not for soliciting player opinions on content. Plus there could be quite a bit of testing involving player thresholds and how the servers react when at or near capacity.
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Most of us agree that the PTR is a playground for testing content for future patches, so that Blizzard can fix any eventual problems. But perhaps there is more to extract from the influx of players queueing to get in to the PTR, namely that the seasons are simply too long? It would be interesting if Blizzard inferred this from the PTR queues and from the forum feedbacks and decided to provide an alternative for players who desire shorter seasons. Personally, I would love to see a shorter and more intense (third) ladder option, spanning no more than a month.
Im used playing world of tanks, when they have a test server of upcoming patch u can always get in and test all content, why should this be different blizz are just cheap and the excuse for a server that low capacity dont hold any waters? everyone should be able to play some the whole thing if server is full means its working and u can sit there like idiot wait to get in is already old.... then it shouldnt be called public and they make blue posts how everyone can play it.. yea right.
"Do you guys not have phones?"
Yikes. The childish idiocy is strong here. I hate to use the word "entitled" as it's been overused for years. But come on dude. If you want to play Diablo, they have servers for that. They are incredibly stable and have VERY little downtime. I've never heard of issues regarding overpopulation. The test servers are not your game. They are a place you can volunteer to help the game developers. Perhaps you should read the other 8 million posts that say this same thing. Your attitude makes you sound 13.
Great. Your argument is valid. This is the first time in this thread I've seen a cogent description of this complaint without sounding whiny or voicing silly expectations. I still don't think it means Blizzard needs to do anything. The PTR is not a game they are offering you to play. As far as I know its primary purpose is for bug testing, not for soliciting player opinions on content. Plus there could be quite a bit of testing involving player thresholds and how the servers react when at or near capacity.