Forced Beta Test

[Ravager]

Originally Posted by eqravenprince [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Forced beta test, isn't that what Sony usually went Live with. I'd say just go live with what you have. Win win. Economy is already borked. What's the worst that could happen.

Pretty much this. This entire project has been a perpetual beta test anyway.

[Dis_Still_Mornin]

Rogean smart. He knows you don't want the red population involved at all with beta testing. Keeps them distracted with kunark pixels.

[SamwiseRed]

lol

[Glenzig]

Oooh. Very interdasting. This should push Velious up by quite a bit. I hope.

[Cecily]

Lol do Skyshrine for CS key hilarity.

[Pint]

I knew I was going to spend all holiday weekend in norrath, guess I better bring some furs.

[falkun]

Will this period be Velious only, or will the Beta server have all of Everquest available? My high elf paladin could use some time in Hate to collect the piece for ND, which has been unavailable until now.

[Ele]

Originally Posted by falkun [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Will this period be Velious only, or will the Beta server have all of Everquest available? My high elf paladin could use some time in Hate to collect the piece for ND, which has been unavailable until now.

Nature's Defender isn't getting added to Beta. It will be available in a post-release patch update.

Originally Posted by nilbog [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Pending update, you may ask the Velious Beta Banker for some items only obtainable in the old world. To summarize, all of the listed Fusibility Research items, Velium Focus items, Mighty Snowfang Hero, and Crest of the Wood Nymphs.

Spirit of Garzicor and Nature's Defender will need to wait, as those are related to post-Velious revamps.

[Cecily]

Better yet collect me some. Wyntir is 217? tailoring. I need to test out combines.

[Tankdan]

I'm hoping the Devs give us a goal on what they would like tested this weekend. I personally raid beta 1 or 2 times per week and I feel as though the raiding aspect of things is outpacing the fixing of the bugs and pathing etc.

For objectives such as testing quest turn ins, there isnt much we can do. In any given raid, there's only a few quest pieces that drop (especially when trash doesnt need to be killed). If you want quest items tested, I'd suggest upping the drop rate 1000% on mobs dropping armor, gem quests, on beta only.

For purely dragon boss testing, you could get rid of trash mobs (or significantly nerf them temporarily) to avoid the hours and hours it takes to clear to some of the mobs.

A lot of Beta just isnt beatable in Kunark gear+Low beta numbers that guilds are pulling. Maybe offer a Velious geared buff bot to give a better shot at the end content.

Those are just some ideas off top of my head that might speed up the process of testing.