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Daelodev

Blizzard Poster

0. Ulduar PTR Testing Information 17/02/2009 12:19:24 PST

Ok, we're getting close to the point where we will need testing of Ulduar boss encounters on PTR, so let's talk about Ulduar testing!

We're going to be performing testing differently than in the past. We're looking for much more targeted feedback, and we don't want to just have the zone freely open and allow extended, unsupervised testing to take place. So, when the PTR servers come up with 3.1.0, by default Ulduar will be turned completely off. We'll instead enable Ulduar and specific bosses during times where the encounter team can observe testing.

Shortly after 3.1.0 PTR is up and running, I'll post a schedule that will indicate when we will open specific bosses to testing. We'll have testing opportunities for both EU and NA region PTRs in their respective prime time playing hours. There might also be a boss or two we do leave up for extended testing, and some bosses will only be tested in either the EU or NA. Some encounters won't be up on the PTR at all! There's 14 boss encounters in Ulduar, there will be lots to test. The schedule will be quite flexible, check in the Dungeons & Raids forum and on the PTR forum for updates.

The first set of boss encounters to get testing will include:

Freya
Thorim
Hodir
The Iron Council

Both 10 player and 25 player versions of the encounters will be open to testing, and we expect players to have nearly full Naxxramas gear. While Jillian McWeaksauce might make appearances on the PTR to provide testing consumables, please try to bring your own.

I hope to see raid groups of many different skill levels on the 3.1.0 PTR servers when they become available!

Cantor

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1. Re: Ulduar PTR Testing Information 17/02/2009 12:25:24 PST

Sounds like fun, I'll be there! Iron Council...Illidari Council v 2.0? Good to know that the Watchers (at least 3 of them) are going to be there, although as a Druid I may be a bit...anxious fighting this aspect of Nature :-( Does anyone know if there are any Horde quests that introduce you to the Watchers of the Temples? I know the Alliance have one that has you analyse them all, but I haven't been able to find anything for the Horde, which could make the bosses a bit perplexing for some people, perhaps.

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2. Re: Ulduar PTR Testing Information 17/02/2009 12:26:47 PST

hope to be able to give some good feedback..

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3. Re: Ulduar PTR Testing Information 17/02/2009 12:29:12 PST

Q u o t e:
We'll have testing opportunities for both EU

So does that mean we'll get an EU PTR server that isn't on the moon?

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4. Re: Ulduar PTR Testing Information 17/02/2009 12:35:12 PST

Nice copy and paste from the US forums.

BTW, how often will EU PTRs have testing uptime? 100%, 75%, 50% of the availability of US testing times, and will they even bother to monitor and report feedback from EU testing?

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Kazzak

5. Re: Ulduar PTR Testing Information 17/02/2009 12:35:25 PST

Let's hope so.

Ty for posting here directly Daelo!

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Daelodev

Blizzard Poster

6. Re: Ulduar PTR Testing Information 17/02/2009 12:39:12 PST

We'll be monitoring the EU PTRs and the EU forums for feedback quite a bit, actually. For us as encounter designers, EU testing is awesome because we can watch testing in your evenings during our normal business hours. There will also be some EU only bosses for PTR testing, along with some NA only bosses.

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Dethecus

7. Re: Ulduar PTR Testing Information 17/02/2009 12:48:36 PST

Q u o t e:
We'll be monitoring the EU PTRs and the EU forums for feedback quite a bit, actually. For us as encounter designers, EU testing is awesome because we can watch testing in your evenings during our normal business hours. There will also be some EU only bosses for PTR testing, along with some NA only bosses.

This is an awesome news for all those EU players which always wanted to participate on the PTRs. Thank you!

Warsaw

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Dentarg

8. Re: Ulduar PTR Testing Information 17/02/2009 12:48:53 PST

Thanks for the heads up, we're ready when you are.

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Arazol

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Ragnaros

9. Re: Ulduar PTR Testing Information 17/02/2009 12:48:55 PST

So we can look forward to PTR in about a week or so?

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10. Re: Ulduar PTR Testing Information 17/02/2009 12:49:38 PST

Q u o t e:
There will also be some EU only bosses for PTR testing, along with some NA only bosses.

Nice. More US vs EU drama is not bad :)

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Zenedar

11. Re: Ulduar PTR Testing Information 17/02/2009 12:52:53 PST

Q u o t e:
We'll be monitoring the EU PTRs and the EU forums for feedback quite a bit, actually. For us as encounter designers, EU testing is awesome because we can watch testing in your evenings during our normal business hours. There will also be some EU only bosses for PTR testing, along with some NA only bosses.

Daelodev , you're my hero. Keep bringing news like that and Ill want your babies <3

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Kazzak

12. Re: Ulduar PTR Testing Information 17/02/2009 12:53:10 PST

Can you assure the EU testers, PTR servers will not fail as miserably as it has done over the last couple of years?

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13. Re: Ulduar PTR Testing Information 17/02/2009 12:54:08 PST

sounds good, if i can convince my guild to dl ptr ill be sure to get some information back for you :>
just don't realease all the bosses please :> i wouldnt mind testing a boss first up instead of getting told all the tactics by our other guildies who insist on following ensidia :P

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Balnazzar

14. Re: Ulduar PTR Testing Information 17/02/2009 12:54:19 PST

Can't wait for it. Thanks for the Direct contact daelo!

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Frostmane

15. Re: Ulduar PTR Testing Information 17/02/2009 12:57:19 PST

If you only open up testing at specific times in the day, how do you plan to keep the servers alive with thousands of people trying to get into the instance, or being in the instance at the same time?

And exactly how do you choose what guild/raid get to test the bosses?

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16. Re: Ulduar PTR Testing Information 17/02/2009 12:57:29 PST

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Dentarg

17. Re: Ulduar PTR Testing Information 17/02/2009 12:57:45 PST

Q u o t e:
Can you assure the EU testers, PTR servers will not fail as miserably as it has done over the last couple of years?

If they want guilds to take a shot at hard-modes for several bosses, then a comfortably playable latency is a requirement and I'm sure they already know this.

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Stormrage

18. Re: Ulduar PTR Testing Information 17/02/2009 13:00:18 PST

Q u o t e:

If they want guilds to take a shot at hard-modes for several bosses, then a comfortably playable latency is a requirement and I'm sure they already know this.

Which hasnt been achived on live yet, its going to take alot of convincing for this to work well.

queues are going to be one problem that may stop guilds from getting online together to test, lets just hope they are stable.

Adya

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Sylvanas

19. Re: Ulduar PTR Testing Information 17/02/2009 13:02:18 PST

Q u o t e:

Which hasnt been achived on live yet, its going to take alot of convincing for this to work well.

queues are going to be one problem that may stop guilds from getting online together to test, lets just hope they are stable.

I imagine there will be at least 3k Queues. I'm being realistic here

Edit: btw Daelo, welcome to the EU forums. Have a draenei female /hug

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