TWO Training Rooms?
By
Aggelakis,
Posted on: 2010-03-23 14:46 in The Global Training Room Test Server
OB today maybe?guess not just tried to login and nothing.......I mean why open up another training room if its not in OB yet. Makes no sense at all.Come on devs open the Test server up already .
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Just wondering Jacks, but what makes you so sure that the version on the test servers is even ready for an Open Beta? |
Originally Posted by Jacks Assortment
OB today maybe?guess not just tried to login and nothing.......I mean why open up another training room if its not in OB yet. Makes no sense at all.Come on devs open the Test server up already .
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Using the second training room as an excuse is flimsy at best. Here's why: The developers often pull an existing Server's player list and the current auction house inventory into the Beta servers in order to seed a test server instance with a large number of non-beta characters.
While yes, players can do this for themselves using the character to test transfer system, transferring single characters can be quite time-consuming.
O.o..........i checked and its not open yet. I check daily to see if it is tbh. I'm wondering why would they need 2 training rooms. If your testing certain content dont you want a small amount of people in CB and not a large amount. Having a larger amount imo seems like it'd extend the CB way longer than many have predicted.
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Perhaps I mis-phrased my statement:|
Originally Posted by Jacks Assortment
O.o..........i checked and its not open yet. I check daily to see if it is tbh. I'm wondering why would they need 2 training rooms. If your testing certain content dont you want a small amount of people in CB and not a large amount. Having a larger amount imo seems like it'd extend the CB way longer than many have predicted.
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The more accurate term is Wider Level Range.
Yes, the developers want a smaller amount of players who understand what a Beta is, and are going to provide useful feedback and testing, feedback and testing that Open Beta's generally do not provide.
However, there still is the issue of players on the test server that have only transferred one or two characters in, or only have one or two characters created on the test server.
Importing an existing server's character list allows the developers to have a wider range of avatars available for testers to use, without requiring those testers to sit at the transfer queu and manually select which characters to transfer over. It's a LOT QUICKER for the developers to do the import themselves.
Note: Would suggest that people try to log into the Test Server. Although you won't be able to actually log in, it seems that CoX auto-detects your graphics card and notifies you if it can use Ultra-Mode and at what setting (at the login screen).
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I went there, downloaded the patch, and YES!!!!!|
Originally Posted by Yogi_Bare
Note: Would suggest that people try to log into the Test Server. Although you won't be able to actually log in, it seems that CoX auto-detects your graphics card and notifies you if it can use Ultra-Mode and at what setting (at the login screen).
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My video card is up to snuff for Ultra Mode
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Originally Posted by Yogi_Bare
Note: Would suggest that people try to log into the Test Server. Although you won't be able to actually log in, it seems that CoX auto-detects your graphics card and notifies you if it can use Ultra-Mode and at what setting (at the login screen).
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Could folks say what their video cards are, by chance?
Radeon hd 5850 here.
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I'm not sure how much I can say without Empulse and Castle hunting me down and gutting me like a trout...|
Originally Posted by Psyte
Could folks say what their video cards are, by chance?
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but I can tell you that the system just seems to check to see whether or not your drivers support OpenGL 3.0.
Even if you get the pop-up, it may, or may not, mean that you can actually use ultra-mode features.
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Prometheus: You're going to find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on your point of view.
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Just out of curiosity I popped over to see what it would say about my (ancient) video card. It said nothing, but I'm fairly sure I heard laughing.
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I was hoping for no drawbacks on this but there is the possibility that what it says and what the player can actually do may end up being 2 different things.|
Originally Posted by je_saist
I'm not sure how much I can say without Empulse and Castle hunting me down and gutting me like a trout...
but I can tell you that the system just seems to check to see whether or not your drivers support OpenGL 3.0. Even if you get the pop-up, it may, or may not, mean that you can actually use ultra-mode features. |
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*Arc #95278-Gathering the Four Winds -3 step arc; challenging - 5 Ratings/3 Stars (still working out the kinks)
*Arc #177826-Lights, Camera, Scream! - 3 step arc, camp horror; try out in 1st person POV - 35 Ratings/4 Stars
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lmao!
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Originally Posted by Redbone
Just out of curiosity I popped over to see what it would say about my (ancient) video card. It said nothing, but I'm fairly sure I heard laughing.
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Apparently, I play "City of Shakespeare"
*Arc #95278-Gathering the Four Winds -3 step arc; challenging - 5 Ratings/3 Stars (still working out the kinks)
*Arc #177826-Lights, Camera, Scream! - 3 step arc, camp horror; try out in 1st person POV - 35 Ratings/4 Stars
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Understood. Still exciting, though.|
Originally Posted by je_saist
I'm not sure how much I can say without Empulse and Castle hunting me down and gutting me like a trout...
but I can tell you that the system just seems to check to see whether or not your drivers support OpenGL 3.0. Even if you get the pop-up, it may, or may not, mean that you can actually use ultra-mode features. |
I figure if you can get that far without being in the CB, then its fair game. Could be wrong.
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lol!! |
Originally Posted by redbone
just out of curiosity i popped over to see what it would say about my (ancient) video card. It said nothing, but i'm fairly sure i heard laughing.
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Me: From a certain point of view?
Prometheus: You're going to find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on your point of view.
Me: You're right about that. Power Blast is very pretty from a certain point of view. But that point of view is not head-on. <Kaboom> - Arcanaville.
Why are there two training rooms?
Simple. They are testing I17's In-Game E-Mail Attachment Feature. They need a 2nd server to make SURE that you can access your attachments across all servers.
They did the same thing when they were first testing the Consignment House, and again when first testing Character Transfers.
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Saying it can use ultramode on a ATI 3650, here.|
Originally Posted by Psyte
Could folks say what their video cards are, by chance?
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Actualy a little suprised at that.
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Well, its not projecting expected performance... Of course, I've no idea how a 3650 stacks up to anything - darn numbering schemes |
Originally Posted by Big_Lunk_NA
Saying it can use ultramode on a ATI 3650, here.
Actualy a little suprised at that. |
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well, my biggest concern was whether the chipset was up to date enough to use the new shaders and whatnot.|
Originally Posted by Psyte
Well, its not projecting expected performance... Of course, I've no idea how a 3650 stacks up to anything - darn numbering schemes
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I'm reasonably sure the rest of my system could handle it, and the card still has a fair bit of kick (wouldnt run a mothership rade in ultra though), but that would all be moot if it was incompatible.
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Yeah, that makes sense. I missed the part where you could mail items across servers, though. But it seems like that would throw off server economies, I would think.
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Originally Posted by Kheldarn
Why are there two training rooms?
Simple. They are testing I17's In-Game E-Mail Attachment Feature. They need a 2nd server to make SURE that you can access your attachments across all servers. They did the same thing when they were first testing the Consignment House, and again when first testing Character Transfers. |
So... interesting stuff since the training room patch today. As soon as the login screen appears, it prompts you about Ultra Mode and asks if you want to use the new settings. Additionally, there are TWO training rooms on the server selection menu. I wonder what features they could be testing, or if they plan on significantly increasing the number of testers and/or starting open beta soon.