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This would also remove all reason to play on anything BUT the Test server since you could have a free 50 of any type at any time you so fancy, rendering the levelling process pointless. I could recreate all of my more meaningful characters on the Test server where character slot purchases are free and get them all to 50 within a day.|
Originally Posted by DeProgrammer
It'd be a really wise move if the developers made a few temp powers and auto-granted them to all characters on the test servers: a power that grants XP, a power that grants shards, a power that grants influence, etc. It seems like it'd be relatively effective to develop it internally as a booster pack, since those are given to all accounts on Test/Beta already. Additionally, post a complete change log for the beta testers. A few changes like this would significantly increase the quality of short-term testing, which is all you'll get from most volunteers.
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As much as this helps for testing, giving it out manually with discretion as needed is a far superior approach, as it does not offer what is effectively a x200+ experience server.
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
Samuel_Tow is the only poster that makes me want to punch him in the head more often when I'm agreeing with him than when I'm disagreeing with him.
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When the devs need those things - as in, *during testing,* - they can make the changes they need (see also auto-filled market orders, auto-leveled characters.)
Leave it in their hands to test as they need, not just randomly to whoever as a temp power.
It'd be a really wise move if the developers made a few temp powers and auto-granted them to all characters on the test servers: a power that grants XP, a power that grants shards, a power that grants influence, etc. It seems like it'd be relatively effective to develop it internally as a booster pack, since those are given to all accounts on Test/Beta already. Additionally, post a complete change log for the beta testers. A few changes like this would significantly increase the quality of short-term testing, which is all you'll get from most volunteers.