Ulduar on PTR...

[Rakshasi]

Quote from: Daelo (Source: blue.mmo-champion.com/12/15198911211-ulduar-ptr-testing-information.html)

"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!"


Let me know if any of you are interested in checking this out on some off nights... I may end up loading up on flasks then copying my character to Ptr, for some early Ulduar goodness.

[Dansus]

might be.

[gbsilk]

Well I for one could see a crack WM team hitting all the bosses we can on the PTR.

This would require something of a time commitment I'd imagine - they are talking about only leaving the boss up for a short while meaning that potentially we could be raiding on a Monday.

If we are going to do it we need to build a team of 11-12 raiders who plan to be available for most of it.

Is there any interest in this?

[greeegit]

I could perhaps be persuaded to have a crack at it...

[santhi]

sounds very cool...

[apollor]

If you want to do this, each person will need to do a few things first. If you haven't played in the PTR before, here's a quick run down:

Goto the WorldofWarcraft website, and find the PTR link, follow it... and:
a) download the PTR client install. this is fairly large. about 1Gb last time I pulled it down.
b) Copy your toons to the PTR. Can take as little as 5mins, or upto a day to copy the toon over. All your current spec, equipped items, your bank and bag contents gets copied. No guild info is duplicated however. You would be guildless.
c) Once there, we just need to find each other. ;-) You will be prompted for a Toon name change, normally you don't need to so if able take your current toon name, it will make it easier to find you ;-).
d) I'd suggest joining a chat channel such as "DathWM" so you can find each other easier.

Also, traditionally items on the PTR's AH are a rip off, to make life easier I would suggest that someone with significant gold reserves copies a toon, or we temporarily give the guild bank gold to some trustworthy soul to allow it to be copied over. This would make life easier on the PTR for getting pots, flasks etc. That is, if you can't get them together on the real realms.

Also, you can copy multiple toons, so if you have gold pile it on one toon and request a copy. Once it's visible in the PTR. Login to the real realm and move your gold to your next toon, logout and then request that toon be copied over. This way you get two times the gold for no effort Same holds true for flasks/herbs/shards etc etc etc.

All said and done however, you can either go and debug some game content where you'll be pretty much guaranteed to experience bugged fights and content. Or you can spend time improving your real toon where it counts forever :-)

As much as I'd like to see Ulduar, I'd seriously rather get my stuff sorted where it will be of use when it really arrives in a few weeks (?) time anyway. ;-)

-Apo

[sidara2]

Dear Rhodam,

If this drops, I'll be rolling on it.

static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2009/march/twistedvisage.jpg

Love,

Sidara.

P.S. Especially as it LOOKS LIKE ONE OF THOSE HOBBY HORSES WE USED TO HAVE BACK IN THE DAY.

[Rhodam]

Dearest darling Sidara,

Awesome.

Yours always,

RhoDAMN!

[kurima]

Yea, I'll go. Let me know when and I'm there. I'll pull down the PTR client when I get home from work today.

Kur-