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Test server for awakening
can we have test server to test the awakened classes just like ktera had?
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What purpose will it serve... Ktera beta test for us anyways. Not like feedback will do anything with awakening broken balances.
So yeah, it wont happen. End of story.
one of the purposes is be familiar with new rotations, some people dont want in day 1 of the awakening patch do [filtered] damage because they dont have a clue how to use his new skills in the new rotation or how to do a proper suport if healer.
Or just....Spend day one hitting a dummy-like thing (IE one of those golem/the crystal in Ghilli) to test new rotations
It will be day 1 of the patch, don't expect people to be godly on [filtered] day 1....it's like asking "ABBATROS ABYSS HARD MODE +9 EXP ONLY!" Day 1 when it's released when no-one knows wtf they're doing
THIS, actually makes sense: testing out if our own NA servers can hold up their task.
Like, we're getting the patch pushed down our throats like it or not, buggy or not. BUT, we can make sure we clear up the worst server related issues before it goes live, nice idea.
only "some " else ?
will be nice if eme put temp server like wonderholme for do crazy stuff 1 or 2 weeks like in ktera ( talents, somes talisman lakan gear, )
So yeah, it wont happen. End of story.
All the features on that server could have been done on a normal server. There was nothing new about that server other than "fun"
It was to test a different data center and see whether it was better or worse for people's ping times. So yeah, they only turned on events for fun. But they have also created test servers in the past for PvP tournaments as well, in addition to having closed "pre-release" testing servers for new major patches, so it's not impossible they could do various things if they had the time or need to do it.
I think they used to create Canyon Clash servers too, where they imported/remade your character somehow for you to participate on the event wasn't it? Or at least something like this.
It was if I recall either a cloud computing service test, or a different location test. I bet more on the cloud computing thing, cause pretty much everyone said they had higher ping but always stable, regardless of crazy stuff going on.
And then, they ended up closing the server with a Spacecats stream where they "stress tested" it (aka troll overloaded it on purpose) and crashed it madly, ending with a bang
Yeah, it was testing a cloud service provider. IIRC, people traced the IP address at the time and found it was hosted in Azure (Microsoft's cloud platform).
Since it did ran smoother than normal servers, I wonder if it's got more to do with people count there, or if it's raw power. Being the later, would be interesting to know which CPU architecture would work the best for the TERA's server code. After all it's a lost battle to try to hope for server code optimization, so maybe switching to another architecture (like from x86-63 server CPUs to multiple Tesla graphics parallel processors or such) that can run it better would be a nice decision.
Yes, I know this takes investment but eh...