01-10-2017, 04:57 AM
It has been so nice to see retro wow grow over the course of time it's been around. It has a nice player base and a lot of dedicated players at that. One chief complaint I noticed however, (and I don't say this to be critical or unnecessarily negative) is in regards to certain spells either being bugged or not working correctly. I also understand that these are not things that can be fixed overnight, nor is it a 1 step process.
Consequently, my suggestion is this: Open up a private test realm, similar to the AV realm, in which players who are interested in seriously testing spells/abilities/talents can apply to in order to assist in writing accurate bug reports.
No, I'm not asking for a ptr with free naxx gear, the focus is ideally on player abilities testing which wouldn't really require anything other than the current vendor gear. It occurs to me that having a competent volunteer base that can accurately submit bug reports in a more constructive manner than a forum post would benefit the staff as well as the player base, since they can then see what is being worked on.
I understand that's a big ask. "Hey please create a new server ty bye"- But it's a bit more than that: Retro-Wow is starting to see players that A) Understand how abilities are broken and are B) More willing to make reports about it than in prior months (or even last year). Simply establishing a way for players to submit and track bugs such as github would be a step in the right direction in terms of opening up a line of communication with the devs and players that want to help them and the server.
Consequently, my suggestion is this: Open up a private test realm, similar to the AV realm, in which players who are interested in seriously testing spells/abilities/talents can apply to in order to assist in writing accurate bug reports.
No, I'm not asking for a ptr with free naxx gear, the focus is ideally on player abilities testing which wouldn't really require anything other than the current vendor gear. It occurs to me that having a competent volunteer base that can accurately submit bug reports in a more constructive manner than a forum post would benefit the staff as well as the player base, since they can then see what is being worked on.
I understand that's a big ask. "Hey please create a new server ty bye"- But it's a bit more than that: Retro-Wow is starting to see players that A) Understand how abilities are broken and are B) More willing to make reports about it than in prior months (or even last year). Simply establishing a way for players to submit and track bugs such as github would be a step in the right direction in terms of opening up a line of communication with the devs and players that want to help them and the server.