Nebdar Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 (edited) Developer Update: Warzone Arenas | 08.15.2013, 10:03 PM http://www.swtor.com/community/devtracker.php Hey folks, While talking about Warzone Arenas, I want to tell you all about something Alex and I have been hinting at...the ability to play against some devs in Arenas! That's right, tomorrow when 2.4 is live on PTS there will be a 4-man dev team in the queue with you. Let me spell out the exact details on why, when, and how. Why? As we often do with PTS we have some specific things we want to test. We figure what better way to drum up a little extra excitement around the Game Update then to get in there with you guys and play it right there with you. This will also allow us an opportunity to do something we also haven't done yet, play Warzone Arenas in the live environment! Lastly, what player wouldn't jump at the chance to fight some devs in Arenas!? When? Our current plan is that we will do this tomorrow night from 5-7 PM CDT. Note that if we hit any issues with bringing up PTS tomorrow in a timely manner, we could push this out. How? Simple! All you have to do is grab 3 friends, and join the team ranked queue. We will be playing Arenas in that queue nonstop from 5-7 so hop on and you might just get a chance to take us on! Here are some additional things I want to point out. We will not be in-game to answer questions or anything like that so even if you play against us, we intend to talk only with our weapons! Speaking of "we," let me tell you who you can expect to see in-game. Our 4 man team will be following characters: BWMusco BWPow BWSorc BWMerc As you can see, I will be one of the players. Just to avoid any internet trolling all I will say is other folks who you will see in Arena tests besides us on the community team include members of the dev team, including some folks from our Combat/PvP team! One thing I want to stress as that the 4 names I mentioned above and ONLY those 4 names will be representing BioWare during that exact time. If during that test, or anytime besides that, you see someone on PTS who has similar naming and is claiming to be a BioWare employee, they are not. Not only are they not an employee, I would ask that you immediately send me a PM here on the forums to let me know of their action (do not submit an in-game CS ticket). This is a definite breach of our ToS and appropriate action will be taken. If you want to get in on this action I recommend that you follow the directions below on accessing PTS. This will let you get started on the patching process but note you will not be able to play on PTS until tomorrow! Then tomorrow when PTS is live you can transfer your character and get ready to hop in the queue. Thanks folks, looking forward to getting in and mixing it up in Arenas with you all. -eric PS - If you do not know how to access PTS, here are some handy instructions: 1. Log in to the Star Wars: The Old Republic launcher using your username and password. 2. Click the Settings button (gear) in the bottom left corner of the launcher 3. Under “Enable Public Test Server Access”, select “Yes” 4. Click “Save” 5. Now the bottom left corner will have two buttons: select the new button next to settings 6. Under "Pick an Environment" select "Public Test" 7. Click "Next" and you will begin patching on the Public Test Server* 8. Click "Play" I hope all of you guys that claim to be the best will join this and record your heroic victories Edited August 16, 2013 by Nebdar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siphorus Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Lol why would they run a PT? that class is useless in pvp/pve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankqull Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Lol why would they run a PT? that class is useless in pvp/pve i´m doing a extreamly wild guess - to test some PT changes regarding balance? i know its quite unbelievable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evolixe Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Would be nice to know what 5-7 that is. Because I definitely want in on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackNader Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 I would say that they are running those classes to test viability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFireShadow Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Would be nice to know what 5-7 that is. Because I definitely want in on this. http://www.worldtimebuddy.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evolixe Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 http://www.worldtimebuddy.com/ I didn't ask for a time converter. I asked what time they are using. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akabane_k Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Would be nice to know what 5-7 that is. Because I definitely want in on this. CDT, which is gmt -6:00, if i am not mistaken, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankqull Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 CDT, which is gmt -6:00, if i am not mistaken, minus would be somewhere in sibiria (russia) its + 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainamoinen Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Would be nice to know what 5-7 that is. Because I definitely want in on this. 5-7 PM CDT /5char Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evolixe Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 minus would be somewhere in sibiria (russia) its + 6 http://www.worldtimebuddy.com/cdt-to-cest-converter CDT apparently is CEST - 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainamoinen Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 minus would be somewhere in sibiria (russia) its + 6 Nope, London is ahead of Austin, Texas. So 11pm London is 5pm Austin (i.e. they're -6 hours). Starting at 12pm for most of Europe. Don't worry, the Catholic Church found it terribly confusing and aggravating for centuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gren-Aluren Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Lol why would they run a PT? that class is useless in pvp/pve They are useless in big warzones with tons of damage flying around. No reason they can't perform well in a small team fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorojus Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 *Starts downloading 11 GB PTS patch just for this* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggzy Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Really looking forward to watch some streams! Wonder if the devs can put up a fight, good luck pvp bros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebdar Posted August 16, 2013 Author Share Posted August 16, 2013 http://www.worldtimebuddy.com/ it look like it will start at 12 pm my time an little late Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technohic Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Noon is late? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakev- Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Kill some devs for removing 8v8 ranked? Im in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyDragonflame Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 BWMusco BWPow BWSorc BWMerc It means: 1. Devs playing Imperials - another one sign of BW' imperial favoritism 2. Most viable classes for arenas - with self healing and stealth detection; i'm sure what Eric playing operative healer. Sorc, merc and powertech tank all ranged, have aoe stealth breaker or stealth scans, which prevent for full stealth-team 3. Merc and sorc are most strong dps classes according current wz data - and ranged, burst, self-healing + electronet of merc for any enemy melee. Electronet is Arena-breaking thing indeed. Sorc have force barrier against anything. Operative healer have escape. 4. Interesting using powertech tank instead of jugg tank. Stealth scan + harpoon so useful? Hmmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcoast Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Hopefully someone will Fraps or video stream these matches.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammennn Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 It means: 1. Devs playing Imperials - another one sign of BW' imperial favoritism 2. Most viable classes for arenas - with self healing and stealth detection; i'm sure what Eric playing operative healer. Sorc, merc and powertech tank all ranged, have aoe stealth breaker or stealth scans, which prevent for full stealth-team 3. Merc and sorc are most strong dps classes according current wz data - and ranged, burst, self-healing + electronet of merc for any enemy melee. Electronet is Arena-breaking thing indeed. Sorc have force barrier against anything. Operative healer have escape. 4. Interesting using powertech tank instead of jugg tank. Stealth scan + harpoon so useful? Hmmm... I'm ashamed being on the same server as you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galaxivurse Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Lol why would they run a PT? that class is useless in pvp/pve Sounds like you are solely thinking of PT dps. If they run their PT as a tank I do not see a problem whatsoever. However, we can only hope its them checking out tweaks to the dps that has hopefully been buffed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyDragonflame Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 I'm ashamed being on the same server as you. This is free world: you can transfer out there any time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammennn Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 (edited) This is free world: you can transfer out there any time. I'm ashamed being on the same server as you. Edited August 16, 2013 by Sammennn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szczypaczek Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 It means: 1. Devs playing Imperials - another one sign of BW' imperial favoritism 2. Most viable classes for arenas - with self healing and stealth detection; i'm sure what Eric playing operative healer. Sorc, merc and powertech tank all ranged, have aoe stealth breaker or stealth scans, which prevent for full stealth-team 3. Merc and sorc are most strong dps classes according current wz data - and ranged, burst, self-healing + electronet of merc for any enemy melee. Electronet is Arena-breaking thing indeed. Sorc have force barrier against anything. Operative healer have escape. 4. Interesting using powertech tank instead of jugg tank. Stealth scan + harpoon so useful? Hmmm... wow, lol, troll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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