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    Do they ever give any kind of warning when some testing is coming up?

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    Quote Originally Posted by fatherpirate View Post
    Do they ever give any kind of warning when some testing is coming up?
    Yes before the server comes up

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    Quote Originally Posted by fatherpirate View Post
    Do they ever give any kind of warning when some testing is coming up?
    Testing?

    To my knowledge, "testing" only occurs on Lamannia or possibly a server internal to SSG to which most players don't have access.

    Do you mean some sort of warning about the servers going down? If so, yes, there's usually an in-game warning in one of the chat channels 30 mins or so before they go down. Sometimes the warning is less than a half hour and sometimes there's no warning at all, though.
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    The release notes themselves are essentially the same as was seen on Lamannia most recently.
    This^, in so many words, is how you say time and feedback on Lamannia are wasted.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arkat View Post
    Testing?

    To my knowledge, "testing" only occurs on Lamannia or possibly a server internal to SSG to which most players don't have access.

    Do you mean some sort of warning about the servers going down? If so, yes, there's usually an in-game warning in one of the chat channels 30 mins or so before they go down. Sometimes the warning is less than a half hour and sometimes there's no warning at all, though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Arkat View Post
    Testing?

    To my knowledge, "testing" only occurs on Lamannia or possibly a server internal to SSG to which most players don't have access.

    Do you mean some sort of warning about the servers going down? If so, yes, there's usually an in-game warning in one of the chat channels 30 mins or so before they go down. Sometimes the warning is less than a half hour and sometimes there's no warning at all, though.
    Dude, this >>> IS <<< the Lamannia Discussion thread ... where in the heck did you think you were?
    This >>> IS <<< where testing on Lamannia is discussed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fatherpirate View Post
    Dude, this >>> IS <<< the Lamannia Discussion thread ... where in the heck did you think you were?
    Sorry, I didn't realize we were in the Lamannia forums.

    The answer is yes, they do tell us ahead of time by like a day or so.

    Check the Lamannia Dev Tracker here occasionally to see when they're going to bring it up.
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    The release notes themselves are essentially the same as was seen on Lamannia most recently.
    This^, in so many words, is how you say time and feedback on Lamannia are wasted.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fatherpirate View Post
    Dude, this >>> IS <<< the Lamannia Discussion thread ... where in the heck did you think you were?
    This >>> IS <<< where testing on Lamannia is discussed.
    Keep in mind that most people do not search threads by type, but rather use the new post and dev tracker. Also keep in mind you asked about testing, which is never avaialable to most players. Lamania is a preview server, not a test server. I do not think the response to the query was justified or appropriate.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fatherpirate View Post
    Do they ever give any kind of warning when some testing is coming up?
    There is no testing. Only "preview".

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    Quote Originally Posted by Artos_Fabril View Post
    There is no testing. Only "preview".
    Correct
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    Quote Originally Posted by Artos_Fabril View Post
    There is no testing. Only "preview".
    true

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    Quote Originally Posted by Artos_Fabril View Post
    There is no testing. Only "preview".
    Correct. I think as the OP is understanding the term, though, the answer is we typically try to get a preview thread up around a day before it opens IF WE CAN. Depends a lot on what is being previewed and how the process of getting it ready to preview is going, but that's the general idea.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cordovan View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Artos_Fabril View Post
    There is no testing. Only "preview".
    Correct. I think as the OP is understanding the term, though, the answer is we typically try to get a preview thread up around a day before it opens IF WE CAN. Depends a lot on what is being previewed and how the process of getting it ready to preview is going, but that's the general idea.
    Wow. Never expected anyone to just come out and say it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Artos_Fabril View Post
    Wow. Never expected anyone to just come out and say it.
    Says it right on the forum

    “Welcome to Lamannia, home of DDO content previews! Try the latest features coming to a future DDO update! Be sure to check the announcements for Lamannia server uptime/status!”

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    Quote Originally Posted by Oxarhamar View Post
    Says it right on the forum

    “Welcome to Lamannia, home of DDO content previews! Try the latest features coming to a future DDO update! Be sure to check the announcements for Lamannia server uptime/status!”
    Yeah, but the admission that there's no testing is... well it's been clear for a long time, but to see it in print from an employee

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    Quote Originally Posted by Artos_Fabril View Post
    Wow. Never expected anyone to just come out and say it.
    LOL. Cordovan is a straight-up guy and will answer a question if he can, even if you DON'T like the answer. The man's got integrity.

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