Posted by iTZKooPA on Saturday, November 21st, 2009 - 5 Comments
Tags: class experience, enchanting, gemming, itemization, ptr personal play testing, ptr play testing, ptr testing, rawr
A lot of people responded to the Battle of the Newbs post by listing all of the classes they play, and what level they are. I’m sure just as many were like me, sticking with one class for months, perhaps years. Whatever the reason for your dedication may be, you really should take a spin on the PTR. Assuming you don’t mind running the upcoming instances (you won’t be able to do much else), it is a fantastic place to playtest classes.
Bug testing aside, I think the most useful aspect of the PTR is for rolling another class, and what a fantastic idea that is. Most players believe that the game doesn’t begin till the level cap. So if you’ve been thinking about switching, why not try them out at the level cap on the PTR? Then you won’t have to spend ten days of playtime before you realize that you hate tanking, or can’t stand playing whack-a-mole for hours a night. Feeling incredibly powerful with little to no effort doesn’t hurt either.
Not interested in rolling a new class? Fear not, the PTR offers plenty of incentives for the unadventurous. For instance, Solidsamm is undergeared when compared to his raiding counterparts - I know I’ve beaten this topic to death, but hold on. I’ve always felt that if I had the gear, I could be right up there with the big boys. To test myself I used a character copy, created a rogue decked out in the latest epics, gems and enchants, and proceeded to tear stuff up. Now I can pat myself on the back, confident that I don’t totally suck.
Character copying your same class, or even a character transfer with extra gems on your person, can enable a player to tweak their itemization with no penalties. Want to really investigate what those gems can do for your current gear? Buy up some class-friendly gems (or have a friend use a pre-made and hand you some), transfer, and begin socketing and unsocketing until you find the perfect combination. Jot down the details and you’ll know what to apply on your live character. Of course Rawr can calculate this information for you, but there’s nothing more concrete than seeing the differences in action before they cost you anything.
I think I may go try out a spec I’ve had little experience with, tanking. Then I’ll feel more, possibly less, confident when I verbally assault the player I am trying to heal.
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By Muradun on Saturday, November 21st, 2009 at 6:24 pm
Thats a great idea koopa il go try that out for my priest immediatly
By FozziE on Sunday, November 22nd, 2009 at 1:32 am
I did this all the time on the PTRs. Then I became an alt-o-holic… And now I got more than 10 characters above level 60..
By alphadoom on Sunday, November 22nd, 2009 at 11:58 am
does your account have to be active to play on the test realms?
By hammatime on Monday, November 23rd, 2009 at 2:58 am
no it doesnt have to be active only that you need the client up to date
By Lolmaster on Monday, November 23rd, 2009 at 7:16 am
@ alphadoom
Yes, it DOES have to be active, but only 2 weeks before the PTR’s are up. That said, I’m waiting for my download to be finished. I’m going to play two whole new classes for me: Druid and Hunter! I can’t wait to be a cat, and have a cat!
Cya on the PTR =)