[Hydroid]

I do think Blizzard is doing a good thing with this beta test though. I hope this becomes a regular thing for future patches as it gives more true test results in combo with the crowd sourcing of thousands of players instead of purely relying on inhouse discussion and forum speculation.

[foxmeep]

Originally Posted by Hydroid

I do think Blizzard is doing a good thing with this beta test though. I hope this becomes a regular thing for future patches as it gives more true test results in combo with the crowd sourcing of thousands of players instead of purely relying on inhouse discussion and forum speculation.

afaik pretty much every balance change so far has gone via the PTR.

[Hydroid]

Originally Posted by foxmeep

afaik pretty much every balance change so far has gone via the PTR.

Doing a custom map is far easier IMO because you don't need to specifically load up the PTR (which I've never been able to get working anyway)

[Daboo]

Originally Posted by Hydroid

Doing a custom map is far easier IMO because you don't need to specifically load up the PTR (which I've never been able to get working anyway)

Yeah I think this is a lot better than the ptr. First off a lot of people didnt know about the ptr, and of the people who knew many couldnt get it to work. Plus the chances of getting a game on that server dropped exponentially after the first day of the announcement.