The Elder Scrolls Online

The Gold Road Chapter – which includes the Scribing system – and Update 42 is now available to test on the PTS! You can read the latest patch notes here: https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/656454/
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PTS without the Story Quests

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caindele
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Would it be possible to have the PTS without the main story quests or any of the quests for that matter unless they need to be tested for some reason? Also, is there a way to maybe leave out some of the veteran or hard mode mechanics out? This way there aren't a bunch of guides out before anyone really gets to play the game. FFXIV doesn't even have a PTS, but I understand the need for one for most games. My suggestion is to just help preserve that sense of discovery and wonder when you don't know what the devs have up their sleeve. I know I could ignore the internet, but that is really hard to do in this day and age. Anyway, just a suggestion.

My apologies if PTS is already built this way....I have stayed away from it as much as I can, but just wanted get the suggestion out there, just in case.
  • VaranisArano
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    The PTS is for bug testing and balance testing, primarily. ZOS identifies and fixes a ton of bugs and other issues with the new quests during the PTS testing. They also use PC players as their guinea pigs for balancing the dungeon and trial encounters.

    I realize it's always a little funny when PC gets their trial clears within hours of launch, but that's how the Devs use the PTS.

    Now, you can use the PTS and ignore all that (and ignore the guides, to boot.) When I used the PTS during Summerset, I was testing stuff like jewelry crafting, fishing, and jewelry mats drop rates. The only thing that required me to do the quests was that I wanted to make sure I understood how to get the Psijic Order skill line, so I did the first zone quest and no further.
  • Nestor
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    Quite often, new content breaks original quests. Usually when they assign an existing NPC a new story or location or quest.
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  • NerfSeige
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    People do test the quests in pts, say if they can’t progress, need adjustments so yeah, like movies just avoid spoilers if you really don’t want to get spoiled.
    Edited by NerfSeige on December 29, 2021 3:04AM
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  • caindele
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    Nestor wrote: »
    Quite often, new content breaks original quests. Usually when they assign an existing NPC a new story or location or quest.

    That is a good point, just wish there was a way that they could "hide" the story because with the internet it isn't easy to avoid spoilers.

    Thanks.
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