Thank you for this!

I will say that this was unquestionably the best PTS cycle we've had with all of the communication. I'm very excited to see what we get with the next round.

I just hope that U50's PTS (and beyond!) will show that the last cycle was the new normal, not just a one-off.

I was surprised by how quickly certain feedback was commented on by the developers, but I felt that ZOS didn't elaborate as much as they could've.

In particular, ZOS responded to both of my threads regarding questionable situations in which you could use Skill Scrolls, such as when you are in Werewolf form or when you are wielding Volendrung, both of which put you on a special skill bar that you cannot slot the abilities from those Skill Scrolls on. However, ZOS never elaborated on why special skill bars should prevent you from using Skill Scrolls, when they would otherwise function normally.

It feels like an arbitrary restriction and the lack of dialogue between ZOS and players regarding it is concerning.

I wish that saying you're a console player and couldn't participate in pts itself didn't end the survey.

I had thoughts about communication that went well and communication that felt like the ball was very hard dropped and would have liked a place to communicate that where the devs would see it.

This just makes console players even further shut out of shaping the game than they already are. I may not have been able to test out bugs or give feedback on how fun or difficult something is. But, for example, I'm perfectly capable of having an opinion on stuff like the Tel-Var limit, which doesn't require testing. And I did try to participate in the communication part of things where I could even if it is much more limited than people who play PC.

tomofhyrule wrote: »

Thank you for this!

I will say that this was unquestionably the best PTS cycle we've had with all of the communication. I'm very excited to see what we get with the next round.

I just hope that U50's PTS (and beyond!) will show that the last cycle was the new normal, not just a one-off.

Same exact thoughts here.

ZOS_Kevin wrote: »

We'll escalate this on our side, but if you haven't already, please place a ticket in for this issue. If you have, please share the ticket number. We'll include it as a reference point for the team. Also including system specs may help.

Oof. The qcd11xarm64 in the screenshot of the linked thread says it all: it's a Snapdragon system using ARM instead of x86-64, so this is a hardware/emulation issue.


Back on the main topic though, I've been testing every PTS since 2015, and this is the most responsive cycle ever. Thanks. However, I don't like that it's now 4 weeks and I also don't like how long there is between the end PTS and Live. Yea, I get that this is due to console-PC alignment. But as a PC user, it feels like a downgrade, where the policies of platforms that we don't use are affecting us in a very visible way.

This PTS was undoubtedly the best since u35. However, there are still a few points I think could be improved.

1. Class Rework: The New-DK was great, but the sudden removal of poison damage caught some players off guard, although the overall reaction wasn't strong. This does raise concerns about whether other classes will suddenly be limited to certain gameplay or elements, especially Warden and Sorc, which already have three themes. Perhaps the official team could have posted a dedicated thread for discussion beforehand, or held a vote (please don't use the forum's voting system; the inability to edit choices is terrible). This might have satisfied more people.

2. PTS Schedule: Due to the future shift to simultaneous updates for PC and console servers, this PTS was shortened, and players were forgotten to be informed beforehand. Again, given the better communication quality of this PTS compared to previous ones, most players were understanding, but such mistakes should still be avoided. Furthermore, since the official team has already mentioned that the new release model will make new patch releases more flexible, why not release them in batches? Wouldn't it be better to release the completed parts first, while continuing testing and delaying the release of other features, such as the problematic Tamriel Tome, by 1-2 weeks, while providing some compensation, such as a free piece of furniture? Moreover, more testing is always better than less.

3. Do the developers understand how damage is calculated?: During the PTS, Molten Whip was advertised as granting a 15% damage buff to monsters, but it only actually increased damage by 15%. This ultimately led to a decrease in overall New-DK damage, and the developers needed to investigate to find the cause. However, experienced players could immediately see the reason for the problem, because the "damage increase" was diluted further due to the damage calculation formula, yet the developers seemed unaware of this. This raises concerns that if these misunderstandings are already deeply ingrained in the main table controlling the overall game balance, how many other incorrect assumptions have distorted the table's output in the past? There seems to be no official response to this yet.

ZhuJiuyin wrote: »

This PTS was undoubtedly the best since u35. However, there are still a few points I think could be improved.

1. Class Rework: This does raise concerns about whether other classes will suddenly be limited to certain gameplay or elements, especially Warden and Sorc, which already have three themes.

Don't worry. DK is the only class that constantly get's picked on and without anyone standing up for the class.