PTR character copy is back up! Everybody panic!
by Michael Sacco 
Feb 20th 2009 at 3:45PM
Okay, everybody. Stock up on tarps, bottled water, and canned beans, because the PTR character copy site is up and running again. We don't know if this means anything, or if this PTR is actually going up soon, or even if these copies will actually work, but it is our duty to make sure you get a steady news trickle of anything and everything related to the 3.1 PTR.
There are currently two realms to which you can copy - Broxigar (PVE) and Anasterian (PVP).
Go copy a character or two, then get in the fallout shelter, because things just might get exciting soon. Alternatively, these copies might go nowhere like the last set. Fingers crossed!
Filed under: Patches, News items
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Wewtasm Feb 20th 2009 3:50PM
OMG! Ulduar or buuust!
pietrex Feb 20th 2009 3:50PM
PTR Alone? :)
lukesteven12 Feb 20th 2009 3:51PM
Lets hope there coming up
ryan Feb 20th 2009 3:58PM
omg the pic made me lol
kala Feb 20th 2009 4:00PM
My heart warms on the sight of such an armada of eager loyal TESTERS ready to storm the PTR to try out every possible move and REPORT the last bug standing.
/sigh
Arashikou Feb 20th 2009 5:34PM
(Pre-emptive strike against flames: Please don't take this as some kind of reflection on either game I'm talking about; it's merely a statement about some things Mythic does right when testing games. If you feel threatened by my saying something nice about WAR's developer, then take solace in the fact that I'm clearly back to playing WoW now, else I wouldn't be on this site.)
I beta-tested Warhammer Online last year, and one of the things that really impressed me was the amount of actual testing going on during their beta tests. I felt like the people I was there with were really there to beat on the game and ruthlessly criticize its flaws. And I felt like the bugs and suggestions we filed were actually quite effective. I can't tell you how gratifying it is to spot some fundamental problem with the game and then see it actually show up in the next patch notes as fixed!
But I wish I knew how Mythic cultivated this culture of testing in their tests, because I would sorely love Blizz to be able to do the same with theirs. The PTRs seem to attract lots of people who just want a free preview - which isn't really a problem in and of itself; we all love free previews, and it doesn't hurt anyone to go check out the latest stuff on the PTR. The problem is that there don't seem to be many people who actually want to test and refine the patch, for some reason; few people are inspired to ruthlessly attack the seams in the game world, looking for bugs, like they were on the WAR beta realms.
One thing I do note is that Mythic clearly distinguishes between actual testing (which is invitation-only, even for patches after launch) and public previews/comment periods/stress tests. (which are open to all players)
Ryan Feb 20th 2009 4:23PM
Sucks for you if the site is getting hammered before you got a shot to transfer.
Nord Feb 20th 2009 4:32PM
Currently the Queue is full try again later, no more transfers right now. Maybe later...
Cronje Feb 20th 2009 4:32PM
It seems you can only copy a character there from 3AM to 3PM PDT.
Robert Feb 20th 2009 5:09PM
Its not yet 3:00pm PDT........ You still have an hour.
James Feb 20th 2009 5:04PM
AHHHHHHHHH its queue is full!!!
WHAT WILL I DO!!!!! :P
Andorhal Feb 20th 2009 4:43PM
I got one in at the last second I think 4:30 EST
Chris Feb 20th 2009 4:57PM
Yep, they're full now.
Fizzl Feb 20th 2009 5:12PM
http://forums.wow-europe.com/thread.html?topicId=8137344332&sid=1
Fizzl Feb 20th 2009 5:13PM
Or in other words, don't bother just yet it's not going to help you.
Nagap Feb 20th 2009 6:23PM
Old post is old.
The post you are referencing was made 15 hours ago - the PTR refresh was 2 hours ago.
Tython Feb 20th 2009 7:00PM
Queue full. GG Bliz.
Naillik Feb 20th 2009 7:21PM
Hum. The que is full (of course) but the first wait time was 5 days. When I refreshed the page just for the hell of it about 20 min later it said it is now 6 days... Prolly doesn't mean anything but still. So annoying that I wasn't on when it went up.
sephirah Feb 21st 2009 9:11AM
The queue time in EU is 17 days now...
Farraro Mar 24th 2009 7:29PM
how do i get ptrs?reply plz