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So, I was overhauling my team's stream content for our other genre, and realized that there are some changes to availability, lineup, and status of PCs/laptops that might be putting a dent in our intended Ashes content.

Therefore I'm asking for availability of people, both individuals and groups, for some PvP testing whenever Alpha-2 appears. Just getting as far ahead as possible, Content creation is NOT a place one wants to be scrambling to arrange things at the last minute.

Our intent is to test 8v8 and also to get as close to 'all 8 archetypes on each side' as possible, but there's a lot of coordination in terms of time, levels, etc. This is a lot of work, it's definitely not 'fun' nor is it particularly 'playing the game' in the way you might expect. It's analysis, but analysis requires that we match the game's intent.

From our side, we already have Tank, Fighter, maybe Rogue, probably Mage, Cleric, Summoner, Bard, and need a Ranger who is used to PvP or group dynamics and, quite frankly, willing to put up with 'taking specific instructions from me for upwards of 3 hours'.

Our Maybe-Rogue is also Maybe-Fighter and might be the 'lead' of the opposing test team, but that's still only 6 slots filled on one side and only one or two on the other.

Don't need to be FROM North America, but probably for simplicity might need to have a North America server account. Likeliest time for these would be 'when everyone on server gets boosted for Siege testing', so it involves also explicitly missing out on the Siege test for your server.

If interested, let me know your preferred times, and since Alpha-2 may be persistent, preferred days, too. I understand that for many this may be too early to be getting this set up, but it's easier for me to make plans around other things if I know what tests I can and cannot effectively run.

This situation requires being on a stream (visually ingame), and due to the way communication may need to be handled, a fair amount of talking in game chat. I doubt this will bother most people, but I want to be upfront about it, it's explicitly 'doing a lot of boring tests under precise direction, on a stream where you can look bad or mess it up'.

So now that I've scared off everyone possible... anyone in?
almost 2 years ago - Vaknar - Direct link
I can't wait to see Alpha-Two PvP and combat tests! I'll be watching you from the shadows 😈

What kind of combat scenarios do you plan on doing? 🤔