Guild Wars 2

Can we get an NPC/Custom server list in Spvp that allows players to test out some stuff you guys are working on? Things that are not related directly to balancing skills/classes.

Something that should be relatively low impact on overall server and client alterations would be (other than download):

- Maps
- Modes
- Alternate secondary objectives for each mode (including conquest)
- Alternate buffs/debuffs related to secondary objectives per map
- Alternate scoring systems
- Rotating objective system (usable in conquest,only 1 objective active at any given time)

Things that can be used to examine balance without directly changing it:

- Picks / Bans for all classes (allowing servers to examine specific class matchups)
- 0, 10, 20, 30 set trait locks to examine base stat class matchups against full stat class matchups

An open beta server should be fine. Just to mention it one more time (lol) LoL has a PBE (Public Beta Environment) server which everyone can access and try new features before they get released. Obviously there is a forum just for it where players post suggestions, bug reports and so on. It seems a good mechanic too me.

Oni Link.4621:

An open beta server should be fine. Just to mention it one more time (lol) LoL has a PBE (Public Beta Environment) server which everyone can access and try new features before they get released. Obviously there is a forum just for it where players post suggestions, bug reports and so on. It seems a good mechanic too me.

It all comes down to the company. How open they are to open feedback, and that ratio to internal testing.

I am assuming the vast majority of changes and examinations are simply from their internal testers, and less of it based off of the communities feedback and observations.

oh this should be done^^ +1