[Kiel]

This is one of the best threads I have ever read. Ya'll should be firefighters with the way you put out those flames!

Ok back to the reason for posting. Naiya, I applaud you! Well written and concise!

You will probably be seeing me tonight, for I want to check that hitching bug with the garbage collection thing. I was hit really hard with this bug and have made many posts reguarding it. I feel it is my duty to come over and check it out to see if it was indeed fixed. If not at least I can try to offer some feedback.

I have not shown my ugly fat butt on test yet, because I really didin't like the idea of having to start from 0cp again. To some this may be a challenge, but to those of us that would love to come over and help test specific issues, this makes absolutly no sense what-so-ever! If I could have copied my Necro (LV39) over I would have long ago. I would like the ability to recopy it back to the test server when ever I wanted to tho. No need for gold or inventory, just as is. No need to xfer it back to live either, that is just lame IMHO. I understand your issues of these people flying in to get a jump on the game, and I almost agree with you. I does however keep your population down, and limit the people you have to test.

Sometimes I have alot of time on my hands waiting for guildies to log in, and would love to come over and test. But, I am afraid I do not want to start a new Necro when I already have a perfectly good one sitting right here. Lineage (our guild on Shidreth), has even talked about guild nights on test server.

On the Buff bot note, How about the buff be temporary no exp gained or lost while at a different level? THis would allow more people to go and test specific broken quests. Just a thought, I really don't understand the politics of test.

All in all, great thread gals/guys, you really gave me more of an understanding of what happens behind the magic curtain!
Cya tonight!