We deserve warnings about reboots

[Archaegeo]

Ok,

It feels like we get no heads up of a reboot on Test. If im wrong, let me know, but otherwise, we are still paying customers and deserve the respect of notice as far in advance as possible / feasable.

[Thala]

It's test, this is one of the things you have to put up with for the benefits of small community?

[Asquinol]

We gladly give warning when these things are planned.

I apologize for the inconvenience this has caused and we are looking into the cause at this time.

Test Server will be back up as soon as possible.

[Asquinol]

Test is back up and unlocked!

[Kulak]

I wanted to voice my opinion on this. I don't need a long warning. A 2 minute warning would normally good enough for most situations I find myself in. Of course I would love to have one of those estimated downtimes added at the end. Ex. "Server reboot in 2 minutes... Estimated downtime 20 minutes"

I know lots of time the 20 minutes might turn into 2 hours but at least I know what the plan is. When I am in middle of fight and I'm disconnected, I can't figure out if now would be a good time to run to the store and get some groceries or should I fire up Might and Magic and destroy a few mobs for a little while.

[Naiya]

From the sounds of Asquinol's post, it looks like this was as unexpected on their end as it was for us.

Thanks for the hard work Asquinol. Fight the good fight man we appreciate what can be given when it can be given

[Odball-1]

Even if it was gonna be intentional, it's test server. Besides, your paying to beta whether it's here or on live...

[Ghretta]

I understand that the server going down with out warning can be frustrating. Hell In eq test would go down with out warning ,It was a great thing to get one and it was a shock. But Like someone else said its the price we pay for a smaller community. I think Test servers in any game makes for a better group of people.

[Ysharros]

Test servers are generally less stable than live servers anyway, for obvious reasons. Most Test teams will let the players know about coming downtime as soon as they can... but sometimes they can't. It's frustrating, but it's part of the test experience.

"Test servers: your connection experience may change over time."