Our GemStone IV Test server is up and running. We will be leaving it open until June 6th 2016. You are welcome to head on over there, test builds, test new skills, and run around and enjoy GemStone IV in an OOC format. Prime characters should be synced as of this month. The actual game world should be synced up as of maybe a few months ago. So some things might not be available there that are in the live instance.

You will have instant skill migration and HEALME to use over there, so there will be no waiting around to try out a plethora of character builds. Run out there, try something new, die, rinse, repeat. Remember to have fun and take advantage of all the new changes that came out since last year (or even further back if you're returning to us after a break or haven't changed much).

Platinum and Shattered players, if you wish to join in over in the Test server, we'll need to manually set you up to match your Platinum character. We will need to set up a time and date to do this.

If you have any questions or concerns, please post them here.

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Wyrom, APM

Sounds like fun!!

>>If we copy our platinum character to the test server we can still log onto the platinum server to play when we're done right? If so, I'd like to have my character on the test server in order to try out a few different paladin weapon use builds.

Test server is a completely separate instance, like Prime is to Platinum. But we'd have to have you log in and we'd need to set you up manually. I'll let you know when we'll plan for this.

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Wyrom, APM

Wow. How awesome is this. I can think of no other game that does this. Thanks.

Chad, player of a few

Excuse the language but bloody great!

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I've often thought it would be a great idea to allow a test server or a way for fixskills to instantly migrate for a 24 hour period so players who accidentally make a mistake or wind up hating their build don't quit in frustration due to a major mess up and could tweak their builds. Good show all around!

Jara

>Your silver from the Four Winds Bank is returned to you. Please visit us again sometime.

Sylpher got 12m dumped on him sitting in RR Commons. If you want a bit of loot, you know where to find it. But only 50k scoops each half minute!

Using HEALME will now reset your daily uses of MANA SPELLUP.

GameMaster Estild

DEMO TELEPORT can also be used to teleport to different towns.

GameMaster Estild

>Using HEALME will now reset your daily uses of MANA SPELLUP.

Nice. This was the only thing I could remember from using past test server runs, glad it resets mana spellup. Thank you.

-Drumpel

>I'll let you know when we'll plan for this.

I have a situation and have been directed to post here for help with resolution.

I recently resubscribed (on the 14th) and I do not have any characters available in the test server instance. My account is in prime. I am assuming that this manual setup will apply to this circumstance as well?

>Sadly, it won't. Characters created in April will likely not be able to get in on this round. But I'll see what can be done.

:'(

It's been over 10 minutes and my spell ranks haven't migrated back, so I'm not sure if something broke.

>I just reinstated my account about 2 days ago after having been away for a few years.

Welcome back!! <3

~Issalya (and Michiko)

(Talrien sashays up behind Brinret, running his hands through the air near his furry body but never touching.)
Farain says, "Oh my, THIS is ENTICING."

As of right now, if your character was created or you just opened your account back up in April (or after), you will not have a character on the GemStone IV Test server. There is no character creation for Test, so if you don't have any characters there, there is nothing we can do right now.

Should we do another sync before this testing phase is over, we'll announce it. We want to be able to use the Test server a bit more to help alleviate concerns with sweeping game changes. So we'll be using this more often. Bigger systems that require heavy test loads will also be showcased on the Test should we have anything come up. Typically, we bring things to Platinum first, as the "beta" testing is a subscription perk.

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Wyrom, APM

No worries, thought I would ask.

And hai again!

Hunting in Ta'illistim Brem ... What ...wait... Now that's a step too far,,even in test mode.

Well if you're hunting in the city of Ta'Illistim it should be alright. Plenty of elves to take down there.

Keith/Brinret/Shiun

Keith is correct

Wyrom, APM

http://forums.play.net/forums/GemStone%20IV/Help%20for%20Players/Policy%20Discussions/view/246

It turns out that a TWC mstriking sorcerer is as hilarious as I had hoped.

Cheers for the test server.

The test server is 1000x more fun than the real game!

Yay for demo teleport. If only we could zoom around without walking/traveling for an hour to get anywhere.

Figuring out how to kill things while hunting way, waaaaay over level is amusing.

Like critting with the Spirit/Elemental Dispel combination.

- Xorus' player

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>Level: 46
>Strongest foe vanquished: a frostborne lich