In The Division, the PTS on PS4 and Xbox One are causing problems and frustration. Massive apologizes and asks for patience.
The State of the Game took place on July 13. It was solely about the PTS, which went live on PS4 and Xbox One this afternoon.
The PTS are the public test servers where agents can test the upcoming features of update 1.7. The servers have been available on PC for 2 weeks, and now the consoles are joining.
However, the launch of the console PTS is bumpy. Players are disappointed and frustrated.
No Invitations, No Global Events
The community developer Yannick Banchereau addressed various complaints:
- Currently, the console PTS are only live for agents in Europe.
- Invitations for North and South Americans should have been sent out yesterday, but there are problems here. The invitations are taking longer than expected. All Americans will have to be patient.
- Some Asian agents received invitation emails, but no PTS were set up for Asia. It was never planned for Asian players to participate in the PTS. They apologize for this.
- Many players are complaining that they were not invited, even though they have far more play hours than other agents who received emails. This is a problem that Massive is aware of. And yes, there have been mistakes. They are looking into it.
- Additionally, the Global Event is not active. It should actually be available. Massive hopes to finalize a patch for it today. It should be available by tomorrow at the latest.
- The enhancement station is not functioning. Problems have been discovered, which is why recalibration has been disabled.
- A fix for the enhancement station will be rolled out with PTS phase 3. This patch will also revise the loot for the Global Events and include numerous other bug fixes. PTS phase 3 will be coming to PC next week. When exactly the consoles will receive it is still unknown.
In conclusion, Banchereau emphasizes that there have never been such PTS on consoles in the gaming industry. This is new territory for them, and they need to go through a learning process first. Therefore, the PTS are still far from perfect. He asks for patience and understanding.
However, a lot of work is being put into making the PTS possible on PS4 and Xbox One. They are convinced that this is important for the community and for the game.
Have you already been on the PTS? What are your first impressions?
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