We test as many things as we can in each zone:
Quests to make sure they work as they should. Using the addon Everyquest, we can be sure we have done every quest in each zone.
Mobs - their spells, their drops/droprates, pathing, roleplay. We check these while questing - this ensures that we check every mob in each zone.
Rare mobs, specifically, need to be checked.
Professions - mining and herbalism nodes, fishing, cooking drops and first aid.
Class Quests.
Zones requiring testing are:
- - [ ] Azuremyst Isle PRIORITY - QUESTS/MOBS Lhotsegirl
- [ ] Azuremyst Isle PRIORITY - RARES VanillaPVE
- [ ] Azuremyst Isle PRIORITY - NODES VanillaPVE
- [ ] Azuremyst Isle PRIORITY - OTHER VanillaPVE
- [ ] Bloodmyst Isle PRIORITY - QUESTS/MOBS Deim
- [ ] Bloodmyst Isle PRIORITY - NODES VanillaPVE
- [ ] Bloodmyst Isle PRIORITY - OTHER VanillaPVE
- [ ] Eversong Woods PRIORITY - QUESTS/MOBS .Venna
- [ ] Eversong Woods PRIORITY - NODES VanillaPVE
- [ ] Eversong Woods PRIORITY - OTHER VanillaPVE
- [ ] Ghostlands PRIORITY - QUESTS/MOBS .Venna
- [ ] Ghostlands PRIORITY - RARES .Venna
- [ ] Ghostlands PRIORITY - NODES VanillaPVE
- [ ] Ghostlands PRIORITY - OTHER VanillaPVE
- [ ] Hellfire Peninsula - HORDE .Venna
- [ ] Hellfire Peninsula - ALLIANCE Quietly
- [ ] Hellfire Peninsula - NODES
- [ ] Hellfire Peninsula - MOBS
- [ ] Zangamarsh - HORDE
- [ ] Zangamarsh - ALLIANCE + NEUTRAL Longi
- [ ] Zangamarsh - NODES Longi
- [ ] Zangamarsh - MOBS Longi
- [ ] Nagrand - HORDE x00er00
- [ ] Nagrand - ALLIANCE x00er00
- [ ] Nagrand - NODES x00er00
- [ ] Nagrand - MOBS x00er00
- [ ] Blade's Edge Mountain - HORDE x00er00
- [ ] Blade's Edge Mountain - ALLIANCE + NEUTRAL Mylea
- [ ] Blade's Edge Mountain - NODES x00er00
- [ ] Blade's Edge Mountain - MOBS Mylea
- [ ] Terokkar Forest - HORDE
- [ ] Terokkar Forest - ALLIANCE iaxx
- [ ] Terokkar Forest - NODES
- [ ] Terokkar Forest - MOBS
- [ ] Shadowmoon Valley - HORDE + NEUTRAL Timeconsumer
- [ ] Shadowmoon Valley - ALLIANCE Lhotsegirl
- [ ] Shadowmoon Valley - NODES
- [ ] Shadowmoon Valley - MOBS Timeconsumer
- [ ] Netherstorm - HORDE Deim
- [ ] Netherstorm - ALLIANCE Deim
- [ ] Netherstorm - NODES Deim
- [ ] Netherstorm - MOBS Deim
If you would like to be part of the ZONE TESTING team, please reply here.
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A little run down of what is expected for zone testing.
First up, you need the Add On Everyquest. https://www.wowace.com/projects/everyquest/files/417247 This enables us to be sure we have checked every quest in each zone.
Next, you need to have open in another window http://wotlk.openwow.com/items. This is to check each mob is casting the correct spells and dropping the right items. Check every mob.
Here is an excerpt of one of my reports:
- Darnassian Scout - ok
Prospector Anvilward - ok
Springpaw Stalker npc=15651 - did not use ability spell=24450 Prowl. I don't think you should be able to see these mobs just running around, they should be stealthed before combat.
Crazed Dragonhawk npc=15650 - did not use spell=34889 Fire Breath
Grimscale Seer npc=15950 - did not use spell=20802 Lightning Bolt
Grimscale Murloc npc=15668 - did not use spell=26661 Fear. However, I am not sure they are supposed to. I think when Mmmrrrggglll dies, they are all supposed to run about in fear and this spell may be to do with that. Regardless, they did not use it.
Mmmrrrggglll npc=15937 - did not use spell=12058 Chain Lightning, spell=21030 Frost Shock or spell=12491 Healing Wave (although I may have killed him too fast for the heal as I had him feared a lot). Also on his death all the Grimscale Seer npc=15950 and Grimscale Murloc npc=15668 in the vicinity are supposed to run around in fear for a few seconds but this did not happen.
Wretched Hooligan - ok
Wretched Thug - ok
Aldaron - ok
Old Whitebark - ok
Withered Green Keeper npc=15637 - did not use spell=13584 Strike
Angershade npc=15656 - did not use spell=8599 Enrage
Rotlimb Marauder - ok
Gharsul the Remorseless - ok (couldn't find any information on him, as long as he doesn't have any abilities, he is fine)
Ether Fiend - ok
Post in this thread which zone, area and faction you want to test. For instance I am currently working on Horde side Hellfire Peninsula, quests and mobs. I am not doing professions, mining and herb nodes, class quests or dungeon quests. Neither do I test Alliance only quests or mobs. But when an Alliance tester comes along, they won't need to be testing most of the mobs as I have already tested them. Once you have a report ready, pm it to me.
Here is a link to a youtube channel of how most of the quest in outlands should look. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs0b-R ... A95uIvTAVg (thanks mylea)
Make a character on the PTR. You will probably want to change the level to match the zone you are testing use [.character level [$playername] [#level].] Give yourself a few bags - [.additem 51809 4] (portable hole). Use openwow to find heirloom gear.
You will want a mount, I just bought mine as fancy ones are usually needing level 70.
A _very_ handy spell you can use to get around is .tele <placename> .tele shattrath will put you next tot he flight master in shattrath. you can go anywhere in the world with this as long as you know the name. Spaces and punctuation is just left out. Be careful though, I once put myself in the middle of the Stormwind throne room as a level 13 horde. It wasn't pretty.
If you do die, you can use .revive and you'll just pop up.
A handy macro is .damage <value> I use 10000 for this. Once you have tested each mob, you can just kill them with this to complete your quests. Sometimes you need to let a mob hit on you a while to be sure it isn't using the spells.
Have at it! Have fun - gm commands make everything awesome! Also, others may be online, check and chat with us!