Whether you’re a PTR veteran or newcomer, we thought we’d pass along a few tips to get you started.īecause of the limited duration of this PTR, we ask that participants pick a particular portion of this update to focus on testing.įor example, if you’re primarily a Wizard player, consider what changes impact the Wizard specifically. So that we can efficiently review your posts, feedback should be provided in the PTR Feedback forum while bug reports should be provided in the PTR Bug Report forum.Īs with our previous PTRs, this testing period is short, so it's best to hit the ground running. New Season Theme Testing: We're looking to gather feedback on the seasonal theme content featuring Soul Shards.Class and Balance Changes: To ensure that the most significant class changes receive an ample amount of attention, we'd love for you to focus testing and feedback on the set changes to the Witch Doctor, Barbarian, Necromancer, Wizard and Demon Hunter.You can also buy new gear for testing from the special PTR vendor, Djank Mi'em, who will exchange Blood Shards for class-specific bags full of Legendary items that we'd love for you to test! There will be three PTR-unique buffs active to help you on your journey: increased Legendary drop rate, increased experience gains, and double Blood Shard drops. During this time there may be periodic maintenances, outages, hotfixes, or minor patches. We’ll be conducting the Patch 2.7.2 PTR starting Thursday, November 4. Please note that this is a preview for PTR content, which is subject to change. Take a look at the preliminary patch notes below and start theorycrafting how you'll make the most of the Soul Shard system and item balance changes Patch 2.7.2 PTR will be arriving soon.

Our two-week PTR testing period for the 2.7.2 update begins November 4 and we're asking for your help to quell the tides of surging demons.

Diablo 3 patch notes s18