Well I finally got myself set up on the test server!!! The pre-made level 70 characters are absolutely amazing! You are only allowed 4 pre-made characters. As a result, I picked the Druid, Mage, Paladin & Shaman since I haven't had much experience with those particular classes and wanted to get a feel for how they played. I logged on the Druid first. I was like a kid in a candy store! 4 sets of Epic armor! One for every type of build you could imagine. Epic land & flying mounts! The druid actually had a netherdrake! She also had epic flight form. You also get 5000 gold and all the gems you could want. I spent at least an hour picking the right gear & gem combos. I decided to go with a feral talent build since that would be what I will use with my own druid leveling up.
As to the other characters, I went with a frost/presence of mind build with the Mage, an enhancement build with the Shaman & a retribution build with the Paladin. I was really impressed with the power of the mage & shaman (I was able to kill one of the level 68 elite demons in Legion Hold, Shadowmoon Valley with the Mage!). There are some down sides to playing on the test server. First, it takes a long time just to get on. Last night there was a queue of over 800 people. Second, it is very laggy. Third, for some reason you start out in the Ghostlands & unless you can find a port, it can take a long time to get to the Outlands. There also seems to be a lot of jerks playing. For example, there are people just camped out at the spawn point in the Ghostlands waiting to gank you. I guess there is a bug that tags you as PvP when you first log on with a pre-made character. As you can guess, you die almost instantly as none of your skills are set up & none of your talent points have been spent. I must have died at least 10 times with my Shaman until I was lucky enough to get invited into a raid group for a port to Shattrath. I had to resurrect right next to the portal & click immediately to avoid getting killed again! There are also people in the Ghostlands charging 500 gold for a port to Shattrath. I mean come on people, its just a test server!
Anyway, I have had a lot fun trying out the test server. I think I had more fun setting up the characters with their builds and gear than actually playing them...lol. If you are interested in trying a new class out or seeing how a particular talent build might work at level 70 on a character you are leveling up, I would highly recommend trying out a pre-made character on the Test server =)
As to the other characters, I went with a frost/presence of mind build with the Mage, an enhancement build with the Shaman & a retribution build with the Paladin. I was really impressed with the power of the mage & shaman (I was able to kill one of the level 68 elite demons in Legion Hold, Shadowmoon Valley with the Mage!). There are some down sides to playing on the test server. First, it takes a long time just to get on. Last night there was a queue of over 800 people. Second, it is very laggy. Third, for some reason you start out in the Ghostlands & unless you can find a port, it can take a long time to get to the Outlands. There also seems to be a lot of jerks playing. For example, there are people just camped out at the spawn point in the Ghostlands waiting to gank you. I guess there is a bug that tags you as PvP when you first log on with a pre-made character. As you can guess, you die almost instantly as none of your skills are set up & none of your talent points have been spent. I must have died at least 10 times with my Shaman until I was lucky enough to get invited into a raid group for a port to Shattrath. I had to resurrect right next to the portal & click immediately to avoid getting killed again! There are also people in the Ghostlands charging 500 gold for a port to Shattrath. I mean come on people, its just a test server!
Anyway, I have had a lot fun trying out the test server. I think I had more fun setting up the characters with their builds and gear than actually playing them...lol. If you are interested in trying a new class out or seeing how a particular talent build might work at level 70 on a character you are leveling up, I would highly recommend trying out a pre-made character on the Test server =)
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