I've been a F2P player so I don't really know how the system works but when was the last time the testing server was actually utilized? Surely that in all this time they should have something gameplay-related that is workable and testable if balance was the only thing holding them back, right? It seems odd to odd to me not to be taking advantage of the testing server frequently instead of going relatively dark.
On a similar note, how exactly does the testing server work? What's it like?
when was the last time the testing server was actually utilized?
As far as I know, the most recent testing was for the gunner update a little over a year ago. You can read player feedback about previous test server episodes in the Testing Feedback forum:
http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/forum/62
Surely that in all this time they should have something gameplay-related that is workable and testable if balance was the only thing holding them back, right? It seems odd to odd to me not to be taking advantage of the testing server frequently instead of going relatively dark.
Three Rings develops content for Spiral Knights slowly these days. We have had many threads about this topic. Very rarely do they get responses from Three Rings. So don't expect any answers here.