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Dragose #2511
ptr wipe to test leveling(1)Category: PTR FeedbackJuly-22-2015 7:48 AM PDT (9 years ago) Go to Blizzard forum post
you might wanna look into how ppl were getting to lvl 70 last night in seasons with only 49 seconds played on there profiles blizz before this goes live.
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ptr wipe to test leveling(3)July-22-2015 1:28 PM PDT (9 years ago) Go to Blizzard forum post
Posted by: Dragose

you might wanna look into how ppl were getting to lvl 70 last night in seasons with only 49 seconds played on there profiles blizz before this goes live.


This was actually a direct result of some internal testing that required the use of the PTR servers. The method used requires a specially flagged account and debug codes that don't function at all in the live environment and was not a result of a bug or exploit.

It wasn't, however, intended for this progress to get entered on the leaderboards; we've since fixed this and removed the test account entries. Sorry if this caused some confusion!
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ptr wipe to test leveling(5)July-22-2015 1:36 PM PDT (9 years ago) Go to Blizzard forum post
Posted by: Jako

is that enSG005 account, with the GR66 in 2m40s clear time, one of these test accounts? Only like 4 hours of play time?


That's correct; looks like these accounts are still getting purged from the leaderboards, so you might still see them up a bit longer.
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ptr wipe to test leveling(14)July-23-2015 2:12 PM PDT (9 years ago) Go to Blizzard forum post
Posted by: L0tt1

I hope its not an exploit and Blizzard is just testing some things with these special "flagged" accounts ( 420-Clan? oO )


There is indeed some shenaniganry going on here. We're currently investigating the source cause and working on a fix. I'm unsure at this time if the resolution will be in a hotfix or a patch.

This is a great example of the PTR at work - having the opportunity to find these issues and resolving them before they have a chance to hit live. Thanks so much for the reports; they've helped us hone in on this issue.
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