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So far I like the idea of them delaying a patch to focus on not missing key things such as bugs and details etc. But here are a few things I wish they could enlighten us on.
 
Will old vendor gear especially Superb quality gear get the new Runeslot changes ( What I mean basically is will any Rep Vendor items bought AFTER the drop remain having 2-4 Runeslots ) ? Currently the new Defile rep vendor has +3 Runeslots guaranteed but on PTR none of the EP Vendor items or other 2 Rep Vendors from the Strain Drop have any changes and still states 2-4. This is sad because this also means that the GA section of the EP Vendor is 2-4 also. Would be sad if our "backup" plan for the limited gear slots on the vendor ends up rolling 2 Runeslots on a GA quality piece of gear. 
Lets talk about PTR. No one is testing on PTR like you would think they should...maybe this is one of the reasons why it got pushed back. But lets look at a few things though. For one Boomboxes are guaranteed on certain announced days for PTR..........this.....is....bad mainly because no one will log on until said day. I mean I myself got on PTR for a Press Event for Daggerstone pass and didnt receive not ONE SINGLE Boombox which is sad really that a press event which they even had trouble gathering up 15 players didnt seem like an event for a Boombox. I havent logged onto PTR since then, but now why not just guarantee boomboxes for logging on to PTR everyday for a certain amount of time...at least it will get activity or heck give out boomboxes to people who submit a legit bug report that turns out to be an actual bug. ( I hate the whole idea of giving rewards for PTR but its a monster they created ) 
Dont get tunnel vision...you guys stated a few changes and they just seem to have been vanishing or maybe you guys just stopped updating the patch notes for PTR. Hint...class balance. The Rune slot changes are fine and all but again you guys stated class balance as well but now it seems Rune slots have taken the spotlight...which is fine I love the changes but dont forget on the other. Given the fact that you are pushing back the patch you should now have more than enough time to have a bug free patch with content, class balance AND equipment changes :) dont let us down. /sips Coffee with an evil stare.	
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			1) when the new rune system is implemented, the changes will be reflected on the PTR. My understanding is most of them weren't going to be in Drop 3 in any case.2) If they think they need more people testing, they'll do something to encourage them. Just like they added waves or had stress tests in closed beta when they felt they needed them. They've already delayed the Drop from the feedback and reports they've gotten, sounds like they have enough to be going forward with.3) Don't worry about it. When the changes pass QA they go onto the PTR. They're not going to check them in piecemeal.	
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Hi Folks,
 
Please try to keep all conversation about this in the dev thread started here. We don't want a bunch of duplicate topics talking about the same things, and it's easier to keep it all in one place.
 
Thank you! 
 
- Team WildStar 	
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