I stand Corrected

my bad for just bookmarking the forums and not the mainsite

I had to double check my calender to be sure I wasn't going crazy. They did put it in on day one, didn't they?

Well technically, 19 minutes into day 2, but the test server was announced yesterday, so I am at a loss to the OP's point.

Huh?

There is a test server now ? if so please give me a link to it, also if there is one i whole heartedly retract my above statements.

Yup there's an announcement about the Test server on the main Site page. Unfortunately it was after they pushed the current patch to live untested. I'm guessing they realized it was a good idea.

They have put up test servers, and I look forward to helping them make the game better by using them when there is a new patch.

If only to prevent such an ugly forum mess like this again.

while I agree, I thnk for an untested change, they actually got it pretty right. Before the difference between defensive passive and the other passives were pretty huge, now it's a bit more balanced.

From the Front Page:

Presenting the Public Test!
Posted by Daeke

Missing the intense days of Beta already? Miss seeing bugs, giving feedback about what isn’t working right, and directly contributing to the health and wellbeing of Champions Online? Well, lucky-lucky, we’re here to announce our new public test shard, the aptly named Public Test!

When we have a new patch that we want to test, we’ll push it into the Public Test shard first in order to allow you to check it out, see what’s different, and provide your feedback before it gets pushed to the Live shard. Just another way we can be absolutely certain our Live service is polished, basically.

So, how does it work?

* Sign up to be a part of the Public Test by visiting http://www.champions-online.com/test-shard-signup
* Every two weeks, we will automatically copy your existing Live characters over to the Public Test shard. This will replace any existing data found in the Public Test shard, so don’t expect to make any real progress there.
* New patches will be pushed to the Public Test server at 9 a.m. Pacific on whichever day a new patch is ready. We’ll notify you on the Public Test Forum when this occurs.

You can sign up to be a part of it right now by clicking here, and then you’ll be able to hop in just as soon as we’ve got our next patch ready.

No link necessary. It's on the home page, where they show the news items. Just scroll down a few and it's there; I think under the October expansion item.

lol again my bad for not bookmarking the mainsite and just the forums

thanx for the information everyone