Difference between fallout 76 and PTS

[Jester Puppet]

Hi Guys,

I just wanted to know, what is the difference between F76 and PTS? What should I focus the most, F76 or PTS?

[nOv1c3]

PTS is just the test servers . They throw up the next patch on there for play testing before it goes live

[Fluffy Chops]

Really! Focus on Fo76 will yall.

PTS is just what it stands for public test sever meaning its only really for testing the build updates and such, so you can find yourself of your progress wiped on the test sever cause that's what its for not really for playing all the game you can maybe get to see some content before it gets added in the game but apart from some spoilers seeing they really isn't a reason to really play that version at all.

[Jester Puppet]

Originally posted by FC: Goatlife:

Really! Focus on Fo76 will yall.

PTS is just what it stands for public test sever meaning its only really for testing the build updates and such, so you can find yourself of your progress wiped on the test sever cause that's what its for not really for playing all the game you can maybe get to see some content before it gets added in the game but apart from some spoilers seeing they really isn't a reason to really play that version at all.

So the next patch will be available on F76 and the test server is like a Beta?

[Fluffy Chops]

Originally posted by King Kid:

So the next patch will be available on F76 and the test server is like a Beta?

Yep once all tested the test sever can be wiped and that version on PTS will be then added to main game Fo76 so overall yes you can see it as a beta but a beta were you will keep getting reset to lvl 0 and items removed.

[RMPyro]

Its the next version of the game, but more buggy. They want players to look for bugs or new exploits to fix for them. Also for giving them feedback on whats good and whats bad.

Cheaters sometimes test their new cheats in the next build, so report players if they do so something fishy.

[Dezktop]

could have fooled me i thought PTS was a tool to get free marketing and promotion from utubers

[Major Mario]

Originally posted by Dezktop:

could have fooled me i thought PTS was a tool to get free marketing and promotion from utubers

NEW PTS! BETHESDA DISAPPOINTS AGAIN!
"-EVERYONE DISLIKED THAT-"
LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE!

[BizarreMan]

Big note!

Your characters on the PTS are a snapshot from the week it went live. Nothing from the PTS as far as your characters are concerned goes back to live. So you get levels, you get god mode weapons, you get whatever. At the end of the PTS, it all goes poof.

So PTS is great if you've got some spare bandwidth to download it, and some spare time when you don't care about playing your primary characters in the live environment.

It's also a way to provide feedback on the Bethesda discord about the new stuff.

[Jester Puppet]

Originally posted by BizarreMan:

Big note!

Your characters on the PTS are a snapshot from the week it went live. Nothing from the PTS as far as your characters are concerned goes back to live. So you get levels, you get god mode weapons, you get whatever. At the end of the PTS, it all goes poof.

So PTS is great if you've got some spare bandwidth to download it, and some spare time when you don't care about playing your primary characters in the live environment.

It's also a way to provide feedback on the Bethesda discord about the new stuff.

I havent played F76 for like months now. After I saw this, I was like, is this new Fallout game? But, thank you guys for explaining, I was going to download for for test server however, I think it consume 74 gb XD.

[White Rabbit Alice]

Dont worry.

the test server is just as ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up as the normal game.

so it really dosent matter.

[Mooman]

I think there is a misconception between test and trial. There were a few similar threads on the pts forums too.

Maybe if Bethesda renamed it as an experimental branch or beta it would stop the confusion.

As it's a work in progress though Bethesda don't really want details or spoilers being discussed about the pts but don't go as far as to have an NDA.

They do however release the update log to the public on their website.

[Jman]

Originally posted by Mooman:

I think there is a misconception between test and trial. There were a few similar threads on the pts forums too.

Maybe if Bethesda renamed it as an experimental branch or beta it would stop the confusion.

As it's a work in progress though Bethesda don't really want details or spoilers being discussed about the pts but don't go as far as to have an NDA.

They do however release the update log to the public on their website.

or change the name from "PUBLIC" test servers to "PATCH" test servers since public makes them sound like they are free.

[peacetohippies]

neither.

[Exhausted Dragon]

Originally posted by Jman:

They do however release the update log to the public on their website.

or change the name from "PUBLIC" test servers to "PATCH" test servers since public makes them sound like they are free. [/quote]
I don't get it.
It's not like Bethesda asks money for playing on PTS.

[BizarreMan]

Last note about the PTS is it's not always available. It will be up for a month or so while they test the new stuff. Then, shortly before the next big update, they will take it down and the next time it comes back up, they will have re-imported the live player database again.