Some Introduction
So it was a test server. It worked by making a copy of your own yard from the original server to the test server. It's a separate fb application on facebook. The link for it is here.
You need to give a password before you could join the testing phase of the map. The password would be posted by KIXEYE in the forums. BM Preview had a key role in the creation of the World Map. If it wasn't for this phase. We wouldn't have different heights or elevation for each hex. We would probably have silos in our outposts too. It would also mean that you needed to transfer resources from your outposts to your main yard. Yes, you heard it right. At the testing phase we had to move resources like monsters in our housings. If it wasn't for all the user input from BM preview then MR2 would be a totally different world than a straightforward map that we have now.
Implications?
Well, I brought up this topic for one reason. David Scott himself confirmed that there will a Test Server for MR3 when it is ready for testing. For me this is a huge chance for us (players) to give developers user input. We actually will have a chance to have a say on this map and help report bugs. We will also be the first few people who will get a glimpse of MR3.
Videos
Here are some videos made by my fellow BM Preview players. Credits to ngengeku for the first video and PaperCarrier10.
This was an intro video for BYM made by ngengeku. It was the first time we saw an outposts so don't laugh...
This video made by PaperCarrier which was a forumer at that time. This is about the unlimited resource glitch getting fixed.
I showed you guys this videos because it really shows the difference between the BM Preview version and the World Map that we have now. Particularly in PaperCarrier's version which showed the moving resources which I talked about earlier. And the first video also showed silos on outposts which I also said earlier.
Conclusion
BM Preview is something that is unique on BYM (from my experience). The faster the map is ready for testing, the better. It's really is something to be able to experience beta testing a new feature for BYM and will be able to contribute to the community. As always thanks for reading and don't forget to like the post.
