Jeff Kaplan clarifies the philosophy and uses of Blizzard's PTR (especially for Overwatch) in the following video:

Some questions Kaplan answers (more listed on the YouTube description):

  • What's the purpose of PTR, beyond collecting player feedback? (1:30)
  • Why isn't PTR available for console players? (1:49)
  • Why aren't there incentives for players participating on the PTR? (1:49)
  • How does Blizzard respond to feedback on specific heroes like Sombra (6:36), Roadhog (8:17), D.Va (9:33), and Ana (11:29)?
  • Negative bias is common in player feedback. How does Blizzard level things out with stats? (12:40)

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Last Updated: Jan 18, 2017

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Jeff joined the Ten Ton Hammer team in 2004 covering EverQuest II, and he's had his hands on just about every PC online and multiplayer game he could since.

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