by Jeff Woleslagle on Jan 18, 2017
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)