Upcoming Changes To Pbe

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Hey Summoners,
We'll shortly be changing the PBE in a few big ways in order to better accomplish its goal - to get better feedback from more League of Legends players earlier in the development cycle.
The existing PBE signup process is hampering this in a couple big ways. The current process is first come, first serve - and because the PBE has a limited size, most players can never get access. We haven't been able to invite new players to the PBE for over 10 months now, and that's not acceptable - we actually need a steady stream of fresh perspectives to get the best feedback to help improve the game.
Also, PBE accounts aren't currently linked to live accounts, so we have no way of selecting great candidates based on in-game behavior and other criteria. It's effectively random.
So we're changing a few things:

• PBE access will now be granted for a limited period of time (usually about a month or so, depending on testing needs), instead of permanently.

• You'll apply to be a PBE tester by signing into your NA, EUW or EUNE account and submitting your application.

• Most existing PBE testers will need to re-apply. We'll be pre-selecting and reaching out to a small list of folks who regularly provide excellent feedback.

• Once a round of testing is complete, we'll deactivate most PBE accounts so we can welcome in a new wave of testers.

• Some testers may receive access for more than one round of testing, based on their quality contributions.

This is a big shift, and it might be disappointing if you're used to having permanent access to the PBE. But it's in the interest of making League of Legends better, and ultimately getting more players involved in that process.
Besides changing how players get PBE access, we're also moving in a different direction in terms of what kinds of content, features and experiments will show up on PBE. Stuff that's much farther out from being ready for the live game (and occasionally even stuff that might get canceled) is gonna hit the PBE for your testing and feedback.
We're currently putting the finishing touches on the new PBE format, but we've already opened sign-ups so we can get testers involved immediately as soon as everything's finalized. As always, thanks for testing with us!

 

 

~ More links below:

 

EUW application: http://pbesignup.euw.leagueoflegends.com/en/pbe

 

EUNE application: http://pbesignup.eune.leagueoflegends.com/en/pbe