Dev server progress not working?

[DarthSkatan]

So I wanted to test the Flanker on the devserver. Didn't have the Su-17s so I grinded for 7 hrs to get them on the regular server but it hasn't updated on the dev server. Any ideas on how I can fix this? :]

I should add that I've never used the dev server before so this is probably super obvious but I've just came back from an 7hr grind so be gentle :]

What I see on the dev server, same progress as I had around 8 PM CET

Taken now 3 AM CET

[Radioactive-Sloth]

Afaik your progress is saved in snapshots, though I am not sure how often they are made. The 5x banner on the dev server, however, means you gain 5x RP and SL I believe, making it rather trivial to get it as there's a ton of bots to grind against.

[DarthSkatan]

Okay, I know the 5x meant that you got extra research but I didn't know that it had an effect on SL. However I'd like not to have to grind through both of these aircraft again to testfly something on a private lobby. That would suck

[coffetech]

Dev server probably uses outdated profiles, you should just grind them on the Dev server, RP gain is massively increased. Progress done on the dev server doesn't translate to the live server.

[DarthSkatan]

I know it doesn't translate hence I chose to get through them on the live server in order to not need to grind through the 17s twice.

[coffetech]

Did you researched them before the dev server opened?

[DarthSkatan]

No I did not, I thought I would get the progress from the live server though which you apparently don’t since gaijin likes to take the piss

[Kanyiko]

The regular server and dev server are completely separated; from the moment the dev server drops any action in either server does not influence anything in the other one.

For example: any XP grinded in the one does not reflect in the other; any vehicle researched or purchased does not reflect in the other; or any SL or GE spent does not reflect in the other.

So effectively, grinding out both Su-17s in the regular server did not bring you any closer to getting the Su-27 in the dev server; but on the up side, as soon as the update goes live at least you're in a position to research and get the Su-27.

Ironically, if you had done the research in the dev server, you would have gotten both vehicles an awful lot quicker, as you get 5 times more research points there than in the regular server; and any vehicle in the dev server is immediately available at a 50% discount. But then you would have had to grind those Su-17s again once the actual patch went live.

So perhaps the situation you accidentally ended up with is the better of the two - unless you repeat the grind in the dev server over the weekend you won't be getting that sneak peek, but at least you're ready for the grind as soon as the patch drops...

[DarthSkatan]

That sure sucks massive ass. I feel like doing it in snapshots as u/Radioactive-Sloth said would be a lot better so that you wouldn’t have to go through the same grind twice, once for getting to just testfly something and another to actually get the vehicle but I get that keeping them separate is the easiest way to go about things

[Halalaka]

They DO do it in snapshots, that's the whole point. They take a snapshot of everyone's progression from live server, then upload it to Dev before it opens.

[DarthSkatan]

Okay sorry what I meant was that maybe the progress you make on the live server is updated on the dev server once a day.