Blizzard is exploring the possibility of rewarding players who participate in test servers to be rewarded. This was revealed by Jeff Kaplan, director of Overwatch, in a video.
In the video where he talks about the philosophy behind test servers Overwatch, Kaplan emphasized that the goal of this program, more than receiving feedback, is to allow Blizzard are sure that Overwatch is played as it should. However, he stressed that for them it is always important to hear the opinion of their fans.
Later, Kaplan pointed out that players help Blizzard by finding bugs or commenting on the game, which he is grateful for. So the company wants test servers to have a greater incentive as well as be the first to try something new.
“Adding incentives to test servers is something we are exploring, so we do not rule it out; It’s just something complicated, “the director said before hinting that these prizes could be booty boxes or extra experience.