According to the supertesters, the WG devs found a major bug in the test client that makes the game crash when it loads maps (it is being tested at the moment), and as a result the patch 9.7 will be delayed by about a week – at least. If the problem is not solved within this week, they will further delay the patch – and then you won’t expect it soon.
Because of this, the test server is also closed for now.
Something to cheer you up, an epic arty kill: http://www.gfycat.com/SlimFlamboyantAidi
