I took PPD on Tuesday after failing PDD in June 6th. transition to 5.0 in April after passing SD, SPD, CD, PPP and BS.
The test was expected, however I failed with level 3 in 4 of the 5 categories and level 2 in content 2.
Did I feel prepare? Well, plenty of experience, I work in a architectural firm for the last 14 years, with a daily interaction with building code officials, zoning officials, other professionals, gc, etc
A lot of experience but I failed so far PPD and PDD.
I have o say that this new format is definitely closer to "reality" and I feel more comfortable with them, however I failed both. I already scheduled PDD for September and I have to schedule this one which I will try to schedule very close to my September test, both tests are very connected, this one has more Programming and PDD a bit more of structures but they are very similar in contents.
Keep calm and keep trying, my rolling clock will expired in December of 2018 and hopefully I can successfully pass both in my next try.
Good luck to all