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WoW OPEN BETA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
stealthpanda
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for the love of god... if anyone has any LEGITIMATE info on this, post it here.... even if it is just a rumor... oh god I need Wow! I think I am going to go insane if I go without it much longer....
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"Time to kick ass and chew bubble gum!...but I'm all outta gum!!!"
EQ2 Qeynos Guild- http://www.imperium-arcanum.com
Imperium Acranum rapped me
Why not?
On the World of Warcraft official English site (http://www.wow-europe.com/en/) in one of the first news items its says in the end of the post..
Quote :
If you are in London early September, be sure to make some room in your schedule so you can stop by and check out whats waiting for you in the not at all distant future.
Look at the end (marked with bold and underlined). WoW is here in a not at all distant future.
Until you cancel your subscription, you are only helping to continue the cycle of mediocrity.
FREE Signups for World of Warcraft Stress Test Beta Now Open! - Indoflaven on 08/28/04
The stress test beta, which will start soon after all 100,000+ test slots have been assigned, will help Blizzard evaluate World of Warcrafts account-creation process and server performance under heavy loads. This seven-day test will be separate from the ongoing World of Warcraft closed beta test, but stress testers will have access to all of the game content that closed-beta testers are currently playing. To learn more about the upcoming stress test beta, please visit the World of Warcraft Stress Test Beta FAQ.
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GW Alpha Member
Legion of Exile
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i am in wow beta u are all
My Signature :
Me Tall , Me Smart
Stress test is up.
Which Means ANyone Can Join, Like a Open Beta but testing.
Stress test is to Test how many plers cana fit in the Server.
Good Luck!
The Stress Test was only designed to last a week or two. It's not open beta. However, rumors are abound of an open beta for WoW, but dont expect it to last too long. Considering that the reason for them to even have an open beta are almost negated by the stress test beta, and with the proposed release date sometime in October, that leaves less than a month already for the open beta.
I have just finished playing the WoW Beta Stress test. Here are my thoughts on the game.
I will be perfectly honest.
Wait let me give you some background on me, I am a 5Yr EQLive Veteran. I played almost from release up until a few months ago.
Ok, I went into WoW expecting it to be horrible, because I'm a huge EQ fan. I was greatly surprized. It had great graphics, outstanding combat and the best quest system I've ever seen. Because I knew the stress test was only going to last around a week, I tried out several characters. I have a 22 Tauren Shaman, 18 Orc Rogue, 10 Night Elf Priest and a 8 Orc Warlock. The scenery in both the Horde and Alliance Realms are out of this world, when you look around, it is very much immersive. The details of the animals, all the way down to the packs of wild deer that run by were sensational. The combat system was nice, each class has several different actions they can do during a normal combat, unlike eq where you just auto attack. Now.. the quest system... When you enter a town, you see all the NPC's. When you see an NPC with a Yellow " ! " over their head it indicates they have a Quest for you. You will also see a while " ! ", which means they have a quest, but you are not of high enough level to get it. So you speak with the NPC and accept the quest. The Yellow ! turns to a white " ? " meaning you have an open quest with him. When you finish the quest and come back into town the NPC will have a Yellow " ? " meaning you need to talk to them to complete the quest. All of this makes it much easier to find and do quests. In the week that I played I did non stop questing to level my characters. There was no Exp Grind. So that basically gives you a brief view of WoW.
Here are the things I think will cause it to have a short life for players..
1) There are no Level Restrictions on grouping. You can group a lvl 1 with a lvl 20 to power level.
2) Levels come to easy. There were some level 40+ in the week that the stress test lasted, and the level cap is only 55.
3) At the moment there is no raiding. I understand they are going to put it in, but its not there atm.
4) All the mobs you fight are just higher versions of the same ones you fought since the beginning.
5) Most dungeons are just cookie cutter cutouts, meaning they are all pretty much alike.
6) Dungeon crawls are small and uneventful, no excitement.
and the biggest drawback i found...
There is no penalty for dying..... You just have to run to your Corpse... you lose Zero Exp.. I died 4-5 times on one encounter, no big deal.. took me 45seconds to get from the Graveyard to my body.
These are just my opinions, however... Ive talked to alot of other people who saw the same thing I did
Lets see your Battle Stations /r/battlestations
Battle Station
~Yeti
Iowa your an Idiot. All i was doing was expressing an Opinion.. I could give a rats ass if you play it or not. Like i said. WoW is a good game, but just wont have the longevity that EQ had.
K La
Lets see your Battle Stations /r/battlestations
Battle Station
~Yeti
Speaking of maturity level, Iowa, perhaps we should review your presumption that someone's "opinion" should be either more or less valid depending upon the number of posts that they have on a message board dedicated to video games.
On a side note, thanks for the review, Chyron. I'll still be playing it once launch rolls around, I only hope that they've addressed several of those issues by then. It's a delicate balance between trying to keep the levelling fun and making it lame and meaningless. Perhaps the PVP will keep it entertaining, it sounds like they're changing their tune regarding PVP and plan to have it be a big part of the game, PVP server or not.
Only time will tell.
P.S. WOOT! First post = I'm a moron.
Otto!
I'm looking for some friends that I lost contact with over the years...
EQ: Horlain (Firiona Vie)
DAOC: Kaizur (Guinevere)
~Yeti
~Yeti
so because I have more than 5000 posts, I'm gonna influence you the most?
Actually I would more look at the date the person joined
in this case, the person you are arguing with joined 2 months before you...
you however, joined two days ago
I'm not singling you out, this is a mmorpg.com happy community, don't get me wrong
but people that are gonna make posting harsh, and easy threads into flame threads..have to be nipped in the butt.
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Actually Bob.. Im 35. You took the time to look at my user info, please take the time to get it right. The post was about the WoW beta, I was in the stress test so i figured I'd give a Hardcore EQr's opinion of the game. I wasnt trying to influence anyone. I was simply pointing out some good and some bad points about the game. You posted that you dont look at number of posts, yet the first thing you attack me with is the fact that i have only 3 posts. Figure out which side of the fence your on.
You my friend are the type of player who tries to get attention anywhere he can. If you wanna flame me anymore, come to our guild Website www.outerheavenguild.net Ill be more than happy to slap you around a bit more, but I really dont want to subject the other people here on MMORPG to your rankings.
So Bob... which one are you in this Picture. My guess is the one on the Left...
Lets see your Battle Stations /r/battlestations
Battle Station
OMG NOOOOO!!!! I missed the stress-beta!!! I will never forgive myself!! Gaaaah...
Or hmm, was this the US Stressbeta? And will there be a Europe Stressbeta?
Me need anwsers
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Lets see your Battle Stations /r/battlestations
Battle Station