US Services members do need to worry if they can trust Blizzard Entertainment. On the WoW Q&A board (http://www.blizzard.com/wow/faq/faq_beta.shtml) is the following:
"I'm in the U.S. Military and may be traveling/stationed abroad during the beta test. Can I still participate?
Yes, anyone with a valid U.S. address is eligible -. APO/FPO addresses will be accepted."
When the closed beta signups and stress test signups came and went for BETA, guess what... sorry, foreign IP address no access for you!
I went to a conference in Germany and at the club one night we got talking about gaming and everyone who tried to get a beta account so far got the same response!!!!
I emailed WoW customer service for some help, and this was their reply, "Thank you for emailing with your concerns. We have recently been contacted by people with questions about regional restrictions for accounts in our upcoming game, World of Warcraft. Unfortunately, this is a recently-announced aspect of the game, and Technical Support does not have specific information on subscription policies. We recommend that you continue to visit www.WorldofWarcraft.com for the latest announcements and updates on this and other World of Warcraft features."
Did they read my concerns about being a military associate overseas, NO. Did they adhere to their own policy as stated on their FAQ board, NO! Will WoW give me a beta account... NO! At least I would have liked to have had the opportunity to be one selected for an account! Overseas service members are really getting the HIGH HARD ONE on this issue.
If we can't trust Blizzard on being able to beta test, how are we to be able to trust Blizzard that service members will be able to play the game with friends and family from back home?
Now, if anyone that has read this far and has an account that they are DONE with and would like to donate it so someone else can try out the game and report bugs, please feel free to send me the required details I would need to teacherisin2003@yahoo.com
This would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Larzz