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World of Warcraft® Free Open Beta Set to Begin by November 8Follow

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#1 Nov 07 2004 at 1:22 AM Rating: Excellent
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well that's what it said on the Blizzard Newsletter I got.

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By November 8th, the fog of war will be lifted and Blizzard will invite thousands of North American gamers to take a free tour of the epic World of Warcraft. This will be the final stage of testing for the massive online world before it ships to stores in the U.S. and Canada for a November 23, 2004 Street Date.

Willing adventurers can download the World of Warcraft Open Beta by visiting https://signup.worldofwarcraft.com. The official start date of the Open Beta will be announced on www.worldofwarcraft.com, so stay tuned for additional information.

Players who want to get an early jump on the action can sign up for the World of Warcraft Final Stress Test which began on November 1st. Final Stress Test players will be able to carry over their characters into the Free Open Beta. There are limited spaces available for the Final Stress Test and you must be a FilePlanet member to participate. For more information on how to sign up for the World of Warcraft Final Stress Test, or on how to become a FilePlanet member, click www.fileplanet.com.

Spaces for both the Final Stress Test and the Free Open Beta will be given out on a first come, first served basis. So sign up early, and we hope to see you in Azeroth...



and that was the rest of the news from Blizzard. I'm sure people expected this already, but just to give everyone a heads up.
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#2 Nov 07 2004 at 10:06 AM Rating: Decent
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i wonder what time on monday
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#3 Nov 08 2004 at 3:55 AM Rating: Decent
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I've been waiting for hours. I hope it's up soon.
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#4 Nov 08 2004 at 8:40 AM Rating: Good
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What authentication key are they asking for in the sign-up process? Is the open beta only open to people who have a original warcraft CD key?
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#5 Nov 08 2004 at 8:57 AM Rating: Good
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No, you do not need a WC3 key in order to participate. You must be thinking of the WoW Beta Fourms, which require a Diablo 2 or WarCraft 3 key to post. :) You'll get the only "Key" You need from Blizzard after you sign up for the Open Beta.
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#6 Nov 08 2004 at 9:08 AM Rating: Decent
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I sure hope the dont take their sweet time, im home sick form school today (YEEEESSSSSSSS!!!)So I hope i can start playing soon so ill have something to do =P
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#7 Nov 08 2004 at 9:47 AM Rating: Decent
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Alright, its the 8th. I'm still waiting. Still waiting. Still bloody waiting. I'M WAITING HERE! ~grin~ Just joking. I'm going nuts. I have woken up every three hours to check the sight to join. My luck when I go somewhere today they will open it and it will close while I'm gone. LOL.
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#8 Nov 08 2004 at 9:54 AM Rating: Decent
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im waiting too :P
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#9 Nov 08 2004 at 9:58 AM Rating: Decent
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I don't think I have beeen this excited over a game since I heard that namco was doing a remake of Xenogears. Gah, talk about waiting! ~grin~ Only three more months to go for Xenosaga 2.

*Edit: Gah, typo!*

Edited, Mon Nov 8 10:11:11 2004 by vicsrealms
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#10 Nov 08 2004 at 10:32 AM Rating: Excellent
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I believe that most of the people who work on the WoW community site are on the West Coast, and it's still only 7:30am as of right now, unfortunately you may be waiting until noonish just to sign up for the game. :( I need to sign up myself and my girlfriend while she's at work and still install the game on her computer... bleh.
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#11 Nov 08 2004 at 10:40 AM Rating: Decent
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So, central has the fun of waiting forever. GREAT! All they had to do was set it up to start at 0001 hrs and I would have been happy. I still had Jedi Trial to read.
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#12 Nov 08 2004 at 11:42 AM Rating: Decent
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la la la. Still waiting... my f5 key is broke...
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#13 Nov 08 2004 at 11:42 AM Rating: Decent
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i gave my stress test beta away to a buddy..so i am waiting to sign up for open beta... wait wait wait. F5 all day :D
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#14 Nov 08 2004 at 11:44 AM Rating: Decent
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Yep, my F5 isn't going to be doing to well to begin with. ~grin~
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#15 Nov 08 2004 at 11:49 AM Rating: Default
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"Flatzen" wrote:
I sure hope the dont take their sweet time, im home sick form school today (YEEEESSSSSSSS!!!)So I hope i can start playing soon so ill have something to do =P


I stayed home today too, I did feel sick but not too much anymore, also hoping that I can get into this Beta early.. at least before they are all out of keys

Also, not to jynx us, but I have a feelin that we won't get OB today =(
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#16 Nov 08 2004 at 11:50 AM Rating: Decent
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its gotta be soon, i noticed that NO one has posted in the WOW fourms since 4 am. seems they are updating the website for the open beta event everyone get rdy!!


BTW the f5 keys are going on strike and demand better treatment and better pay. some riots have been going on in florida alone.
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#17 Nov 08 2004 at 11:53 AM Rating: Good
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As for what mighty mage said about the WoW community living on the west coast, thats where i am so im fine with it, i do hope they have it out by noon though. After the trouble i went through to D/L the client and get it to install and run i certainly hope i get to play it today.
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#18 Nov 08 2004 at 12:38 PM Rating: Excellent
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It does seem that the beta message boards are currently broken, although there are random new posts here and there, but not even close to what the usual traffic is. I can't even log into my CB account on there, not even on the main wow site.

Seems things like this happen when they're trying to push out an update, or in the wake of a "bad" update. People whine, complain, flood the beta boards, and in turn, they break. Hopefully Blizz wakes up soon, as I know they were up quite late last night from the new patch and the people calling for the heads of the Blizz dev team after some of these decisions.
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#19 Nov 08 2004 at 2:41 PM Rating: Decent
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*taps foot while looking at watch*
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#20 Nov 08 2004 at 3:03 PM Rating: Decent
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Alright, so much for 1400 hrs. ~sigh~ I'm going to go nuts if I keep watching the clock.
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#21 Nov 08 2004 at 3:10 PM Rating: Decent
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yeah i guess i was wrong =(, maybe i should g eat something, that'll chip away some minutes.....
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#22 Nov 08 2004 at 3:11 PM Rating: Decent
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Seems things like this happen when they're trying to push out an update, or in the wake of a "bad" update. People whine, complain, flood the beta boards, and in turn, they break. Hopefully Blizz wakes up soon, as I know they were up quite late last night from the new patch and the people calling for the heads of the Blizz dev team after some of these decisions.


It's best not to listen to the whiney community that is the WoW beta forums. I've followed patches as far back as July and it's the same thing over and over again. First they say that the game, after the new patch, has destroyed the game and they will not buy it. They continue to play and when a new patch appears, the game is yet again broken and that Blizzard shold roll back to the previous patch. Keep in mind, it's the patch that "ruined" the game but wants it back because that was when the game was "fun"

If you are confused, don't worry about it. Just remember testers will blow whatever changes out of proportion and make it seem like the undoing of the game itself....until next patch....

Also keep in mind the patch was released yesterday. It's not even 24 hours yet and they whine. *sigh*

Edited, Mon Nov 8 15:12:39 2004 by Redmoonxl
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#23 Nov 08 2004 at 3:11 PM Rating: Good
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Rather odd that it hasn't started yet... I have a friend wanting to play with me, so I'm a bit antsy.

However, there was blue-text on the offical WoW forums saying it will be today, he just isn't sure of when... let's hope he's right. :)
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#24 Nov 08 2004 at 3:20 PM Rating: Default
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Well considering you probably have 95% of the people testing who are of the non-thinking american public. People who wouldn't know their right from their left without instructions and two big red arrows with left and right on each of them pointing at the correct arms. The other 5% who actually think who are giving good information to blizzard. I really feel sorry for software dev's at times. ~grin~
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#25 Nov 08 2004 at 3:21 PM Rating: Decent
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Just got back from school, 3:20 EST.
*taps foot impatiently*

EDIT: The forums seem to be up now. Hmm...

Edited, Mon Nov 8 15:24:38 2004 by DodoBird
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#26 Nov 08 2004 at 3:28 PM Rating: Decent
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woot I just got back too....2:26 central...well my clock is a little fast...

oooooooo I don't know what to do! I'm so ready though, got WoW installed and everything...I needs me a key
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