World of Warcraft Open Beta [Nov 08, 2004, 6:09 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Blizzard Entertainment announces the
beginning of the World of Warcraft Open Beta (thanks Ant), though the
World of Community Website seems
to have crumpled under the stress of the news. Word is that: "An initial run of
open beta accounts is now available from
FilePlanet"
(not limited to paid subscribed like the stress test), the wording suggesting
accounts will be available elsewhere eventually. Here's a bit on the beta: "In
preparation for the launch of World of Warcraft, we are now introducing the most
complete version of the game, including a new patch with extensive content,
including racial traits, raids, Hunter and Paladin talents, new quests for
high-end zones, and much more." Update: The client is now also available
on WorldofWarcraft.com and
mirrored on Gamer's Hell.
I just found a very amusing little web-based game I wanted to share with you guys. You pretend to be a user trying to access the normal functions of a web site that supposedly exists to service a high number of people. But instead, you get a variety of interesting errors over and over again. Eventually the game ends because the thing you wanted in the first place is no longer available.
I'm not sure what the point of the game is, but it's a good way to waste ten minutes of your life.
I just played that game and made it to the next level before the zone crashed. For my efforts, I received an "E-peen of bragging rights" and a "Key of Activation". Unfortunately, the next level is hell. Mouse-clicking skills have been nerfed and the spawn is camped, although the party waiting in line ahead of me says I'll be able to try to kill the DL giant in 108 minutes. I heard the battle against the DL giant can take hours, assuming no one tries to gank and force me to start over again.
Not only that, but even after I beat the DL giant, supposedly I'll still need to defeat the DL giant's son, "Patch". That'll take freaken years with all these newbs trying to beat Patch at the same time, using a pitiful sword of torrent -1. Right now I'm so far away from that level don't want to think about it.
But seriously, I heard that Blizz will be handing out more OB spots after FP runs out. They're probably trying to do it in batches to avoid slamming the server to the point where no one can play.
I'm not sure what the point of the game is, but it's a good way to waste ten minutes of your life.
I just played that game and made it to the next level before the zone crashed. For my efforts, I received an "E-peen of bragging rights" and a "Key of Activation". Unfortunately, the next level is hell. Mouse-clicking skills have been nerfed and the spawn is camped, although the party waiting in line ahead of me says I'll be able to try to kill the DL giant in 108 minutes. I heard the battle against the DL giant can take hours, assuming no one tries to gank and force me to start over again.
Not only that, but even after I beat the DL giant, supposedly I'll still need to defeat the DL giant's son, "Patch". That'll take freaken years with all these newbs trying to beat Patch at the same time, using a pitiful sword of torrent -1. Right now I'm so far away from that level don't want to think about it.
But seriously, I heard that Blizz will be handing out more OB spots after FP runs out. They're probably trying to do it in batches to avoid slamming the server to the point where no one can play.
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