World Of Warcraft Beta Signups - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Rawrr · 01-26-2004, 08:55 PM

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--January 26, 2004--
World of Warcraft Beta Signups This Week!
At 6:00 pm PST on Wednesday, January 28th, the signup period for the World of Warcraft Beta Test will officially begin. We will provide a link to the beta-test application right here in the news section at that time. Testers are not going to be chosen on a first-come, first-served basis, so you will be able to submit an application and receive equal consideration anytime during the signup period, which will end on Wednesday, February 4th at 6:00 pm PST. Please note that multiple submissions from the same household will result in complete disqualification.

For this initial phase of the World of Warcraft beta test, we will only be able to accept applications from Canada, Korea, and the US. The test for Europe and other countries around the world will happen later this year. Please do not contact us for further information regarding the beta test; we will be posting a FAQ in the days ahead.

http://www.blizzard.com/wow/

Can't wait..been playing DAOC for the past 2 years..tried FFXI but couldn't get into it..hope this game is good and hope I get into beta

Good luck to all when the day comes~

BuddyHawks · 01-26-2004, 11:12 PM

I've never beta tested a game before. I think I'll apply. That way if the game ends up sucking, you can all blame me.

I'll defenatly have to read the FAQ when that appears.
Thanks for the notice.

Mr.Deflok · 01-26-2004, 11:42 PM

Word of advice, when they ask you if you've ever had experience Beta testing other games, just say yes.

I'm the bastard who lies all the time and then can't be arsed downloading the Beta when I get accepted.

ebeye · 01-26-2004, 11:56 PM

Sweet, maybe being in Korea will help me get in on the beta

Vilkata · 01-27-2004, 04:05 AM

I can't wait.

SiNai · 01-27-2004, 07:17 AM

Looks like its gonna be a great game, I tried getting in the Diablo 2 beta back in the day, but I was under 18.. I would love to get in the beta for this game especially since it's free

MMORPG's are too $$ for me, usually..

Prophecy · 01-27-2004, 08:16 AM

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Originally posted by SiNai
Looks like its gonna be a great game, I tried getting in the Diablo 2 beta back in the day, but I was under 18.. I would love to get in the beta for this game especially since it's free MMORPG's are too $$ for me, usually..

That's kinda like me. I've beta tested several MMORGs then I never buy the game when it's released

Of course most of the games I've beta tested I didn't think would be worth the money play after I'd seen the basics...

Of course I'm gonna sign up for this tomorrow

Phaenx · 01-27-2004, 09:25 AM

Noone who gets into the beta is going to know what the fuck they're doing anyways. Probably going to be a bunch of retards who don't understand what they're supposed to be doing, and demonstrating this by bitching about incomplete features.

GakFace · 01-27-2004, 10:20 AM

Oh how much you put forth into human intelligence Phaenx....
By "noone" I assume you mean "Anyone" There is a thing called a FAQ to read, there are things to do. And ANYONE that signs up for a beta SHOULD KNOW.. that not everything is going to be complete. Thats why its called BETA and not DEMO. We're not signing up to play a game for free thats not complete... We're signing up to help the game get complete and be one sweet game. Playing it will be fun, but knowing I did my part to make the game Grade A material is why I beta test.

Lasereth · 01-27-2004, 10:38 AM

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Originally posted by Phaenx
Noone who gets into the beta is going to know what the fuck they're doing anyways. Probably going to be a bunch of retards who don't understand what they're supposed to be doing, and demonstrating this by bitching about incomplete features.

Actually, this is Blizzard's point. They want to simulate the game running with fucking idiots playing it. When the game is released, there will be people that bitch about features and non-features. I think it's smart to simulate the real-gaming world with a beta...better than letting all gamers who know what they're doing into it. That'd be simply concentrating on one market.

-Lasereth

Shadoerider · 01-27-2004, 02:12 PM

They have to make it user friendly for anyone so if stupid computer users can figure out what to do then they will be set.

Spunk · 01-27-2004, 08:14 PM

Experience with MMORPG's is not always what they are looking for. Basically, you want to be representitive of a group they might not have many of. They want to get input from all different types of customers.

Redjake · 01-28-2004, 06:27 PM

I hopped on that bitch at 9:00 P.M. EST exactly. Mega denial of service attack. WAY too mcuh traffic on that site at once. I wouldn't try it for at least a couple of days, at least until all this settles out a bit.

cait987 · 01-28-2004, 06:28 PM

Just curious how many of you are signing up for the world of warcraft beta and if any of you people get in see if wanna work together assuming many people get in. Cant imagine a ton of cd keys and the bnet site has crashed thanks to all the registering people

( registering started at 6 PM PST today and ends in a week, the choosing of people isnt determined by order of entry so dont rush just curious if people are interested/ how many knew

Rawrr · 01-28-2004, 06:38 PM

yah site is getting screwed up majorly atm

Lasereth · 01-28-2004, 06:48 PM

Ha ha, www.worldofwarcraft.com got owned about 13 seconds after 9:00 EST. Oh well...guess I'll sign up tomorrow.

-Lasereth

Mr.Deflok · 01-28-2004, 07:53 PM

"Testers will NOT be selected on a first-come, first-served basis"

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Originally posted by Lasereth
Ha ha, www.worldofwarcraft.com got owned about 13 seconds after 9:00 EST.

LOL!

Silverbrain · 01-28-2004, 08:35 PM

Having played EQ for much much longer then I should have, WoW does look well done and I look forward to taking this game for a spin, be it in beta or live. Site still gasping for air too!

Panzer_IV · 01-28-2004, 08:47 PM

Hi,
Haha, I waited on their forums for about 30 minutes before it was launched... 2 minutes before the Beta signup went live, someone posted a legit link to the signup page. I managed to get in, fill out the form, and attempt to click "Continue" before it cut me off... I tried going back and clicking it once or twice but no luck. I just hope that those 3 times didn't count, or I'm disqualified

. I'm not even going near the site any more until the weekend. Blizzard.com has added these updates:

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But please do not panic, for we are not picking Beta Testers by when they have signed up. As long as you sign up by February 4th, you have the same chance of being selected as if you had signed up this evening.

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Battle.net Web Site Update
Our sincere apologies, but we have temporarily disabled our www.battle.net site to make room for our enthusiastic World of Warcraft Fans who are signing up for the Beta. We will be sure to bring our Battle.net site up as soon as we can and we thank you for your patience

Dear God...

Thanks,
Manga

Rawrr · 01-28-2004, 09:02 PM

lol finally managed to sign up....glad that is over with

cheerios · 01-28-2004, 10:04 PM

wow, I've been hitting 403's all evening

Ogre840 · 01-28-2004, 11:05 PM

just waiting now... *refresh* DAMN

*refresh* DAMN

GakFace · 01-29-2004, 01:01 AM

Signed Up! Damn though.. gotta be good at refreshing.. every page of sign up and I had to refresh a few times.. heh

Ogre840 · 01-29-2004, 01:04 AM

yay me too!

i sure hope i get in that would be cool. if not ill just play some starwars galaxies!

seretogis · 01-29-2004, 01:48 AM

omg, I'm all signed up!

Vilkata · 01-29-2004, 03:40 AM

Gonna sign up after I get home from class this afternoon

Lasereth · 01-29-2004, 04:20 AM

I got my application submitted. I guess everyone is asleep now, especially those on the Pacific side. I sure hope I get it! That game looks AWESOME.

-Lasereth

Cardinal Syn · 01-29-2004, 06:38 AM

Signed up this morning. It was crazy last night. Just hope they will be able to put out a decent MMORPG. Looks good but hope content is there :>

hu-man · 01-29-2004, 06:51 AM

Damn, Americans and Koreans only

Mondak · 01-29-2004, 07:39 AM

Signed up this morning. I really don't think that MMORPG are for me (READ: Monthly subcription fees). I will get the code if I win and give it to a friend of mine.

Panzer_IV · 01-29-2004, 10:48 AM

Hi,
I managed to sign up too this morning. Oh, and it isn't only Americans and Koreans, Canadians are in, too.
Thanks,
Manga

tokaok · 01-29-2004, 01:32 PM

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Originally posted by hu-man
Damn, Americans and Koreans only

canucks too!

cheerios · 01-29-2004, 06:14 PM

1 linux death, 1 windows installation, and 1 borrowed graphics card later, I'm registered. *whew*

Panzer_IV · 01-29-2004, 06:27 PM

Hi,

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1 borrowed graphics card later

LOL... you wouldn't believe how many people "borrowed" other's computers to sign up.
Thanks,
Manga

Tempboy · 01-29-2004, 06:37 PM

Whee.. I applied even though I'm not going to be back in Canada for almost a year!

Hahah..
Oh well.

Bamrak · 01-29-2004, 07:36 PM

Whee! I signed up. I hope this will be as good as it looks.

ace81385 · 01-29-2004, 09:54 PM

*crosses fingers* I signed up i better get to beta test!

cheerios · 01-29-2004, 10:49 PM

no, really, the gfx card is from a friend 'cuz I can't afford one right now!! it's actually borrowed! :P

Nefir · 01-30-2004, 06:02 AM

Thanks for the heads up! I signed up this morning, so hopefully I'll get in... Haven't had a MMORPG to play for a looong time...

Oh bugger. Now I won't get ANY work done! On the other hand, I might not get any beta testing done instead, which would suck too...

God, I wish I had more time..

MasterOfDisaste · 02-01-2004, 03:54 AM

damnit that im european

01-26-2004, 11:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
BuddyHawks Swashbuckling Location: Iowa...sometimes	I've never beta tested a game before. I think I'll apply. That way if the game ends up sucking, you can all blame me. I'll defenatly have to read the FAQ when that appears. Thanks for the notice. __________________ Watch More TV

01-26-2004, 11:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
ebeye Tilted Location: South Korea	Sweet, maybe being in Korea will help me get in on the beta __________________ "I've never understood how God could expect His creatures to pick the one true religion by faith - it strikes me as a sloppy way to run a universe." - Jubal Harshaw in Stranger in a Strange Land

01-27-2004, 04:05 AM	#5 (permalink)
Vilkata Crazy	I can't wait. __________________ LOL KEEKLES

01-27-2004, 07:17 AM	#6 (permalink)
SiNai Dreams In Digital Location: Iowa	Looks like its gonna be a great game, I tried getting in the Diablo 2 beta back in the day, but I was under 18.. I would love to get in the beta for this game especially since it's free MMORPG's are too $$ for me, usually.. __________________ I can't seem to remember now What it was like- to live life, before you.. symbiont

01-27-2004, 09:25 AM	#8 (permalink)
Phaenx The Northern Ward Location: Columbus, Ohio	Noone who gets into the beta is going to know what the fuck they're doing anyways. Probably going to be a bunch of retards who don't understand what they're supposed to be doing, and demonstrating this by bitching about incomplete features. __________________ "I went shopping last night at like 1am. The place was empty and this old woman just making polite conversation said to me, 'where is everyone??' I replied, 'In bed, same place you and I should be!' Took me ten minutes to figure out why she gave me a dirty look." --Some guy

01-26-2004, 11:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mr.Deflok Blood + Fire Location: New Zealand	Word of advice, when they ask you if you've ever had experience Beta testing other games, just say yes. I'm the bastard who lies all the time and then can't be arsed downloading the Beta when I get accepted.

01-27-2004, 10:20 AM	#9 (permalink)
GakFace Go Ninja, Go Ninja Go!! Location: IN, USA	Oh how much you put forth into human intelligence Phaenx.... By "noone" I assume you mean "Anyone" There is a thing called a FAQ to read, there are things to do. And ANYONE that signs up for a beta SHOULD KNOW.. that not everything is going to be complete. Thats why its called BETA and not DEMO. We're not signing up to play a game for free thats not complete... We're signing up to help the game get complete and be one sweet game. Playing it will be fun, but knowing I did my part to make the game Grade A material is why I beta test. __________________ RoboBlaster: Welcome to the club! Not that I'm in the club. And there really isn'a a club in the first place. But if there was a club and if I was in it, I would definitely welcome you to it.

01-27-2004, 02:12 PM	#11 (permalink)
Shadoerider Upright Location: Seattle, WA	They have to make it user friendly for anyone so if stupid computer users can figure out what to do then they will be set.

01-27-2004, 08:14 PM	#12 (permalink)
Spunk Upright	Experience with MMORPG's is not always what they are looking for. Basically, you want to be representitive of a group they might not have many of. They want to get input from all different types of customers.

01-28-2004, 06:27 PM	#13 (permalink)
Redjake I'm a family man - I run a family business. Location: Wilson, NC	I hopped on that bitch at 9:00 P.M. EST exactly. Mega denial of service attack. WAY too mcuh traffic on that site at once. I wouldn't try it for at least a couple of days, at least until all this settles out a bit. __________________ Off the record, on the q.t., and very hush-hush.

01-28-2004, 06:28 PM	#14 (permalink)
cait987 Insane	Signing up for world of warcraft beta? Just curious how many of you are signing up for the world of warcraft beta and if any of you people get in see if wanna work together assuming many people get in. Cant imagine a ton of cd keys and the bnet site has crashed thanks to all the registering people ( registering started at 6 PM PST today and ends in a week, the choosing of people isnt determined by order of entry so dont rush just curious if people are interested/ how many knew

01-28-2004, 06:38 PM	#15 (permalink)
Rawrr Insane Location: Virginia	yah site is getting screwed up majorly atm __________________ This revelation is the death of ignorance tangled in a state of suffocation slave to self righteousness damnation is on your lips

01-28-2004, 06:48 PM	#16 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	Ha ha, www.worldofwarcraft.com got owned about 13 seconds after 9:00 EST. Oh well...guess I'll sign up tomorrow. -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

01-28-2004, 08:35 PM	#18 (permalink)
Silverbrain Addict Location: Nor Cal	Having played EQ for much much longer then I should have, WoW does look well done and I look forward to taking this game for a spin, be it in beta or live. Site still gasping for air too! __________________ Over Thinking, Over Analyzing Seperates the Body from the Mind - MJK

01-28-2004, 09:02 PM	#20 (permalink)
Rawrr Insane Location: Virginia	lol finally managed to sign up....glad that is over with __________________ This revelation is the death of ignorance tangled in a state of suffocation slave to self righteousness damnation is on your lips

01-29-2004, 01:48 AM	#25 (permalink)
seretogis Huggles, sir? Location: Seattle	omg, I'm all signed up! __________________ seretogis - sieg heil perfect little dream the kind that hurts the most, forgot how it feels well almost no one to blame always the same, open my eyes wake up in flames

01-28-2004, 10:04 PM	#21 (permalink)
cheerios Banned Location: 'bout 2 feet from my iMac	wow, I've been hitting 403's all evening

01-28-2004, 11:05 PM	#22 (permalink)
Ogre840 Banned Location: OlyWa	just waiting now... refresh DAMN refresh DAMN

01-29-2004, 01:01 AM	#23 (permalink)
GakFace Go Ninja, Go Ninja Go!! Location: IN, USA	Signed Up! Damn though.. gotta be good at refreshing.. every page of sign up and I had to refresh a few times.. heh __________________ RoboBlaster: Welcome to the club! Not that I'm in the club. And there really isn'a a club in the first place. But if there was a club and if I was in it, I would definitely welcome you to it.

01-29-2004, 01:04 AM	#24 (permalink)
Ogre840 Banned Location: OlyWa	yay me too! i sure hope i get in that would be cool. if not ill just play some starwars galaxies!

01-29-2004, 03:40 AM	#26 (permalink)
Vilkata Crazy	Gonna sign up after I get home from class this afternoon __________________ LOL KEEKLES

01-29-2004, 04:20 AM	#27 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	I got my application submitted. I guess everyone is asleep now, especially those on the Pacific side. I sure hope I get it! That game looks AWESOME. -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

01-29-2004, 06:38 AM	#28 (permalink)
Cardinal Syn Insane Location: Arizona	Signed up this morning. It was crazy last night. Just hope they will be able to put out a decent MMORPG. Looks good but hope content is there :>

01-29-2004, 06:51 AM	#29 (permalink)
hu-man The one that got away Location: Over the hill and far away	Damn, Americans and Koreans only

01-29-2004, 07:39 AM	#30 (permalink)
Mondak Industrialist Location: Southern California	Signed up this morning. I really don't think that MMORPG are for me (READ: Monthly subcription fees). I will get the code if I win and give it to a friend of mine. __________________ All truth passes through three stages: First it is ridiculed Second, it is violently opposed and Third, it is accepted as self-evident. ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER (1788-1860)

01-29-2004, 10:48 AM	#31 (permalink)
Panzer_IV Upright	Hi, I managed to sign up too this morning. Oh, and it isn't only Americans and Koreans, Canadians are in, too. Thanks, Manga

01-29-2004, 06:14 PM	#33 (permalink)
cheerios Banned Location: 'bout 2 feet from my iMac	1 linux death, 1 windows installation, and 1 borrowed graphics card later, I'm registered. whew

01-29-2004, 06:37 PM	#35 (permalink)
Tempboy Insane Location: The Red Mile	Whee.. I applied even though I'm not going to be back in Canada for almost a year! Hahah.. Oh well.

01-29-2004, 07:36 PM	#36 (permalink)
Bamrak Enter Title Here Location: Tennessee	Whee! I signed up. I hope this will be as good as it looks.

01-29-2004, 09:54 PM	#37 (permalink)
ace81385 Insane	crosses fingers I signed up i better get to beta test!

01-29-2004, 10:49 PM	#38 (permalink)
cheerios Banned Location: 'bout 2 feet from my iMac	no, really, the gfx card is from a friend 'cuz I can't afford one right now!! it's actually borrowed! :P

01-30-2004, 06:02 AM	#39 (permalink)
Nefir Junkie Location: Louisville, KY	Thanks for the heads up! I signed up this morning, so hopefully I'll get in... Haven't had a MMORPG to play for a looong time... Oh bugger. Now I won't get ANY work done! On the other hand, I might not get any beta testing done instead, which would suck too... God, I wish I had more time.. __________________ You do not use a Macintosh, instead you use a Tandy Kompressor break your glowstick, Kompressor eat your candy Kompressor open jaws, Kompressor release ants Kompressor watch you scream, Because Kompressor does not dance

02-01-2004, 03:54 AM	#40 (permalink)
MasterOfDisaste Upright	damnit that im european