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World of Warcraft Stress Test Beta Signups Open

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the sneak-a-peek dept.

erax0r writes "FilePlanet has been given 100,000 World of Warcraft stress test beta accounts. Sign up for a FilePlanet paid account to be given a beta CD key which will be activated a later date. Blizzard has also composed a FAQ for the stress test." If you're not a FilePlanet subscriber, and with the exception of this I don't know why anyone would be, you have a chance of getting in the stress test, but forking over the cash guarantees your spot.

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  1. save some money by saqq · · Score: 5, Informative

    For anyone who was planning on forking over 15.00 use this link to save you some money! (7.90)

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  2. What are they testing? by KDR_11k · · Score: 5, Informative

    Considering FilePlanet's average performance this is more of a stress test on FilePlanet rather than WoW.

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  3. Re:I know why by sevensharpnine · · Score: 3, Informative

    Yes, and you can contribute to the crass stupidity that is Gamespy. Their planet sites have often refused to post news regarding non-hosted mods (if you want your release on Gamespy, join up and serve their ads). They've also worked hard to stop third-party browsers from letting you browse online games by getting exclusive contracts will game devs. And Fileplanet has (I don't know if they still do) allowed people to download files that they were never given permission to host for fee (HL maps, models, etc.). And then you have to factor in the large amount of game ads that accompany their "reviews"--I can't prove that they sell high scores, but I highly suspect it.

    So yeah, if you think this is ok, then go ahead and pay them for your precious betas. But don't come here thinking you're so smart and getting a great deal by paying for the things the rest of us get for free. Some of us have a baseline standard of business practice we apply before we spend our money somewhere. Some others are just useless fucking tools.

    This all assumes, of course, that you're not some bottom-feeding astroturfer. Given the history of Gamespy, that wouldn't surprise me.

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  4. Re:US only by Guppy06 · · Score: 3, Informative

    "Stress test" to me sounds like "Let's see what happens when everybody is on at the same time." It's easie for that to happen if everybody lives relatively close to each other longitude-wise.