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End of World of Warcraft Beta

Posted by Zonk on from the thank-uncle-thrall-for-a-nice-visit-dear dept.

Today the Beta servers will be shut down, and by next week when the game ships all character information will be wiped from the system. After over six months, the World of Warcraft Beta Test is coming to an end. The test's final days are not without problems. Shiptar writes "Seems that some of the World of Warcraft Forum Moderator accounts were hijacked, and some posts were made deriding the latest patch. There's a discussion on WoW Vault Boards. It's not clear if the Moderator accounts were compromised, or a vulnerability in the forum software was used. The WoW boards have been down since last night."

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  1. Merely Excellent by Stalyx · · Score: 5, Insightful
    A reviewer called the game "merely excellent", which in my opinion is an excellent way to put it.

    They have done beautiful job with the game, nothing ground breaking its basically the same ol' stuff presented on a silver platter.

    The classes do not seem to be completely balanced but all of the classes are fun to play. I have played every single class and I enjoyed them all, For example a druid has a bunch of spells, but also has the ability to tank by changing into bear form which is great!

    Problems with the game right now... There have been times of extreme lag. Ofcourse the fanboi's will say that it is a stress test so thats why there was lag. But in my honest opinion that lag is going to exist when the game comes live. There very rarely is a miracle build and I doubt blizzard have one either.

    No graphical glitches, no quest glitches (The quests are a lot of fun and a nice alternative to killing 5432 Kobolds to get a level), No crashes

    The game is easy but it is fun! Methinks I am going to buy this game....

  2. not perfect, but best out there by neura · · Score: 5, Informative

    I could go on for quite a while talking about this game, the ins and outs, the good and the bad, but it really all comes down to one single statement.

    I have subscribed to a lot of MMOGs and have spent a lot of time playing them. While there have been MMOGs with flashier graphics or more original gameplay ideas, this is by far the most complete and polished of them all.

    The simple fact that you can level from 1 to 60 just by doing quests and never do the same quest twice (you can't repeat any of the quests) is a HUGE deal maker for me. Yes, there's a lot of running around involved, but as long as the areas are aesthetically pleasing (they are) and they're not empty (most MMOGs seem to have these vast expanses of land that is completely barren except for a small amount of vegetation), then I'm happy to run to and fro. :D

    Ooops, I wasn't going to run on and on about this. /me shuts up now :x