How is closed beta going to work?

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Ok so we all know or have an idea that people that went to blizcon get beta keys when closed beta starts out, but i have a question about the other people that will get closed beta invites, will it be some that where in the first wow beta or the people from the TBC beta (that i was in) or is it going to be a random pick of ppl kinda like what happened in TBC beta, cause before TBC beta there where comps to get beta keys + extra stuff which where fun btw.

so yeah How do people reakon the beta system will work out?

We generally pull from many places so that we have a good variety of people in the beta. Some of it is random and some are winners from contests, or specific groups that we want to pull from. We don't have a specific schedule for you on who we will pull in or when to share with you, but we'll do what we can to keep people as informed as possible.

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Out of curiosity, is there a minimum level of experience/total time played that we would need to be considered for the beta? I've only been playing for about two months, and am wondering about my chances of getting into the beta.

There is no minimum level of experience needed since we look at a broad spectrum of testers. We want people of all experience levels to be able to share their experiences with us so that we know where we might need to work on something more. We don't necessarily want to make one aspect too hard or too easy on either end of things.

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Tucson, AZ is a generally pretty good place to pull beta testers. I would say specifically in the northern part of Tucson called Oro Valley, and even more specifically my house would be an excellent source of beta testers for WotLK.

I've been there... I'm not sure you're worthy. ;p

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This just in: a Blizzard Cm was arrested for stalking a player in Tuscon..
The CM was found outside the player's bathroom window, screaming "STOP POSTING IN CAPS!"

I'd have a bullhorn to save my voice for the next house and I'd most likely be looking in whichever window was near the computer so I could yell it JUST as they reach for the caps lock button to get a more profound effect. At least, that's the scenario in my head.

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Neth, will there be some sort of application process to at least show interest in beta testing? If its completely random, what happens if you pick someone who isn't even interested? :P

Undetermined on the first question and it will most likely be the same as with any beta someone gets and isn't interested in, they just won't play it. We watch our numbers, we see if we have the beta testers we need, and if we need more, we get more people in.

It's all dependent on what the development team feel they want to have tested and where the focus is. We could have specific things we want players to test, or we could just want to load things up and stress it.

I just thought I'd update this thread with a little extra information to let people know that there will be a sign up process when it comes time for the beta as well.

Please note that that time is not now. Please be aware that there are some scams currently running that are asking people to sign up for Wrath of the Lich King beta. We will let everyone know when it is time to sign up.

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Hunters are eager to beta test the 3.0 overhaul to the Hunter class that overhauls the 2.0 overhaul to the class which overhauled the 1.7 overhaul to the class.

Woot!

My head hurts from reading that. ;p

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Uhm, I think if you were here your candle wax would melt in the 107 degree dry heat.. sorry, I call shenanigans.

You and I both know at 107 dry heat = nice cool day in the shade. It's when it gets into the 124 record heat days that I get melty.