Oriahtundra Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Beta Test Welcome to the beta test of World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade! We’re excited to have reached the beta-testing stage for the expansion, and we’d be grateful to have your assistance in finalizing the content. There are a lot of new things to see and do in Azeroth and Outland, and we look forward to receiving any feedback you can offer on your overall expansion-beta experience, including quests, spells/abilities, monsters, zones, aesthetics, and more. We would also appreciate reports on any bugs you may find. Read on to learn how to participate, and thanks in advance for your support in helping us put the finishing touches on the expansion. Getting started: You will need to upgrade an existing retail World of Warcraft account to connect to the Burning Crusade beta realms. Upgraded accounts will carry over to later testing phases for the Burning Crusade. Please begin by logging in to the website below with the account name and password of the retail World of Warcraft account that you play on. From there, you will be able to upgrade the retail account to an expansion beta account, which will allow you to copy characters to the test realms, download the installer, and access the beta-test forums. Upgrading to an expansion beta account does not affect your ability to continue playing on the retail realms as well. https://beta.worldofwarcraft.com/expansion Be prepared to enter your World of Warcraft account name, password, and the account-upgrade key listed below. To participate in the beta test immediately, the retail World of Warcraft account that you’d like to use for beta testing must be active as of October 8, 2006. If the account is activated sometime after October 8, it will be ready for use in the beta test after the subsequent weekly beta maintenance period, which occurs every Monday between 12pm and 4pm PDT. For example, if you activate the account today, you will be able to start playing the closed beta on the following Monday after 4pm PDT. Below is the required account-upgrade key. Each game key can be used once to upgrade an active retail World of Warcraft account. The key cannot be replaced, so please ensure you use it to upgrade the account you wish to use for testing. After you have created an expansion beta account, we invite you to copy characters to our expansion realms. You will be able to bring over up to 4 level 55+ characters to travel through the Dark Portal. Go to the following URL to copy up to 4 characters to the beta test realms: https://beta.worldofwarcraft.com/game/ Sending us feedback: Bugs & Suggestions We’ve set up an in-game method for submitting game bugs and suggestions, without the need to send us an email or exit the game. To do so, enter the chat console by pressing the Enter key, then type “/bug” or “/suggest” (without the quotation marks). Examples: /bug You can clip through a wall near the priest trainer at the newbie area on Sunstrider Isle. /suggest The low-level mobs in Azuremyst Isles should drop more money. There is no chat response when you send feedback through the in-game chat system, but the information is stored in our database and reviewed daily. Your feedback is important to us. Forums There are new forums for the game at http://beta.worldofwarcraft.com. These forums are viewable by the public, but only members of the beta test can create posts and threads. Although we’re unable to respond to all posts, developers do monitor the forums for feedback. Contact Info, Known Issues, Downtimes, and FAQs Whom do I ask for help? Technical Support If you experience issues downloading or installing the beta or any patches, connecting to the game, or any problems with video or sound, game lockups, crashes, or other technical issues, send an email to wowbctech@blizzard.com. Support is also offered via the beta forum at http://beta.worldofwarcraft.com. Billing & Account Services For problems with upgrading a retail account to a beta test account, password problems, or issues related to your account-upgrade key, please email our Billing & Account Services department at wowbcbilling@blizzard.com. In-Game Support If you have any type of in-game difficulty, such as getting stuck in terrain or problems retrieving a corpse, petition our game masters. You may do so in game by clicking the red question mark icon located in the center of the action bar at the bottom of the screen. Why doesn't my password change immediately? Account updates are done during hardware maintenance on Mondays between 12pm and 4pm PDT. Please note that account updates include password changes, so if you change your retail password, it won't be updated for the beta test realms until after the next account update takes place. This means that if you update your retail password, you should continue using your “old” password to access the beta test realms until the weekly hardware maintenance has occurred. Important! During the update time, you will be unable to log in to the beta test realms. Accounts that are already online should not be affected. How many characters can I copy to the beta test realms? You may copy 4 characters to the test realms (it is possible to copy the same character more than once). Outland is only open to characters of level 55 and higher, so be careful picking which characters you want to copy. Can I replace characters I’ve deleted from the beta test realms with additional characters? Once 4 characters have been copied to the beta test realms, no more characters can be copied over, even if you delete any of the characters that you originally copied over or accidentally copy over the same character more than once. Why do I have to rename the character that I am moving to the beta test realm? We are requiring a character name change in order to allow those developers with known characters to remain anonymous on the test realms. Known Installation issues You must install this expansion beta over an installed retail version of World of Warcraft. Furthermore, the language version of the expansion beta that you install must match that of your retail World of Warcraft installation. For example, you cannot install a French version of the expansion beta over a US English version of the game. Make sure you run the retail version of World of Warcraft at least once before you attempt to install the Burning Crusade beta. Thank you again for your participation in the Burning Crusade beta test; we’ll see you in Outland! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scryll Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 (edited) Well, the best to talk to would be those who are already in the beta, Ghules, Tonac, and Chemmy. Having said that, you just prompted me to check the e-mail account I use for game registrations and I got one too. Being told to send account questions to wowbcbilling doesn't look right. I'll be following the procedure Blizzard recommends on their real site, for suspicious game-related e-mails and forwarding it to billing@blizzard.com to see if it's legit. My inclination just now is that you're right, it's not. Edited December 16, 2006 by Scryll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shalaan Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 You know after reading your post, and checking my email i got that same email you did oriah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 I received it as well. It may be legit, may not be legit, I personally don't think it is, but as Scryll mentioned, best thing to do is forward it to blizzard to make sure as it could be just a structured means by which to collect user names and passwords since they know they can't just ask for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanidi Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Same as mine, and it's legit Welcome to the beta folks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baracko Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 It appears legit. Here is a post I found that asks similar questions... http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.h...96501&sid=1 I guess Im not cool enough *crys* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oriahtundra Posted December 16, 2006 Author Share Posted December 16, 2006 (edited) I wonder if you can use my validation code B, *sings* cuz all i wannadoooo is Peeee Veee PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! *sing* Ok taurens are lousy singers. Edited December 16, 2006 by Oriahtundra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadeynn Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 I guess Im not cool enough *crys* me either.. *sniffles* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huato Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 I'm not either, and that's ok...I'll stay on AD and keep working on rep and gold for the expansion in a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemmy Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 (edited) I got the same e-mail as well last month and it's real, ya'll got a real free beta key, don't forgot to update your account with the key as well. Hit me up in wow if you want to play in beta. Edited December 16, 2006 by chemmy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemmy Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 (edited) The email i got last month World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Beta Test Welcome to the beta test of World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade! We’re excited to have reached the beta-testing stage for the expansion, and we’d be grateful to have your assistance in finalizing the content. There are a lot of new things to see and do in Azeroth and Outland, and we look forward to receiving any feedback you can offer on your overall expansion-beta experience, including quests, spells/abilities, monsters, zones, aesthetics, and more. We would also appreciate reports on any bugs you may find. Read on to learn how to participate, and thanks in advance for your support in helping us put the finishing touches on the expansion. Getting started: You will need to upgrade an existing retail World of Warcraft account to connect to the Burning Crusade beta realms. Upgraded accounts will carry over to later testing phases for the Burning Crusade. Please begin by logging in to the website below with the account name and password of the retail World of Warcraft account that you play on. From there, you will be able to upgrade the retail account to an expansion beta account, which will allow you to copy characters to the test realms, download the installer, and access the beta-test forums. Upgrading to an expansion beta account does not affect your ability to continue playing on the retail realms as well. https://beta.worldofwarcraft.com/expansion Be prepared to enter your World of Warcraft account name, password, and the account-upgrade key listed below. To participate in the beta test immediately, the retail World of Warcraft account that you’d like to use for beta testing must be active as of October 8, 2006. If the account is activated sometime after October 8, it will be ready for use in the beta test after the subsequent weekly beta maintenance period, which occurs every Monday between 12pm and 4pm PDT. For example, if you activate the account today, you will be able to start playing the closed beta on the following Monday after 4pm PDT. Below is the required account-upgrade key. Each game key can be used once to upgrade an active retail World of Warcraft account. The key cannot be replaced, so please ensure you use it to upgrade the account you wish to use for testing. After you have created an expansion beta account, we invite you to copy characters to our expansion realms. You will be able to bring over up to 4 level 55+ characters to travel through the Dark Portal. Go to the following URL to copy up to 4 characters to the beta test realms: https://beta.worldofwarcraft.com/game/ Sending us feedback: Bugs & Suggestions We’ve set up an in-game method for submitting game bugs and suggestions, without the need to send us an email or exit the game. To do so, enter the chat console by pressing the Enter key, then type “/bug” or “/suggest” (without the quotation marks). Examples: /bug You can clip through a wall near the priest trainer at the newbie area on Sunstrider Isle. /suggest The low-level mobs in Azuremyst Isles should drop more money. There is no chat response when you send feedback through the in-game chat system, but the information is stored in our database and reviewed daily. Your feedback is important to us. Forums There are new forums for the game at http://beta.worldofwarcraft.com. These forums are viewable by the public, but only members of the beta test can create posts and threads. Although we’re unable to respond to all posts, developers do monitor the forums for feedback. Contact Info, Known Issues, Downtimes, and FAQs Whom do I ask for help? Technical Support If you experience issues downloading or installing the beta or any patches, connecting to the game, or any problems with video or sound, game lockups, crashes, or other technical issues, send an email to wowbctech@blizzard.com. Support is also offered via the beta forum at http://beta.worldofwarcraft.com. Billing & Account Services For problems with upgrading a retail account to a beta test account, password problems, or issues related to your account-upgrade key, please email our Billing & Account Services department at wowbcbilling@blizzard.com. In-Game Support If you have any type of in-game difficulty, such as getting stuck in terrain or problems retrieving a corpse, petition our game masters. You may do so in game by clicking the red question mark icon located in the center of the action bar at the bottom of the screen. Why doesn't my password change immediately? Account updates are done during hardware maintenance on Mondays between 12pm and 4pm PDT. Please note that account updates include password changes, so if you change your retail password, it won't be updated for the beta test realms until after the next account update takes place. This means that if you update your retail password, you should continue using your “old” password to access the beta test realms until the weekly hardware maintenance has occurred. Important! During the update time, you will be unable to log in to the beta test realms. Accounts that are already online should not be affected. How many characters can I copy to the beta test realms? You may copy 4 characters to the test realms (it is possible to copy the same character more than once). Outland is only open to characters of level 55 and higher, so be careful picking which characters you want to copy. Can I replace characters I’ve deleted from the beta test realms with additional characters? Once 4 characters have been copied to the beta test realms, no more characters can be copied over, even if you delete any of the characters that you originally copied over or accidentally copy over the same character more than once. Why do I have to rename the character that I am moving to the beta test realm? We are requiring a character name change in order to allow those developers with known characters to remain anonymous on the test realms. Known Installation issues You must install this expansion beta over an installed retail version of World of Warcraft. Furthermore, the language version of the expansion beta that you install must match that of your retail World of Warcraft installation. For example, you cannot install a French version of the expansion beta over a US English version of the game. Make sure you run the retail version of World of Warcraft at least once before you attempt to install the Burning Crusade beta. Thank you again for your participation in the Burning Crusade beta test; we’ll see you in Outland! Edited December 16, 2006 by chemmy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shalaan Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 ^^^^ yeah thats the email i got is the one you are showing chemmy. think i may go check out beta burning crusade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemmy Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 hit me up with you want to team up, i jump over there and play, cchemy is my name over there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shalaan Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 hit me up with you want to team up, i jump over there and play, cchemy is my name over there d/ling the expansion as i'm typing this 1.95 gig for it . already upgraded my account then just need to transfer my character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemmy Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 after you download it, you have to install it and get like tons of patchs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shalaan Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 after you download it, you have to install it and get like tons of patchs which realm are you on chemmy? hellfire or bladesedge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemmy Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 (edited) hellfire, i have a ZG run going on right now, when im done, i get on beta, just let me know the name you use for your toon. Edited December 16, 2006 by chemmy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shalaan Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 hellfire, i have a ZG run going on right now, when im done, i get on beta, just let me know the name you use for your toon. i prolly won't be on anytime soon since i'm still d/ling the client and then have to install and patch. but i'll let you know when i'm on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemmy Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 k cool, but yeah it's like 5-7 or 8 patchs you have to download, something like that, it was around there for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shalaan Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 Well after spending the 20+ hours d/ling the install client for TBC. and then installing it. and then try to get on beta testing, to get a crash message. then jumping on the tech site for beta testing to find out if i'm the only one( to which i'm not ). then to find out i'd have to completely uninstall my orginal WOW, and delete, reinstall it, then install TBC, patch TBC ( 10 or so patches ), and log into TBC to make sure it works. then last but not least repatch original WOW to current. plus wait another day or so for my character to copy to beta. :::sigh: ponders what to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oriahtundra Posted December 17, 2006 Author Share Posted December 17, 2006 Ummm no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scryll Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 Well after spending the 20+ hours d/ling the install client for TBC. and then installing it. and then try to get on beta testing, to get a crash message. then jumping on the tech site for beta testing to find out if i'm the only one( to which i'm not ). then to find out i'd have to completely uninstall my orginal WOW, and delete, reinstall it, then install TBC, patch TBC ( 10 or so patches ), and log into TBC to make sure it works. then last but not least repatch original WOW to current. plus wait another day or so for my character to copy to beta. :::sigh: ponders what to do. I suspected antics of the sort would be involved. 's why I haven't moved on the offer yet even after being told it's legit. I could take the reinstallation, patching, etc., but I seem to have misplaced my authentication key. I'm not touching a thing if I don't know I can uninstall and reinstall back to my current state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oriahtundra Posted December 17, 2006 Author Share Posted December 17, 2006 I hope this isnt what it will be like come BC release Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shalaan Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 needless to say i spent the day renaming my old WOW folder to WOW old, installing a fresh copy of WOW update it to 1.12. then installing TBC, updating the 8 or so patches. and then i'll update the fresh copy of WOW to 2.0.1 and then transfer my add-ons to the new copy of WOW with a working TBC also... and so i made a BE pally lvl 3 right now. and if BE stays the same as it is now you can count seeing a ton of BE with TBC comes out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemmy Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 now that is alot of work right there, and what Oriah said, i hope it's not like that as well when bc is release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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