World of Warcraft stress test beta

Along with other catch up material like the demo for Rome: Total War, the Tribes: Vengeance Beta, The Jedi Trials publish, and the gigantic Pacific Assault demo, I found a most suprising email decorating my inbox when I returned - I had been accepted into the World of Warcraft Stress Test Beta which was extended until this Sunday. The lucky bastards who have been playing this game since last year probably look upon us stress testers as an unrefined mob of inconsequential characters that Blizzard is throwing at their servers - which is true, for the most part - but I'm going to enjoy every minute of this opportunity and hopefully find the time to record some impressions here. The Stress Test is being kept separate from the Closed Beta that is still going on, and there is a Level-grinding contest that will allow some players to secure a spot in the Closed Beta after the Stress Test is over. There is also talk of an Open Beta that is allegedly taking place before the game's release this November. I can feel another delay brewing on the horizon, but you can't fault Blizzard for testing the shit out of their software, and likely providing the MMORPG world with the smoothest rollout in the genre's history.

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