Warlords of Draenor™ Alpha Testing Begins, Battle.Net Chat Live

[fionawower]

No, they have not.

You obviously don't pay attention.

[Uglysoso]

People do not read. The release date is 12/20/14 or BEFORE. Worst-case scenario date means, for those where English is not your primary language, if they are not able to release WoD earlier, 12/20/14 is the latest date they will release it on. They are saying the want to release is earlier. I can say it slower if you need me to.

[Senka]

Boubouille... showing us you're in WoD Alpha is mean. Even if we 100% expect and understand it.

[Stellan]

Needs more datamining

Two months on average.

BC friends/family alpha Aug 23, 2006
BC beta start Oct 13, 2006

Wrath friends/family alpha May 20, 2008
Wrath beta start Jul 17, 2008

Cata friends/family alpha May 3, 2010
Cata beta start Jun 30, 2010

[Baracuda]

My body is ready.

[Shampro]

Lot of arguing here.

Back to the Ryg thread.

[Kurve1776]

Lore
hehe it's all good. "Alpha" is just what we're calling the start of our public testing period this time around.

[Xisa]

Slow and steady wins the race (or loses you lots of subs <3)

Would the file format give any fps benefits ? :/

Plenty of reasons, although I get the feeling posting them would be lost on you.

[Ikkarus]

I know that Alpha and Beta are important but I really don't like them, it would be much more interesting an realease where the entire community would start the game together without knowing nothing about it..But, well what can we do..

Now, about the Alpha testing beginning now, yeah, it's kind of disapointing, I was really hoping that Blizzard would surprise us this time with a fast realease.

[Zstr]

Two months on average.

BC friends/family alpha Aug 23, 2006
BC beta start Oct 13, 2006

Wrath friends/family alpha May 20, 2008
Wrath beta start Jul 17, 2008

Cata friends/family alpha May 3, 2010
Cata beta start Jun 30, 2010

it's not `F&F` alpha it's a `public` one, that mean it's a bit far more in development
and it's going to be without NDA, so guess they give up on it with such leakers and dataminers around, so ye expect lots of info..

[Kurve1776]

It's not the F&F Alpha, it's a more public alpha, it's basically what the limited beta is at the very beginning of each expansion's beta

[Deadmedic]

i wonder if the new file format will hinder datamining...

[fionawower]

People do not read. The release date is 12/20/14 or BEFORE. Worst-case scenario date means, for those where English is not your primary language, if they are not able to release WoD earlier, 12/20/14 is the latest date they will release it on. They are saying the want to release is earlier. I can say it slower if you need me to.

Some like it slow.

[Phaty]

Alpha? Oh, wow. Blizzard, you're so gooood and fast at this. Speechless. Amazing. Wow. You're beyond pathetic at this point. Words cannot even begin to describe it.

yes, because converting an entire 10 years worth of data to a whole new format and getting it ready for testing is and overnight task, idiot

[Kryos]

2 months Alpha + 5 months Beta = October Release.

[Apollet]

Jesus christ, There's just no fucking pleasing you people. Any of you.

The constant bitching about how slow they are, and when they offer you up an amazing piece of progress towards the expansion, most of you react by shitting on them more.

Previous Alpha phases have lasted 4 to 7 weeks and a less limited Beta is pretty soon to follow after that, in most cases.

Skip the Alpha? Why? So you people can fucking complain that it isn't polished enough when it goes to beta?
Get with the program, These games don't just shit themselves out. Bunch of fucking mouth breathers.

/rant

Happy to see the wheels in motion for a WoD Beta and very excited that datamined information will now be available much more often.

There's not enough yes to apply to this statement. Thank you.

[Orlong]

Jesus christ, There's just no fucking pleasing you people. Any of you.

The constant bitching about how slow they are, and when they offer you up an amazing piece of progress towards the expansion, most of you react by shitting on them more.

Previous Alpha phases have lasted 4 to 7 weeks and a less limited Beta is pretty soon to follow after that, in most cases.

Skip the Alpha? Why? So you people can fucking complain that it isn't polished enough when it goes to beta?
Get with the program, These games don't just shit themselves out. Bunch of fucking mouth breathers.

/rant

Happy to see the wheels in motion for a WoD Beta and very excited that datamined information will now be available much more often.

Says someone who doesnt mind playing with the same shit for 15 months. Youre in the minority

[Noix]

em i missing something or have they not updated beta part on account page yet?

[Kathranis]

it's not `F&F` alpha it's a `public` one, that mean it's a bit far more in development
and it's going to be without NDA, so guess they give up on it with such leakers and dataminers around, so ye expect lots of info..

Did you perhaps read the article?

"One of our goals for this very early stage of the Alpha is to test out some new technology in the wild with employees and friends and family..."

[Keile]

Is it wrong Im most excited for the BATTLE.NET CLIENT CHAT!

Wooo, now more having to open a random game just to chat!