100,000 Annual Pass Invites On Their Way

Does anyone know how many hours are left for this wave?

I been playing wow from the start nonstop will i get in first wave or is it just random i have the annaul pass by the way.

I hope that whoever was in charge of beta has been fired already. They have known for months how many annual pass members they had. Yet they start beta with what 4 servers? Really? A couple week later and they still don't have everyone in? Is Bioware > Blizzard? Bioware handled their early access horribly but at least they had everyone in by the end of first week.

Originally Posted by starkey

hopefully this stops all the f...ing QQ threads now

No, it doesn't. There will be still people without invite, and very likely bunch of them is the same wrath babies that have been crying about it so far.

My friends who signed up for the AP after me are getting it first. /swiftrage

Got mine n___n

Originally Posted by Vutar

I hope that whoever was in charge of beta has been fired already. They have known for months how many annual pass members they had. Yet they start beta with what 4 servers? Really? A couple week later and they still don't have everyone in? Is Bioware > Blizzard? Bioware handled their early access horribly but at least they had everyone in by the end of first week.

Bioware's Early access was very different :S

It was an official Game Launch .. They had Servers upon servers upon servers up ... It wasn't a Beta..

I don't think you can really compare >.>

Originally Posted by Karadros

...as has been said before, it's about 10% of AP holders. Which is quite a lot to put into beta so soon.

Completely agree with you, and this said just want to give Blizz my thumbs, continue the good and hard work...

Gone from bitching threads, too i started at this date blah blah, who gives a shit what date u started playing.

Originally Posted by Hinaaja

No, it doesn't. There will be still people without invite, and very likely bunch of them is the same wrath babies that have been crying about it so far.

I hope you can read: "Rest assured that we WILL get all of our Annual Pass holders into the beta test."....

I didn't read all 9 pages of this thread so it may have been asked and answered already but:

Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment

We can’t let everyone in at the same time; however, all Annual Pass holders will be invited before any opt-ins.

I have heard reports that some non-AP holders, aka opt-ins, had gotten their beta invites already, so is that quote accurate?

The last Ap holders will get in in 9 weeks at best maybe more. Beta will be 4 to 5 months MAX because they have to rush it before GW2 (like they did with rushing the bugged DS against SwToR)

I dont see how someone would consider this "a slap in the face of QQers"

I am QQer and i see them hopeless and shaking their head in desparation in the wake of the hopeless situation they are in.

Is there a way to check the exact date you started playing WoW? Out of curiousity. I'm decently sure I started in like summer of '05, but I want to be sure. :P

Originally Posted by Daverid

Bioware's Early access was very different :S

It was an official Game Launch .. They had Servers upon servers upon servers up ... It wasn't a Beta..

I don't think you can really compare >.>

lol right. I sometimes wonder if people think at all when the post trying to defend Blizzard.

Originally Posted by Cybran

The last Ap holders will get in in 9 weeks at best maybe more. Beta will be 4 to 5 months MAX because they have to rush it before GW2 (like they did with rushing the bugged DS against SwToR)

I dont see how someone would consider this "a slap in the face of QQers"

I am QQer and i see them hopeless and shaking their head in desparation in the wake of the hopeless situation they are in.

4-5 months wouldn't be a rushed beta... that's how long other betas have been for WoW games, with WAY less testers.

Originally Posted by Cybran

The last Ap holders will get in in 9 weeks at best maybe more. Beta will be 4 to 5 months MAX because they have to rush it before GW2 (like they did with rushing the bugged DS against SwToR)

I dont see how someone would consider this "a slap in the face of QQers"

I am QQer and i see them hopeless and shaking their head in desparation in the wake of the hopeless situation they are in.

For me they have until my "second" 6 month payment is due. If i'm not in by then they don't get any money, that simple.

Originally Posted by Aethilus

I didn't read all 9 pages of this thread so it may have been asked and answered already but:

Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment

We can’t let everyone in at the same time; however, all Annual Pass holders will be invited before any opt-ins.

I have heard reports that some non-AP holders, aka opt-ins, had gotten their beta invites already, so is that quote accurate?

Blizzard denied that any non-APs got invites. Aside from the Press and Blizz family members, only APs should get invites.

You know, I didn't care at the start. I know I was guaranteed access, and not instant. But, c'mon.

I have subbed since Dec. 2004, AP first day... yet, a guildie has been playing since CATA and has the AP, and she gets in?

I have over 90 "cumulative" months paid. SIGH.

Originally Posted by Stormtrooperz

You sound like a completely spoiled brat.

They did not advertise that at all, they advertised that you'd get access to the Beta. That's what you're getting.

Patience is a virtue, go do something else until you get your chance, it's not the end of the world.

So explain this for me then "all Annual Pass holders will be invited before any opt-ins."

Originally Posted by Abednego

Blizzard denied that any non-APs got invites. Aside from the Press and Blizz family members, only APs should get invites.

Please don't tell me people still take blizzard word as "full on truth"

Originally Posted by Vutar

lol right. I sometimes wonder if people think at all when the post trying to defend Blizzard.

a game launch has everything prepared and tested before and its just an early access but its basically just a staggered launch. this isn't a staggered launch this is a beta. they can make 8 billion server but because its untested there could be a flaw in each server that causes a complete shut down on systems

they need to test things out before people come in. they start out small like many betas and as more people get in the fasters beta invites go out. more people= more people possibly able to break and report things to help the game improve and free up more space and less time to fix each bug because they don't have to fix bugs on 1000 realms just a small number at first.

farther along beta goes less bugs so more servers can be open