Shadowlands beta invite

[TheRevenantHero]

It's amazing how marketing is a new thing for so many people to discover.

I know it's not a new thing. My point is that Blizzard will ALWAYS give content creators invites without fail while every other player just has to pray they win the beta invite lottery.

[Bastaard]

I know it's not a new thing. My point is that Blizzard will ALWAYS give content creators invites without fail while every other player just has to pray they win the beta invite lottery.

If you think.. Really try.. Would you do the same as bellular, mrgm, signsofkellani, preach etc etc etc etc in regards of testing? Hell, even mythic raiders, cause they know All about the class they Are playing for most of the time.
But ofc you need some casuals Bobs aswell. They tend to find the outdoor mistakes, cause they like the game for the game. And not just chars and progression.
Most of those ppl try All chars, look at All changes, cause they Are making videos about it for the rest of us. That either dont want to play a buggy beta or dont have it. Stop crying already.

[rrayy]

Ok and I've been subscribed to WoW without a break since Wrath and have never gotten a single beta invite. It's widely known that Blizzard will throw invites to big streamers even if that streamer doesn't stream WoW that often. So saying that they made an ignorant comment really does nothing but how ignorant YOU are.

You completely missed why it was called ignorant. The post basically tried to state that if you are not a streamer, you won't get an invite. THAT is ignorant and wrong.

[Xenonn]

seeing as my last beta invite was MoP i've no hope whatsoever i'll get one this time

[melzas]

Beta invites aren't random. They target people who actually provided Beta feedback in previous Betas.

If you ever downloaded a Beta / PTR game (Diablo 3, Overwatch, any WoW Open Beta or PTR, etc.) and never used the little bug report window, you've probably screwed yourself out of a Shadowlands Closed Beta.

That's like... Your theory... And likely wrong.

I've been in every beta since cata, and I never reported anything because I didn't care.

[TheRevenantHero]

You completely missed why it was called ignorant. The post basically tried to state that if you are not a streamer, you won't get an invite. THAT is ignorant and wrong.

It's MOSTLY true, though. Isn't 100% accurate? No. But there is an exceptionally high chance that you won't get a beta invite if you're not a content creator.

[dcc626]

It's MOSTLY true, though. Isn't 100% accurate? No. But there is an exceptionally high chance that you won't get a beta invite if you're not a content creator.

well, considering the fact that they gave out hundreds of invites to CR/HoF raiders last week, id say its not entirely true. on top of the random people who havent played retail in a while. but yeah, at first its all F&F and content creators

[TheRevenantHero]

well, considering the fact that they gave out hundreds of invites to CR/HoF raiders last week, id say its not entirely true. on top of the random people who havent played retail in a while. but yeah, at first its all F&F and content creators

Most top end raiders are content creators since they either stream the raids or put them on YouTube. So of course they'll get invites.

[lunchbox2042]

Are you a streamer or public figure? If you answered no, then Blizzard doesn't give a rat's ass about your input. Unless you can advertise (for free) you don't mean a daaaamn thing to them.

To be fair, they don't care about a streamers input. They just love the free publicity.

[conceptKitty]

Are you a streamer or public figure? If you answered no, then Blizzard doesn't give a rat's ass about your input. Unless you can advertise (for free) you don't mean a daaaamn thing to them.

My friend wasn't either, she still got Alpha.

[Karlz0rz]

I know it's not a new thing. My point is that Blizzard will ALWAYS give content creators invites without fail while every other player just has to pray they win the beta invite lottery.

That's because the content creators actually help Blizzard in more ways than you do with your monthly subscription.
"Uæææ, this worker at my work is doing more work than me, and is getting more pay because of it!!1111111" <-- This is what your whiny little ass sounds like .

[Segus1992]

To be fair, they don't care about a streamers input. They just love the free publicity.

The publicity a streamer has also means their voice carries more weight though, so in effect they do care more about a streamer's input.

That's because the content creators actually help Blizzard in more ways than you do with your monthly subscription.
"Uæææ, this worker at my work is doing more work than me, and is getting more pay because of it!!1111111" <-- This is what your whiny little ass sounds like .

People literally use any kind of excuse to pretend like their childish whining about not getting beta is justified. It's both funny and sad.

[MrLachyG]

I got one for BfA, I will probably get one for SL - only time will tell, I am happy farming shit in BfA

[exochaft]

It's MOSTLY true, though. Isn't 100% accurate? No. But there is an exceptionally high chance that you won't get a beta invite if you're not a content creator.

I'm one of those that doesn't stream, but I've been in every beta since I can remember. Participate in most PTRs, as well. I've probably submitted hundreds of bug reports and feedback reports. Still not in the SL beta.

From what I've gathered over the years, nowadays there probably is a quota system when the beta invites go out (at least in the early stages). Streamers and ultra high-end raiders get a larger weighted portion, for certain. Very small amount are randomly selected at the start. As the beta goes on, the ratio of streamer/ultra high-end raider invites goes down and random invites go up, mostly because the former group isn't that large. While I can understand why they may do this, it has some serious drawbacks... such as you get a tunneled feedback from a group of players that don't necessarily reflect the wishes/desires, or even the perspectives, of the average player.

Personally, I'm still a bit miffed after the 8.3 PTR as most of my reports seemed like they were ignored when 8.3 went live (despite having made multiple reports about certain issues weeks in advance on the PTR). For example, people remember that massive ban wave that went out for people farming the major invasion chest that was almost instantly reverted? Remember how the blue post in response said Blizz thought it was the result of exploitative behavior, and after an investigation it was the result of normal play and not exploitative? I had been making reports of that issue for weeks on the PTR after ever new build, even stating that it was probably borderline exploitation and not intended behavior to infinitely farm chest keys. Had similar reports about corruptions and other systems that were broken as hell, and every time I see a blue post after a fix that goes "oh my, we didn't see this coming and had no idea, we swear!"... just makes me not want to do any constructive testing or send in feedback reports.

[Unholyground]

Beta invites won't stop going out until usually the final 2 weeks which is looking to be mid/late October now that was my guess. The fact that they are raid testing already means they are ahead of schedule in a lot of ways and they can focus more on the class balance soon.

[Jotaux]

My whole raid team except one player got an invite last week. They were in on our nzoth kill and people who joined after the kill got invites.

[Hammerzeit]

Another invite wave just went out. Looks like it's mostly CE raiders again.

[Aucald]

Beta invites are pretty random in my experience. Two of my guildmates just got an invite and neither of them are streamers, competitive raiders, or anything like that.

[arkanon]

Beta invites are pretty random in my experience. Two of my guildmates just got an invite and neither of them are streamers, competitive raiders, or anything like that.

Mate of mine got invite and hasnt been subbed for 3 months - to be fair, first time his sub has dropped since vanilla so.....yeah..... His account has multiple minor infractions on it (character names etc, nothing serious just silly shit), although he did start in vanilla with the rest of us. I am sure there are factors taken into consideration that EXCLUDE you from an invite, but outside of those criteria, it seems random.

[BBellew]

Anyone saying there is no random element to beta invites is just not correct. I've been invited to the last three expansion betas and I am not a streamer, not a public figure, and have provided maybe a grand total of 1-2 bug reports between all of the betas combined. I haven't even been in an actual guild since 2004-06 when I raided briefly. I play solo and do group finder/LFR, if at all. I also have cancelled my account for several months during most expansions, so I don't have an uninterrupted subscription.

I only log on to betas for a few hours to explore the zones a little and listen to the new music once it's added. There's absolutely no reason for them to invite me to each beta over the last few years unless I was randomly chosen, because I contribute nothing.