WoW Classic Pre-Launch Test 11:00 a.m. PDT August 8 and Minimum Specs

[phattsao]

Don't want to crush your dreams, but Vanilla dungeons with our current skills will be easy as shit.

Don't want to crush your dreams, but you're in for a surprise. Most of your "skills" rely on the game drawing AOE circles around your feet or screaming at you in bold letters telling you exactly what to do. Things like threat and mana are actually important. Trash respawns. The dungeons aren't totally linear with helpful maps and arrows telling you where to go. It's a different game, friendo.

[Nnyco]

while they're running mythic+++++ of some generic dungeon for the 1000th time, i'll be attempting to clear a boss in Uldaman in crafted greens and vendor bought weapons at level 38, dying multiple times, and having the most fun i've had in years with a blizzard product.

Implying uldaman isnt generic.

[MrLachyG]

I want to actually hear the Devs answer to this question. I would also like to know if they would get deleted after the test is over. I remember reading a post about saving names on a specific date.

why would you be allowed to keep them?

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Wrathion you sexy bastard

..... wrong thread?

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The calia model.

Please.

Alliance.

Undead.

Please

I believe you are in the wrong thread....

[milowen]

"11:00 a.m. PDT to 1:00 p.m. PDT, as that is when we’ll be actively monitoring for issues important to launch."

Yeah, because I'm sure the middle of a day on a random Thursday is very representative of what the launch population will look like....

Yeah, because a random guy has the absolute truth and exactly knows what they really want to test with this pre-launch event.

[Ragedaug]

Yeah, because a random guy has the absolute truth and exactly knows what they really want to test with this pre-launch event.

Or, you could read what Blizzard said to know what they want to test.. Since they did say it.

Their request for users makes it sound like a stress test, but holding it in the early afternoon when almost everyone is at work or school makes it seem they don't want to stress it. Maybe it's for EU gamers. /shrug.

[Triggered Fridgekin]

Don't want to crush your dreams, but Vanilla dungeons with our current skills will be easy as shit.

Yes and no. By the time most players do hit Uldaman they should know better with how to handle threat as well as pulls but it's going to be a death trap for both Deadmines and Ragefire Chasm where unsuspecting players are going to learn fast and hard how it's different from retail.

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Their request for users makes it sound like a stress test, but holding it in the early afternoon when almost everyone is at work or school makes it seem they don't want to stress it. Maybe it's for EU gamers. /shrug.

Goes till Friday my dude. It's not like they're going to shut the NA servers off at 3pm and call it a day. This is also a global test so it's going to be the right time somewhere in the world at any given time.

[Queen of Hamsters]

Our global pre-launch test of WoW Classic will begin on Thursday, August 8 at 11:00 a.m. PDT and is scheduled to end on Friday, August 9. This test will be available to all World of Warcraft players with a current subscription or active game time in all regions. The maximum character level will be 15.

Just adding for posterity. It won't be just a few hours and the varied regions probably means they'll get varied data to help them.

Just happy i don't have to put up with these people anymore in retail WoW.

Oh Sweet Summer child...
The honeymoon will be over way before a month has passed, and then we'll get to hear ad nauseam how the Classic team couldn't even get the easiest of jobs done.

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Implying uldaman isnt generic.

Not to mention, when they're running generic Uldaman for the 1500th time, there will be new dungeons out on Live times 10.

[McNeil]

How fun to always see these retail vs Classic debates pop up

[Ragedaug]

Goes till Friday my dude. It's not like they're going to shut the NA servers off at 3pm and call it a day. This is also a global test so it's going to be the right time somewhere in the world at any given time.

They said they are actively monitoring it for the first 2 hours my guy, specifically requesting players log in and play as much as possible during that time so they can test for launch issues. It's not like it's not highlighted in white text at the top of the post.

"We ask that players please log-in and play as much as possible during the first two hours of the test – 11:00 a.m. PDT to 1:00 p.m. PDT, as that is when we’ll be actively monitoring for issues important to launch."

But as you say it's a global test, it makes more sense that they are picking that time.

Yes and no. By the time most players do hit Uldaman they should know better with how to handle threat as well as pulls but it's going to be a death trap for both Deadmines and Ragefire Chasm where unsuspecting players are going to learn fast and hard how it's different from retail.

Not that I'm trying to pick a fight with you, but just to note, I healed leveling dungeons up to Sunken Temple on my nearly-all-agi-gear Enhancement Shaman during BC. It was rare that we had a tank or a healer because you still had to do the majority of your leveling questing, and questing as heal or tank spec was painful, and respec'ing was painful & expensive, so most leveling dungeons were done with 5 DPS. I didn't do any Vanilla dungeons past Sunken Temple, because I could never find groups for them. Just saying that I"m guessing I would have been up for healing those as well if I could have found four more players.

I'm going to be trying out Classic, and I have friends that are going to resub, just to play Classic, so I'm not hating on it. I'm hoping it is enjoyable and can sustain interest. I just think leveling dungeons are going to be very easy compared to how sophisticated the community is. Back then I was healing in the wrong spec, with nearly no Int gear, with no addons, and clicking. Click player, then click heal spell. Click next player that's getting low and click spell. Rinse and repeat. (and everyone lived)

It was always nice getting a Priest or Druid in group, because everyone just expected the priest to heal, regardless of the fact, that they were all shadow spec, and DPS Druids could still tank well in Bear form, especially in Feral. Feral Druid in group would make for very smooth/easy runs. Or the one time I actually found a Prot Warrior in our 30's and we were 2-manning SM at level range, with me tossing off-heals periodically. Speaking of which, Enh Shammy & Warrior is probably a good questing duo.

[McClane]

Is this the final classic client so I can setup my interface during the test for classic release?

[Lurker1]

Our global pre-launch test of WoW Classic will begin on Thursday, August 8 at 11:00 a.m. PDT and is scheduled to end on Friday, August 9. This test will be available to all World of Warcraft players with a current subscription or active game time in all regions. The maximum character level will be 15.

Just adding for posterity. It won't be just a few hours and the varied regions probably means they'll get varied data to help them.



Oh Sweet Summer child...
The honeymoon will be over way before a month has passed, and then we'll get to hear ad nauseam how the Classic team couldn't even get the easiest of jobs done.

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Not to mention, when they're running generic Uldaman for the 1500th time, there will be new dungeons out on Live times 10.

Sadly you are probably right sigh oh well atleast i get one month of drama free retail wow bfa

[valky94]

current dungeons are AOE garbage. everyone has an interrupt, a self heal, overgear everything. yes mythic 7+ gets hard, but its just piling on affixes and damage and an endurance competition.

you're probably right in that we're much better players now (certainly I am). gives us a great opportunity to teach new players. the mechanics in classic are very different, it will take time to adjust for many.

ive watched people like preach, asmon, esfand etc. do dungeons on strream, and they said they werent hard

[Ziros22]

"11:00 a.m. PDT to 1:00 p.m. PDT, as that is when we’ll be actively monitoring for issues important to launch."

Yeah, because I'm sure the middle of a day on a random Thursday is very representative of what the launch population will look like....

Classic launches middle of the day Monday on West coast. So yes, it will be a good test.

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Is this the final classic client so I can setup my interface during the test for classic release?

Yes. it will be