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Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Uranium - 235 on November 04, 2004, 08:52:15 PM

Well yeah, open beta is coming around. Since I mooch off my friend's FP account I get to play now, playing Alliance on Test Server 12 Mountain Time.


It seems that there's a group of NS players playing undead on another server, but nuts to them, since most of the NS people I can't stand on the forums much less in-game, I invite anyone to join me instead. It seems that for some stupid reason several of you are playing undead because you're closet necropheliacs or some other equally dumb reason, because undead are probably the least interesting race next to gnomes.


So anyway, yeah. Just because I can, they added an awesome movie to the client that's fun to watch, I got some screencaps from it just for the hell of it.

(http://uranium235.thezazi.net/WoW/Movie/Dwarf.jpg)
(http://uranium235.thezazi.net/WoW/Movie/InfernalMage.jpg)
(http://uranium235.thezazi.net/WoW/Movie/NElf.jpg)
(http://uranium235.thezazi.net/WoW/Movie/OrcNelf.jpg)
(http://uranium235.thezazi.net/WoW/Movie/Tauren.jpg)
(http://uranium235.thezazi.net/WoW/Movie/TaurenFight.jpg)
(http://uranium235.thezazi.net/WoW/Movie/UDead.jpg)

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: X-S-Z on November 04, 2004, 09:02:45 PM

Mmm... Infernals....

I hope playing as a Night Elf has it's perks, because I have my heart set on being a druid. Can't wait to get involved!

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: fatty on November 04, 2004, 09:45:07 PM

i'll get in on this when it comes to open beta. the game will be better than sex with holy_devil 4 times in one night.  :blink:

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: EmperorPenguin on November 04, 2004, 10:45:09 PM

Gotta hand it to Blizzard, their videos are always amazing.  <3  Absolutely top class.  My favourite part of WC3, actually.  This one looks even better!

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Uranium - 235 on November 04, 2004, 11:07:29 PM

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/trailer (http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/trailer)


There ya go!

Druids at the moment are pretty gimp. Blizz thinks they're overpowered, the players think they're crap. I'm probably gonna play one in retail but that's for hoping they'll someday buff it.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Geminosity on November 05, 2004, 02:13:02 AM

Is this still the 'open' beta that's not really open because it's restricted to north americans? =P

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: lolfighter on November 05, 2004, 03:26:03 AM

Well Gemmy, just get used to the fact that North America is the only part of the world that matters. The sooner you and I realize that our countries are third-rate, the sooner we can learn to live with it.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Malevolent on November 05, 2004, 04:23:31 AM

Blizzard loves foreigners (since they like to buy their games), but since they are an American developer, they test in America first (if they have betas anywhere else later).

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: duherman on November 05, 2004, 07:46:49 AM

wow, i dont think my computer can handle this....I should of not kept on playing that one night. If i didnt i would still have my proccesor

lf: Lay off the bold please.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Doobie Dan on November 05, 2004, 10:10:22 AM

If I make it in, I plan on playing Dwarf.

Uranub, is there any special method to increase chances of getting in, or is it all a lottery?

EDIT: Nevermind, I'm reading all about it on WoW.com right now.

Anyone else interested in joining up for human/dwarf?

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Niteowl on November 05, 2004, 01:52:06 PM

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i'll get in on this when it comes to open beta. the game will be better than sex with holy_devil 4 times in one night.  :blink:

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stop lying, nothing is better than that.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: ThoraX on November 05, 2004, 02:37:57 PM

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i'll get in on this when it comes to open beta. the game will be better than sex with holy_devil 4 times in one night.  :blink:

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stop lying, nothing is better than that.

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sure there is, having sex with holy_devil 5 times in one night with nite owl in a rocking chair in one corner telling you how these things were done when he was our age.

as for WoW, i plan on playing a gnome warlock with 2 other frisnds i met while playing the stress test. I'm noly taking gnomes for the open because that's the last race i'd play seriously when retail comes along. with that said, i'll be buying lots of alcohol and my clothing will be missing whenever i i feel like causing a ruckus.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Slink on November 05, 2004, 03:23:50 PM

just for the record, i plan on playing a troll shaman for the open beta.  cuz i doubt i'll get the game, and i want to try it out.

anyone else thinking of going non-alliance for this?

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Malevolent on November 05, 2004, 09:27:44 PM

Finally got around to watching the cinema. Very nice. I want to play this game...

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Grimm on November 05, 2004, 10:29:03 PM

Vinnie and I will be making Gnome Rogues on one of the West Coast servers.

Slink: I had a Troll Shaman for the stress test a couple months ago, got him up to level 20 or 21. Overall, I had a lot of fun with him; A mix of a tanker/melee fighter with its own healing and damaging spells, and the totems are pretty nice.

 I kicked Vinnie's butt in a duel when he was two levels higher than me, but he goes on about how he was a warlock, and "warlocks don't do well against melee enemies". I still tease him about it though.  :p

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Vinegar Ninja on November 05, 2004, 10:41:38 PM

jerk :p

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: ThoraX on November 05, 2004, 11:34:21 PM

i took out a tauren shaman that was 2 levels above my nightelf hunter. It was a cool battle too. He attacked me on the docks of Ratchet (that goblin town) so i jumped in the water and dived down. he followed and i hit him with a move that slows movement, so the rest of the fight was me basically slashing away at him from behind and slowing his movement while he frantically tried to swim to the surface before he downed. :D

I can't wait for this game. I had so much fun in just that one week of the stress test. They released the racial traits too! I'm really liking the Nightelf abilities.. turning into a wisp at death for faster movement is really cool, especially when i've had bad luck with corpse runs over huge distances.

@ grimm/vinnie: Gnome Rogues in the open beta or retail? If you are i'll join you guys.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Grimm on November 06, 2004, 01:15:34 AM

Gnome Rogues in the open beta; For retail I've been planning on an Undead Warlock, although I've been seriously reconsidering the Warlock bit because it seems everyone and his brother is making one. We'll have to wait and see I guess.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Geminosity on November 06, 2004, 04:17:24 AM

wow... up until thorax's story I hadn't been too bothered about WoW but now I'm intrigued; doesn't sound like any combat situation I've seen in an MMO before PvP or otherwise =o

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: ThoraX on November 06, 2004, 02:41:52 PM

yep, the combat is what hooked me in. I absoloutely love the fact that your position relative to your opponent matters, and you dont automatically turn around to attack your target. With that said, if you can maneuver behind your opponent and stay behind him, he won't have a chance at attcking you until he can turn around.

I've seen a duel between two warriors which left one of them the winner with barely a scratch on him. Reason being was that he was behind the other guy the whole time and his opponent couldn't turn around fast enough to catch him before the other guy jumped over and behind again.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Geminosity on November 06, 2004, 02:56:20 PM

oh... now you're talking my language XD

Guess I'll have to wait for the EU beta to check it for myself huh? =3

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: lolfighter on November 06, 2004, 03:10:32 PM

Sounds interesting, actually. I may have to refine my view of WoW. Dang, I liked being smug in my beliefs.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Grimm on November 06, 2004, 05:04:12 PM

...

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 <_< times 10 to the 100th power.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Uranium - 235 on November 06, 2004, 08:44:10 PM

(http://uranium235.thezazi.net/WoW/Gilan.jpg)

Me, with my matching armor sets. Very hard to coordinate armor sets so that you don't look like a bum, but it's doable.


Gem: Just FYI - PVP in WoW works like this: In 'Controlled' areas you cannot attack enemies unless they are flagged for PVP (Which happens by them turning it on manually, attacking you, or buffing PVP flagged allies). This means that I can't go into the Barrens and kill anyone I like. This makes it thusly more difficult. In Contested Areas, you can attack any enemy no matter what. This essentially protects lowbies from being ganked by high levels.


I have lots of stories of PVP, I'm pretty notorious for killing Horde... have had complaints on the forums about me :)

There's a quest south of Ratchet for Horde that requires you to escort a prisoner out of Northwatch Keep, a human fortress. The quest ends in Ratchet, and after I hopped off the boat I noticed an entourage following the Blood Elf. I quickly ducked inside a building and poisoned my daggers... crippling poison so no one can run, and instant poison so no one will live. I made my way to the top, where I shot that picture, then hopped down and hid in the bushes near the path. That way if they happened to spot through my stealth, I'd still be hard to see. They approached closer, so I moved into place. I then used my 'KOD' macro, which causes me to blow a kiss to the target, say 'May Elune have mercy on your soul' in Darnassian (Elvish native tongue), then I Ambushed him for a high-damage critical strike. Killed the NPC (Ruining the quest... and that quest is a pain in the ass), jumped into a flurry of blades and eliminated their mage, which was the biggest threat. Everyone was freaking out at this point, and began to attack me. I threw a flashbomb and faded into the shadows... then slowly stalked them down one-by-one.

After causing an hours or so worth of trouble, I got chased out of the Barrens (Headed to Stonetalon) by an ARMY of Horde. Nearly to Stonetalon, I jumped into a group of fallen trees and stealthed, then slipped out before they could find me.

In Stonetalon, I ran into a group of four undead - a mage, priest, rogue, and warlock. A good group. As a whole, they were a few levels under me, but they could easilly whoop my ass if they used teamwork.

I basically skirted from tree to tree stalking them, laughing at them, I even got close enough that they could hear the laugh emotes. In time, I would now and then sneak out, use my KOD emote, blow em a kiss and talk to them in Darnassian, then kill the one I kissed, and dissapear. I hunted this group for a long time before a mage about 5 levels higher then me showed up and tried to track me down with no luck.

On that day alone I probably got over 2 dozen kills by myself.



By the way, play on Test Server 12 with Nooblet and I. I'm pretty sure that even though it's a mountain server it's located in California, since the server time is Pacific. Furthermore, it's not overcrowded. The Coastal Servers are so packed it'll be a nightmare when you begin playing for Open Beta, don't say I didn't warn you.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: ThoraX on November 07, 2004, 01:53:49 AM

god. damn. uranub... That kicks ass!
Thanks to you, I am now rethinking my whole plan of being a nightelf hunter. Playing as a rouge sounds so much cooler. I would have paid to see all that happen.

By the way, what lvl are ya when you did all this? if that can be done at a lower level i can only imagine the chaos you can cause when you get really up there.

this is all i got to show for what i did in the stress test. This was taken inside the valley of trials, the orc starting area. I was able to sneak in without any guards seeing me. Just me and my pet raptor that i got from deep within enemy territory.  :ph34r:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/Thorantalus/WoWScrnShot_090804_122626.jpg)

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Uranium - 235 on November 07, 2004, 05:40:59 AM

No, I have dibs on Rogue :D We need more priests that for damn sure.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Zero7 on November 07, 2004, 07:10:52 AM

You guys starting a WoW LM Guild? =P

I'd join if you started one... BUT I can't, because I've already joined a guild D:

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Vinegar Ninja on November 07, 2004, 11:06:01 AM

god I hate assholes like you uranub :p
you get ALL the good kills ^_^
good story by the way.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: bacon_flaps on November 07, 2004, 08:55:28 PM

I play a priest(ess) but to play with you guys I'd have to switch servers and restart =/

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Doobie Dan on November 08, 2004, 10:11:55 AM

So how many servers are there?  For open beta we should seriously work out some sort of system so we can play together.  Anyone up to the task of organizing this, and keeping track of who's doing what race/class?

I'm currently planning on doing Dwarf Hunter and have a friend who's up for Dwarf Paladin, if we get in.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Zero7 on November 08, 2004, 10:28:42 AM

I heard Hunter sucks, as does Paladin. But that's just for PvP *shrugs*

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Malevolent on November 08, 2004, 10:56:54 AM

I think I heard Uranub or someone say that they improved the Paladin, Zero. Note I haven't played the game. I've only heard this.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: holy_devil on November 08, 2004, 11:19:18 AM

they changed a lot on paladin, it seems nice now. hunter got talents same as paladin last patch. dunno about hunter, but everyone seems to want to make a dwarf gun hunter(racial passive of +5 to guns), they don't seem too horrible though, pet and ranged stuff :E

warrior however, is complete crap unless you go 1h/shield. 2h maybe, but dual wield is that horrible on warrior. 2h wasn't great though, my friend made a rogue and he's outdamaging his 2h warr(who was 20) at sub10, with 1 weapon, and seems to hold aggro better too :/

more later!

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Sustained on November 08, 2004, 12:09:07 PM

I've become addicted to the trailer, but I must know; Those of you who have played the beta, would it be worth playing and paying for?

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Vinegar Ninja on November 08, 2004, 12:15:24 PM

YESYESYESYEYSYESYEYSYESYEYSEYSYESYEYSYESYEYSYEYSEYSYESYSEYSEYSYES
I dont think I can say it enough :D
I am getting off my lazy ass to get a job JUST to pay for this.
I played the first stress test, and I have seen more lag in released MMOs than in their stress test :p
everything about it is wonderful.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Malevolent on November 08, 2004, 01:22:53 PM

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YESYESYESYEYSYESYEYSYESYEYSEYSYESYEYSYESYEYSYEYSEYSYESYSEYSEYSYES
I dont think I can say it enough :D
I am getting off my lazy ass to get a job JUST to pay for this.
I played the first stress test, and I have seen more lag in released MMOs than in their stress test :p
everything about it is wonderful.

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So would it be possible to play this on 56k?

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: bacon_flaps on November 08, 2004, 02:35:29 PM

Probably, I get around 110ms in the capital cities.  It's also very pretty =D

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: sonic on November 08, 2004, 02:40:21 PM

Stupid. Bastard. Errors.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Zero7 on November 08, 2004, 02:47:39 PM

Actually, I WAS talking about the Paladin and Hunter post-patch. While the Paladin DID get lots of new toys, the holy line still sucks in it. Honestly, I think Paladin would be only situationally useful in PvP, might be better in PvE *shrugs*

I know for a fact that the guild I'm in will be sporting 1-2 Paladins and 1 Hunter on release, just to see if they improved any or are worth anything then.

Also: PvP in WoW apparently r0x0rz, compared to Guild Wars and SWG, that is.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Uranium - 235 on November 08, 2004, 04:38:17 PM

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they changed a lot on paladin, it seems nice now. hunter got talents same as paladin last patch. dunno about hunter, but everyone seems to want to make a dwarf gun hunter(racial passive of +5 to guns), they don't seem too horrible though, pet and ranged stuff :E

warrior however, is complete crap unless you go 1h/shield. 2h maybe, but dual wield is that horrible on warrior. 2h wasn't great though, my friend made a rogue and he's outdamaging his 2h warr(who was 20) at sub10, with 1 weapon, and seems to hold aggro better too :/

more later!

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You're a god damn TANK and you wear PLATE MAIL. He wears LEATHER. What did you expect to happen? Warriors are there to taunt and keep aggro. Rogues draw a ton of aggro (as well as mages) because they deal a lot of damage.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Slink on November 08, 2004, 04:47:29 PM

aiight, i'm d/ling the beta client.  Planning on going horde, is there a specific server we're gunna pack?

Looks like we already have some ppl in Test server 12, mountain time, as Alliance.  Prolly best to pack that server, for the alliance toons.  I'm thinkin' a different mountain time server would be good to pick for Horde, because we've got ppl from all over in this community.

so, if someone has any opinions, do share.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Zero7 on November 08, 2004, 05:17:26 PM

go central 28, :D that's the server I'll be on.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: bacon_flaps on November 08, 2004, 05:28:23 PM

Since Zero is awesomely cool and lives in Central area, I'll join him on 28 I guess.  Horde or Alliance?

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Slink on November 08, 2004, 05:59:52 PM

well, since we've already got some sort of ppl on test server 12 mountain time as alliance...

I'm thinkin cerntral 28 should be horde.  but maybe i'm just crazy...

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Zero7 on November 08, 2004, 06:10:54 PM

I'm Alliance :)

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: ThoraX on November 08, 2004, 06:46:27 PM

*grumbes about not having a fileplanet subscription to play WoW with you nubs*
olo grumblecakes.

i keep trying to see if theres some way i can get it... but i keep failing...
i only have a free memebrship thingy i think.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Slink on November 08, 2004, 06:50:08 PM

to hell with it then.  maybe when it finishes d/ling, i'll post what server i join.  maybe i won't.  organization is for WIMPS!

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: fatty on November 08, 2004, 07:06:49 PM

:(  :help:  :angry:  :o

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Uranium - 235 on November 08, 2004, 07:27:32 PM

Okay fine.


My server is server 12. Nooblet is on server 12. Server 12 is a PVP server, and we're both Alliance.

Go ahead and play Horde on server 12, it doesn't matter, I'll just shred your ass with an ambush in stonetalon :)


HOWEVER The populations are going to be HORRIBLE. Mountain Servers are going to be the least populated, and therefore the easiest to play on. Lowest ping, gonna be less crowded. Keep that in mind...

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: holy_devil on November 09, 2004, 08:06:33 AM

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You're a god damn TANK and you wear PLATE MAIL. He wears LEATHER. What did you expect to happen? Warriors are there to taunt and keep aggro. Rogues draw a ton of aggro (as well as mages) because they deal a lot of damage.

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oh sorry, seriously forgot to say im playing a priest =/ what im saying is warriors are lacking royally in the ability to keep aggro, miss/parry/evade-able taunt on a 2m cd? =/ i think warrs are able to taunt a ton in defensive or something like that? dunno how it works exactly :(

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Vinegar Ninja on November 09, 2004, 10:01:17 AM

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Okay fine.


My server is server 12. Nooblet is on server 12. Server 12 is a PVP server, and we're both Alliance.

Go ahead and play Horde on server 12, it doesn't matter, I'll just shred your ass with an ambush in stonetalon :)


HOWEVER The populations are going to be HORRIBLE. Mountain Servers are going to be the least populated, and therefore the easiest to play on. Lowest ping, gonna be less crowded. Keep that in mind...

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I too have joined the fabled server 12.
My gome rouge is running around having lots of fun :D
I hate this school crap, I wanna go play more WoW D:

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Doobie Dan on November 09, 2004, 11:26:21 AM

Of you 12 and 28 people, which are planning on playing non-obsessively?  I won't have time to level up fast, I have a feeling that HD will be 10 levels higher than me in about 5 seconds.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Uranium - 235 on November 09, 2004, 02:49:31 PM

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You're a god damn TANK and you wear PLATE MAIL. He wears LEATHER. What did you expect to happen? Warriors are there to taunt and keep aggro. Rogues draw a ton of aggro (as well as mages) because they deal a lot of damage.

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oh sorry, seriously forgot to say im playing a priest =/ what im saying is warriors are lacking royally in the ability to keep aggro, miss/parry/evade-able taunt on a 2m cd? =/ i think warrs are able to taunt a ton in defensive or something like that? dunno how it works exactly :(

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Regardless of whatever you meant, rogues and mages are the damage dealers. They take a lot of skill to play well and survive, they can't take much damage, and they usually have all the aggro. Healers get aggro because monsters hate heals, and like to eliminate the healer first.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Doobie Dan on November 09, 2004, 02:59:30 PM

How are hunters as damage dealers?  I heard the latest patch helped them in this regard.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Uranium - 235 on November 09, 2004, 03:29:10 PM

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How are hunters as damage dealers?  I heard the latest patch helped them in this regard.

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Never played one, but I see them all the time. I hate them since they got a skill that lets them detect me through stealth, which is really :P.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: ThoraX on November 09, 2004, 03:37:34 PM

i played a hunter in stress, but i dont know how they've changed since. From what i remember though, hunters excel at ranged combat and did pretty good damage with it too. just carry a big sword with ya in case someone gets close though. Their melee abilities arent as fancy as their ranged, but still offer interesting moves.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: fatty on November 09, 2004, 08:09:49 PM

OMG IT ACTUALLY FINISHED DOWNLOADING!

lvl 5 human paladin named Garlex on test server 12 !!!

fear my 250 armor.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: X-S-Z on November 09, 2004, 11:56:44 PM

Lmao, I win the dumbass award of the evening.  :(

I love my big, comfy platronics headphones. I like listening to music through my big comfy platronics headphones as I write a report, listen to music, and keep an eye on the beta installer. Heck, they're so comfy that I often forget I have them on. After awhile, I'd started to get sleepy. So, I tried to get to a stopping point, but failed utterly, and nodded off in my chair.

I had the fortune to wake about ten minutes ago to see that my download had finally finished. Barely concious, I hit "finish" and went back to my report to save and exit, thinking only of my nice warm bed and how late i'd sleep in the next morning.

*BOOM* was all managed to hear before I went over backwards in my chair, crashing into a stack of tupperware containers full of paper, and kicking my keyboard very nearly into the next room. My three cats, all of whom were sleeping on the nearby couch and easychair, literally exploded out of the room in feline fright, one tripping over a lamp cord and sending said lamp to the floor where it shattered into a million pieces.

I rolled out of the disaster area i'd created, and saw that it had been the damned installation menu starting up. God in heaven, a gunshot could have scared me less than having the freaking main menu music blast through my headphones when I'm half comatose.

What a great start to WoW im having, perhaps when my heart leaves the saftey of my thyroid, i'll go ahead and install this beast.  :rolleyes:

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: sonic on November 10, 2004, 12:39:24 AM

hahaha nice one X

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Grimm on November 10, 2004, 01:30:56 AM

I've got my Gnome Rogue, Zeph, to level 7 on the same server as Vinnie, Uranium, and Nooblet.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Uranium - 235 on November 10, 2004, 03:37:15 AM

So we have....


Uranium - 235  --  Gilan - Level 30 Night Elf Rogue

Nooblet  --  Roik - Level 16 or so Dwarf Hunter

VinegarNinja  --  Vinegarninja  -  Gnome Rogue, I think.

Grimm  --  Zeph - Level 7 Gnome Rogue

Fatty  --  Garlex  -  Human Paladin



On a related matter, new pics of me with my guild tabard!

(http://uranium235.thezazi.net/WoW/Gilan3.jpg)




(http://uranium235.thezazi.net/WoW/Gilan2.jpg)

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Zero7 on November 10, 2004, 05:34:37 AM

Yar. Some more PvP observations:

Hunter, doesn't quite cut it as a PvP class still. Sure they have a bow (or gun) and ranged attacks, but if you get snared by ANYTHING, you're basically dead (your opponent just runs up to you at that point and well... bye bye ranged attack). The melee attack the hunter has just doesn't deal enough damage to make any major difference. Their damage output just isn't high enough cap'n D:

I hear they're good at PvE though.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Doobie Dan on November 10, 2004, 10:09:54 AM

Sorry XSZ, I win the super-supreme dumbass award of all time.

I've been downloading the beta client the whole time, thinking the account creation pages would only be available after the download.  Now that it's finished, the account creation pages are closed.  :(

Does anyone have an extra account?

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: duherman on November 10, 2004, 12:56:06 PM

Does anyone have a extra account i can borrow. i want to try wow out to see if my computer can handle it. if it can handle it then i'm gonna buy it. PM ME if you have one. I feel left out =(

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Niteowl on November 10, 2004, 01:17:00 PM

awesome story xsz ;)

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: X-S-Z on November 10, 2004, 03:15:27 PM

I think I'm out too. Installation seems to stop 1/3 of the way in while trying to install terrain.mpq. Well, it hasn't moved in four hours... so.

Guess im waiting until the 23rd.  :(

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Malevolent on November 10, 2004, 07:26:19 PM

I'm having the worst time downloading it. I can't download it at my house since the connection is so slow. At school, Fileplanet was being stupid (yesterday). Today the Blizzard downloader would only get up to 16.00KB. <_< I think it was because of some firewall hindering it. Tomorrow, I'm going to try Fileplanet one more time. One more....

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Dark on November 10, 2004, 09:48:33 PM

ulatoh and i partied together today since we are both dwarfs on mountain 12

my character's name is Aidenan

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Malevolent on November 11, 2004, 08:04:56 AM

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Sorry XSZ, I win the super-supreme dumbass award of all time.

I've been downloading the beta client the whole time, thinking the account creation pages would only be available after the download.  Now that it's finished, the account creation pages are closed.  :(

Does anyone have an extra account?

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Doobie, looks like they reopened the account creation pages today. I'd get on it today if you want one still.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Doobie Dan on November 11, 2004, 09:45:26 AM

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Sorry XSZ, I win the super-supreme dumbass award of all time.

I've been downloading the beta client the whole time, thinking the account creation pages would only be available after the download.  Now that it's finished, the account creation pages are closed.  :(

Does anyone have an extra account?

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Doobie, looks like they reopened the account creation pages today. I'd get on it today if you want one still.

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Yarr matey, ye got me hopes up, only to be dashed like a schooner on Old Gibby's Reef.

"Also, please note that account creation is only available for those with FilePlanet Final Stress Test or Open Beta keys."

Thanks for trying though ^_^

EDIT: Which race, out of human, gnome, dwarf, would be best for rogue?

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Cheez on November 11, 2004, 06:24:00 PM

Rawr! You guys never msg me ingame to do anything with you :(

Im on test serv #12 now, nightelf warrior, names Sonfa (i use the random name thing)

 :help:

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: devicenull on November 11, 2004, 06:56:03 PM

Im on east 19, devicenull night elf rogue lvl 7

I've been /joining channel lm, and ignoring general...

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Malevolent on November 11, 2004, 08:55:29 PM

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Sorry XSZ, I win the super-supreme dumbass award of all time.

I've been downloading the beta client the whole time, thinking the account creation pages would only be available after the download.  Now that it's finished, the account creation pages are closed.  :(

Does anyone have an extra account?

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Doobie, looks like they reopened the account creation pages today. I'd get on it today if you want one still.

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Yarr matey, ye got me hopes up, only to be dashed like a schooner on Old Gibby's Reef.

"Also, please note that account creation is only available for those with FilePlanet Final Stress Test or Open Beta keys."

Thanks for trying though ^_^

EDIT: Which race, out of human, gnome, dwarf, would be best for rogue?

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Ah, sorry. I only say Beta Signups Open! (or whatever it said). I didn't read the fine print. Always read the fine print.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: fatty on November 11, 2004, 10:45:14 PM

i met up with vinny and nooblet right outside stormwind today. i lost multipe times to vinny in duels  :( , but danced with nooblet afterwards!

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: duherman on November 12, 2004, 07:59:28 AM

Since i didnt get a hold of a account for wow I need some straight on help from you all that have it. Can my Intel Celeron 2.0 Ghz 768mb of ram with ati radeon 9800 pro handle wow? would i still get a bit of eye candy? I do not want to buy this game then find out my computer cannot handle it...

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Niteowl on November 12, 2004, 10:10:31 AM

i'm thinking we're gonna need to hand out more slots if we lose a large portion of our reserves to WOW?

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Doobie Dan on November 12, 2004, 10:16:46 AM

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Since i didnt get a hold of a account for wow I need some straight on help from you all that have it. Can my Intel Celeron 2.0 Ghz 768mb of ram with ati radeon 9800 pro handle wow? would i still get a bit of eye candy? I do not want to buy this game then find out my computer cannot handle it...

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I run the game smoothly at 1024x768 with Athlon 2.2Ghz, 512mb of ram with GeForce FX5200 (128 of ram) so yes, I think you'll be more than fine.   :p

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Forsaken on November 12, 2004, 12:51:51 PM

Currently on Test 9 and am loving the game so far.  I've played a rogue, mage, and warlock to 10 and just got my hunter to 16.  Impressions, the rogue and mage were more solid classes as the highest damage dealers.  Although the hunter was more enjoyable for me as there was so much versatility having pets, melee, and range all in one package.  I haven't really pvp'd much yet but I am looking forward to it.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Malevolent on November 13, 2004, 09:23:21 AM

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Since i didnt get a hold of a account for wow I need some straight on help from you all that have it. Can my Intel Celeron 2.0 Ghz 768mb of ram with ati radeon 9800 pro handle wow? would i still get a bit of eye candy? I do not want to buy this game then find out my computer cannot handle it...

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I run the game smoothly at 1024x768 with Athlon 2.2Ghz, 512mb of ram with GeForce FX5200 (128 of ram) so yes, I think you'll be more than fine.   :p

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Yeah you should be able to run it, but I would think the processor would slow you down, Intensity.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Grimm on November 13, 2004, 10:01:47 AM

Here's my Gnome Rogue, Zeph, after I engineered myself a spiffy new pair of goggles.

(http://65.75.137.180/grimm/misc/gogleguy.jpg)


Sometime last night, I had put a bid on a Mechanical Squirrel in the auction house because it was cheaper than most other Mechanical Squirrels up for bid, but somebody started outbidding me. I'd place my bid, the other person (they don't show names of who's bidding on what) would bid shortly after, and I worried that I wouldn't win the bid. Fortunately, the server started lagging to hell, and nobody could interact with any of the npcs, and I was the last one to place a bid. When I hopped on the server a bit later, I got my squirrel, and there it is standing with another one.

(http://65.75.137.180/grimm/misc/mechsquirrels.jpg)

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: duherman on November 13, 2004, 12:17:56 PM

yeah thats what it think. I can't do nothing about it cause I'm broke right now and I need to put the money to more important stuff.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Uranium - 235 on November 13, 2004, 05:18:06 PM

If you needed a mechanical squirrel I could've had a guildmate make you one :)

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: ThoraX on November 13, 2004, 06:39:37 PM

i stab squirrels with my daggers.

(lvl 13 NE rogue on Test 27 FTW)

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Grimm on November 13, 2004, 09:19:33 PM

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If you needed a mechanical squirrel I could've had a guildmate make you one :)

Originally I thought I'd learn how to make them through one of the Engineer trainers, but I eventually learned you have to get them through schematics. I put a bid on a set of schematics in the Auction House in Ironforge, but havn't gotten to check it yet since I got disconnected some hours ago.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: lolfighter on November 14, 2004, 09:14:20 AM

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i'm thinking we're gonna need to hand out more slots if we lose a large portion of our reserves to WOW?

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I'll gladly fire Uranium for inactivity. :)

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Grimm on November 15, 2004, 01:45:44 AM

People are awfully persistant to get items at times. Earlier today, I had a bid on some schematics for the Mechanical Squirrel, and nobody seemed interested. Not, of course, until the timer got down to "short" (In WoW, there is no actual clock that shows how long an auction is up for, just a general idea; For example, "short" means the auction ends and the highest bidder wins the item within the next 30 minutes, while "medium" is 30 minutes to two hours, "long" is two to eight hours, and "very long" is anything past 8 hours). I noticed that people like to start bidding during the "short" time a lot, and it makes sense because it's the easiest time to do it and you have less people to worry about bidding. But when you're bidding against someone extremely adamant about it, it becomes frustrating. Somebody bid on the schematics, so I went back and bid on them, then they bid, and I bid. Now, the auction went on longer than it normally would because as more people bid, a few minutes gets tacked on each time to allow others to join in. The bidding eventually stopped with him dropping 80 silver for the schematics (which is a really good chunk of change this early in the game), and I had to give up since it was more than I had. Fortunately, however, later in the night, I found another set of schematics and won the auction no problem, losing only 6 silver to the item (easily 1/12th the price the other guy payed in the earlier auction). So now I'm happy, making little mechanical squirrels for people, and I'll be able to make them and sell them in the auction for a profit as well.  :D

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: lolfighter on November 15, 2004, 04:19:10 AM

The auction factor. The idea that "It's ours and we wants it!" will make people pay exorbitant prices for items that are not worth it. Auction houses live off it.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Grimm on November 15, 2004, 09:11:55 AM

I had been bidding all weekend on sets of squirrel schematics, only to be outbid in the last short while before the auction was over while I'm off doing a quest, or while I'm asleep since I didn't want to stay up watching bids all night. It was very very frustrating that, after four days, I hadn't got the schematics yet. Paying a lot for something like schematics isn't a problem; The schematics for certain items allow for a nice source of income by making the item and putting them up for bid at the auction house. Mechanical Squirrels go for 10 silver easily, although it's better to start the bid a little lower to get more people intersted.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Uranium - 235 on November 16, 2004, 02:17:30 PM

I think it was me who outbid you, Grimm :) I also won a bid for a mortar schematic.

Hey nooblet, how's that rifle?

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Grimm on November 16, 2004, 02:41:03 PM

I don't recall seeing you in the auction house that night, and I'm pretty sure the guy that was bidding against me was a level 28 Gnome Warlock; he was wearing some more advanced goggles than any I can make (I just got the schematics for the shadow goggles today), and I'd assume a level 28 has a better cash reserve than I do. Plus he would run off to the mailbox each time I placed my bid, which is usually a sign of someone getting their money back to bid again. I'm happy now though, got the schematics later that day for a hell of a lot cheaper.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: ThoraX on November 16, 2004, 05:20:43 PM

man i have a story like that. here's the short version.

I bid on a nice murlok scale chest and around the time the limit got to 'short', i get outbid. I didnt have the money to outbid right away so i ran to the mail, picked up my money and outbid the guy. It seems he didn't have the money either, so as i leave to visit the mail i see a gnome running past as well. It's apparent this guy's the one trying to outbid me, and we pass each other back and forth for a couple minutes. Was really hectic too... as soon as one of us outbid the other we immediately ran to the mail to pick up our money to quickly outbid the other again.
was really funny watching us passing each other fully knowing we were competing on that.

Title: World Of Warcraft Open Beta
Post by: Nooblet on November 19, 2004, 04:47:20 PM

Loved the rifle but as in my char was DELETED! I cant enjoy it anymore.  ::sniff::