Beta Length Speculation

[ArcherofAiur]

I took part in the WotLK beta. I found out it started when the key was in my email. I think Blizzard commented on it almost as an afterthought after the WoW community sites had already exploded with it.

Edit: Well... I did some digging, and *more* accurately: I got accepted into the WotLK beta on July 22nd. The beta client could actually be downloaded as early as the 17th of that July. Blizzard posted the announcement on the forums, and beta instructions on the WoW site the morning of July 18th. However:

There was no announcement of when the beta would start before it started.

Thanks for the info.


So it seems Blizzard usually doesnt make a big deal about announcing beta.....only us

[limE]

well, this isn't just another WoW expansion...

[rcp181]

well, this isn't just another WoW expansion...

Lol, if anything they would be more likely to make a WoW announcement considering how popular the game is.

Also, War3 didn't get one either.

[Triceron]

TBH the community gets the info before anyone else, either through leaks, insider info or otherwise. This has always been the case.