Closed Beta Ends

[Bowser]

World of Warcraft Community Site has announced that the WoW Closed beta will be ending Friday afternoon.

Does this mean Open Beta is soon?  Of course it does!
The question is when??  Post your response in the forum!

Check it out .

Quote[/b] ]End of Closed Beta Test - Nebu on 10/28/04
The closed beta test is coming to an end. This Friday, October 29, at 3:00 PM PDT, the closed beta servers will go offline as we prepare to run another stress test. All active closed-beta accounts will remain active, and closed-beta testers will be receiving an email with instructions on what to do to continue playing in the stress test.
We will post more information about the stress test in the days ahead, so please stay tuned to WorldofWarcraft.com.

We also want to take this opportunity to thank the closed beta testers for their months of dedicated testing and hard work. Thanks to all of your suggestions and bug reports, World of Warcraft is closer than ever to being ready for launch!

 

[Bowser]

Here is the e-mail directly from Blizzard to my spam folder:

Quote[/b] ]Greetings!



If you are receiving this email, you are one of the valued testers currently in World of Warcraft’s closed beta test. This message is to inform you that the beta servers will be coming down at 3:00 PM PDT on Friday, October 29 and will remain offline for a few days in preparation for another stress test. Your account and characters will be active for this stress test, but a new client download will be required. After the game servers come down on Friday the 29th, you will be able to log in to the community site and download the new client.



Once the beta-server preparations are complete, we will announce the start of the stress test, and the servers will come back online. When that happens, you will be able to log back in, download a quick patch, and then continue playing. Please keep an eye on WorldofWarcraft.com for more information about the stress test in the days ahead!



We want to take this opportunity to thank you for all the hard work you’ve been putting in to make World of Warcraft a better game. You’ve done a great job, and without you, the classes would not be where they are today, places like the Barrens would not be as rich as they are today, and the changes implemented from your suggestions would never have taken place.



We hope you've been enjoying your exclusive look at World of Warcraft these past few weeks and months, and we hope you'll take some satisfaction in knowing that you’ve played a big part in shaping its destiny. We'll see you again online soon!



Sincerely,

Blizzard Entertainment

 

[TheJfreak]

Me and bowser and bob are talking wether this is the open beta or just a stress test i guess we will just see

 

[Bowser]

Servers back up

The WoW Beta client is now ready again for download, so if you have an account head on over to worldofwarcraft.com, sign in, and start your downloads!

Bowser's Download Client
Estimated Time Left: 1 days 22 hours

Ouch

Anyway, I wonder if the open beta can be within 1-2 weeks from now? Do you think it's possible?

It looks like the client is considerably smaller than it was, only being a little over 2.5 gigs now.