Final Stress test begins followed by open beta - Page 2

Jait · 11-01-2004, 03:47 PM

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Originally posted by Iannis
Fileplanet must've bribed blizzard.

you've been jew'nd.

That's the understatement of the day.

But still, SOE got 15 bucks a pop for their SWG Beta, and they kept that money in-house. If Blizzard had done that they coulda got a couple million before release.

They still have much to learn from the Master.

Ravvenn · 11-01-2004, 03:48 PM

Sorry in advance for the large image. Everytime I click WoW site I get this thingy. Can you tell me what it is and how to fix it, please?

The Bog · 11-01-2004, 03:50 PM

None of the FP downloads work for me.
This may just be a mac thing, but if they're just gonna say mac people can't download that's ridiculous.

In other words, retards are now hammering their servers and it's godawful.

Iannis · 11-01-2004, 03:53 PM

Yeah, I can't connect to the wow site. I hope they're prepared for this shit when it goes live...smooth launches ARE possible!

Physics Theory · 11-01-2004, 04:00 PM

Ravvenn, that is their servers crashing and burning, don't worry about it.

This doesn't bode well for a smooth launch etc... It seems Blizzard is just not interested with buying enough capacity. They are doing everything they can to conserve their bandwidth, but their downloader client rapes yours when you try to use it, cute.

That said, I'm still looking forward to the game, but their web team needs to become professionals, grow some balls, and tell management they need to buy more capacity.

Ravvenn · 11-01-2004, 04:03 PM

Oh, ok thanks! I thought I broke something.

Grayson Carlyle · 11-01-2004, 04:15 PM

According to the rules of the stress test beta sign-up:
1) you don't need a subscription
2) the public download won't be available until ~5:01pm PST

1h46 to go, gentlemen

AngryGerbil · 11-01-2004, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Grayson Carlyle
According to the rules of the stress test beta sign-up:
1) you don't need a subscription
2) the public download won't be available until ~5:01pm PST

1h46 to go, gentlemen

So wait, do we need to pay FP to DL from them, or is WoW offering up a BT directly from them for free? I'm confused.

Biodome · 11-01-2004, 04:23 PM

If I have this shit right, You can sign up for FP, Guarantee you a spot in the beta, and be able to download directly from FP's Fast ass servers, or wait for the WOW site to come back up, and DL with thier shitty ass Torrent, MAKE YUOR CHOICE, VOTE OR DIE.

doharg · 11-01-2004, 04:26 PM

So instead of Blizzard having every potential EQ2 customer getting addicted to WoW on November 8th, they are going to risk them buying EQ2 cause they don't see a difference between SoE's "unfinished expansions greed" and Blizzard's "pay to stress test our game" greed. Just my opinion, but this is the worst marketing move in human history. If anyone from Blizzard is reading this, I have some advice: If people are playing your game because they respect you as a company and can't respect your competition, don't do anything which puts you in the same class as your competition. Charging people to test your game is a move worthy of the pigs at SoE, not the fine folks at Blizzard. Or is it true? Are you all the same?

Remfin · 11-01-2004, 04:27 PM

Yup, they seem to be doing this entire thing on the cheap. Stress test was one server (or at least character server was, and when it desynced the ENTIRE test would pause, all 12 servers). All this bittorrent shit and 6 months of promising "alternate ways" to get the client still haven't happened

I sure hope they are using this as an actual test of their system resources and not to see what they can barely get away with

Grayson Carlyle · 11-01-2004, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by AngryGerbil
do we need to pay FP to DL from them

You can get it from FP with just an account, but you won't be guaranteed a spot unless you have a subscription.

Biodome · 11-01-2004, 04:38 PM

LOL SIGN UP NOW!

https://signup.worldofwarcraft.com/menu.html;jsessionid=C7BD584B48F1FCE5A9DCA37257149 C4B.app04

Nyceane · 11-01-2004, 05:03 PM

Quote:

So instead of Blizzard having every potential EQ2 customer getting addicted to WoW on November 8th, they are going to risk them buying EQ2 cause they don't see a difference between SoE's "unfinished expansions greed" and Blizzard's "pay to stress test our game" greed. Just my opinion, but this is the worst marketing move in human history. If anyone from Blizzard is reading this, I have some advice: If people are playing your game because they respect you as a company and can't respect your competition, don't do anything which puts you in the same class as your competition. Charging people to test your game is a move worthy of the pigs at SoE, not the fine folks at Blizzard. Or is it true? Are you all the same?

yo, SOE did the same bullshit 2 weeks ago on fileplanet, subscribers gets a free beta key, 4500 keys to give on weekends. I hate this fileplanet dick suck strategy... man

Biodome · 11-01-2004, 05:08 PM

FP is getting fucking rich off this shit B[.

11-01-2004, 03:48 PM	#17 (permalink)
Ravvenn Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,925 +16 Internets	Sorry in advance for the large image. Everytime I click WoW site I get this thingy. Can you tell me what it is and how to fix it, please? __________________ Melia

11-01-2004, 03:50 PM	#18 (permalink)
The Bog The troll who sold the world Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: State College, PA Posts: 2,699 -1 Internets	None of the FP downloads work for me. This may just be a mac thing, but if they're just gonna say mac people can't download that's ridiculous. In other words, retards are now hammering their servers and it's godawful. __________________ Bogfather - Blood Elf Rogue, Aerie Peak

11-01-2004, 04:00 PM	#20 (permalink)
Physics Theory c/(1+(v/c)^2) = sqrt(E/m) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Lab Posts: 450 +0 Internets	Ravvenn, that is their servers crashing and burning, don't worry about it. This doesn't bode well for a smooth launch etc... It seems Blizzard is just not interested with buying enough capacity. They are doing everything they can to conserve their bandwidth, but their downloader client rapes yours when you try to use it, cute. That said, I'm still looking forward to the game, but their web team needs to become professionals, grow some balls, and tell management they need to buy more capacity. __________________ Physics Theory

11-01-2004, 04:03 PM	#21 (permalink)
Ravvenn Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,925 +16 Internets	Oh, ok thanks! I thought I broke something. __________________ Melia

11-01-2004, 04:15 PM	#22 (permalink)
Grayson Carlyle Warrior of Blackhand Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Blackhand Posts: 673	According to the rules of the stress test beta sign-up: 1) you don't need a subscription 2) the public download won't be available until ~5:01pm PST 1h46 to go, gentlemen __________________

11-01-2004, 03:53 PM	#19 (permalink)
Iannis Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Butt Hugging Moose Jockey Posts: 4,968 +0 Internets	Yeah, I can't connect to the wow site. I hope they're prepared for this shit when it goes live...smooth launches ARE possible!

11-01-2004, 04:23 PM	#24 (permalink)
Biodome Beta Guy Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: UT2K4 Posts: 160 +0 Internets	If I have this shit right, You can sign up for FP, Guarantee you a spot in the beta, and be able to download directly from FP's Fast ass servers, or wait for the WOW site to come back up, and DL with thier shitty ass Torrent, MAKE YUOR CHOICE, VOTE OR DIE. __________________

11-01-2004, 04:26 PM	#25 (permalink)
doharg Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 221 -1 Internets	So instead of Blizzard having every potential EQ2 customer getting addicted to WoW on November 8th, they are going to risk them buying EQ2 cause they don't see a difference between SoE's "unfinished expansions greed" and Blizzard's "pay to stress test our game" greed. Just my opinion, but this is the worst marketing move in human history. If anyone from Blizzard is reading this, I have some advice: If people are playing your game because they respect you as a company and can't respect your competition, don't do anything which puts you in the same class as your competition. Charging people to test your game is a move worthy of the pigs at SoE, not the fine folks at Blizzard. Or is it true? Are you all the same? __________________ It came to me in a dream, and I forgot it in another dream.

11-01-2004, 04:27 PM	#26 (permalink)
Remfin Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 526 +0 Internets	Yup, they seem to be doing this entire thing on the cheap. Stress test was one server (or at least character server was, and when it desynced the ENTIRE test would pause, all 12 servers). All this bittorrent shit and 6 months of promising "alternate ways" to get the client still haven't happened I sure hope they are using this as an actual test of their system resources and not to see what they can barely get away with

11-01-2004, 04:38 PM	#28 (permalink)
Biodome Beta Guy Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: UT2K4 Posts: 160 +0 Internets	LOL SIGN UP NOW! https://signup.worldofwarcraft.com/menu.html;jsessionid=C7BD584B48F1FCE5A9DCA37257149 C4B.app04 __________________

11-01-2004, 05:08 PM	#30 (permalink)
Biodome Beta Guy Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: UT2K4 Posts: 160 +0 Internets	FP is getting fucking rich off this shit B[. __________________ Last edited by Biodome : 11-01-2004 at 05:33 PM.

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