Test Servers up

[Phoenix]

Congratulations! You have been selected as one of the testers for our new test realm. We invite you to experience the wealth of upcoming content available on this realm before it is released to the general public. New dungeon adventures, items, and quests await you!

You will not be able to create new characters on the test realm. Your level 55-60 character has been copied to the test realm and will be waiting for you when you log in. Keep in mind that your characters might be erased from the test realm from time to time. Experience earned, items obtained, or any changes to the test character will in no way affect your original character on our retail realms, as it is just a copy of the original. Also, the experience, items, and gold your character gains on the test realm will not be transferred to your character on the retail realms.

Due to the nature of this realm, there may be issues with the content. We ask that you report anything you feel may be a bug on the test realm forum located at http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/bo...ow-realm-test. Technical Support is not available for the test realm. If you experience any technical difficulties, please follow the instructions below to revert back to the retail version of the game.

In addition, we will not be offering GM support on this realm – please be mindful of your fellow testers and be cautious during your play.

Please do not reply to this email. If you have any questions, please post in the Public Test Realm forum located at http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/bo...ow-realm-test.

The files you need in order to play on the test realm are attached to this email. Detailed instructions for their use are listed here.
• Save the attached files to your Desktop or to a folder somewhere on your computer. These files are used to patch you up to the test version and back down to the retail version so you can play on the retail server.
• Do not create two separate World of Wacraft clients on your machine. This can cause caching issues and instability on both clients.
• Do not delete patch files that are downloaded. This will allow you to patch up and back much more quickly in the future. If you delete them you will have to uninstall and reinstall the entire game client.

To Patch Up from 1.2.4 to 1.3.0
1. Locate the realmlistPBS.wtf file that you saved from this email. Right-click the file and choose Copy. Now go to your World of Warcraft directory (normally located at C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\). Once you are in the World of Warcraft directory, go to the Edit menu and choose paste.
2. In the World of Warcraft directory, locate the file named realmlist.wtf and delete it. Now locate the file realmlistPBS.wtf that you just pasted into this directory. Right-click this file and choose Rename. Rename the file to realmlist.wtf. As you can see, we are simply replacing the realm list file.
3. Log into World of Warcraft using your usual Account Name and Password. The game will start to download the updated patch. This patch will launch the Blizzard Downloader application, which will download a double patch (one file) that contains information for patching up to 1.3.0 and reverting back to 1.2.4.
4. When the Blizzard Downloader finishes, the patch will be installed. Once the patch is complete, log back in and you will see one or two test servers. Thanks to the patch, they will be displayed in green text (meaning you have a version match).
5. Do not delete patch files that are downloaded. This will allow you to patch up and back much more quickly in the future. If you delete them you will have to reinstall the entire client before you can revert back to the public version of the game.

To Patch Down from 1.3.0 to 1.2.4
1. When you are ready to revert back to the retail version of the game (1.2.4), locate the realmlistRETAIL.wtf file that you saved from this email. Copy and paste this file into the World of Warcraft directory as explained above. Delete the existing realmlist.wtf file and rename realmlistRETAIL.wtf to realmlist.wtf.
2. Log into World of Warcraft using your usual Account Name and Password. The game will then download another small patch and will install the previously downloaded patch (The second half of the "double patch" mentioned in step 3 above).
3. Log back in and you should now see all the retail realms listed in GOLD/GREEN text to indicate that the client and server are matched. The test realms will not be visible when the retail realms are visible and vice versa.

Please do not distribute these files to other players. While we appreciate everyone's enthusiasm, we have selected certain players for a reason and must maintain a safe load on the realm. We will revoke testing rights and any future testing invitations from those who distribute these files to players who were not selected to participate in this test.

Please do not reply to this email. If you have any questions, please post in the test realm forum located at http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/bo...ow-realm-test.

We hope to see you online and in game!

Blizzard Entertainment

Now time to see whats been changed.

The upcoming patch is 86 megs and, they still use the bit torrent thing .

blah, ignore this thread. I didnt see the other one already posted.