Beta invites

[mackenziemi]

Hey all

I am wondering does blizz send out the beta invites via email? I just got on that appears to be real. Its from WoWExpansionBeta@blizzard.com and doesn't have any hyperlinks or anything just an key code to use. Does this sound legit? Also for any of you that are doing the beta can you still play on a regular realm if you opt into the beta?

Thanks

[Wheatlord]

That mail looks legit, but to be on the safe side go to wow forums and go in the WOTLK part and there should be a link there to activate your account, And yes you can still play your normal wow since you get to download the WOTLK beta and put it in another folder

[Skuggomann]

If its from @blizzard.com its usualy legit, also if it wasent its not like entering the code wud hurt you XD

[Vyndree]

Manualy type in beta.worldofwarcraft.com -- if they tell you to go to any other site, they're wrong.

On beta.worldofwarcraft.com you should be able to use the key (provided in the email) plus your username/password/authenticator to upgrade your account to beta.

If the email is a fake, the key (provided in the email) won't work -- and you won't have your username/email phished because all you did was enter it on a official worldofwarcraft.com site.


For reference, the official mail looks like this:

[align=center]Wrath of the Lich King™ Beta Test[/align]

You have been selected to participate in the beta test of World of Warcraft®: Wrath of the Lich King™. Welcome!

In the beta test you’ll get an opportunity to test the first zones of the new Northrend continent, and the new levels above 70. We look forward to your feedback on the overall experience, including quests, monsters, zones, aesthetics, and more. We would also appreciate reports on any bugs you may encounter. These can be logged using the /bug command explained below.

Getting started:

In order to participate in the beta test, you must upgrade an existing retail account that has been upgraded with The Burning Crusade®, allowing you to connect to the Wrath of the Lich King™ test realms. The World of Warcraft®: The Burning Crusade® game client that you use must be patched up to version 2.4.2 or later in order to install the beta test client.

Go to http://beta.worldofwarcraft.com and follow the detailed, step-by-step instructions to begin playing the Wrath of the Lich King beta.

Please be prepared to enter the current retail World of Warcraft account name and password you use, and the appropriate beta code listed below to authenticate your eligibility to connect to the Wrath of the Lich King test realms. To participate in the beta tests, you must have a valid retail World of Warcraft account active and in good standing as of August 25, 2008.

Below is a beta code that will allow you to upgrade a World of Warcraft account to be eligible for the Wrath of the Lich King beta test. Each beta code can be used only once to upgrade an active retail World of Warcraft account.

******-****-******-****-******

Please retain this email for your records. If you experience any issues setting up the beta account or accessing the test realms, please email Billing Support at wowbetabilling@blizzard.com.

Sending us feedback:

Typing /bug in chat will open an error reporting interface, and we encourage you to use it any time you encounter a problem or want to send us a suggestion.

Troubleshooting:

If you experience any difficulties installing the beta game client, or have problems connecting to the test realms, please contact Technical Support either by posting on the appropriate forum at http://beta.worldofwarcraft.com/forums or by email at wowbetatech@blizzard.com. Please remember that this software is still undergoing development, so any in-game issues should be reported using the /bug feature.

[mackenziemi]

Thanks all

[Basilikos]

Here's my question - I just got a beta invite, but only one. Vyndree, I noticed in the WotLK news thread that you originally posted that you received three invites and then changed the post to say five and include the news about Suvega getting five as well. It it the case that they were sent periodically, or did you just miss the other two initially?

EDIT - NEVERMIND! My other four showed up a few minutes ago.

[Slayde]

Woot!! Today was my lucky day too. I received keys for 3 of my accounts! Btw, my email was exactly like the one posted and the keys were valid on Blizzard's beta site. https://beta.worldofwarcraft.com/expansion/

grats! I can't wait to try out the beta tonight. :thumbsup:

[Gigatron]

Yup, definitely a wave went out today, I just got 4 more invites, so that makes 5 for me. My problem is I been having a lot of fun in the WAR open beta, I have not logged into wolk beta for a few days now .

[Vyndree]

Vyndree, I noticed in the WotLK news thread that you originally posted that you received three invites and then changed the post to say five and include the news about Suvega getting five as well. It it the case that they were sent periodically, or did you just miss the other two initially?

I received them within minutes of each other. Because I'm a constant email checker, I had originally posted after seeing the first 3 invites... After posting, the 4th invite appeared. A few minutes later, the 5th...

Take a look at the timestamps:

[heyaz]

I just got one a few hours ago, but only one. I opted in 4 times, I'm assuming this is the only one I'll get.