Yes Yes Yes! Wow Closed Beta Ends!

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  • SurgeSurge asda4a3sklflkgh Join Date: 2002-07-14 Member: 944Members
    edited October 2004
    Oh man, ever since you said Guild Wars sucks without any amount of elaboration, I'm <i>totally</i> convinced.

    In other news, I really never was excited by World of Plateaus, but I might give it a try. After all, it's free. I'm still a little ticked off after Fileplanet gave me a beta key and then refused to allow me to register for some reason.
  • HazeHaze O RLY? Join Date: 2003-07-07 Member: 18018Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-KungFuSquirrel+Oct 28 2004, 10:16 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (KungFuSquirrel @ Oct 28 2004, 10:16 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-coil+Oct 28 2004, 10:14 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (coil @ Oct 28 2004, 10:14 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Woooooooooooooooooooooooo <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I knew that was coming. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Who didnt? ;p
  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    check the WoW homepage <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> (no it hasn't started, but look anyway)
  • pardzhpardzh Join Date: 2002-10-25 Member: 1601Members
    Signup page doesn't respond. <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • SentrySteveSentrySteve .txt Join Date: 2002-03-09 Member: 290Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Surge+Oct 30 2004, 10:51 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Surge @ Oct 30 2004, 10:51 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Oh man, ever since you said Guild Wars sucks without any amount of elaboration, I'm <i>totally</i> convinced.

    In other news, I really never was excited by World of Plateaus, but I might give it a try. After all, it's free. I'm still a little ticked off after Fileplanet gave me a beta key and then refused to allow me to register for some reason. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    This post needs more knees.
  • alius42alius42 Join Date: 2002-07-23 Member: 987Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-SentrySteve+Nov 1 2004, 07:00 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (SentrySteve @ Nov 1 2004, 07:00 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Surge+Oct 30 2004, 10:51 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Surge @ Oct 30 2004, 10:51 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Oh man, ever since you said Guild Wars sucks without any amount of elaboration, I'm <i>totally</i> convinced.

    In other news, I really never was excited by World of Plateaus, but I might give it a try. After all, it's free. I'm still a little ticked off after Fileplanet gave me a beta key and then refused to allow me to register for some reason. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    This post needs more knees. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I noticed a distinct lack of knees as well.
  • pardzhpardzh Join Date: 2002-10-25 Member: 1601Members
    Oh god, owned out of left field.
  • coilcoil Amateur pirate. Professional monkey. All pance. Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 424Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    <!--QuoteBegin-Surge+Oct 30 2004, 06:51 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Surge @ Oct 30 2004, 06:51 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Oh man, ever since you said Guild Wars sucks without any amount of elaboration, I'm <i>totally</i> convinced.

    In other news, I really never was excited by World of Plateaus, but I might give it a try. After all, it's free. I'm still a little ticked off after Fileplanet gave me a beta key and then refused to allow me to register for some reason. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I didn't like Guild Wars because it was too Diablo. I felt disconnected from my character, perhaps because of the limited options and content available. WoW's world (to be redundant) was just much more immersive. I never felt the need to zoom in on my GW character -- I kept the camera nice and far back so I could see incoming threats. With WoW, I was constantly playing with the camera to best see the world *and* my character. There was just a lot more to pull me in.
  • itsmemoitsmemo Join Date: 2003-07-17 Member: 18232Members, Constellation
    BAH!!

    I hate fileplanet, unless you want to subscribe to them now to get the WoW open beta sign ups now, you have to wait untill next week...

    <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/mad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • ByekaByeka Name changed from Freak83 Toronto Join Date: 2003-03-13 Member: 14484Members, Constellation
    <a href='http://www.fileplanet.com/betacenter/wow_open/signup/?f=147141' target='_blank'>http://www.fileplanet.com/betacenter/wow_o...ignup/?f=147141</a>

    Fileplanet, you are ****. I hate you. Die.
  • coilcoil Amateur pirate. Professional monkey. All pance. Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 424Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Yeah, Fileplanet's never getting a penny of mine. I think it's quite idiotic of Blizzard to open this stress test to subscribers only; I'm sure Fileplanet roped them into it, and it makes me sick to see FP with such a stranglehold over these kinds of things.

    Anyway, I'm waiting till next week when I can get in without any help from Fileplanet. Stupid Blizzard; I'm really disappointed in them.
  • BizZy_9mm_MessiahBizZy_9mm_Messiah Old School Member Join Date: 2003-07-25 Member: 18411Members, Constellation
    Good, now I get to pk you guys while you try to do your quests.
  • RedfordRedford Monorailcatfjord Join Date: 2002-04-28 Member: 528Members, NS1 Playtester
    This just in: Blizzard are capitalistic morons just like every other game developer out there. Apparently the second stress test is a fancy technical term for "Open beta only for people who pay $60 yearly to fileplanet".


    GG, blizzard, GG. Every time they **** me off, I get that much closer to paying for guild wars instead of WoW.
  • SkinnYSkinnY Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7500Members
    yay for useless subscribtion because i live in denmark...
  • RellixRellix Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13572Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--QuoteBegin-Redford+Nov 1 2004, 10:29 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Redford @ Nov 1 2004, 10:29 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> This just in: Blizzard are capitalistic morons just like every other game developer out there. Apparently the second stress test is a fancy technical term for "Open beta only for people who pay $60 yearly to fileplanet".


    GG, blizzard, GG. Every time they **** me off, I get that much closer to paying for guild wars instead of WoW. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    ITs seeming like a better option as things go on, but im gonna hold onto my EVE account too since the free addon sheiva (exodus) will be out November 16th meanign that my money actualy went to something usefull, join over 12000 other players yes twelve thousand other plays similataniously on one server.

    That and my NS clan/guild/corp in disciuse could use some new members to replace those that left (most of the old NuT clan). Look us up Orbital Mining Group (O-M-G).

    But ill try WoW when it hits the public but if its stilll US only ill get a little anoyed.
  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    not to mention that the "Open Beta" has only a certain # of slots.
  • ruffehruffeh Join Date: 2004-08-21 Member: 30766Members
    seriously tho who does actually pay the fee to become a file planet subscriber??
    because i dont know anyone who does, must be the rich kids tbh

    oh and redford, i agree with you totally, capitalism is something i really do hate in this so called modern world
  • baconflapsbaconflaps Join Date: 2004-02-09 Member: 26314Members
    edited November 2004
    Yeah paying funds for services rendered is so totally lame, why can't we just STEAL everything.

    Edit: What kind of moron thinks that $60 a YEAR is expensive. That's 5 damn dollars a month you freaking cheapskates.
  • DubbilexDubbilex Chump Join Date: 2002-11-24 Member: 9799Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-baconflaps+Nov 1 2004, 07:12 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (baconflaps @ Nov 1 2004, 07:12 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Yeah paying funds for services rendered is so totally lame, why can't we just STEAL everything.

    Edit: What kind of moron thinks that $60 a YEAR is expensive. That's 5 damn dollars a month you freaking cheapskates. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    heyheyhey knock cheapskates and i'll knock ya, y'hear?
  • docchimpydocchimpy Join Date: 2003-07-19 Member: 18266Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-baconflaps+Nov 1 2004, 07:12 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (baconflaps @ Nov 1 2004, 07:12 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Yeah paying funds for services rendered is so totally lame, why can't we just STEAL everything.

    Edit: What kind of moron thinks that $60 a YEAR is expensive. That's 5 damn dollars a month you freaking cheapskates. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    $60 dollars a year?

    World of Warcraft...

    or Runesca*gets stabbed repeatedly*
  • pardzhpardzh Join Date: 2002-10-25 Member: 1601Members
    Suddenly lost a good deal of faith in Blizzard. <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • QuaunautQuaunaut The longest seven days in history... Join Date: 2003-03-21 Member: 14759Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited November 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-Duff-Man+Nov 1 2004, 05:41 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Duff-Man @ Nov 1 2004, 05:41 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Suddenly lost a good deal of faith in Blizzard. <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Finally, if you ask me. They haven't made a good game since Starcraft. And WoW is just their way to get the idiot crowd into the MMO scene- man, I hate Blizzard.

    Oh btw: You think its easy paying well over $400,000 a year on bandwidth/server upkeep for Fileplanet? I'd like to see you come up with the cash on that.

    And their right. $60 ain't ANYTHING. Hell, with minimum wage, you make that in about 9 hours of work. Think about it: 9 hours for a year of service. Sure, if you're young and live alone you probably can't afford it, but YOU SHOULDN'T BE PLAYING GAMES THEN, EITHER! THEIR EXPENSIVE!

    Note: I do have a subscription, because frankly, their 10x as reliable as EVERY torrent I've ever tried to use, and because I agree with most of their reviews(yeah, I got a founders. $80 for a year. Took me 4 weeks to save up for.). Gamespy, despite what some of the idiots around here think, is a good company- and ANY company, PERIOD, takes money to run. Hence why their in the same rather crummy places they've been in since Gamespy started, back when it was just Quakeplanet.
  • Cold_NiTeCold_NiTe Join Date: 2003-09-15 Member: 20875Members
    Why do people always throw Warcraft III aside like it was trash. I mean, it was a damn fun game; <b>if</b> you didn't go into it expecting it to be Warcraft II but 3d, just like when Starcraft came out people went into it thinking Warcraft in space.

    Sure teh_own3r3r had some choice words for it, but in reality, it was a well made and fun to play game.
  • MavericMaveric Join Date: 2002-08-07 Member: 1101Members
    edited November 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-Freak83+Oct 28 2004, 07:03 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Freak83 @ Oct 28 2004, 07:03 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Yes Fileplanet is ****, letting this stress test only be for subscribers.  The rest of us have to wait until next week. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    And of course there will be <b>no</b> spots left for the REAL public (not some idiot who decided to waste enough of his life on FilePlanet to subcribe) to join into the supposedly "Open" Stress test.

    f- sakes...

    [and $60 a year can be expensive <b>if you dont download much</b>. if you download s- from there about every hour, then YES, it'll come in handy, otherwise no.]
  • RyoOhkiRyoOhki Join Date: 2003-01-26 Member: 12789Members
    I loved and still love War 3. What exactly was so bad about it? Sure, Starcraft remains the defining RTS of all time, but that doesn't stop me enjoying other RTS's like Dawn of War, Age of Empires and C&C: Generals. All fine games in my opinion.
  • DaxxDaxx Join Date: 2002-04-16 Member: 460Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--QuoteBegin-Maveric+Nov 1 2004, 11:26 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Maveric @ Nov 1 2004, 11:26 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Freak83+Oct 28 2004, 07:03 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Freak83 @ Oct 28 2004, 07:03 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Yes Fileplanet is ****, letting this stress test only be for subscribers.  The rest of us have to wait until next week. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    And of course there will be <b>no</b> spots left for the REAL public (not some idiot who decided to waste enough of his life on FilePlanet to subcribe) to join into the supposedly "Open" Stress test.

    f- sakes... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Your crying about not being able to get into a free beta for a week? Thats pretty pathetic.
  • Cold_NiTeCold_NiTe Join Date: 2003-09-15 Member: 20875Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Ryo-Ohki+Nov 1 2004, 11:48 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Ryo-Ohki @ Nov 1 2004, 11:48 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I loved and still love War 3. What exactly was so bad about it? Sure, Starcraft remains the defining RTS of all time, but that doesn't stop me enjoying other RTS's like Dawn of War, Age of Empires and C&C: Generals. All fine games in my opinion. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    That's what I'm asking Quaunaut.
  • BizZy_9mm_MessiahBizZy_9mm_Messiah Old School Member Join Date: 2003-07-25 Member: 18411Members, Constellation
    Starcraft sucks tbh. Also, its only open for a week? WHAT THE ****?
  • RenegadeRenegade Old school Join Date: 2002-03-29 Member: 361Members
    edited November 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-BizZy | 9mm Messiah+Nov 1 2004, 10:19 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (BizZy | 9mm Messiah @ Nov 1 2004, 10:19 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Starcraft sucks <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I shall hunt thee down and stabath thine eyes from thy's blashpemous head!

    <b><span style='color:red'>Though shalt not slader thy holiest of RTS's!</b></span>

    *EDIT* Grammar
  • MavericMaveric Join Date: 2002-08-07 Member: 1101Members
    edited November 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-Daxx22+Nov 1 2004, 09:50 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Daxx22 @ Nov 1 2004, 09:50 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Your crying about not being able to get into a free beta for a week?   Thats pretty pathetic. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Im "crying" because there's a very slim chance <i>anyone</i> will get in, aside from FilePlanet subscribers.

    Look at it this way:

    Non-subscribers is 95% of a populated area.
    Subscribers [are] the rest.

    However, there are enough subscribers to fill a good portion of the "open" beta slots, thus SCREWING THE MAJORITY of a "open" beta. As well, it isn't even a "open" beta yet, it's just another closed beta download session; closed to the public and open only to FilePlanet subscribers.

    [Grammar pwns me]

    [Edit two:

    If that wasn't simple enough, here's the truth:
    <span style='font-size:11pt;line-height:100%'>"OPEN BETA" MEANS OPEN TO ALL PEOPLE. Well, is the Fileplanet download available to ALL people? NO, it's not!</span>

    Therein lies the injustice... or the crappy advertising. "Open beta, oh, and by the way only fileplanet subscribers can download it, and they can download it a week early which mostly screws you out of the whole deal. Have a nice day."]
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