I feel sorry for Blizzard
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I feel sorry for Blizzard
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I don't think it was done on purpose, I think that people are reading into it to much. They said when Beta goes live, well Beta is live today and it's live tomorrow. It does not say anywhere when during the Beta testing you would get it. Even if they did, my original statement about servers and your own computer stands. If you honestly feel Blizzard lied to you, feel free to get Legal Advice.Nili wrote:Then they shouldn't have falsely advertised that all people who buy the Annual Pass get a beta invite once it goes live and then changed it at the last minute. I think it's bullshit but there's nothing I can do but complain about it, it's not going to change anything...but as a consumer I will be wary of what I buy from blizz from now on. I won't be jumping head first into their deals now. Lesson learned.
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Actually I dont mind waiting so much I mean think about it right now its a small testing area and a small number of servers, how much "fun" do you think itll be to have 1 million people on 4 servers in a small area? That would be like move an inch/dc, loot something/dc, try to /dance then dc. Beta is for testing purposes whats the point of testing something if they know for a fact that no computer anywhere could handle that amount of people all at once. Beta isnt a right (you get the right to play it sometime, but not to get in right away). Most people seem to think of beta as a pre MOP from what ive been reading, beta is patch day times a 1000, like the PTR it isnt whats a 100% going to be, its going to be glitchy as heck, and not really all that fun to play especially for the first while. There will be the constant dcs, the constant lag, the constant glitch where you fall through the map.
And think about it, 1 million all at once on a small number of servers.. yah sure youll get in but youll be in que for a heck of a long time staring at the screen only to get dc'd because of the large number of people wanting to be in beta.
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Paying for the Annual Pass was paying for a year of WoW. Yes, we got perks alongside that, including a completely free copy of an awesome game, a WoW mount, and the privilege of beta access. No matter what your level of caring is for any of those specific bonuses, first and foremost is still the WoW subscription payment. Everything else is on the side.
Beta access is guaranteed, no need to get angry if you didn't happen to get one within the first night of release. Just calm down, be patient, and you will receive it.
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I'm more than content to wait a while myself. Most of the stuff I want to test isn't even available yet.
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Exactly. I have the Annual Pass, and I am patiently waiting for my invite with no fuss. I know it will come eventually. I do not see anywhere there was false advertising. That is a bit of nonsense. They said "access to Beta". Not "you will be in Beta the moment it is up" or anything.Vephriel wrote:I think the amount of self-entitlement I'm seeing everywhere is ridiculous personally.
Paying for the Annual Pass was paying for a year of WoW. Yes, we got perks alongside that, including a completely free copy of an awesome game, a WoW mount, and the privilege of beta access. No matter what your level of caring is for any of those specific bonuses, first and foremost is still the WoW subscription payment. Everything else is on the side.
Beta access is guaranteed, no need to get angry if you didn't happen to get one within the first night of release. Just calm down, be patient, and you will receive it.
Just have a little patience and it will happen.
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Nili wrote:Then they shouldn't have falsely advertised that all people who buy the Annual Pass get a beta invite once it goes live and then changed it at the last minute. I think it's bullshit but there's nothing I can do but complain about it, it's not going to change anything...but as a consumer I will be wary of what I buy from blizz from now on. I won't be jumping head first into their deals now. Lesson learned.
No offense but I think it's not difficult to see why everyone who bought the annual pass weren't allowed on all at once. As the OP said, if they were, servers would crash and so would everyone's computer. Since I read what they said they made it rather clear that all people with the annual pass *will* get a beta invite eventually so I'm sitting back, relaxing and waiting patiently for my invite. I realise it could be weeks yet until I get an invite and that's fine. There's content everywhere for me to look at while I wait and there's still Cataclysm for me to play. People are far too excited about the beta suddenly appearing that they seem to be forgetting some rather simple things.
Wait until you get an invite and I guarantee that later the servers will be quieter and playing the beta will be much more enjoyable than it probably is right now.
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Besides, the beta looks like there is still a LOT of work, changes, and things not even finished yet (obviously) as its an incredibly young beta at this point. You're not missing anything by not being in the very first wave of invites.
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It's not the customers job to foresee into the future at a companies inability to prepare properly for the customers it entered into contracts with and have enough servers to accommodate them all. It's Blizzard's job to make sure that they have the digital infrastructure to back up what they advertise and lure customers with. When a top exec says you will get Beta access when Beta goes live or the advertising posters state the same, it's not unreasonable, entitled, whiny, or any of the other dismissive adjectives used, to expect it to be so.
I realize that this site is in general very pro-Blizzard and views to the contrary are not always tolerated well. But everyone has different opinions and this move by Blizzard has upset a lot of paying customers. A lot! It was poorly handled to put it mildly. I would hardly describe me as chronic "whiner" or "complainer". I promote this game regularly on my blog. I enjoy WoW and give props to Blizzard for creating an excellent game but I will also call BS when I see it. As a paying customer I have that right. I realize some have a different opinion and I respect that. It would be nice if those who have a differing opinion could do the same to others.
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Jessibelle wrote:The first people that got in was friends, family, and the press...which it's always been done that way.
Exactly. This is how beta has *always* worked guys.
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And honestly...theres not much to do atm. Pandaria isnt even accessible right now. You can only level your panda 1 - 10. Thats really it.Chaoyll wrote:Jessibelle wrote:The first people that got in was friends, family, and the press...which it's always been done that way.Exactly. This is how beta has *always* worked guys.
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As far as the beta... while I did the annual pass, it was more because I'll be playing throughout anyways, so if that gets me a free copy of diablo 3 and a decent mount for my lowbie alts, cool beans let's do it. Beta? I'm interested yes, and probably will give it a shot whenever it comes in, but it's not the main reason I'm playing - already spending too much time grinding mog sets...
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Should see the crap on MMO Champ. XD It's kind of hilarious cause they're making idiots of themselves.Rikaku wrote:There's nothing wrong with having a different opinion. But some people are being completely immature about how they're criticizing Blizzard. I think that's more of the posts people are referring to when they say "whining" or 'whiners"; the people who are being completely immature in the way they're conducting themselves.
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Why in the world would you assume it would be?
This is the way Beta is done. You, as a person with an Annual Pass, have a guarantee that others do not. You will get into the Beta, something that you had a very good chance of not having otherwise.
There are over 10 million people playing World of Warcraft. Most of those will not have access to Beta. You will with your Annual Pass, plus you got a completely free game and a nice little mount!
So you did not get instant gratification, but you will get your gratification soon.
Please show me in the contract where it said "You will be in Beta in the first 12 hours". Beta has not even been up 24 hours yet, people! It is a little soon, in my personal opinion, to be freaking out at Blizzard over you not getting an invitation. Give them a little time to get things stabilized and I'm sure you will get it.
Goodness sake. It is not as if the Beta is going anywhere any time soon!