Blizzard har i dag overrasket mange ved at meddele, at den lukkede amerikanske betatest hastigt lakker mod enden, og allerede ved midnat er første del af festen slut for de heldigere, som de seneste mange måneder har kunnet spille World of WarCraft og være med til at forme spillet. Dog vil disse betakonti forblive aktive og Blizzard vil sende e-mails ud til betatestere, som derpå vil kunne spille videre i den næste planlagte stresstest. Mange føler sig taget på sengen, da stort set alle forventede en ny patch, med de sidste talents til spillets endnu ikke helt færdige klasser (Hunter & Paladin). Blizzard har dog været så venlige at sende (formodentlig) alle betatestere et brev, hvor de forklarer hvad der nu skal ske:
If you are receiving this email, you are one of the valued testers currently in World of Warcraft’s closed beta test. This message is to inform you that the beta servers will be coming down at 3:00 PM PDT on Friday, October 29 and will remain offline for a few days in preparation for another stress test. Your account and characters will be active for this stress test, but a new client download will be required. After the game servers come down on Friday the 29th, you will be able to log in to the community site and download the new client.
Once the beta-server preparations are complete, we will announce the start of the stress test, and the servers will come back online. When that happens, you will be able to log back in, download a quick patch, and then continue playing. Please keep an eye on WorldofWarcraft.com for more information about the stress test in the days ahead!
We want to take this opportunity to thank you for all the hard work you’ve been putting in to make World of Warcraft a better game. You’ve done a great job, and without you, the classes would not be where they are today, places like the Barrens would not be as rich as they are today, and the changes implemented from your suggestions would never have taken place.
We hope you’ve been enjoying your exclusive look at World of Warcraft these past few weeks and months, and we hope you’ll take some satisfaction in knowing that you’ve played a big part in shaping its destiny. We’ll see you again online soon!
Sincerely,
Blizzard Entertainment


























…and will remain offline for a few days in preparation for another stress test
Hmmm stoler ikke helt på at det bliver et par dage, men det er da et godt tegn!
najs open beta here we come :D!