Official Forums shows hints of the cold
by Michael Gray 
Jun 2nd 2008 at 4:10PM
It's a subtle change, but a definite one -- and it's one that not everyone seems to be able to see. However, at least for some folks, portions of the official forums have started to switch over to the new Wrath of the Lich King theme. Mostly, it's the menu and organizational pages showing the new theme for certain viewers.
This may be a bit of Internet turbulence -- it could be something that Blizzard hadn't really intended to release yet. There was quite a bit of spotty login troubles earlier this morning, and several people reported having difficulty reaching the forums. This hint of what's-to-come could be an error, or some kind of forum glitch. But, at least for now, we can get a sneak preview of what our forums are going to look like while we face the Wrath of the Lich King.
Edit: Within 20 minutes of the theme being visible, it looks like it may already have been reverted. We hope you got a chance to see it!
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Blizzard, News items, Expansions, Wrath of the Lich King
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Corvidae Jun 2nd 2008 4:15PM
FIRST
VSUReaper Jun 2nd 2008 4:20PM
Mine are still normal....
Shadowfury Jun 2nd 2008 4:24PM
go to http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/welcome.html
you should see a menu of forums, including
World of Warcraft (English)
World of Warcraft (Spanish)
WotLK Friends and Family (US-English)
WotLK Friends and Family (US-Spanish)
WotLK Friends and Family (Korean)
WotLK Friends and Family (EU-English)
WotLK Friends and Family (EU-French)
WotLK Friends and Family (EU-German)
WotLK Friends and Family (EU-Spanish)
Frost themes are over , of course, the WotlK forums
Mufin Jun 2nd 2008 4:35PM
Strange, you say it's gone, but it was still there for me just a second ago and still is...
Suzaku Jun 2nd 2008 4:44PM
The F&F Alpha boards recently went online. If you have still have the BC beta boards bookmarked, they'll take you to them, or you can use http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/welcome.html, as previously posted.
And, of course, there are also the Death Knight character portraits: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/images/portraits/wow-default/0-1-6.gif
cowy Jun 2nd 2008 4:53PM
The whole "friends and family" thing really bugs me. Reminds me of the days when the Aristocrats of the world had their exclusive luxuries, far above the surfs and peasants.
Are we heading back to those days again, via virtual worlds?Where people that "know people" get perks and exclusive rights while the paying lowly "customer" *spit spit* can just eat cake?
I'm quite glad people found the Alpha client. Serves Blizzard right. Exlusive perks for one group of people... but not another is just wrong.
Selei Jun 2nd 2008 5:00PM
You do realize alphas and betas are basically unpaid labor, right?
Yay they get to play a buggy, incomplete version of the game and report a bajillion errors and bugs! Good for them...
Zephyrion Jun 2nd 2008 4:59PM
I've always seen it as Blizz giving the right to test their newest and most high-profile content to people they feel are trustworthy and resourceful enough to provide worthwhile feedback while supposedly keeping things on the down-low.
So to me, it's less "they're privileged" and more "trusted more by Blizzard than the average WoW player."
Alchemistmerlin Jun 2nd 2008 5:03PM
"Are we heading back to those days again, via virtual worlds?Where people that "know people" get perks and exclusive rights"
The world has always and will always work this way, get over it.
Bob Jun 2nd 2008 5:37PM
I have a funny feeling this was totally unintentional. Forums are down right now.
Fyxie Jun 2nd 2008 8:00PM
I saw it up a couple times this weekend and then it was back to normal. It seems to be going back and forth between the TBC and WotLK style, at least the forums index page is.
Medros Jun 2nd 2008 8:13PM
Umm, I sent you folks this tip 2 days ago...
SR Jun 2nd 2008 9:57PM
The logo in the top left corner of Bilzzard's WoW homepage is slowly turning from BC green to WotLK icy blue too...
Zakk Jun 2nd 2008 10:30PM
Supposedly it's been happening for a few days, now. Happened once to me a while back, and never again. I hear it's pretty common to see it after making a reply (that page where you can click the "View Post" button). Its trigger aside, I think it's pretty awesome looking =)
Hilus Jun 2nd 2008 10:56PM
In the Latinamerican spanish page, it lasted no more than three minutes, two days ago...
Elmo Jun 3rd 2008 3:56AM
didnt they have this 'wallpaper' before?
like, before BC even before you could pick an alliance or horde themed forum theme.
and of course it's from W3