More beta keys sent out
by Adam Holisky 
Sep 11th 2008 at 10:00PM
Several people, including many WoW Insider authors, have received Beta Opt-In keys for Wrath of the Lich King in the last 24 hours. This latest wave seems to be quite large. In previous waves I've known 1 or 2 people that have gotten in, where as this wave I know at least 16.There is some speculation that this might be an attempt by Blizzard to thwart the release of Warhammer Online, which is set to come online next Thursday. Warhammer has received some mixed reviews, with many comparisons to World of Warcraft, including one by Michael Zenke of our sister site Massively.
Nonetheless, those that have received keys are enjoying the thrills of the beta. New levels, the Death Knight, and servers crashing a few times an hour. Good times had by all!
Filed under: News items, Wrath of the Lich King
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 8)
Scottyy Sep 11th 2008 10:04PM
I'm downloading it right now :D
my2cents Sep 11th 2008 11:47PM
Their attempt to draw people away from Warhammer worked like a charm! Got my beta key today and although I love what I've seen of WAR so far, the fact that it runs at about 2fps on my comp make's it a lot less appealing than Wrath for now.
Btw, the DK starting quests are awesome. The people at Blizz really outdid themselves. And Wintergrasp (although still a crazy mess) is VERY fun!
tboy10394 Sep 11th 2008 10:06PM
Yup, Just got mine today :D
Bootsanator Sep 11th 2008 10:07PM
My GM got 2 beta keys, one for each of his accounts.
Where's mine, blizzard!?
I mean, thanks for not giving me another reason to procrastinate from homework (thx wowinsider :P) but...please?
Rihlsul Sep 12th 2008 12:30AM
Don't feel too bad - the server lag (all 3) with THAT big of a wave of invites... it's almost unplayable from lag and lordy help you if you want to do the DK starting quests.
Saiforune Sep 12th 2008 7:28AM
Yeah...same here. No beta key on either of my accounts.
V Magius Sep 11th 2008 10:07PM
It was a good day. Just need to wait for the character transfer queue to clear up. I don't really want a premade.
PimpyMicPimp Sep 11th 2008 10:07PM
I hate you for this >:(
SaintStryfe Sep 11th 2008 10:07PM
I'm there!
Now let me copy my Main!
Mr.J Sep 11th 2008 10:08PM
No candy for me! :(
Kerag Sep 11th 2008 10:08PM
Yup, Got mine last night. As well as about 6 of my guildies.
Jeff Sep 11th 2008 10:10PM
I got one too! Looks like we'll all be playing Death Knights until they get the character transfer que cleared out though!
jay Sep 12th 2008 12:25AM
Oh Damn:P
Zuldim Sep 11th 2008 10:09PM
Patching it right now... AFTER 8 HOURS OF DOWNLOADING.
But I don't care, because I'm almost to Northrend. ALMOST.
Brad Sep 11th 2008 10:14PM
Dang, I thought I was special.
devinbaines Sep 11th 2008 10:15PM
Both my GM and I received beta keys today. My GM's hubby is waiting for us right now as I hit 80% on the download.
Warvanov Sep 11th 2008 10:17PM
Ok, call me a noob, but is it too late to opt in for the beta? If not, where can I go to do so? I hadn't bothered because I figured the chances were slim anyway, but now it sounds like that might have changed.
Memzer Sep 12th 2008 5:31AM
not sure if you can still opt in (unable to check on my account because I already have done so) but the option is inside your account management page on the World of Warcraft website :)
Kadamon Sep 12th 2008 2:59PM
As of about 20 minutes ago, War, you can still opt in for the Beta...as I just did that for a friend since she didn't know how.
Veras Gunn Sep 11th 2008 10:19PM
I got nothing today but a bunch of junk mail. Yay.