WoW Moviewatch: How to Win At Cataclysm Beta
by Michael Gray 
Aug 25th 2010 at 12:00PM
Wowcrendor's material is brilliant because he clearly loves the game and has an instinctual knack for reproducing community phenomena. It's a clear view from insider the community which helps to enrich his entire approach. Not to mention, the guy's funny. I'm pretty sure that helps, too.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Trilynne Aug 25th 2010 12:07PM
lol. that sums up beta testing right there. xD
Hiwa Aug 25th 2010 12:52PM
Yep lol.
In my household my daughter is the beta tester while I waste my time on live getting Loremaster and not worrying anymore about gear. I've already seen how fast my purples are getting replaced in the expansion--why even bother anymore?
It's actually a nice break from the stress of trying to get BETTER BETTER BETTER gear. She plays with premades, reports bugs, has a blast, and I take a little vacation.
Tsume Shiro Aug 25th 2010 1:17PM
I would love to beta test for all the reasons above. I just want to make this game work better so its more fun and engaging when it goes live and when I'm playing it for the next 2-3 years I wont be sitting next to Deathwing's corpse fir the 9999 time with my BiS gear going "now what?" like I am in wrath.
edward_teo90 Aug 25th 2010 12:08PM
with reference to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGLv3IEL0VI&feature=related
kozom Aug 25th 2010 12:25PM
Why, because he said "how to "? Google that phrase and you will get 7,280,000,000 + matches.
edward_teo90 Aug 25th 2010 12:28PM
You have to watch the video zzz.
It's obviously inspired from that.
The narrator and billy all came from there.
wowcrendor Aug 25th 2010 12:38PM
No it's not. I've never even seen that video that you linked. That video copies from a bunch of other videos too, created back in the 50s-60s, where a narrator would talk to a character in the story. An "Instructional" type video.
Jack Draven Aug 25th 2010 1:01PM
Geez, apparently someone never watched Goofy cartoons as a kid.
Deathmd Aug 25th 2010 11:46PM
This, Little Billy, would be the point where you should go and ask your mommy and daddy to tell you about old television cartoons. Go ahead, we'll wait. What's that? You can just look them up on the 'internet' now? Well we've never heard of THAT. Stop being foolish and go ask your parents, Billy.
Al Aug 25th 2010 7:59PM
I can understand why the younger amongst us may not knowing the Goofy stuff. But not remembering the Troy McClure/Little Billy segments? Geez...
TheChao Aug 25th 2010 12:12PM
But how do I get good at beta testing if they wont let me in the beta!!!!!!!!! *whine*
Haro Aug 25th 2010 12:13PM
go! go! go! go!
man, i loved these dps-types when i was learning to tank XD
Killchrono Aug 25th 2010 12:21PM
Return of the 'GO! GO! GO! GO! GO!' guy!
musicchan Aug 25th 2010 1:08PM
Go! Go! Go! I'm pulling if you don't! Go! Go! Go! Go!
Moeru Aug 25th 2010 1:12PM
Made me lol at the end when he just put him in for no reason
Tsume Shiro Aug 25th 2010 1:13PM
GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO!
tonz0phun Aug 25th 2010 3:02PM
GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO!
iammurlocftw Aug 25th 2010 4:48PM
Im waitin for the healer!!!
Ok. go go go go go go go
Slaytanic Aug 25th 2010 5:01PM
It was awesome he was able to return to Billy, but the GO guy again? LOL!!! He could make a whole video around that guy, he was the undisputed star of "How to win at Pugs and Gearscore", another Crendor smash.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgnMpOU1LNQ
Holgar Aug 25th 2010 12:23PM
I am avoiding the Cataclysm beta for two reasons. One I don't want to spoil the new stuff for myself. Two because I would feel guilty unless I actually WORKED at being a beta tester and I don't really have the time to work at it.
Unfortionately various developers *cough* Cryptic *cough* use beta "tests" as a free demo for their products. The developers arn't actually looking for in depth feedback they have already decided how they are going to do things they are just using it as a stress test and marketing tool.
The Alganon Beta was a PRIME example of this. The game had flaws and bugs all over the place. Several commited testers, (myself included) spend hours and hours and hours documenting bugs, imbalences and problems only to have our feedback completely ignored by the vainglorious David Allen.
Unfortionately this means that when Blizzard or Valve or any other developer with a brain announces a beta test 95% of the people that get in are merely there as part of the sight seeing crowd and not actually there to make the game better.