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Join the World of Warcraft stress test (PC)
Blizzard and FilePlanet join forces to bring subscribers a guaranteed slot in the beta stress test.
By John Keefer | Aug. 27, 2004

Want to know what all of the buzz is about surrounding World of Warcraft? Now you have a chance! FilePlanet has the connection to get subscribers guaranteed access to Blizzard's beta stress test they will be conducting over a seven-day period.

Join the Stress Test! If you're not yet a subscriber, you'll need to Sign up for FilePlanet

According to the Blizzard press release:
This 7-day test will help Blizzard optimize World of Warcraft to deliver the best online-gaming experience possible when it launches later this year. Gamers in North America will have the opportunity to become one of over 100,000 people chosen to participate in the stress test and try out World of Warcraft before its release.

Sign-ups for the World of Warcraft stress test beta are scheduled to take place exclusively on FilePlanet. Additional information regarding the start date of the sign-ups and the start of the stress test beta will be released on FilePlanet in the days ahead. Anyone in North America can apply -- one submission per person -- and selected testers will be notified by FilePlanet and receive further instructions after completing the sign-up process.

"We're pleased to be working closely with FilePlanet to conduct this stress test for World of Warcraft," stated Paul Sams, senior vice president of business operations at Blizzard Entertainment. "They have extensive experience delivering files to tens of thousands of people daily, and they share Blizzard's high standards for quality and information security."

The World of Warcraft stress test beta is designed to tax the game's server infrastructure, allowing Blizzard to evaluate the account-creation process and server performance under heavy loads. Stress-test participants will be able to play the same content that is currently being tested by World of Warcraft's closed-beta testers, but the stress test beta will take place on separate servers in order to avoid unbalancing the closed beta test. Blizzard will also be conducting an open beta test, in which everyone is free to participate, in the months ahead. Remember, sign-ups right now are limited to FilePlanet subscribers. If you aren't a subscriber, sign up to get the hookup!

If you are a member, download the stress test now!

Your application to the World of Warcraft Stress Test Beta has been accepted.

These keys are on a first come first serve basis and the current pool of keys have run out. You have been put on a waiting list. We will have more keys available soon and you'll receive an email on how to claim your Stress Test Beta key when they're available

I was joke'n, don't know about the other guy.

Heh, evidently my humor detector goes into hibernation mode after 11:00 pm

You should do the quest's to level though because they give you extra experience beyond what you earned to finish them in the first place. I finished a quest today for 1s 30c and also got 425 experience which is 1/9 of what I need to go to level 7.

Also, it is kind of weird. When your sent to kill a boss, he spawns in one spot and people crowd that area to fight on who kills it. But they do spawn rather quickly after killed (4-7 mins).

Level Quests?

The quests give you XP for completing.. and some times items or coins or both. Before you accpet, you can see what your reward will be. So if it is a new sword, you can see if it is something worth having. Some times you can even pick which reward you want from a small list ("do you want these boots or do you want this cape?".

There are some starter quests just to get you going but from there, basically you find more quests by exploring and talking to NPCs. You really don't have to do them if you'd rather lvl up by hunting I think.