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Peter · Jun 15, 2004, 05:39 PM

Sooo cool www.worldofwarcraft.com
I want in, badly.

Guess they start Phase 3 now, it has pvp

Adam Betts · Jun 15, 2004, 06:26 PM

Downloading now. Should be ready tomorrow

Psiona · Jun 15, 2004, 07:24 PM

Oh man we're all gonna be naked! First thing I'm going to see is Adam's naked mage going to the disco in the middle of the streets I can see it now

-Q- · Jun 15, 2004, 07:36 PM

Originally posted by Psiona:
Oh man we're all gonna be naked! First thing I'm going to see is Adam's naked mage going to the disco in the middle of the streets I can see it now

Geez, what kind of guild did I join?

Maharaja · 10:48 AM

please update us on the changes in the new push

Arkham_c · Jun 15, 2004, 09:55 PM

I have 2 hours 50 minutes left on the download.

My question is, am I going to have to start over again with a new character? I was just getting my guy up to a decent level (17) and getting some good stuff.

OwlBoy · Jun 15, 2004, 10:47 PM

Yeah, it seems silly. But they had to remove all the items due to economy flooding from people farming the monastery.

I am looking forward to all the new things though.

Too bad Talents, and Auction houses are not in yet.

-Owl

Arkham_c · Jun 16, 2004, 12:41 AM

Originally posted by OwlBoy:
Yeah, it seems silly. But they had to remove all the items due to economy flooding from people farming the monastery.

I am looking forward to all the new things though.

Too bad Talents, and Auction houses are not in yet.

Yeah, but postal mail and companion pets are pretty neat.

We'll see. I suspect I'm gonna be miserable for a little while -- I had a really nice level 18 axe waiting in the bank for me to get to that level, and now I'll never get to use it.

mrPotatohead · Jun 16, 2004, 07:15 AM

Yeah I'm just starting over. mrPotatohead now = Chubbles.

-Q- · Jun 16, 2004, 09:51 AM

I'm still waiting for the download to finish.

We'll have to revise the character name thread once we all get back online.

Turias · Jun 16, 2004, 10:02 AM

Woo hoo, my download finished over night!

And for any of you out there who aren't in the know, the guild we put together has a site and forum up and running at http://www.dogcows.net/

The current theme is only temporary, as Adam Betts said he would put something together in mid-July.

videian28 · Jun 16, 2004, 10:17 AM

are they sending out new invites on this phase?

to much to do, so little time

Turias · Jun 16, 2004, 10:22 AM

Originally posted by videian28:
are they sending out new invites on this phase?

to much to do, so little time

Supposedly, they will, but they haven't sent them out yet.

Ciber · Jun 16, 2004, 02:03 PM

Let us know how the PvP is.

Asheron's call 1 was the only MMORPG that i considered had any good PvP. Well, it was the only MMORPG that i considered good out of everything else out now, period. Then again, i played it for over 3 years and may be a little biased, but i gave DAOC and all the others a fair shake of a couple of months.

Hoping WoW will be the game i've been looking for since i quit Asheron's Call 1.

Horsepoo!!! · Jun 16, 2004, 03:06 PM

The best PvP model I've seen came from a MUD called Dark & Shattered Lands.

Everyone started out being safe from PvP attacks until a certain level (level 7 or 8 in DSL's case) then you automatically became a "kingdomer" which allowed you to join a kingdom or just remain independent and safe from PvP attacks.

But anywhere between level 8 and 50, you could choose to become a "clanner". This allowed you to PvP. You could choose to join a clan (highly recommended since your clan hall was a safe area) or remain independent (only recommended to those that knew what they were doing...no safe area for them).

You could only become a clanner once. If you wanted out, you had to 'retire', which gave you back a kingdomer status.

I thought that was the best model. Both kingdomers and clanners existed concurrently and it was easy to cloud out the kingdomers and only focus on the clanners in a certain area.

The Placid Casual · 05:20 PM

Originally posted by Turias:
Supposedly, they will, but they haven't sent them out yet.

I have had the official email confirming I am on the 'add list' (thanks to our mutual friend

), but no username/download info as yet to get online... *fingers crossed they add soon*

s0litude · Jun 16, 2004, 05:08 PM

Downloading as we speak. PVP is going to be a blast!!

Arkham_c · Jun 16, 2004, 08:23 PM

Originally posted by The Placid Casual:
I have had the official email confirming I am on the 'add list' (thanks to our mutual friend ), but no username/download info as yet to get online... *fingers crossed they add soon*

Just FYI, it took about a week from when I accepted the invitation to when I actually got my account/login information.

Paco500 · Jun 16, 2004, 09:27 PM

What a drag- I've been downloading for over 24 hours now and it says I still have almost 9 hours left.

While I'm happy to be doing my part w/ the whole BitTorrent thing, it frosts my fanny a bit that I have uploaded almost 5x what I have downloaded.

The Placid Casual · Jun 17, 2004, 05:34 AM

Originally posted by Arkham_c:
Just FYI, it took about a week from when I accepted the invitation to when I actually got my account/login information.

I got an email on the 5th June saying that it had been requested for me to be signed up, and that I was on a waiting list, once they were able to add more people they would send me an email with login, password and d/l details.

Still sitting tight and waiting, but there has been nothing further as yet. The anticipation is nearly killing me!

Peter · Jun 17, 2004, 06:21 AM

still no invite

Ciber · Jun 17, 2004, 11:52 AM

Originally posted by Peter:
still no invite

Same here. I have Mail running all day checking email every 5 mins and sometimes i hear the new msg ding and run for it and it's just more spam.

Dave Brasgalla · Jun 17, 2004, 12:26 PM

On careful reading of the notice linked above, I notice that it's easy to misunderstand the timeline. They state that they will first launch the PvP realm and seed the update for that to existing testers, and then if the rollout of the realm goes well, they will move on to adding the new phase 3 invitees. So, it may be a few or many days yet, depending on what they consider to be the benchmark for a successful rollout...

s0litude · Jun 17, 2004, 12:41 PM

i know its kinda hard to wait right now but in the end it works out. By the time you get the username and password, the 1000 or so people trying to quest the low level quests will have moved on making it easier for you to start up, and by making it easier for you to start and level, you'll catch up to everyone in no time. Trust me its worth the wait. One of the most beautiful and detailed games i've ever played. I sometimes forget that its beta! Still posting bugs for the game is fun in itself. Let us know once you're in, i'll be happy to help. I'm on the PvP server.

Maharaja · Jun 17, 2004, 09:34 PM

To beta testers;
So what are your impressions of the new build? i read in the patch notes that changes were made across the board for all the races. PVP server, how are like? What bout the small non-combatant pet? anyone bought that?

Arkham_c · Jun 17, 2004, 10:08 PM

Originally posted by Maharaja:
To beta testers;
So what are your impressions of the new build? i read in the patch notes that changes were made across the board for all the races. PVP server, how are like? What bout the small non-combatant pet? anyone bought that?

My warrior (level 17) seems a lot quicker in fights than he was. It's hard to compare since I lost all my weapons and armor, but I got killed by some wussy level 5 cutpurses just a few minutes ago. My armor level is about 1/4 of what it was before the update though, so that explains it to some degree.

I saw the "crazy cat lady" who was selling cat carriers for 40 silver. Alas, My level 17 only got 1.5 gold (150 silver) total to get a new weapon, all new armor, and all the other stuff I need, which got me down to about 20 copper before I knew it. I still have a lot of empty armor slots, and I forgot to buy a mining pick or a skinning knife. I'm gonna buy those really soon and mine some copper to make myself some weapons and armor.

Maharaja · Jun 21, 2004, 09:54 PM

I just got my invitation and i'm downloading it right now @ 120K. It should be done in 5hrs!!! See you all in Azeroth!

The Placid Casual · Jun 22, 2004, 02:44 AM

Invite here too!

D/L proceeding as I type!

Ciber · Jun 22, 2004, 03:29 AM

You lucky bastards!

:jealous:

videian28 · Jun 22, 2004, 08:44 AM

Welcome to the World of Warcraft Beta Test

/e is a happy camper... been downloading all night, still going

2gb download

Turias · Jun 22, 2004, 08:54 AM

Originally posted by videian28:
/e is a happy camper... been downloading all night, still going

Looks like you're more than ready.

videian28 · Jun 22, 2004, 08:59 AM

question, I just sold my dual 1.4 waiting on the dual 2.5... in the meantime I will be trying this on a rev b 12" attached to a 20 cinema display..

how will this play? decent? also going to try on an old pc 1ghz athlon with geforce 4800...but would rather stay on the mac

Peter · Jun 22, 2004, 10:25 AM

powerbook will play it better than your pc, just dont expect to play wow on your native 20" res

videian28 · Jun 22, 2004, 11:49 AM

the wait for my new powermac just became MUCH more unbearable lol

gbafan · Jun 22, 2004, 11:56 AM

Originally posted by videian28:
question, I just sold my dual 1.4 waiting on the dual 2.5... in the meantime I will be trying this on a rev b 12" attached to a 20 cinema display..

how will this play? decent? also going to try on an old pc 1ghz athlon with geforce 4800...but would rather stay on the mac

Erm... there is a major bug in the current build that makes playing on a 12" PB Rev. B almost unbearable. The bug is the interface flashes and/or disappears, very annoying. Also, the framerates right now on the 12" are HORRID. Phase 2 was really good, but Phase 3 is just terrible. The only way to get good framerates i.e. above 20, is to turn off the interface with option-z.

Anyway, I'd try running it on the PC to see how it plays until there is a new patch for the Mac client which I know they're working on. Hey it's beta, we must sacrifice in the name of Blizzard!

videian28 · Jun 22, 2004, 12:01 PM

awe damn :/

damn damn damn damn

s0litude · Jun 22, 2004, 02:30 PM

I run a powerbook 15, 1.25 attached to two twenty inch cinema displays. I have thottbot open on my powerbook along with the world of warcraft message boards, the game running in my main monitor, and the third monitor with chats open and mail. It runs great. I've been playing it like this for the past month and it works like a charm. Only times i've seen lag in frames is when i am in Stormwind, but that's expected. Welcome to beta everyone. If you all need 8 slot bags, let me know. I'll be in Elwynn forest tonight.

rbarris · Jun 23, 2004, 02:36 PM

Originally posted by s0litude:
I run a powerbook 15, 1.25 attached to two twenty inch cinema displays.

OK I am curious, how do you go about attaching two external DVI displays to a laptop?

Rob "tigerclaw" rbarris "at" blizzard.com

Arkham_c · Jun 23, 2004, 03:35 PM

Originally posted by s0litude:
I run a powerbook 15, 1.25 attached to two twenty inch cinema displays. I have thottbot open on my powerbook along with the world of warcraft message boards, the game running in my main monitor, and the third monitor with chats open and mail. It runs great. I've been playing it like this for the past month and it works like a charm. Only times i've seen lag in frames is when i am in Stormwind, but that's expected. Welcome to beta everyone. If you all need 8 slot bags, let me know. I'll be in Elwynn forest tonight.

Hey, can you make ammo pouches? I got a guy to make me a 4-slot ammo pouch for my "Dawrven Fishing Pole" gun, but I'd really prefer a 6 or 8-slot ammo pouch.

By the way, my blacksmith skill is around 90, so I'm happy to make stuff for guild members. When I get to 100 I will be able to make some really nice plate mail, so send my your silver ore, tin ore, and copper ore via the WoW postal system!

- Arkham (a.k.a. Krasher)

Turias · Jun 23, 2004, 03:39 PM

Originally posted by Arkham_c:
By the way, my blacksmith skill is around 90, so I'm happy to make stuff for guild members. When I get to 100 I will be able to make some really nice plate mail, so send my your silver ore, tin ore, and copper ore via the WoW postal system!

Plate at 100? I'm at 125ish and can really only make mediocre bronze armor.

And I also want your copper/tin!

sideus · Jun 23, 2004, 03:50 PM

Originally posted by s0litude:
I run a powerbook 15, 1.25 attached to two twenty inch cinema displays.

Yes, please do tell. I'm interested in that.

videian28 · Jun 23, 2004, 03:58 PM

I caught that as well.... strange indeed

Arkham_c · Jun 23, 2004, 09:12 PM

Originally posted by Turias:
Plate at 100? I'm at 125ish and can really only make mediocre bronze armor.

And I also want your copper/tin!

I got a Plan for "IronForge Breastplate" for some murlock fins from the dockmaster in Lakeshire. It requires Blacksmith 100.

Paco500 · Jun 24, 2004, 09:40 AM

Hey- I am in desperate need of some decent daggers since the push- any of your blacksmiths willing to sell me some deadly bronze whatever-they-are's? I can't help w/ the ore as I'm not a miner, but I've got money.

Thanks.

Oh- in the game I'm Reggie, a Rogue 22.

Turias · Jun 24, 2004, 09:54 AM

Originally posted by Paco500:
Hey- I am in desperate need of some decent daggers since the push- any of your blacksmiths willing to sell me some deadly bronze whatever-they-are's? I can't help w/ the ore as I'm not a miner, but I've got money.

Thanks.

Oh- in the game I'm Reggie, a Rogue 22.

Remind me when I'm online and I should be able to hook you up.

Peter · Jun 24, 2004, 10:35 AM

Originally posted by Turias:
Remind me when I'm online and I should be able to hook you up.

got any details on Reservoir DogCows?

Turias · Jun 24, 2004, 10:42 AM

Originally posted by Peter:
got any details on Reservoir DogCows?

I've got all the details. What do you want to know? And have you checked out the guild site? http://www.dogcows.net/

Peter · Jun 24, 2004, 10:46 AM

Originally posted by Turias:
I've got all the details. What do you want to know? And have you checked out the guild site? http://www.dogcows.net/

I'd like to join the alliance

username hejog (both servers)

Turias · Jun 24, 2004, 10:49 AM

Originally posted by Peter:
I'd like to join the alliance username hejog (both servers)

I'll add you to my friends list until we meet up. Also, if you see either me or ::maroma:: (Fluke, maroma) online, message one of us and we can add you.