Wish we could transfer alts from the Beta

Edit: For those of you :poop:ing on me, saying I’m trolling… I’m not trolling. It was literally just a thought.

Unlike so many other people, I don’t have tons of time to invest in the game. I don’t have the luxury of doing nothing but sit at home all day playing WoW. I’m not a streamer. I don’t get paid to play. I don’t pay attention to bug reports and stuff like that. I don’t know/understand all of the reasons why such an option wouldn’t work, or how/why it could be detrimental to the game.

I play WoW for fun. As an escape from the real world. I’m facing homelessness in the next few weeks because my rent is skyrocketing and I cannot afford the increase. I have no money, no savings, and nowhere to go. I signed up for the Beta so I could get a couple, maybe a few hours a week of escapism before I’m kicked out onto the street.

There’s just a part of me that wishes that all the time and effort I’m putting in now could somehow transfer over so it doesn’t feel so wasted.

I know it’s wrong for people to have an opinion on these forums. But instead of initially attacking people, and calling them trolls- try not to be such :eggplant:s about it. Maybe try to understand where they are coming from.

Not everybody plays the same way you do. Not everybody knows everything you do. Somebody mentioned this was the kind of trolling horde did in the past… yeah. I knew nothing about that. Absolutely nothing. I’m not trolling, and I wasn’t trying to offend.

I’m sorry for having an opinion. I’m sorry for having a thought. It won’t happen again.


I’m loving Forever so far, but I’m trying not to put too much time into it because I do want there to still be some surprises when it officially launches.

That said, I wish we could transfer the characters we create and play in Beta to the actual live version of the game. A part of me, too, doesn’t want to put all kinds of time into playing an alt that will just become irrelevant in a few weeks.

Other than that though- loving it so much. I was worried, initially. I thought they’d mess too much with the vibe and it wouldn’t feel like Classic anymore, but they actually did a great job. I especially love the new atmospheric effects- like the mist, water, and lighting changes. It’s like what classic felt like back in the day, but with a more modern touch.

Tried playing Skyborne though and wasn’t really a fan. And it’s funny because I created a human alt, and Northshire was packed with people. Created a Skyborne alt, and the starting zone was dead. And this was the middle of the day. I would have expected to see more people at least trying out the new race… but it seems a lot of people are uninterested, from what I’ve been seeing/hearing.

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Itd be a crazy power spike and head start over everyone else. No thanks.

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It’s a beta test my guy… This was a given from the start. Wtf kind of take is this?

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Nope. Just appreciate the time to practice, report bugs/feedback and learn new things about the game. That’s enough of an advantage when everyone gets a fresh start.

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Yes, I understand this :joy: It’s also my first time ever playing a Beta.

I know, but when you’re paying $60+ for the access…

That I understand. I think for myself, I just have such limited time to play these days. I know that’s not the case for everyone, but it was just a thought.

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How is it fair to have over a month head start.

Absolutely not.

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Let’s bring these toons holding 2-3k gold each over so we can kick start our economy!

You have a month head start anyway… so why not reward those folk who shelled out for the beta? That doesn’t mean everybody has to choose to transfer. You absolutely could choose to start fresh if you wanted to.

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Never, this was always a beta, everyone playing this and burning themself over the nexts days is their own problems, take for what it is a small taste of what s coming and that is it.

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Yes the headstart we have is significant we already know which trash quests to skip, best leveling places, what gear to not chase or chase, where to farm the fastest materials etc. 1 month of learning how to make quick gold and be efficient is a very good head start!

That 60$ you spent wasn’t for beta access, it was for all of the other things included in the pack. Mounts, transmogs, pets, wc3 expansion, etc.

Not to mention various bugs in the beta have led to people having thousands of gold, that’d destroy the economy on live before it even gets started.

What happens in beta stays in beta.

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OP you must be trolling.

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The rewards are all the other things that came with the prepurchase as well as beta access.

Blizzard will 100% never do something so catastrophically broken like this to a launch of their new game.

You are only going to be met with ridicule if you continue to try and make rationalizations for a completely irrational ask like this.

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I didn’t know this was even an issue. I have such little time to play, and it’s not like I keep up with all the nitty-gritty details of what is happening in beta, what the issues are, etc. I log on maybe once a week for a couple hours and that’s it. I don’t scour the forums and obsessively track every issue, every problem, every error. So I don’t even know what the issues are and what they aren’t. I don’t have time to pay attention to any of that.

Why?

I’m not, by the way. But what makes you think I am?

Yeah, I couldn’t give 2 :poop::poop: less about those :joy: I shelled out specifically for the beta access. And yes, I knew transfer wasn’t an option, it’s not like I signed up thinking it was. Was just a thought I had sitting here as I’m playing.

Then get it in your head - beta is for testing everything. Not playing a game before everyone else.

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Zephras was crowded the first few days of the Beta, and after that it fell off. Skyborne do not have great racials. I’d go so far as to say, they’re the least impressive overall. Their class selection also has some glaring holes in it.

Retail will probably be packed with them, especially on the RP realm, but mostly you’ll see players using Skyborne as a poor substitute for Blood/High Elves.

I… I really don’t know what to do with posts like this.

It’s a beta. Do you understand what betas are for?

It’s not early access. Are you familiar with the concept?

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Guys this type of thing has been constant nonstop trolling in PVE Horde trade channel. Don’t fall for the bait here too

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Vladric- I’m not a horde player, nor am I trolling. Stop making assumptions about people you know nothing about. Thank you.

I guess not. I guess I’m just a stupid piece of :poop:.

I’m sorry I had a thought about something. I guess I should know better than to try an have an opinion on these forums. It’s not allowed.

I could see this IF they set them to like lvl 10, all gear that is above that level, all gear and mats from their bank, and set their money to like 75s. Level 10 isn’t much of a head start and then the starter zone might not be as full. They would basically have level 10, some skills, and bags to start.

Do I see this happening, nope because it has never happened in the past and won’t happen now. It is something that most likely won’t happen in the future either.

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