Okay, I guess you figured it out at some point and failed to make that clear.
Have a day, bud.
Its not my policy. Its blizzards. Take it up with them.
I know, that is why I said I was also taking advantage. I was just stating that I hope blizzard doesn’t continue down this path in the future.
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ion said they studied the climate of games now where they have early access and blizz thinks its a great path
this. right here. people always miss this part lol
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What’s funny is I missed the pet and the 3-day early access in that $25.
lol yeah i am not really worried about those too much either, but hey little extra scratch? i can afford that for a couple of things i could use anyway. since you know they will cost more later on the shop
They call it “beta testing”.
I call it “marketing”.
At best, they’re stress-testing and watching the general reception of major gameplay features. Maybe some balancing & tuning.
With how long development cycles are these days, the expansion launch stuff is more-or-less DONE; or at least it should be. Realistically, this is the equivalent of the last pass and test-screening before release at best.
But it’s quite apparent that “beta-testing” in WoW is, and has been for well over a decade, is mostly just part of pre-release hype machine.
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I kinda hope, “this time will be different”
yea, yea, I know,but a WoW player can hope.
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oh please. I get in beta all the time and I’m a nobody.
Not necessarily.
They Epic Edition guarantees beta access but not on day one.
When MoP was in beta, they couldn’t invite all the annual pass holders on the first day.
I don’t even have time to play pandaria, much less beta.
I guess we’ll have to see. But to me that sounds like once beta goes live, those of us who’ve preordered the epic version get access to it immediately.
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I pre-ordered the 20th anniversary edition…
Because I wanted too… same as I always do with every expansion. 
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As a top 500 solo druid in Diablo 4 (all platforms), Tower Rangerer, KSM’er, Fearless Solo Vision pusher, and Mage Tower beaterer I deserve this.
I’m like so pro and stuff.
Oh and I also paid for it so I get immediate access with the Epic Edition, cause I rock like that.
Yeah I’ve been in every Beta since MoP.
As we are reminded from MoP Remix - exploit early and exploit often. I wonder what the 3 day early access people will find that gets nerf’d before others have access to it <.<
I bought the regular version because it was less expensive than a Level Boost for a character. Even though it includes the same boost. Then I used gold to upgrade that to the Epic version of the expansion for the transmogs, battle pet, mount, and hearthstone.
Whoever doesn’t have the Epic Edition will probably get invited in like August