Beta invites decreasing

[Katerina-mannoroth]

@Olsteenz-stormreaver

Proof of this? Multiple streamers and forum posts have said they don’t remember betas ever requiring a sub. I could be misinformed on that.

Sure, I’ve addressed this before, but with how fast these forums move, it isn’t hard to imagine it getting missed:

@Katerina-mannoroth

You have your TBC invite?!

Yes, received Oct 11, 2006. I wasn’t part of the first wave for that, obviously.

And for those who want to whine about active subscriptions being required:

Be prepared to enter your World of Warcraft account name, password, and the account-upgrade key listed below. To participate in the beta test immediately, the retail World of Warcraft account that you’d like to use for beta testing must be active as of October 8, 2006 . If the account is activated sometime after October 8, it will be ready for use in the beta test after the subsequent weekly beta maintenance period, which occurs every Monday between 12pm and 4pm PDT . For example, if you activate the account today, you will be able to start playing the closed beta on the following Monday after 4pm PDT.

Nothing new to see here folks.

edit wrath:

Please be prepared to enter the current retail World of Warcraft account name and password you use, and the appropriate beta code listed below to authenticate your eligibility to connect to the Wrath of the Lich King test realms. To participate in the beta tests, you must have a valid retail World of Warcraft account active and in good standing as of July 15, 2008 .

Cataclysm:

Please be prepared to enter the current retail Battle.net account name and password you use. To participate in the beta test, you must have a valid retail World of Warcraft account.

The Mists of Pandaria’s beta invite does not have that disclaimer, and based on prior forum discussions I’m sure my BfA invite also didn’t require it.