So why can't vanilla subs get beta invites?

[anon62516736]

Literally, the only reason I’m subscribed right now is for a chance at playing beta. I don’t have any interest whatsoever in playing live.

Blizz played you like a fiddle.

They knew that when they announced a sub was needed for an invite that tons of people would resubscribe in hopes of getting one.

They also knew that they would be handing streamers access even if they weren’t subscribed or hadn’t played WoW in over a decade, or at all as we’ve learned recently about some of the streamers.

This beta was never about testing and the integrity of Classic, it was about hype and money from the beginning.

[Haemish-kilrogg (Haemish)]

No offense, but this account is a Vanilla account that has been active and played ever since. Neither of us got in. You have some options. Complain here and in all probability get harshly ridiculed. Unsub and spend your time and money elsewhere as you have admitted to doing for almost a decade now. OR you could use your time to catch up on the expansions you missed. Current end game is a boring steaming pile of moose dung, but there are some really nice zones and quests over the years that you will be able to see for the first time.

[Rastakant-dark-iron]

I’ve been subbed since 2004 and haven’t been in a single beta, even though I’ve signed up for all of them or tried to get in. Shut up.

[Taselia-moon-guard (Taselia)]

2004 account here hoping and praying as well! I hope we all get in sooner rather than later but worst case…August isn’t too far!

[Crystalfyre-black-dragonflight]

I didn’t start playing wow until 2011, during cata, and I got an invite. I am not a streamer, nor have I ever been. However, I cleared Cata raids and all xpac since Cata. I have been PVPing since then as well. I have logged a lot of hours playing. Like someone said earlier, I don’t think they can tell anymore when you started playing, I think they may just look at the play time you have logged.

[Choson-daggerspine]

Its more then 1000 people in beta, trust me on that one

[Bovice-gorgonnash]

Same here. This is one of my vanilla accounts from way back with my 60 human knight ranked mage. I joined at the chance to test also simply because I LITERALLY played vanilla and wanna make it better. shrugs

[Redneckdeath-garrosh]

This account was created way back in vanilla. I played through vanilla, into Wrath before quitting. Literally, the only reason I’m subscribed right now is for a chance at playing beta. I don’t have any interest whatsoever in playing live. I logged in for an hour, and had no idea what to do, and have no interest in learning. I’m paying $15 right now for basically nothing.

The thing that’s bugging me is that streamers, and players who have no experience with vanilla are getting invites. They have no interest in testing mechanics, testing bugs, and making sure everything is proper and ready to go (which is what a beta is).

All they’re doing is gloating, gaining more subscribers, making more money playing for jealous fans (like myself) who can’t play, and are going to be forced to watch them for the next few months until it’s released. I think it’s pretty gross tbh. Furthermore, I bet half the streamers that claim they started in vanilla don’t actually have vanilla accounts. They’re just flavor-of-the-monthing into a hyped game to get more subs.

That isn’t what this is about. Betas are about testing all the weird things and making sure everything is ready to go. i myself was there, experienced it, and have the proof that I did. I also care deeply about the game and am paying blizzard for basically nothing for the slim chance I may be selected.

I got into the stress test, but honestly, it just feels like a slap in the face. level 5? come on.

These streamers are treating this as a cash cow oppurtunity, while people like myself are paying for a subscription they don’t want at all for a dice roll. I have zero interest in playing modern wow. I want to play classic. i want to TEST classic and help y’all out.

Go ahead, check my sub history. I was there.

The entitlement and jealousy of streamers is strong in this one. Dude just stop it! Youre not entitled to a beta invite.

[Renthelm-durotan]

By a factor of 10000

[Eloraell-moon-guard]

It’s kind of funny. I didn’t think there were that many of us left running around. Announce Classic and old Vanilla players are coming out of the woodwork in mass…

inorite. Ultimate lurkers.

[Meanspirit-shattered-halls]

duh, do the math.
there are WAY too many.

[Hazzay-moonrunner (Hazzay)]

I didn’t start playing wow until 2011, during cata, and I got an invite. I am not a streamer, nor have I ever been. However, I cleared Cata raids and all xpac since Cata. I have been PVPing since then as well. I have logged a lot of hours playing. Like someone said earlier, I don’t think they can tell anymore when you started playing, I think they may just look at the play time you have logged.

Grab your pitchforks boys.
This one stole one of our vanilla player spots in the beta.

Logs in and is looking around for his garrison probably. Wondering why he cant send his automatic bots out on world quest daily missions from his mobile. And so reports that as a bug whilst real bugs are staring him in the clueless face.
What a waste.
Revoke your access please, some of us didnt get invites but should have ie me.
ta very much.

[Zymer-lothar]

@Crystalfyre-black-dragonflight

I didn’t start playing wow until 2011, during cata, and I got an invite. I am not a streamer, nor have I ever been. However, I cleared Cata raids and all xpac since Cata. I have been PVPing since then as well. I have logged a lot of hours playing. Like someone said earlier, I don’t think they can tell anymore when you started playing, I think they may just look at the play time you have logged.

Oh they can tell trust me.

https://us.battle.net/login/en/?ref=https://us.battle.net/account/management/wow/subscription/payment-history.html&app=bam&cr=true

[Crystalfyre-black-dragonflight]

lol garrison? Like I said, I have played and cleared all xpacs since Cata. Garrison is sooo 2014. If you are referencing garrisons, then it’s probably a good thing they didn’t give you an invite. Save your salt for your tequila you can cry in later.

[Crystalfyre-black-dragonflight]

Yes it shows back to a certain point, but I was just pointing out that someone had mentioned that they had cleared and re-done databases since vanilla and that it might not show back to vanilla.

To be honest, I am not sure why some of those that played vanilla and stopped playing a couple years after are feeling so entitled when they haven’t put much time into the game since then. Why wouldn’t Blizz reward those have been loyal for a much longer time? That makes a lot more sense to me. It definitely doesn’t make sense that you should be upset if someone has played WoW for 8 years and you only played vanilla thru BC.

[Alelro-kelthuzad]

beta isn’t a reward its for testing the game. If you haven’t played vanilla you can’t properly test it lmfao.

[Crystalfyre-black-dragonflight]

Obviously, Blizzard disagrees with you.

[Zymer-lothar]

Yes it shows back to a certain point, but I was just pointing out that someone had mentioned that they had cleared and re-done databases since vanilla and that it might not show back to vanilla.

To be honest, I am not sure why some of those that played vanilla and stopped playing a couple years after are feeling so entitled when they haven’t put much time into the game since then. Why wouldn’t Blizz reward those have been loyal for a much longer time? That makes a lot more sense to me. It definitely doesn’t make sense that you should be upset if someone has played WoW for 8 years and you only played vanilla thru BC.

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[Puddintusk-area-52]

Even if its in the five to six thousand range, hell even if it is ten thousand, that’s still no where near the hundreds of thousands that signed up.

[Wuzeh-wyrmrest-accord]

This is always misunderstood by general audiences, but here’s the deal: Beta isn’t a demo you are entitled to. At the end of the day, it is there strictly for testing purposes.

If you are the most hardcore fan of Warcraft and have been here since the beginning, your chances might be higher, but they aren’t going to send out 100k invites just because you were loyal.