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World of Warcraft: The Cataclysm
Welcome to the beta opt-in for World of Warcraft: The Cataclysm.
We are excited to have reached the beta opt-in stage for the expansion, and we would be grateful to have your assistance in finalizing the content. There are a lot of new things to see and do in the new Azeroth, and we look forward to receiving any feedback you can offer on your overall expansion-beta experience, including quests, spells/abilities, monsters, zones, aesthetics, and more. We would also appreciate reports on any bugs you may find.
Read on to learn how to participate, and thanks in advance for your support in helping us put the finishing touches on the expansion.
Getting started:
You will need to visit the official Cataclysm beta opt-in site at [INSERT SITE HERE] and register your interest that your World of Warcraft account be included in the first round of beta testing. If you do not do this you will be unable to connect to The Catacysm beta realms. Upgraded accounts will carry over to later testing phases for Wrath of the Lich King.
Please begin by logging in to the website below with the account name and password of the retail World of Warcraft account that you play on. From there, you will be able to opt-in the retail account to be considered for our first round of beta testing, through an authentication process where you will have to confirm all your account info so that it is clear that you are the rightful, original owner of the account in question. After that, please wait patiently until the confirmed date for the start of beta testing is announced. You will recive an email with information on how to download The Cataclym beta testing client.
Please click here to opt your account in for The Cataclym beta testing.
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Be prepared to enter your World of Warcraft account name, password, and other information to verify your account.
The World Of Warcraft account that you provide for testing does not have to be active at the time of the opt-in. However, time will need to be added at the time of acceptance in order to log into the beta testing realms. In order to login to the beta testing realms, your account must contain a character of at least level 65, as we would like the most conditioned players of World of Warcraft to experience the new Azeroth first. If the account is activated sometime after testing begins, 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, assuming that testing has started.
After you have created an expansion beta account, we invite you to copy characters to our expansion realms. You will be able to bring over up to 4 level 65+ characters to travel through the new Azeroth!
Sending us feedback:
Bugs & Suggestions
We have set up an in-game method for submitting game bugs and suggestions, without the need to send us an email or exit the game. To do so, enter the chat console by pressing the Enter key, then type "/bug" or "/suggest" (without the quotation marks).
Examples:
/bug I am level 85 but I am not able to enter Heroic: The Deadmines.
/suggest The mobs in South Barrens should drop more money.
There is no chat response when you send feedback through the in-game chat system, but the information is stored in our database and reviewed daily. Your feedback is important to us.
Contact Info, Known Issues, Downtimes, and FAQs
Whom do I ask for help?
Technical Support
If you experience issues downloading or installing the beta or any patches, connecting to the game, or any problems with video or sound, game lockups, crashes, or other technical issues, send an email to [email protected]
Billing & Account Services
For problems with upgrading a retail account to a beta test account, password problems, or issues related to your account-upgrade key, please email our Billing & Account Services department at [email protected]
In-Game Support
If you have any type of in-game difficulty, such as getting stuck in terrain or problems retrieving a corpse, petition our game masters. You may do so in game by clicking the red question mark icon located in the center of the action bar at the bottom of the screen.
Why doesn't my password change immediately?
Account updates are done during hardware maintenance on Mondays between 12pm and 4pm PDT.
Please note that account updates include password changes, so if you change your retail password, it won\'t be updated for the beta test realms until after the next account update takes place. This means that if you update your retail password, you should continue using your "old" password to access the beta test realms until the weekly hardware maintenance has occurred.
Important! During the update time, you will be unable to log in to the beta test realms. Accounts that are already online should not be affected.
How many characters can I copy to the beta test realms?
You may copy 4 characters to the test realms (it is possible to copy the same character more than once). Outland is only open to characters of level 65 and higher, so be careful picking which characters you want to copy.
Can I replace characters I've deleted from the beta test realms with additional characters?
Once 4 characters have been copied to the beta test realms, no more characters can be copied over, even if you delete any of the characters that you originally copied over or accidentally copy over the same character more than once.
Why do I have to rename the character that I am moving to the beta test realm?
We are requiring a character name change in order to allow those developers with known characters to remain anonymous on the test realms.
Known Installation issues
You must install this expansion beta over an installed retail version of World of Warcraft: The Wrath of the Lich King. Furthermore, the language version of the expansion beta that you install must match that of your retail World of Warcraft: The Wrath Of The Lich King installation. For example, you cannot install a French version of the expansion beta over a US English version of the game.
Make sure you run the retail version of World of Warcraft at least once before you attempt to install The Cataclysm beta.
Thank you again for your participation in the Wrath of the Lich King beta test; We’ll look forward to seeing you in the New Azeroth!
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ENJOY!!!