WoW Open Beta

mmm so some sa ppl playin on Nur'Zul server and some on Stormrage - whoulda been great if we could pick a server for all the sa ppl to join. As for myself i will start playing later today, probably on stormrage: look for a little gnome called krkaz ;P
 
Anybody playing WoW in Durban?

Could somebody in Durban help me get hold of a copy of the WoW client?
 
karkas said:
mmm so some sa ppl playin on Nur'Zul server and some on Stormrage - whoulda been great if we could pick a server for all the sa ppl to join. As for myself i will start playing later today, probably on stormrage: look for a little gnome called krkaz ;P
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Nur'Zul is PvP (Player vs Player) while Stormrage is PvE (Player vs Environment). On PvE servers it's possible to go PvP provided both parties agree - you turn on a "PvP flag". On PvP servers your flag is on automatically all the time. Personally I prefer PvE since you have the best of both worlds, but it's all personal choice in the end. Particularly with our crappy international latency, you will be at an immediate disadvantage going PvP i.m.o.
 
I think i'm gonna have to sign up. Sounds great. Except for the download on my isdn line. Anyone in Ape Town-S/West got a copy. Have car, will travel :)
 
sybawoods said:
On PvE servers it's possible to go PvP provided both parties agree - you turn on a "PvP flag".
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Does that mean that on a PvE sever an alliance character cannot automatically attack a horde character?
 
I have a key for the EU final beta test. Has anyone sucessfully managed to play on the EU servers?
 
Do you the front end? I was going to dl it end of the month but if I don't have too it would be a big bonus :rolleyes:
 
The best u can do to pay the monthly sub is to get hold of someone traveling to the states and get them to buy u a 6month subscription while they are there.
Or u can just wait 2-3 months and the game will be launched in S.A.

We will even have our own free Beta testing.
Of coarse we won't be getting any local servers but don't let that get u down, a lot of South Africans are playing it even on dial up modems and say that the game is designed so well that they play with very mild lag issues, except when there are huge amounts of ppl around.

But ppl using ISDN, ASDL or Sentech will have it made.
 
karkas said:
Does that mean that on a PvE sever an alliance character cannot automatically attack a horde character?
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Correct. However, if the Horde character has his PvP (Player vs Player) flag enabled, then you can attack at any time. If it is disabled, you will not be able to initiate an attack.

Think of PvE as a massive co-op mode, with the ability to go head-to-head with other humans whenever you feel like it.

Just last night I was busy with a huge quest in the Badlands, and stumbled across a horde character completing a quest of his own. We literally ran into each other, sthen stared for a few seconds in shock. I made my character show him the finger (type /rude in the chat box to enable this), then immediately after I spat on him :D :D . In a flash he enabled his PvP flag, and we went toe-to-toe... less than a minute later I was dancing on his dead body :p . Awesome feeling.
 
alexkellaris said:
Or u can just wait 2-3 months and the game will be launched in S.A.

We will even have our own free Beta testing.
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Is this definite? I have a mate in the UK who I have asked to send me a copy as soon as it's released there, but if it's definitely on it's way I will just bite the bullet and wait for it.
 
You can get the software locally from one of us who is playing. And you can buy the account key from some local peops as well. If you really want it you can be palying Wednesday.
 
FireFLi said:
Is this definite? I have a mate in the UK who I have asked to send me a copy as soon as it's released there, but if it's definitely on it's way I will just bite the bullet and wait for it.
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Apparantly this is the case, S.A will be having it's own official launch in March-April.
The person u can speak to about his is Bruce, he is in charge of bringing WOW into S.A.
Go to www.blizzard.com
click on sales, and go to international sales, he's contact details are there under numetro. It's a local call so don't worry.

Hope this helps you make a decision, I have a feeling Europe may get it a month before we do.
 
Whoa that's really encouraging. Now who do I have to blow do get a copy of the front end for the beta test? :D

P.S. Where the hey is the sales link :confused:
 
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FireFLi said:
Whoa that's really encouraging. Now who do I have to blow do get a copy of the front end for the beta test? :D

P.S. Where the hey is the sales link :confused:
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Sorry forgot to say first click on WOW then u can find link called blizzard sales
 
GougedEye said:
You can get the software locally from one of us who is playing. And you can buy the account key from some local peops as well. If you really want it you can be palying Wednesday.
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GougedI where did u get your account and copy? whats your e-mail?
 
So has anyone actually called this dude? alternatively, are we definitely getting an official release here in a coupla months?
if so, i'll just hang on for it, and b about a gazillion levels lower than everyone else when i start :(
 
I see that theres a WoW sever on our shores, beta stage it seems.
*cough torrents cough*
 
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