The Tournament Test Realm or TTR is now live and it's where players can create up to three max-level (70) characters of any class and have a
cool selection of epic gear. Some readers have written in about having a little trouble actually getting on the server itself. It's really a simple process, and we'll show you how. In order to access the TTR, you first have to download the PTR client on Blizzard's
download page. You don't need to have copied any of your characters over to the test realms -- the TTR is a completely different realm with various armor and other item vendors located at each race's starting area. As long as you have the PTR client, you should be able to access the TTR (although
all test realms are down as of this writing).
Once you've finished downloading the PTR client, you should find it nestled within a folder called WoWTest inside your
World of Warcraft folder. It's pretty much the same as the normal World of Warcraft application but with a bunch of extra files that include the changes to the game. You shouldn't have trouble identifying the client as it will be clearly labeled 'TEST', just so you don't confuse the two (those Blizzard folks are so clever!). When you log on, you can access the TTR by toggling the "Select Realm" option which will open up a selection window with two tabs: Test Server and Tournament. Simply toggle the Tournament tab and you will see the Realm named "Arena Tournament" -- select it, press Okay, and you should be good to go. If you have trouble logging in, note that the PTRs remember your password around the time when it went live, so if you changed your password within the last few weeks, try using your old password. Have fun with on the tournament server!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
3-05-2008 @ 7:11PM
Kel said...
so what does wtf stand for?
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3-05-2008 @ 7:13PM
Kaljin said...
Written Text Folder
3-05-2008 @ 7:17PM
Lanth said...
I thought it was Warcraft Text File.
3-05-2008 @ 7:40PM
Darin said...
Windows Text File, but I like the other term we all know and love
3-05-2008 @ 7:53PM
Ugkul said...
Where's the fish?
3-06-2008 @ 11:00AM
daveyp said...
it's Warcraft Text File. I asked a GM once :p
3-06-2008 @ 4:18PM
Makros said...
Whats the fuss? O.o
3-05-2008 @ 7:20PM
Grodin said...
I could have sworn it stood for "What the F---"
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3-05-2008 @ 7:50PM
Erika said...
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
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3-05-2008 @ 7:56PM
Sakerin said...
I actually call it the what the .... folder since most times when your game is messed up and you dont know wtf is wrong you delete that folder and all is well :P
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3-05-2008 @ 8:01PM
Charlie said...
Bah, my acct was canceled for like 2 days, and now i can't get on the test realm!
=( sadness.
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3-05-2008 @ 9:04PM
Jeff said...
I was downloading all the patches for the ptr and I got to one and it said "download not authorized" in the message area of the blizzard downloader. Anyone know whats going on?
Jeff
http://www.wowdungeon.com
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3-05-2008 @ 9:11PM
Nyttyn said...
I know what it stand for!
White test fire
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3-05-2008 @ 10:24PM
Phillyb said...
So, if your account was disabled a while back (about a month) how do you get into the test realm? It says your password is invalid, after downloading all the friggin updates.
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3-06-2008 @ 5:47PM
Percephene said...
The login access for the test realms is based on accounts that were active at a certain date. (Sorry I'm not sure what it was, but they usually say on the Test Realm Forums)
If your account was not active at this time for whatever reason, you won't be able to access the test realms this time around, sorry :(
At least thats my understanding of it.
3-05-2008 @ 11:21PM
Nolls74 said...
i tried downloading the PTR client, and it tells me "could not initialize storage. you may not have permission to write to the destination path."
im on a mac, anyone know what the deal is and how i can get the PTR client working?
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3-06-2008 @ 1:43AM
Zach said...
Make sure that you have Administrator privileges on your Mac, otherwise, the you might not have the right permissions to write on your destination disk. If you have multiple users enabled, log in from the main account.
Also check if your downloads are set to save in a place where you have access to. You can check that from your browser. If you use Firefox, you can go to Firefox > Preferences > Main > Downloads. You can select the Folder you can save to. Hope that helps!
3-06-2008 @ 9:30AM
Nolls74 said...
still wont work.
/sigh
3-19-2008 @ 12:41AM
Modru said...
You have to take the downloader out of the folder its in and put it on the desktop, then you can use it correctly.
3-06-2008 @ 12:50PM
Wow-Pvpfreak said...
if you are Bored then Try Wowtrance the private server go to wowtrance.com to find out more i think its fun to PVP there is a Blizzlike server and a intant lvl 70. i play on intant lvl 70. and i PVP like Biiip. :D check it out
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