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What to do if you have issues with your Beta key

Posted Jul 24th 2008 1:30PM by Adam Holisky
Filed under: News items, Wrath of the Lich King

Vrakthris, a Blizzard blue poster over in the Customer Service forums, posted that any people having issues with their Wrath of the Lich King beta key should send them an email to the address contained in the beta email.

Last night we were pursuing a key issue of our own, and all we got was an automated response from the email address pointed to in the Beta invitation. Tonight however, that no longer happens – so it appears as if this email address is being staffed by a live person.

This is great news for those that have issues, including any that might revolve around a WWI '08 EU key not working with a US account. Hopefully Blizzard will respond promptly to all of us that have been emailing this address. If Blizzard or any of the blues release any more statements you'll see them here at WoW Insider.

How to constantly check your email for a Beta invite

Posted Jul 18th 2008 3:00PM by Adam Holisky
Filed under: Tips, Tricks, Odds and ends

If you're like me, you're constantly refreshing your email box right now waiting for a beta invite. Also if you're like me, you'll probably get bored eventually and go find some Horde to kill in a Batteground. After all, taking out your aggression on Orcs is what it's all about. But after that PvP session, you'll probably go right back to checking.

There's a few key things you can do to constantly check your email and make sure you know when the beta key comes. Let's take a look at them.

Press F5

That's the magic refresh key. It works on all browsers, and is a throwback to the old days of computers.

Press Control-R or Apple-R

Does the same thing as F5.

Auto check your email every minute

Most email programs allow you to "grab" email off the server as often as every minute. This is how I have my clients setup, and it will more or less let you know as soon as you get an email.

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WotLK Beta test begins to ramp up

Posted Jul 17th 2008 11:30AM by Adam Holisky
Filed under: News items, Wrath of the Lich King

The beta test is beginning to ramp up. Tonight we have word that the beta downloader is in action and delivering data to those that have access to it (via WotLK Wiki). This is an obvious indicator that Blizzard has switched over to the beta testing phase, and that they are getting ready to send out invites.

Additionally the beta page at beta.worldofwarcraft.com now shows beta information and activity. If you do get a beta key, you can use this page to sign up and gain access to the client files. It would be a good time to start keeping and eye out for a real beta invite, and let us know if you get one if you're one of the first lucky few. However at the same time, please be very careful not to fall for any beta scams.

WoW Insider will keep you posted throughout the evening on this breaking news.

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Beta opt-in F.A.Q.

Posted Jul 3rd 2008 9:55PM by Adam Holisky
Filed under: News items, Wrath of the Lich King

More beta news for everyone to enjoy tonight. Bornakk has posted what Nethaera promised earlier in the day, a Wrath of the Lich King beta opt-in F.A.Q. The complete F.A.Q. is republished here for your convenience, and is definitely something everyone should read and re-read. Some of the key things to come out of the F.A.Q.:

You are not guaranteed to get into the WotLK beta if you have a BlizzCon or WWI beta keys. These keys might go to another beta (like Diablo III).
You can opt-in on multiple accounts, but each account can only opt-in once.
If you get a key with one account, you can use it on another account of your choosing. However the key can only be used once.
Opting in early does not necessarily mean you will get a beta slot early. Everything is random (as we previous reported).
If you get a beta key from another source and are selected via the opt-in process, you can give your key to a friend or family member.

Full F.A.Q. after the break.

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Playing with your keyboard

Posted Mar 2nd 2008 9:00PM by Adam Holisky
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Tips, Tricks, How-tos, Guides, Hardware

Yesterday I talked about how to increase your game play by using all those buttons on your mouse. Today, we'll take a quick look at some theories on how to use your keyboard more effectively. Next week I'll present my complete keyboard map for tanking, and give lots of examples of why I have things where I have them. But for now, let's look at some basics.

I use a Logitech G15 gaming keyboard for main World of Warcraft computer. The keyboard is nice for a lot of reasons:

The keys are hard plastic and clean easily. I can often be found eating hot pockets (Mom! Hot pockets!) or pizza roles during raids, and it's nice to be able to easily clean the keyboard if I make a mess.
The keys light up. This is very useful late at night when I turn the lights off.
The LCD screen is very adaptable. I use the LCD screen to display who is talking over Vent. No more asking "Who just said they need a mob taunted off them?" (of course, if they wouldn't pull agro in the first place or DPS the right target, we wouldn't have that problem now... but that's another article.)
There are 18 additional programmable keys on the left side of the keyboard.

So the G15 is a nice choice for a gaming keyboard. We all know this, of course. Most of us play with one, or something similar. There are a few good and basic strategies for making the most of your G15 or other keyboard.

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No UBRS key for you!

Posted May 8th 2007 1:27PM by Amanda Rivera
Filed under: Tricks, Quests

Call me crazy, but I am still collecting Azeroth keys and attunements. It's this thing I have with needing to complete things. I realize fully that I will hardly ever go to UBRS now that I am 70 (it's a Murphy's Law thing), but should any of the lower members of the guild need entrance for attunements or gear of their own (my guild is full of collectors just like me), then I will be able to help them out. I have two out of the three gems needed, and have in my spare time been running the instance with our guild leader trying for the third. So imagine my irritation when I read today on QJ.net that the quest line is bugged, severely.

Vaelen, the schmoe who gives you the quest in the first place, is now in the habit of deleting the quest and your quest items when you talk to him. Now, this isn't right by any stretch of the imagination. Vrakhris mentioned in the forum post that Blizz knows about the problem, and are working on fixing it in an upcoming patch. Meanwhile, there's a workaround to tide us over.

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Introducing: Keyrings!

Posted Apr 5th 2006 6:00PM by Elizabeth Harper
Filed under: Patches, Items, News items, Instances

Eyonix announced this afternoon that keyrings have been implemented in the game starting with patch 1.11. The keyring will hold multiple dungeon keys, and the number of keys your keyring will hold is based on level (4 for levels 40 and under, 8 for 41 to 50, and 12 for 51 and over). While a small change, it certainly makes me happy - my bank will no longer be cluttered with keys and I'll have far fewer moments where I arrive at a dungeon only to say "Oops... that key is in my bank."

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What to do if you have issues with your Beta key

How to constantly check your email for a Beta invite

WotLK Beta test begins to ramp up

Beta opt-in F.A.Q.

Playing with your keyboard

No UBRS key for you!

Introducing: Keyrings!

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