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• yes for me too :( : Eat 347
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  15 is fucked, I'll tell you that. Can't even log out. : Kerath
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    you get those bags? : Eat 347
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      Haven't checked in a while, not sure. : Kerath
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        they should be there soon :) : Eat 347
        • Ok, cool. Thanks. : Kerath
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      what are you charging for bags? i need more carrying capacity! : strider_
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        if your in teh guild not too much, if you are on server 15 my name is eat. get ahold of me. : Eat 347
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          I think I have a bunch of linens. I'll try and get a hold of you ingame. I could use another bag or two... : Kaiser
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            i could really use the linen so it works out great! i need wool now too so i can start trying to make the... : Eat 347
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              Very cool. I think I'm Kaiser ingame. : Kaiser
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                you in gcr? ill see you that way as you can find me that way also : Eat 347
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                  ??? Is taht Alliance or Horde? I'm in HWM. : Kaiser
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                    alliance sorry no help for you! : Eat 347
                    • Have we decided which servers the Horde group and Allience group will be playing on when it's released? : walker270
                    • :( : Kaiser
• got stuck at entering SFK for 10min...I just terminated wow.exe and now I can't login :( : sanchez
• servers reseting rt now : toneh
• Server 15 down : Kaiser
• >:( × infinity : MeenMunky
• this is way buggier than the first stress test : x4nth3
• Weak :( : Ojalo1982
• ::starts shaking:: : Chod
• fuckin' a :( : king_darius
• Withdrawal....withdrawal... : invisible_kid
• I read that as "Is WOOT! down?" And I thought why the fuck would you care at this hour? : themelon
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  damn.. I was hoping to put in a long night of killing little disney creatures.... : Str8Dog
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    Instead of playing our CS:S match? :( : king_darius
    • I can't get ahold of trptjim I don't know whats going on. : D45hiz
    • I thought you guys dropped me.. : Str8Dog
• Thank God. The lag was utterly unplayable and Blizzard needs every chance they can get to fix it. : Magitek
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  I needed a break. : Magus
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    I just started. :( : Kaiser
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      same here .. i've been running all over hell just so i can get my damn bear transformation skill .. i was... : strider_
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        lol pm me with any questions especially about walrus form at lvl 16 : oldschoolbob-o
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          Q: What the fuck is it supposed to be? : king_darius
          • Death on fins motha fucka. : google
          • from the wow site: Aquatic Form Shapeshift into aquatic form to increase swim speed and gain underwat : strider_
• 24 is down : oldschoolbob-o
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  so is test4 down completely? or is my character fucked (got stuck entering an instance) : sanchez
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    i cant even log in at all sanchez : x4nth3
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      I authenticated, but servers 4 &15 were missing. : Kaiser
      • The Shack crashed WOW! : godwit
• But I really wanted to hit 22 today. Come on #4, get it together!! : -efx-
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  I am guessing you all read this: Hi all, A number of inquiries have come in about the lag issues on : FuryVII
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    That is the worst explanation ever. It doesn't take numerous days to track that sort of data. Shit... you... : the1goat
    • No one said its takes numerous days to track that sort of data. Did they? I assume they have their ... : FuryVII
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      No, it's computer science and it's a lot more complex than "simple multiplication." There are a lot more ... : walker270
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        I have a BS (4 year degree) in Network Design. It is actually really simple, if you could plot a geometri... : the1goat
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          My guess is that they are simulating people as well as having the people on the server, see how it perfor... : Chod
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            People get frustrated by lag? Whoa a revelation. : the1goat
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              I was just replying to your original assumption that it doesn't take days, but it does take days to fine ... : Chod
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                For the sake of the players I hope they are tuning. At least for me it seems to be getting worse each day... : the1goat
                • well, it would make sense that they would try to push it to a rediculous level. why not explore the worst... : strider_
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              • ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED 100 Shacknews Posts : the1goat
        • You know, somehow I think WoW is going to be just fine. Regardless of how easy you could fix it, they ha... : FuryVII
        • lol @ bs degree : moz
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  What a day. :( I tried SFK at least five times, Arugal is such a fucking prick. :| : Zibro
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    What is Arugal level? I killed the wolf but haven't seen Arugal yet. I left because I had 19 bullets left... : Pill Clinton
    • He's lvl 27+ and he's hard as hell. : scarb
• it was up (test15) for a second but i got kicked heading in... : Eat 347
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  No shacker on test23? : Ratalon
  • Err 31.. but you know 23 is close :-/ : Ratalon
• Did you guys see the clip where abunch (15 to 20) of lvl 60 people are getitng owned by a boss (Onyxia). ... : somean0n
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  So for you Test 4 guys, how's it going over there? A lot of yours came to ours here at Test 15. :) Joi... : Magus
  • I have a 21 lvl pal that I'm not giving up on. I'm not switching until retail. : -efx-
  • lol, just went down : byorn
• I guess this is just more calculated testing, eh? :( : Stage
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  Retrieving character list . . . Back up, maybe? : godwit
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    still waiting...character server is not back yet : byorn
    • Yeah, I'm anxiously waiting on it as well. : -efx-
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      It tasks me, it does. : trove
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        Retrieve my character!!! For the love of all that is holy, retrieve it. : trove
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          yeah, thats where im getting stuck too.. i could sure use some WoW... a huge group of jr high kids stor... : nico2
          • It's really irritating since it says, Server Population = Medium I don't know if that is accurate at a... : trove
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  OK.. FIX THE DAMN WOW SERVERS OR RELEASE HL2 ONE OR THE FUCKING OTHER.... : Str8Dog
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    Go look at some porn or something man. : Kaiser
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      I haven't looked at porn since I started playing WOW. : godwit
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        alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.WoW ? : Kaiser
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          alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.WoW.Nightelves+HotGoblinSex : trove
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            I just thought of something involving the various crustaceans in WoW... but I dont want to go in that di... : Kaiser
            • You. Sick. Bastard. : trove
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              Hot centaur on dryad action! : Magitek
              • I wanna see a hot steamy wisp 3-way : jooky
• man i just got off work and loaded up the wow, i can log in connect.. but it wont retrieve my player li : nico2
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  I wonder if they lost character data in the crash... : Kerath
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    Why do you say that? : trove
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      It's a possible reason why no one can retrieve characters. : Kerath
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        if that were the case you would at least get to the screen to create a new toon right? : Str8Dog
        • Yeah, but not necessarily immediately. : Kerath
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        Why is it that SOMEONE always has to spread the Character Wipe Rumor? It never fails. : Kaiser
        • It's a fun rumor. Regardless, I just tried to log into all THREE of my characters on different servers... : trove
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          It's not a rumor. It just occured to me. I'm not claiming any inside source. : Kerath
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            You say it's not a rumor then you say you don't have any real info??? WTF mate. : trove
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              It's not a rumor. It's a half-baked theory. Rumors have no identifiable source. : Kerath
              • Haha, but.. but.. but.. Lol. Gah. Gaaaaaahhh. Gaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh. Head asplodes. : trove
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  http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-server-status&t=127&p=1&tmp=1#post127 : SilverSnake
  • It's been an hour!!! LOL. : trove
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  EQ2 is up and running fine! (in a window no less :) : Ebu
  • Yeah but none of us want to play that. : moogle
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  WON'T SOMEBODY THINK OF THE TORCHES? : moogle
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    +1 to your running gag skill : Magitek
    • um ... guys? : ohhjebus
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  I'm glad I'm not a blizzard server admin :/ : Stage
  • It's not like there is one server though. And I doubt they have hardware problems, this all seems like j... : trove
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  all the servers went bye bye : supermonkeyballz
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    this is hopefully a good thing : moogle
    • I think it means "No more open beta, you don't get to play again until retail. By the way, we pushed reta : reign27
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  some cent servers are up : oldschoolbob-o
  • and mountain but not my east :/ : oldschoolbob-o
• Servers look like they're coming up. : moogle
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  ATTENTION: Everyone do a writeup of your class! Make sure to be detailed about the strenghts and weakness... : sanchez
  • Druid = Fun, at lvl 16 Walrus form = useless and 2 hours of time to get! BAH! oh well, I like druid : oldschoolbob-o
  • Got to 13 druid, lots of variety and lots of different strengths. Armor level is nothing compared to the... : artillery
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  15 is back up \o/ : stonedonkey
  • shit or not.. now it's the world server.. ug. : stonedonkey
• and as always, test4 is the last to come up :( : sanchez
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  I think test 4 is ALWAYS the last to come up. : D45hiz
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    test 24 isnt up yet either, its a race! : oldschoolbob-o
    • you win :/ : oldschoolbob-o
    • 4 is up but the world server isnt. Do we win? : moogle
• Since I am stuck working tonight, this has been the best time for WoW to be down. thanks Blizz! : hirez
• 15 looks gtg. : Kaiser
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  4 is up ladies. : -efx-
  • how does one get into GCR? :[ : Luminair

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  Yap, though I gotta say... this last week of open beta has shaken my confidence in Blizzard significantly... : Gauss
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    I can't believe people are worried about lag. They went from MAYBE 10,000 accounts to over 500,000! Give ... : byorn
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      Remember the previous stresstest? They had 100000+ accounts, and less than 4th of servers which they have... : mem
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        http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-general&t=599926&p=1&tmp=1#post599926 : Reeves
        • yup, THIS is not a free demo, it is to test the game : byorn
• if it lags like this on release day, im not buying it : toneh
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  i put 20 on the CE : supermonkeyballz
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    same here, although I really hope they clear up the lag issues by then : ttyRazor
    • My understanding is they're purposely overloading the servers to see how they'll handle. : walker270
• Pre-ordered the CE a while ago. I was tempted to cancel it until I started playing the open beta. Dam : walker270
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  If I buy it, I can kiss my grades goodbye :( Shit, what to do? : godwit
  • Buy it : Reeves
  • pucker up baby : RikiTiki2
• Yeah, the CE! : -efx-
• Collectors Edition as well ^_^ : DM7
• Preordered and paid for.. ;) : g0nk
• preordered and paid for the CE. I cant wait for my Panda. I hope we can name them. : kikilupo
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  I will not be purchasing this. Maybe this is normal for MMO games, but the servers are awful, and unless ... : Slowtreme
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    This is a beta test, its free. If the servers were so laggy in retail then Blizzard would get a huge shit... : sanchez
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      goups are required, the fact that I'm standing there, boss kill targeted, saying "anyone else on this xxx... : Slowtreme
      • People don't usually respond to says, try whispering to them to see if they'll let you join. : Portax
  • making new friendships is one of the cornerstones of mmorpgs i still talk to people i met back in 97 i... : ingentis
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    they are making it laggy on purpose to test the server limits : byorn
    • I'm not buying that. I mean I would, but... it's pretty clear what the limits are based on the lag I have... : Slowtreme
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    On the closed beta servers, I had no problems finding people to help out. I guess more players = more ass... : Portax
    • yup just like counterstrike, you'll encounter it more on PvP servers too cause everyone wants to be a l33... : ant321
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    http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=8988440 : Reeves
    • I've seen it. I'll let others buy in, before I do the same. I'm pretty skeptical at the moment. : Slowtreme
• CE coming to my door! : surround
• I did, CE at a EB near work : lordlobo
• Pre-ordered CE on Amazon. : Zakko
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  what's the monthly fee? : MrMethane
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    $14.99. Can be as low as $12.99 if you pay for months in advance. : johnny skidmarks
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      Let's say I buy the game and play it for a couple of months, then I get sick of it and stop paying the fe... : MrMethane
      • They did this with Dark Age of Camelot; I hadn't played for nearly 2 years, but they recently had an offe... : Dimecross
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  lol@suckers ordering the CE oh look! a cool pet that you will only use for 1% of the game time! : sanchez
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    +Soundtrack CD (the WoW music is great), +hardcover WoW art book. Those two alone are worth the extra co... : Zakko
    • The art book from Warcraft 3 was pretty awesome. : Chod
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  Im not worried about lag simply because there wont be close to this many people playing at retail. : johnny skidmarks
  • I know, it's going to be great. :D Also I hoping people don't spend money on this game plus the monthl... : DM7
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    If you guys dont think they are gonna have problem when its released will be dissapointed =[ : mastarp
    • A simple, "How do you know?" is asked. : DM7
    • It wont be nearly as bad as it is now. Hopefully it will be like Camelot. : johnny skidmarks
• As soon as I get paid I'm putting down for the collecter's edition. :) : Psychic Potato
• Going to do it sometime this week. Gonna get the Collector's edition. Though I wish I could just downl... : Clay