The next World of Warcraft content patch is nearly here -- but we need your help on the test realms first. We know many of you are willing testers who are eager to check out the new content (check out the patch notes
here), but this is a special case, and we need as much participation as possible. These test realms will be on the new hardware we've been looking to install, so the more people playing on them, the better.
To help achieve this goal, we decided to put together some challenging contests on a few of the test realms. We know what you’re thinking: What good is a challenging contest without an equally rewarding prize? We felt the same way, which is why the winners of these contests will be awarded a slot in the beta test for our upcoming World of Warcraft expansion, The Burning Crusade!
The contest realms will be brought online and the contests will begin at 09:01 CET on Tuesday, March 7, and run until 08:59 CET on Tuesday, March 28. To participate in any of the contests, your World of Warcraft account must have been created on or before 21:01 CET on Monday, March 6, and must have a paid subscription active at that time. Click here for the official rules and additional eligibility requirements.
IMPORTANT: For those interested in trying out the new patch content right away, we plan to bring online three "non-contest" public test realms for normal testing as soon as possible, prior to the launch of the contest realms. Activity on these non-contest realms will not count toward the contest goals.
Be advised that both the contest and non-contest realms are all still test realms, and as such they are not supported by our GM or Technical Support teams. Furthermore, due to the various testing procedures we will be running, these realms will be subject to periods of unexpected, extended instability and downtime. In addition, all contest realms will be taken down daily at 05:00 CET for maintenance and patch changes, and they will return to service at approximately 9:00 CET.
Race to Level 50 Contest - Quality Over Quantity: Know all the sweet spots to level a character as far and fast as possible? Show us just how quick you are and level to 50 or higher on the Leveling Contest Realms! Up to 1000 players from each of the major regions (US, EU, and Korea) will become winners in this contest -- if there are more than 1000 who reach level 50, then those who reach 50 in the least amount of time will be chosen first, so be efficient!
