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| − | In order to get useful and realistic feedback from real users, some software companies deliver pre-release software (a '''beta''' or '''beta trial''') to a select number of users to try it out and report [[bug]]s, make suggestions, or just give significant customers clear evidence of the state of the product and dispel rumors of [[wikipedia:vaporware|vaporware]]. |
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| + | '''Seas''' are large bodies of [[water]] found on the [[world]] of [[Azeroth (world)|Azeroth]]. [[Draenor]] also had seas before [[Outland|its destruction]]. The [[Elemental Plane]] has a vast ocean. |
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| + | ==Seas of Azeroth== |
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| − | == What is a beta? == |
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| + | *[[Maelstrom|Blood Sea]] |
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| − | In terms of the software development, beta is usually the stage where all major feature implementation should be finished and the software is in the phase of bug fixing, refinement and stabilization before declaring a Final or [[Release]] candidate (sometimes called "Gold" as well). Sometimes major changes occur in this stage, but usually only in response to feedback during a beta trial. |
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| + | *[[Coral Sea]] |
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| + | *[[Forbidding Sea]] |
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| + | *[[Frozen Sea]] |
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| + | *[[Great Sea]] |
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| + | *[[North Sea]] |
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| + | *[[South Seas]] |
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| + | *[[Veiled Sea]] |
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| + | ==Fan art== |
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| − | Beta, of course, comes after the [[Alpha]] stage where major feature implementation usually occurs, is known to be unstable, and not generally fit for anything more than internal trial of carefully selected users. The stage before Alpha some call "Pre-Alpha", "Proof of Concept", or "Prototype". |
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| + | File:Curvefinal233.jpg|px3500|A fan made map of Azeroth |
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| + | </gallery> |
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| + | ==Seas of Outland== |
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| − | These stages are semi-formal within the software industry, so "your results may vary". |
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| + | [[File:Draenor map.jpg|thumb|350px|right|The seas of Outland]] |
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| + | *[[Devouring Sea]] |
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| + | *[[Shadowed Seas]] |
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| + | ==Other seas== |
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| − | == World of Warcraft == |
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| + | *[[Abyssal Maw]] |
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| − | {{wow-section}} |
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| − | Before the official retail release of ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' (i.e. before you could buy the regular or [[Collector's Edition]] box in the store), there was a long [[closed beta]], a short [[Beta Stress Test]], and a short [[open beta]]. During this time, these lucky people got to play the unfinished version (client and server) at various stages as it approached the state [[Blizzard Entertainment|Blizzard]] deemed good enough for release. |
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| − | == The Burning Crusade == |
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| − | {{bc-section}} |
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| − | ''Main article: [[closed beta#The Burning Crusade|The Burning Crusade section of Closed Beta Trial]]'' |
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| − | == Wrath of the Lich King == |
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| − | {{wotlk-section}} |
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| − | [http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/ Opt-ins available for Wrath of the Lich King beta] |
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| − | Blizzard had announced that opt-ins for the beta test for ''[[World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King]]'' were available in the US and Europe. To enter, one clicked [http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/account/beta-opt-in.html here] for US accounts or [http://www.wow-europe.com/account/beta-opt-in.html here] for EU accounts. The Wrath of the Lich King beta was open. |
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| − | Beta keys were given out to [[BlizzCon 2007]]<ref>BlizzCon 2007 goodie bag page: http://www.blizzard.com/us/blizzcon07/goodiebag.html</ref> and Blizzard [[Worldwide Invitational]] 2008<ref>WWI '08 goodie bag page: http://eu.blizzard.com/wwi08/goodybag.xml</ref> attendees and Blizzard also gives out Beta keys to various organizations ([[fansites]], etc.) for promotional reasons.<ref>[https://beta.worldofwarcraft.com/expansion/faq.html Official Wrath of the Lich King Beta FAQ]</ref> |
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| − | ==Cataclysm== |
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| − | {{cata-section}} |
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| − | The beta has yet too be aired. |
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| − | == References == |
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| − | {{reflist}} |
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| − | [[Category:World of Warcraft beta]] |
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Revision as of 09:13, 6 December 2011
- For the add-on, see Sea (add-on).
Seas are large bodies of water found on the world of Azeroth. Draenor also had seas before its destruction. The Elemental Plane has a vast ocean.
Seas of Azeroth
Fan art
- Curvefinal233.jpg
A fan made map of Azeroth
Seas of Outland
The seas of Outland