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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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| − | Starting before March of 2004, [[Blizzard Entertainment|Blizzard]] started signing up Closed Beta Test testers from an unknown pool of people using an undisclosed method of selection. The ''Closed Beta Trial'' ran for about 7 months ending in more widely available [[Beta Stress Test]] and then an [[Open Beta Trial]] before final release around the end of November 2004. |
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| − | The "Closed Beta" was the first phase of [[Blizzard]]'s [[Stress Test]]. There were three servers and virtually no lag existed. This closed beta is also known as the "First Stress Test". The servers were split up into the following: |
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| − | #PvE Server (Original Closed Beta Server) |
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| − | #PvP Server (Added near the end of Closed Beta) |
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| − | #Beta Server 1 |
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| − | == The Burning Crusade == |
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| − | Starting late September of 2006, [[Blizz]]ard started signing up Closed Beta Test testers for the first expansion, [[World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade]], from different playing areas. The plan was to introduce additional players to the beta test in subsequent waves, thus people that didn't make it in the starting lineup still had a chance at a Burning Crusade beta spot prior |
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| − | to launch. [http://news.softpedia.com/news/World-of-Warcraft-The-Burning-Crusade-Beta-Signups-Underway-36603.shtml] |
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| − | The Closed Beta started in early October 2006. They were split into two servers: |
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| − | #Hellfire (PvE) |
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| − | #Blade's Edge (PvP) |
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| − | == Wrath of the Lich King == |
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| − | Opt-ins for the public beta began on July 3rd, 2008; the beta began on July 17th. |
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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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| − | <!-- DO NOT LINK TO THE WOW.COM POST ON THE CATACLYSM F&F ALPHA. IT HAS NOT STARTED! -->{{cata-section}} |
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| − | The Closed Beta started June 30, 2010. |
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| − | == References == |
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| − | {{reflist}} |
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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