Win Warcraft Cards!
Slightly old news, but I thought it worth mentioning that today is the last day to submit your chance to win a brand new set of Warcraft TCG cards. Even if you don’t play the game, the nether rocket (an ultra rare card) alone would make it worth your while! How’s it work? Read on..
The premise is surprisingly simple. Just follow the link here and send them a 10 word short story. It’s really NOT as easy as it sounds. Trying to put together a story of 10 words or less doesn’t really seem like a story at all. If you’re in need of inspiration, some rather hilarious examples are provided by the Penny Arcade guys.
In other news, with the impending release of Warcraft’s latest expansion, many players are interested in getting in on the ground floor, aka the beta. If you’ve ever wondered just how they go about deciding who’s in and out (I’ve gotten lucky in this regard, and did manage to get into Warcraft’s original Beta, Warhammer Online I was not so lucky….), Neth over at Blizzard shed some light on the subject for us:
“We print up sheets of paper with people’s account names on it and then hang them up on a big wall. We then put on blindfolds and get out the darts. Sometimes it gets a bit dangerous if someone tries to get fancy and spins the person throwing the darts, but it seems to work…
Or, for a more serious answer, it’s largely random. We do our best to make sure we have a good mix of players. I’ve seen it before where one friend has posted on the forum about another friend who got in but they didn’t and why didn’t they when their friend is the one that only plays casually and they (the op) are the one that is hardcore. We’re not looking to pick one demographic to help do the testing. We look for a good mixture of people with different play styles and interests. It gives a decent snapshot of what issues need fixed or tweaked prior to release.”
There you go! I hope my name gets hit.. though with 10 million players, that would be the biggest dartboard of all time.
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