The developers of WoW Classic had some fun during the first beta stress test. Veterans from the original beta tests of Vanilla might remember similar scenes.
During the first stress tests for the WoW Classic beta, thousands of players were able to test the servers for their stability. As many of the invited players as possible were expected to log in so that Blizzard could collect data. In the first hours, from 1 to 3 a.m. for us, the developers accompanied the test live – and created some highlights.
These bosses appeared: During the time when the developers accompanied the test, several of the most famous bosses appeared at the Abbey of Northshire. Among them were:
- C’thun, the final boss of the Ahn’Qiraj raid (hour 2:33:42)
- Onyxia, one of the most famous dragons of World of Warcraft (hour 2:41:28)
- Patchwerk, an iconic monstrosity from the last Classic raid Naxxramas (hour 2:43:20)
- Ragnaros, the Firelord himself with servants (hour 3:01:40)
With similar summons, the developers also ended the Classic beta 15 years ago. There, some bosses were summoned in the capitals to cause chaos.
An entire video of the event from wowhead is embedded below for you.
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What did the bosses do? C’thun was the first to appear and began to slaughter players directly, whose maximum level in the test was limited to 5.
Shortly thereafter, Onyxia appeared, also causing death and destruction. However, she was fought by Patchwerk, created by the developers for this battle.
Finally, towards the end of the hours, Ragnaros, the Lord of the Molten Core, appeared with a Molten Giant, sending players to the afterlife one after another.
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Further highlights of the stress test
This is how the developers trolled: In the test, there was an NPC named Omar, a giant paladin with several servants: Layering, Phasing, and Sharding. These are allusions to Omar Gonzalez, whom WoW Classic owes to according to Blizzard head J. Allen Brack, and the sharding technology that is supposed to be used in Classic.
Omar appeared at the Abbey of Northshire, and the players gathered around him. They founded a sort of cult called “Children of Omar” and followed him through the game world to various locations (in the video starting around minute 50:00).
What comes next
The stress test ran until the early morning of May 24. From now on, the servers are offline again and only the regular beta of WoW Classic can be played. However, there will be further stress tests on:
- Wednesday, June 19 and
- Thursday, July 18
It is possible that multiple players will be invited again for these stress tests. Further invitations for the beta should become rarer, making access less likely. The release of WoW Classic is on August 27, 2019.
Some fans really want to play Classic as soon as possible:
