Wrath of the Lich King beta quietly ends<p>Filed under: <a href="
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.wowinsider.com/media/2008/11/ah110408sadpanda.jpg" />Crygil sprung an <a href="
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=12197384552&sid=2000">odd announcement</a> on us all tonight shortly before 2 a.m. EST: The <em><a href="
http://www.wowinsider.com/category/Wrath-of-the-Lich-King/">Wrath of the Lich King</a></em> beta is over.<br /><br />I actually did a double take when I read this. Date check out? Yup, 11/4/2008. Time? Yup, 1:52:22 a.m. EST. Actual blue poster at forums.worldofwarcraft.com? Yup.<br /><br />Ouch. Beta over at 2:00 a.m. PST.<br /><br />No end event? No advanced notice? Just goodbye?<br /><br />This hurts.<br /><br />It's kind of like that girlfriend who you thought was really great, only to find one morning when you wake up that she's gone and all her stuff isn't there anymore. All you're left with is a note: "It's over."<br /><br />Well maybe it's not <em>that </em>bad, but still. I know I wasn't the only one expecting an end event like they've had during past betas, or during some PTRs. Those were fun, had lots of people and interaction with <a href="
http://www.wowinsider.com/category/Blizzard/">Blizzard</a>. There was even one PTR event where a few other writers and I got <a href="
http://www.wowinsider.com/2008/03/09/englewood-poses-and-the-live-coverage-wraps-up/">whisked away by a GM</a>.<br /><br />I gather we'll all have to wait to experience an end event in the future. Oh well. At least we have the memories of past fun to look back on.<br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="/photos/ttr-stress-test-gallery/">TTR Stress Test Gallery</a></strong></p><a href="/photos/ttr-stress-test-gallery/692742/" class="gallerythumbnail"><img src="
http://www.blogcdn.comwww.wowinsider.com/media/2008/03/425_too-much-that-is-awesome-about-this-one_thumbnail.jpg" alt="The first boss spawns" title="The first boss spawns" /></a><a href="/photos/ttr-stress-test-gallery/689727/" class="gallerythumbnail"><img src="
http://www.blogcdn.comwww.wowinsider.com/media/2008/03/ah0308wionttr_thumbnail.jpg" alt="TTR People" title="TTR People" /></a><a href="/photos/ttr-stress-test-gallery/690488/" class="gallerythumbnail"><img src="
http://www.blogcdn.comwww.wowinsider.com/media/2008/03/ah0309bfh_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Battle from hell" title="Battle from hell" /></a><a href="/photos/ttr-stress-test-gallery/690425/" class="gallerythumbnail"><img src="
http://www.blogcdn.comwww.wowinsider.com/media/2008/03/ah0309clearwatermced2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="GM Clearwater under Mind Control" title="GM Clearwater under Mind Control" /></a><a href="/photos/ttr-stress-test-gallery/690430/" class="gallerythumbnail"><img src="
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