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And So Ends the WotLK Beta

And so the beta ended. Not with a bang, hell... not even with a whimper. It got quietly taken out to pasture in the middle of the night while the world slept.

There was no warning except for a blue post that came quickly, quietly and with little explaination:

We would like to thank everyone who has participated in the Wrath of the Lich King beta test. We greatly appreciate all of the feedback and you have given us during this critical phase of World of Warcraft's development. In preparation for the launch of the game next Thursday, November 13, we will be bringing down our beta realms at 12:00 AM PST. Thanks again, and see you soon in Northrend!

I was somewhat disappointed by all this for a few reasons. I didn't get to say goodbye to any of my beta guild mates or check out any of the final changes before closing. What depresses me the most about it all is that this means no end of beta event. No twelve hours of chaos and fun with GMs. I wonder if the GMs are disappointed about this as everyone else. Ah well, last night I took the opportunity to go buy Fallout 3. I only got to play about two hours of it before going to bed, but I am expecting that this game will probably consume most of my free time until Wrath of the Lich King hits.