Die Beta-Phase zu Warcraft III ist beendet, wer versucht, ins Battle.net zu kommen, wird nicht viel erleben. Doch es dauert ja nicht mehr lange, bis die Final-Version erhältlich sein wird (05.07.2002) und dann kann jeder sein Können beweisen. Blizzard hat dazu auch gleich ein Statement veröffentlicht:

Earlier this year, over a hundred thousand people applied for the chance to participate in the Warcraft® III: Reign of Chaos™ Beta. A portion of those people were randomly selected, and their feedback has proven invaluable. Not only did they help us stress-test Battle.net®, but they also helped us refine the game.

When the final version of Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos hits stores in a little over a week, you’ll see the culmination of hard work between the Blizzard development team and the game’s 5,000+ beta testers. Many of the changes that we incorporated into the final version were a result of the comments and questions provided by the testers. These changes included interface adjustments, tech-tree restructures, and balance modifications.

One of the most important objectives of this beta test was to provide a robust Battle.net environment for Warcraft III players in preparation for release on July 3, 2002. As part of this preparation, we’ve enhanced Battle.net with a new ladder system, built-in friends-tracking capabilities, and an automated matchmaking service designed to provide a quality gaming experience for players.

As the first group of Warcraft III players to catch a glimpse of Azeroth in 3D and to see the game’s battle-hardened units in action, we hope the beta testers enjoyed their experiences and will return to do battle once more this summer. We’re immensely grateful for their enthusiasm, patience, and dedication.

Warcraft III is scheduled to be on store shelves beginning July 3rd. Please note that it will be necessary to uninstall the Beta before installing the commercial release of Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos.

Thank you for your continued support with this project; we look forward to seeing you on Battle.net.

Zum Ende fand ja auch noch ein grosses Turnier statt. Das 1vs1 gewann Freemason mit einem deutlichen 3:0 über ISuckUSuckMore. Im 2vs2 konnten sich orky.Asmodey und orky.Soul (=ISuckUSuckMore) gegen Freemason und BlackBeefAngus mit einem 3:1 durchsetzen.

Herzlichen Glückwunsch auch von hier an die Gewinner.

Quelle: Warcraft-Guide