Hykos 0 Report post Posted April 11, 2008 (edited) http://www.wowinsider.com/2008/04/10/break...ng-is-in-alpha/ Breaking: Wrath of the Lich King is in alpha Posted Apr 10th 2008 2:15PM by Mike Schramm Filed under: Blizzard, Expansions, Wrath of the Lich King We had some hints that this would happen soon and now WoW Insider has confirmed through anonymous sources that the next expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, is in closed alpha status, and that various players are being invited to check it out, under a strict NDA. Alpha is part of the software release life cycle -- a software product in development goes from alpha status to beta status (sometimes including a "closed beta," where a limited few are invited to preview and test the software, and an "open beta,", where anyone can download and try out the beta), to "release candidates" and then "gold" (the final version, used to print the media to be available for sale). This doesn't tell us anything about the timing of the expansion's release (especially since Blizzard historically takes their time going through this cycle), but it does tell us that Wrath's content is in a playable and mostly completed form -- quests, game mechanics, and items are in, even if specific flavor text, names, and even textures are not. We'll keep an eye, as usual, on any other news we see coming out of Blizzard, through official or unofficial channels. Wrath of the Lich King, the second expansion of World of Warcraft, is in alpha testing. The journey to Northrend has begun. If you're curious, BC went into Alpha at the end of August '06 and was released not quite 5 months after. Closed beta started around 6 weeks after Alpha. Thats when the "sandbox" and leaked SS's started coming out. Edited April 11, 2008 by Hykos Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erlin 0 Report post Posted April 11, 2008 why is it alpha testing and not beta? does alpha testing come after beta testing? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hykos 0 Report post Posted April 11, 2008 alpha is before beta. you should know that! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erlin 0 Report post Posted April 11, 2008 i don't know software stuff =/ im still an IT newbie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryee 0 Report post Posted April 11, 2008 alpha beta gamma delta epsilon....something something....omega! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feanore 0 Report post Posted April 11, 2008 alpha beta gamma delta epsilon....something something....omega! ^ Just owned Ben ^ ...It's the greek alphabet... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erlin 0 Report post Posted April 11, 2008 i dont really consider it being owned, moreso educated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadrende 0 Report post Posted April 11, 2008 alpha stages pretty much imply that the code functions but will have a lot of bugs that need to be sorted out. Beta is a polished version that SHOULD work and have a few bugs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erlin 0 Report post Posted April 11, 2008 do they ever go past beta testing? or is it just alpha, beta, then final release? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hykos 0 Report post Posted April 11, 2008 Here's a diagram for ya Benny: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Develstages.svg/180px-Develstages.svg.png Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erlin 0 Report post Posted April 11, 2008 oh nifty, thanks bw. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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