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10 total messages Started by Peter T. Mon, 29 Jul 2013 10:43
beta test invite from Blizzard
#349302
Author: Peter T.
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 10:43
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Got this email from Blizzard last night.  I've checked the links and its 
not fake.  Anybody else who have got this invite?

I wonder what kind of cool gift Blizzard will give us. :)

----

  Greetings,

You're invited to try out Blizzard Entertainment's new desktop app for 
Battle.net� designed to improve the launcher experience for all Blizzard 
games and streamline the ability for players to get into their games. 
The app's single sign-on functionality will allow you to log in once to 
access World of Warcraft�, Diablo� III, and StarCraft� II. You'll also 
be able to install Blizzard games through the app and keep them up to 
date automatically.

As a beta tester, you'll be able to download an early version and 
provide feedback. In addition, closed-beta invitees who download and use 
the app during the closed-beta period will receive something cool from 
Blizzard and the Battle.net team in thanks.

Participation is entirely optional, but if you'd like to give this 
update a try, simply follow the instructions and read the important 
information below.

-- 
Peter T.

<https://elite.frontier.co.uk/>
Re: beta test invite from Blizzard
#349303
Author: Catriona R
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 11:20
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On Mon, 29 Jul 2013 12:43:05 +0200, "Peter T." <pinoc10@hotmail.cum>
wrote:

>Got this email from Blizzard last night.  I've checked the links and its 
>not fake.  Anybody else who have got this invite?
>
>I wonder what kind of cool gift Blizzard will give us. :)

I got it too, not installed yet but likely will soon, I'm hoping for
an ingame pet or something ;-)
Re: beta test invite from Blizzard
#349304
Author: Peter T.
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 12:45
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Den 29-07-2013 13:20, Catriona R skrev:

>> I wonder what kind of cool gift Blizzard will give us. :)
>
> I got it too, not installed yet but likely will soon, I'm hoping for
> an ingame pet or something ;-)

Im dreaming of a bag with a full 4T15 set - supahdupah heroic and 
upgraded ofc. =)  Luckily dreams are free.  But a new pet sounds more 
obvious. :)

-- 
Peter T.

<https://elite.frontier.co.uk/>
Re: beta test invite from Blizzard
#349305
Author: Urbin
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 14:22
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On Mon, 29 Jul 2013 14:45:54 +0200, Peter T. wrote:
>  Den 29-07-2013 13:20, Catriona R skrev:
> 
> >> I wonder what kind of cool gift Blizzard will give us. :)
> >
> > I got it too, not installed yet but likely will soon, I'm hoping for
> > an ingame pet or something ;-)
> 
>  Im dreaming of a bag with a full 4T15 set - supahdupah heroic and 
>  upgraded ofc. =)  Luckily dreams are free.  But a new pet sounds more 
>  obvious. :)

I got it, too, even though my WoW subscription has expired for more than a
year now (I still occasionally play SC and D3). I'll see how big the
download is and give it a go if it's not too large. While I'm all for a cool
in game pet, I'm not sure I'll ever reactivate my wow subscription, so might
not profit from that goodie (unless we also get something for SC and D3).

Cheers
Urbin, still occasionally lurking here :-)

-- 
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Urbin  (90), Hunter  | Surana     (75), Mage        | Greeta (65), Rogue
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Re: beta test invite from Blizzard
#349306
Author: Peter T.
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 14:33
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Den 29-07-2013 16:22, Urbin skrev:

> Cheers
> Urbin, still occasionally lurking here :-)

It's good to see you here, Urbin.  I still remember you did this little 
deathcount addon for me early in the lich king days. :)

-- 
Peter T.

<https://elite.frontier.co.uk/>
Re: beta test invite from Blizzard
#349307
Author: Catriona R
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 16:19
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On 29 Jul 2013 14:22:50 GMT, Urbin <urbin@invalid.invalid> wrote:

>Cheers
>Urbin, still occasionally lurking here :-)

/wave, good to see you still read here! :-)
Re: beta test invite from Blizzard
#349309
Author: Urbin
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 06:09
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On 29 Jul 2013 14:22:50 GMT, Urbin wrote:
>  On Mon, 29 Jul 2013 14:45:54 +0200, Peter T. wrote:
> >  Den 29-07-2013 13:20, Catriona R skrev:
> > 
> > >> I wonder what kind of cool gift Blizzard will give us. :)
> > >
> > > I got it too, not installed yet but likely will soon, I'm hoping for
> > > an ingame pet or something ;-)
> > 
> >  Im dreaming of a bag with a full 4T15 set - supahdupah heroic and 
> >  upgraded ofc. =)  Luckily dreams are free.  But a new pet sounds more 
> >  obvious. :)
> 
>  I got it, too, even though my WoW subscription has expired for more than a
>  year now (I still occasionally play SC and D3). I'll see how big the
>  download is and give it a go if it's not too large. While I'm all for a cool
>  in game pet, I'm not sure I'll ever reactivate my wow subscription, so might
>  not profit from that goodie (unless we also get something for SC and D3).

I installed the thing last night (didn't take all that long to download) and
I have to admit I quite like what I see. It found all my Blizzard games and
then automatically started updating my wow installation to patch 5.3 (it had
been sitting at 5.0 since my month of Panda play) at download rates I
haven't seen since BC days (1.5mb/s instead of the 400kb/s I had for
Pandaria, SC2 and D3), it then proceeded to update my SC2 installation too.
All very smooth and in once place.

Cheers
Urbin

-- 
Dun Morogh-EU (PvE)  | Tunyatgong (12), Monk        | Juran  (65), Druid
Urbin  (90), Hunter  | Surana     (75), Mage        | Greeta (65), Rogue
Mymule (85), Warlock | Kordosch   (75), Deathknight | Gera   (26), Paladin
Sunh   (81), Priest  | Taalas     (85), Shaman      | Vargal (42), Warrior
Re: beta test invite from Blizzard
#349308
Author: Urbin
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 06:29
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On Mon, 29 Jul 2013 17:19:11 +0100, Catriona R wrote:
>  On 29 Jul 2013 14:22:50 GMT, Urbin <urbin@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> 
> >Cheers
> >Urbin, still occasionally lurking here :-)
> 
>  /wave, good to see you still read here! :-)

/wave back, I still do (though it's much quieter than in old times) and
admittedly, I just browse much of what I read quickly as I lack the deeper
understanding due to not playing any more. Still it's good to see some of
the regulars remain.

Enjoy it and as the flight master in IF says: "keep your feet on the ground"
:-)

Cheers
Urbin

-- 
Dun Morogh-EU (PvE)  | Tunyatgong (12), Monk        | Juran  (65), Druid
Urbin  (90), Hunter  | Surana     (75), Mage        | Greeta (65), Rogue
Mymule (85), Warlock | Kordosch   (75), Deathknight | Gera   (26), Paladin
Sunh   (81), Priest  | Taalas     (85), Shaman      | Vargal (42), Warrior
Re: beta test invite from Blizzard
#349310
Author: Catriona R
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 10:22
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On 30 Jul 2013 06:09:01 GMT, Urbin <urbin@invalid.invalid> wrote:

>On 29 Jul 2013 14:22:50 GMT, Urbin wrote:
>>  On Mon, 29 Jul 2013 14:45:54 +0200, Peter T. wrote:
>> >  Den 29-07-2013 13:20, Catriona R skrev:
>> > 
>> > >> I wonder what kind of cool gift Blizzard will give us. :)
>> > >
>> > > I got it too, not installed yet but likely will soon, I'm hoping for
>> > > an ingame pet or something ;-)
>> > 
>> >  Im dreaming of a bag with a full 4T15 set - supahdupah heroic and 
>> >  upgraded ofc. =)  Luckily dreams are free.  But a new pet sounds more 
>> >  obvious. :)
>> 
>>  I got it, too, even though my WoW subscription has expired for more than a
>>  year now (I still occasionally play SC and D3). I'll see how big the
>>  download is and give it a go if it's not too large. While I'm all for a cool
>>  in game pet, I'm not sure I'll ever reactivate my wow subscription, so might
>>  not profit from that goodie (unless we also get something for SC and D3).
>
>I installed the thing last night (didn't take all that long to download) and
>I have to admit I quite like what I see. It found all my Blizzard games and
>then automatically started updating my wow installation to patch 5.3 (it had
>been sitting at 5.0 since my month of Panda play) at download rates I
>haven't seen since BC days (1.5mb/s instead of the 400kb/s I had for
>Pandaria, SC2 and D3), it then proceeded to update my SC2 installation too.
>All very smooth and in once place.

Yeah I've installed it now, looks nice so far. It copes with asking it
to run two copies of WoW at once (which I was worried about, as I like
dualboxing!), and as a nice little bonus, you can log into other
regions without messing with config.wtf. I was rather surprised to
spot my US starter edition account in the list of accounts, but very
handy indeed! I tested it and I can indeed just log straight in, takes
a second or so to download a new file (that'll be the realmlist I
guess) and there you go.
Re: beta test invite from Blizzard
#349311
Author: Anon
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 17:12
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"Lewis" <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote in message 
news:slrnkvfom6.aoh.g.kreme@jaka.local...
>
> I wish I had the invite. Blizztard mucked up dual boxing on the Mac a
> long time ago. Interestingly, I've gotten *no* email from blizzard since
> changing my email address earlier this year, but I get emails all the
> time on my second account that I haven't used in many months (because of
> the whole dual boxing issue) asking me to come back or offering to sell
> me all of WoW for $30 and character boosts.

change it again, just to be sure it has the right one in the right place
they kept sending to an old one for quite a while even though battlenet said 
it was changed
I think it only caught up when I changed it yet again
There is also the 'don't send me stuff' option may be set

> Of course, the "System Check" app reports my video card as an Intel
> HD4000 instead of the GTX 680MX that is actually installed.

on the off chance is there a chance the off is not not on?  *
Or being applied to the app?
I know nada about mac but google 'disable mac HD4000' has many hits
http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/86653/how-can-i-disable-the-hd4000-integrated-graphics-card-on-a-macbook-pro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oB2oDO-IFk  (illustrates Windows/AMD gpu 
applicable per app)
* ( way too little sleep here , just saying things that toggle other things 
don't always work :-)
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