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[rumor] 40,000 Beta Testers in Each Region?

Posted 24th Jun 2009 05:37 AM by kuangtu

Chinese fansite sc2p.com report from an interview they had earlier today with Chris Sigaty and Dustin Browder in Blizzard's HQ that Chris Sigaty Chris revealed there will be about 40,000 beta testers in each region (North America, Europe, Korea, China, etc.), the total number is nearly 200,000.

This is close to the number of beta testers for WarCraft 3 and he also added that 40,000 is the total number for each region throughout the entire beta phase for StarCraft II, meaning they will start with lower numbers, and slowly increase them over the course of the beta to a total of 40,000.

Sc2p is one of the Chinese fansites who has been confirmed to be invited, but this in itself is this is an unconfirmed news, so let's treat it as a rumour. However, they did send a reporter to Blizzard HQ today, we know this. We already know it is very likely that there is an NDA for this event so if this is true it would be the first major leak.


Update:
This news item has now been removed from the Chinese site.


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Sacred Zergling
Posted 24, Jun 2009 06:02 AM
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If this is true thats a lot of people. Im still hoping that people with blizzcon beta keys get in first.

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hideinthesky
Posted 24, Jun 2009 07:04 AM
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yeah.. i have a blizzcon key, and hope that get in the beta, if some opt-in'ers get in instead of me, that would piss me off

 
kuangtu
Posted 24, Jun 2009 06:07 AM
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I just want to see if anyone here had kept a close eye on Warcraft 3 beta. Was it that many people during that time? 200,000 is a LOT of people.

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Kamanashi
Posted 24, Jun 2009 05:47 PM
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I think this is really a rumor still. They took down the news on the site, meaning it was wrong, or they went against the NDA. I'm going with wrong.

 
kuangtu
Posted 26, Jun 2009 12:59 AM
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No comment on it. We will see next Monday. =)

 
Spaice
Posted 24, Jun 2009 09:25 AM
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I was small when left WC3 Beta, I did not know about it but as friends have invited that to play. And I played WC3 not Beta ” : ) ”

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Arziak
Posted 24, Jun 2009 10:20 AM
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i want beta for blizzcon keys first xD

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Baldwin
Posted 24, Jun 2009 01:14 PM
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i think 40k keys for each region are few, lot of people wants a key.

SOuth america will not have keys , lol

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Kalos
Posted 24, Jun 2009 01:41 PM
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“During the interview, Christ revealed that…” Christ indeed, the Son of God has made a proclaimation on Starcraft II? I knew there were some interested parties, but I had no idea it ranged that high!

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KalleKrakyl
Posted 24, Jun 2009 02:46 PM
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Yeah, Jesus is a SC2 fan. You didnt know that?

 
kuangtu
Posted 24, Jun 2009 05:19 PM
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lol.....sry guys, big big typo. Well, that has proven Jesus is always in my heart, on my mind. God bless Starcraft2.

 
Dr4goN
Posted 24, Jun 2009 09:37 PM
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Haha, good find, Kalos. God bless SC2!

 
Sacred Zergling
Posted 24, Jun 2009 05:47 PM
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Im going to be so angry if next week when the NDA ends there is no significant news to be heard of.

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sectoid
Posted 25, Jun 2009 03:27 AM
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ZOMG, it’s OVER NINE THOUSAAAAAANNNNNDDD!!!!!!

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