Beta testers get all the luck. Just for playing the game they love and enduring the pain of crashes, bugs, and other problems. Blizzard's offering a contest to all of the Burning Crusade closed beta testers, and five lucky folks will get free WoW for a year, among other things.
Here's Blizzard's official statement:
From Saturday, November 18, 2006, 9:00 AM Pacific Time (PT) to Monday, November 20, 2006 at 12:01 AM PT, players who log in to The Burning Crusade closed beta test and play for 5 hours will have a chance to win 1 of 5 prize packages that include: World of Warcraft, World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, and a 1-year paid subscription to World of Warcraft!
Digging into the contest details, sourced below, we find something interesting. It doesn't necessarily contradict the statement above, but there might just be more than one way to win some free WoW goodies. If you'll look at the "How to Enter" portion of the contest, you can see the following:
To qualify for the Contest, eligible entrants may:
(i) log in to the World of Warcraft The Burning Crusade Closed Beta during the Contest period;
or in the alternative
(ii) send a postcard including your name, address and age to the following address:
The "World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade" Closed Beta Contest – Mail in entry
c/o Blizzard Entertainment
P.O. Box 18979
Irvine, CA 92623
We think Blizzard's looking for more people to actually use the chance at a beta test they've been given to help in making the game as bug-free as possible, but you never can tell. At the very least, gamers have some options to try out if they want to get a free copy of the game and a year without paying for their game. Still, check the whole page of contest details to make sure you're eligible, alright?
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