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When a company has one of the most successful MMORPGs games of all time, the last thing anyone there wants to do is throw a wrench into what the customers’ rigs can handle. To that end, the Blizzard team explained in a few interviews last week that World of Warcraft’s graphical updates will happen over time with expansions. Don’t go expecting something like World of Warcraft 2 or a major graphics overhaul, which might hurt the customer base.

In an interview with VideoGamer.com, Blizzard’s Rob Chilton explains that “usability” has always been more important to the company than technical prowess. Obviously, Blizzard’s judgment on how to run Azeroth, compared to those who yearn for a full-blown graphics overhaul, has paid off in billions for the developer

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The beta testing for World of Warcraft is starting to scale up.  For those who have access to the site, the downloader is in action and delivering the data (via WotLK Wiki).

This gives us an indication that Blizzard has switched over to Beta from Alpha testing and is moving ahead as per the schedule. Be prepared for your invites or head out actively to get one if you haven’t still applied for it.

Also, remember that going by the popularity of the video game, a lot of scammers have found a novel way to dupe the excited gamers by sending out fake information and then exploiting the gamers account etc. Be wary of such and always make sure to double check.

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