Stress test
Stress testing is the act of stressing various parts of software by putting heavy and increased load on inputs (large graphics, more operations, more users, etc.), constrained or reduced resources (low bandwidth, low memory, low storage, etc.), or operating on below recommended hardware (slow CPU, slow hard drive, etc).
Stress test invites are different than beta invites, and players invited for the stress test are typically only invited to the stress test and not the beta as well.[1] During the original World of Warcraft stress test, players that won the stress test contest were also invited into the closed beta test.
World of Warcraft: Classic
The World of Warcraft: Classic beta and stress tests were announced on 14 May 2019.[2]
There are three planned stress tests for Classic:
- Stress Test 1: Wed May 22—Thurs May 23
- Stress Test 2: Wed June 19—Thurs June 20
- Stress Test 3: Thurs July 25—Fri July 26[3]
The level cap is set to five on the stress test realms. The test 3 dates were originally July 18-19.[4]
Gallery
People gathering up.
Getting ready for things to go down.
C'Thun in Northshire Valley during the first Classic stress test.
Enter... GM Bob!
And his two minions...
Here to battle it out!.. But wait.. Who's that behind them?
C'Thun is back again. And this time he's angry!
C'Thun brings the heavy damages, And he's not alone!
Don't even think about trying to escape.
Golemagg the Incinerator drops by as well.
One person stands out among the rest...
Could it be?...
Such is the nature of a stress test!
See also
References
- ^
Bornakk 2019-05-21. WoW Classic Stress Test 1. Retrieved on 2019-05-21.
- ^ Mark Your Calendars: WoW Classic Launch and Testing Schedule (Updated). Blizzard Entertainment (2019-05-14). Archived from the original on 2019-07-03. Retrieved on 2019-05-14.
- ^ Kaivax 2019-07-03. WoW Classic Beta Update. Blizzard Entertainment. Retrieved on 2019-07-03.
- ^ Mark Your Calendars: WoW Classic Launch and Testing Schedule (Original). Blizzard Entertainment (2019-05-14). Archived from the original on 2019-05-14. Retrieved on 2019-05-14.