[WoRBot]

Official Forums Now Read-Only

Quote from: Nethaera (Source)

All forums on the official World of Warcraft forums will be temporarily switched over to read-only mode. While we would like to make every effort to ensure the forums allow the community to interact with each other, the current situation does not allow for this, or allow Blizzard to relay information to the community. Thus, all forums will be available as read-only to allow us to share information with the public. We hope that we can keep the limitation of access to a minimum and revert the forums to full functionality as soon as possible.

Wrath of the Lich King Launch Help Center

Quote from: Bornakk (Source)

The Wrath of the Lich King expansion draws near! Wondering what to do in Wrath of the Lich King? Take a look at some of the links listed below to learn more about some of the new features of Wrath of the Lich King. In addition, if you require assistance with any issue, please check the information provided below for some commonly asked questions as well as information regarding our support departments.

• Master the necromantic powers of the death knight -- World of Warcraft's first Hero class. More information about the death knight can be found at: http://www.worldofwa...ht/gameplay.xml
  
• Quest to level 80, gaining potent new abilities and talents along the way. Check out the new talent trees at: http://www.worldofwa...ht/gameplay.xml
  
• Learn the craft of spell augmentation with the new Inscription profession. Learn more about Inscription at: http://www.worldofwa...nscription.html
  
• Brave the harsh new continent of Northrend, the icy domain of the Lich King. Read more about some of the new areas in Northrend at: http://www.worldofwa...ragonblight.xml
  
• Engage in epic siege warfare, deploying mighty siege engines to lay waste to destructible buildings in your path. Find out more about the new Wintergrasp zone at: http://www.worldofwa...wintergrasp.xml
  
• Explore perilous new dungeons filled with some of the deadliest creatures -- and greatest treasures -- on Azeroth. Discover the story behind some of these new dungeons at: http://www.worldofwa...geons/nexus.xml

... More here

Midnight Signings

As a reminder, there are midnight signings across the United States and Europe in multiple locations, where you can find Blizzard employees waiting for fans to come in and purchase/pick up their copy of Wrath.  We don't have a list of who is where, but I hear a rumor that Mike Morhaime is at the New York signing, so if you'd like to meet the CEO of Blizzard and maybe get your Collectors Edition (or standard) signed by him, that's likely the place to go.  Here's a full list of the midnight signings:

United States

 

Retailer	Location	Phone
Best Buy	529 5th Ave. New York, NY 10017	(212) 808-0309
Fry's Electronics	3370 E. La Palma Ave. Anaheim, CA 92806	(714) 688-3000
GameStop	151 Powell Street San Francisco, CA 94102	(415) 362-7601
GameStop	10000 Research Blvd. Austin, TX 78755	(512) 346-6437

Quote from: Blizzard-US (Source)

On November 13, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King will launch in countries all around the globe, and you can be right there to celebrate the release with us. Blizzard Entertainment developers and executives will be in attendance at several locations around the globe to meet players and sign copies of the game, and increased quantities of the Collector’s Edition will be on hand for purchase. Each location will open its doors at 12:00 a.m. local time, so you can be among the first to log in and embark on the most epic journey of your lifetime.

Europe

 

Retailer	Location	Phone
HMV	150 Oxford Street, W1D 1DJ, London - UK	+44 20 76313423
Webhallen	Sveavägen 39, Stockholm - Sweden	+46 8 673 60 00
Media Markt	Binnenwegplein 50-52, Rotterdam - Netherlands	0031/10-4335000

Quote from: Blizzard-EU (Source)

London

• Get your copy of Wrath of the Lich King signed by Paul Sams (COO), and Lee Sparks (Associate Producer) from Blizzard Entertainment.
  
• For those who dress up in costumes, WoW goodies will be on hand.
  
• For the very first person in the queue, there will be a super-size trove of WoW goodies.
  
• Every person who attends the event will be given an exclusive WoW poster.
  
• And many other surprise giveaways throughout the evening...

Stockholm

• Get your copy of Wrath of the Lich King signed by Rob Foote (Producer), from Blizzard Entertainment.
  
• Two separate lines, one VIP line for people in costumes, one line for people not in costumes. The VIP line will be let in first.
  
• The people in the best costumes will win great prizes from Blizzard.
  
• The first 200 people in line will also be getting nice giveaways.
  
• Take part in a dance competition! The two best dancers will win a laptop.
  
• And many other surprises...

Rotterdam

• Get your copy of Wrath of the Lich King signed by Alex Mayberry (Sr. Producer) from Blizzard Entertainment
  
• Dress up as WoW character and be one of the first to buy the Collector’s Edition. The best dressed fans will win fabulous prices.
  
• Watch the pre-launch show on the big screen.
  
• The show will also include contain a WoW contest and an interview with Blizzard’s Alex Mayberry.
  
• How large is your knowledge of World of Warcraft? Test it and win one of the many prizes!
  
• And many other surprises...

Online CD Keys

For those of you that have Wrath downloaded already, and don't really feel like going out to a store to pick up your copy, there are a number of online retailers selling CD Keys for Wrath of the Lich King.  You might also find others on Google, but these are the ones we've come to know can be trusted.

Online CD Key (US version available only)

If you'd rather wait for a digital download to become available, you might also be able to get it directly from the Blizzard Store or Direct2Drive later tonight.

[koenigsegg]

Personally I bought my key on www.allcdkey.com Got a phonecall from them 5 minutes later and 10 more minutes I had my EU key in mail (scanned) and legit.
The one that rang me was a woman, talking english but with asian "accent". So I guess from an asian company.
The key cost $38.

Can also add that for my second account I have a Collector's Edition to claim. But will nopt claim in until yesterday.

EDIT: WTF? Gamer's Loot WotLK EU key cost $71 (and includes DL). That's robbery. :S

[Chrono]

koenigsegg said:

Personally I bought my key on www.allcdkey.com Got a phonecall from them 5 minutes later and 10 more minutes I had my EU key in mail (scanned) and legit.
The one that rang me was a woman, talking english but with asian "accent". So I guess from an asian company.
The key cost $38.

Can also add that for my second account I have a Collector's Edition to claim. But will nopt claim in until yesterday.

EDIT: WTF? Gamer's Loot WotLK EU key cost $71 (and includes DL). That's robbery. :S

Agreed, robbery.

I used allcdkey as well, for a European key. Got no phone call but key sent after 21min.

Some say they got fake keys from allcdkey but mine worked fine when I activated it some 30min ago.

[Kody]

I removed the link to their site until they fix the prices. That's definitely absurd; even the US key was $20 more than it should be.

[zack78]

I have a CE coming in the mail tommorrow but I might get the regular edition tonight at midnight. If I upgrade my account to WOTLK with the regular key, can I later go back and upgrade it with my CE key?

[Growler]

zack78 said:

I have a CE coming in the mail tommorrow but I might get the regular edition tonight at midnight. If I upgrade my account to WOTLK with the regular key, can I later go back and upgrade it with my CE key?

you most certainly can, you do it in yout acct management on the wow pages

[koenigsegg]

Chrono said:

Agreed, robbery.

I used allcdkey as well, for a European key. Got no phone call but key sent after 21min.

Some say they got fake keys from allcdkey but mine worked fine when I activated it some 30min ago.

Mine worked as a charm aswell. But they CAN scam anyone easy as hell. And there's almost nothing you can do about it.
Happend to me when I bought a TBC key from a german site (mmo...something.com). Recieved a used key already. They did not believe me ofc, claimed through paypal, a month went and the claim was escalated and withdrawn because "Paypal do not handle artificial/online products" or something like that.
Even thou their site is in all english they replied me in german all the time, so I had to translate every shit they wrote. My worst nightmare ever when it comes to online trading.

[Sorethumbz]

Nice, I am wanting to do this but i would love to have WotLK downloaded already so i can play right when it comes out anyone know where i can do this since the WoW one is down?

[Endless]

For people in Austin, Scott Kurtz of pvponline will be doing signings at the Gamestop for the midnight event.

[koenigsegg]

Sorethumbz said:

Nice, I am wanting to do this but i would love to have WotLK downloaded already so i can play right when it comes out anyone know where i can do this since the WoW one is down?

WotLK US DVD image is at torrent sites but I doubt you have it downloaded in 2 hours.
I got my EU version from there. EU would work on US aswell, if realmlist is changed the right way. But nothing Blizzard recommend iirc. Same with the beta. But beta requires a deletation of the WTF-folder and some other stuff aswell.

[Arcano30]

so in most of those sites they give a call to confirm, do they do this for other countries Like Costa Rica?

I want to play tonight

[Uplifted]

koenigsegg said:

Personally I bought my key on www.allcdkey.com Got a phonecall from them 5 minutes later and 10 more minutes I had my EU key in mail (scanned) and legit.
The one that rang me was a woman, talking english but with asian "accent". So I guess from an asian company.
The key cost $38.

Can also add that for my second account I have a Collector's Edition to claim. But will nopt claim in until yesterday.

EDIT: WTF? Gamer's Loot WotLK EU key cost $71 (and includes DL). That's robbery. :S

.............................................................................................................I just attempted to purchase a key from allcdkey.com.figured id give it a shot seeing as ive already downloaded and installed the xpac.After seeing wotlk was in stock and available i purchased,20 mins later i get an e-mail stating that they are out of stock and will ship the key within 12 hours.obviously i was upset seeing as the site advertised that wotlk was indeed in stock.Ive made a few attempts to contact allcdkey.com through phone calls and their online support.The phone numbers are invalid (constant busy signal) and the online support is not working atm(after an hour of waiting).I know some people on here have reported good results in dealing with allcdkey.com.I just wanted to make any other readers aware of what ive gone through and encourage them to visit their local retailers and steer wide of these online scams.If it works out and i do recieve a valid key i will post here.

[Arcano30]

/san panda
I just bought a cd-key in allcdkey.com, they should update the site , it says its still available

[amarios]

Wish i saw this thread earlier, an hour since i ordered and still no key

[curitibagarrett]

amarios said:

Wish i saw this thread earlier, an hour since i ordered and still no key

did they even send you an email?

[amarios]

Only got the one from paypal, on the site i see my payment as processed but order/delivery status is "NO" (Order has not been processed)

[Arcano30]

i'm not so sad after all

The payment for your order hasn't been gone through; since we have to wait for your account balance is cleared before sending you the cdkey(s). If we do not receive remittance within the next 24 hours, we will have no choice but to cancel your order.Please note that your endeavor will make immensurable assistance to our future business and cooperation.
Jebus bless AMEX

[amarios]

Got the same now

edit: got my key now, but took a lot longer than advertised on the site that's for sure

[Arcano30]

so does anyone know a site to buy an online CD-key?

[curitibagarrett]

what does your order status page say?