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I was in the closed beta. At the very start, it was a very stable, content-filled game of wonder and greatness. A few bugs here and there. Levelling was fast, and I was looking forward to PvP as an Undead Warrior.
I was dead wrong.
As more and more patches came out, the levelling became significantly slower at all levels. Combat become tougher, and it seemed that every time I found a character I really liked, Blizzard nerfed it. Hard. To the point of unplayability. I began to run short on quests after 25, and as a Horde player, it was pretty much impossible to PVP without being 'Zerged'. My interest in the game finally turned into a mild contempt and boredom when I got my mount. I finally got a character to 40. A Troll Shaman, in fact. But then I realized: I had nothing left to look forward to. At level 60, there was nothing but Battlegrounds(not in the game at the time) and instance runs. I was done playing until release.
The final straw came weeks later when Blizzard announced a November release. I was pissed. The game was clearly not done, was wildly unstable, had clipping problems, had drastic unbalances, and had a lack of quests at higher levels. I'm not sure it's changed much, but I'll probably never buy it after that disappointment.
[Edited on 11/29/2004 10:34:17 PM]