The 2008 World of Warcraft Arena Tournament has now officially begun. Players from around the world can compete on our special tournament realms using the new tournament format. We have leveled the playing field by allowing participants to choose and customize their character and equipment and team up with fellow players to clash in 3-vs.-3 Arena battles. For more information on the tournament, including how to register and participate, please visit our Arena Tournament information page. Good luck and good fight!

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/pvp/tournament/index.xml

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I understand that unforeseen problems may arise, however, I do have one question. Due to the delay in starting the Tournament (And...even with the servers technically UP, they are still unplayable at the moment with any actually matches) will we be receiving an extra day (or two, depending on tomorrow's maintainance) for the two-week practice period before the ratings start?

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Yes. We will most likely extend the practice window for a few days, at least.

In celebration of StarCraft's 10-year anniversary, we'd like to invite every one of you to participate in our I lt;3 SC photo mosaic project. This is your chance to be a part of StarCraft history, as we bring together 10 years worth of StarCraft players from all age groups and nationalities into one massive wall of StarCraft.

Be a part of StarCraft history showing your passion!
http://www.blizzard.com/us/inblizz/contests/ilovesc/

StarCraft 10 Years
http://www.blizzard.com/us/press/10-years-starcraft.html

Just to keep everybody updated we are continuing to work on getting the Tournament Realm live for everybody who has registered. We will update you as soon as we have more information.

The launch of the Tournament Realm will be delayed for a few hours as the final preparations are completed. We are still scheduled to begin today and will provide further details as they become available.

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it would be nice to get an estimate of how much more time it will take maybe ___through____ hours

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And if that estimate is wrong, more people are upset. We are almost there, very soon - heh. :)

Chat with Devs: After the Zerg release, I have been asking Dustin what types of changes are being made to the other factions during this process, and one of the most interesting ones that have been added has to do with the Terran Ghost. In order for the Terrans to counter the various new casters that have been introduced to all sides in StarCraft II, the Ghost can now detect units with energy in a 30 yard radius. This passive ability works similarly to the Sensor Tower, revealing their location even within ...

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In celebration of StarCraft's 10-year anniversary, we'd like to invite every one of you to participate in our I lt;3 SC photo mosaic project. This is your chance to be a part of StarCraft history, as we bring together 10 years worth of StarCraft players from all age groups and nationalities into one massive wall of StarCraft.

http://www.blizzard.co.uk/ilovesc/

Tournament registration is not closed. We do not currently have a time at which it will be closed.

We do understand and share the frustration some express about not being able to participate, but unfortunately there are laws and regulations that prevent us from including all countries in contests and this kind of tournaments. The restrictions vary based on the exact contests and tournaments (luck factor and prize value being two key points), and while we try to adapt most contests and tournaments to include as many as possible, spanning all - or even most - European countries with these events is very tricky.

At the same time we do wish to have these events in Europe, and also not make them a significantly lighter version of those in other regions. We see this as include as many as possible, not an everybody or nobody scenario, and continually work to include as many countries as possible in each event.

Update 12:15 CEST: There has been a delay in opening the tournament realms. We will update you with new information as soon as possible.

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ooooook,so im still kinda lost tbh, as i dont want to read 28 pages of thread then ill ask it here, GM might b able 2 help me, ive entered and payed my ££ thats all kwl, but how do i get onto the realm, is there a private client/going to be a private client. thanks :P

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You use the regular WoW client, and pick the Tournament tab.

We will be offering free character moves from selected high population realms to lower populated realms, assisting in population dispersal. The ability to move a character on the selected source realms will become available on Friday, March 28 at 12:00PM PDT, and are scheduled to run until Friday, April 4 at 12:00PM PDT.

This round of transfers will have multiple destinations available to provide more options for players looking to go to a low population realm.

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Mine went through, finally (took forever, though)

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Who else is still experiencing this issue? Are you logging into the game to check the status or just the website?

A bug is causing Swedish players to be unable to sign up for the Arena Tournament. This will be corrected later today.

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I'm not dead! I'm restin'!

As some already posted, this is now corrected. :)