There were two phases to the Alpha - before and after we allowed selected members of the forum community to play. From 2010 onwards we had an Alpha server up for our own testing. It was very important to try playing on a real realm without cheats in another country (to test the netcode from New Zealand).
Screenshots from the Private Alpha (2010, developers only):
Some obvious bugs needed to be fixed before some forum members were invited:
Screenshots from the Private Alpha (2011, version that forum members were invited to):
It's amazing to think that some of these screenshots are half a decade old now!
Last edited by Chris on Jan 3, 2016, 8:58:21 PM
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