It has been previously internally announced that the alpha testing of the said expansion had already commenced. But too bad only a few have the privilege like Blizzard’s test gamers and anyone whom they would tap from the inside. Too bad for the rest, for they can only assume to get a slot in the beta testing phase.

Good thing Blizzard is currently sending out beta invitations for the WoW Cataclysm. If you happen to be one avid gamer perhaps you can now get a hold of the said expansion. The beta invitation is usually given to chosen players in a form of a product key or a serial number that you need to enter in the Cataclysm beta client. After which, you can now be able to log into their beta server and begin playing.

However, the test server invitations are still somehow exclusive. For one you need to be an internal tester to be able to access the game. This means you need to be a hired specialist by Blizzard or a part of their company. Second, the test can be done by trusted people. And when we say trusted in Blizzard’s terminology, these are the individuals who were given the privilege to do alpha and beta testing in the previous WoW updates. Other individuals who would be given such are the ones from high end guilds. These are the groups who conquered respective servers and majority of the game. They even give out such a prize for Blizzard’s mini competition winners. Randomly, they would also be picking registered people under their official sites.

If you are desperate to be one of the key players during the beta stage, you can opt to buy the game itself in leading retailers. Before, the game has free beta invitations upon purchasing the full expansion. I bet they will also do the same this time. Another alternative is to look in Ebay for the key but some are overpriced and not worth the purchase.

Thus, if you are aching for the beta test, these are probable options that you can seek out. But if you think these are quite hard to achieve, then you have no choice but to wait for the expansion to go live. Until then, level up as much as you can in WoW so you will be ready come WoW Cataclysm.