If it’s a World of Warcraft beta test, you can bet that we’ll be searching for a large and diverse crowd of enthusiastic players to help us develop the best gameplay experience possible.

For World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, we’re looking for a healthy handful of guilds to join us in the beta test process. If you think your guild would supply the perfect candidates for testing the limits of Cataclysm's content and systems, tell us why!

All you have to do is send an email to [email protected] containing a short essay between 50 and 250 words explaining why we should bring you and nine of your guild mates on-board

We’ll be picking 100 winning submissions from eligible participants each week for five weeks beginning Monday, June 7th through Monday, July 12th.

Before entering the contest, be sure to read the full contest rules for details and eligibility.

Getting into the Cataclysm beta won't be easy. Pretty much all 11 million WoW players worldwide would jump at the chance to participate in the testing of the new expansion. This could be your ticket in!

Blizzard is giving 10 player groups (or guilds) the opportunity to prove their worthiness to be Cataclysm beta testers. I don't have any tips on how to up your chances of getting in other than to say that it's best to be eloquent and concise. Blizzard will want beta testers that are more than window dressing, so they'll be looking for individuals that can express their thoughts in a clean manner that could hopefully translate into useful beta feedback.

If you're worried about your chances of getting into the beta, have everyone you know sign up for this, that's a lot of potential invites for you. Good luck!