Lake Wintergrasp test incoming!

Those players participating in the World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King beta test can now try out level 80 pre-made characters on the test realms. Given these character's default names (all have pvp in them) and the fact that they come equipped with rudimentary pvp gear, it seems Blizzard wants to test Lake Wintergrasp, the open air pvp area in Northrend.

U.S. beta testers of the impending World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King expansion now have the option to copy premade characters to the test realms. Players can choose up to three of these characters, which start out at level 80 and come equipped with rudimentary PVP gear.

Blizzard has yet to make any official statements about these preleveled avatars, but their gear and naming scheme implies that the company is ramping up testing on PVP at the new level cap. Lake Wintergrasp -- World of Warcraft's first dedicated PVP zone -- has been singled out as the subject of criticism from scads of testers, so there's a good chance this is the first step toward fine-tuning that experience.

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