Remember when...: The Beta Only Edition

This is a "remember when" for those that did not play in the Beta that may be interested to know what the differences are between the game they love/hate now and the game some of us played before the public Beta stress test.

Again, this is not about the game from Alpha to pre-stress test Beta.

Also, this is not a thread to take digs at the community but rather about game mechanics that have changed.

Feel free to add in how you came to be a part of the Alpha/Beta.
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I ran a WC3 fansite, www.thewarcenter.com, and was given several keys to use and pass out to the community.


Remember when…:

1a. …there were no talents, but rather, you were given 5 points to distribute on your stats as you saw fit?

1b. ..there used to be debates on whether Stam Rogues or an Agi Rogues were the best?

2. …raiding The Stockade?

3. …the epic Mage vs. Rogue war that exploded when Mages first got their talents?

4. …you first saw, or rather, were insta killed by a Guardian of Blizzard and had no idea where it came from?

5. ...the guild DIE was the scourge of the land?