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World of Warcraft Forever schedules a ‘server slam’ stress test for next week
World of Warcraft Forever will host a free 'server slam' stress test next week, starting Monday, October 19th, before its official launch. This event will be available for several hours and precedes the beta's conclusion on October 22nd. Additionally, the game's official soundtrack has been released on streaming platforms.
MMO Week in Review: Destiny 2’s revival, Aion 2’s stress test
This week's MMO news covers Destiny 2's revival with unvaulted content, Aion 2's stress test, and Ultima Online's 29th anniversary. Dune Awakening launched on consoles, Elder Scrolls Online discussed experimental features, and Microsoft continued layoffs. World of Warcraft Forever is impressing players, while other news includes The Division 2, Marathon, Warframe, and various other MMO updates and discussions.
Aion 2 is holding a ‘launch scale’ open stress test that anyone can hop in to this Thursday and Friday
NC America is holding an open stress test for the upcoming MMORPG Aion 2 on September 17th and 18th. Players can join by installing the game via Steam or NCsoft's Purple launcher without needing registration or keys. The test aims to evaluate server stability at a "launch scale" with a level cap of 37, though character progression will be saved between test days.
The Steam Team: Some Starseeker stress test shenanigans
Massively OP's MJ participated in a stress test for Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions, a new game set to launch soon. The article highlights her attempts to stress test the game's networks, framing it as a way to identify and fix issues before the official release. The content also briefly mentions past and upcoming streams for Guild Wars 2 and RIFT.
CoolerControl 4.2 adds auto detection of new devices, stress-testing and more
CoolerControl, an open-source Linux application for monitoring and controlling cooling devices, has released version 4.2. This update introduces automatic detection of new hardware, system-wide stress-testing for CPU, GPU, RAM, and storage, and improved NVIDIA and AMD GPU monitoring features. The software aims to be a comprehensive thermal management solution for Linux systems, particularly beneficial for overclockers.
