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World of Warcraft: What's to Come in Patch 3.0
Stradden
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MMORPG.com World of Warcraft Correspondent Alex Howells writes this story about Patch 3.0, the lead-in update for the newest expansion, Wrath of the Lich King.
With Wrath of the Lich King (also known as WotLK) seemingly a few months away from release, it would have surprised many World of Warcraft players to hear that another major content patch is to be released prior to the expansion. The details of patch 3.0 were recently outlined; its aim being to ensure a seamless transition between the current game and the content of WotLK (well, that's the aim). Such was the case shortly before the release of The Burning Crusade, but it is interesting to note that patch 3.0 does in fact offer a couple of the features advertised as part of Wrath of the Lich King.
Read the article here.
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heheh its getting hot beneath blizzards feet ?
"This will go a long way to counter claims that World of Warcraft lacks character customization"
Oh come on, you've got to be kidding?
Though some may not like WoW, I must admit that that is a pretty awesome patch they have planned.
Sounds like they are working hard to stem the flow of players over to Warhammer.
To be honest I thought the 3.0 patch would be hitting next week along with the release of WAR. I am not so sure anymore this will be the case.
It said it should be hitting public test realms "Soon"..when blizzard says soon it usually means within the decade...maybe.
What gets me on this patch though some of the things they are includeding in the patch were supposed to be in the expansion, the inscription profession, new custo. hairstyles etc doesent that seem kind of a rip off for 40$ or 50$ bucks to pay for a chunk of new land and a new class? because with the patch your getting the other stuff for free.........
Awesome. Blizzard sure does know how to treat their player base. This will be a nice holdover for awhile until we get WoTLK.
Total time played: 9125 Days, 21 Hours, 29 Minutes, 27 Seconds
Time played this level: 39 Days, 1 Hour, 24 Minutes, 5 Seconds
"Oh come on, you've got to be kidding?"
My thoughts exactly. How is hair, which you can't even see as anyone lvl 20+ is wearing a helmet 24/7, a customization option to appease the masses. People aren't complaining about hair options. What people are concerned about, and the reason that I'm trying out other games, is that nearly everyone you see has a copy/pasted character build.
Yea, they're adding talents, 10 levels, and a new chunk of land. But it's still the same blah WoW they've been panhandling for the past 4 years. Because of the cookie cutter classes, and the focus on gear, everyone ends up in the same spot. So why bother making people level? Give them the items, and see if they can beat Illidan.
Like a pet gerbil running on an exercise wheel, people will eat this crap up unless they're shown something different. I know quite a few people who continue to play WoW solely because they've got obscene amounts of time spent on their characters. I approach it as, I'm paying $15/month anyhow, I may as well play something that doesn't require me to grind badges to get the new item, so I can get to the next dungeon to grind badges again...
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Well, look at it this way, those are only samples people can check out before the expansion comes out. For instance, Inscription, without the expansion pack, you wont be able to get it past 375 the same with the other proffesions. They did the same thing with TBC before it came out.
YAY, can't wait to redo my hair. /sarcasm off
Inscriptions: cool, now we can have more threads in the forums asking: What is the best inscription to use with this spell, this spec.
WoW is a series of copy/paste specs... copy/paste armor... but now at least their hair will be different.
GL WotLK: The odds are against you in the fight of getting me to renew my account.
I think you have Blizzard confused with FailCom.
President of The Marvelously Meowhead Fan Club
I sure wouldn't use the word ingenuity to describe any aspect of WoW's braindead crafting system.
Was the editor on vacation here? The writing style in this article doesn't flow well at all. It's like someone took a bullet point list of features and wrote an article to fit them. To the writer, please do not write so much from the perspective of authority. It comes off as condescending.
I am a big fan of MMO's and a big fan of WoW its one of the best games made by Blizz but now WoW isn't the same game i started to play few years ago big pre TBC fan.I have tryed some MMO's and found out that i was grinding even more than i did in WoW and didnt get the half of that in WOW and the fact that pissed me off the most was that in WoW it was more fun you get your nice conection nice pvp no lag ppl speak Eng at leats 80% of them.Most of you remember the time when you started to play you didn't want to go to bed and end up playing to sun rise you cant play somthing so much and not get bored.And for WotLK it's going to be nice there was a post here that explained that there is going to more than one new chars(demon hunter,blade master,death knight) and some new stuff so i will give it a try for old time sake.
I honestly don't care if you think I'm stupid, dull, a "carebear," or your grandma's left shoe - I think the hair thing is pretty cool (you DON'T have to show your helmet if you don't want to, previous poster); and the expansion of the capital city; and a new profession.
It must be sad to be so consumed with hatred for a game that actually works.
I don't hate WoW. I prefer other things. WoW worked for me for a while, but before long I found myself logging in and mostly just talking to friends and family who play the game as well.
What I don't understand is this sentence. "It must be sad to be so consumed with hatred for a game that actually works."
Consumed with hatred? No. Far from it. My opinion differs from yours. That is all. If you enjoy what WoW brings to the table, I'm not going to hold it against you. When you get the chance though, I'd recommend trying out a few other games if you haven't already. There are a lot of MMOs which offer experiences vastly different from WoW. This has been my experience.
In my original post I was pointing out how empty the article is. It was all fluff and fodder, nothing to actually think about or discuss. It was a nice summary of old news, but whether it deserves to be front page news is debatable. Back to your wheel now little gerbil, if you're good and keep your helmet on you'll get a carrot before bed.
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Games not for me....Too much gear grind, then they just raise level caps so its a continous gear grind.
Uhh... what?
Your dumb if they think no one cares, On the majority of my characters, I never show my helmet, I know tons of poeple the same way. The helmets majority of the time are ugly as all get out. They are comming out with the new talents in this patch too, its the same thing they did with TBC expansion.
They release a patch, with the items given to everyone, so the expansion fits right in there. Only difference with this pre-wotlk patch and the pre-TBC patch is that they let you do the profession with out the expansion.
I don't understand some people, feeling jipped for paying for an expansion just when they giving stuff for free. Its giving parts of the expansion that people with out the expansion need, talents, charcter changes ect. Really, I swear most of you are trolls
Which Final Fantasy Character Are You?
Final Fantasy 7
My educated guess...
I think it is the best decision for the business side of the house . However, from the game play slash consumer perspective, it may be a very risky decision.
Now hear me out before you go ape shit on me. The features they announced are many great core features that are selling points for the expansion. Them making this announcement has actually blown me away. Unless they have an ace up their sleeve and have a secret sideshow... they may be hurting the expansion.
The expansion would be merely 10 more levels, Wintergrasp (PvP), a Deathknight, a handfull of 5 mans, a couple raids, and more faction. Seems kind of weak in my opinon, that will get old fast and the burnout syndrome will come quicker than TBC.
Also it will mess with WAR subscriptions to some degree. Many people are going to play WAR as a temporary filler while they wait for their beloved Blizzard:WoTLK. Im one of these individuals as well as my whole guild.
I will not ramble on any longer, at the end of the day it is a left wing move.
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Your dumb if they think no one cares, On the majority of my characters, I never show my helmet, I know tons of poeple the same way. The helmets majority of the time are ugly as all get out. They are comming out with the new talents in this patch too, its the same thing they did with TBC expansion.
They release a patch, with the items given to everyone, so the expansion fits right in there. Only difference with this pre-wotlk patch and the pre-TBC patch is that they let you do the profession with out the expansion.
I don't understand some people, feeling jipped for paying for an expansion just when they giving stuff for free. Its giving parts of the expansion that people with out the expansion need, talents, charcter changes ect. Really, I swear most of you are trolls
Isn't that the point of the expansion? If people feel they need it, they buy the expansion? If I can get it without the expansion, why bother to buy it? Armor and weapons? Players will sell them, so I can buy them. PvP gear? I don't PvP, so no need. A new land? Frankly, I'm still unimpressed with Outland.
TOO LITTLE TOO LATE
No, the point of an expansion, is to all a huge chunk of the world, with mutliple changes and to make more money for your MMO. If you can get basic character class changes with out tha expansion that are constantly being updated and done anyway?
Your unimpressed with out lands? Okay your point? You don't want to buy it to get all the new stuff then don't. Players selling new weapons so you can buy them? You do still need the expansion to reach level 80 to use those new equipment that people will sell. Thing with wow expansions is they are just totally remaking the game and are totally required for any serious player. If you don't need the expansion right away, they have this patch, gives you things that must be changed like the class fixes and revamps. Its not like this will hurt the expansion in anyway, far from it, lets people feel some of the changings comming.
Really what all you people should be complaining about WOTLK is like what TBC did with old wow, makes what ever came before totally obsolete. Outlands, all these blues you have been farming obsolete. This part of it is not what an expansion should be. Hell, they even make old wow more obsolete by letting your start a character at level 50.
Which Final Fantasy Character Are You?
Final Fantasy 7
More lame carrots to dangle in front of the addicts. I wouldn't be surprised if they pushed the expansion to Q1. They've already missed the release of WAR by a longshot, no point in pushing it out when you've got so many people continuing to pay while they do....well...exactly the same thing they've been doing in game for the past year+ straight. Ugh.
FYI, my account is cancelled until about 1 week after the expansion hits the shelves.
2 new arenas! ZOMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! /reactivatesnot
Just cracks me up, all the War people have not realized yet that War is so much like Wow it is not even funny.
Going to be a great update.
i imagine they're trying to steal a little thunder from warhammer soon release.