AT World of Warcraft Thread (WotLK, where do you play, General BS and all that)

[blurredvision]

Have you actually tried to get into RS though? RS is still considered to be in this patch, they just aren't allowing entry until they open it up worldwide. I'm guessing you'll see the portal, but can't get in.

 

[smackababy]

I thought it wasn't going to be introduced for awhile. There might be an event leading up to the opening, but who knows. I wonder if they will do something similar to what happened a couple months before WotLK came out.

 

[rh71]

servers still down, no logins even allowed... so no, I haven't tried to get into RS.

 

[Molondo]

I have a feeling that this will be extended again

 

[smackababy]

An extended maintenance on a patch day! Say it ain't so...

I just wish after like 300 Tuesdays, Blizzard could have gotten its patches in order enough not to break the servers. I guess I live in some fairytale world where patches don't break things.

 

[blurredvision]

An extended maintenance on a patch day! Say it ain't so...

I just wish after like 300 Tuesdays, Blizzard could have gotten its patches in order enough not to break the servers. I guess I live in some fairytale world where patches don't break things.

I can't imagine how incredibly complicated it is to update this game without breaking everything and the servers in the process. I'm surprised it doesn't take longer.

 

[lupi]

Unless things have changed, the actual instance was said to be closed till all continents had gotten the patch for epeen purposes.

 

[Molondo]

extended another 2 hours.

 

[rh71]

6pm ET is the new 2pm ET. Tell your friends Blizz said so.

 

[smackababy]

I can't imagine how incredibly complicated it is to update this game without breaking everything and the servers in the process. I'm surprised it doesn't take longer.

There is no reason it should take so long and break how it does. This would be unacceptable in the business world.

 

[Anubis]

what i always find strange is that they beta test these patches and they work fine yet when they go live all hell breaks loose. and then some large patches go in fine while others don't as well as tiny patches raising hell randomly

my fave is still the 2.0 patch which deleted a lot of my gear in my bags/bank

i lost like 2/3s of my rank 14 items and my entire Nature resist set

 

[smackababy]

what i always find strange is that they beta test these patches and they work fine yet when they go live all hell breaks loose. and then some large patches go in fine while others don't as well as tiny patches raising hell randomly

my fave is still the 2.0 patch which deleted a lot of my gear in my bags/bank

i lost like 2/3s of my rank 14 items and my entire Nature resist set

That is what I don't understand. They either beta test it against different versions or servers or something, or have an incompetent testing team. I can understand having a few minor bugs and hiccups, maybe even the occasional show stopper, but EVERY patch day? If Blizzard were something other than a game developer, they wouldn't be around with support like this.

 

[Schfifty Five]

There is no reason it should take so long and break how it does. This would be unacceptable in the business world.

Yet blizzard still makes a shit ton more than companies in "the business world".

Honestly, I hate their server down times, don't get me wrong, but unless you actually have first hand experience working in their environment and their hardware at the magnitude they deal with, I don't think you can justifiably say it's "unacceptable".

Granted, this doesn't mean that they don't have any inefficiencies nor can improve on some things.

 

[lupi]

I just like the ones that give easy access to gear that everyone affected stocks up on just in case they don't patch it all back out.

 

[blurredvision]

Looks like they changed the login screen text to say they will provide an update on their progress at 4pm pacific.

 

[DangerAardvark]

That is what I don't understand. They either beta test it against different versions or servers or something, or have an incompetent testing team. I can understand having a few minor bugs and hiccups, maybe even the occasional show stopper, but EVERY patch day? If Blizzard were something other than a game developer, they wouldn't be around with support like this.

Yet somehow Dell continues to remain in business. You should be happy to even get content patches on a regular basis. Other MMO's go two to three times as long between patches with half the content. People like to bitch about Blizzard's support, but given how large (and dumb) the player base is, they do an amazing job.

 

[Schfifty Five]

Yet somehow Dell continues to remain in business. You should be happy to even get content patches on a regular basis. Other MMO's go two to three times as long between patches with half the content. People like to bitch about Blizzard's support, but given how large (and dumb) the player base is, they do an amazing job.

Dell?

 

[lupi]

haven't given a mention what the problem is yet, but have pushed back the we will update you time several times already.

 

[Aikouka]

Heh, some of the known issues are kind of amusing and could potentially be quite killer...

# Icecrown Citadel - Kinetic Bombs will occasionally spawn outside of the encounter area.

 

[Molondo]

I think they are probably trying to get the useless shit of realid trying to work. What a waste of time


I can see it now on gaybook updates

PertiousONE has wiped on Saurfang 6:23pm


PertiousONE has wiped on Saurfang 6:34pm


PertiousONE has wiped on Saurfang 6:42pm

 

[blurredvision]

Hey now, give me some credit here. I can wipe to Saurfang and get back to him WAY quicker than that.

 

[lupi]

World of Warcraft Client Patch 3.3.5 Known Issues

Customer Service Known Issues List:
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/th...67614211&sid=1

This is a listing of some of the known issues for World of Warcraft Patch 3.3.5.
This list is not complete, and will not include all issues.
The issues listed here are frequently reported issues that will be addressed at a later date via a client patch.

The latest patch notes can always be found at http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/patchnotes/

General Issues
Changing a character's model during a weapon swing will result in your off-hand weapon disappearing.
The proc on Deathbringer's Will causes shapeshifted female tauren druids to change fur colors.
Shoulder armor does not attach correctly to Blood Elf Male characters.
Players have the Shattered Sun Staging Area available as a taxi destination before having gone to the Isle of Quel'danas or reaching the appropriate level.
Gender specific titles are affected by spells that change a character's gender.
Performing the /eat emote while dancing as a male Bloodelf can cause some very unnatural character movement.
Achievement Criteria for Call in the Cavalry resets after logging.
Casting Levitate while standing on top of a chest after it disappears will cause the player to disconnect.
The attachment point for shoulders on female Tauren appear to be rotated too far forward.
You are not able to gain the buff from "Drums of the Forgotten kings" if you have a blessing from a paladin currently active.

Battle.net
The Last Online time in the Friends List does not dynamically update.
It is possible to have 2 or more windows of the same conversation open.
Clicking on Broadcast toast from a RID friend that has been removed from your friends list will cause a Lua error.

Dungeons & Raids
Pit of Saron - Scourgelord Tyrannus can remount Rimefang during the encounter.
The last remaining player in a random instance group can miss out on Random Dungeon loot
Icecrown Citadel - Kinetic Bombs will occasionally spawn outside of the encounter area.
Players from different servers can't trade dungeon items necessary to progress through the dungeon.
Ambassador Hellmaw is invisible while affected by Banish.
Frostwing Whelp's will aggro players who stand next to the wall on the upper ledge of The Frost Queen's Lair.
The Twilight Orbs periodically disappear during Phase 2 of the Halion encounter.
Halion has an incorrect attachment point for Hunter's Mark.

Items
It is possible for a level 70 to receive the Wrathful Gladiator's Tabard.
Abacus of Violent Odds cannot be rolled 'Need' upon by rogues.
Charred Twilight Scale and Sharpened Twilight Scale is proccing off of reflected damage.
Replacing an existing enchantment with High Test Eternium fishing line displays the replacement enchant as "+2 Fishing"

PvP
It is possible for boats to not phase out completely upon the start of round two in Strand of the Ancients.
You cannot get the "Call To Arms" Achievement through the Looking for Battleground feature.
Orgrimmar Arena: It is possible for players to get their pets stuck on the large pillars in the Orgrimmar Arena.
Heart of the Phoenix's cooldown is not being displayed correctly when used in arena.
Both airships in the Isle of Conquest do not have icons that appear on the game map.

Classes
Hunter (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator)
The tooltip for all of the Hunter's trap spells state that only one trap can be used at a time. [ul]
Pet talent stat modifications are not being reflected in the Player Sheet.

Mage (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator)
Different ranks of Arcane Empowerment will display additional buffs on Mages in the same group.
Mage Summon Water Elemental does not fully function as a permanent pet when glyphed with Glyph of Eternal Water.

Paladin (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator)
The Paladin mount Warhorse is not granting credit towards the achievement Stable Keeper.

Warlock (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator)
Infernals summoned by the Warlock's Inferno spell are not being summoned at full health.

 

[rh71]

Awesome The Forgotten Coast is up... now I can play on my mid-level hunter on the server that all my friends left...

EDIT>> woot BDF playable. EDIT2>> "playable".

 

[smackababy]

Yet somehow Dell continues to remain in business. You should be happy to even get content patches on a regular basis. Other MMO's go two to three times as long between patches with half the content. People like to bitch about Blizzard's support, but given how large (and dumb) the player base is, they do an amazing job.

You're right, because I don't work in an environment that involves patching and upgrade, so I have no idea what "acceptable" downtime is in the real world. If every time Windows updated, it was down for 4+ hours, nobody would buy Windows. Don't give me that bullshit.

In any other environment outside of the gaming industry, Blizzard would be tar and feathered for this kind of work.

 

[Aikouka]

You're right, because I don't work in an environment that involves patching and upgrade, so I have no idea what "acceptable" downtime is in the real world. If every time Windows updated, it was down for 4+ hours, nobody would buy Windows. Don't give me that bullshit.

In any other environment outside of the gaming industry, Blizzard would be tar and feathered for this kind of work.

You're comparing a whole network of servers to a single machine? I work in software and let me tell you, shit may seem perfect in your little test world, but usually stuff goes wrong when it comes to integration .