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Vaneras likes big steamtanks and he cannot lie...
What - Why - When
First you wanted high-pop realms to be closed, then you wanted them to be open. Well now we have the perfect compromise pour vous. At peak times, when a realm has a queue, the character creation for that realm will be closed for anyone that does not already have a character on that realm. Therefore, if somebody really wanted to create a character on a queued realm, or an alt, they can. But if it's just a random re-roll, it won't be possible. Thundy describes(http://forums-en.wow-europe.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-general-en&t=867468) the changes which will hopefully prevent large growth on high population realms while still allowing people with a genuine reason to play on them too.
Some realms are not showing honour points from the Sunday before last. Aeus tells(http://forums-en.wow-europe.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-general-en&t=867995) us that it is just a display problem, and they will be shown as soon as the problem is fixed. The affected realms are: Agamaggan, Aggramar, Al'Akir, Arathor, Aszune, Azjol-Nerub, Bladefist, Bloodhoof, Bloodscalp, Burning Blade, Doomhammer, Draenor, Dragonblight, Emerald Dream, Sunstrider, Twilight's Hammer, Warsong and Zenedar. The German realm Forscherliga is too, but I doubt many of you hail from there ;)
Is your realm performance slowing you down? Good, you deserve it. But worry not, gentle <enter race here>, on help way the is. Currently some new hardware is being tested on the PTR, and by the end of April a new site will be opened with this new hardware installed from the get-go. You never know, some of the older realms may get a buff too later on...
Migration Update
The migration system is back!
Remember that Blizzard can close down or redirect any migration at any time based on the population of the involved realms, so move fast! Also, the migration may be closed on wednesdays due to the extra load on the servers after maintenance. The migrations will be open only between 03:00 and 15:00 CEST (GMT/UTC +2) each day.
Phase umpteen runs from March 9th to and including March 10th:
Spinebreaker <PvP> --> Mazrigos <PvP>
Bladefist <PvP> --> Shadow Moon <PvP>
FAQ on Character migration: http://www.wow-europe.com/en/info/faq/charactermove.html
PTR 1.10
The Public Test Realm is now operational. What is a PTR, you ask? It's a realm created specifically for testing a new patch before it is released on the normal realms. You are free to test it if you want, but you will require a special PTR client and some Pre-Made level 60 test characters.
Create some test characters and download the client here(http://test.worldofwarcraft.com/en/copy/character-copy.html) if you are interested. Read the FAQ(http://wow-europe.com/en/ptr/) if you're not certain on anything.
There are some contests(http://wow-europe.com/en/contests/ptr-contest/) on the Test Realms, which will start Tuesday. You could win an expansion beta test!
The dungeons are getting revamped in 1.10, as Thundy points out(http://forums-en.wow-europe.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-general-en&t=875752). New features include:
New sets for non-raiders.
New bosses in some instances
New itemization revamp
New increased item drops
New dungeon caps
New XP to Gold conversion for level 60s
And much much more...(Read the linked thread above)
The test realm patch notes(http://wow-europe.com/en/info/underdev/testrealm.html) are not definately the ones going to be put onto the normal realms after testing. Bugs will be fixed, content will be added, skills will be balanced, et cetera.
If you have any questions about the patch notes, post them in my FAQ thread(http://forums-en.wow-europe.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-general-en&t=877878) and I'll do my best to answer them as soon as I can.
¿Usted habla español?
The spanish reign of terror is over! Or English, whatever way you look at it...
Spaniards all over Spain rejoice as a new localized game was announced(http://forums-en.wow-europe.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-general-en&t=868689) just for them! Like the French and German games, Spanish realms will be available, some with migration open from English realms.
"We look forward to offering Spanish-speaking players in Europe a version of World of Warcraft tailored specifically for them," said Mike Morhaime, president and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. "The enthusiasm for the game here has been overwhelming, and we're pleased that this new localized version will make World of Warcraft accessible to an even wider audience."
Need more information? Read the flipping FAQ(http://wow-europe.com/en/info/faq/spanish.html), you know you want to. Also available in spanish(http://wow-europe.com/en/info/faq/espanol.html)
Guides Galore
Are you struggling in modern day Azeroth, with no idea how to l2p your class well? Tough. But if you just want a booster on some great class information from some top notch guides, this(http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/classes/classlinks.html) is the place for you.
Oh, and do you see that little box where words come up in, like 'wtf' and 'bbq'? That's the 'chat box' where information is shown and you can chat to other players. Most players know that, but I bet they won't know all the chat customization tips embedded deeply in this guide's(http://worldofwarcraft.com/info/basics/chat.html) belleh.
The Informant
It costs a lot of work and changing a lot of core work to create new rule sets. It would also increase the chance of bugs landing in new patches. No new rule sets are coming.
Source:
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-general&t=7327241&tmp=1#post7327241
Known Warrior issues which the QA team are currently investigating:
- Sword Specialization does not proc from a special attack.
- Some 'Area of Effect' spells with a specified number of affected targets will sometimes choose a Shaman's totem as one of the targets, (Intimidating Shout, Whirlwind).
- The warrior ability Heroic Strike will sometimes show that it is cooling down even when it isn't
- Warriors who are forced into Berserker Stance by Nefarian's Warrior class yell (Berserk debuff) do not correctly return to a stance.
Planned for a fix in a future content patch:
- The warrior ability Retaliation is not properly countering attacks at maximum melee range.
- Warrior's Flurry talent does not proc off special attack crits unless it is fully talented.
Sweeping strike Working as Intended:
- Charges used up with minor damage skills like Hamstring, Pummel (no
effects).
- Tooltip states, "Next 5 melee attacks will hit an additional target."
- Charges used up even if theses attacks hit only one enemy.(If there was an
additional target there, it would have been hit.)
Issue which the QA team are currently researching:
- Sweeping strike: Charge used up when performing Sunder armor
Source:
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-warrior&T=842170#Post842170
Currently, there are no plans to make a Linux client.
Source:
http://forums-en.wow-europe.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-off-topic-en&T=188299#Post188299
WoW's heart lies with the PC, there will be no XBox 360 port. There would also be some hardware problems (keyboard + mouse etc)
Source: http://www.blizzplanet.com/?act=News&id=581
Rajax will be fixed
Source:
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-dungeons&t=390732&s=blizzard&tmp=1#blizzard
Blizzard are looking into more Nature Resistance gear for AQ.
Source:
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-dungeons&t=390781&tmp=1#post390781
We can expect a beta for the expansion
Source:
http://forums-en.wow-europe.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-general-en&t=874144&p=1&tmp=1#post874144
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