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09/01/2009, 01:02

3.0.8 PTRs - New Build A new build will be deployed today on test servers. <div class="blizzquotewrap"><div class="blizzquoteinner"><div class="blizzquoteheader">Quote from: Maaven (<a href="http://blue.mmo-champion.com/13/14287148797-ptrs-down.html" target="_blank" style="color: white;">Source</a>)</div><div class="blizzquote">At this time, the PTRs are going down for a version update. The Build Number thread will be updated once the update is complete and the PTRs are running once again. We have no ETA for when the PTRs will be back up. </div></div></div> Naxxramas and World Latency Fixes <div class="blizzquotewrap"><div class="blizzquoteinner"><div class="blizzquoteheader">Quote from: Eyonix (<a href="http://blue.mmo-champion.com/1/14287258583-naxxramas-and-world-latency-fixes.html" target="_blank" style="color: white;">Source</a>)</div><div class="blizzquote">For the last several weeks, our players have been experiencing periodic latency in both outdoor Northrend areas and Naxxramas, and we wanted to provide you with several updates on what we're doing to resolve these issues. As many players have discovered, the outdoor Northrend latency has been tied to activity in Wintergrasp. We are actively working on a server-side fix that should address the high latency experienced in the outdoor world when Wintergrasp is active. This fix is currently in testing on internal test realms and we anticipate that we'll be able to push it to live realms in the near future. Concerning Naxxramas, optimizations are being made that will address both the latency and disconnection issues affecting players while in that zone. These optimizations will be included with the next minor content patch. We appreciate your patience as we work to address these issues. </div></div></div> Hotfix - Talent Issue <div class="blizzquotewrap"><div class="blizzquoteinner"><div class="blizzquoteheader">Quote from: Zarhym (<a href="http://blue.mmo-champion.com/1/14274447372-hotfix-talent-issue.html" target="_blank" style="color: white;">Source</a>)</div><div class="blizzquote">During the transition from patch 2.4.3 to 3.0.3 the following talents were not unlearned properly by some players, resulting in those players still gaining the benefits despite the talents no longer existing in the talent trees. As a result, we've pushed a hotfix which has corrected this matter and affected players will longer receive credit for having these talents. Warlock: Improved Lash of Pain Warlock: Fel Stamina Shaman: Totemic Mastery Shaman: Improved Lightning Shield (Rank 3) Paladin: Precision Rogue: Fist Weapon Specialization Priest: Shadow Focus (Ranks 4 and 5)</div></div></div> Blue posts <div class="blizzquotewrap"><div class="blizzquoteinner"><div class="blizzquoteheader">Quote from Blizzard staff</div><div class="blizzquote">Dual talent spec >>>>> MAYBE <<<<<<<< in Patch 3.1 It will not be in the next patch, 3.0.8. If all goes well, we'll get it in the one after that, but we usually don't tell you our estimates so there is less ALL CAPS POSTING when we miss our targets. (<a href="http://blue.mmo-champion.com/28/14287248675-gc-dual-speccing.html" target="_blank">Source</a>) Diminishing Returns on silence effects We are considering DR for silence effects. Also note that there was a bug preventing talents that reduce silence effects from working correctly with Strangulate. They should do so in 3.0.8. (<a href="http://blue.mmo-champion.com/27/14274387607-its-time-for-the-silence-mechanic-to-change.html" target="_blank">Source</a>) Mana pools and new % based drain spells We don't design mana the same way. Not all classes and specs are intended to stack mana, and more mana isn't as good for some classes as others. We don't want Ret (to give the obvious example) to stack Int and we don't give them an effective way to do so. Therefore, mana draining Ret shouldn't be massively more effective than classes with huge mana pools. (<a href="http://blue.mmo-champion.com/28/14287208658-manaburn-change-makes-no-sense.html" target="_blank">Source</a>) Rated battlegrounds I'm not sure rated BGs is the only answer. It definitely is an answer and something we talk about a lot. We start to think about a lot of logistical problems of managing a 15+ person BG team, but that is certainly one approach too. Arenas do not reward time spent nearly as well as BGs do, and I think that is actually one of the strengths of Arenas. However, to reward skill in BGs we would not only have to come up with a brilliant way to measure skill (which is frankly something we would very much like to do), but we would also need a way to keep players from just BGing over and over to grind points. Yet, one of the strengths of the BG compared to Areans is that you can spend as much time in them as you want. If you are just the kind of player who plays for large stretches of time at one sitting, BGs can be an attractive way to spend that time. I'm not specifcally announcing nor shooting down anything, but I am trying to encourage the discussion. (<a href="http://blue.mmo-champion.com/28/14133729483-how-would-you-do-rated-battlegrounds.html" target="_blank">Source</a>) [US] Free PVE Realm Transfers to New Realm We will be offering free character moves from selected high population realms to a brand new PvE realm, Garrosh, to assist in population dispersal. The ability to move a character from the selected source realms is scheduled to run until Wednesday, January 14, 6:00 pm PST. Garrosh is an eastern timezone realm on the Emberstorm battlegroup. In the event that these realms meet our transfer goals before the scheduled end date, the transfers to that realm will be disabled. We highly recommend that if you are planning to transfer that you do so at your earliest convenience. No characters will be eligible for these free moves once the transfers have been closed. You can begin your transfer by visiting the Character Move page located here: <a href="https://www.worldofwarcraft.com/account/character-move.html" target="_blank">https://www.worldofwarcraft.com/account/character-move.html</a> Source (PvE/RP) - Aggramar (Alliance Transfers Only), Alleria (Alliance Transfers Only), Argent Dawn, Azjol-Nerub, Blackhand, Bloodhoof, Cenarius, Dalaran, Doomhammer, Draenor, Dragonblight, Earthen Ring, Hellscream, Icecrown, Lightbringer (Alliance Transfers Only), Medivh, Silvermoon, Whisperwind, Zul'jin Destination (PvE) - Garrosh (Eastern) [US] U.S. & Oceanic Free Realm Transfers This thread will contain information on the free character moves to and from PVP realms we currently have available to assist in population dispersal. In the event that these realms meet our transfer goals before the scheduled end date, the transfers to that realm will be disabled. We highly recommend that if you are planning to transfer that you do so at your earliest convenience. No characters will be eligible for these free moves once the transfers have been closed. You can begin your transfer by visiting the Character Move page located here: <a href="https://www.worldofwarcraft.com/account/character-move.html" target="_blank">https://www.worldofwarcraft.com/account/character-move.html</a> These transfers are scheduled to close on Wednesday, January 14, at 12:00 pm PST (January 15, 7:00 am AEDT) provided our transfer goal is not reached prior to this time. Source A (PvP) - Thaurissan (Horde transfers only), Frostmourne, Barthilas, Jubei'Thos Destination A (PvP) - Gundrak (Oceanic) Source B (PvP) - Kel'Thuzad, Skullcrusher, Arthas, Warsong, Burning Blade, Mannoroth, Bleeding Hollow, Magtheridon, Shattered Hand, Lightning's Blade Destination B (PvP) - Tortheldrin (Eastern) Source C (PVP) - Illidan, Emerald Dream, Sargeras, Dragonmaw, Stormreaver, Mal'Ganis (Horde transfers only), Laughing Skull, Bonechewer, Burning Legion, Tichondrius, Destromath Destination C (PvP) - Drak'Tharon (Central) For a list of free transfers from PvE realms, please refer to the following thread: <a href="http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=14274447365" target="_blank">http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=14274447365</a> [EU] Free Character Migration Due to population differences between the highest and lowest populated PvP realms, the following Free Character Migration will be available from January 7th to 13th: Horde only: Magtheridon --> Haomarush, Zenedar Burning Legion, Ravencrest --> Auchindoun, Chromaggus Neptulon, Sylvanas --> Genjuros, Jaedenar Grim Batol, Ragnaros --> Deathwing, Karazhan Al'Akir, Twilight's Hammer --> Boulderfist, Laughing Skull Outland, Stormreaver --> Shattered Halls, Xavius Frostmane, Kazzak --> Daggerspine, Mazrigos Argent Dawn --> Darkmoon Faire, Steamwheedle Cartel, The Sha'tar Please note that this migration may be closed at any time should a destination realm's population rise too high. (<a href="http://blue.mmo-champion.com/1/7539774450-0701-free-character-migration.html" target="_blank">Source</a>) <img src="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/icons/24x24/deathknight.jpg" alt="" border="0" /> Death Knight (<a href="http://www.mmo-champion.com/index.php?page=650" target="_blank">Skills List</a> / <a href="http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?deathknight" target="_blank">Talent + Glyph Calc.</a>) Shadow of Death We're not happy with the way this ability is working in Arena. Honestly, Shadow of Death has been a pretty buggy talent for much of its existence, and you have my apologies for that. It was a neat idea but it's been a huge pain in the neck. (<a href="http://blue.mmo-champion.com/28/14274817767-dks-turning-in-ghouls-in-arena.html" target="_blank">Source</a>) <img src="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/icons/24x24/druid.jpg" alt="" border="0" /> Druid (<a href="http://www.mmo-champion.com/index.php?page=700" target="_blank">Skills List</a> / <a href="http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?druid" target="_blank">Talent + Glyph Calc.</a>) Shielding shapeshifted targets (Feral Druids) We did fix, to the best of our knowledge, the bug with shielding shapeshifted targets. It may not have been made in time to show up on the PTR. (Fonte (http://blue.mmo-champion.com/27/14274787769-gc-...</div></div></div>

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