Background downloader primed for content patch

by Michael Gray Sep 10th 2008 at 6:30PM

Zarhym announced on the forums that the next patch is coming, and it's going to be a big one. The particular of that news, however, they're going to turn on the background downloader to start its work "shortly." Shortly, in this case, means soon enough that Zarhym supplied some tips to how to control the speed of the download.

We're expecting all that content they've already promised, which includes:

There's no patch notes yet, but it definitely seems as if we should expect them within a day or two. We know that the PTR is already getting primed for the action. This could definitely explain why the Wrath splash is showing up on the Launcher. We should see the 3.0 beta build in the PTR soon, though I guess there's a chance the build will go straight from the Wrath beta forums straight to the live realms.

So, the word's pretty much out. If you have goals you want to accomplish before the content patch hits, you better get them rolling along. You don't have much longer.

Tags: 3.0, background-downloader, content, content-patch, inscription, new-skills, new-talent-trees, patch, pet-skills, wotlk, wrath, wrath-beta, zarhym, zulaman-bears

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Blizzard, News items, Forums

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TheStone41 Sep 10th 2008 6:37PM

I understand the bears will be gone in 3.0 but what about the Champion of the Naaru and Hand of A'dal titles? Will that be 3.0 or WotLK?

Galla Sep 10th 2008 6:49PM

Yes I would like to know this as well please.

yazah Sep 10th 2008 6:56PM

Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't 3.0 and WotLK the same thing? This patch is more like 2.5, just like the patch 1.12 came out a month or so before TBC was released.

jrb Sep 10th 2008 7:01PM

"Correct me if I'm wrong"

you're wrong. with each expansion there are a lot of game mechanics that change for everyone, including those without the expansion. so blizzard roll out this patch ahead of the expansion, mainly to minimise support issues, bandwidth, QQ'ers, etc, etc.

actual WotLK will be what unlocks the boats / zepplins to north rend, and causes the mass exodous from outland. :D

CallMeIrd Sep 10th 2008 7:31PM

Yep, I'd like to know this too. I have neither title yet. =(

asgaroth Sep 11th 2008 3:01AM

Those titles will not be available when the expansion launch.

Kasika Sep 10th 2008 6:43PM

Time to get me a bear

Shinken Sep 10th 2008 6:48PM

The patch out so early is a bad sign. Wrath needs many more months of testing before even a piece of it ( 3.0)
can be released. I feel sorry for the dev having to put out a half finished product just to stave off warhammer

Lemons Sep 10th 2008 7:31PM

I lol @ warhammer, it's going to get crushed.

rosencratz Sep 11th 2008 8:15AM

Who says it can't be a couple of months after the patch that the pack comes?

Naix Sep 11th 2008 12:45PM

A couple more months?!? Really? The talents are in the final phases of getting polished. I would expect Blizzard to release content patch 3.0 onto the live realms in less than 2 weeks.

Wrath beta IS the PTR for these new talents.

Ichigo Sep 10th 2008 6:51PM

Bring on the patch!

Amaxe Sep 10th 2008 6:54PM

There was something odd with the launch panel today. My addons are all screwed up and half my macros are gone. I'm hoping the newest titan panel is all it needs

Mark Sep 10th 2008 7:13PM

This sounds like my experience. After starting the new Launcher, it's just as if I downloaded a new copy of WoW and new copies of all my addons. Everything is in its default state. Hours of work down the drain.

Thanks, Blue!

Amaxe Sep 10th 2008 7:21PM

Installing the latest Titan Panel was all it took for me. Very strange though that it impacted the game so dramatically. Half my macros were gone and channels I had turned off were back on.

But the latest Titan fixed all that

Veruthas Sep 10th 2008 8:14PM

Do you have vista? Because in order to download the new launcher, it was set to Administrator mode. That allows all mod settings to use the Program Files folder rather than a virtual other one (ProgramData). Just restart the Wow and it should work fine.

elprogramer Sep 10th 2008 7:04PM

Yeah, right.

They're not even finished with the talents in the beta. People need to quit panicking about their lack of bear mount.

USAPaly14 Sep 10th 2008 7:09PM

can't wait for the tanking pets
goin to do a paid transfer to a friends realm then lvl my hunt to 80 and make a DK and the anticipation is killing me lol
What id like to ask is there any new hunter aspects or new traps coming out in the new patch or wowtlk?

Fenom Sep 10th 2008 7:10PM

you guess there's a chance 3.0 will go straight from beta to live? what're you, stupid?

AutumnBringer Sep 10th 2008 7:22PM

"We should see the 3.0 beta build in the PTR soon, though I guess there's a chance the build will go straight from the Wrath beta forums straight to the live realms."

beta *forums* to live *realms* - as in not on the PTR realms first.
L2read - especially before calling people stupid.

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