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Patch 4.3 PTR: Build 14791 hits servers

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Another PTR push, and again Wowheadnews is there to explore it. What surprises does this latest build conceal? Well, for starters, there are new strings for the Dragon Soul raid’s maps, new icons for a Deathwing raid dagger and a PVP shield, and a host of ability changes aimed at spreading the new attack power for melee. Reverberation seems to be taking a hit on Wind Shear’s cooldown reduction, most likely to fall in line with a new cooldown on the spell.

It doesn’t look to be a huge patch, but it’s definitely a new build. Head over to Wowheadnews to check out the datamining.

Brace yourselves for what could be some of most exciting updates to the game recently with patch 4.3. Review the official patch notes, and then dig into what’s ahead: new item storage options, cross-realm raiding, cosmetic armor skinning and your chance to battle the mighty Deathwing — from astride his back!

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Patch 4.3 PTR: Build 14791 hits servers originally appeared on WoW Insider on Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Instance servers busted, Lord Ahune to blame

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In between the weather knocking out my power here in Milwaukee, WI, I managed to sit in the dungeon queues long enough to discover that … they’re broken! Thanks to Lord Ahune, instance servers are overall stressed beyond capacity despite Blizzard’s constant upgrades over the years.

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It looks like overall it is due to the influx of everyone running the Fire Festival encounter, plus arenas, and normal dungeons.

http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/2712201373

Our Realm Technicians are looking into it and making what adjustments they can to improve connectivity and performance. If more information becomes available we’ll be certain to pass it along.

We have no ETA on when the situation will be resolved, but the most recent post in the above-linked thread was a mere 5 minutes ago as of this writing, so it continues to be an ongoing issue.

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Instance servers busted, Lord Ahune to blame originally appeared on WoW Insider on Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Servers coming back online following extended maintenance

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World of Warcraft realm servers are coming back online now, after extended maintainance and the implementation of patch 4.1, Rise of the Zandalari. Get on and start smashing some trolls — you know you want to.

Patch 4.1 implements a lot of nice new features for all of us. Some of the major ones are:

Check out the official patch notes for more information.

WoW Patch 4.1 is live, and WoW Insider has all the latest news for you — from guides of the revamped Zul’Aman and Zul’Gurub to new valor point mechanics and new archaeology items.

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Servers coming back online following extended maintenance originally appeared on WoW Insider on Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Lawbringer: A primer on private servers

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Pop law abounds in The Lawbringer, your weekly dose of WoW, the law, video games and the MMO genre. Running parallel to the games we love and enjoy is a world full of rules, regulations, pitfalls and traps. How about you hang out with us as we discuss some of the more esoteric aspects of the games we love to play?

The history of private MMO servers goes back to the heyday of the massively multiplayer, when the concepts of these virtual worlds were still in their formative stages. World of Warcraft private servers, also called emulated servers, boast numbers in the thousands, usually running off donations and providing a limited amount of the full WoW experience due to the nature of the reverse server engineering and implementation needed to run the game. One thing is for certain, though: Using the game client to connect to an emulated server is against the World of Warcraft EULA and cuts into Blizzard’s profits.

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The Lawbringer: A primer on private servers originally appeared on WoW Insider on Fri, 28 Jan 2011 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Patch 4.0.6 being deployed on PTR servers

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Patch 4.0.6 is being deployed on the PTR servers starting today, it looks like. We have confirmed reports of it from some trusted individuals (and MMO-Champion has already got its hands on the client files), but the actual client is not able to be downloaded from the website yet. We think if you have a previous PTR client, you can update that to the latest patch and check out the changes.

As for the changes themselves, right now, indications are that they are a lot of the tooltip changes and other minor tweaks prompted by the last month of hotfixes. Remember that just because a change goes up with a hotfix, a lot of times, the in-game wording won’t be able to be updated until a client patch.

And just to be super-clear: This isn’t patch 4.1. There are no indications that there are any new raids or anything else with this patch.

More throughout the day as we get it in!

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Patch 4.0.6 being deployed on PTR servers originally appeared on WoW Insider on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 10:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Free realm transfers to lower population servers

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It’s that time of year again–the time when certain realms are filled to the brim, making them nay unplayable. The release of Cataclysm has hit specific US realms hard, and Blizzard is offering to help balance out population issues. To make life easier on these servers, Blizzard is offering free realm transfers to lower population servers.

The high-populations realms are:

  • Barthilas (Oceanic-PvP)
  • Blackrock (US-PvP)
  • Frostmourne (Oceanic-PvP)
  • Illidan (US-PvP)
  • Kel’Thuzad (US-PvP)
  • Kil’jaeden (US-PvP)
  • Tichondrius (US-PvP)

The destination realms are as follows:

  • Altar of Storms (US-PvP)
  • Arathor (US-PvE)
  • Fenris (US-PvE)
  • Garrosh (US-PvE)
  • Grizzly Hills (US-PvE)
  • Gul’dan (US-PvP)
  • Gundrak (Oceanic-PvP)
  • Nazjatar (US-PvP)
  • Shattered Halls (US-PvP)
  • The Forgotten Coast (US-PvP)

Blizzard has stated that while these are still free, they are subject to end once the destination realms fill up. So if you or your guild is planning a move, you should start now to avoid any complications. Most questions on free realm transfers should be on this handy FAQ. As always, a realm transfer to any of the ones not listed still requires a paid character transfer.

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Free realm transfers to lower population servers originally appeared on WoW Insider on Thu, 23 Dec 2010 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Cataclysm launches in Europe, servers currently down

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In what may be the least surprising event of the year, Europe’s World of Warcraft servers have gone down almost immediately after the expansion’s launch in that region. Even Europe’s Battle.net web resources appear to be down for maintenance (or are merely offline due to overwhelming load).

How long will this downtime last? We’re not sure, but we will do our very best to keep you updated on European server status. European players, if you have any tips or updates on your server’s status, don’t be afraid to contact us via our tip line. We love to hear from you!

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Cataclysm launches in Europe, servers currently down originally appeared on WoW Insider on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Battle.net Servers Slammed as World of Warcraft Cataclysm Launch Looms – PC World (blog)

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World shattering complete; servers back up – Joystiq

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World shattering complete; US servers back up

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Well, ladies and gentlemen, we have some good news and we have some bad news.

The good news: Servers are coming back up, at least for those in the US! You can log on and enjoy World of Warcraft again, ahead of the previously announced 5PM PST time.

The bad news: Some dragon-ish rapscallion has totally shattered the world over the course of the last 12 hours or so. Whoops.

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World shattering complete; US servers back up originally appeared on WoW Insider on Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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