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PTR build 5.0.4 available and forums are live

Robin Torres
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The PTR discussion and bug report forums are live, and Cataclysm patch 5.0.4 is ready for download. The version may initially show up as 5.0.3 but will change to 5.0.4 "soon." Blizzard Community Manager Kaivax says the Public Test Realms will be up "Soon. Very soon."

Kaivax also reminds us that those of us with accounts that are linked to the Mists of Pandaria beta will not be able to download or otherwise access the PTR.

Some forum posters report that the PTR realms are coming up right now. So if you don't have access to the beta but do want to check out what will develop into the final Cataclysm patch, head on over to Battle.net and download the PTR build from your Account Management screen.

All relevant blue posts are after the break.

Editor's Note: The patch 5.0.4 PTR patch notes were just made available, you can find them right here.




Kaivax
We will soon begin public testing of patch 5.0.4 of World of Warcraft, a patch that will precede the Mists of Pandaria release, and includes many features and functions that are new to the game.

We encourage all players who wish to test patch 5.0.4 with us to take careful note of the following:

Thank you for your continued support of our testing and tuning process. We look forward to seeing you in-game.

  • It will not be possible to access the 5.0.4 PTR realms with a game account that accesses the Mists of Pandaria Beta.

  • If a game account has been flagged with a Mists of Pandaria Beta license, it can only be used to enter Beta realms.

  • This limitation is on each World of Warcraft license, and is not Battle.net account-based.

  • While testing 5.0.4, players will not be able to access zones or content that is a part of the Mists of Pandaria expansion.



Kaivax
The initial PTR build is identifying itself as version 5.0.3.

That will increment up to 5.0.4 soon.

As a result, we're referring to it as 5.0.4. We apologize for any confusion.


[Thanks for the tip, Patrick!]

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