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No patch this week
It's a Monday and there's a patch on the PTR. If there's one thing you can count on, it should be a post on the official WoW forums asking if the patch will be released tomorrow. And of course, the WoW populace does not disappoint us. Today's query comes from a player named Vux who has chosen an unusual multiple choice format to provide a change of pace from the normal routine. Drysc answers the post in the negative -- 2.3 will not hit the live realms tomorrow.Many players' hopes of a release date have been based upon the fact that 2.3 is already being distributed via the Blizzard downloader. When one player asked about the early download, Bornakk simply reminded everyone that content-heavy patches, like this one, are often made available for early download. While he didn't give any further hint of a release date, he did respond with the typical blue response "soon".
More AV changes coming
Big changes are coming to the Alterac Valley battleground in patch 2.3, and, as is often the case with these things, players are already expressing their discontent. Nethaera responded to a thread on the official forums yesterday in order to address such complaints. She reminded everyone that the developers are currently monitoring the changes to AV and are tweaking the honor earned in order to keep the overall gain as similar as possible to the current rate on the live realms.The most interesting part of her post, of course, regards a change being implemented regarding the mechanics of capturing a mine. When a mine is captured by a player, his or her team will be awarded a steady stream of reinforcements. According to Neth, the capturing team will receive about one reinforcement every forty-five seconds or so. Since I haven't played the new AV on the PTR, it's difficult for me to develop an opinion on this change. What do you think?Update: Blizzard poster Salthem has posted a few more details of the change to the mines.
