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The Tuesday Morning Post: It's quiet. Too quiet.
So. Here we are. It's coming up on a month into the expansion and... I don't know, it's sort of quiet. Well, I mean, not too quiet. We have plenty of stuff to do. About half of you are still trying to make it to 80. I say you when I mean us, because I haven't quite made it there myself. In my defense, I'm leveling a Death Knight, so I started handicapped. But anyway, I mean quiet as in, there seems like we should get some earth shattering news soon. Maybe a 3.0.4 PTR if nothing else. But I shouldn't complain, we have a whole expansion to keep us busy for a while. Still, I'm going to make a prophecy anyway. 3.0.4 before the new year. You heard it here first. In the meantime, we'll have to satisfy ourselves with news from the past week. You can read while your server's down for the 5 AM rolling restarts:
Tuesday Morning Post: Patch day 3.0.2 edition
Happy Tuesday Morning, everyone. Unfortunately, I have a couple pieces of bad news to start off with: First, BlizzCon's over. Secondly, We have a 12 hour downtime this morning, from 2 AM PDT to 2 PM PDT. But there's good news too: We're getting Patch 3.0.2 today, and we'll have a few BlizzCon wrapups and tons of 3.0.2 guides coming out for you throughout the next few days, so be sure to keep watching the site. In the meantime, you might also want to check out what we've already posted: Getting started in Patch 3.0.2: Want to start downloading 3.0.2 addons now? Check our handy list! Now that the PTR's closed, you might want to free up some hard drive space and delete those files. Need a Patch Mirror? We have links to those too. Blizzard's offering some extra help for this patch too. Be sure to check Skill Mastery for quick and dirty guides on some of the new spells that will be showing up on your trainers and in your spellbooks as early as tomorrow. New this week are entries such as Bloodsurge. Looking to get the Hallow's End Title? Let our guide help you plan your attack. Remember: Mounts and Vanity Pets will be getting their own new interface. Keep your eye on the 3.0.2 Echoes of Doom permapage for links to the latest articles on the patch, Including class information roundups.
The Tuesday Morning Post: Is it 3.0 time yet?
Good Tuesday morning, everyone! The servers will be down for a short maintenance today, from 5 AM to 11 AM PDT. During this time, Blizzard plans to upgrade some of their hardware to prepare for the Wrath of the Lich King. While some people are hoping for 3.0 in addition, there's no word of it as of this writing, and I wouldn't hold my breath. I don't think they'd want to patch and upgrade hardware at the same time, and if they did, they'd definitely have planned for a 3 AM to 11 AM extended downtime. So I'm guessing we have at least another week before we see the patch. In the meantime, you can keep yourself occupied by reading up on all of our Wrath Beta and 3.0 PTR news. Here's some of the best stuff from the past week:
The Tuesday Morning Post: Treadmills, Bambi, and keyloggers in space
Good Tuesday morning, everyone! Most of us will be getting away just a quick set of rolling restarts at 5AM PDT today, but there is a handful of servers that will be going down for extended maintenance from 3AM PDT to 11AM PDT. Those servers include Azjol-Nerub, Bloodscalp, Bonechewer, Boulderfist, Bronzebeard, Crushridge, Daggerspine, Darkspear, Draenor, Dragonblight, Dragonmaw, Dunemaul, Eldre'Thalas, Feathermoon, Firetree, Frostmane, Gurubashi, Nathrezim, Perenolde, Scarlet Crusade, Shadow Council, Shadowsong, Silvermoon, Skywall, Smolderthorn, Spirestone, Stonemaul, Stormscale, Suramar, Terenas, Uldum, Windrunner. As always, for those who play on the affected servers, or those who are unable to play WoW at the moment, let me suggest some articles from the past week. There was certainly a lot of news to discuss, with build 8885 going up on the Wrath Beta servers and a good smattering of con news as well. Let's check it out: Hot News and Features If you haven't done your WoW Crossword for the week yet, it's a perfect way to waste time while waiting for your server to restart. 1-60 in 20 minutes? It's no joke. Welcome to the brave new world of WoW leveling, courtesy of Refer-A-Friend! It seem like most retailers are expecting Wrath to come out on November 4th. Still, it's best to take any release date not officially announced by Blizzard with a huge grain of salt. Ever wondered how much work it is for our characters to run everywhere in Azeroth? These folks hooked up a treadmill to find out for themselves. Raid stacking will be getting a huge overhaul come patch 3.0.2. We're talking massive, game-changing stuff here. If you raid or plan to raid at the 10 or 25-man level in the future, you should check it out. Breaking News: Bambi invades Wrath of the Lich King! We're serious. Tons of new character titles are coming with Wrath of the Lich King. Comcast has announced a bandwidth cap, it's true, but don't worry. It probably won't affect your WoW playing.
The Tuesday Morning Post: Cinematics and content patches
Good tuesday morning, everyone! It's an extended maintenance day this week, from 3AM - 11 AM Pacific time. Of course, while we've just gotten wind of another content patch, it's probably safe to say said patch is not dropping this week. All the same, we do have 8 hours of downtime. Whether your lack of WoW playing is enforced by your job or enforced by the downtime this morning, you now have plenty of time to Browse WoW Insider, right? Check out some of our best news and articles from the past week, from the Wrath Beta and elsewhere: Hot News and Hot Features The Wrath Cinematic is out, and our sister site Big Download has direct downloads for you. Looking for a game or two to pass the time? Have you seen our crossword puzzles yet? Learn about phasing, the new technique Blizzard is using in Northrend to create dynamic content. You might also have some fun with the latest version of BlizzCon 08: The Game. As always, be sure to check out Ask a Beta Tester for answers to all your burning beta questions. Okay, so we're in the Wrath Beta. But it's not all fun and games! If you haven't seen all of our Wrath zone galleries, why not check them out now?
