Upcoming patch notes and test servers!!

Animalor · Post by **Animalor** » March 7, 2005, 7:54 pm

Ordinn from Blizz wrote:Two new public test realms will be going live soon! These realms will give select players the chance to experience new content before it is patched to public realms. More importantly, it gives us a place to test new features and systems in a live environment without impacting the public realms. This will allow us to provide players with more frequent content patches in the future.

Moving forward, all players who have an active World of Warcraft account will be eligible to participate in testing on the test realms. However, this initial testing phase requires characters between the levels of 55 and 60 in order to properly test the content and functionality for the next patch. Email invitations have been sent out to a random set of players who meet these qualifications. Their level 55 to 60 characters have been copied to the test realm and will be waiting for them when they log in for the first time.

The version of World of Warcraft currently running on the test realms contains all the content additions, changes, and bug fixes that will be implemented to the public realms next patch. If you would like to read the details of these changes, additions, and bug fixes, please read the patch notes located here:

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/patchnot ... 03-04.html

The goal of the public test realms is to facilitate the introduction of any game changes to a live environment. This will allow us to test, analyze, and present new content to players on a regular basis with the shortest delay possible. If you would like more information, please view our Test Realm FAQ located here:

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/faq/testrealms.html

We want to thank all of the players who have been selected to test this new content, and we look forward to seeing you in game!

Nice patch imo.

Fash · Post by **Fash** » March 7, 2005, 9:01 pm

Numbers and punctuation will not be passed through chat communication to members of the opposing faction.

leetspeak is over |317(|-|

Fash · Post by **Fash** » March 7, 2005, 9:14 pm

# You can now have multiple action bars onscreen at the same time.
# You can activate the additional action bars through the Interface options menu.
# You can now have quest completion criteria for the quests you are currently on display on the game screen as well as in the quest log. If you shift-click on a quest in the quest log, it will display the completion criteria on the main game screen underneath the mini-map.

# You can now do what you were already able to if you were playing EQ2.

but seriously.. this is a huge freaking patch.. i want them to hurry.

Morgrym · Post by **Morgrym** » March 7, 2005, 10:30 pm

Cosmos already let you do that. I think it's funny how they promoted the use of it then ripped codes and improved them. Should be interesting and let me dump cosmos for good.

Anyone get an invite to the test server?

Aabidano · Post by **Aabidano** » March 7, 2005, 10:36 pm

Cosmos is a bloated pig.

Nilaman · Post by **Nilaman** » March 7, 2005, 10:39 pm

I won't dump cosmos.

I like /tloc.

And the Pet Monitor is an awesome feature.

Sionistic · Post by **Sionistic** » March 8, 2005, 12:09 am

Added /golfclap.

You dont get much more own than that.

Keverian FireCry · Post by **Keverian FireCry** » March 8, 2005, 2:01 am

Charge has been improved so it will work through doorways and won't path you through an entire dungeon.

Finally! lol!

Bubba Grizz · Post by **Bubba Grizz** » March 8, 2005, 11:41 am

Any idea when this patch is going live?

Xyun · Post by **Xyun** » March 8, 2005, 11:44 am

I would wager either today or a week from today.

Morgrym · Post by **Morgrym** » March 8, 2005, 12:33 pm

Rumor buzz is 2 months =/

Euro's are supposed to see it on the 12th or the 15th something like that.

Deneve · Post by **Deneve** » March 9, 2005, 12:29 am

Totem Stomper and the lack of "??"