Warcraft Experience

Latest word from Blizzard…

The Public Test Realms (PTR) for the 2.0.1 patch are now live! We are currently in the process of upgrading a group of realms to a new storage solution, upgrading those realms in preparation for the expansion and overall performance improvements. While these realms are undergoing maintenance we will not be able to offer character copies to the PTRs. The realms currently down for extended maintenance are scheduled to be brought back up on November 15, at approximately 5:00 PM PST, and we expect the character copies to be available shortly after they are brought back up. Until that time you can create new characters and still test many of the new features such as the new Looking For Group system.

We’re not planning to offer premades for the 2.0.1 test. This is to help direct testing to areas, classes, and skills that people are familiar with to help ensure testing and feedback are indicative of the player’s knowledge and experience with the characters and level being played.

For more information on the PTRs please read the FAQ by clicking here.

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The Darkmoon Faire is in town from November 6 – 12, 2006. Be sure to turn in your various scorpid blood, bat eyes, etc. in for tokens!

Out there in RL a WoW player has been able to lose weight while playing his favorite game.

Playing World of Warcraft can cause you to lose weight without having to move from your computer, a gamer has claimed.

According to Joystiq, one of its readers, Greg, managed to lose 41lbs – nearly 3 stones – from his 274-pound frame in just three months.

Of course it was not just playing the game. Greg strapped his keyboard onto the display of his exercise bike and installed a side table to operate his mouse.

He hung his 46-inch Samsung LCD to hold his attention, using WoW from his XPS Gen 2 laptop to stop him getting bored while he biked.

Dubbing his method ‘warbiking’ Greg was able to do 100 hours of cardio biking which would have meant him dropping dead of boredom if he had not had his favourite game beside him.

Of course real biking never seems to have occurred to him because that would meant going outside, a place which is only a fable to most WoW players, despite having better graphics.

Read the article here.

Extra info. Blizzard will release a 1.13 patch soon (next few weeks). This will be a MAJOR CONTENT PATCH. Included in this patch will be the new honor system, all new talent trees and abilities, and the new spells that you can learn at lvl 60 and before. Other stuff, too, but those are the biggies. Keep your eyes peeled…

And yes, before you ask, it will work on Mac!

PC System Requirements

OS: Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4); Windows XP (Service Pack 2)
Processor: Intel Pentium3 800MHz or AMD Duron 800MHz
Memory:
512 MB RAM,
1GB RAM is recommended
Video:

Minimum: 32MB 3D graphics processor with Hardware Transform and Lighting, such as an NVIDIA GeForce 2 class card or above.

Recommended: 64MB VRAM 3D graphics processor with Vertex and Pixel Shader capability, such as an NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 class card or above.
Sound: DirectX compatible sound card
Mac System Requirements

OS: Mac OS X 10.3.9 or newer required
Processor:
933MHz G4/G5 processor,
1.8GHz G5/Intel or better recommended
RAM:
512MB RAM,
1GB DDR RAM is recommended
Video:
NVIDIA or ATI graphics processor with 32MB VRAM,
64MB VRAM recommended
Controls: A keyboard and mouse are required. Input devices other than a mouse and keyboard are not supported

Blizzard is gearing up for this years Hallow’s End celebration. Check out the details…

Observed by both the Horde and the Alliance, Hallow’s End is the celebration of the break between the Forsaken and the Scourge. Adventurers can speak to innkeepers to get silly masks to wear during their adventures, and much more.

Learn more about this event, which runs from October 18 until November 1, on our Hallow’s End page.

Thundgot from EU Blizzard wanted to update those on the PCT issue they have been having, have a listen…

Some players have been experiencing issues trying to use the Paid Character Transfer service. When the PCT process is initiated by a player, their bank is notified and the payment amount is placed in ‘reserve’. This temporarily places the money outside of their bank account, looking like a payment has been made but in fact no transfer is completed until final validation is given.

On this occasion, a technical issue generated an error message which prevented players from completing the PCT process and validating the payment. On pinpointing the problem we turned off the PCT process and cancelled the payment requests.

Almost all payment requests have now been cancelled and the reservations are in the process of being released by the banks. We continue to work on this process and will provide further updates as soon as possible. Meanwhile the PCT service will remain closed until further notice.

We sincerely apologies for this situation.

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Using the Looking for Group channel giving you a headache? Or, if you are like me, have it turned off? Check this out!

Blizzard whipped together a little info page showing off the pending Looking for Group interface. Go give it a read…

Part of being in a stalwart band of adventurers is assembling that stalwart band in the first place. In the upcoming expansion, a new tool for finding a hearty group of cohorts will be available: our new Looking For Group

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interface! Here’s an overview of this new interface, including details on a few of the new ways to locate companions to share your adventures with!

Click here to view the Looking For Group Preview.