Servers back, without arenas
by Eliah Hecht 
Dec 5th 2006 at 10:54PM
After today's "unexpected" delays getting everything all patched up, many of the realms seem to be back online, and I imagine the rest are not far behind. However, to get this done, Blizz had to temporarily turn off the arena battlemasters, so we won't get to try out the arenas just yet (remember, unlike battlegrounds, arenas have no entrances in the overworld, so the only way to access them is by going to a battlemaster):- We have temporarily disabled the battlemasters for the arena system due to an issue that appeared during our patch implementation today. We anticipate this issue to be resolved by tomorrow and we will provide an update once the battlemasters and arenas are available. The issue will be able to be resolved with a hotfix while the realms are live and should not require any additional downtime. The battlemasters for the battlegrounds will still be available during this time.
[via worldofwar.net]
Filed under: Patches, Realm Status, News items, PvP
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
christophrr Dec 6th 2006 12:27AM
K, I'm still pretty sure that you have to be level 70 anyways, and since no one has the expansion yet, there's no need for arenas just yet.
Dave Dec 6th 2006 12:46AM
@ 1...your a moron...if you read anything thats been going on you CAN play the arenas for practice it just doesnt count for anything until your 70...keep up with current events if your gonna post.
Lori Dec 6th 2006 5:45AM
Hey! Anyone who calls a moron, a moron is a moron cause it takes one to know one.
Gnomercy Dec 6th 2006 9:10AM
Didn't Lori just call Dave a moron for calling a moron a moron? Doesn't that make her a moron, by her own logic?
This is like a word problem from an advanced logic class...
Dave Dec 6th 2006 11:27AM
Sorry i was in a bad mood last night...and @ 4...i think she did just call herself a moron o.O
Thijz Dec 7th 2006 3:15AM
"remember, unlike battlegrounds, arenas have no entrances in the overworld, so the only way to access them is by going to a battlemaster"
Ehm... I'm a little confused... Isn't this the other way around? Battlegrounds don't have entrances in the normal world (would be inpossible with the cross-realm stuff), you need to enther THOSE by talking to a battlemaster! Arenas are... Well i don't know, the only arena i know is in Stranglethorn and that's just a big building with a pit in the centre and seats around it...
Gnomercy Dec 6th 2006 2:39PM
@6...
AV is in alterac Mountains. AB is in Arathi Highlands. WSG is in that stupid night elf zone. (alliance side)
There are lil swirlies for those battlegrounds.
The arenas are instanced arenas that are new in the game. they have no swirlies.
(another "world" arena other than gurubashi in STV, is in Dire Maul.)
Unkle Dec 6th 2006 6:01PM
MORONS!
cdrudy Dec 9th 2006 12:49PM
Well..... I'm not toally clear about the arena system's implimentation, however:
"Battlegrounds don't have entrances in the normal world"
You sure can run into an entrance, (big red swirly things) and hop right into a queue! Not talking needed! ; -) Although, no way to appear instantaniously in it.