Patch 2.1 live tomorrow!
by Krystalle Voecks 
May 21st 2007 at 9:00PM
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For those of you who didn't want to wander through the extremely long transcript for the Stratics House of Commons Dev Chat in the last post, I thought I would point out one extremely pertinent bit. According to Tigole, Kalgan, Drysc and Eyonix, patch 2.1 is going live tomorrow morning to all servers. If you've been holding off on running the torrent, or meaning to look for that patch mirror site but never got around to it, you might want to get that download started. In either case, patches generally mean strange bugs and rolling restarts, if not an extended downtime in the first place. Best to prepare for an extended WoW jones now and some frustration as the bugs get worked out of the system.
Me? I've got my World of Warcraft home game, WoW Insider, and caffeine. I'm ready to face patch day!
What kind of things do you do on patch day? Have any particular things you do on maintenance Tuesdays like the WoW LJ community does with their Caturday - Servers Screwed thread? Share your tips and save your fellow WoW players from boredom tomorrow!
Edited to add: Yep, Drysc confirmed extended downtime:
We will be performing extended maintenance on May 22 for all realms.
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Filed under: Patches, News items, Expansions
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Dave May 21st 2007 9:27PM
I sit in the corner, hugging my knees, gently rocking back and forth, and quietly wait for maintenance to be over. Actually, I catch up on my my Tivo'd shows. Yes, I have a very full life.
Amandrel May 21st 2007 9:49PM
Living in Australia, our server should go down about 8pm local time, giving me the opportunity to spend a WoW-free night with my husband. If all is working as intended when I wake up tomorrow, then I have to decide whether or not to pull a sickie.
*cough* *cough* *sniff!*
I'm already laying the groundwork here at work, just in case...
Galipan May 22nd 2007 6:34AM
Well, apart from having school, and praying on my way back home for the realms to be up; I either do homework, play Wii, or play DS. Those keep me distracted for a while :P
fever May 21st 2007 10:27PM
I don't understand... Caturday is Saturday... Realm Maintenance is Tuesday...
Carlsberg May 21st 2007 10:28PM
im also in Australia.. patch day (or night) isnt so bad. actually may allow me to catch up on some sleep. That sickie idea sounds pretty good to me... :)
Elth May 21st 2007 10:37PM
I have a final tomorrow afternoon so by the time I get back the realms should be back up. Time to pull an all-nighter tomorrow :)
RogueJedi86 May 21st 2007 10:51PM
Maybe Meowsday?
I just try to sleep through the patch downtime, since it is during the morning hours in the US.
Seraya May 21st 2007 11:19PM
I rewatch the previous night's Heroes episode, then again with commentary. :D
OMG WHAT AM I GONNA DO THIS SUMMER ON TUESDAYS ;.;
brett May 21st 2007 11:41PM
What happened to "smaller more controlled" patches with a quicker release schedule. This thing is a monster, it's going to be buggier than an anthill.
GT0783 May 22nd 2007 1:20AM
Glad I respec'd OUT of holy today with my paladin!
Frogs May 22nd 2007 1:26AM
Can't wait for epic flight form! Whee!!
and @8- Smaller patches would be a lot more convenient for the players, since bugs would be fixed closer to when the were found. However, downloading lots of small patches can be annoying and I'm sure releasing them could be as well... though I still think it would be worth it to all but the most casual of players.
Elo May 22nd 2007 1:32AM
What do I do on patch day.....
Go to work, if only I was lucky enough sit around and dream up little things to do instead of indulging my addiction.
Automod May 22nd 2007 1:59AM
I'm thinkin, finish up season 2 of Carnivale, and watch the season finale of Heroes over and over again. IMO it's one of the best finales ever! (oh and that little thing called work.)
Smutcakes May 22nd 2007 3:12AM
still hoping that they take out the primal nether requirement for the new engineering goggles. Never seen one drop in non heroics, a good way away from getting keys for heroics.
Wartooth May 22nd 2007 3:14AM
In england the servers go down wednesday early morning, so when i normally wake up the servers are already back up :D :P
BlackEagle May 22nd 2007 5:09AM
Do you confirm tha the patch will be live tomorrow?
rpotor May 22nd 2007 5:57AM
Could somebody please make me a very happy panda and put up the very final patchnotes somewhere on the net for us poor folks in Europe who'll get the patch only on Wednesday?
Thank you!
fin May 22nd 2007 7:44AM
Definatly watch the heroes and black donnellys episodes I missed while working. nbc.com airs full episodes for during my boring tuesday mornings.
DR May 22nd 2007 6:30AM
Like every tuesday nights fiasco, i go play on a free wow server. Ever killed a boar in the barrens and got 4K xp and 2G?. its fun.
G May 22nd 2007 7:23AM
Downloaded, patched and confirmed! Version 2.1.0 (6692). The Mac variant of "Patches" ended up being 279 MB, and only the last 9 MB had to be downloaded just now, thanks to previous trickling in the background. A few seconds later, and "The update was successful." Of course, without any realms up, I can't do much except go to sleep and hope for a few solid minutes in between crashes this afternoon. Crossing fingers for minimal add-on trouble..