2.4.3 on its way to PTRs
by Michael Gray 
Jun 18th 2008 at 2:10PM
Daniel told you last night that the official PTR boards were up and character copy was live...but no actual PTR servers were active. We've known a 2.4.3 was going to exist for a little while, since Iriel mentioned it in the UI forums. But, the mystery of when seems to be over at least. Hortus announced on the PTR forum that the 2.4.3 PTR is on its way, and the forums just happen to be up a little early. It's coming fairly soon, too -- he's already telling us to delete our old WoWtest folder in preparation.
2.4.3 seems likely to be built of minor bug-fixes. We've not seen any of the doom and gloom that tends to surround class balance. It's definitely feeling to me like Blizzard's taking the time and effort to shore up their services as they prepare for Wrath of the Lich King. Still, let's see what 2.4.3 has for us.
Filed under: Patches, Analysis / Opinion, News items
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Keith Jun 18th 2008 3:09PM
"Mounts at 30?! Yes, it’s true: Apprentice Riding and mounts are now available at level 30. Training costs 35 gold. "
This is huge! How come it hasn't been picked up yet?
RogueJedi86 Jun 18th 2008 3:21PM
Link to blue post saying this please. I don't see anything in my RSS for BlueTracker.
Rubin Jun 18th 2008 4:00PM
Ya don't need a blue post to confirm it because its on their web site's patch notes.
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/patchnotes/test-realm-patchnotes.html
4th point - Mounts at 30?! Yes, it’s true: Apprentice Riding and mounts are now available at level 30. Training costs 35 gold.
Great news for my druid alt :P
Zakk Jun 18th 2008 4:40PM
Holy...CRAP! THAT'S HUGANTIC! Gotta wonder how people who don't take two gathering professions in the early portion of the game will deal with this on top of increased leveling speed, but it's definitely a very, VERY nice addition for us alt-o-holics.
*reads notes again*
Oh yeah! 35 gold from the previous 90! This is gonna be great!
Not sure I've ever been so excited for a minor patch.
Lohrr Jun 18th 2008 9:38PM
I hope this change make it to live! Remember the tough times when you were leveling your characters through the huge mid-30 zones like STV, Dushwallow, 1K Needles, Desolace? So much of the time were spent on traveling. With the new expansion coming out, shortening the lowbie leveling time is always the right direction to go, and indeed a good news of altaholics all over Azeroth.
Lowering the price is of course another nice touch.
Zeplar Jun 18th 2008 5:39PM
Druid twinks /die all over the General forums right now...