Tuesday Morning Post: 3rd patch is the charm edition
by Daniel Whitcomb 
Apr 28th 2009 at 5:30AM
We've had a week of Patch 3.1.1, and all seems... well, more or less well. There's been hotfixes nearly every day, and scattered reports that talents are still being wonky for some people, but the major bugs seem to be squelched. Maybe. We have an extended maintenance again this week which will herald patch 3.1.1a. This means you have plenty of time to read WoW Insider. Here's the usual roundup of the past week's hot news.Hot News and Features
- Oh yeah, here's the hottest news: A new 5-man coming in a future patch is confirmed.
- We also had the exclusive first announcement of the Peggle Addon for WoW.
- Noblegarden is finally in full swing. We have an achievement guide and a FAQ, as well as Egg hunting suggestions.
- Is WoW coming to iPhone? Here's some footage that suggests it may be closer than you think.
- The War between the Horde and the Alliance is heating up, and we're taking a look at the lore behind it and where it may lead in the future. Is Varian Wrynn Right or Wrong?
- So what is the Sunwell effect, and what does it have to do with 25 and 10 man loot?
- Encrypted Text discusses Rogue Spreadsheets.
- Shifting Perspectives continues to look at Ulduar from a Druid perspective.
- Totem Talk continues looking at Patch 3.1 Shaman Gear.
- Scattered Shots looks at ranged weapons in Ulduar.
- Rossi looks at Dual speccing on his warrior.
- Arcane Brilliance discusses PvP gear for Mages.
- Lichborne has a nice collection of DPS and Tank builds for 3.1
- Here's a class change that seemed to rock the whole concept of class balance in WoW: Paladins can no longer use Exorcism in PvP. Zach also takes a look at how Holy Paladins fare in Ulduar.
- Oh yeah, Replenishment was changed for PvP too.
- Death Knights got a somewhat expected nerf: Death Strike now scales with the Death Knight's Health rather than damage done.
- Hunters got a variety of hotfixes, some good, some not so good.
- Time is Money discusses the merits of buying your own guild bank.
- WoW Rookie discusses auction house basics.
- The Blues discuss the philosophy of the Argent Tournament.
- Spoilers Ahoy! We have a preview of Algalon, the true last boss of Ulduar. And here, have some more Algalon Information, including video.
- Want to raid faster? We highlight some tips from players.
- Constant respeccing due to all these patches and resets got you down? Save your specs with Talented.
- Yeah, the new fishing dailies are cool.
- The US Arena Tournament qualifier final standings are in.
- Is Ulduar too easy?
- The WoW Pod: Is it a cool art project, a useful invention, or social commentary?
- With WoW Matrix essentially defunct, lots of people are looking for alternatives. Eliah reviews one, the Curse Client for Mac.
- Are DPS helper mods cheating, or just another tool like threat meters and raid frames?
- This pulsh moonkin is the cutest thing ever and I want to hug it and squeeze it and take it home. And I usually detest Moonkin (It's an old feral druid habit).
- Soloing Utgarde Keep? Yeah, it was bound to happen sooner or later.
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Realm Status, News items
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Divstar Apr 28th 2009 6:33AM
Check the last 2 links - they go to the same page :)
Mystic Apr 28th 2009 7:12AM
Sigh..imagine that. Yet again nothing new from Blood Pact. Can we expect an article in 2 months to discuss Ulduar and dualspec for warlocks?
Tythian Apr 28th 2009 9:26AM
WI is just following the trend... Blizzard doesn't pay attention to what they are doing with us... so WI isn't sparing room for Warlock talk.
Hell, everybody is just playing their "Warlock in Plate" OP DK anyway... so why bother putting up crap for Warlocks that like 3 people will read because that's about all that is left of the Warlock class anymore.
Mike Apr 28th 2009 7:41AM
You may want to remove that bit about WoW on iPhone. That video is just showcasing Vollee, a bit of software for using a 3G phone as a remote display and control for games running on a PC. So while the video isn't a fake, the claims that are going along with it are.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vollee
cartman Apr 28th 2009 9:56AM
Another Tuesday another patch and another chance to respec. Think its time to play in my RL for a couple of weeks and give Blizz a chance to FIX THE GAME!! You know like having to respec after entering Naxx last night? Some of us more than once, yeah fix the game Blizz, please, see ya in a couple of weeks, good luck.
Cart
Mitawa Apr 28th 2009 10:03AM
In the "Random Glitches that make you say WTF?!" Category of this patch, I was running a guildie's alt through Shoulderfang Keep last night... or I was, except that evey time he went through the instance portal, he fell through the world and Died hitting the ground near the ocean in the Barrens... except that if you saw him in your friends list it said he was in Azshara.
We tried to portal him back to the Undercity to try again, but he kept ending up in Tranquillen.
So random. O.o
Killer Apr 28th 2009 2:22PM
Yeah the respecs are getting quite old. I've done specs on my 13 toons I don't know how many times since patch 3.1. I've stopped playing almost completely since the patch. I'm just like well maybe if I stop playing for awhile to allow for Blizzard to fix their latest debocal it won't be so frustrating when I come back, perhaps even be able to hold a spec for longer than a couple of days.
It could be worse though, I suppose I could be a WarHammer player.