The Queue: i.wow.com does not work
by Adam Holisky 
Jan 18th 2010 at 11:00AM
Another week of The Queue, another week of questions and answers about the World of Warcraft, from your hosts Adam Holisky, Alex Ziebart, and Mikhael Saccovich. Sacco's gone Russian, we hear. His new found editor powers have made him a communist, where he directs everyone to post more and more and share the WoW love around; while he himself sits in his tower tending to his hair.
True story.
Many people asked...
"What happened to your mobile/iPhone enabled site?"
We're aware that i.wow.com is not working as expected right now. Our engineers at Aol are on it, and we're hopeful it'll be fixed soon -- although I don't have a timeframe to give you when it'll be fixed (I don't even have an internal timeframe, other than "Soon").
For those that don't know what i.wow.com is, it's the mobile version of the site. It doesn't have all the fancy graphics of WoW.com, and loads really fast on iPhones and other mobile devices. Right now if you go to it and click on an article link, it'll take you to the full-wow.com article, not the light version without the fancy graphics.
There is a work around for the issue -- if you copy the article's URL (or just stop the article during its loading process) you can then replace the "www" part of the URL with an "i" and things will work fine and display as the reduced mobile version. I know it's not a solution, and we hope to have this working perfectly again soon. We'll have a post up when we're able to get it fixed.
Vacasta asked...
"Is there a way to tell how often someone has been vote kicked from a PuG?"
No, and I hope such a stat would never be allowed to become public knowledge. Kicking players from a group can be done for both bad and good reasons, and the bad apples would become even more empowered to behave like asshats in order to raise a players "kick score."
RogueJedi63 asked...
"What will happen if you have a quest in your log that ends up being removed in Cataclysm? Will the quest be removed from your log? Like what if you have Mankrik's wife's quest when Cataclysm hits and they finally move her remains. I would guess it'd just be deleted from quest log."
I agree with you. I would think they're going to just be deleted; and actually I would just assume that they're going to clear everyone's quest logs upon the Cataclysm patch drop. We don't know officially, of course, and we won't know until very near the start of Cataclysm -- but the technical issues of allowing thousands of unfinished quests to exist in the log files of tens of millions of accounts would be astounding. Much easier just to clear all the logs than to have to worry about thousands of possible errors.
Mors asked...
"Doesn't it get frustrating and annoying answering the same questions over and over again?"
Yes, it does. That's why we want all of you to ask us questions that we haven't heard! To ask a question, leave a comment and we'll answer it if we can. And if we don't know, we'll find someone on staff who does or link you to a resource that answers it.
Five things not to ask, because we've either answered it a dozen times or just don't know: the exact Cataclysm release date, dance studios, Cataclysm class changes, details about Cataclysm raids, details about Cataclysm dungeons.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 11)
Radioted Jan 18th 2010 11:07AM
This isn't a new question... but I only ask because I haven't had it answered yet! :) Anyway...
Why do some of the guys we have to kill for the Argent Tourney dailies act like they have loot, but never actually HAVE loot? I'm talking about Drottin Hrothgar, Mistcaller Yngvar, and Ornolf the Scarred. When you kill them, they sparkle and you get the bag icon. But... there's no loot there. What's up with that?
Brondorf Jan 18th 2010 11:17AM
have to agree i have wondered about this as well. Not a big issue but kind of a interesting "bug".
daan.leijen Jan 18th 2010 11:20AM
Not sure about those mobs, but that usually happens too with mobs which don't have a minimum drop amount, like low-lvl beast.
Drakkenfyre Jan 18th 2010 11:24AM
Not every critter has to drop stuff. There are several things that have a loot option when they die, but they aren't supposed to have loot on them. There are a few things marked to be non-lootable, no matter what.
Gnosh Jan 18th 2010 11:27AM
Those mobs in particular have blank loot tables because they're summoned. They want people to at least have to MOVE to farm.
Sinnh Jan 18th 2010 12:03PM
i asked a similar question a while back that didn't get answered, basically NPCs in wintergrasp can be looted but they never have anything on them, not even a bit of copper. but, same thing, sparkles and bag icon but nothing on them
Cyanea Jan 18th 2010 12:15PM
When a Horde raid enters ICC, there's that cool cutscene in the beginning where Saurfang realizes that rescuing Fordragon might lesson some of the conflict between the Alliance and the Horde. Is there a similar one for the Alliance where they talk about rescuing Lil' Saurfang, or does Wrynn just go all "RAWRWRJKASD KILL HORDE@JOSDF!!!!"
olzer Jan 18th 2010 12:48PM
@Cyanea
Wrynn is not there at the very start, it's Tirion and Muradin Bronzebeard. Bronzebeard says something like
"Could it be, Lord Fordring? If Bolvar, still lives, mayhap there is hope for peace between the Alliance and Horde! We must get to the top of this accursed spire and free the Paladin!"
Briggs Jan 18th 2010 1:37PM
@Cyanea
The scene after Saurfang dies is quite moving as well. It involves Varian Wrynn, Jaina, Saurfang Sr, and Muradin.
The Horde airship flies up to the ledge and Saurfang Sr. steps off. The following ensues.
High Overlord Saurfang says: Behind you lies the body of my only son. Nothing will keep me from him.
Muradin Bronzebeard says: Don't force my hand, orc. We can't let you pass.
Muradin Bronzebeard says: He... I can't do it. Get back on your ship and we'll spare your life.
** Jaina and Varian Wrynn teleport onto the ledge.
King Varian Wrynn says: Stand down, Muradin. Let a grieving father pass.
High Overloed Saurfang kneels over his son's body.
High Overlord Saurfang says: [Orcish] No'ku kil zil'nok ha tar.
High Overlord Saurfang says: I will not forget this kindess. I thank you, highness.
King Varian Wrynn says says: I... I was not at the Wrathgate. But the soldiers who survived told me much of what happened. Your son fought with honor. He died a hero's death. He deserves a hero's burial.
Lady Jaina Proudmoore cries.
King Varian Wrynn says says: Jaina, why are you crying?
Lady Jaina Proudmoore says: It was nothing, your majesty. Just... I'm proud of my king.
King Varian Wrynn says says: Muradin, secure the deck and prepare our soldiers for an assault on the Upper Citadel. I'll send out another regiment from Stormwind.
Muradin Bronzebeard says says: Let's get the move then. Move out!
Kinda changes the way you think about Wrynn, really. He may be prone to rash action (just like Garrosh?) but at least he comes around to realize his errors and tries to make things right.
Sinthar Jan 19th 2010 9:49AM
KK who knicked our King and replaced him with this guy then....OWN UP.....
Muse Jan 19th 2010 3:31PM
Which is probably why the horde don't get to see that cutscene. Wouldn't want them thinking our king might actually not be a hothead.
calvport Jan 18th 2010 3:02PM
Sacco!! Noooooo!!
explosion987 Jan 18th 2010 11:11AM
Can you fly from hellfire peninsula to the Netherstorm over the abyss in outland on your flying mount?
Delshay Dethecus US Jan 18th 2010 11:13AM
Yes you can.
Crianas Jan 18th 2010 11:14AM
Yes. You'll skirt fatigue but if you keep going you'll make it.
Yltharion Jan 18th 2010 11:15AM
yep!
Ascot Jan 18th 2010 11:15AM
Yes, and you actually might find some things you never saw before. I suggest you fly from Hellfire to that Kirin Tor village in Netherstorm and check the floating islands just before Netherstorm.
Dreamstorm Jan 18th 2010 11:21AM
There's an abandoned pirate ship south of Netherstorm, on a small island somewhere.
Blondies Jan 18th 2010 11:29AM
"Yes. You'll skirt fatigue but if you keep going you'll make it. "
I have never seen fatigue in outland. I have flown into invisble walls, but never fatigue, and I used to fly over that pit of darkness on a daily basis for my dailies back in BC.
Phil Jan 18th 2010 11:37AM
I remember the first time I did this, you go into a zone called "Twisting Nether" or "The Twisting Nether" I can't remember which. I was surprised there was a empty zone between zones.