Patch 3.3.3a is now live

by Adam Holisky Mar 26th 2010 at 10:10AM

A small update has been deployed this morning -- patch 3.3.3a. The file is only about five megs, and we don't know a whole lot about what it does. Speculation is that it allows PPC users to play the game again, although we can't verify that right now (I'm sure some of you can, hint hint).

The patch notes are supposed to be up in the Bug Reporting Forums, however nothing is there. The patch notes provided with the patch are as follows:

Patch 3.3.3a

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World of Warcraft Client Patch 3.3.3a
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We are updating World of Warcraft with a minor bug fix patch. For updated
information regarding the changes made in this patch, please visit the
official Bug Report forum at:
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/board.html?sid=1&forumId=10023

We'll update this post when we know more.

Tags: breaking, patch-3.3.3, patch-3.3.3a, wow-patch-3.3.3, wow-patch-3.3.3a

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)

Sean Mar 26th 2010 10:14AM

Well I downloaded the patch and I am still getting stuck at the loading screen so it didn't fix that........

matt Mar 26th 2010 12:09PM

i had the same problem. deleting my cache folder seemed to fix it.

bountyhunterah Mar 26th 2010 12:40PM

well, I have the same problem even after deleting WTF/Cache/Interface folders after the patch.

I saw a post on the wow forums that said they had a fix for the Mac, but was still looking into the PC issues. so, I'm thinking this could just be the fix for macs, cause since I've been on, folks have added 2 more pages of it still happening

yorax Mar 26th 2010 12:44PM

No, it has not fixed the loading screen problem. I too have deleted all the standard folders that Blizz always tells us to delete, i have flushed my DNS. Even with no addons, i still get stuck at 100% loading screen the first time, after closing wow and relogging, I get in. I was hoping this patch fixed that, but obviously it has not.

Pollux Mar 26th 2010 1:05PM

I had the same loading screen issue and when I disabled addons, it went away. I think loading screen issues are often due to out-of-date addons.

Pollux Mar 26th 2010 1:08PM

I suppose deleting the interface folder gets rid of all addons, but does it do so as cleanly as disabling them within the game? Probably, but it's worth checking out

Sir Broose Mar 26th 2010 1:46PM

One of my computers is a Mac G5 and I'm having this same issue on that (and only that) machine. My other machine is a newer Intel Mac and it's fine. I have done all the stuff (deleting caches, and add-ons, etc) and sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn't. It didn't make any sense. Then I read a post on the forums that said the connection issue, itself, was random (I know, not truly random, but not predictable with available information) and that the solution was to just keep trying.

This means that sometimes if you do all the "fixes" it may seem to work, but it was just coincidence. I tried it, and it's true - at least for me. I get the "You have been disconnected from the realm" error and I just back up and re-log, over an over, and eventually, I get in - with or without my add-ons, with or without fresh cache. Persistence seems to be the key. Sometimes it takes about 30 tries, or so. I had to remove my authenticator, because having to use that every time was just too much. I'll put it back, once the glitch is gone, of course.

jfofla Mar 26th 2010 2:38PM

Here is a workaround for G5 users still having problems.

The moment you see the word SUCCESS! Hit the ESC key.

This will bring up the realms to choose from. You MUST wait 30 seconds before choosing a realm.

This has worked for me all week, hope it helps.

fluffybearlina Mar 26th 2010 9:35PM

@Pollux: If you think of it deductively, it's actually way, way cleaner. When you disable them in-game, the files still exist in the directory, they're still there, and all you need to do is tick a box to re-enable them again. If you delete them the directory, the game won't even realize they're there, thus it's impossible to disable them because there's nothing to disable. You can't enable that which doesn't exist. Deleting them is an act of far greater magnitude than simply disabling them, thus by conventional logic, it's far more guaranteed that deleting them will help fix the problem than just disabling them.

TwhiT Mar 26th 2010 10:22AM

Maybe now Dalaran will be free of loading problems!

/sarcasm

Ravdoss Mar 26th 2010 11:37AM

Dalaran used to be the kiss of death for me until I went from 1 to 3 gigs of ram. I'd highly recommend a memory upgrade to all who have issues with Dalaran (y'kno unless you have already or your pc sux).

Kendall213 Mar 26th 2010 12:01PM

Not just Dalaran. I get caught up on the loading screen almost no matter where I am.

blindlinus Mar 26th 2010 6:34PM

@Ravdoss - definitely solid advice on ram upgrading. another thing you can do that will help a *small* bit is allocating more of your HD to Virtual Memory if you can spare it. i forget the "accepted" math on what the numbers to use are (they're based around your pc's actual ram), but i've jacked it up well beyond that will no ill effects on my pc. just make sure that you set the amount of disc space to be used as virtual memory the same on each physical hard drive you possess.

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