Patch 3.3.5 PTR Patch Notes

by Adam Holisky May 10th 2010 at 6:05PM

Zarhym has just released the Patch 3.3.5 PTR Patch Notes. Patch 3.3.5 will introduce the Ruby Sanctum, an all new level 80 raid dungeon located below the Wrymrest Temple in Dragonblight. Other major features of 3.3.5 include:

The new Real ID system / Cross-server, cross-game, cross-faction friend chat / Battle.net 2.0 is active for testing on the PTR.
There is a new "pop out" option for chat channels, placing them in their own tab of the chat window.
The new "pop out" option can also apply for whisper conversations with an individual player.

Remember, these patch notes are only for the PTR, and they often change. Don't expect them to be exactly like this when 3.3.5 is released to the live servers.

The full notes after the break.

Zarhym

The latest patch notes can always be found at http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/patchnotes/

The latest test realm patch notes can always be found at http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/patchnotes/test-realm-patchnotes.html

General

The Ruby Sanctum, an all-new 10- and 25-player raid featuring normal and Heroic difficulties, is now available for testing! Players will find the dungeon entrance below Wyrmrest Temple in Dragonblight.
Copied Test Realm characters are not copied with their achievement history in order to better facilitate the character copy process.

User Interface

Chat Frame
- Players can now right-click on any chat type (Whisper, Trade, General, Party, Raid, etc.) and choose the Pop Out Chat option. This will move that chat type to a separate tab in the Chat frame which can be undocked and moved anywhere on the screen.
  - Using the Pop Out Chat option on a Whisper will place the conversation with that player in a separate tab.
  - Any time a conversation with another player is put into its own tab, the tab will glow when a new message is received.
- Hovering over the Chat Frame and using the mouse wheel will allow players to scroll through chat text.
- Players can select Classic Mode under Interface Options to keep the Chat Frame functionality closer to what it was prior to patch 3.3.5.
- The Simple Chat User Interface option has been removed.
Friends List
- A new icon has been added to the top left of the Chat Frame which will open up the Friends list.
- In addition to its current functionality, the Friends List will now allow players to add Battle.net accounts (Real ID). Players will have to confirm that they are friends in order for a Real ID to be added. Once Real ID friends, players can communicate cross-game, cross-faction and cross-realm.
- A new Pending tab has been added where players can accept or decline a Real ID friend request, or select the Report Spam or Block Communications buttons.
- Players can now select from three statuses which will be visible to their friends: Available, Away and Busy.
- A Broadcast window has been added to the top of the frame. Players can use this to broadcast a message to all of their Real ID friends online. This message will also be displayed under the broadcaster's Real ID information in each friend's list.
For additional notes on Lua and XML changes please visit the UI & Macros Forum: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/board.html?sid=1&forumId=11114

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Reader Comments (Page 3 of 6)

Kaz May 10th 2010 7:00PM

The third number is usually a version number. Numbers that you don't see may have just been updates that were rolled out internally for testing as features were being added. If that's the case the number you see would just be the revision that was "feature complete."

It might also be a "mile-marker" to give an idea on the distance until the next minor release (or major release for that matter).

Blizzard's methodology seems to be:

First Number: Game; (WoW (1.x.x), BC (2.x.x) Wrath (3.x.x), etc.
Second Number: Major Content Patch; Secrets of Ulduar (3.1.x), Trial of the Crusader (3.2.x) Fall of the Lich King (3.3.x)
Third Number: Minor Content Patch (3.3.5)

Seems that they use a sequential order for Game versions, and Major patches, but for minor patches it seems to be a "mile marker" type thing. We don't know what they see on their companies computers though....

Drakkenfyre May 10th 2010 7:03PM

The skipped numbers are sometimes foreign patches.

Usually they are "Fixed a text issue with Chinese-language only", or "Fixed a text issue with Korean-language only.'

Mephron May 10th 2010 7:11PM

The generally accepted theory is that 3.3.4 was reserved for an emergency oh-shit-we-screwed-up patch, and when they didn't need it, 3.3.5 was already in development and they didn't change it.

Artificial May 10th 2010 8:05PM

"This one goes to 11."

Kole May 10th 2010 6:20PM

Ohhhhh Battle.net friends list is coming soooon!

Joshua May 10th 2010 6:23PM

I can haz a test nao?

shamman22 May 10th 2010 8:44PM

^Just lost 20IQ points reading this sentence.

brawler May 10th 2010 6:25PM

copys down atm

Drakkenfyre May 10th 2010 6:28PM

So, basically, it's.

New raid,

New chat features/friends list.

From StarCraft 2, let me tell you. The whining about Real ID is only going to get worse once this comes out. I hope that new icon will fade out when the chat window does, I don't need another icon floating there that I won't use often.

jon May 10th 2010 10:29PM

Comeon i hope they release the P.T.R. soon i wanna TEST!!!!!

Narshe May 10th 2010 6:35PM

Bring on the patch, sooner it get here sooner 4.0 comes out and sooner Cataclysm is out.

Samual Barshow May 10th 2010 6:37PM

freaking sweet crossrealm chat giggity giggity goo yahoo bastards

Camaris May 11th 2010 5:16AM

I think that is the official name of this patch.

MeanGreen May 16th 2010 6:10PM

Yippy ki-yay motherf****rs

Bob May 10th 2010 6:48PM

In starcraft 2 I love this feature. But I only use it while in the lobby. This is why I wonder how it will be implemented in a game where you are "playing" all the time...

But I suppose there will just be a new chat option like for instance "say", "yell" "party" "raid" "guild" that says "Real ID".

Icons are bad, but options are good.

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