Extended realm maintenance for Tuesday, October 12th; Patch 4.0.1 likely

by Gregg Reece Oct 11th 2010 at 11:00AM

I shook my Imp in a Ball and asked if the pre-Cataclysm patch 4.0.1 would be dropping on Tuesday and he said, "Yes, but if anyone asks ... It wasn't me who told you." Then Blizzard representative Rishgur announced on the forums that we would be having extended maintenance from midnight until noon on Tuesday, Oct. 12. Coincidence? I think not. It's so blatant that even Kaylee Switchgear, our maintenance graphic gnome, thinks we're having a patch.

Could some random bug crop up between now and then to crush the hopes and dreams of those of us preparing for a 4.0.1 Tuesday? Sure, but that could happen with just about any patch. What we do know is that realms will be down for 12 hours and Cataclysm is only a month and a half away.

Be sure to tune into WoW Insider during the downtime to brush up on your 4.0.1 patch information and all of the class-revamping, reforging, prime-glyphing, guild-member-capping, Azeroth-shattering information.

Rishgur

We will be performing extended maintenance on Tuesday, October 12th. Maintenance will begin at 12:00 AM PDT and conclude at approximately 12:00 PM PDT. During this time, all realms and many web services will be unavailable.

Thank you for your patience.

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Tags: extended-maintenance, maintenance, patch-4.0, patch-4.0.1, patch-401, pre-cataclysm, realm-maintenance, realm-status, Rishgur, wow-realm-maintenance, wow-realm-status

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Reader Comments (Page 2 of 5)

Joe Oct 11th 2010 11:09AM

crosses fingers, knocks on wood,rubs rabbit foot, prays to old gods(not sure if this is a good idea but will try anyway lol )

Shadowwind Oct 11th 2010 11:33AM

Praying to old gods? Are you planning to go mad and become a raid boss sometime in the next hundred years or so?

Blayze Oct 11th 2010 12:38PM

It's one way to become famous.

Fa110u7 Oct 11th 2010 11:09AM

I was able to get into the Cata Beta a month or so ago and it ruined live for me so I took a break, I couldn't find any motivation to run anything anymore with the vast improvements that Cataclysm showed me.

Anyway, I've been checking in off and on to see if there is any information about Cata launch events. Other than the stupid events in Gnomer and the Troll's getting their island back is there supposed to be anything new coming? I'm thinking the awesome event that they had for Wrath, running around in the plaguelands killing undead and all the cool items and gear that they offered.

Other than that I'm really looking forward to patch 4.0.1, I'm thinking that the new talent system will really make the leveling experience enjoyable enough that my wife will play a bit more =D

MikeLive Oct 11th 2010 11:19AM

http://www.wowwiki.com/Elemental_Invasion

Lorendi Oct 11th 2010 11:11AM

Are they taking away kingslayer in 4.0? Because my guild is on him right now and I want my shiny title.

MikeLive Oct 11th 2010 11:18AM

Nope, you're safe.

Felix_rew Oct 11th 2010 11:11AM

Inb4 Hell, it's about time.

Arturis Oct 11th 2010 11:42AM

I think that might be a different franchise...

Freak Mojo Oct 11th 2010 11:13AM

Will this patch include the new race/class combos.? Excluding goblins and worsens, of course.

MikeLive Oct 11th 2010 11:18AM

Nope, that's 4.0.3 "The Shattering", which will likely drop November 16th or 23rd (2-3 weeks before expansion release).

Kaahn Stewart Oct 11th 2010 11:18AM

No, that's 4.0.3, which will be closer to the Cata release.

Freak Mojo Oct 11th 2010 11:28AM

Awesome! Thanks for the replies.

Benjamin Oct 11th 2010 11:47AM

the new race/class combo's will only be for people who've purchased and downloaded WoW: Cataclysm. even when 4.0.3 hits, if you're still only up to WotLK, you're stuck with what we have now.

Sedna Oct 11th 2010 11:48AM

Thanks, good to know! Momma wants an orcish mage.

Related: So 4.0.3 is the patch that'll change the physical world, right? I just want to know if I can sneak in a few more ZG runs, or if that one I did on Saturday was the grand finale.

Drakkenfyre Oct 11th 2010 12:19PM

Benjamin, no, they said the new race/classes will be available in 4.0.3, without the expansion.

MikeLive Oct 11th 2010 11:17AM

THE END IS NIGH!!

Gregg Reece Oct 11th 2010 1:14PM

Darn Doomsayers. Don't I have a quest to kill you somewhere in my quest log?

VioletArrows Oct 11th 2010 11:17AM

*twitches* It's just two quests. I do not need those two feats of strength. I will give in... *rocks back and forth*

MikeLive Oct 11th 2010 11:20AM

For Loremaster? You have until 4.0.3 to finish them, some time yet.

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