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by Alex Ziebart 
Mar 3rd 2011 at 8:00PM
This is a step toward much smaller (and faster) content patches, much as we had back in vanilla WoW. Blizzard could release a small set of features far more rapidly than the current "monolithic" patches. Firelands and its associated raid content will now be included in patch 4.2. Patch 4.1 will entirely focus on the return of Zul'Aman and Zul'Gurub.
[via Eurogamer]
Filed under: News items, Cataclysm
Reader Comments (Page 2 of 7)
Cassey Mar 3rd 2011 9:12PM
I'd much rather see 4.1 come out in the next few weeks than wait a couple months for 4.1 + firelands. It puts new content in at a more steady rate.
While the massive patches were nice, i'd rather see smaller more common patches, sort of like vanilla with a 2-3 months between patches vs ~5 months between
(cutaia) Mar 3rd 2011 10:06PM
You're both right. It's going to depend greatly on how well Blizzard works the timeline on this.
Dibeling Mar 3rd 2011 8:12PM
Glad to hear. Our guild has only downed Halfus and Magma at this point.
Sagacyte Mar 3rd 2011 8:56PM
I agree. My guild hasn't cleared all of the content yet, and I was a bit worried that a new raid was coming up.
Daedhir Mar 3rd 2011 10:06PM
Yup, we have Magmaw, Halfus and Omnitron. We could use some time in Tier 11.
Vespene -GameTrailers- Mar 3rd 2011 8:13PM
I barely see anyone with 372 gear in my server.
I hope they don't introduce the next raid until most guilds have the current raid content on farm status.
anbilow Mar 3rd 2011 8:16PM
Wow. No new raid... Not a good move imo.
Hollow Leviathan Mar 3rd 2011 8:17PM
I'd love for this to mean they're going to update Silithus and Arathi Highlands in some upcoming less than gigantic patch, since they'll have time for it since they made raids harder than they knew.
Lugo Mar 3rd 2011 9:11PM
Actually, it looks like they are adding a bunch of new quests to Silithus and Arathi! Hopefully these are just the first step towards a full revamp of the zones.
More info here: http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/862007-Silithus-revamp-coming-in-4.1
Succulent Mar 3rd 2011 8:17PM
While it did feel like a lot of guilds (on my server anyway) hadn't progressed very far when 4.1 and Firelands was announced, I'm still not sure how I feel about this.
While tier 11 has been interesting, I haven't enjoyed it a whole lot. I was looking forward to a fresh tier.
Alas, perhaps this extra time will allow me to appreciate it more.
Nessie Mar 3rd 2011 8:17PM
I don't like this. I'd rather wait for the raids to be ready and have one big content patch, then have little ones with bits here and there.
Radioted Mar 3rd 2011 8:18PM
WE ARE NOT PREPARED?
anbilow Mar 3rd 2011 8:20PM
^Win^
VelidraWowInsider Mar 3rd 2011 8:23PM
This.
Harvoc Mar 3rd 2011 8:28PM
Made me chuckle. Hopefully those who plan to QQ later in this thread will read this and not complain (that much).
Hal Mar 3rd 2011 8:50PM
Patch 4.1 was merely a setback.
Hal Mar 3rd 2011 9:16PM
No, wait . . . Firelands in 4.1?
TOO SOON, EXECUTUS!
Twill Mar 4th 2011 1:56AM
I love you. And you and you and you. Not you, with the purple hair, I don't love you.
But seriously, this comment + replies made me laugh :P
AtomB Mar 3rd 2011 8:18PM
so instead of nerfing encounters to allow the progression they are going to add to filler 5 mans that will allow people to get better gear to then clear the current raid content. good plan blizzard.
Tokhand Mar 3rd 2011 8:55PM
Yes- It is a great plan!
Instead of ruining the encounters that they designed for strategy and difficulty by reducing their difficulty, why not add new small stuff, with gear and difficulty equal to the big hard stuff? That way progression is still progression! No raid tiers are missed and there are no huge jumps in iLevel or difficulty!
Everybody wins! More people get access to the Cataclysm raids and can complete them before Tier 12! Players can actually get to where they want to be before they have to forget about all those places they couldn't before and certainly wouldn't be able to now! New, raid-difficulty 5-mans are released for real progression! Panther mounts! Bear Mounts! Exclamation points!
WE.WERE.NOT.PREPARED.