Patch 4.3.2 on Test Realms

[Seriousdoom]

tired of dragons, its the same model every time, they are either a recolor or retexture, nothing new, no new model no new animations, nothing.

[Appletini]

Not like you guys were going to get it anyway since it is more than likely a tcg mount.

[Deleted]

*Sigh*, you got 2 new dragon models with cataclysm release, and one more this patch (tho staff users could get that one last patch)

Actually the one we got this patch wasn't new. It's just the Alexstrasza model that has been in the game for years with a recolor. Face it - Blizzard are the kings of recycling stuff to avoid "wasting" resources.

[Jumzatron]

Is it me, or can i smell the faintest hint of "return of the burning legion/sargeras" post-cata-patch data...

[shamental]

inb4 "omg wow optimization deleted my 5 year old screenshots!!"

[Williamgood]

If this is a lock mount... many rages from other classes will happen...

[gorkos]

"Lock and Load no longer affects Arcane Shots." i laughed when i saw this. its about time.

[m2geek]

Fel Drake should become the Warlock class mount - there is no really cool fliers for Warlocks...

---------- Post added 2012-01-04 at 05:20 PM ----------

Is it me, or can i smell the faintest hint of "return of the burning legion/sargeras" post-cata-patch data...

Yus Please... WTB TBC 2.0

[bluspacecow]

Also, I can't post on the official forums so I guess I'll ask here: I'm trying to update the PTR (I already have it patched to 4.3) but after the game folder reconfigure it's trying to download over 3.5 gigs of data. Why does it seem like it's downloading the entire game again when all it needs is the latest patch?

That would be because the Data folder has been reconfigured.

Pretty much all the patch files for 4.0.0 PTR -> 4.3 PTR have been merged into existing files. There's a new world2.MPQ file there as well. Because of this it's having to redownload files.

Basically it's like this :

When the launcher opens it compares the files it has in the Data folder against the list from wow.mfil

If it finds files in there it doesn't have it goes "I has new files to download" and starts downloading those files.

Now if your question is why don't they just make a script program that copies the new files from the existing ones ? It may have a lot to do with the fact the PTR's only just opened. There could be a PTR launcher update that does that coming. We don't know atm.

---------- Post added 2012-01-04 at 05:39 PM ----------

Small patch my ass.

It's 3.2 GB.

They reconfigured the data folder meaning there's new files and existing files have different checksums.

[miguelcrespo85]

Feldrake looks like it belongs in the darkmoon faire

[Einchy]

To the people complaining about reskin: go apply at Blizzard if you have such fantastic ideas.

Haha, what the fuck.

[Capers]

Fel Drake should become the Warlock class mount - there is no really cool fliers for Warlocks...

---------- Post added 2012-01-04 at 05:20 PM ----------



Yus Please... WTB TBC 2.0

Umm.. you realize no other class has access to their own class mount other than pally right? If locks get another class mount, all classes should get one also as compensation.

[bluspacecow]

anyone else getting
"Unable to find streaming info for "Data\enGB\OldWorld-enGB.MPQ". (OpenRepackTarget::Validate)"
?

You shouldn't even have that file in the Data folder anymore :|

Try this :

First go to your PTR folder then the Data folder then the enGB folder

Drag the OldWorld-enGB.MPQ file out of that folder altogether. Also take out any OldWorld MPQ files you find in there. Put them all in a folder in My Documents or something , making sure you're moving them and not copying them. You want to take any OldWorld files out of the Data folder completely.

Then go in the PTR folder and delete the launcher.wtf out of the wtf folder as well as wow.mfil & wow.tfil out of the PTR folder.

Then open the launcher from the PTR folder

First off all, how do we get the launcher to do this? My launcher (on OSX Lion) came up same as usual and didn't do anything.

Did it automatically for me.

Didn't show that picture in the launcher. Rather it opened it in Safari. It does need to download updated tools - there should be a blue bar going across the launcher when that happens.

[caninepawprints]

That mount is badass, and I'm really hoping it's one I'll be able to obtain. I'm so hoping it's not a store mount or TCG item!

[Caldrath]

Umm.. you realize no other class has access to their own class mount other than pally right? If locks get another class mount, all classes should get one also as compensation.

What about DKs?

[thaedris21]

Sorry to burst your bubbles guys but the mount and pet look to be from another TCG. I just took a trip down to Booty Bay my hopes were crushed i was hoping for some new non TCG mounts and pets

[slimj091]

Cool I guess. Assume the two Legion themed cosmetics will be TCG; Feldrake's kind of cool, would've been nice to see a Fel Corrupted Netherdrake model though.

i'm putting money on a legion themed mini raid dungeon to hold us over until MoP is released. TCG, and blizzard store mounts tend to be crazy stuff with new models in order to make us "want" to buy them. there are like what 13 mounts in game using the generic drake model? my guess is that Wrathion will ally himself with the legion since he has no "path to power" now with the aspect's power being depleted.

[dsmania]

Umm.. you realize no other class has access to their own class mount other than pally right? If locks get another class mount, all classes should get one also as compensation.

Then what are the Felsteed ( http://www.wowpedia.org/Felsteed ) and the Dreadsteed ( http://www.wowpedia.org/Dreadsteed )? They have been there since vanilla, Felsteed since release and Dreadsteed added in a later patch.

Not to talk about death knights' deathcharger and skeletal winged steed or druids' flight forms.

[Deleted]

Bombardment is just tooltip change. Change of proc is already live. Has anyone tested a tauren hunter with "Kiril, Fury of Beasts"? I mean the bug, when proc stacks up 10 times and you are really big. With 4.3 the hitbox auf my char changes and e.g. I have an increased min-range for range attack. So I have to move back at boss fights like Ultraxion.

[Appletini]

Did it automatically for me.

Didn't show that picture in the launcher. Rather it opened it in Safari. It does need to download updated tools - there should be a blue bar going across the launcher when that happens.

Strange. I just get the typical launcher saying "World of Warcraft is up to date." and nothing else.