November 23 Hotfixes, Setup of the Month, Atlasloot v6

Patch 4.0.3a Hotfixes - November 24
More hotfixes! So many more hotfixes!
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker)
November 24
  • Players should now be able to champion a capital city and earn reputation in Heroic and normal Wrath of the Lich King dungeons while wearing that city's tabard.
  • Players are no longer required to discover Wrath of the Lich King dungeons before accessing them via Looking For Dungeon.
  • Players should no longer be interrupted when eating or drinking in a Battleground before the battle starts.
  • Many former Steamwheedle Goblins have switched over to the Gadgetzan faction. If a players happens to be "At War" with these NPCs, they will no longer attack in many areas.
  • Collision has been removed from Argent Tournament banners so they can no longer block players.
  • The door to the Alliance Keep in Isle of Conquest should again be closed at the beginning of the battle.
  • Creatures spawned during the Hadronox encounter no longer award reputation.
  • After changing races to tauren and learning the Sunwalker Kodo mounts, they continue to remain available after porting, zoning, and relogging.
  • Trapjaw Rix no longer has a duplicate manifestation standing on top of himself.
  • Players can no longer catch new high-level fish when fishing near level 80-85 zones unless the account is upgraded to Cataclysm.

Classes
Death Knight (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
  • Death Strike now properly heals for 20% of the damage taken within the last 5 seconds, and Blood Presence now increases armor contribution from items by 30%, down from 60%.

Druid (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
  • The heal from Gift of the Earth Mother when the druid casts Rejuvenate is now gaining the correct benefit from Improved Rejuvenate.

Mage (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
  • Flame Orb will no longer attack PvP-flagged enemies unless the mage is already flagged for PvP combat.

Priest (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
  • The Empowered Shadow buff is no longer granted when a player cancels the Shadow Orb buff. Mind Blast correctly removes the Shadow Orb buff and grants Empowered Shadow.
  • The Glyph of Shadow Word: Death no longer provides the outdated 10% bonus damage to targets under 25% health when Shadow Word: Death is cast.

Warlock (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
  • Bane of Havoc no longer persists when overwritten by another Bane.

Quests
  • The quest "Reinforcements from Theramore" can now be obtained by Alliance players.
  • Players no longer keep the invisibility aura and the Hunting buff after logging out while in the wolf vehicle on the quest "The Wolf and the Kodo".
  • The quest "Diplomacy By Another Means" no longer auto-completes in the field.
  • The spawn rate for Frostmane Scavengers in Dun Morogh has been substantially increased.
  • Obtaining the achievement for completing quests in Silverpine now requires 55 quests, down from 60. The interface will still list it as 60 required quests until a client-side patch is applied.
  • Players should no longer get stuck in a phased state when attempting to complete the quest "To the Rescue!"
  • Players are now able to complete the quest “Uther’s Blessing” by using the item Chillwind Tribute at Uther’s Tomb.
  • Horde players are no longer able to obtain the Stormpike Insignia Rank 2 from Lieutenant Haggerdin while on the quest "Infiltration".
  • Experience granted by quests in Arathi Highlands has been increased.


Computers - Setup of the Month (by chaud)
Things are starting to get better on MMO-Champion and it's time for a new feature on the front page! Each month or every 2 months, depending on the hardware evolutions, the lovely chaud will work on a couple of hardware setups for those of you who are thinking of upgrading their computer!

Don't hesitate to post any feedback in the comments of that news post, and don't forget to visit the Computer Forum for any extra questions!

Lowest-End and Lower-End

Component Lowest-End Lower-End
CaseNZXT GAMMA Classic - $39NZXT GAMMA Classic - $39
Power SupplyOCZ ModXStream Pro 500W - $59Corsair 650TX - $79
CPUAMD Athlon II X4 630 AM3 - $79AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition - $144
MotherboardGIGABYTE GA-770T-USB3 AM3 - $95GIGABYTE GA-890GPA-UD3H AM3 - $131
Memory4GB PNY Optima DDR3 10600 - $524GB CORSAIR XMS3 4GB 10666 DDR3 - $79
Graphics CardXFX 5770 - $139XFX 6850 or EVGA GTX 460 - $199
Hard DriveWestern Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB - $46SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 1TB - $65
MonitorASUS VW224U 22-Inch Widescreen - $167ASUS VW246H 24-Inch Widescreen - $212
KeyboardMicrosoft Digital Media Keyboard 3000 - $20Microsoft Digital Media Keyboard 3000 - $20
MouseLogitech G500 - $35Logitech G500 - $35
SpeakersLogitech S220 2.1 Speaker System - $23Logitech S220 2.1 Speaker System - $23
DVDLite-On LightScribe 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $24Lite-On LightScribe 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $24
Total$778$1,050


Average and High-End

Component Average High End
CaseCooler Master Centurion 5 II - $51Cooler Master HAF932 - $99
Power SupplyCorsair 650TX - $79Corsair 750HX (7 Year Warranty) - $139
CPUIntel i5-760 - $205Intel i7-930 - $271
HeatsinkCooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - $26Xigmatek HDT-S1284 + the bracket) - $54
MotherboardASUS P7P55D-E - $149Asus Sabertooth X58 (5 Year Warranty) - $199
Memory4GB CORSAIR XMS3 DHX 4GB 10666 DDR3 - $796GB Corsair DDR3 12800 - $106
Graphics CardXFX 6870 - $254XFX 5870 - $329
Hard DriveWestern Digital 1TB Caviar Black - $871.5TB Western Digital Green - $69
OCZ Vertex 2 100 GB (Review) - $249
-OR- Corsair Force 120GB (Review) - $229
MonitorDell E2311H 23-inch LED-backlit Widescreen - $299Dell UltraSharp U2410 24-inch (IPS Panel) - $556
KeyboardLogitech G110 - $65Razer Black Widow (Mechanical Keys) - $80
MouseRazer Deathadder - $40Razer Deathadder - $40
SpeakersCreative Inspire T3130 2.1 Speaker System - $50Logitech Speaker System Z523 - $75
DVDLite-On LightScribe 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $24Lite-On LightScribe 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $24
Total$1,408$2,210



Addons - AtlasLoot v6.00.00 Released
The latest version of AtlasLoot has been released and is now fully updated for Cataclysm.

Most importantly, the new Cataclysm client changed how items are stored in the client and you no longer have to wait for the item to be active on your server to have it displayed properly in AtlasLoot. The current version of Atlasloot should get you a decent list of most of the items you will get in the expansion and you should be able to check most of them in-game with the proper drop location, ability to try them out in the dress-up room, etc...

Download Links

v6.00.00 Changelog
  • Compatible with World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm.
  • Added support for Atlas 1.18.0
  • New Features: New loot browser, Quicklook revamp, Wishlist revamp, Heirlooms can now be viewed by lvl, button to switch between price and description
  • Added all new dungeon loot: Blackrock Caverns, Throne of the Tides, The Stonecore, Vortex Pinnacle, Lost City of Tol'vir, Grim Batol, Halls of Origination
  • Added all new faction rewards: Baradin's Wardens, Dragonmaw Clan, Hellscream's Reach, Ramkahen, The Earthen Ring, The Guardians of Hyjal, Therazane, Wildhammer Clan
  • Added the following factions into the Classic faction page: Darnassus, Exodar, Gilneas, Gnomeregan, Ironforge, Stormwind, Bilgewater Cartel, Darkspear Trolls, Orgrimmar, Silvermoon City, Thunder Bluff and Undercity
  • Added the following factions into the Wrath of the Lich King page: The Silver Covenant and The Sunreavers
  • Added Tier 11 sets
  • Added Lvl85 PvP sets
  • Added Daily Cooking rewards.
  • Added new Darkmoon Faire trinkets
  • Updated Crafting professions (Blacksmithing, Cooking, Engineering, First Aid, Jewelcrafting and Mining) with new Cataclsym recipes.
  • Updated events: Brewfest and Love is in the Air.
  • Reorganized Companions, Mounts and Tabard pages. All new Companions, Mounts and Tabards added.
  • New collection page - Transformation items.
  • Converted all PvP prices into the new Honor Point system.
  • Converted all Badge and Emblem gear into the new Justice Point system.
  • Tons of minor fixes and additions


This article was originally published in forum thread: November 23 Hotfixes, Setup of the Month, Atlasloot v6 started by Boubouille View original post
Published on 2010-11-25 07:43 AM
146 Comments
Comments 146 Comments
  1. SentinelBorg's Avatar
    The power supplies of those systems seem oversized. Even the High End machine would run without any problems with the modern 500W PSU of the Lowest-End PC. Unless you want to use more than one graphics cards or maybe a single GTX480/580, you don't need more than 500W of power.
  1. Fletchi's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Meia View Post
    The computer section idea is great, but I wonder why you include anything other than a computer in it honestly? Don't get me wrong, I like seeing that all I REALLY have to do is subtract the costs of stuff like the monitor/keyboard/mouse/speakers which I already have good ones of to get a real price, but since most of the important costs of a new computer are, well, the computer itself, listing those things seems silly.)
    Naturally the author wouldn't know what you already have.. But I'm mystified when people downplay the importance of the monitor. Just as the rest of the components to a computer, they haven't stopped the development of monitors; they need to be upgraded as well if you wish to have a better experience using a PC
  1. talonp's Avatar
    Whoever this "chaud" is, he made some very bad choices on the top-end build. Granted, this is the only build I looked at, I'm sure the other three are equally as bad.

    Allow me to elaborate for you, Boub:

    Case: is fine.
    PSU: is overkill, but is relatively fine.
    CPU: The 930 is out-dated. The 950 can be had for the same (or lower) price, and is better,
    Cooling: I will give chaud credit here. He single-handedly picked the worst air cooling solution you could possibly get at that price point. If you don't want water, you have many other (much, much better) choices. Noctua NH-D14, Thermalright Silver Arrow, etc. Or if you want a low profile closed-loop system for simple CPU cooling, something like a Corsair H50 or H70 would be perfect.
    Mobo: This one is debatable, but I'd much rather have an ASUS Rampage III Formula or something, many more features targeted to the gamer population, better board overall.
    Memory: That memory is absolute trash. 9 cas latency? Really? Those timings are horrendous. You can get kits for the same price or cheaper that have much, MUCH tighter timings-- like 6 or 7 CL.
    Video: This "high-end" build and you pick a HD 5870? What is the point of that? Drop another $150 and get a MUCH better card, a GTX 580.
    HDD: The Caviar Greens are alright but the Caviar Blacks are a couple dollars more and much better. This is a "high-end" rig afterall, isn't it?
    SSD: Wow, two decent SSDs. Got something right.

    I just hope someone with some money to blow doesn't see the system in the news post and goes out to Amazon and wastes their money on a sub-par system. If anyone here wants to actually get the best mileage out of their dollar and have much better performance, you can PM me here. Give me your budget and I'll walk you through a good build-- just please don't build anything you see on this news post.
  1. Lemons's Avatar
    What if you just want a CD/DVD drive and you don't give a crap about lightscribe? My drive is a lightscribe and I've never, ever had the inclination to actually use it. I thought that I would...the whole idea sounded awesome, but the need just hasn't arisen. Now that it's broken (it won't play dvds anymore for some reason) I want to get another drive, but I don't really care about it having lightscribe.
  1. skyesfury's Avatar
    What's with the video card bias toward radeon? Some of us prefer nvidia over radeon for a multitude of reasons.
  1. talonp's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Lemons View Post
    What if you just want a CD/DVD drive and you don't give a crap about lightscribe? My drive is a lightscribe and I've never, ever had the inclination to actually use it. I thought that I would...the whole idea sounded awesome, but the need just hasn't arisen. Now that it's broken (it won't play dvds anymore for some reason) I want to get another drive, but I don't really care about it having lightscribe.
    I'm assuming you want one with a SATA connection, right?

    Here's a drive that will last you forever, and is priced just right:
    newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

    Enjoy
  1. mmoc8d1df16656's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Fletchi View Post
    Naturally the author wouldn't know what you already have.. But I'm mystified when people downplay the importance of the monitor. Just as the rest of the components to a computer, they haven't stopped the development of monitors; they need to be upgraded as well if you wish to have a better experience using a PC
    I'd like to argue this point. They may have changed from CRT to LCD to LED. They might have increased contrast ratios, reduced response time, but they really have done nothing to improve the image quality. a CRT from 15 years ago can produce just as sharp an image as monitors display today. There have been no actual advances in increasing the resolution of screens, they just make them bigger.

    I'll buy that "advances in monitors" when they increase the density of pixels on my screen tyvm.
  1. skyesfury's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Jinna View Post
    I'd like to argue this point. They may have changed from CRT to LCD to LED. They might have increased contrast ratios, reduced response time, but they really have done nothing to improve the image quality. a CRT from 15 years ago can produce just as sharp an image as monitors display today. There have been no actual advances in increasing the resolution of screens, they just make them bigger.

    I'll buy that "advances in monitors" when they increase the density of pixels on my screen tyvm.
    I can't help but wonder when the last time was that you looked at a CRT monitor beside a LCD or LED. Even without one sitting next to me I can remember the horrible quality of CRT.
  1. Gouldylocks's Avatar
    Chauds Computer setups are horrid, where did you get this guy? Some nice bits of hardware overall, but googling hardware and throwing all the shit together, doesnt make it worthy as an upgrade.
  1. Fletchi's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Jinna View Post
    I'd like to argue this point. They may have changed from CRT to LCD to LED. They might have increased contrast ratios, reduced response time, but they really have done nothing to improve the image quality. a CRT from 15 years ago can produce just as sharp an image as monitors display today. There have been no actual advances in increasing the resolution of screens, they just make them bigger.

    I'll buy that "advances in monitors" when they increase the density of pixels on my screen tyvm.
    Without getting into a CRT vs flat panel argument (some can be very religious about it), you are assuming the reader already have a very decent CRT monitor. Flat panels have been mainstream for quite a few years and there are probably a lot of aging panels out there. (which you are probably comparing your CRT monitor with..)
  1. mmocc2f6467562's Avatar
    Argh hardware arguments! :O

    but more on topic.... rly cool stuff from Atlas Loot!
  1. mmoc05c338f655's Avatar
    No one needs to post after talonp's dissection of the high end build ;-) (@talonp the lower end builds aren't much better, buying a phenom over an i3, seriously?! And the equivalent h55 Gigabyte mobo is cheaper and actually is slightly better).
  1. Gouldylocks's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by skyesfury View Post
    What's with the video card bias toward radeon? Some of us prefer nvidia over radeon for a multitude of reasons.
    Well If you check the cards out, the only reason they are radeon is because they are good value and performance. GTX460 is a bang for its buck, Most GTX460 are OC to 470's Specs, or even surpasses it in some brands, so GTX470 isnt even a choice, ever. Then you got the radeon 5870 and 6 Series which is better then the GTX460 and 470. If you wanna go above Radeons High end 5 series and 6 Series Value to nvidia, you are paying $500 - 800 for the GTX480 and 580 Cards. Thats why its Radeon cards, like i said Value and performance. Not bias either, as my card is the GTX460.
  1. mmocf7f624fbbc's Avatar
    Can make anyone some reputation with Argent Down after patch 4.0.3a ?

    I try tomorrow farm and make q in Stratholme and reputation isn't here.
  1. Tatsujin's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by talonp View Post
    Whoever this "chaud" is, he made some very bad choices on the top-end build. Granted, this is the only build I looked at, I'm sure the other three are equally as bad.

    Allow me to elaborate for you, Boub:

    Case: is fine.
    PSU: is overkill, but is relatively fine.
    CPU: The 930 is out-dated. The 950 can be had for the same (or lower) price, and is better,
    Cooling: I will give chaud credit here. He single-handedly picked the worst air cooling solution you could possibly get at that price point. If you don't want water, you have many other (much, much better) choices. Noctua NH-D14, Thermalright Silver Arrow, etc. Or if you want a low profile closed-loop system for simple CPU cooling, something like a Corsair H50 or H70 would be perfect.
    Mobo: This one is debatable, but I'd much rather have an ASUS Rampage III Formula or something, many more features targeted to the gamer population, better board overall.
    Memory: That memory is absolute trash. 9 cas latency? Really? Those timings are horrendous. You can get kits for the same price or cheaper that have much, MUCH tighter timings-- like 6 or 7 CL.
    Video: This "high-end" build and you pick a HD 5870? What is the point of that? Drop another $150 and get a MUCH better card, a GTX 580.
    HDD: The Caviar Greens are alright but the Caviar Blacks are a couple dollars more and much better. This is a "high-end" rig afterall, isn't it?
    SSD: Wow, two decent SSDs. Got something right.

    I just hope someone with some money to blow doesn't see the system in the news post and goes out to Amazon and wastes their money on a sub-par system. If anyone here wants to actually get the best mileage out of their dollar and have much better performance, you can PM me here. Give me your budget and I'll walk you through a good build-- just please don't build anything you see on this news post.
    I am going to agree with you. Most of the recommended equipment is trash, not worth it or risky to purchase. The high end video card right now is GTX 580 and until GTX 595 comes out (which will literally dominate for a long while). The high end mouse is stupid garbage ... Razer Naga for a high end mouse. Did that guy even do his homework before recommending these products? Razer Naga IS the mouse for WoW. I can go on and on and on ... but I had to register this because I want a response back from MMO-Champion's admins:

    You guys have teamed up with Curse.com, right? What the hell is going on with curse.com? It has been down for more than a week now. I keep trying to refresh the page. I did on FF and IE and I tried on other computers and other internet connections. I mean, this is nuts man. I know curse.com is famous but do they even have reliable servers to start with? Do they have backup pages in-case the website goes down? Wow-interface only has some rare addons that curse.com doesn't carry and they're usually behind when an addon gets updated. When will curse.com be online? ....

    Edit -- BTW, I had to make this because I want to warn those who want to purchase an HDD. Never ever ever ever EVER purchase a Western Digital Green Edition for your operating system or to do heavy tasks like encoding videos within the HDD! Green and Blue editions are for Video storage or other extremely small and minor tasks which you want to store away or not use for a while. Black Editions are the beasts you wanna aim for your operating system and heavy tasks, like gaming and video encoding.
  1. mmoc6cf872d270's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Grangel View Post
    Gosh damn DK tank Nerfs anyone?
    Hope the armor Damage Reduction is just being leveled with the rest of the tanks...
    But with the CD's being weakened, lack of block percentage to be another form of damage reduction, and now armor bonus being cut in half...
    I hope this a momentary phase while balancing all tank classes, just ouch.
    I couple more of those nerfs and my choice for a new main in cata will be easier.
  1. christarp's Avatar
    The DK nerf is possibly one of the dumbest changes i've ever seen.
  1. Tatsujin's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Infinitus View Post
    I couple more of those nerfs and my choice for a new main in cata will be easier.
    I'm glad they're getting nerfed. They were bad asses in Wrath as it is.

    I'm worried about Arms warriors. They are doing sick damage in PvP. Fury was dumbed to shit with the new patch but that's ok, new gear from Cata will put us ahead of everyone else until they nerf us again.
  1. Itakas's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by skyesfury View Post
    I can't help but wonder when the last time was that you looked at a CRT monitor beside a LCD or LED. Even without one sitting next to me I can remember the horrible quality of CRT.
    Dunno what crt monitor you used, but atm crt monitors are pretty much on par with any led or lcd monitor. Sure, crts are big, heavy and generate a lot of heat, but in most cases crt monitor that costs the same as the led or lcd one can output better color rendering(contrast/depths of color).
  1. Sleeze's Avatar
    WoW, Amazon must be giving you a decent payment for the back links and product placement. I also wouldn't recommend stating prices either unless you've started only catering for your American readers.
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