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by Serban Stokker |
6th December 2006 |
World of Warcraft |
Before the storm of the Burning Crusade unleashes next month, Blizzard applies one final major updated to World of Warcraft, bringing it to version 2.0.1. Despite being over 480 MB in size, this is only an incremental patch from the previous version 1.12.0 or 1.12.1, not to mention it has an unusually complicated installation procedure, as detailed in the included Readme.txt file (and in
our patch notes). Only the US/AU version is available for the time being, but we'll update this news once we get a hold of the European version for the v2.0.1 patch (a.k.a. "Before the Storm").
For now, you can
download the incremental WoW patch v2.0.1 (US) locally, and we still have the
full v1.12.0 patch (US and
EU), in case you need to get that before upgrading to v2.0.1. As always, the World of Warcraft website has the
full patch notes, along with the following highlights:
"The biggest storms are often preceded by a sudden calm, as if the whole world stands still for a moment while the winds gather all their strength. This patch includes many important changes and improvements leading up to the release of World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, including the new PvP Honor and Arena systems. Prove your worth on the Battlegrounds and earn new, powerful PvP Honor rewards, or take the ultimate test of your team PvP skills in the new Arena System. Also, you can already learn the new class talents that will help you brave the many challenges awaiting you in Outland and beyond.
There are many new, groundbreaking features to be found in this patch, but always remember: this is nothing but the calm... before the storm."
There is a new
Looking For Group tool designed to assist players in finding groups for instanced dungeons and quests, a new
PvP Honor system (all ranks have been reset), a new
PvP Arena system (no actual ranking until The Burning Crusade),
new talents and much more.
Last, but not least, you should take note that all UI addons will stop working once this patch is applied, and it might take a while before all your precious interface modifications will be updated by their respective authors. If they'll still bother, that is. As Blizzard puts it:
"WoW 2.0 represents a major change in the UI code, and as such ALL AddOns will need to be updated before they will work, if for no other reason than the Lua 5.0 to Lua 5.1 changes. Some AddOns will be more seriously affected, and a few will have to be redesigned."
WoW Insider has
some advice on how to overcome this "addon apocalypse". Good luck!
UPDATE: Here you are,
the European WoW patch v2.0.1, also incrementing the previous version 1.12.0 or 1.12.1. And "slightly" larger than the US version, at over 670 MB! [06.12.2006, 18:50]
UPDATE #2: To quote my brother, "Blizz f*cked up the patch". At least in Europe, the servers are currently all messed up (no NPCs in Kalimdor?!), and mostly down. GG!
UPDATE #3: The crysis seems to be over, all's good now.
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