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On Tuesday, Blizzard introduced the next major content patch for World of Warcraft. This patch bridges the gap between the current expansion (Burning Crusade) and the next one (Wrath of the Lich King, due out 11/13/08). We have updated talent trees, spells work differently, and some gear is different. Over all, this patch is great.
However, while I was willing (and had) to overlook a lack of addons on patch day, I realized I had to have my all-in-one inventory mod (ArkInventory). Virtual bags grouping like items together, one frame, customizable rules, etc. It is great. I gave up hoping for a live update, and installed the version they released for use on the Beta. Happily, it worked. :)
I noticed another problem last night, though when I finally got off my druid long enough to log onto my blood elf paladin. Both of my blood elf female toons (paladin and warlock) are a solid neon green (with shading) from the neck down. Before you ask, no, it's not all covered up. I was amazed at how much green I saw, and rather disappointed. I removed all the old mod preferences, and tried that. I tried removing all mod preferences (but not my major settings), and tried that. I then tried a repair, only to have my launcher crash when it loaded and found an update. I *really* didn't want to have to redo my game settings from scratch, but that's what I wound up doing.
I've spent the last hour and a half or so, reinstalling WoW from scratch. It JUST finished installing, so now I have the dubious joy of patching from 2.0 to 3.0.2. (Folks, that's GIGs of content.) I backed up my old preferences folder and addon directory, but it's still going to be a lot of work. I think I'm going to go back to sleep while it patches.
After all, I work 6p-3a tonight.
UPDATE: I was gonna just play on the Beta today while downloading the live patch again. However, the Beta is crashing on me now, too. This really sucks. :(
UPDATE 2: Thankfully, Scott had the patches on his computer, and a little network sharing later, I was up and running again. It's a shame that I have so little time now to goof off in-game before work, but at least it's running and happy again.
However, while I was willing (and had) to overlook a lack of addons on patch day, I realized I had to have my all-in-one inventory mod (ArkInventory). Virtual bags grouping like items together, one frame, customizable rules, etc. It is great. I gave up hoping for a live update, and installed the version they released for use on the Beta. Happily, it worked. :)
I noticed another problem last night, though when I finally got off my druid long enough to log onto my blood elf paladin. Both of my blood elf female toons (paladin and warlock) are a solid neon green (with shading) from the neck down. Before you ask, no, it's not all covered up. I was amazed at how much green I saw, and rather disappointed. I removed all the old mod preferences, and tried that. I tried removing all mod preferences (but not my major settings), and tried that. I then tried a repair, only to have my launcher crash when it loaded and found an update. I *really* didn't want to have to redo my game settings from scratch, but that's what I wound up doing.
I've spent the last hour and a half or so, reinstalling WoW from scratch. It JUST finished installing, so now I have the dubious joy of patching from 2.0 to 3.0.2. (Folks, that's GIGs of content.) I backed up my old preferences folder and addon directory, but it's still going to be a lot of work. I think I'm going to go back to sleep while it patches.
After all, I work 6p-3a tonight.
UPDATE: I was gonna just play on the Beta today while downloading the live patch again. However, the Beta is crashing on me now, too. This really sucks. :(
UPDATE 2: Thankfully, Scott had the patches on his computer, and a little network sharing later, I was up and running again. It's a shame that I have so little time now to goof off in-game before work, but at least it's running and happy again.
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