Comments on: 3.2 – The Filler Patch

By: Things to Do, Or Not, Til Patch 3.2 | MMOFire

Things to Do, Or Not, Til Patch 3.2 | MMOFire — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:04:44 +0000

[...] calls patch 3.2 the “Filler Patch”, which seems about fair in terms of the game’s plot. However, based on the news that’s [...]

By: Beruthiel

Beruthiel — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:15:02 +0000

I just can’t bring myself to get excited about the prospect of another content patch already. I *just* felt like I could start winding down a little bit with regards to Ulduar, we just started working on hard modes and now all of this whirlwind just has me feeling like all of the sudden I have to go at full speed again.

I just hope that it stays on the PTR for a good bit of time =(

By: Simon Jones who is blogless

Simon Jones who is blogless — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:40:51 +0000

The Cult of the Damned are not only the living arm of the scourge.

They’re the communist living arm of the scourge, drawing members from the alliance peasantry who are tired of forever being stuck on the bottom rung of a feudal system and are being offered a world where everyone is equal in death.

Which is kind of nifty.

I also like the sound of the faction themed armor sets. Since most of tier sets appear designed for a human model, you get a lot of weirdness when you stick ‘em on the horde. Especially on orcs and trolls.

By: WoW H8 and Shaman Love « The Grouchy Gamer

WoW H8 and Shaman Love « The Grouchy Gamer — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:40:31 +0000

[...] it coming up on another major sub-version upgrade to 3.2 soon. At the same time that there are critics about what the patch will or won’t contain there is a growing sentiment in the blog community [...]

By: theerivs

theerivs — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:06:56 +0000

Well free content is better then no content at all. All of them cant be winners. I think we’re leading up to some nice mounted battles, and some other good stuff. Blizz almost lost me, then they brought in phasing, and some interesting quests that made me think morally. I think WoW will be ok, well until WoW 2.0 comes out.

By: Green Armadillo

Green Armadillo — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:41:44 +0000

I was actually thinking “they mean to win Wimbledon!”

By: spinks

spinks — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:36:48 +0000

“Not that there’s any real reason why Deathwing would want to win the Argent Tourney, but who knows?”

I laughed ((What I really want is to be ….. a lumberjack!))

I take your point also about Blizzard experimenting with more permanent rewards. That is an interesting slant. And especially since they’re also experimenting with permanent rewards that are time-limited (such as the various protodrakes and ZA bear).

By: spinks

spinks — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:36:10 +0000

Thanks Klepascovic, Mordeceius, and ZachPruckowski for putting me straight on the Cult of the Damned, I’ve noted that as a correction.

By: Green Armadillo

Green Armadillo — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:06:37 +0000

This patch does seem to be filler, unless it turns out that the last boss of the raid is actually a disguised Deathwing, who tells players that he’s going to res Malygos and team up with Infinite!Nozdormu and Nightmare!Ysera to be the baddie for next expansion. Not that there’s any real reason why Deathwing would want to win the Argent Tourney, but who knows?

The one thing that I find interesting about the patch is the extreme focus on rewards that will still be good next expansion. We don’t outlevel mounts, minipets, titles, or tabards. Players are still going to want new heirlooms for new alts. Throw in a teleport to the tourney ground and a squire that serves as a mobile bank, and you’ve got some goodies that might still be worth getting years down the line.

By: Reason to Return | Kill Ten Rats

Reason to Return | Kill Ten Rats — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:01:33 +0000

[...] This is something that Blizzard seems to sideline more for World of Warcraft, even if their players are interested. Turbine puts the story center [...]