New patch inc

[ross1117]

So guys blizz has stated that there is a big patch coming this week well next week maybe its the hunter pets turn

[Pent]

So guys blizz has stated that there is a big patch coming this week well next week maybe its the hunter pets turn

Uh huh... maybe. But it could also mean... it is still pretty far off considering they need to still implement Uldum and Twilight Headlands or whatever...


This was posted yesterday (Friday) by Zarhym (blue poster) on the official forums:

We do not plan to patch today, though we plan to have a great deal of new content in the upcoming patch. You'll get access to new zones and dungeons, and potentially an increase in level cap to 85.

I'll check in on the issue with goblins. I know it's a high priority and I'd like to play mine again as well -- which should make very high priority. ;p

http://blue.mmo-champion.com/t/26560839 ... tch-today/

[Azunara]

I just hope it means we don't have to redownload the Beta client. It's mildly annoying....but it IS Beta.

[Vephriel]

I still think hunter pets are going to be among the bottom rung of their priority list right now, so don't hold your breath just yet. I know we're all excited to see potential news, but when you think about how many other important mechanics and game content they have to complete first, pets don't seem too critical.

[Bulletdance]

Maybe it'll be some pre cata events. I half hope it does come soon,but I've become alt obsessed with my mini tank so either way is cool. But I'd love to be able to grab more stable slots soon.

[Tahlian]

I still think hunter pets are going to be among the bottom rung of their priority list right now, so don't hold your breath just yet. I know we're all excited to see potential news, but when you think about how many other important mechanics and game content they have to complete first, pets don't seem too critical.

They can't put off the pets for too much longer, though. If they say they're wanting to work on classes, and two of the classes heavily involve pets...they can't fix much until they know what the pet pass will do. For hunters, warlocks, and unholy DKs, pets are extremely critical. It wouldn't be very good for them to have made all these promises about all hunter specs being close enough to each other to be viable in PvP and PvE, and they rush through the pet pass close to release to suddenly find to their horror that the pet changes make BM even worse than before. That...would not go over well, methinks.

[ross1117]

@ Cryptstalker
i never did say patch was today i meant with in the next 5 days im thinking that this go around will toss hunters something if current schedules are right then if they dont pass new pet systems this week its gonna be cutting it close to launch

[Vephriel]

I still think hunter pets are going to be among the bottom rung of their priority list right now, so don't hold your breath just yet. I know we're all excited to see potential news, but when you think about how many other important mechanics and game content they have to complete first, pets don't seem too critical.

They can't put off the pets for too much longer, though. If they say they're wanting to work on classes, and two of the classes heavily involve pets...they can't fix much until they know what the pet pass will do. For hunters, warlocks, and unholy DKs, pets are extremely critical. It wouldn't be very good for them to have made all these promises about all hunter specs being close enough to each other to be viable in PvP and PvE, and they rush through the pet pass close to release to suddenly find to their horror that the pet changes make BM even worse than before. That...would not go over well, methinks.

Mm, very true. Good points. Well, we can hope we'll see something soonish. ^^

[Slivers]

I still think hunter pets are going to be among the bottom rung of their priority list right now, so don't hold your breath just yet. I know we're all excited to see potential news, but when you think about how many other important mechanics and game content they have to complete first, pets don't seem too critical.

They can't put off the pets for too much longer, though.

They certainly can put it off. The new focus system, new talents, and simplified trees make it easy for them to tweak each individual build faster and quicker than before. It would not be difficult, unlike currently, for them to simply not do anything with pets until the last second or *not* at all.

Changing a few numbers in damage and/or focus/mana cost will adjust a tree up (BM for Hunters) to compensate for any damage they were expecting out of the new pet system. As has been discussed, there are game changing go/no go stuff happening like Goblins not even being playable that will take priority over pets and, given the point in development, it is not unheard of to move development people around from less-critical coding to must-have implementation teams.

Now, don't read that as I *don't* believe pets will get their changes. I really do think they will get to with Cataclysm's launch and, hopefully even, prior to Cataclysm with the big live-patch preceding Cataclysm. However, I'm also preparing myself for the fact that the "massive" overhaul will likely be done in a few stages with this first being less-than-expected.

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