***Official Wrath of the Lich King Thread***(Contains spoilers)***

Well my guild managed to kill Kil'Jaden at 23:30 server time today, we had a wipe at 16% earlier on because the server crashed but after a few more hours we got him down before the massive nerfs :D Its the hardest fight in TBC by far and it is really enjoyable.
To top it off the legendairy bow dropped :D
 
Is there a damage nerf as well?

I heard this will effect all raid bosses. If so 2 manning Onyxia for cash 2-3 times a week (3 day reset?) would probably be a good money maker. :p
 
(NA) Realms are up and down, lots of issues.

Blizzard has announced that this patch does not contain all the new class changes associated with Wrath of the Lich King.

Update 3:35 p.m. EDT: Blizzard has released patch notes on their main page. These notes now reflect the latest notes Blizzard has produced.

World of Warcraft Client Patch 3.0.2: Echoes of Doom

The latest test realm patch notes can always be found at http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/patchnotes/test-realm-patchnotes.html
 
when the servers come up can someone post a link to the download for the additional patch data so we dont have to use the damn blizz downloader
 
Once this patch is deployed, the following content will be disabled or removed :

* The Atiesh quest-chain will not be completable anymore.
* The Bear Mount from Zul'aman will no longer drop.
* The Onyxia quest-chain has been removed from the game.
* Naxxramas is "removed" from the game and moved to Dragonblight. (Unreachable until WotLK, obviously)
* The ability to get titles related to Tier 4 or Tier 5 content is being removed. Of course, players who got them before the patch keep them. (Hand of A'dal, Champion of the Naaru)


Also, a few things are being changed or added :

* Barbershops are now available in capital cities !
* Achievements are being added to the game !
* The amount of experience needed to level from 60 to 70 has been lowered.
* New graphical effects are being added to the game, including the new shadow engine
* The Stormwind Harbor will be available, but you won't be able to travel to Northrend until the release of WotLK. However it does have a working boat travelling between Auberdine and Stormwind.
* The Caverns of Time have been slightly modified to add an entrance for CoT: Stratholme. The instance itself won't be available before WotLK, only the entrance is being added.
* Mounts and Vanity Pets are now trainable spells and the old items will be used to teach you these spells. Once a mount or pet is learned you can access it through the Character Panel.
* Various tokens like Badges of Justice or Honor Points are all merged in the new Token Interface. It will also remove the Badges of Justice and PvP Tokens from your bags to free up even more space !
* The in-game Calendar used to schedule raids or events between your friends and guildmate will be available by typing /calendar


Item changes

* +Healing and +Spell damage stats are being merged into a single +Spell power stat. Healers' talents and spells have been updated accordingly to compensate this change.
* Items with magic school-specific damage like +shadow or +nature have been converted to +spell power as well. This include most of the TBC items except for some enchantments like Sunfire or Soulfrost.
* Protection Paladin and Tanking Warrior sets to reflect changes on the new mechanics. A lot of non set items are also being changed. See this post.


Raid changes

* Raids buffs, debuffs, and auras stacking have been revamped, please check this post for more information and our raid composition simulation tool to see how it works now.
* All TBC raid monsters will have their health reduced by about 30%. (see this post)
* The standard melee damage output will be reduced as well.
* Boss abilities remain unchanged, except for Illidan who won't use Shear anymore.

Class Glyphs
Class Glyphs are a new type of items created through the new Inscription profession, they allow you to change the stats or mechanics of your spells by slightly modifying their stats.

In your spell book, you will find the new Glyphs interface allowing you to access 6 Glyphs :

* 3 Major Glyphs - Major Glyphs will most of the time modify your spell with powerful upgrades like a damage or range increase, or even additional effects to your existing spells.
* 3 Minor Glyphs - Minor Glyphs will mostly provide cost reductions for spells (Mana or Reagents) and also a few cosmetic changes.


After buying your Glyph at the Auction House or from an inscriber, you will have to be near a Lexicon of Power to use it (this is a forge-like item available near most of the Inscriptions trainer).

When you use a Glyph on a slot, the Glyph is destroyed and the effect added to this slot. You can also overwrite old inscriptions and replace your old effect with a new one whenever you want.

Glyphs are unlocked through leveling and if the Live 3.0.2 version match the Beta one, you should be able to use 2 Major Glyphs and 3 Minor Glyphs at level 70 on live servers, this is still unconfirmed though :

* Level 15 : 1 Major / 1 Minor
* Level 30 : 2 Major / 1 Minor
* Level 50 : 2 Major / 2 Minor
* Level 70 : 2 Major / 3 Minor
* Level 80 : 3 Major / 3 Minor


Thats a few of the main things the talent trees have changed but im not linking all that
 
when the servers come up can someone post a link to the download for the additional patch data so we dont have to use the damn blizz downloader

You dont have to wait for the servers to go live, start wow and login , it'll prompt you to restart and download any missing patches.

downloaded the 1.57gig days ago, patched the remaining today via blizz downloader, was done in 4-5mins

fully patched and waiting :)
 
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Actually Adsta, your notes differ from Blizz. Here are the Blizz notes:

General

* All players will have their talent points reimbursed and will have access to new talents throughout their trees; this includes the 51-point talents. Several new spells and abilities have been added for all classes. Players will need to visit their class trainer to learn new spells.
* The Kirin Tor have made their move and so has Dalaran. Please watch your step around the crater that has been left behind!
* The Barber Shop has been implemented and you can now visit one of the Barber Shops in the major cities to change your appearance. Be sure to get your Shave and a Haircut!
* The all new Achievement System has been implemented and the Achievement panel can be accessed via the interface. While many achievements are not retroactive, we have done our best to credit as many as possible. Gamemasters will not be able to grant achievements for past accomplishements.
* Stormwind Harbor is now open for business.
* New towers have been added outside Of Orgrimmar and in Tirisfal Glades. Crews are currently at work to establish a new Zeppelin route to Northrend for your travel pleasure. Please no /spit off of the towers.
* A new entrance is now viewable in the Caverns of Time.
* Hit Rating, Critical Strike Rating, and Haste Rating now modify both melee attacks and spells.
* Spell casting and spell channeling pushback has been changed to the following:
o When casting a spell:
+ The first and second hit will add .5 secs each to the cast time.
+ All hits after the second will have no effect.
o When channeling a spell:
+ The first and second hit reduces current duration by 25% of total duration each.
+ All hits after the second will have no effect.
o Spellpower:
+ All items and effects which grant bonuses to spell damage and spell healing are being consolidated into a single stat, Spellpower. This stat will appear with the same values found on items which grant “increased spell damage and healing” such as on typical Mage and Warlock itemization.
# For classes which do not heal, they should see no change in the character sheet other than new tooltip wording.
+ Healing characters will see their bonus healing numbers on the character sheet decrease, however, all healing spells have been modified to receive more benefit from spellpower than they received from bonus healing, with a net effect of no change to the amount healed by their spells. Some talents have had to be rebalanced to accommodate this change, but the amount healed will remain roughly the same. In addition, some talents will provide only healing spell power.

Known Issues

* The current patch notes are incomplete, but will be progressively more comprehensive in each patch.
* All classes are currently undergoing a balancing pass of all talent trees.
* Inscription is not fully implemented and still has non-functioning glyphs.

PvP

* Arenas
o Buffs that have 30 seconds or less remaining will be removed once the game starts. However, the mage spell “Invisibility” is not affected by this change.

Professions

* New Profession: Inscription is available to train up to 375.

User Interface

* New Calendar feature: Players will be able to access the new Calendar feature by clicking on the new icon located in the top right corner of their mini map. The calendar will track in game events, allow raid scheduling, and more.
* New Vanity Pet and Mount changes: Players will now be able to access their non-combat pets and mounts by clicking on the pets tab in the Character Info panel. These pets and mounts will be now learnable much like spells or abilities. Once a vanity pet or mount is learned, the icon will disappear from within a player’s inventory andreappear in the appropriate tab under the pet tab under Character Info. Say goodbye to your vanity pets and mounts taking up bag and bank slots!
o Lost pets and mounts (one time quest rewards) can be recovered by visiting a stablemaster.
* A new Agro Warning is now available and currently functioning in dungeons.
* Focus Frame is now available. Players will be able to right click on any unit frame and select “Set Focus”. The focus frame will only display when the focus is set. Players may also set a “Focus Cast Key” in the options/combat panel that can be bound to shift, alt, or ctrl. When holding the focus cast key and triggering an action, the action will be performed on your focus and not on your target.
* Lost tabards (one time quest rewards) may now be restored by visiting a tabard vendor.
* Lost keys (one time quest rewards) may now be restored by visiting a blacksmith.
* Error messages should play less frequently.
* Tradeskills can now be linked by shift-clicking the tradeskill icon.
* Quests can be shared with party members at any distance.
* Quests can be shared with party members by linking the quest into party chat.
* Quests can be shared in raids but not battlegrounds.
* Randomized Daily quests may now be shared, but only on the same day as the quest is given.
* A 5 minute timer will appear over the player’s unit frame showing the countdown until your PvP flag is cleared.
* The /cower emote now has an animation.
* Macros and key bindings are now saved server-side so there is no longer a need to reconfigure them when logging in using another computer.
* Shift-clicking to loot mail: You can now hold Shift and click on mail in your inbox to automatically loot any items and gold without opening the mail. This default behavior can be changed via Auto Loot Mail in the Interface Options (Controls).
* Combat Log Changes:
o The combat log now differentiates between a spell failure due to resistance and spell failure due to missing the target. Where once both events reported as a resist; a spell missing the target is now reported as a miss.
o Overhealing is now reported in the combat log.
o When a source of damage is entirely prevented (by a shield block, a full resist, or a damage shield like Power Word:Shield, the prevented amount will now be displayed.

Items

* Druids and Shaman can now use items while shapeshifted.
* The Abyss Shard has been changed to grant a passive 15 stamina bonus, but no longer removes the soul shard requirement from casting a voidwalker.
* Devilsaur Eye now increases your pet’s attack power for a short duration instead of increasing its critical strike chance. It also provides a small amount of passive Agility.
 
Well im a little peeved at blizzard, getting an error when trying to install the patch :/ not good, looks like its gonna be a fun evening of trying to get the patching working woo!
 
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