World Of Warcraft Redux
Thursday 16th October, 2008 16:11 Comments: 0
I've renewed my subscription and started playing it again recently. After moving my old character to a new realm (to potentially join some other people I know), I tried logging in last night and was forced to install the new 3.0.2 patch (after having already downloaded several very large patches - why can't they provide a single v2.4.3 or v3.0.2 installer instead of starting with 2.3.0 and forcing us to download large updates?!?). I finally logged into the game and looked into crossing between the continents to join Cheryl's new character. Cheryl's guide told me that I could cross from Eastern Kingdoms to Kalimdor by taking a boat from Menethil Harbor. So I wandered across some potentially risky Wetlands (and died once) and arrived to see a boat. Unsure whether this would take me to Auberdine in Darkshore (where I wanted to be) or Theramore Isle in Dustwallow Marsh (the other side of Kalimdor), I stepped on the boat and ended up in... Theramore. So I took the boat back and waited for the other boat. It never turned up.
I used Google and discovered that the new 3.0.2 update has made some major changes that don't appear to have been noted anywhere. In preparation for the new continent - that's been added for Wrath of the Lich King expansion pack out next month - and to help people from Kalimdor get to the Eastern Kingdoms (without being killed walking through the Wetlands), there's a new harbour in Stormwind and the boat has been diverted there. Thankfully my hearthstone was still set for Goldshire, so I was able to reach Stormwind Harbor pretty quickly and discover the boat (it's on the left as you face the sea). On the plus side, by accidentally visiting Theramore, I've now got a flight path I can use to quickly move across the continent.
After several hours I've seen a lot more of both continents, discovered a new method of transport, and killed a few new creatures. I'm still the same level though. I'm starting to remember why I'd given up on the game, as all you do is run around a lot and occasionally kill things (and occasionally get killed), and very very occasionally level up. Hopefully it'll be more fun once I'm in a group and fighting nasty things that are around my level.
I used Google and discovered that the new 3.0.2 update has made some major changes that don't appear to have been noted anywhere. In preparation for the new continent - that's been added for Wrath of the Lich King expansion pack out next month - and to help people from Kalimdor get to the Eastern Kingdoms (without being killed walking through the Wetlands), there's a new harbour in Stormwind and the boat has been diverted there. Thankfully my hearthstone was still set for Goldshire, so I was able to reach Stormwind Harbor pretty quickly and discover the boat (it's on the left as you face the sea). On the plus side, by accidentally visiting Theramore, I've now got a flight path I can use to quickly move across the continent.
After several hours I've seen a lot more of both continents, discovered a new method of transport, and killed a few new creatures. I'm still the same level though. I'm starting to remember why I'd given up on the game, as all you do is run around a lot and occasionally kill things (and occasionally get killed), and very very occasionally level up. Hopefully it'll be more fun once I'm in a group and fighting nasty things that are around my level.