World of Warcraft unleashes its first update with the live Patch 3.0.8. Wrath of the Lich King is officially live for gamers to download and install.
With the launch of 3.0.8, PvP will be up for changes that stir up the World of Warcraft. The live patch features the Death Knight level as your ticket to all arenas. Players will be able to roll a new Death Knight on any realm provided you have a level 55 character.
Players will notice obviously changes in Wintergrasp where numerous things changed to improve gameplay. The altered game mechanics strongly influence the control of the zone shift and greatly favors offense. The once useless Wintergrasp Marks of Honor is now usable to buy Wintergrasp Commendations as well as new epic items. I can only imagine added participation in the battle for Lake Wintergrasp itself.
Changes
Numerous changes have given Wintergrasp a boost. The Wintergrasp PvP vehicles, Wintergrasp Tower cannons and Wintergrasp Fortress Exterior walls have had their health increased. Wintergrasp now extends further south so that more revenants can be reached. Three ranks are now available in Wintergrasp: Recruit, Corporal and First Lieutenant.
Other changes include:
o The Fortress Keep Door, on the other hand, had its health decreased.
o The Orb is now instantly clickable.
o Elementals should now always despawn when the battle begins.
o Players will be eligible for participation rewards after two honorable kills.
o Players will receive increased honor with increased rank.
o Players will receive additional Marks of Honor at Corporal or higher rank.
o Players will receive corporal rank at 5 honorable kills instead of two.
o Tenacity effect has been lowered. Now improving your health, healing, and health regen by 18% (Old - 25%) and increasing your damage dealt by 14%. (Old - 18%)
o Players will gain an increase of run speed in spirit form when dead by 50 to 75 percent.
o Achievement updates and reputation will no longer depreciate when killing mobs.
Others may find these changes to work both ways. The health increase to vehicles, cannons, and exterior walls more or less evened out for offense or defense. The Fortress Keep door is broken through and becomes easier to conquer as well.
The ranks are changed so players must actually participate in the battle to reap full benefits. Start your killing spree as soon as you start playing. The earlier you engage in the game, the more Honor you’ll achieve as the bonus Honor is substantial at higher ranks.
In a nutshell, the interesting changes made in Wintergrasp are mostly influenced towards faster gameplay and frequent change of control. We should see more fighting in the Southern part of the map when the tower buffs in the battle of Wintergrasp turns functional. The decreased health of Keep door will make it easier to win the game and no longer possible to stall the game by AoEing the inner sanctum.
A few bugs are likely expected in the patch 3.0.8 as we already know about, possibly more bugs to come. Wrath of the Lich King says yes to change so let’s immerse in the huge update of the live patch 3.0.8 in the World of Warcraft. Stay tuned for the latest news about the patch as it happens.
April 5th, 2010 at 11:54 am
What sort of PC do you guys play WoW on anyway?
April 7th, 2010 at 1:55 pm
Did you guys hear about the changes to Shamans in the Cataclysm update? Apparently they are getting an AOE heal, another AOE DPS Earthquake spell, and the ability to cast spells WHILE MOVING!!!