PTR　goes　up--makepeace的blog

PTR goes up

>>2008-5-23 18:03:00

"Usually Blizzard is pretty definitive when they take something down. However today they've decided to take down the PTR (Public Test Realm) in the morning, and then put it back up early tonight. I'm reminded of a recent Simpsons episode I watched where Homer is sitting in his hospital bed awaiting a heart bypass surgery and goes ""Bed goes up, bed goes down. Bed goes up, bed goes down."" PTR goes down, PTR goes up. All of these announcements come from the same person, Hortus, so it's not an issue of him being confused or anything (unless the whirly jig in his head has gotten to him). Hortus does tell us that they've put it up for ""some additional testing,"" which really isn't a surprise given it's a test realm. This probably means that patch 2.4.2 won't go live tomorrow if there is maintenance. Once we know more we'll post and keep you updated. Rufus on WoW LJ had something happen last weekend that I'd be happens to a lot of us players: He was introduced to someone who he had nothing in common with... except that they played World of Warcraft. It happens a few different ways -- sometimes, it's like what happened to Rufus, in that you share a mutual friend who knows you both play WoW. Sometimes, it's just someone (or you) overhearing something about WoW and realizing that you've found a fellow player. And sometimes it's just your guildies -- out of game, you have almost nothing at all in common, but the game has brought you together. In my experience, it's usually just as awkward as Rufus makes it out to be -- especially when you're brought together by someone else, they have no idea that there are different factions and realms and that there are probably a good nine million, nine hundred and ninety thousand people you haven't ever met in game.

There are some things that we have in common, obviously -- everyone has died to the Defias pillagers at some point, and almost everyone knows how tough it was getting past Moroes that first time. Sometimes, people can actually come together on these things -- I had a good old friend whose husband and I bonded a little for no other reason than that we both played Shamans. " "But usually, especially if introductions are made by a third party, it's just awkward. Have you been in this situation. wow gold Did you come away as awkwardly as Rufus did or did you make a new friend thanks to your time in Azeroth. Gamers on the Street logs onto U.S. servers to get the word from the front on what's going on in and around the World of Warcraft. When you can't log in to World of Warcraft, do you get your fix from game sites instead. wow gold Gamers on the Street visited with two chatty young players from Zul'jin this morning about their WoW reading and research habits. Deathrowcame (70 Undead Warlock) and Docevil (70 Undead Rogue) were both on alts when we met up, but both popped over to Orgrimmar on their 70s to finish our conversation and take a group shot, as well as to share a few tidbits about life on Zul'Jin. wow gold Be sure to drop by the comments at the end of the article and share your own favorite sites and sources. Here is my idea on how to sort out the WoW forums - when you violate the forum rules and get banned / suspended, during that period, if you log into the game your toon is polymorphed into a small troll. buy wow gold You can move around, but have 1 hp and can't communicate with anyone (other people or NPCs).

Get a debuff that says 'Forum Troll' or something. And it effects your entire account - so if you get banned while trolling with your level 1 alt, all your toons are afflicted.Make a person’s idiocy on the forums affect their playing time. That would get rid of a lot of the idiots. I always enjoy surfing over to wowinsider to read new articles and such. wow gold Was kinda surprised to see a couple of people from my realm being interviewed. What a disappointment! Since when are thottbot or wowhead considered as ""Reading Up on WoW"". And man, lets throw in some Ollivander hating cause that's interesting to read. mp3 players How about next time, take a few more minutes, and find someone worth talking to instead of a couple of noobs. " .