• Patch 3.3.5

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    RyeRye
    Published on 06-22-2010 10:01 AM
    7 Comments Comments
    Since the patch is today might as well tell you whats going on. Theres a lot of cool features in this one, like cross game chat, heres what Blizzard had to say about that.
    Originally Posted by Blizzard
    One of our goals for the new Battle.net is to create the framework for an online gaming experience that is even more accessible, more engaging, and more entertaining than the previous Battle.net. Our new Real ID feature is an integral part of this effort, providing you with advanced ways for forming and maintaining meaningful relationships with your friends on the service.

    Real ID is a completely voluntary and optional level of identity that keeps players connected across all of Battle.net. When you and a friend mutually agree to become Real ID friends, you'll have access to a number of additional features that will enrich your social gaming experience in new and exciting ways.

    Read the Real ID FAQ for additional details.

    Real Names for Friends
    Your Real ID friends will appear under their real-life names on your friends list, alongside whatever characters they're playing. Gone are the days of having to remember which of your friends is which. You'll also see your friends' real names when chatting, communicating in-game, or viewing their character's profile.

    Cross-Game Chat
    With Real ID, friends can now chat cross-game, cross-realm, and cross-faction across all supported Blizzard games. In World of Warcraft and need more players for your Icecrown Citadel raid? You check your Real ID friends list to see if anyone's available, and sure enough, a couple of guildmates are playing a 2v2 ranked match in StarCraft II. Real ID makes it easy to ask them to come along.

    Rich Presence
    See additional information on your friends list about what your Real ID friends are up to. Find out what your friends are doing and which games and modes they're playing in real time. Invite that buddy just sitting around in Dalaran to play some StarCraft II with you without fear of interrupting a raid or a heated Wintergrasp match.

    Broadcasts
    Broadcast a short status message for all of your Real ID friends to see, whether you want to issue a call-to-arms or let your friends know about an important change of plans. You can also read your friends' broadcast messages on the "Recent Broadcasts" feed on the Battle.net welcome page -- kind of a "corkboard" to leave messages to your friends when offline or busy.

    Friend Once, See All Characters
    When you agree to become Real ID friends with another player, both of you will automatically see all the other's characters on your friends list. You'll even see any characters your friend creates in future Blizzard games, carrying your social network forward and helping you stay connected with the people you enjoy playing with most.
    Sounds really cool! I think i'm going to like this, it's a really good idea, but then I think it might get confusing sometimes, and whisper wrong people, or distract someone when there playing a different game. But heres what it's going to look like when your friends are playing, and doing in the game.

    Also in this patch is Ruby Sanctum, it will not be added right away when the servers come up, but from what I read, it will probably be open once 3.3.5 is available all over the region. I think this is going to be a good instance, I saw pictures on it, and its a pretty nice sized instance. I think if I ever do Ruby Sanctum i'm going to have a lot of fun, I saw some things in the video that are really neat. I really like the flames around the battle when your fighting the boss . It's really going to make you have to move around a lot. None the less, I think everyones going to like Ruby Sanctum.
    Heres a video:

    Last but not least, heres the patch notes for 3.3.5.
    Originally Posted by Blizzard
    World of Warcraft Client Patch 3.3.5

    The latest test realm patch notes can always be found at http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/patch...atchnotes.html

    The latest patch notes can always be found at http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/patchnotes/

    Assault on the Ruby Sanctum
    For ages the red dragonflight and its noble matriarch, Alexstrasza the Life-Binder, have dedicated themselves to preserving all life on Azeroth. Recently, the very heart of this virtuous dragonflight has come under threat.

    An eerie silence has settled over the Ruby Sanctum, the red dragonflight's sacred lair within the Chamber of the Aspects. This troubling development has led to fears that the sanctum, home to Azeroth's largest clutch of red dragon eggs, has been breached by an unknown, sinister force. If these claims are true and immediate action is not taken, the benevolent red dragonflight might be crippled forever.

    Real ID: A New Way to Connect With Your Friends on Battle.net
    One of our goals for the new Battle.net is to create the framework for an online gaming experience that is even more accessible, more engaging, and more entertaining than the previous Battle.net. The newly released Real ID feature, available to World of Warcraft players as part of patch 3.3.5, is an integral part of this effort, providing you with advanced ways for forming and maintaining meaningful relationships with your friends on the service.

    Real ID is a completely voluntary and optional level of identity that keeps players connected across all of Battle.net. When you and a friend mutually agree to become Real ID friends, you'll have access to a number of additional features that will enrich your social gaming experience in new and exciting ways. Go here for more details.

    General
    The Ruby Sanctum, an all-new 10- and 25-player raid dungeon featuring normal and Heroic difficulties, has been added! Players will find the dungeon entrance below Wyrmrest Temple in Dragonblight. Please note due to the way this patch is being applied in all regions, this dungeon will not immediately be available in North America. Stay tuned to our General Discussion forum for an official announcement on the opening of the Ruby Sanctum.
    The functionality of the Vote Kick feature in the Dungeon Finder will now behave differently according to a player's history with the system. Players using the Dungeon Finder who rarely vote to kick players from a group, or rarely abandon groups before a dungeon is complete, will find that the Vote Kick option will have no cooldown. For players who frequently abandon groups or vote to kick other players, the Vote Kick option will be kept on a cooldown. This functionality will adjust itself as a player's behavior while using the Dungeon Finder changes.

    User Interface
    Chat Frame
    Players can now right-click on any chat type (Whisper, Trade, General, Party, Raid, etc.) and choose to move conversation types into separate windows. This will move that chat type to a separate tab in the Chat frame which can be undocked and moved anywhere on the screen.
    Using the Move to Whisper Window option on a Whisper will place the conversation with that player in a separate tab.
    Any time a conversation with another player is put into its own tab, the tab will glow when a new message is received.
    Hovering over the Chat Frame and using the mouse wheel will allow players to scroll through chat text.
    Players can select Classic Mode under Interface Options to keep the Chat Frame functionality closer to what it was prior to patch 3.3.5.
    The Simple Chat User Interface option has been removed.

    Friends List
    A new icon has been added to the top left of the Chat Frame which will open up the Friends list.
    In addition to its current functionality, the Friends List will now allow players to add Battle.net accounts (Real ID). Players will have to confirm that they are friends in order for a Real ID to be added. Once Real ID friends, players can communicate cross-game, cross-faction and cross-realm.
    A new Pending tab has been added where players can accept or decline a Real ID friend request, or select the Report Spam or Block Communications buttons.
    Players can now select from three statuses which will be visible to their friends: Available, Away and Busy.
    A Broadcast window has been added to the top of the frame. Players can use this to broadcast a message to all of their Real ID friends online. This message will also be displayed under the broadcaster's Real ID information in each friend's list.

    For additional notes on Lua and XML changes please visit the UI & Macros forum.


    Thanks!
    -RyeRye
    Comments 7 Comments
    1. Reflection's Avatar
      Reflection - 06-22-2010
      Good article but I'd love some personal opinion on the patch. What do you like about it/what don't you like about it? What has been improved? Ruby sanctum: anything special you've picked up while watching the boss kill video that somebody else may have missed?

      Right now it's a bit dull as most of the info has already been read before. A simple "what was good and why?" part will surely spice it a lot!

      Good article regardless!
    1. Jackie Moon's Avatar
      Jackie Moon - 06-22-2010
      Cool! I reckon the battle.net chat will be cool. Much like steam, hopefully this means blizzard plan on making more games...
    1. RyeRye's Avatar
      RyeRye - 06-22-2010
      Thanks Reflection for the positive encouragement. I'll change up the article and add that in there.

      ---------- Post added at 11:42 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:33 AM ----------

      Thank you Reflection, for the positive words of encouragement. I edited it up a little bit, hopefully thats a little better.
      Thanks again.
    1. Reflection's Avatar
      Reflection - 06-22-2010
      Very good
    1. bt411's Avatar
      bt411 - 06-22-2010
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      Friend Once, See All Characters
      When you agree to become Real ID friends with another player, both of you will automatically see all the other's characters on your friends list. You'll even see any characters your friend creates in future Blizzard games, carrying your social network forward and helping you stay connected with the people you enjoy playing with most.
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      I don't like this part. Beeing all buddy and all is nice but i sure like my anonymous twinks were i know i won't be bothered.
    1. Emilie Autumn's Avatar
      Emilie Autumn - 06-22-2010
      For the last time people you CHOOSE who to give the real ID friends you don't HAVE to give it out >.>....

      Also I'm really looking forward to ruby sanctum i reckon that pug's aren't gonna be rolling this very easily especially with that last phase, Looking forward to having real ID with my cross server friends ^_^
    1. bt411's Avatar
      bt411 - 06-22-2010
      Okay let me be more clear:
      The feature would be better if they would actually allow you to decide what you want to show your friends, i gladly would take the communication option over different games but not at the price of letting them know all my characters,games, real name and playtime.