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MMORPG.com World of Warcraft Correspondent Alex Howells writes this story about Patch 3.0, the lead-in update for the newest expansion, Wrath of the Lich King.

With Wrath of the Lich King (also known as WotLK) seemingly a few months away from release, it would have surprised many World of Warcraft players to hear that another major content patch is to be released prior to the expansion. The details of patch 3.0 were recently outlined; its aim being to ensure a seamless transition between the current game and the content of WotLK (well, that's the aim). Such was the case shortly before the release of The Burning Crusade, but it is interesting to note that patch 3.0 does in fact offer a couple of the features advertised as part of Wrath of the Lich King.

Read the article here.

heheh its getting hot beneath blizzards feet ?

 "This will go a long way to counter claims that World of Warcraft lacks character customization"

Oh come on, you've got to be kidding?

 Though some may not like WoW, I must admit that that is a pretty awesome patch they have planned.

Sounds like they are working hard to stem the flow of players over to Warhammer.

To be honest I thought the 3.0 patch would be hitting next week along with the release of WAR. I am not so sure anymore this will be the case.

It said it should be hitting public test realms "Soon"..when blizzard says soon it usually means within the decade...maybe.

What gets me on this patch though some of the things they are includeding in the patch were supposed to be in the expansion, the inscription profession, new custo. hairstyles etc doesent that seem kind of a rip off for 40$ or 50$ bucks to pay for a chunk of new land and a new class? because with the patch your getting the other stuff for free.........

Awesome.  Blizzard sure does know how to treat their player base.  This will be a nice holdover for awhile until we get WoTLK.

"Oh come on, you've got to be kidding?"

My thoughts exactly.  How is hair, which you can't even see as anyone lvl 20+ is wearing a helmet 24/7, a customization option to appease the masses.  People aren't complaining about hair options.  What people are concerned about, and the reason that I'm trying out other games, is that nearly everyone you see has a copy/pasted character build.

Yea, they're adding talents, 10 levels, and a new chunk of land.  But it's still the same blah WoW they've been panhandling for the past 4 years.  Because of the cookie cutter classes, and the focus on gear, everyone ends up in the same spot.  So why bother making people level?  Give them the items, and see if they can beat Illidan.

Like a pet gerbil running on an exercise wheel, people will eat this crap up unless they're shown something different.  I know quite a few people who continue to play WoW solely because they've got obscene amounts of time spent on their characters.  I approach it as, I'm paying $15/month anyhow, I may as well play something that doesn't require me to grind badges to get the new item, so I can get to the next dungeon to grind badges again...