Tuesday, June 2nd: what will maintenance bring?

Posted by Alex on 2 June 2009 @ 6:31 AM

As we all know, Tuesday is the day that brings the dreaded down time for scheduled maintenance. Some of us cringe when we see that infamous “Server shutdown in…” message pop up in our chat boxes; some don’t mind because they live outside of WoW. Whatever your inclination, this week’s maintenance is sure to bring something substantial.

If you are tracking the details of the upcoming patch, 3.1.3, you’ll know that it never went on the PTR and is being released directly onto the live servers. The patch is said to bring mainly class balances and a few tweaks to Ulduar; there will be a new pet and some new achievements added.

Some bug fixes include:

"Druid Tier 8 Balance Set: The 4-piece bonus no longer has its effect consumed by Starfire casts in progress when it triggers. The chance for the effect to be triggered has been reduced down to 8%, as it was originally inflated to compensate.

Ice Layered Barrier: Upgraded to item level 232. In addition, the stats in the tooltip have been correctly adjusted to 78 spell power, 48 haste rating, 16 mana per 5 seconds, 52 Intellect, and 50 Stamina.

Pulsing Spellshield: The stats listed in the tooltip for this item were incorrect and have been adjusted. This item provides 69 spell power, 34 haste rating, 42 critical strike rating, 45 intellect, and 45 stamina"

On a side note, an annoying glitch which has been prominent lately will be fixed, being the limit on the amount of instances that can be run at any given time. This has been causing players some grief and is said to be receiving some attention in the upcoming patch.

So, when you log on after maintenance this week, expect to be sent directly to downloading Patch 3.1.3. Let’s hope it will bring us some much needed relief.