Update: US Realms Coming Up
Quote from: Bornakk (Source)
Update 5:45 PM - The servers are currently being brought back online and should be playable by approximately 6:00PM PST. Additionally, information will be sent shortly to all characters through the in-game mail system. This message will provide further details concerning today’s mail issue.
Thank you for your understanding.
Wrath of the Lich King Direct Download (WoW-US)
Well, I guess the reports of it not being available for download before launch were false. It looks like there's a download EXE available from the World of Warcraft website to download Wrath of the Lich King now!
To install, download the file and then select World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King as the version you would like to install.
WoW-US PC Downloader | PC Download Mirror @ Curse
Note: This upgrades Live 3.0.3 to Wrath of the Lich King's 3.0.3.
Wrath Account Upgrade (US & EU)
The Account Upgrade pages for WoW-US and WoW-EU are now available.
Account Upgrade - WoW-US
Account Upgrade - WoW-EU
Blue Posts
Not many so far today since the WoW site has been down for a while due to the extended maintenance. Check out the earlier news for more posts.
Northrend launches at 9PM PST TOMMORROW NIGHT! (Source)
The expansion content will be fully accessible by 9 pm pacific time tomorrow night.
More (Source)
I confirmed that the Wrath of the Lich King content will be made available at midnight east coast time.
I also feel it's unfair that east coasters get to watch The Daily Show every night before I do, but apparently psychics and astronomy are not on my side.
Warcraft Retrospective, Part 2 & Part 3
Gametrailers has released part 2 and part 3 of their Warcraft Retrospective series recently. These videos are great, so I highly suggest watching them. If you missed out on part 1, check out The Warcraft Retrospective Part 1: The Drums of War.
The Warcraft Retrospective Part II: A Call to Arms
The Warcraft Retrospective Part III: The Shaping of the World
Site Watch - manaview.com
There's a fairly neat site that was posted today on our forums. It's called Manaview, and from its creator, it's a "GPS Leveling Website". From the developer:
Quote from: Manaview (Source)
The site works by tracking the leveling routes of everyone who downloads and installs our addon. Exactly the same way wowhead or thottbot gathers their data. It runs behind the scenes and you never know its there. It won't bother your game play at all.
It then takes the data and creates a step-by-step leveling guide! This is partnered with an interactive map that shows you the exact location you need to complete each step.
Other people can search the site for a level range they want a route for and filter it by class, faction, and server type. And you will get a list of the fastest routes ever recorded. Choose the one you like and start following it!
It's a bit hard to explain and you can understand how it works better by visiting the site and testing it out yourself from 1-5, there's only 1 test route up there right now since the site was JUST launched but hopefully with your help there will be more routes soon.
And on top of that, they're holding a contest with Wrath of the Lich King's launch, rewarding the top 3 fastes levelers (based on /played time, not time since launch day) with cash, and the 4th fastest with paid game time! You can find out more details on their contest page.
