The next patch, 4.0.3a The Shattering

[Aitana]

n--Horde and Alliance have a 1:1 queue ratio in Wintergraspn

nnNoticed this and it just sucks. The same system will be applied to Tol Barad. These are just battlegrounds now thanks to the carebears.

nBlizzard doesn't believe in actual war. They only believe in controlled battlegrounds and arenas.

[Tasera]

Ho boy, Well time to get ready to play a druid now! nnnAlso, if anyone has the time to get to login screen, I'd check out, there is someone who wants to say hi to you all

[Zycanus]

Good Grief.nnIt looks as though druids get it with the nerf bat.nnEvery stat they mention seems to be a reduction. Sad Panda.

nnIt seems like resto is getting a tiny buff, those talents getting freed up means more points elsewhere, which is nicennBoomkins don't seem to be changed much...nnKitties don't see much changes either, though not having to target to swipe will be kinda nice...nnBears, however, are getting hit hard. We always made up for our lack of ability to parry or block by having a bit more health than other tanks, which is not going to be the case anymore, and our parry/dodge mechanic Savage Defense (puts up an absorb whenever we crit) is getting nerfed too. And our only current aoe threat builder, swipe, had its damage reduced, and therefore its threat reduced. (demo roar gets some threat too but it's very little)nnReducing the cooldown of one of our defensive CDs is nice though, even though the CD itself is getting nerfednni feel squishy-ish

nnI didn't really look at resto or boom since I only play feral. Kitty and Bear.nnI admit I am not a mathematician or spreadsheet guy but along with Warlocks it seems warriors also got alot of things reduced. However rogues get increases? Seriously?

[Scarhoof]

Anyone else feel the urge to camp the new gnome starting area?

[Zycanus]

Anyone else feel the urge to camp the new gnome starting area?

nnSure.

[Cocheli]

n--Horde and Alliance have a 1:1 queue ratio in Wintergraspn

nnNoticed this and it just sucks. The same system will be applied to Tol Barad. These are just battlegrounds now thanks to the carebears.

nnI'm dense, I guess:nndoes the change simply mean that the forces will be numerically equal and no one else will be allowed to join one side until someone joins the other as well?nnwho exactly are you blaming for this change?

[Thida]

I'd love to camp some gnomes... Let off some steam about my two main classes getting smacked down- Warlock arguably the hardest! Every ability but Rain of Fire got beaten down by 12%! It's so frustrating! And poor Thida's Arms abilities are weaker! I feel sad and angry... Where's the nearest gnome?

[Ruin]

does the change simply mean that the forces will be numerically equal and no one else will be allowed to join one side until someone joins the other as well?

nnThe change is basically, “if one faction has less players in (Wintergrasp/Tol Barad) than the other, only that faction receives new players from the queue.”nnFor those of us who like the even footing of battleground matches, it’s an improvement. However, I’m expecting people to start sabotaging cross-faction once they figure it out: If you want your side to win so you can do the raid or whatever, and don’t need the honor or victory rewards, you can log in on an alt on the other side and enter the queue just to use up space and give your side a numerical advantage. Heck, you could even grab vehicles and drive them to corners of the map...that’ll be particularly rotten in Tol Barad, where the attacking army has a limited number of siege engines.nnIt’s a sleazy thing to do, but I see no way to prevent it. Even if people were still limited to only Horde or Alliance on a given PVP server account, plenty of people have second accounts. On the other hand, if we pay attention, we can ferret out Alliance spies by their behavior in Tol Barad.

[Loilaton]

Just read on MMOChamp, 4.03a is live! Woot!nn I wish I wasn't at school right now T.T and its only 1st period....its gonna be a long day!

nnGET BACK IN CLASS!!! Pay ATTENTION!!!

nBut....but I'm a Library aide this period....and I've never seen another person in the Library.....

[Leothiel]

n--Horde and Alliance have a 1:1 queue ratio in Wintergraspn

nnNoticed this and it just sucks. The same system will be applied to Tol Barad. These are just battlegrounds now thanks to the carebears.

nBlizzard doesn't believe in actual war. They only believe in controlled battlegrounds and arenas.

nBlizzard refuses to make any effort to balance populations server-side. I like how Alliance and Horde are going to clash more during the leveling process.