Since blizzard persist with distributing their patches via torrents they have started using background downloader processes to get parts of the completed patch out before the whole patch is complete. This means when the patch goes live there are more people to serve data out to the other users and their servers get hammered less.

The first and second MPQ in the next live patch can be downloaded from the urls below.

http://syd7.ausgamers.com/wow-partial-1.zip (37Mb)
http://syd7.ausgamers.com/wow-partial-2.zip (435Mb)
http://syd7.ausgamers.com/wow-partial-3.zip (21Mb)

Run BackgroundDownloader.exe in your Wow directory. It will create a sub dir called "WoW-1.12.x-to-2.0.1-enUS-patch" and start trying to download this MPQ. Cancel that process and unzip these files and pop it in that dir. Now you will have less to download when the patch goes live.

For those who downloaded the MPQ files 1-3 already.

http://syd7.ausgamers.com/WoW-1.12.x-to-2.0.1-enUS-patch-noMPQs.zip (2.6Mb)

For those who need the whole thing.

http://syd7.ausgamers.com/WoW-1.12.x-to-2.0.1-enUS-patch.zip (495Mb)


Edit: added second MPQ.
Edit: added third MPQ.
Edit: added final part and complete zip.

Or just disable the downloader?

Yeah, but this is so you have less to download via their stupid torrent when the patch goes live if we cant get a patch up on AusGamers somewhere.

My virus protection program has denied backgrounddownloader.exe rights to exist; i'll wait for a mirror to be available. 33mb's or so is hardly the end of the world in terms of wait time..

or just don't play the gay game

I can't believe you've been sucked in ara

http://users.on.net/~deadsimple/images/carrotstick.jpg

http://syd7.ausgamers.com/wow-partial-2.zip (435Mb)

Second part.

good work ara ... 2 thumbs up for effort and stuff.

you rock. cheers man :)

Is it me, or is the 2nd file only 45.6mb ?

it is just you.

wierdness... It's only getting 45.6mb of it everytime I download it - cleared cache/shut down ie etc... stupid work proxy

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last edited by darkjedi at 17:21:49 24/Nov/06

removed

last edited by ara at 16:30:30 24/Nov/06

cheers - started out better (as in, didn't show that it was 45.6mb), will see what happens I guess....

And snap. Got to 50mb this time and it bombed out - seems work proxy is killing it.. Oh well, shall get it from home overnight or something ;)


thanks anyway ara :)

Nice just found this linked on gamearena. Thanks (also bump for people like me that missed it)

http://www.gamearena.com.au/files/details/html/world-of-warcraft-patch-v112x-to-v201-beta-part-1
http://www.gamearena.com.au/files/details/html/world-of-warcraft-patch-v112x-to-v201-beta-part-2
links for those on telstra budgets

the last mpq is available through the downloader now, so you can be patched up before the realms come back up tomorrow

http://syd7.ausgamers.com/wow-partial-3.zip

got all 3 ready and waiting... and my av tokens for my fm gear.. ;p

got all 3 ready and waiting... and my av tokens for my fm gear.. ;p

YOu can exchange av tokens for gear now? I've stopped playing since i gquit.

For those who downloaded the MPQ files 1-3 already.

http://syd7.ausgamers.com/WoW-1.12.x-to-2.0.1-enUS-patch-noMPQs.zip (2.6Mb)

For those who need the whole thing.

http://syd7.ausgamers.com/WoW-1.12.x-to-2.0.1-enUS-patch.zip (495Mb)

Cheers ara. Muchly appreciated.

Is everybody else happy about Aimed Shot getting nerfed before we get steady? Also, does anybody know if Arcane Shot will be modified by RAP in teh patch, or will we have to wait for TBC?

sif play a hunter.

mage > all other ranged dps.

bring it on, got my 20 of each tokens ready all i need is the honor

sif play a hunter.

mage > all other ranged dps.

Mage supremacy is being ganked in TBC?

only rolling ignites, but that was broken anyway.

from PTR experiences, mages dps > all other ranged dps.

thanks a bundle ara

Sweet! hope I've hit rank 14 after shutdown, man I've been farming cp for months now, I dunno if I can take it anymore!

crizane.. hunter in my guild has a screnny of a 2.2k arcane shot.. lol

people still play this?

Yeah was hitting up in the 1.5k's with my arcane shots! It's funny cos it's modified by AP, but there's no armour mitigation, players have to have resistance for it.

Also, I rape through mages hard with my silencing shot, scatter shot, arcane shot, multi shot and impconcussive shot. Oh and my T1/T2 epix :D

pfft, my fireballs crit for 3k before ignite.

My [insert random spell] owns your s*** because it hits for [insert big number].

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last edited by TicMan at 23:07:40 06/Dec/06

Can anyone post up the patch notes?

Considering going back to WoW if they bring in the new PVP system.

Been messing around in the Beta and it looks pretty cool.
Level 70 Mages comming out of mid flight to drop you in 2 seconds sucks :(

Also, did they put in Arenas this patch?

Arenas are Level 70 only, so although they might exist, no-one can use it.

The new changes actually have resparked my interest in WoW considerably. It's a much nicer system to obtaining decent gear (especially Epic weapons) and it could also mean the end to things like Strat/Scholo/MC if your going for gear as some of the HWL/GM stuff is very nice.

Patch Notes are on the WoW site but if you can't access it from wherever you are, post back and I'll post them (don't want to spam the thread).

shut up nerds

Your just jealous trogj0r.

AFAIK, anyone can enter the arena.

They have, 2v2, 3v3 and 5v5.
Ranked and Skirmish games.

It's pretty fun but damn some of those PVE nubs have NFI how to play.

Shaman with the appropriate talent spec are now able to dual-wield.
Self-weapon buffs such as Windfury Weapon can be applied to both main and off-hand weapons.

T.T as if not OP.

Skill level now determines what items you can disenchant.
Skill 1= Level 1-20
Skill 25= Level 20-25
Skill 50= Level 25-30
Skill 75= Level 30-35
Skill 100= Level 35-40
Skill 125= Level 40-45
Skill 150= Level 45-50
Skill 175= Level 50-55
Skill 200= Level 55-60
Skill 225= Level 60-65

Noooooooo. No more DE bots :(

My (warrior) raid dps has been upped a bit, but mages have been buffed immensely. GG to them. It must have been frustrating being soley a DPS class and no-where to be seen on the damage meter.

i dunno what raids you did

our mages were only just behind and some times ahead on the most dps intense fights in the game (thaddius, loatheb, patch)

thats minusing rolling ignite dmg

and dont say our fury war and rogue dps is weak, its on par with the best guilds server wide

My (warrior) raid dps has been upped a bit

that makes no sense with the rage normalisation and wpn skill nerf..

Mages buffed? This latest patch got us a f***ing name change on a spell.

And if your mages aren't high on your damage meters, you need to get new mages IMO. They should be in the top 10 at least mixed in with rogues and locks depending on the boss your downing.

lol, so u mean water elemental's and dragon's breath isn't crazy good? k son

and if warlocks are in your top 5 then your mages / rogues / dps wars are trash.

Dragon's breath is good if you want to put every talent point into Fire and who gives a toss about water elemental, waste of points IMO.

Re-read what I posted, it said top 10.

dragons breath pwns but the trade of for no more presence of mind sux :(

water elemental is pretty cool. it gets the crit bonus from winter's chill and dps bonus from CoE and nightfall procs.

can complain when really it is a pvp tool.

being a mage id be quite embarassed being left out of the top ten on the dps scale. even when ive had to downgrade from nice blues to s***ty t1 mc epics i still manage to be in the top ten with minimal attention to the game

i respecced wrong after the patch too ><

hey guys can i raid for 8 hours on saturday plz?

I've been grinding honor since the patch like every night and all weekend.

The carrot on a stick is exactly wtf is going on here...

I need to quit this stupid game. No way am I buying TBC.

Try playing the game for yourself instead of for your guild. I have fun just soloing and doing my own thing, and really loose interest when my guild starts telling me where I have to be and what character I can play. It becomes a chore when I'm told that I have to take part in raids 3-4 times a week (and never at a resonable time for me) and I have to be decked out in certain armor/weapons.

It's not my guild, I'm a casual in my guild and rarely raid these days. I just want the High Warlord Fist weapon.

It's stupid, I have the perfect opportunity to play in moderation cause honor isn't reset weekly, and I have chosen to play constantly instead of casually cause I want that stupid weapon.

:(

Geezus!
So many ppl already have HWL gear and how long has this patch been out?
Not to mention all the BG outages.

So many times close to a AV win and it dies in the ass :(

I'm not playing the game, don't have an acive account, but I'm trying to figure out what's going on here. The way you guys are talking it sounds like the 2.0 patch has gone live (I thought it was just on the test realms) and you can now get level 70 chars, new skills etc etc ... or is it just on the test realms?

As far as I can tell the 2.0 patch has released a bunch of new content to get us ready for TBC release.

Basically everything *but* the actual 60-70 content. So the changes to game mechanics, talent trees, PvP and general fixes. But at the moment you can't get to outland or roll one of the new races.

So what you're saying is you should be able to grind to around 66, is that correct? Just there's no >62ish charactors around to give you exp?
Or by 60-70 content are you including the level cap being raised?

Can't go above 60 yet. You don't get XP for killing stuff or handing in quests - still getting gold.

The PvP honor system has been changed, new talent trees, arena system (although can't get Arena points until 70 - just practice for now), etc have been put in. They've even put in the new loot for the new classes which is GG when Nef drops 2 pally items for a horde guild.