Purpose of this is to apply a patch that should prevent the so called 'dead-bug' from occuring - people being dead but still able to cast spells and use abilities, mostly encountered in arenas and battlegrounds. No other changes are scheduled, so overall effect should be minimal.

Update
Patching complete, happy playing!]]>

- Battleground berserker / heal buffs.
- Triggered spell related instability problems.

So far everything checks out, so expect the fixes to go live next - keep an eye out for the ingame anouncement!

For more information, see the forums.

Update
Main realm is now patched as well, so far so good. As a nice side-effect, it seems more object-based spells are working now, including cleansed sunflowers in Felwood.]]>

We are still working on a stability patch to fix some of the recent crashes, so expect an update later this week to solve both issues once it is prepared and tested. ]]>

Update
And it's back up, happy playing!]]>

As you can see, a lot of visitors come from the USA, followed closely by Romania, Bulgaria and Iran. Serbia, Sweden and Canada are good for a lot of users also, as is the UK and the Netherlands.

I'm sure this is not really all that unexpected ;)]]>

Additionally a caching mechanism is now in place on the frontpage to speed up loading-times. Especially during periods of heavy load (ie, downtime) should this help getting you the latest updates without having to wait for them for ages!]]>

While normal playing is possible, we advice against it - there is a 30 users playerlimit in effect and certain extra commands are available to accomodate RP'ing. Our own professional dominatrix Elvenstar will furthermore patrol the realm, anyone not sticking to its rules can therefore expect swift retribution.

Still, no worries eh?]]>

This means roughly 5 minutes of downtime, to be anounced well in advance in-game. Our apologies for the inconvenience, though indubitably the fixes are more than welcome.

Update
Maintainance complete, be sure to report any issues you might still find on the forums / bugtracker.]]>

- Warrior talent Second Wind now works.
- Hunter ability Kill Command works again.

Enjoy!]]>

Apparently all PvP players though "Meh, thats too much effort for me" resulting in absolutely nobody reporting that the battlegrounds are bugged. We will try to fix them, but for the moment you will have to find something else to entertain you.

Update
And they're fixed again, enjoy :)

Update
Seems like some battleground objects are still acting up. It's a known issue and we're hoping to resolve it soon, but no ETA just yet available.]]>

Update
Maintainance started, currently making database backups.

Update
Patching complete, server should be back up momentarily.]]>

This has now mostly been fixed: waves are of the correct consistency and should not come too fast. Expect this update to be put live saturday morning, together with the previously anounced core update.]]>

For this reason, the testserver is currently running a completely up-to-date core with ditto database. So far we have been unable to find any major new problems (and quite a lot of good fixes), but the world of warcraft is huge and we simply cannot test everything. To this end you, the players, are invited to login on the testserver and check out your class's main skills, your favourite instances, or the battleground of your choice - and let us know if you find any new bugs. This public testing period will extend for the rest of the week, after which we intend to put the update live & perform some routine maintainance as well. Of course, we will see to it that a character of your choice on the live server will get a suitable reward if you do find new bugs or problems.

You can login on the testserver by selecting the 'Change Realm' button on your character selection screen and selecting the 'TBC Test Server' found under the 'Development' tab.

More information can be found on the forums.]]>

- Wave timers in Mount Hyjal have been slightly increased to official values.
- The sisters in Sunwell Plateau are no longer scripted so they won't crash the server, and will be spawned for the next week.
- Teron Gorefiend in the Black Temple no longer spams emotes.

Update
And we're back.]]>

account section!

Of course, this does require you to login, so be sure your reader supports authenticated feeds. ]]>

As a result, they won't do insane damage and Magister's Terrace should be doable again, enjoy!]]>

here) and hit the lost password link.

Of course, this only works if you still have access to the e-mail address you used to signup with, so be sure to enter a valid e-mail address when signing up!]]>

- Disrupt the Greengill Coast
- Rediscovering your roots

Happy farming!
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Additionally, there will be an update for Sunwell Plateau:

- Fire wall only lowers after both Felmyst and Brutallus are killed.
- Eredar Twins will be fully scripted.
- Alterac Valley Marks of Honor are now sold by Amer Hambanner who roams around the Terrace of Light.

Overall impact on gameplay should be minimal, except for the issues mentioned. Expect downtime to last about fifteen to twenty minutes, to be announced in-game.

As usual, more information can be found on the forums as it becomes available.

Update
Maintainance run complete, server is back online. Please report any and all issues you might find on the forums.]]>

This will NOT affect the tables on which characters data is stored but, to be safe, everything will be backed up before the cleanup. In case something goes wrong (and this is a very unlikely thing to happen), we will just restore the DB to its status previous to the maintenance.

**UPDATE** The maintenance has been cancelled until further notice.]]>