So, this is how my new UI looks. Still tweaking things to get it to work a bit smoother for PvP and Raiding situations. Hard to test what needs to be done until you get into those situations.

Comments are appreciated.

TomWolf

Hello everyone. I just thought I’d use the webpage for a shameless plug of my own creation.

http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info9926-CritterTalk.html

I’ve created the addon CritterTalk for a competition where I can win an ingame kite. Might not sound like much but since I am a vanitypet collector and that vanitypet only are available through the trading card game I’m quite hopeful I’ll get it.

Just go to this >> link <<, download the addon and leave a comment and perhaps rate it. It’s ultimatly up to the judges if I’ll win a kite or not but having a few positive remarks can’t hurt.

Tomwolf

Today I’ll write a bit about the new patch and the new “Profiles” part of the webpage.

Let’s start with the new part of the webpage and then talk a bit about what is new in the patch.

At the adress http://wow.blogaloo.com/profiles/index.php you’ll find our own little version of the Armory. This isn’t automatically updated but it has some wonderful features that can help the guild a lot.

If you have a crafting proffession you can now updated your entire list of craftable items to be searched, compared to others and even to see what recepies/patterns you are missing.

If you are on a group quest you can see if someone else are on the same quest.

If you want to get a raid going you can see who has the proper stats to come along.

You can create a nice forum signature based on your data like the one below.

To make gathering and uploading data a piece of cake I’ve compiled a basic addon package wich includes two programs. One for keeping your addons updated (wowmatrix) and one to automate the uploading of your character data (uniuploader). The later has all settings included from start to make it as easy as possible and instructions on how to get it all to work is included in a readme.txt file.

Download addon package

So what is new in the patch?

To view the full patch notes, go here: http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/patchnotes/

One of the biggest changes is the ability for lvl 30 characters to learn how to ride for merely 35 gold. This will speed up getting to lvl 60 even more, showing just how badly blizzard wants everyone to reach lvl 70 before WoTLK.

Another major addition is that Haris Pilton now sports a wooping 22 slot bag that you can buy for measly 1200 Gold. Blizz hoping to drain some gold from the system before WoTLK perhaps?

I was pleased to see that they actually listened to the forum posts about the broken battleground system and has now changed the time you get to accept a battleground from 2 minutes to 1 minute and 20 sec.

Tailors can now make a 28 slot herb bag!!! Big upgrade for herbalists.

The help system is made a great deal easier, so get started reporting those walljumpers in Arathi Basin and request your lost items back…will this mean longer waiting lines since more people will actually understand exactly how to get in contact with customer support?

Read through the full patch notes to see if your class or tradeskill is affected by the patch.

Regards

TomWolf

It’s time for 2.4 and here is a small guide to where you can get more information.

WoWInterface - A great addon site, now with an addon survival guide. Great if you want to keep track of what addons get updated.

WoWInsider - A blogsite that has a great 2.4 section with loads and loads of information gathered from the testrealm.

A great post about PvP changes in 2.4 just came up on WoWInsider.

Curse - Addon site with good information. (Down at the time of writing)

WoWWiki - One of the best sites for WoW information, ofcourse with info on upcoming patches.

If you have any other sites with good information about 2.4 and the Sunwell Plateau, please leave a comment.