A New Patch Opens Fire

A New Patch Opens Fire

Patch 6.2.3 arrived on Thursday. I didn't know a new patch was coming. For most players, DPS spell damage gets a boost by as much as 10% increased damage. The bad guys should be going down a little faster, which makes JB happy. Another bonus is that gatherers get a very nice 20% boost. That also translates to lower prices on the Auction House, which won't make Happy happy. That assumes the gatherers out there keep sending goods to the Auction House. There are signs of a slow down, but Happy is hopefull things will ramp up again over the weekend.

 Happy had a terrible scare early in the day on Friday. The AH stopped working. Specifically, the Appraisal component, which tells Happy what the prices are for goods and posts the items for sale. The Auctioneer addon that Happy uses was installed in 2014. Happy's first order of business was to install the most current version. That didn't help initially. Happy was near to a breakdown.

 Fortunately, with a little tweaking, things settled out and Happy is back in business - although he has acquired a few new twitches and strange gestures. In between trips to the Auction House, he sits in the bank with his dragon and counts coins. It may take some time for him to get over that scare.

JB will be back in action soon. She is planning her own gathering of herbs in Deepholm. Then she'll head to the Molten Front in Mount Hyjal. Don't expect to see her again until she hits level 89.

Philly has been following JB's adventures with a bemused look on her face. Why is JB going to all this effort to gain a few levels, she wonders? Everyone in the family knows JB will get boosted to level 100 as soon as she is eligible. Philly thought a little harder. Maybe she shouldn't be so critical of JB. If JB fools around and gets to level 100 before the expansion arrives, well, then, JB won't need to get boosted. Hmm. Maybe Philly should keep her mouth shut. Maybe Philly has a chance at that boost? One never knows what might happen.

The rumor mill is spewing some pretty crazy things these days. The latest dire rumor is that Hearnoevils will be killed to make room for a another heavily armed player, this time a warrior. With Jocy at the head of the family, and Tiphaine standing at her elbow these days, there is even an out of this world idea that Happy (who is a warrior, though everyone forgets it) will be Boosted to level 90. It doesn't get any crazier than that!