WOW Classic: It's Not a Bug but a Feature UPDATED

WOW Classic has been a revelation to folks since nothing works the way you are used to in the retail game.  Blizzard has a list of things reported as bugs that are actually features.  A lot of them are hunter-specific.  (And you should know that Blizzard doesn't fix actual bugs.  Learn the workarounds.)
https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/wow-classic-not-a-bug-list/175887

UPDATE:  Blizzard has added to the list of items that aren't bugs and has explanations of how things work.
https://www.warcrafttavern.com/news/blizzard-updates-the-not-a-bug-list/

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Guild Wars 2: Winterdays

This is a summary of what's going on during the winter holiday, which runs from Dec. 14 until Jan. 3.
http://www.guildwars2guru.com/news/942-the-winterdays-info-discussion-thread/

Here are more details, including item lists and bug fixes that were done as part of the Winterdays download.
http://www.guildwars2guru.com/news/944-update-notes-for-december-14th/

For all the nitty gritty details, visit the official wiki.
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Wintersday

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Rift: Fishing and Survival

Patch 1.8 added survival and fishing as professions.  There are trainers for each in every zone and don't count toward your profession cap.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/15thuNzDgtBbEYiFZKXL0-lglAJ1Cl9B91Rjvq75d8dw/edit?pli=1

Here's a guide to fishing.
http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/25/enter-at-your-own-rift-handy-tips-for-fishing-and-survival-in-t/

This basic guide to survival has information about trainers and recipes and some advice.
http://rift.zam.com/wiki/Survival_%28Rift_Profession%29

These tables have helpful information on food,
https://docs.google.com/document/d/15thuNzDgtBbEYiFZKXL0-lglAJ1Cl9B91Rjvq75d8dw/edit?pli=1#bookmark=id.mrgl8hoytw19

on camping supplies, and...
https://docs.google.com/document/d/15thuNzDgtBbEYiFZKXL0-lglAJ1Cl9B91Rjvq75d8dw/edit?pli=1#bookmark=id.2s207exmbanb

...the fish needed to get various skills.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/15thuNzDgtBbEYiFZKXL0-lglAJ1Cl9B91Rjvq75d8dw/edit?pli=1#bookmark=id.24sye7qs5azc

Fishing and Survival bugs and fixes
http://forums.riftgame.com/public-test-shard/308026-fishing-survival-bugs-freedback-fixes.html

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Skyrim Update 1.5

Skyrim's 1.5 update hits the PS3 and xBox Live system today.  It already has been live (via Steam) for PC players.  Details here.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-03-15-skyrim-update-1-5-pc-beta-announced

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Kingdom of Amalur: Inventory Bug

A lot of folks are finding items in their inventory (often an armor set but occasionally individual or quest items) that are stuck.  They can't be removed, junked, destroyed, put in stash, etc.  Essentially they lock up those inventory slots.  I've found this that says the developers are planning a patch to fix quest problems and bugs like this but there's no date on when it will appear other than "the next couple of weeks."
http://forums.reckoning.amalur.com/showthread.php?5284-**BUG**-House-of-Ballads-Armor-Set-Sitcking-in-INV/page2

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Skyrim "Creation Kit" and Bug Fixes Coming February 2012

Sometime next month Bethesda will release their Creation Kit to totally open up the PC version of the game to modders.  They also will allow mods to be uploaded to Steam where they can be rated and downloaded by other PC players.
http://kotaku.com/5864312/starting-month-you-will-get-the-tools-to-reinvent-skyrim-on-pc

At the same time, a whole list of bugs will be fixed.  Here is a list.
http://kotaku.com/5877738/skyrims-creation-kit-is-nearly-ready

No word on the promised expansion packs, to be exclusive on the xBox for the first month.  Most people expect the sketchy areas of Morrowind and Oblivion seen from Skyrim are there because there will be DLC that uses those areas.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/329254/meaty-skyrim-dlc-packs-inbound/

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Skyrim: Bug list

Here's a list of bugs, with their severity noted, and whether they are on the PC only, effect just the xBox and PS3,  or have been reported on all game machines.
http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Bugs_(Skyrim)

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Skyrim: Yngol Barrow Quest Bug (with Fix)

About the bug.  Note the way around the bug in the Comments below.
http://uk.ign.com/wikis/the-elder-scrolls-5-skyrim/Yngol_Barrow

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Rift: Patch 1.3 Known Issues and Features

Waves of Madness/Patch 1.3 hit June 23, but there have been problems.  The bugs are listed at the top of this posting, with features listed later.
http://forums.riftgame.com/showthread.php?212051-RIFT-1.3-NA-8-00am-PDT-6-22-11-EU-TBA

This website spells out the Waves of Madness multi-phase event and the new daily quests well.
http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/06/25/the-pcg-guide-get-everything-out-of-rifts-1-3-event-while-you-can-phase-1/

This talks about new gear.
http://www.riftjunkies.com/2011/06/15/patch-1-3-pts-world-event-and-raid-gear-previews/

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Rift: Loot Bag Full/Missing

If your loot bag is missing (or the entire rift icon doesn't show up when you enter a rift), check out this series of messages on the forums.
http://forums.riftgame.com/showthread.php?141920-Where-is-my-Rift-loot-bag!-!

Here are another ways to recover the loot bag. Note that resetting your UI will wipe your UI setup.
http://forums.riftgame.com/rift-general-discussions/tech-support/221118-rift-ui-icon-not-showing-reward-after-rifts.html

Apparently when you enter a rift, the rift meter appears.  You can see what it looks like on page 30 of the online Rift manual. At the bottom left of this rift meter there's an icon that looks like a coin purse.  On page 35 it says to click on the icon and the bag will open so you can remove items.  Don't let the bag get full or items are destroyed when new ones are added.
http://www.riftgame.com/en/docs/RIFT_Manual_EN.pdf

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Rift: Developers Working to Fix Corrupted Souls

Rift Junkies reports that Trion is trying to fix the drop rate of corrupted souls.  It may be that there is a problem with the content that doesn't allow players to get to where these drop.  I'm not sure about that but if you've noticed a problem, here is what the developers say.
http://www.riftjunkies.com/2011/04/07/developer-response-to-corrupted-soul-problem/

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Rift: Mounts UPDATED

Basic mount information.
http://thisisnotarift.blogspot.com/2011/02/short-post-about-mounts.html

Maps showing where mount vendors are located.
http://thisisnotarift.blogspot.com/2011/02/short-post-about-mounts.html

An explanation of mount speed, mount types (with photos), and the fact that there are no flying mounts
http://telarapedia.com/wiki/Mount

Here is a list of the available mounts and where to find their vendors.
http://rift.ign.com/wiki/Mounts

A video showing buying and summoning your mount.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d8YW5LYb5E&feature=related

UPDATE:  Here's the story about the Guardian mount (the lion-like mount with horns and a split tail) that you see some Defiant riding. Short version:  a hotfix on March 25 means Defiant players can no longer take advantage of a quest that makes them look like Guardians to buy a Guardian mount.  By the way, The Solo MMO Player has heard that those Defiant who managed to snare a Guardian mount before this loophole was plugged had it disappear and their money was refunded.
http://forums.riftgame.com/archive/index.php/t-133663.html?s=ac848f71ea6a370c3209a8f27ae9367c

Here is Trion's own mount and vanity pet guide.
http://forums.riftgame.com/showthread.php?138521-Vanity-Pet-and-Mount-Guide

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Rainbow Generator (and Russian Guild Downs Nefarian)

Yes, there is a quest that drops a rainbow generator.  Details here on MMO Champion, two items down from the notice that a Russian guild has taken down Nefarian in 10-man mode.  Apparently the 25-man version of Nefarian is crippled by a respawn bug.
http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/2112-Guild-XP-Gains-Reduction-Nefarian-Kill-BRC-ToT-Loot-Rainbow-Generator-Comics

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Battleground Bugs

The Greedy Goblin says to avoid Tol barad until the problems are fixed.  Details (with strategies) here.
http://greedygoblin.blogspot.com/2010/12/ignore-tol-barad-until-patched.html

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Cataclysm's Up -- And Down (with MANY MORE Hotfixes)

Cataclysm has launched and predictably, it's up and then down again.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/12/06/cataclysm-launches-in-europe-servers-currently-down/

Some XP gains are turned on and some aren't.  Logging in seems to be the biggest problem right now.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/12/07/cataclysm-is-live-except-not-quite/

UPDATE:  Blizzard has released the first hotfix list.  Apparently these have been applied.
http://www.wowhead.com/blog=176161/first-round-of-cataclysm-hotfixes-now-live

UPDATE #2:  December 8 hotfix list.
http://www.wowhead.com/blog=176294/more-cataclysm-hotfixes-live-december-8th

Update #3:  One long-time player doesn't much like the game play and mechanics of Cataclysm, or the ridiculous ease of mastering dungeons.
http://kurn.apotheosis-now.com/?p=1570

Update #4:  Arloch at Clearcasting is riding the submarine around and around and around.  (bugs)
http://clearcasting.wordpress.com/2010/12/10/im-on-a-bug/

Update #4 - Hotfixes on December 13.
http://www.wowhead.com/blog=176861/latest-cataclysm-hotfixes-now-live

Update #5 - Hotfixes on December 14.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/12/14/cataclysm-hotfixes-for-dec-14/

Update #6 - Hotfixes on December 15.
http://www.wowhead.com/blog=176984/latest-cataclysm-hotfixes-vial-of-the-sands-no-longer-bop

Update #7 - More December 15 hotfixes?
http://www.wowhead.com/blog=177100/more-cataclysm-hotfixes-posted-december-15

Update #8 - December 16 hotfixes
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/12/16/cataclysm-hotfixes-for-dec-16/

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December 2 Hotfixes

Last night Blizzard announced some hotfixes.  The list is here.  I presume that all this is done but don't be surprised if you see some downtime today.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/12/02/patch-4-0-3a-hotfixes-for-dec-2/

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Hot Fixes and A Repeat Download of Patch 4.0.3a

WOWHead says today there will be hot fixes and a download of last week's patch as some folks got incomplete data.  You can play and then download Patch 4.0.3a again later if you like.
http://www.wowhead.com/blog=175280/hotfixes-and-mysterious-patch-download

UPDATE:  WOWHead listed all the hot fixes implemented this week.
http://www.wowhead.com/blog=175426/more-hotfixes-or-why-gamon-will-wreck-you

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All About the Shattering (Patch 4.0.3a)

A summary for the changes in Patch 4.0.3a.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/11/23/patch-4-0-3a-whats-in-the-shattering-whats-not/

Hotfixes for bugs
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/11/24/patch-4-0-3a-hotfixes-for-nov-23/

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Mages Can No Longer Name Water Elementals

Blizzard says that being able to name a water elemental is a bug that has been fixed.  Mages are unhappy.
http://mischiefmagicandrocketscience.blogspot.com/2010/11/mischief-water-elementals-no-longer.html

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Lich King Leveling Now Easier (and DaIly Quest Gold Bug)

Blizzard has reduced the experience needed to level in Lich King from 71 to 80 by 20%.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/11/18/wrath-experience-needed-to-level-reduced-by-20/

By the way, the daily quest gold rewards have been halved but this is a bug.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/11/18/daily-quest-gold-rewards-slashed/

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