Patch 4.0.1 Honor and Justice Points

Want to know where all your honor points went?  Here's how PvP honor points are converted in Patch 4.0.1.
http://www.wow-pro.com/general_guides/pvp_points_conversion_401

How the badges convert to justice points.
http://wow-pro.com/instance_guides/dungeon401

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A Guide to Hallow's End 2010 and Bugs

The holiday runs from October 18 through October 31.   The WOW Head guide is first, and WOW Insider's the second link.
http://www.wowhead.com/guide=hallows-end

http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/10/17/wow-insiders-guide-to-hallows-end-2010/

UPDATE:  A serious bug in the Headless Horseman quest.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/10/18/headless-horseman-pumpkin-shrine-crashes-game/

UPDATE #2:  A workaround for the Healless Horseman pumpkin bug and the cogwheel bug.  At last!  (Hint, disable your tooltips.)
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/10/22/headless-horseman-and-cogwheel-crash-workaround/

Here is a list of known issues and workarounds.
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=27291816177&sid=1

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Rent-a-Troll (Or Playing Patch 4.0.1 as a Noob)

No description does this justice although I will say each troll comes in its own "special cardboard box."  Just go read it.
http://raging-monkeys.blogspot.com/2010/10/rent-troll-services-coming-to-you.html

UPDATE:  Playing Patch 4.0.1 as a noob.
http://thenoisyrogue.wordpress.com/2010/10/18/patch-4-01-as-a-n00b/

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Gold Resources for the Patch 4.0.1 Goblin

Things are changing all over with Patch 4.0.1 and that's as true for Auction House followers as everyone else.

The Pot has a list of good gold Blogs.
http://www.mmomeltingpot.com/2010/10/patch-4-0-1-–-best-of-wow-gold-blogs/

And they have a link to a useful spreadsheet (Excel).
http://www.mmomeltingpot.com/2010/10/just-my-two-copper-how-to-spreadsheet-to-profit/

The Bank Alt site has launched.  The first link describes it and the second is the URL.  The thing is new features that were just added.
http://wowalone.blogspot.com/2010/10/bankaltcom-launches.html

http://www.bankalt.com/

http://wowalone.blogspot.com/2010/10/bankaltcom-adds-filtering-paging.html

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Guide to Dispels in Patch 4.0.1

Useful information on how dispel works now.
http://www.mmomeltingpot.com/2010/10/guide-to-dispels-in-4-0-1/

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Extreme Soloing for Hunters in Patch 4.0.1

You'll be happy to hear that Eidotrope thinks hunters can solo still now that Patch 4.0.1 is here.  He's planning to farm Anzu to get the rare Raven Lord mount and outlines how he'll go about it here.
http://outdps.com/2010/10/16/farming-anzu-and-some-news-on-extreme-soloing/

Here is a bit more about Anzu the Raven God.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/10/15/patch-4-0-1-is-all-anzu-all-the-time/

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Patch 4.0.1 Bugs and Problems

There are some real problems with Patch 4.0.1.  The alchemy gem transmute recipes have disappeared so that leveling Alchemists can't get them, and Blizzard is pretending this isn't happening.  BBB, Blizzard has more important things to worry about right now--they just blew up their game in a Bet-the-Company move.
http://thebigbearbutt.com/2010/10/16/alchemy-gem-transmute-recipes-gone-in-4-0-1/

The Major League Gaming Pro Circuit is having their tournament this weekend.  It may be the last as their client won't work with Patch 4.0.1 so this PvP is under the old system.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/10/16/mlg-dc-starts-tonight-for-wow/

Blizzard has deployed a hot fix to the Violet Proto Drake/Master Riding problem.
http://www.wowhead.com/blog=171256

Arcane mage Prime glyphs has been mislabeled as major glyphs and cannot be placed in Prime slots. This may be the case for fire and frost configs also, but the Solo MMO Player has not checked this.   No word on when this will be fixed.

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=27187853045&sid=1

The Addon Developer Kit no longer automatically extracts code with Patch 4.0.1.  You have to go to a new developer's site to download this.

http://www.wowhead.com/blog=170877

Warlocks have missing minions and demons, and the ones they have are renamed for them.  This is supposed to be fixed next maintenance day if it hasn't been already.

http://cynwise.wordpress.com/2010/10/13/blizzard-killed-my-dog/

There is mixed reaction to Patch 4.0.1's nerfing of Auction House addons.  Blacksen thinks this will keep the amateur sellers away and consolidate power in the hands of professional goblins.

http://blacksen.com/archives/687

WOW Insider has a list of "current" bugs but it does not look updated to me.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/10/13/status-update-on-current-patch-4-0-1-issues/

So I looked at Blizzard Customer Service's Twitter feed and found a link to what they say is the current bug list.
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=27188062708&sid=1

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Flying in Patch 4.0.1 (and Cataclysm)

There seems to be a lot of confusion about flying in Patch 4.0.1 and in Cataclysm.  Here's an article about the Master Riding skill and how it works.  This hit with Patch 4.0.1. It costs 5000 gold but there are slight reputation discounts. Basicly this allows your mount to move faster.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/10/16/patch-4-0-1-its-still-a-long-strange-trip/

Looks like when Cataclysm hits, cold weather flying will cost 250 gold.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/09/09/cataclysm-beta-old-weather-flying-will-cost-250g/

Once Cataclysm hits, if you want to be able to fly mounts in Azaroth, you will have to buy a Flight Master's License for 250 gold from a riding trainer, but you don't have to have the Master Riding Skill mentioned above. You will probably have to be Level 60 and have bought the Cataclysm expansion.
http://www.wowhead.com/guide=cataclysm&faq

I've heard complaints about opposing forces being able to attack from above and there are rumors Blizzard will do things to modify this but not word on that yet.

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All the 4.0.1 Glyphs? With Bugs

Here's a list of all the new glyphs for Patch 4.0.1.  Maybe.
http://www.jadedalt.com/2010/10/08/4-0-glyphs/

Arcane mage Prime glyphs have been mislabeled as major glyphs and cannot be placed in Prime slots.  This may be the case for fire and frost configs but the Solo MMO Player has not checked this.  Details here.
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=27187853045&sid=1


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Welcome to Chaos

By now Patch 4.0.1 is in full swing.  Everyone's talents are trashed and they are scrambling to fix their glyphs and gems.  The Auction House and normal functions of one's UI are broken or missing.  There are problems accessing one's bank account.  Many addons don't work.  There are bugs in the raids.  (The Solo MMO Player was stuck in Halls of Reflection for hours last night, unable to exit or switch to another character.)  Most of the body of information that has been accumulated online to help players is outdated, including most of what is on this site.  I've also heard that a great many guilds are telling certain classes not to raid because they've been nerfed.  There was so much chaos earlier in the week that the trolls weren't even on the chat line.  Currently there is a constant background clicking going on in-game as players switch this and that.

The worst part is that this mess is just Blizzard's way of having a world-wide beta paid for by the players.  I expect they are watching all the problems and bugs and making a list of those they want to fix before Cataclysm arrives.  Cynical?  No, this is just how Blizzard treats their customers.  All this is for their convenience, not yours.

It's not a happy time.  When you think that you are going to be playing in a Patch 3.3.5 world with Patch 4.0.1 characters until after December 7--if you buy Cataclysm--and forever if you don't, well, this is a Bet the Company move on Blizzard's part.

Do you really want to continue to play this game?

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