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06-18-2009, 04:02 PM
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We had a bit of a minor freakout when we heard that the Rusted and Ironbound protodrakes might be getting removed as rewards for the Ulduar meta achievements (http://www.wowhead.com/?search=glory+of+the+ulduar) in Patch 3.2 (http://www.wow.com/guide-to-patch-3-2/), and then even more of one when the slow trickle of information about 3.2 turned into a firehose. Bornakk mentioned the change initially (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=17367881473&pageNo=1&sid=1#4) with the caveat that it was their intention to remove the drakes eventually, but that he'd seek definite confirmation either way as to whether it was happening in 3.2 or not. There's been no update about it in the past few weeks.
Well, after a thorough reading of the 3.2 patch notes (http://www.wow.com/2009/06/18/patch-3-2-ptr-patch-notes/), I don't see a single trace of anything saying the drakes are getting removed. At the risk of counting my protochickens before they hatch, I think we might be safe, given how fast 3.2 looks like it's coming out.
This is at least a relief for my guild, who's doing pretty well on 10-man hard-mode progression but ... is there a word worse than "dismal"? ... on 25-man hard-modes. Maybe there's hope for us yet.
Should we get the soul-crushing confirmation that they'll be removed with 3.2, we'll be sure to let you know. There's still a lot of time for change on this one, though -- maybe it was an accidental omission, maybe it'll get decided on later -- but for now, you can breathe a little easier knowing you might be able to keep hacking away at those hard modes to get your undeniably awesome drakes even after the Argent Coliseum (http://www.wow.com/guide-to-patch-3-2/#coliseum) is commanding your guild's attention.
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.wow.com/media/2009/06/ah061109patch32swipe.jpgPatch 3.2 will bring about a new 5, 10, and 25 man instance to WoW (http://www.wow.com/guide-to-patch-3-2/#coliseum), and usher in a new 40-man battleground called the Isle of Conquest (http://www.wow.com/guide-to-patch-3-2/#ioc). WoW.com will have you covered every step of the way, from extensive PTR coverage through the official live release. Check out WoW.com's Guide to Patch 3.2 (http://www.wow.com/guide-to-patch-3-2/) for all the latest!
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We had a bit of a minor freakout when we heard that the Rusted and Ironbound protodrakes might be getting removed as rewards for the Ulduar meta achievements (http://www.wowhead.com/?search=glory+of+the+ulduar) in Patch 3.2 (http://www.wow.com/guide-to-patch-3-2/), and then even more of one when the slow trickle of information about 3.2 turned into a firehose. Bornakk mentioned the change initially (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=17367881473&pageNo=1&sid=1#4) with the caveat that it was their intention to remove the drakes eventually, but that he'd seek definite confirmation either way as to whether it was happening in 3.2 or not. There's been no update about it in the past few weeks.
Well, after a thorough reading of the 3.2 patch notes (http://www.wow.com/2009/06/18/patch-3-2-ptr-patch-notes/), I don't see a single trace of anything saying the drakes are getting removed. At the risk of counting my protochickens before they hatch, I think we might be safe, given how fast 3.2 looks like it's coming out.
This is at least a relief for my guild, who's doing pretty well on 10-man hard-mode progression but ... is there a word worse than "dismal"? ... on 25-man hard-modes. Maybe there's hope for us yet.
Should we get the soul-crushing confirmation that they'll be removed with 3.2, we'll be sure to let you know. There's still a lot of time for change on this one, though -- maybe it was an accidental omission, maybe it'll get decided on later -- but for now, you can breathe a little easier knowing you might be able to keep hacking away at those hard modes to get your undeniably awesome drakes even after the Argent Coliseum (http://www.wow.com/guide-to-patch-3-2/#coliseum) is commanding your guild's attention.
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.wow.com/media/2009/06/ah061109patch32swipe.jpgPatch 3.2 will bring about a new 5, 10, and 25 man instance to WoW (http://www.wow.com/guide-to-patch-3-2/#coliseum), and usher in a new 40-man battleground called the Isle of Conquest (http://www.wow.com/guide-to-patch-3-2/#ioc). WoW.com will have you covered every step of the way, from extensive PTR coverage through the official live release. Check out WoW.com's Guide to Patch 3.2 (http://www.wow.com/guide-to-patch-3-2/) for all the latest!
Filed under: Patches (http://www.wow.com/category/patches/), Raiding (http://www.wow.com/category/raiding/), Achievements (http://www.wow.com/category/achievements/)
Maybe Ulduar drakes aren't going away in 3.2 after all (http://www.wow.com/2009/06/18/maybe-ulduar-drakes-arent-going-away-in-3-2-after-all/) originally appeared on WoW.com (http://www.wow.com) on Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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