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World of Warcraft Patch 3.3.5 News – Ruby Santum

Jun 22, 2010
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Patch 3.3.5 oftens an appetizer of new content to keep the current level 80s happy but more importantly are the changes to the user interface (UI). Blizzards goal here is to allow people to connect easier. The social aspect of the game is a very powerful motivator that keeps people playing. 
Assault on the Ruby Sanctum is the new dungeon and is located in the Ruby Sanctum in the red dragonflight’s sacred lair. 
The Ruby Sanctum, is new and offers a new 10 and 25 man raid dungeon with both Heroic and normal difficulties. The entrance to the dungeon will be at the bottom of Wyrmrest Temple in Dragonblight.
Making it easier to connect with people with Real ID system.Real ID will allow players to make friends account different game platforms. For example, if your friend is playing starcraft and you are playing Warcraft you will be able to chat with them. Blizzard wants to make the, “online gaming experience that is more accessible, more engaging, and more entertaining than before.” Like we weren’t already addicted. That’s like giving a handful of cocaine to a recovering addict.

New Random Dungeon “Kick” Feature

The Vote Kick feature in the dungeon finder has been changed. (Changed? You mean one existed?) In a nutshell the new Vote Kick system will not have a cool down for those people who don’t use it as often and for those who do not abandon dungeons as often. This cool down will adjust itself based on a player’s behavior. while using the Dungeon Finder.

New User Interface Features (Directly from Blizzard)

  • Chat Frame
    • Players can now right-click on any chat type (Whisper, Trade, General, Party, Raid, etc.) and choose to move conversation types into separate windows. This will move that chat type to a separate tab in the Chat frame which can be undocked and moved anywhere on the screen.
      • Using the Move to Whisper Window option on a Whisper will place the conversation with that player in a separate tab.
      • Any time a conversation with another player is put into its own tab, the tab will glow when a new message is received.
    • Hovering over the Chat Frame and using the mouse wheel will allow players to scroll through chat text.
    • Players can select Classic Mode under Interface Options to keep the Chat Frame functionality closer to what it was prior to patch 3.3.5.
    • The Simple Chat User Interface option has been removed.
  • Friends List
    • A new icon has been added to the top left of the Chat Frame which will open up the Friends list.
    • In addition to its current functionality, the Friends List will now allow players to add Battle.net accounts (Real ID). Players will have to confirm that they are friends in order for a Real ID to be added. Once Real ID friends, players can communicate cross-game, cross-faction and cross-realm.
    • A new Pending tab has been added where players can accept or decline a Real ID friend request, or select the Report Spam or Block Communications buttons.
    • Players can now select from three statuses which will be visible to their friends: Available, Away and Busy.
    • A Broadcast window has been added to the top of the frame. Players can use this to broadcast a message to all of their Real ID friends online. This message will also be displayed under the broadcaster’s Real ID information in each friend’s list.

Well, that’s the latest Cataclysm news. You can be sure more patches will follow as Blizzard adds code that will make the change to Cataclysm easier.

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