The WoW Archivist explores the secrets of World of Warcraft’s past. What did the game look like years ago? Who is etched into WoW’s history? What secrets does the game still hold?

Personally, I find patch 1.10 to be one of the most memorable patches of classic WoW. It was a

patch dedicated almost exclusively to giving nonraiding players more content, access to better gear (without trivializing raids), and generally making the world a prettier place. Patch 1.10 was the patch that implemented weather, as its Storms of Azeroth title implies.

More than that, patch 1.10 taught non-programmers everywhere how version numbering works. «Patch one-point-ten? You can’t do that! Shouldn’t it be patch 2.0 after 1.9? Isn’t 1.10 the same as 1.1?» Nope, sorry! Version numbering doesn’t work that way! These aren’t decimals, folks. The .10 does not represent a fraction of a whole; it’s part of a versioning scheme set up like so:

expansion.major.minor.build
Patch 1.10 indicates that this is the first retail software release and it is in its 10th major revision. While I’m writing this, World of Warcraft version 4.2.2.14534 is on the PTR. Build 14534 of the second minor revision of the second major revision of the fourth expansion/retail release. These aren’t decimals, and this isn’t math. Patch 1.10 is neither patch 1.1 nor patch 2.0. Got it? Good!

Now on with the show.Continue reading WoW Archivist: Patch 1.10, Storms of AzerothFiled under: WoW ArchivistWoW Archivist: Patch 1.10, Storms of Azeroth originally appeared on WoW Insider on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

The WoW Archivist explores the secrets of World of Warcraft’s past. What did the game look like years ago? Who is etched into WoW’s history? What secrets does the game still hold?

Personally, I find patch 1.10 to be one of the most memorable patches of classic WoW. It was a

patch dedicated almost exclusively to giving nonraiding players more content, access to better gear (without trivializing raids), and generally making the world a prettier place. Patch 1.10 was the patch that implemented weather, as its Storms of Azeroth title implies.

More than that, patch 1.10 taught non-programmers everywhere how version numbering works. «Patch one-point-ten? You can’t do that! Shouldn’t it be patch 2.0 after 1.9? Isn’t 1.10 the same as 1.1?» Nope, sorry! Version numbering doesn’t work that way! These aren’t decimals, folks. The .10 does not represent a fraction of a whole; it’s part of a versioning scheme set up like so:

expansion.major.minor.build
Patch 1.10 indicates that this is the first retail software release and it is in its 10th major revision. While I’m writing this, World of Warcraft version 4.2.2.14534 is on the PTR. Build 14534 of the second minor revision of the second major revision of the fourth expansion/retail release. These aren’t decimals, and this isn’t math. Patch 1.10 is neither patch 1.1 nor patch 2.0. Got it? Good!

Now on with the show.Continue reading WoW Archivist: Patch 1.10, Storms of AzerothFiled under: WoW ArchivistWoW Archivist: Patch 1.10, Storms of Azeroth originally appeared on WoW Insider on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments