World of Warcraft™

Finally!!!!!

Downloading now.

Keep us posted :-)

And WoW will work in OS X Lion?

Interesting.

Well just got back from a tangi on the East Coast in NZ.

It was my beloved Nanni-Ma :(

Still 2 days tills my bandwidth cap resets so I'm going to wait until then to download it. Possibly :)

Just make sure you copy the installer file [b]before[/i] you install. Otherwise you'll have to use up that bandwidth again if you ever need to re-download it.

I find it hilarious that Apple's apparently going to offer the Lion installer on a USB drive later this year, but not on DVD media. GG?

SWEET! Thanks. When I get home, I have some monies to spend. ;-)

07/20/2011 09:02 AMPosted by Tiapriestess

I find it hilarious that Apple's apparently going to offer the Lion installer on a USB drive later this year, but not on DVD media. GG?

Every single Mac with a DVD drive has a USB port, but the opposite is not true. Makes sense to me to go the USB route.

If you really want a DVD, or want to use your own USB drive to have install media, it's pretty easy if you can download the installer.

Prep work:

• Context (right) click the Install Mac OS X Lion in the Applications folder, and choose Show Package Contents


• Open the Contents folder


• Open the SharedSupport folder. There will be a file called "InstallESD.dmg" there


• Run Disk Utility (Under /Applications/Utilities)

For a DVD:

• Click the Burn icon at the top. This will open a dialog asking for a source file


• From the previously opened Finder window, drag InstallESD.dmg into the dialog


• Click Burn, and follow the instructions to insert a blank disc

For a USB stick:

• Plug in the USB stick, and select it on the left


• Click the Restore tab on the far right, past the Partition option


• Click the Image... button next to the Source field


• From the previously opened Finder window, drag InstallESD.dmg into the dialog and click Open


• Drag the USB stick from the left source window to the right Destination prompt


• Ensure "Erase Destination" is checked, then click Restore

07/20/2011 09:27 AMPosted by Bluspacecow

Oh really ? Got a link for that ? I've been out of the loop for the past 3 days. The Tangi was over in the most eastern part of East Cape where there was no 3G coverage or at best spotty coverage.

It's mentioned in the official press release here:
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2011/07/20Mac-OS-X-Lion-Available-Today-From-the-Mac-App-Store.html

Is it recommended to update? Or not? Or is Blizzard neutral? As relates to WoW, of course.

I think Blizz has always stated that Mac users should always be upgrading to the newest OS

Ars Technica has put up it's usual OS X review for Lion:

http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2011/07/mac-os-x-10-7.ars

Overall, he says it's a net gain, but he also doesn't cover a lot of the issues that have been discussed on these forums over the past few months. And he doesn't mention OpenGL 3.2 at all unless I missed it. But I read it pretty thoroughly.

I still think I'm going to pass for now. I use Rosetta too often.

Ars Technica has put up it's usual OS X review for Lion:

http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2011/07/mac-os-x-10-7.ars

Overall, he says it's a net gain, but he also doesn't cover a lot of the issues that have been discussed on these forums over the past few months. And he doesn't mention OpenGL 3.2 at all unless I missed it. But I read it pretty thoroughly.

I still think I'm going to pass for now. I use Rosetta too often.

OOOH, I always look forward to the detailed Ars reviews. They do a great job with each version of OS X, often discussing and explaining things other sites miss.

As for me, I'll upgrade my Mini HTPC and my headless Macbook work server, but I think I'll hold off on the wife's and my Hackintoshes until I know I can get everything I need for them.

Chinua,

I'm well aware of how to create my own bootable drives/media. What I want is a physical DVD that won't decay over time (at least not nearly as fast) as burned DVDs do. Even the lowest speed CD/DVDs that I've burned are starting to bitrot. I've been fortunate enough to have multiple HDs to back them up to before that happened so I can make new copies, but I really shouldn't have to go that route now, should I?

I don't know what planet you're from, but here on Earth having to download a huge file, extract a file from within that file surrupticiously, copy the .dmg to another drive/partition (or the same partition if you have no choice) and then make a bootable flash drive/dvd from it is not exactly a "friendly" user experience. In fact that feels more like Windows than I've ever seen a Mac program feel like.

We're losing a lot of control over our OS as it is in Lion, and that's on top of the fact it's basically a blow up doll version of iOS complete with thorny snatch. I'm only dealing with it because it's pretty much going to be mandatory for WoW to be realistically enjoyable on Ultra, seeing as Snow Leopard just has too many pitfalls for Blizzard to logistically overcome.

Also: It took me FIVE TRIES of getting stuck at 3.74 of 3.74 GB and having to cancel my download altogether just to get my copy of Lion from the app store. And I had to make a new partition and reinstall the OS to do it. No simple "re-run the 10.6.8 combo updater" fix here - I had to reinstall the entire bloody OS from scratch. Just to make the app store work like it's supposed to. Hu-freaking-zzah.

I'm gonna be dual booting for a long time to come. Each OS will have its own dedicated SSD, so switching between them won't take long (roughly 30 seconds from shutdown to the Finder loading on the other OS). Like most others, I'm only "tolerating" Lion because it's going to be a necessity to play WoW. If not for that one issue, I'd forsake it in a hearbeat.

At least my Epic 4G isn't back asswards limited like iOS is on the iPhone. Not everybody enjoys being fed a shovel full of bloatware and crap. I certainly don't. But to play, I have to live with it.

Fun, ain't it?

Why would you even want to use iChat over Adium X? >.>

Well I am in WoW under 10.7 and the experience is great.
Actually I'm pleased w/ Lion overall.
With regards to WoW, I think it runs better.

2011 15" MBP i7
AMD 6570
8G RAM
Apple SSD