New WoW Boxes - 5th Disc

#0 - Aug. 6, 2007, 7:24 p.m.

So I figured the 5th disc would like isntall 1.12 for me or something, I figured it had to be patches to make the patching quicker.

But wait, it's still installing the main MPQ files...

So, is the 5th disc just to spread out the downloads more?

If so, I kindly ask what is the point?

Drysc

#2 - Aug. 6, 2007, 7:28 p.m.

Newer boxed copies of the game include a fifth disc, that's correct, and that's simply because it contains a newer version than the original release to help assist with patching. The fifth disc isn't a separate "patching disc", the five discs were used because the game as a whole became larger with newer versions.

Tip: If you own the expansion don't bother patching before installing, just install the original game and the expansion will update that to the initial expansion release version.

Drysc

#12 - Aug. 6, 2007, 7:55 p.m.

Q u o t e:

Can you please release the newer boxes (and the expansions) on DVDs?

DVD players have been out for a while now that there should be more of them then CDROM only computers.

Save us the disc swaps, please.

The Collector's Editions came with a DVD version, and there's actually some BC Collector's Editions left at the Fry's in Fountain Valley, CA. Probably not helpful to you, but what is probably helpful is information on how to create your own DVD!

Huzah!

Follow the second set of steps here (http://www.blizzard.com/support/wow/?id=aww01635p) to copy the contents of your CDs into a folder on your hard drive, and then simply burn the contents of that folder onto a DVD using your favorite software!

1. First, make a new folder on your desktop and name it something such as WoW Installer.
2. Display the disc contents by opening My Computer, right-click the CD, and choose Open.
3. Go to the Edit menu and choose Select all, so all the files are highlighted.
4. Go to the Edit menu and choose Copy.
5. Open the new folder you created on your desktop
6. Go to the Edit menu and choose Paste.
7. The files should copy from the CD to that folder.
8. Once this is complete, please put in the next install disk.
9. Open up the disk (using the process in step 2 above).
10. Select the file called Installer Tome with the number at the end.
11. Go to the Edit menu and choose Copy.
12. Open the new folder you created on your desktop
13. Go to the Edit menu and choose Paste.
14. The "Tome" file will copy over.

Repeat steps 8-14 to get the "Installer Tome" files off of the remaining installation disks.

The steps pretty much have you copy everything from the first CD, and then just the Installer Tome file from all subsequent discs.

Enjoy DVD awesomeness.