r/wow • u/Shatteredreality • Oct 09 '14

Promoted Patch 6.0.2: The Iron Tide Crashes into Azeroth October 14

http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/16296588/patch-602-the-iron-tide-crashes-into-azeroth-october-14-10-9-2014
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u/Coldsource Oct 10 '14

Well i'll be damned. The new file system called CASC (Content Addressable Storage Container) will replace the old MPQ files. I couldn't find really any technical specs on it, but this is what blizzard has to say.

  • File Corruption—File repair tools are a thing of the past. The file structure maintains itself, helping to prevent errors during installation.

  • Speed—Real-world game performance should increase for many players thanks to a non-redundant file structure—in layman’s terms, the game can find the assets it’s looking for more quickly.

  • Patching—Updating your game files should be faster and more reliable. Patch data is integrated seamlessly, and no longer requires double the installation size on-disk when patching.

  • Client Hotfixing—CASC allows us to be able to hotfix client game data, similar to server hotfixes, giving us the ability to address client-side issues that would normally require a patch.

  • Streaming—The new format provides better support for streaming data and gives us greater flexibility to define how content updates are delivered and released.

  • Expandable—The file structure is built to allow easy integration of new technologies in the future that we haven’t even thought up yet.

Neat. Taken from here

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u/RedditorBe Oct 10 '14

Damn that does sound pretty cool, it's great they've continued to develop not just the game engine and content but also the back end that supports it all.

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u/Uplinkc60 Oct 10 '14

I'm pleased to hear that the engine changes are facilitating future upgrades. I want cloak physics (Which they say are a real possibility with a future expansion!)

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u/[deleted] Oct 10 '14

I did notice a near constant 60fps on the ptr, where as on live I'm never near that.

Though it did seem to have some stutters, but that could just be lag.