How to connect to PwnWoW:
To play on PwnWoW, you will need to download a fully patched 3.3.5a WoW client, and change your realmlist.
The only way to play PwnWoW now is to download a full patch 3.3.5a WoW client via torrent. Instructions on how to download and install after the FAQ.
The only way to play PwnWoW now is to download a full patch 3.3.5a WoW client via torrent. Instructions on how to download and install after the FAQ.
FAQ:
Q: Why torrent it? Why can't I just change the realmlist like I used to?
A: The reason you can't just down-patch your client and change the realmlist is because Blizzard upped security on their clients since Cataclysm. You are no long er able to down-patch in Cataclysm past 4.0.1. So the only way to play is to download a 3.3.5a client and change that realm list. It's also handy since you no longer need to change the realmlists back and forth when you're in the mood to play retail, and vice versa.
Q: Why Wrath of the Lich King and not Cataclysm?
A: There are two reasons why we chose WotLK and not Cataclysm. The first one being that nearly all Cataclysm private servers are too buggy to play well. Ever since Blizzard upped their client security, as mentioned above, it has been hard to get a copy of a Cataclysm (4.0.1+) client that isn't completely buggy or glitched. The second reason is because our administrators and moderators are very used to using ArcEmu since 2009. MaNGOS wasn't very popular among our staff in Redux, and the over all GM gameplay of ArcEmu was simpler and easier to understand. ArcEmu is also one of the most stable servers out there, but sadly they are only up to patch 3.3.5a.
Q: Why torrent the client? Isn't that risky? Can't you zip up the files and have us download it directly?
A: Not at all actually. The file we are giving you to download is completely safe, virus-free, and spamware-free. Torrenting can be risky at times if you don't know what you're downloading, but rest assured we would never do anything to harm our players; our purpose to have mutual fun on a fun private server. Torrenting is also always faster than straight downloading, since you are downloading from multiple people at the same time, rather than one person.
Q: What exactly am I downloading? Is it a big file?
A: You are downloading the FULL World of Warcraft game at patch 3.3.5a. When you finish torrenting the file, all you do is open the folder where you downloaded it to, open WoW.exe, and type in your account name and password, no installation necessary. You can create an account on the "Create an Account" page above on the site's navigation bar. The file size you are downloading is 16 gigabytes. Do not be alarmed; remember that you are downloading the full WoW game, with all the files already in. You do not need to install, just download and launch. The download/torrenting will take about 30 minutes to an hour. Please be patient however; it's worth it! Once again, remember, you're downloading a full game that's 16gb, so you can expect it will take a while to fully download.
If you have any further questions, please go to "Contact Us" above on the navigation bar and submit your questions. We will try and respond to you as quickly as possible! :)
A: The reason you can't just down-patch your client and change the realmlist is because Blizzard upped security on their clients since Cataclysm. You are no long er able to down-patch in Cataclysm past 4.0.1. So the only way to play is to download a 3.3.5a client and change that realm list. It's also handy since you no longer need to change the realmlists back and forth when you're in the mood to play retail, and vice versa.
Q: Why Wrath of the Lich King and not Cataclysm?
A: There are two reasons why we chose WotLK and not Cataclysm. The first one being that nearly all Cataclysm private servers are too buggy to play well. Ever since Blizzard upped their client security, as mentioned above, it has been hard to get a copy of a Cataclysm (4.0.1+) client that isn't completely buggy or glitched. The second reason is because our administrators and moderators are very used to using ArcEmu since 2009. MaNGOS wasn't very popular among our staff in Redux, and the over all GM gameplay of ArcEmu was simpler and easier to understand. ArcEmu is also one of the most stable servers out there, but sadly they are only up to patch 3.3.5a.
Q: Why torrent the client? Isn't that risky? Can't you zip up the files and have us download it directly?
A: Not at all actually. The file we are giving you to download is completely safe, virus-free, and spamware-free. Torrenting can be risky at times if you don't know what you're downloading, but rest assured we would never do anything to harm our players; our purpose to have mutual fun on a fun private server. Torrenting is also always faster than straight downloading, since you are downloading from multiple people at the same time, rather than one person.
Q: What exactly am I downloading? Is it a big file?
A: You are downloading the FULL World of Warcraft game at patch 3.3.5a. When you finish torrenting the file, all you do is open the folder where you downloaded it to, open WoW.exe, and type in your account name and password, no installation necessary. You can create an account on the "Create an Account" page above on the site's navigation bar. The file size you are downloading is 16 gigabytes. Do not be alarmed; remember that you are downloading the full WoW game, with all the files already in. You do not need to install, just download and launch. The download/torrenting will take about 30 minutes to an hour. Please be patient however; it's worth it! Once again, remember, you're downloading a full game that's 16gb, so you can expect it will take a while to fully download.
If you have any further questions, please go to "Contact Us" above on the navigation bar and submit your questions. We will try and respond to you as quickly as possible! :)
How to Setup PwnWoW:
Here we will show you a step-by-step pictorial guide on how to set up PwnWoW!
Don't worry, this might look like a LOT of steps (17 of them), but they're super short, and mostly require you to just click and confirm things. :)
Don't worry, this might look like a LOT of steps (17 of them), but they're super short, and mostly require you to just click and confirm things. :)
Step 1:
First you have to download a torrent client. We recommend
µTorrent; it's the most popular torrent client, it's very light weight, and gets the job done the best.
After clicking the link above and going to their website, click the big button that says "Get µTorrent", and it will open a download page.
After clicking the link above and going to their website, click the big button that says "Get µTorrent", and it will open a download page.
Step 2:
After the page loads, click the button that says "Free Download".
Step 3:
After you click the "Free Download" button, a new "Thank You" page will open, and the installer will download into your Downloads folder. Here on Google Chrome, it nicely shows you your download. Click on it, or if you have a different browser, go into your Downloads folder and open the installer.
Step 4:
When you open the installer, click "Run", and then "Yes" to confirm. This will open the installation wizard.
Step 5:
When the installation wizard opens, follow the steps in installing the program.
Step 6:
After the program finishes installing, Click the desired torrent that suits your operating system, Windows or Mac:
For Windows XP/Vista/7 (3.3.5a, 16 GB):
Magnet link - will open in your torrent client
For Mac OS X (3.3.5a, 16 GB): Magnet link - will open in your torrent client
For Mac OS X (3.3.5a, 16 GB): Magnet link - will open in your torrent client
This will open the torrent in µTorrent.
You will see a box pop up when the torrent opens in µTorrent that says "Save As". Save the file where ever you want it saved, such as Program Files in hard drive C. For example: In the picture, I made a new a new folder called "PwnWoW" in my video game hard drive, F.
After you have selected where you want to save the file, click "OK".
You will see a box pop up when the torrent opens in µTorrent that says "Save As". Save the file where ever you want it saved, such as Program Files in hard drive C. For example: In the picture, I made a new a new folder called "PwnWoW" in my video game hard drive, F.
After you have selected where you want to save the file, click "OK".
Step 7:
After you click "OK", the torrenting process begins. This is the part where you either: A) Go to sleep, B) watch a long movie, or C) go play a different video game. This download will take around 30 minutes to an hour, maybe more. Please be patient however, and remember you are downloading the full version of WoW WotLK. Look on the bright side; you can take this time to do other things, and when it finishes you don't even need to install it!
To find out if the download has finished, simply open µTorrent, and check the status bar next to the torrent. If it still has a percentage, then you'll know there's still a little while left, judging on how high the percentage is. If the bar is green and says "Seeding", the download is complete; go on to Step 8.
To find out if the download has finished, simply open µTorrent, and check the status bar next to the torrent. If it still has a percentage, then you'll know there's still a little while left, judging on how high the percentage is. If the bar is green and says "Seeding", the download is complete; go on to Step 8.
Step 8:
After the download has finished, go to the folder where you saved the file to. In my case, it is the a fore-mentioned "PwnWoW" folder I created.
When you get to the download location, open the file. It should be titled "World of Warcraft - 3.3.5a (12340) - enUS (No Install)".
When you get to the download location, open the file. It should be titled "World of Warcraft - 3.3.5a (12340) - enUS (No Install)".
Step 9:
When you open the "World of Warcraft - 3.3.5a (12340) - enUS (No Install)" folder, open the folder inside it called "Data".
Step 10:
After you have opened the folder titled "Data", open the folder inside of it titled "enUS".
Step 11:
After you have opened the folder titled "enUS", open the file called "realmlist.wtf".
You will probably get a message saying that the file type cannot be opened. At the bottom you have two choices; the default highlighted one that asks if you want to search the Internet to find out how to open the file, or the second option that asks you to select a program from a list. Select the second option that lets you select a program from a list, then go on to Step 12.
You will probably get a message saying that the file type cannot be opened. At the bottom you have two choices; the default highlighted one that asks if you want to search the Internet to find out how to open the file, or the second option that asks you to select a program from a list. Select the second option that lets you select a program from a list, then go on to Step 12.
Step 12:
After you have selected the option to select a program from a list, a box will pop up. Select the Notepad, or TextEdit for Mac users. If it doesn't show up immediately, click "Other Programs" and it should be there.
When you have selected Notepad, click "OK". This will open Notepad and there will writing there. Continue to Step 13.
When you have selected Notepad, click "OK". This will open Notepad and there will writing there. Continue to Step 13.
Step 13:
After Notepad has opened us, you should see following written:
"set realmlist us.logon.worldofwarcraft.com"
If "us.logon.worldofwacraft.com" has some different address written, the owner of the client changed it to a realmlist of his private server, or an example of a realmlist.
"set realmlist us.logon.worldofwarcraft.com"
If "us.logon.worldofwacraft.com" has some different address written, the owner of the client changed it to a realmlist of his private server, or an example of a realmlist.
Step 14:
Simply change " set realmlist us.logon.worldofwarcraft.com" to the following:
"set realmlist pwnwow.servegame.com"
After you changed the realmlist address, click "File" and "Save", then close the Notepad.
"set realmlist pwnwow.servegame.com"
After you changed the realmlist address, click "File" and "Save", then close the Notepad.
Step 15:
After you have saved the Notepad and closed it, return to the "
World of Warcraft - 3.3.5a (12340) - enUS (No Install)" folder.
Step 16:
After you have returned the to "
World of Warcraft - 3.3.5a (12340) - enUS (No Install)" folder, open the "Wow" file.
Step 17:
Opening the "Wow" file should launch World of Warcraft.
Congratulations! You're now ready to play PwnWoW! Just log in with your account name and password, select a realm, and create your character. Enjoy!
If you haven't created an account yet, please visit the "Create an Account" page above in the navigation bar, fill out the four designated fields, and click "Submit". After that, your account will be created and you can log into PwnWoW from the "Wow" client. If you can't immediately, wait a minute or two for the account to process.
Thanks for downloading PwnWoW and we hope to see you in game! :)
Congratulations! You're now ready to play PwnWoW! Just log in with your account name and password, select a realm, and create your character. Enjoy!
If you haven't created an account yet, please visit the "Create an Account" page above in the navigation bar, fill out the four designated fields, and click "Submit". After that, your account will be created and you can log into PwnWoW from the "Wow" client. If you can't immediately, wait a minute or two for the account to process.
Thanks for downloading PwnWoW and we hope to see you in game! :)