It's patch day! While I'm anxiously waiting for the servers to come back up, I thought I might outline how a few of the patch notes may affects roleplayers.

"The existing /welcome emote now greets/welcomes targets (character says “hello”), while the new /yw is for saying "you're welcome."

A "welcome" change! But it's going to take some time to remember to use /yw, admittedly.

"Meeting Stones: To use any Meeting Stone, it is only required that the character’s minimum level be 15. There is no maximum character level requirement for any Meeting Stone."

You know what this means? If we're roleplaying as a group, we can use a nearby meeting stone to gather everyone together!

"Costumes: Various costumes from holidays, items, and quests that previously were cancelled by getting on a mount will now cause an error message when the player attempts to mount instead of cancelling the costume."

Now we can mount up without fear of losing our fun look!

"Noggenfogger Elixir: Players shrunk while under the effects of this item will now be able to mount."

Hooray! This means those of us who like to roleplay as "small" for one reason or another may now remain small for much longer. I, for one, am delighted to see this. It was always so frustrating to have to dismiss my buff when I needed to mount, especially when it took so many drinks to get!

"Haris Pilton now sells a new 24-slot bag! She has stubbornly decided to remain in Shattrath City, so those interested should seek her out there."

Good news for roleplayers with plenty of gold and too many outfits!

"Hatchlings: Leaping, Darting, Razormaw, and Ravasaur Hatchlings no longer drop from their associated rare creatures. Instead, there are now rare nests that spawn which contain these hatchlings. For example, the Leaping Hatchling can now be found in Takk’s Nest rather than as a drop from Takk the Leaper."

Rejoice, all yet pet collectors! This should make getting these rare pets easier, which also means they'll be available for less gold on the auction house if you prefer to buy it outright.

"Bind-on-Account Items: Players can now mail Bind-on-Account items to characters on the same account and realm regardless of faction. Please note this only applies to Bind-on-Account items. Other items or gold cannot be sent via mail to characters on the same realm and account if they are from differing factions."

About time!

And some class-specific changes:

Hunters: "Call Stabled Pet: Cooldown reduced from 30 minutes to 5 minutes. Cannot be used in Arenas."

Useful if you have pets you use for roleplay and you want to switch them quicker.

Mages: "Glyph of Eternal Water: This glyph allows for a summoned Water Elemental to last indefinitely, but it can no longer cast Freeze."

Mages finally get a permanent familiar! Now if only we had that fire element for us fire mages.

To read the full patch notes for 3.3, visit http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/patchnotes