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Characters 2.1.2 update posted to App Store

I’ve just submitted the update to the iPhone App Store (it usually takes few days for approval, now it’s a waiting game). This update adds compatibility with the latest expansion:

Death Knight class support
Level 80 portrait display
Item icons bug fix

Now off to the Howling Fjord. Beautiful ambiance, music and visuals… Some of the Forsaken quests are [...]

3.0.2 patch and Characters

At least two small updates for Characters are coming soon - 3.0.2 patch changed few things in how armory works, and I suspect even more changes will come when Wrath of the Lich King is released.

Please vote NO on Prop 8

Off-topic post: hey Californians, could you help me with my marriage?
It’s history making time in California - Prop 8 is one of the ballots to be voted on in two weeks that will write this to the CA constitution: ”Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California”. Or in other [...]

New armory inspection app for iPhone

Very promising Warcraft Armory inspection app called Armory Spy Lite is up on the iPhone App Store. Check it out (disclaimer: I didn’t write it, I just happen to like it.)

Characters 2.1.1 up - gems & enchants galore

Warcraft Characters 2.1.1 is available on the iPhone App Store.
Additions include:

Character specific item information, including sets, enchants, and gems.
Item detail language fix for Asian regions.

Characters 2.1 is released - shwazam

This release added few missing stats (defense & spell hit, apologies to warlocks and tanks), arena team support, and lots of bug fixes. Thanks a lot for reporting these!
Coming up: item set bug fix and corrupted item info with Chinese localization.

Warcraft Characters 2.0 released (updated: feedback)

Characters 2.0 is live on the App Store. We’ve revamped UI, added item and reputation support, character view without need to save, and realm-free search. Enjoy!
Feedback is appreciated - let us know what you’d like to see.
UPDATE: Thanks for the feedback! Here’s what will be added in the next few days: spell hit rating, defense [...]

Need help reproducing 1.0.1 crashing bug - SOLVED

I’ve received feedback from several people that 1.0.1 crashes on refresh, and I need help in reproducing it. If Characters 1.0.1 crashes for you, could you let me know: your character name, realm, and region (US, EU, and so on), and how soon the crash happens (were you able to refresh once? did you have [...]

Characters 1.0.1 is live

Warcraft Characters 1.0.1 for iPhone is live on the App Store. Thanks for all the feedback!
Bug fixes are:

Support for EU, KR, CN, and TW realms.
Bug fix when spaces are used in realm names.
Bug fix when accented characters are used in character names.

… and Characters 2.0 is on it’s way. With all this coding, I wonder [...]

Characters and iPhone App Store - here are the numbers

20 days for approval - I’ve submitted Characters app on July 11th, and it was approved on July 31st. Biggest hurdle was to see if Apple would approve the app - I didn’t want to commit to more development until I was sure Apple would be ok with it. Now that it is, let’s rock.
4,678 downloads [...]