Avoiding the "Downloading Update" screen

[Sol]

Alright, so basically, every time I try logging into the game, it skips me right to the "Downloading Update" screen and prompts me to install Patch 3.2 when I'm done. Now the thing is that there doesn't appear to be a way around this. If I click cancel while the update is downloading, it goes back to the log in screen, and logging in again repeats the process. Canceling the patch itself while it's downloading brings me the "Downloading Update" screen once again when I next try and log in. Honestly, I'm not sure why it happened - I was logging in fine last night, and I've been directly starting up the Wow application from my folder rather than using the launcher, and now this.

I've already finished installing it and then followed the Downgrading Tips in an attempt to get it back to 3.1.3, but it still seems to be trying to download the same update again when I log into CotH rather than letting me, y'know, play the game.

I'm really not sure what the hell I'm supposed to be doing, or what I can do, but any help would be appreciated.

[Dilly]

This has happened to me, your realmlist probably returned to the retail one. You should check it.

[MoonlightBlossom]

If you updated recently, that is why. With every patch; it will default your realmlist to be directed to the retail servers.
Once that is rectified, that will make all the difference with your connectivity.

If you need the realmlist info again: (Presuming you are a US player)

set realmlist coth.game-host.org
set patchlist coth.game-host.org

set realmlistbn ""
set portal us

[Sol]

... Woah, did I really overlook that? Christ, I can be thick sometimes. Thanks guys.

[MoonlightBlossom]

It's easy to overlook, honestly. I had the same problem the other night after returning from a three-month hiatus. It's very easy to assume that the realmlist goes unchanged, but alas.