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World of Warcraft 5th Anniversary Sweepstakes!
On Nov. 23, WoW will turn 5 years old, and to celebrate, Blizzard is handing out prizes every week for the next five weeks! Apparently, the winners are randomly chosen each week from a different group of accounts, all based on how long you've had your account! Rejoice old school players, newbs won't steal your spot! The first weeks prize will be a
Dragonflight Stein
, courtesy of Taverncraft!
Continue reading after the commercial break for the official quote and rules and eligibility!
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China Gives WoW China Non-Approval
Just as Chinese players expected to finally get Wrath of the Lich King later this month, China's GAPP has given NetEase (China's World of Warcraft operator) its non-approval which means NetEase needs to stop taking in subscriptions and new sign-ups. This is strange as the content was already approved while being run by the former operator The9, which may (or may not?) mean this will be overturned.
Also, this just may have been a problem for Netease as they have been collecting subscription fees for quite some time now, which they weren't supposed to be doing without official GAPP approval. What makes this even stranger is that NetEase hasn't had any communication with the GAPP other than the official press release on the GAPP website.
Source:
http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNewsAndPR/idUSN0245010720091102
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G4 Interviews Blizzard Team for WoW 5-Year Anniversary Retrospective
World of Warcraft turns five years old on November 23, 2009, and G4 has kicked off the celebration a little early with a series of
retrospective interviews
with some big names at Blizzard.
X-Play host Morgan Webb sat down with Game Director
Tom Chilton
, Lead World Designer
Alex Afrasiabi
and former Game Director
Jeffrey "Tigole" Kaplan
to look back at the history of WoW from day one.
The combined videos total more than 35 minutes in length, so there's a lot to digest in the retrospective. There's nothing particularly noteworthy mentioned in the interviews, but they're certainly worth viewing for fans who are interested in hearing Chilton, Afrasiabi and Kaplan reminisce about WoW's history and explain their duties at Blizzard.
Kaplan's Departure
For those of you who don't know, Kaplan left the WoW team to work on Blizzard's next big MMO project, which he's "super excited about" but couldn't discuss in det
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Wowhead Weekly Review (Oct 25 - Oct 31)
Hey there, this is our thirty-fourth Wowhead Weekly Review!
This week we've had more and more patch 3.3 topics, and one of them is the announcement of the Kalu'ak Fishing derby, rivaling with the Goblins' Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza. Another heap of icons have been added, among them you will find some spoiler on
Sa
--- I mustn't tell before the break. Non-spoiler-avid users, have no fear, we've hidden it inside a toggler and marked it appropriately.
DISCLAIMER:
Opinions presented in the Wowhead Weekly Review are not necessarily those of Wowhead.com or its staff members.
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New Hunter Spirit Beast: Arcturis
So as some of you know there was a new model added to the PTR a few builds ago that looked like a new
spirit beast
in the shape of a bear. Finally
safrienaer
over at
maniasarcania.com
has found the little critter named
Arcturis
and tamed him.
http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=38453
Read on after the jump for more information.
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Day of the Dead 2009 (Nov 1 - Nov 2) - Quest Guide + Information!
Fresh on the heels of the
Hallow's End
event begins the
Day of the Dead
(or
Dia de los Muertos
) event in World of Warcraft.
This event is a memorial holiday in which we celebrate the honor and memory of those who have passed on. They make a spiritual return to our lands, which we prepare with food and festivities, for only two days:
November 1
-
2
. The holiday is a
minor
in-game event, similar to
Pirate's Day
or the
Harvest Festival
, but it's pretty interesting regardless!
Everything you need to know about this world event can be found after the break.
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New Holiday: Day of the Dead
Coming soon is the short 2-day holiday known as Day of the Dead which takes place this Sunday and Monday. The Holiday is based around the real world
Day of the Dead
where family members get together and remember those who have passed on.
There are a few rewards for this event, including a Macabre Marionette, which is a small pet that looks like a skeleton wearing a sombrero and holding a pair of maracas. This pet can only be used during the Day of the Dead event and cannot be learned or kept. One achievement is also available:
Dead Man's Party
.
You can read more on the event after the jump!
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Official Preview of Quel'Delar, the Sister Blade
In anticipation of patch 3.3, Blizzard has posted
the lore
surrounding
Quel'Delar
, the sister blade of
Quel'Serrar
. The articles focuses on the history of the weapon, from its creation at the hands of the Dragon Aspects and night elves to its destruction at the hands of Queen Lana'thel.
Actually, destruction is too harsh a word. Quel'Delar was shattered, and players will be able to embark on an epic quest in patch 3.3 to find the pieces and reforge it. According to the post, "several classes can use Quel'Delar, and the sword can fit several different play styles. For any class that is unable to wield it, however, the Sunreaver blood elves and the Silver Covenant high elves will gladly take this relic of their history in exchange for a usable weapon."
Source:
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/underdev/3p3/queldelar.xml
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BlizzCast Episode 11!
Zarhym has just posted a link to the new BlizzCast!
Episode 11 is now available for streaming or download on the official site.
Head on over
and check it out!
In our eleventh episode of BlizzCast, we have a roundtable discussion with members of the community team to recap the major happenings, announcements, and other highlights of this year’s BlizzCon. Join our discussion as we relive some of our favorite moments from the show.
http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/community/blizzcast/archive/episode11.html
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BFF Report Episode 3
Episode three of the
BFF Report
is now available for viewing!
This week, Fony continues his series on
Champions Online
, touching on Retconning (it's not just like respeccing, we swear), travel powers, and even reading some viewer feedback mail—with a surprising twist!
Check it out here:
http://www.zam.com/bffreport.html?bffreport=03
Enjoy!
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Icecrown Citadel Debuff Will Lower Players' Dodge Chance by 20%
Daelo just
announced
on the official forums that a spell called
Chill of the Throne
will be in effect for
all players in Icecrown Citadel
that "will allow mobs to ignore 20% of the dodge chance of their melee targets."
Why would Blizzard do this? It looks like tank avoidance has grown so high that a hard-hitting melee boss can take down a raid tank in a few hits if the blows aren't avoided. Chill of the Throne will give the dev team "a bit of breathing room" while they look at ways to keep tank avoidance from growing so high in the future. Presumably, the overall damage will be reduced to compensate—meaning the damage will be similar overall, but less spiky.
Just to be clear about what the spell does, I'll use Daelo's example: "if a raid's main tank had 30% dodge normally, in Icecrown Citadel they will effectively have 10%." Chill of the Throne should be up on the PTR soon so you can check out the effects. What are your preliminary thoughts on the spell?
Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street [url=
http://forums.worldofwarc
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Disenchanting in Dungeons in Patch 3.3
In addition to the
3.3 Dungeon System Preview
Blizzard posted earlier, they've also elaborated a little bit on how the new
disenchanting system
works.
This should alleviate enchanters of having to pick up the items and then later on having everyone roll for them at the end of dungeons. Along with this comes the cross-realm-instance Dungeon System that will have a few restrictions on trading, so the only way to pass out enchanting materials from a Disenchanted item will be through the new roll disenchant system.
You can read the original post and more information on this feature after the jump.
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3.3 Dungeon System Preview
In the upcoming 3.3 content patch the current
Looking For Group
system is getting a much needed overhaul with many new features and even some rewards (such as a pet) too!
There are some great features planned, such as the ability to join as a group or go solo, Cross-realm instances, and the ability to be teleported to the instances similiar to how it is done in battlegrounds currently. One of the features that looks really promising is the daily random dungeons, which will pick a random dungeon (heroic or normal) and if you defeat the final boss you will receive either 2
Emblem of Frost
on heroic mode or 2
Emblem of Triumph
on normal mode.
More on the dungeon system after the jump.
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Blood Queen Lana'thel Unveiled (in 3D!)
Another quick post spotlighting a few new 3D models which were added on the latest PTR build (10712) - including the beautiful (but deadly)
Blood Queen Lana'thel
!
Lana'thel, Blood Queen of the San'layn, was once a blood elf in service of Kael'thas. She was killed and corrupted by the Lich King, and players will soon encounter her in the upcoming Icecrown raid.
You can see this amazing new model as well as some new
faction-specific loot chests
after the break, and be sure to check out
our previous posts
featuring all sorts of new 3D models that we have discovered on the PTR!
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3.3 PTR Patch Notes Updated! New LFD/LFR Details!
Fresh in the light of the new
Paid Race Change
feature on live servers, Blizzard have updated their PTR patch notes (which included the inevitable nerf to
Will of the Forsaken
). This just in - human racials still overpowered! :D
The
3.3 Patch Notes
have been updated, this time with some
major
changes to the Looking For Dungeon / Looking For Raid system along wth a few minor changes (oh, did I mention a
Will of the Forsaken
nerf?). Also, we'll finally be able to get that
Perky Pug
pet! Check out the changes in the new PTR build after the break!
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Paid Race Change Now Available
The
Paid Race Change
service promised by Blizzard several months ago after the implementation of the Paid Faction Change service is finally here.
You can read more on the service after the jump.
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Wowhead: About Us and Unrated Comments
If you're paying close attention, you may have caught some of the little updates around here lately, but for those who haven't I thought I'd take a moment to point them out!
Updated About Us Page
We've made a big update to the
About Us
page. Changes include:
Updated staffer profiles
Updated Wowhead history
Addition of
alayton
and
Noxychu
to the team
New profile images (created by
Noxychu
, of course)
Call to Arms: New Unrated Comments Page!
Check out the
Unrated Comments
page, a new tool that can be accessed through the Database menu. This page lets you cycle through all the comments on the site that
don't
have a rating yet, starting with the oldest ones.
Unrated comments are something we'd like to avoid—poor/redundant comments should be removed from the site, and insightful/funny comments should be rated up
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3D Models for Build 10676!
Just a quick post spotlighting a few new 3D models which were added on the latest PTR build (10676)!
As you may already know, we recently updated our
model viewer
tool to give you guys a sneak peek at detailed models and animations for the latest items, NPCs and more!
You also may have seen
our previous posts
, in which we showed off some snazzy new PTR model finds! Once again we have some more interesting additions, which you guys and gals can view in full 3D glory after the break!
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New Icons From PTR Build 10676!
Icons icons icons! PTR build 10676 has landed and we've snagged some sweet new icons for you guys! Today we've got some more tier items icons and some amazing boss / dungeon wing achievement icons. Saurfang - oh no!
We found
34
new icons in the current PTR build!
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Wowhead Weekly Review (Oct 18 - Oct 24)
Hey there, and welcome to the thirty-third Wowhead Weekly Review! In this latest edition we have the usual news one would expect as we get closer to patch 3.3—we've got new icons, achievements, patch notes, and model files! Read on after the break for more details!
Also, please welcome
TheAshenVerdict
, whom we have recruited as content writer for summarizing treads - hopefully you like them.
We also have updated the WWR with new formatting. Thanks to ArgentSun for his adivce!
DISCLAIMER:
Opinions presented in the Wowhead Weekly Review are not necessarily those of Wowhead.com or its staff members.
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