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The Weekly Marmot - Learning from Leadership Mistakes
This week, while everyone else is busy talking about the Shattering and how Azeroth has been changed forever and Deathwing is on the loose... I take some time to talk about how awful I am. Specifically, I talk about how making mistakes is a core part of being a guild master, and learning from them is key.
Also, I take a shower.
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New Feature: Personalized Searches
You guys are going to love this:
you can now display search results based on whether or not your character has completed them!
Here's how it's done:
Upload character data using the
Wowhead Client
.
This won't work unless you have quest data uploaded for the character you want to use!
Go to the character you want to use as your main.
Once your data is upload, the character should appear on your
user page
, or in the dropdown user menu at the top right.* I'm using
Malgayne
as an example.
Click the button.
Now go browse through a category we show completion data for—
quest listings
are one good example.
There should be a new section at the bottom of the filters, labelled
Completion
.
Now, just click "Available" or "Unavailable" to only show quests that are available (or unavailable) to your pinned character!
The real power of this comes when you view a list of quests for a zone, then you filter for ones that are 'available' and for your faction. This will give y
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"Give the Gift of Warcraft!" Promotion for US and Europe
Hey--it looks like Blizzard has put up a new promotion for Europe, in anticipation of the Cataclysm expansion release! Prices on all of the World of Warcraft games (except the Cataclysm expansion, of course) have been reduced!
Here is the article on the promotion, straight from the
EU WoW Community Site
:
Give the Gift of Warcraft!
Act now and get epic savings with €5 World of Warcraft, €5 The Burning Crusade, and €10 Wrath of the Lich King. Gift to a friend or upgrade your account in preparation for the launch of Cataclysm.
Buy As A Gift
Buy For Myself
Edit:
It appears that the US also have the same promotion running; we've updated the table and a few links!
We've compiled a little table for a good overview:
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http://eu.blizzard.com/store/
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Cataclysm Sweepstakes
Bored waiting for your server to come up? Why not take a moment to enter our
Cataclysm Sweepstakes
?
From The Shattering until Cataclysm, we're going to be giving out a
WoW Sound Blaster Headset
each day—with two special price packages that include the headset, as well as a
wallet
,
T-shirt
,
beanie
and
art card
set, all in your choice of Horde or Alliance versions!
Enter the contest here:
http://www.wowhead.com/contest=cataclysm-sweepstakes
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The Shattering (Patch 4.0.3a): The Official "Extended Downtime" Thread
Blizzard just announced that
today's maintenance requires extended downtime
and will provide further updates as the day progresses.
Update 2:30 PST
: The servers are currently
ACTIVE
.
Stay tuned to this post for further updates!
November 23rd, 2010 11:30 AM PST -
The amount of time to implement the changes in the 4.0.3a patch is estimated to take longer than initially expected. Due to additional complications we're now estimating realms to be live by approximately 5:00 p.m. PST.
November 23rd, 2010 9:50 AM PST -
The amount of time to implement the changes in the 4.0.3a patch is estimated to take longer than initially expected. We're extending the estimated time it will take to complete the maintenance to 1:00 PM PST. We know you're eager to experience Azeroth reborn, and we're working as quickly as possible for you. We appreciate your patience.
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BFF Report - Cataclysm - Life After 80
Servers are down and when they come back up, you'll all be enjoying the freshly Norris'd landscape of Azeroth. In the meantime, why not start planning your post-80 leveling experience? Need some help? WELL I JUST HAPPEN TO HAVE SOMETHIN' FOR THAT!
What's the first thing you plan on doing when servers come up?
And if you're from the future, what's the first thing you did when servers came up?
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The Shattering (Patch 4.0.3a): Patch Notes
The Shattering is upon us, and it's time to take stock of everything that's changed today!
In light of that, we've put together the most recent Patch Notes—all prettied up with links to the appropriate Wowhead spell pages.
Check out the list of changes after the break!
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Cataclysm: Cinematic and Load Screen added in Patch 4.0.3a
Among all of the
other content
, The Shattering also brings us both the new
Cataclysm login screen
, and the new
Cataclysm Intro Cinematic!
These two videos have been hanging around the Official ZAM
YouTube channel
for a while now, but now seemed like a good time to remind you they were there.
You can see them both below:
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Cataclysm: Old World Zone Changes
As you probably know by now,
patch 4.0.3a includes a complete restructuring of old-world content
. This ranges from
cosmetic changes
to
modifications to the leveling flow throughout both continents
. These changes have been documented in our handy-dandy
Cataclysm Guide
, but since we're all waiting for the servers to come up, we figured a primer might be appreciated.
Check out the information after the break, complete with some
entertaining videos covering the new race starting zones
courtesy of The BFF Report.
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Cataclysm: New Class & Race Combinations
One of the features that will be going live with patch 4.0.3a are the new Race/Class combinations
. This has been in our
Cataclysm Guide
for a while but we figured you might appreciate a nice clean table to ponder over while you wait for the servers to come back up.
Update
: To clarify questions being asked in the comments:
When maintenance is complete, you will be able to choose any of the new combinations denoted by the symbol in the "Added in 4.0.3a" table below
. However, you will need to purchase Cataclysm and wait until December 7th before you can roll a Goblin or Worgen.
Added in 4.0.3a
Alliance
Death Knight
Druid
Hunter
Mage
Paladin
Priest
Rogue
Shaman
Warlock
Warrior
Draenei
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The Shattering (Patch 4.0.3a) Hits Azeroth: It's The End of the World as We Know It
The day has finally come: Azeroth has been torn asunder, and now it's time to pick up the pieces!
Blizzard has been hinting at it by preparing patches on the PTR for release, and Bashiok was even
toying with forum posters last night
, but we have official confirmation this morning:
It is time, friends, for the world to shatter.
For the rest of the day this post will act as your homepage and guided tour to all the content in patch 4.0.3a. Any time new content is posted or added, you'll be able to find it on this page—so if you run into anyone who's wandering around Azeroth after the servers come up going "OMG WHAT HAPPENED," just link them here!
Remember, with the addition of new content like this, it's more important than ever to
download and run the
Wowhead Client
.
With these major changes in "The Shattering", we want to get new info into the database as fast as possible!
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Elemental Boss Portals Open Until Further Notice
Bashiok just announced an "Elemental Portal Fire Sale" on the official forums:
All four elemental portals are open until further notice.
Elemental Invasion Guide
If you're looking to grab some last minute gear from
Kai'ju Gahz'rilla
,
Crown Princess Theradras
,
Grand Ambassador Flamelash
or
Prince Sarsarun
, now's the time to do it!
Due to your valiant efforts in protecting the key invasion cities, the four boss portals are now 'permanently' open. If you need anything from inside the portals, or maybe you dropped your keys in there, now is the time to go through and get them.
Initial reports from shaman in the area that were available at time of publishing suggest that this is hinting at something far more sinister. One such shaman, a one 'Krunkmaster' from Proudmoore was quoted as saying "This is hinting at something far more sinister."
Chilling!
You'll want to stay tuned to the World of Warcraft community site for the latest developments on this and other events.
Here's the
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ZAM Discusses Cataclysm with WoW's Lead Content Designer Cory Stockton!
Togikagi at
ZAM
recently had an opportunity to interview World of Warcraft's Lead Content Designer
Cory Stockton
and ask him detailed questions about the upcoming Cataclysm expansion! Stockton reflects on the decision to allow goblin and worgen race-changes at launch, Deathwing and the Elemental Invasion, the Darkmoon Faire and more! Check it out!
http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=24183
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New features: glyphs in completion tracker, multi-skillup support, map phasing
We've added a few cool new features around the site for you to play with!
Glyphs in the Completion Tracker
You can now view what glyphs you know in the Completion Tracker! They're listed directly underneath your talents on the
talents pane of the Profiler
.
Give it a try! Upload your data using the
Client
, and then check your characters!
http://www.wowhead.com/profile=us.velen.innervata#talents
Multiple Skill-Up Filters
You can now filter for items that reward more than one skill point when crafted! Try this link to see a list of glyphs that reward three skill points instead of one:
http://www.wowhead.com/spells=11?filter=cr=25;crs=1;crv=1
Phasing Support for Zone Pages
Our zone pages now support separate phases for quests! You can now click through different phases of a map just like you would the floors of a dungeon. Some of the zones are tiny c
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Cataclysm Beta Servers Shutting Down Momentarily
Just a quick one—Zarhym has just posted that the Cataclysm Beta servers will be shutting down "momentarily"!
We’re just about two weeks out from the official global launch of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm! And with that, the time has come to conclude the beta test. We will be shutting down our beta realms momentarily. We want to sincerely thank all of you for your dedication to testing, providing feedback, reporting bugs, and everything else you’ve done to help us make this expansion the best World of Warcraft title to date.
Stay tuned to our new community site (
http://us.battle.net/wow/en/
) for the latest news and updates as we get closer to release. We’ll see you in Cataclysm!
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Live Patch (13329): The Shattering is Imminent!
It looks like a new patch will be hitting the live servers this week, and all indications are that this will be the moment we've all been anticipating for years.
If you're trying to finish up Loremaster, capture some last-minute screenshots of your favorite zones, or enjoy Barrens chat one more time before it's split into two smaller Barrens chats, you'll probably want to do that within the next 24 hours
. This is, of course, assuming that the patch gets applied on Tuesday, as per the usual schedule.
In case you have some spare time, you can check out the spell changes between the current live servers and the latest PTR patch after the break!
Highlights from "The Shattering"
A few minor cosmetic changes have been applied to some zones. Nothing you'll miss.
That class that you like to play was totally nerfed.
Mankrik still can't find his wife.
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Pilgrim's Bounty (Nov 21 - Nov 27) Has Begun! Get Your Pilgrim Title!
The
Pilgrim's Bounty
in-game event has started! It's time once again to give thanks for what we've got before Deathwing comes and takes it all away! The event runs from
November 21
to
November 27
and can be celebrated in all major faction cities and many low level villages.
Remember, this is the holiday that makes leveling cooking drastically easier - and don't forget to get your
Plump Turkey
pet!
You can see full information on quests, achievements and more in our full guide!
http://www.wowhead.com/guide=pilgrims-bounty
Pull up a chair, grab a sizable helping of your favorite foods and prepare to reflect on the year's good tidings -- you're invited to Pilgrim's Bounty!
The festivities start this Sunday, November 21, and continue all the way through next Saturday, November 27. Try your hand at cooking, hunt down a wild turkey with friends, or throw tradition to the wind and participate in an all-out food fight. There's fun for everyone, so we hope to see you there!
Bountiful Tab
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Darkmoon Faire Website Featuring Awesome New Wallpapers
Tonight, both the Horde and the Alliance have unlocked new content on Blizzard's
Darkmoon Faire
website! Two awesome new wallpapers are available!
The Horde (currently at 22%) have unlocked a piece titled 'Pride of the Horde' featuring Garrosh Hellscream.
Proud members of the Horde, you have rallied ahead of the masses of Alliance in the ongoing battle to discover your true fortune! Continue to spread your message of strength in the face of Sayge's dark visions to unlock additional exclusive content from the Darkmoon Faire!
The Alliance (currently at 20%) have unlocked 'Jailor of the Damned' featuring Bolvar Fordragon.
Honorable races of the Alliance, it is clear you will not be outdone by outcasts like the Horde, many of whom are now at odds with their own Warchief, Garrosh. You have courageously searched within to learn from the grave prophecies told by Sayge at the Darkmoon Faire. Now, continue on in y
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PST - Episode 4
Questions answered this week: How will Mass Resurrection work for classes who don't use mana? Why aren't there any guild perks specifically for PVP? What's with the DPS talents in healing trees? Will guild experience be applied retroactively? And more!
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Darkmoon Faire: Horde unlocks interview with level designer Jesse McCree
Didn't take long for the Horde to catch up! Here's the interview with
Lead Level Designer Jesse McCree.
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