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Isle of Conquest Preview
Alterac Valley, Arathi Basin, Eye of the Storm, Strand of the Ancients, Warsong Gulch...and soon the
Isle of Conquest
.
Blizzard have finally released some info about their new battleground, to be launched in the next major content patch - 3.2, Call of the Crusade. Apparently the events from the Wrathgate, Undercity, the Broken Front, and a few other locations of conflict have led to something very close to all-out war between the Alliance and the Horde. Even places of no clear significance have become contested zones, certain areas of which are literally ravaged by war! One such place will be the Isle of Conquest, a small island somewhere in the Frozen Sea.
But enough fluffy-talk! Take a look at the entire article, following the link below...
http://forums.wow-europe.com/thread.html?topicId=9520915563&sid=1
...or simply continue reading to see it here!
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Traveling Changes in 3.2
EDIT: More changes, this time class-related!
Travel Form
,
, and
Ghost Wolf
will be trainable at
level 16
(as opposed to 20 or 30 right now).
Summon Thalassian Warhorse
and
Felsteed
will require
level 20
(as opposed to 30 now).
Summon Thalassian Charger
and
Dreadsteed
will require
level 40
(as opposed to 60 now).
Travel Form
will require
level 60
, and its speed will be raised to
150%
(as opposed to level 68 and 60% now)
Travel Form
will require
level 70
Here is the original post:
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=17730154175&sid=1
Leveling players, rejoice! Zarhym not only presented us with a mount system
re-vamped completely
, but with new traveling routes as well!
The first change was announced a little while ago - new zeppelin connecting
Orgrimmar
and
Thunder Bluff
. Now it was just confirmed to be a change in Patch 3.2.
But the second change is an entirely new stor
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Holy Crap: Mount Levels Changed
So I was out getting dinner and I missed this one, but for those of you who HAVEN'T heard the news yet: Zarhym just announced a radical re-vamp of the mount system.
Among other changes: regular land mounts are now level 20, and epic mounts are level 40. You can now get a flying mount fresh of the rack at level 60. This is going to change the levelling process
completely
—especially in Outland.
The original post is here:
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=17730154175&sid=1
The full text of the update is after the break—come read, and leave your comments!
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World of Critcraft
Okay bear with me, guys—this one takes a little while getting in.
In
Secret of Mana
, two of your three characters have magic, up to a maximum of 99 magic points at a time. Your offensive caster has an MP absorb spell, but aside from that, the only way to restore your magic points mid-dungeon is to use a Fairy Walnut, which restores 50 MP. You can only hold a maximum of four.
By limiting the selection of mana-restoring items to one item type, which only restores mana in one large chunk, the game has rendered it almost pointless to increase your maximum mana above 50.
Are you with me here?
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Shaman Q&A with Ghostcrawler
Regardless of whether or not you're happy with the job that
Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street
is doing as a Systems Designer, you have to have a lot of respect for the guy for having the balls to get in front of the WoW community—a community that's famous for sending forum moderators home in bodybags—and defend his design decisions.
In the latest move in this direction, the official WoW forums have published a
Class Q&A
—this first one for Shamans, though presumably this is only the first of many future updates. I haven't touched my shaman in a while, but I thought this was very interesting. I am
definitely
looking forward to seeing what he has to say about the other classes.
You can read the Q&A here:
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/underdev/shaman.html
...and be sure to post in the comments and tell us your thoughts!
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Mountain Dew Pets Now Live (NA accounts only)
Good news, everyone—Bornakk over on the
official WoW forums
announced today in the General Discussion Forum that Blizzard's Mountain Dew giveaway contest has begun! To celebrate, they'll be giving away Battle Bot pets this week. Now's your time to go get one!
The official announcement can be found
here
.
But wait—we have even better news for you EU players out there! So you might be wondering, "Huh? I thought Mountain Dew pets were only available for US accounts." Well, it looks like Csulok over at
WoWRaid
proved us wrong—
he's actually discovered a way to obtain the Battle Bots on EU accounts!
Update
- 2:35 PM PDT: EU Blizzard put up a
Breaking News announcement
to let everyone know that
the Mountain Dew pets will be removed from players on EU realms, as they are NOT intended for them.
SERVERALERT:11/06 Rolling restarts
There will be rolling restarts of all
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Wowhead Weekly Review (May 31 - June 6)
This is our thirteenth Wowhead Weekly Review! With the return of MasterOfDisguise to the WWR team, things are back to normal, however that may be defined. ;)
DISCLAIMER:
Opinions presented in the Wowhead Weekly Review are not necessarily those of Wowhead.com or its staff members.
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Wowhead: About Us Page Update
So those of you who have been paying attention to detail will notice—our team is expanding, and we've finally made all of the appropriate updates to the
About Us
page.
We've added some new full-time programmers to the team:
PoeticDragon
has actually been working with us on the site for a good long time—she's responsible for most of the cool goodies you've seen come out on the site for the last few months, including the
item comparison
, the
hunter pet calculator
, the
weight scale
system, as well as the upcoming
Wowhead Profiler
. It's been a huge oversight on our part that she hasn't been featured on the About Us page long before now.
We've also very recently added
TheOnyx
to our development team—a long-time Wowhead user, and in fact the winner of Wowhead's
very first contest
all the way back in 2006. You can read about him on the About Us page as well, not to mention
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Blizzard Introduces Ulduar Bosstiary
Usually I try not to post blogs that fall under the "News" category, because I feel they are more of admins' duty than mine. So unless I am specifically asked to post something, I read the news and leave somebody else to post them. As simple as that.
This time however, I could not just stand aside and watch. I had to post this, not only because it is related to Lore (which I love with all of my heart), but is also related to Ulduar, which I have grown to love as my own child. Blizzard have finally released a modified version of a bestiary - a
bosstiary
! It has a tiny bit of information about every Ulduar boss (and I expect to see more bosses coming soon), it has nice screenshots, and is all nice and beautiful. But don't let me waste any more of your time, see Blizzard's announcement for yourself!
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You, Summer Vacation, and WoW
Hey, guys. I've been so busy since last week studying for finals that I haven't had any time to post blogging entries. Now that school is almost over, I'll have a little more time to post entries and keep you excited users busy!
Anyway, moving on...
I've been playing World of Warcraft for over three years. That's three summer vacations I've been through since I started playing. Considering I have two parents who work full time, I usually spend about three days a week home alone. With very little things to do while my parents are at work, what I usually end up doing is playing World of Warcraft.
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Book Signing With Christie Golden
Some of you may be familiar with author
Christie
Golden
, who's written the
Arthas novel
as well as
Rise of the Horde
and
Warcraft Legends
.
We have just received word from Blizzard that she will be at a book signing next weekend! If you're interested, here are the details:
Saturday, June 13 @ 7:00 PM EDT
Book Revue
313 New York Avenue
Huntington, NY 11743
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New Druid Forms! (Night Elf Cat)
The final installment has arrived! Ladies and gentlemen, behold the new
Night Elf Cat
models!
These are pretty subtle, actually. They really do look like the original models—only, you know, better in every way.
As usual you can click on the "Original" button to see the full size version. Looks like these are the last ones we get—if there are changes to Tree of Life or Moonkin forms, they're not being included in the preview.
Blizzard's announcement follows after the break:
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The Next Expansion
Blizzard once said that they would like to release a new expansion every year or so and this has gotten people thinking, "After Arthas, what comes next?" Don't get me wrong, I personally feel no need to rush the release of the next expansion—I mean, we still haven't defeated Arthas. But after Arthas, what will our 1337 characters all pimped out in Frozen Throne purples do next?
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New Druid Forms! (Tauren Cat)
To keep you amused while your server is down, Blizzard has posted the new
Tauren Cat
forms today!
These are my favorites yet. They genuinely look like Taurens in cat form, not just like animals with beads and facepaint.
As usual you can click on the "Original" button to see the full size version.
Blizzard's announcement follows after the break:
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Wowhead Comic #20
Better late then never, eh?
This weeks comic was written by Oneric! And features his pretty little priest and our own
Malgayne
. (The very feminine but
MALE
blood elf.)
Keep the comic scripts coming guys! I'm still sifting through the emails but the ones I've received so far are pretty promising and I'll try to draw up those that really jump out at me with awesomeness.
More ramblings to come after the break...
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Wowhead Weekly Review (May 24 - May 30)
Hello, and welcome to the twelfth Wowhead Weekly Review!
We have some excellent posts for you guys this week, as well as some nifty formatting updates. Check the list after the break and see!
DISCLAIMER:
Opinions presented in the Wowhead Weekly Review are not necessarily those of Wowhead.com or its staff members.
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Wowhead: Glyphs and Spells, Together at Last!
If you've ever wondered if there was a glyph that affected your
Fireball
spell and what it did, you've probably been scouring
a filtered list of mage glyphs
in an effort to answer that question. We here at Wowhead were not satisfied with that as a solution, so we've made the task easier!
Pages for spells that can be modified by glyphs (such as
) will now have a tab called "Modified By" which lists all of the glyphs that can alter the spell. Conversely, glyph items (such as
Glyph of Lesser Proportion
and
Charred Glyph
) will now have a tab called "Modifies" which lists all ranks of the spell that it alters, allowing you to quickly review the spell and its normal effects.
Now, get out there and start inscribing!
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A Mountain Dew/WoW Contest
A while back Blizz said that special "WoW themed" Mountain Dews would be released this summer. Well, it looks like they're finally here—and to kick it off, they are having a contest!
This summer, we're teaming up with Mtn Dew to offer World of Warcraft-themed Game Fuel in stores across the US. To celebrate, the Game Fuel website is giving away a prize every 15 minutes, beginning today and running until August 20. The prizes include Alienware computers, Razer peripherals, and more. For a chance to win, just visit the site, earn tokens, and then enter them in the sweepstakes of your choice. A 14-day free trial of World of Warcraft is also available through the site -- perfect for anyone in your life who hasn't gotten a taste of the game yet. Check out the FAQ, read the official rules, or head over to the Game Fuel website to register and start bidding on your favorite prizes. And keep an eye out for bottles of World of Warcraft Mtn Dew Game Fuel to show up in stores near you beginning next week.
The FAQ is
here
, the official rules [url=
http://www.mountaindewga
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Making Those Tough Decisions In-Game
Recently a user, who insisted on anonymity, approached me on IRC and asked me for in-game advice. Not knowing what he was going to ask, I blindly agreed and he explained the situation to me. Basically, he was having a hard time contemplating as to whether he should purchase an heirloom bow to benefit his level 40 hunter or if he should save his valor badges to upgrade his level 80 Death Knight's gear. Bear in mind that his level 40 hunter was his first character ever and that he plans on leveling him up to 80 at some point, and his Death Knight is his main character that's well-geared.
Much to my surprise, I was able to give him what he called the "best piece of advice someone could ever give" in spite of the fact that I have very little experience with WoTLK content.
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Firefox Persona for Wowhead
Unlike most of my blogs, this one is going to be very short, for all I bring after almost a week of no Internet, is just news about something little I created.
If you use Firefox, you might have noticed that recently a new feature was released -
Personas
. Personas are like small skins for your Firefox browser - they only change the header (the area where all the buttons are, along with the search and address bars) and footer (the little area on the very bottom of your Mozilla). You only need to
Download + Install
the plug-in, and then you are free to use any Persona from the
Gallery
by simply clicking on it. No restart, no installation needed.
Well, now that I have familiarized you with this feature, here is the news - I have made a little (and very simple!) Persona for Wowhead.
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