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New Mists of Pandaria Quests and News Round Up
As part of last week's beta patch, we datamined some more quests and NPCs! Be sure to add your comments and screenshots if you're in the beta :)
Click here for the latest additions!
Some points of interest:
Jewelcrafting dailies are up, such as
The Finer Things
. Quests reward 1
Zen Jewelcrafter's Token
.
Several Halfhill dailies are added, such as
Replenishing the Pantry
, which reward
Ironpaw Token
.
A few quests are tied to pet battles, such as
Got one!
.
We also have a news round up: the most interesting part is that the daily quest cap
will be removed
in Mists, but there's also class feedback for Paladins, Shamans, and Warlocks, as well as thoughts on different generations of gamers enjoying WoW.
Daily Quest Cap
Current plan is to remove the daily quest cap completely for ship. Just like what you see in the beta now. We literally have 100's of daily quests at level 90 and we want to make sure that players can pick and choose what they want to do.Not really. We honestly think it would be worse to a
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Mists of Pandaria: Fishing and The Anglers Guide
This guide tracks the major changes and additions to Fishing in Mists of Pandaria. There's new fish, a fishing-centric reputation, battle pets to fish up, and more!
Pandaren Fishing
The skill level required to catch these new fish without junk in most zones is 625. You can fish in these areas with lower skill, but you'll have a greater chance to catch junk. 625 is above the skill cap, but you can reach it with lures and other boosts.
If you don't want to take your weapons off to fish, you don't have to now. A default pole will show up if you have weapons equipped--good for PvP servers.
Ancient Pandaren Fishing Charm
is a rare item from a ghostly mob in Valley of the Four Winds that increases your fishing haul!
In 5.2, if your fishing skill is too low for an area, you will catch
Golden Carp
instead of junk in Pandaria.
In addition, there are three quest-related fish:
Flying Tiger Gourami
,
Mimic Octopus
,
Spinefish Alpha
. These can be turned in to get friendship with Nat Pagle (see below).
New fishing icons:
[icon
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Mists of Pandaria Build 15726: Tier 14 Armor Sets, New Abilities, Spell Changes, and More
A new build is coming soon to beta--we've got the spell diffs listed below, as well as all the new items in the database! We also have three gorgeous armor sets--remember to view them in our 3D modelviewer.
Check out our latest additions!
New Armor Sets
Druid
Tier 14
Hunter
Tier 14
Warlock
Challenge Mode Armor
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Pandaren Mount Revealed: Dragon Turtle
The Pandaren racial mount was unveiled today--it will be a Dragon Turtle! Here's all the dragon turtle mounts we've datamined so far:
Level 40:
Reins of the Great Black Dragon Turtle
,
Reins of the Great Blue Dragon Turtle
,
Reins of the Great Brown Dragon Turtle
,
Reins of the Great Green Dragon Turtle
,
Reins of the Great Purple Dragon Turtle
,
Reins of the Great Red Dragon Turtle
.
Level 20:
Reins of the Black Dragon Turtle
,
Reins of the Blue Dragon Turtle
,
Reins of the Brown Dragon Turtle
,
Reins of the Green Dragon Turtle
,
Reins of the Purple Dragon Turtle
,
Reins of the Red Dragon Turtle
.
This seems like a lot of mounts, but then again, most faction mount vendors sell 6+ mounts like
Zachariah Post
, not to mention recolored versions are used for PvP mounts.
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Mists of Pandaria: Guild Preview and News Round Up
Guilds have been getting new perks, rewards, and achievements on beta this past month. While there are no new guild levels, there are some new guild rewards like special shirts (
Member's Shirt
) that reflect your guild design.
General Information
Three
Guild Challenge Mode Dungeons
can be completed each week for guild experience beyond the daily cap. Each one rewards 10000 guild experience and .
Five
Guild Scenario Challenges
can be completed each week for guild experience beyond the daily cap. Each one rewards 10000 guild experience and .
Some guild perks like
Have Group Will Travel
have been removed.
Guild Vendors
Guild vendors have some new items for sale.
Guild Glory of the Pandaria Raider
rewards
Reins of the Thundering Jade Cloud Serpent
for .
Thundering Serpent Hatchling
is a reward for completing
Challenge Conquerors: Gold - Guild Edition
There are three types of guild shirts:
Pandaren Embassy
rewards Artisan shirts:
Artisan Initiate's Shirt
,
Artisan Member's Shirt
,
Artisan Officer's Shirt
.
Scenario Roundup
/
Scenario Roundup
rewar
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Azeroth in Sanctuary: WoW References in Diablo III
With Diablo III out this week, we suspect you haven't totally be focusing on WoW these past few days. We've been having a blast in Sanctuary too, and noticed little details that reminded us of Azeroth along the way, like constantly killing Community Manager Zarhym.
Finding little details like that is a ton of fun, so we put together a list of references between the two games: both references to WoW found in Diablo III, and references to Diablo I and II found in WoW. The Diablo items listed are from our sister site,
D3DB
: in addition to a database, the site has awesome tools such as a
character planner
, all the
datamined lore journals
, and
skill calculator
(you
do
know about elective mode, right?).
WoW References in Diablo III
NPCs
Murlocs make an appearance in this amulet:
The Murlocket
. It even has
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Mists of Pandaria Zone Preview: Townlong Steppes
Townlong Steppes
, intended for level 88+ players to quest in, is a dangerous place. The Pandaren generally live on the other side of the Great Wall, but the mantid have burst through their defenses a hundred years early. The Pandaren have no other choice but to bravely enter Townlong and investigate the majestic empire of the Mantids--while also dealing with the vicious Yaungol, enraged by the Mantid's attacks on their territory.
On the other side of the wall lies all sorts of dark secrets--cloudserpents turned to stone, great trees corrupted by magic, swarms of elite mobs.
Townlong Steppes
is home to the
Shado-Pan
and the dungeon
Siege of Niuzao Temple
, the Temple of the Black Ox.
There are a number of quirky
quest rewards
including a cloud serpent mount:
Reins of the Onyx Cloud Serpent
.
We have a visual preview below, as well as a Blizzard Q&A about the zone!
Temple of Niuzao
Niuzao Temple, Fields of Niuzao, Niuzao Catacombs, Sra'thkin Incursion
Each zone so far has had a sacred temple--Townlong Steppes is that of the Ox. Initiates train in the fo
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Mists of Pandaria: Cooking Specializations (Updated for 5.3)
This article takes a look at Cooking additions and changes in Mists of Pandaria.
Cooking Overview
To select a specialization, you must have 530 Cooking. Trainers are found in the
Halfhill Market
.
Jian Ironpaw
, Master of the Oven
Bobo Ironpaw
, Master of the Brew
Anthea Ironpaw
, Master of the Wok
Yan Ironpaw
, Master of the Steamer
Mei Mei Ironpaw
, Master of the Pot
Kol Ironpaw
, Master of the Grill
Sungshin Ironpaw
at the
Halfhill Market
has quests for each specialization. You gain
Ironpaw Token
for cooking food and completing these quests.
You can train as many specializations as you like--you aren't limited to just one.
Each specialization has its own skill bar. You will need to level each specialization individually to 600 if you want to learn every recipe in the game.
Skillups from daily Cooking quests increase all 6 specializations. Completing
Ready for Greatness
(cooking 5
Rice Pudding
) unlocks the new daily quests.
All trainers teach you interchangeable feasts at 575:
Pandaren Banquet
and
Great Pandaren Banquet
R
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Mists of Pandaria Spell Animations
Since we
last covered new spell animations
, there's been even more visual changes to class abilities! Minor glyphs on the beta have awesome cosmetic effects, new spells have distinctive looks, and classes like Monks and Warlocks continue to get a lot of flair.
We didn't want any class to feel left out, so we made sure to highlight cool visual effects for every class this time, as well as providing ability descriptions and level information so you'll know exactly how to spec to look good!
Big thanks to
Esoth
and
Binkenstein
for letting me take pictures of their beta characters.
Be sure to click the tabs to see your favorite classes' visual changes!
Death Knight
Charred Glyph
, minor glyph: When used outside of combat, your Horn of Winter ability causes a brief, localized snow flurry.
Glyph of the Geist
, minor glyph: Your Raise Dead spell summons a geist instead of a ghoul.
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Cross-Realm Zones Introduced
With the latest beta patch, we’ve introduced Cross-Realm Zones for testing.
During the initial phase of testing we will be sharing the following zones between the available beta realms: Northern Barrens, Ashenvale, Azshara, Darkshore, Westfall, and Silithus. We are also able to split over-populated zones and will be testing this new technology on the Pandaren starting area (turtle zone).
For beta testing purposes, we will be matching up all realm types whether they are PvP or PvE. This is different than what we plan to do for the live realms, however. For the live realms we will be matching realm types: PvP with PvP, PvE with PvE, RP-PvP with RP-PvP, and RP-PvE with RP-PvE.
As always, we plan to keep an eye on constructive feedback while in testing of this new technology.
For more information on Cross-Realm sharing, please read the FAQ below:
F.A.Q.
Q. Why cross-realm zones?
For many years now, the significant majority of the player population online at any given time has consisted mostly of characters at or near the level cap. This has resulted in an environment where characters that are leveling up experience a world
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Mists of Pandaria Zone Preview: Kun-Lai Summit
Kun-Lai Summit
is a vast area with Pandaria's highest mountains, autumnal plains, royal underground tombs, a lush coastal area, and the dungeon
Shado-Pan Monastery
. There's also the Temple of the White Tiger, and a monk-only area, Peak of Serenity. It's a zone intended for level 87+ players to quest in.
Kun-Lai is different from the other zones in that there's a ton of scenic variety between the quest hubs, from snowy mountains to forests. Lore-wise, there's something for everyone with the invasion of the Zandalari, Yaungol attacks, the return of the Mogu, Pandaren monasteries, and the threat of the Sha.
We also found the
Sha of Anger
, a new world boss, towering over a village.
We have a visual preview below as well as a Blizzard Q&A about the zone!
The Zandalari
Zouchin Village, North Wind Tavern, Isle of Reckoning, Thunder's Call
The Zandalari have attacked the Zouchin, an unarmed village located in the most fertile part of Kun-Lai Summit. As they have weak reinforcements, they need your help. Nobody has ever seen trolls before, so the Zandalari attacks are even more shocking.
To get to Zouchin Province, you ride a hot-air balloon wit
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Mists of Pandaria - Build 15668 - Monk Tier 14, Spell Changes, New Items
New beta build this afternoon--the new level 90 druid talent,
Nature's Vigil
is up, some changes to Spirit Shell and Rapture as promised by
Ghostcrawler
recently, as well as achievement and class changes in general.
Click here to see the latest additions to the beta!
Monk Tier 14
Cloth Armor Set
It's fairly open-ended, but it looks like t
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News Round Up: Class Beta Feedback, PvP Gear, Leaders of Azeroth
Today's news round up has a ton of blue posts. First off, there's a lot of detailed beta feedback for
Druid
s,
Hunter
s,
Priest
s, and
Warrior
s, including discussions about Level 90 Druid talents and Rapture for priests. There's also discussion about PvP gear in Mists,
nerfs, Dungeon bugs on beta, and the recent completion of the Leaders of Azeroth short story series. Click the cut to see all the posts!
PvP Gear in Mists
You will have less resilience on your gear coming into beta. However, you will also have some base resilience and that base should offset the PvP power that everyone is getting. The net result should be that you take about the same damage you do today in a PvP setting, but will take less damage from someone not wearing PvP gear.
Currently on your beta build, I believe the ratio of power to resilience is off. You should have more resilience and less power than you do.
It is entirely possible that some new talents or spell changes will result in too much burst damage in isolated cases, but when giving feedback, it's useful for us if you distinguish between those and survivabili
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Introducing Tera Tome, ZAM's New TERA Database
Our network ZAM is growing again so please join the Wowhead team in welcoming
Tera Tome
to the ZAM database family!
Tera Tome is going to have the same database features you've come to love here at Wowhead and
Torhead
. Our developers and content creators are working with the developers at En Masse Entertainment to bring you the most accurate and up-to-date database for the North American version of TERA that we possibly can.
Anyone playing TERA will enjoy Tera Tome's
extensive recipe list
and a
complete Glyph Calculator
! Since this is a beta version of the site, new features will constantly be added and refined.
And if you love World of Warcraft, don't worry--Wowhead's focus hasn't changed and its staff is still committed to growing the site. We're right in the middle of beta and couldn't be happier covering WoW.
Check out Tera Tome now!
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Mists of Pandaria Zone Preview: Krasarang Wilds and The Veiled Stair
Krasarang Wilds
is a coastal jungle with tranquil beaches and dense rainforests. It used to be the center of the sinister Mogu Empire, but now it houses the sacred Temple of the Red Crane, revered as a place of wisdom.
Originally intended to be part of
Valley of the Four Winds
, the decision was recently made to turn this area into a full-fledged zone. While some of the quests do take players back into Valley, Krasarang has a distinctive look and unique quest sequences involving the spirituality of the Red Crane and destructive presence of the Sha. There are plans to develop the coastal area further in 5.1 with Alliance and Horde fortresses, and it is also currently home to
The Anglers
, a faction perfect for those who love to fish.
There are also
rare spawns with vanity gear drops
and
quirky quest rewards!
!
We have a visual preview below, as well as a Blizzard Q&A on the zone!
The Anglers
The Anglers
are a group of Panda
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Mists of Pandaria Build 15650 and Pet Battle Preview
A small build was deployed in the middle of the night, with some quirky things like reputation-based guild shirts and new cooking recipes! As usual, click the cut to see spell changes for all class abilities, talents, and glyphs.
Click here to see the latest additions
.
Pet Battles
In addition to the pet battle information we previewed yesterday covering
achievements, abilities, the UI, and new pets
, we were also able to get some video footage of the pet battles in action!
Build 15650 Highlights
New Mounts
Reins of the Golden Cloud Serpent
Reins of the Azure Cloud Serpent
New Vanity Pets
Feral Vermling
: Reward from
Master Pet Hunter
Tiny Goldfish
Glyphs
Glyph of Crimson Banish
: Your Banish spell is now red.
: Your spell will heal you for 4% of the damage dealt.
Leatherworking Armor Kits
Brutal Leg Armor
Sha-Touched Leg Armor
Toughened Leg Armor
Sha Armor Kit
Angerhide Leg Armor
Ironscale Leg Armor
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Mists of Pandaria Beta: New Maps, Icons, NPCs, Quests, and More
We had a huge patch
last night and there's a lot more information to cover!
First off, in the biggest news,
achievements will be account bound
. Blizzard had hinted they really wanted to do this, but didn't know if they'd have the time. They are now mostly account bound!
Secondly, we datamined more
quests
,
NPCs
, and icons. We also previewed the new features in the Pet Battle system, as well as general changes such as spellbook improvements and new female Pandaren fur markings.
Pet Battles
Pet Battles
Do you want to be the best, that no one ever was?
After learning
Battle Pet Training
from a Master Pet Tamer such as
Marcus Jensen
in Goldshire, you will be able to both capture wild pets and battle them. Both types will be tracked on your minimap. The screenshots below show a pet battle we initiated with a
Forest Spiderling
in Northern Stranglethorn.
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Noblegarden Giveaway Winners and News Round Up
Congrats to all the winners of the
The Great Noblegarden TCG Egg Giveaway
and thanks to all who participated (without cheating)!
Grand Prize
First Prize
Second Prize
Third Prize
Marrenus
Znuff
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News Round Up: Patch 4.3.4 Live, Hotfixes and Customer Support Changes
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm patch 4.3.4 is now available on all realms. Below you'll find the official patch notes.
Notes for all World of Warcraft patches can be found
here
.
Ticket Submission UI Improvements
A new Submit Bug button has been added. Clicking this option will open a report dialog box, along with basic instructions on what to include in your bug report.
A new Submit Suggestion button has been added. Clicking this option will open a text dialog box, along with a description of what to include in your suggestion.
The Report Lag button has been removed.
The Report Abuse button is now called Report Player.
The Report Player function offers four categories: Spamming, Language, Name, and Cheating.
Reporting a player for Cheating now opens a text window in which a description of the occurrence can be written.
Reporting a Name opens a window with three categories: Player Name, Guild Name, a
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Mists of Pandaria: Valley of the Four Winds
Valley of the Four Winds
,a zone for level 86+ players to quest in, is the heartland of Pandaria.
It's the center for
The Tillers
and the location of
Stormstout Brewery
.
Check out the fun
vanity rewards
from questing.
There's numerous rare spawn NPCs in the zone as well that
drop fun items
.
We have a visual preview below as well as a Blizzard Q&A about the zone.
Don't forget, you can check out the zone page to see all the NPCs and quests!
Thunderfoot Acres
Thunderfoot Acres, Pang's Stead, Thunderfoot Farm, Thunderfoot Ranch, Grassy Cline, Shang's Stead, Mudmug's Place
Players begin questing in the eastern part of the zone--meeting up with retired farmers, NPCs from Chun Tian Monastery, and Chen Stormstout and his impatient niece Li Li. As you quest through the zone, the four NPCs from the monastery will show up in other parts, each on their own quest to discover a secret in the Valley of the
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