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Cataclysm Talent Preview!
Just last night, Blizzard gave us a sneak peek at some of the upcoming features in
Cataclysm
!
Now not all of these can be shared with you just yet. But we
did
manage to get ahold of some of the new Cataclysm talent trees—specifically, the
Druid
,
Priest
,
Rogue
, and
Shaman
trees!
So in celebration of this momentous occasion, we have set up a preview of our
Cataclysm Talent Calculator
! You can start creating new builds on the talent calculator immediately on this page:
Talent Calculator:
http://cata.wowhead.com/talent
In just a short while we'll be posting a complete summary of all the differences we found!
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Echo Isles Preview on Official Site
Were you disappointed when the Gnomes got a poster and you didn't?
Now's your chance! Blizzard has posted the official preview of the
Echo Isles event
on the WoW Europe site, including (of course) a
high resolution poster
of the image to the right!
Come and check out all the info here:
http://www.wow-europe.com/en/info/underdev/3p9/echoisles2.xml
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The Guild Leader's Handbook - A WoW Nerd's Review
Not very long ago I received a copy of
The Guild Leader's Handbook
, a nicely-printed book authored by
Scott Andrews
of
WoW.com
's
Officer's Quarters
column. I'll admit, I had never really read the column before as, despite being a guild leader, I've always decided to remain blissfully ignorant on how to do things properly and have been just winging it with friends in my World of Warcraft escapades. We've been pretty successful, but I can tell where the ability to properly identify problems and make changes early on would have definitely helped in the long run to create a more productive and enjoyable experience for my guild's members, as well as myself. That's where Andrew's book comes in. The
Guild Leader's Handbook
offers a detailed look into the more technical aspects of effectively managing a guild in any MMO - dragon slaying is business, too! Check out my impressions after the break!
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Remote Auction House Out of Beta
It's official: The WoW Remote Auction House is now fully live and out of beta!
This is both good news and bad news, of course, since by leaving beta that means it's now reached the point where we have to, you know,
pay
for it.
But the feature is live, and presumably bug free! For more details, check the link below:
http://www.wowarmory.com/wow-remote.xml
Update 6.07
- The beta has ended and the Remote Auction House is now live! Thank you to everyone who participated in helping us test this new feature. For more information on how to obtain the app and subscribe to the service visit
http://www.wowarmory.com/wow-remote.xml
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Cataclysm Beta - Guild Contest
Whoa, looks like it's getting closer and closer to the
Cataclysm
beta as Blizzard has announced a new
contest
!
They are looking for a handful of guilds to help in the testing process, if you think your guild is right for this you can send an email to Blizzard containing a short essay between 50 and 250 words explaining why you and nine of your guild mates should be brought on-board.
You can check out the entire contest on Blizzard's official website:
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/contests/cataclysm-beta/index.html
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Upcoming Chat with Ghostcrawler
Ghostcrawler awaits your questions...
Edit:
The interview is complete, and I have all the answers I've gathered—but I'm under NDA not to release them until Saturday night at Midnight. Check back then for the interview—as well as a ton of new info on Cataclysm!
So tomorrow, I'm going to have the opportunity for a direct interview with
Ghostcrawler
right at the Blizzard headquarters in Irvine, CA!
I know you guys have questions for him about
Cataclysm
, but I want to make sure that I don't miss any of the big ones—so
please post your questions here!
I obviously can't guarantee I'll use them all, but I should be able to hit all the major ones.
Even someone else has already posted the question, go ahead and post anyway—it'll help me judge which questions are the most important.
So let's hear it! If you could ask Ghostcrawler anything you wanted... what would it be?
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24-Hour Maintenance on June 8, 2010
Select North-American realms (72 of them) will be undergoing an extended
24-hour
maintenance this Tuesday for upgrades for the upcoming expansion. All other realms will scheduled maintenance from 5:00 AM PDT to 11:00 AM PDT.
The list of realms is after the break!
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June Features Recap!
It's the beginning of June, which means it's one again time for our recap of all the new features released this month!
Remember, you can always check up on what we've released recently by checking our What's New page:
http://www.wowhead.com/?whats-new
TankSpot
is now a part of the
ZAM Network
—and we've added their videos to our
database pages
!
We've added a ton of
advanced zone features
and enhanced
quest maps
!
Our
PTR site
for patch 3.3.5 is now active!
We've added a
Professions & Skills
section to the database! Now you have a single location for
professions
,
secondary skills
and more, listing all the relevant info to that skill in one place!
We've added a page for all of our
special logos
!
We've consolidated the
drops
for all bosses into a single tab, with sub-categories f
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Cataclysm Preview: Twin Peaks Battleground
Slorkuz has just posted about a new preview of a battleground in the upcoming Cataclysm expansion called...
Twin Peaks
. Situated in the Twilight Highlands, the new battleground will be a new 10v10 capture-the-flag style battle much like
Warsong Gulch
. Both factions will be assisting either the Dragonmaw Orcs or the Wildhammer Dwarves depending on their faction.
You can check out the entire preview over on the official Cataclysm
website
.
http://www.wow-europe.com/cataclysm/features/twinpeaks.html
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StarCraft II and Diablo III Forums Added!
I know we're not exactly your number one resource for this sort of thing, but we all know how many people here are looking forward to the release of StarCraft II—and the Diablo franchise is so intimately connected with WoW, gameplay-wise, that we decided it was best to have a place right here on Wowhead for you guys to discuss the Diablo and StarCraft game worlds.
In light of that, we'd like to present you with your very own
StarCraft II
and
Diablo III
forums! Any news, updates and info we have will automatically go there, and you now have a home for all StarCraft and Diablo-related discussion.
Enjoy!
StarCraft II forum
Diablo III forum
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BFF Report Episode 29: Guide to Cataclysm Pre-Launch Events
By now many of you have seen the BFF Report, but did any of you know that before I got sucked into this never ending cycle of reviewing craptastic games, I was an
accomplished
WoW
player
? Sure, I may not have started out by playing the game as it was intended, but I did eventually manage to make it to the (LOL)end. And it's a good thing too, because now, this bald, creepy, pale white gnome is going to be
your
guide through
Cataclysm
beta... assuming I can get my hands on a key that is.
Unfortunately, for now all I can offer is a spoiler laden walkthrough of the two pre-launch events that are currently on the available on the PTR... and some RUN DMC.
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Reminder! First Batch of BlizzCon 2010 Tickets on Sale Today!
Just wanted to make a quick post to remind you guys that the first batch of
BlizzCon 2010
tickets
go on sale over at the
Blizzard Store
today - Wednesday,
June 2
- at
7 PM PST
! (you can check a
time zone converter
to find out what time they go on sale where you live)
BlizzCon 2010 will take place
October 22 and 23
at the Anaheim Convention Center, and tickets cost
$150 USD
each. This will be the first of two opportunities to purchase tickets to this year's event, and tickets will definitely sell out fast. Another batch of tickets will go on sale Saturday,
June 5
at
10 AM PST
. Pending ticket purchases will be put in a queue and transactions will be processed in the order they are received - I was late 2 minutes last year at getting on the site and throwing tickets in my cart, and I was already 24000+ in queue (and didn't get tickets), so try not to be late! And as for the wait—don't worry,
Failoc-alypse
is still t
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Blizzard Changing Vote Kick Option in Random Dungeons in 3.3.5
Blizzard has many changes in store for 3.3.5 and Zarhym has revealed a minor but interesting change that will be made to the existing Vote Kick option when in a random dungeon. They have made many changes since the Dungeon Finder's release, and their newest rework of the option to remove problem players sounds like it could be a sure hit, but that will depend on how people use this new power.
For players who use the Dungeon Finder and do not use the Vote Kick tool often, there will no longer be a cooldown on kicking a player. This will allow users who are doing many random dungeons and not abusing the tool to easily be able to remove problem players without hitting this "You must wait blah blah blah" limitation. For players who often kick players / abandon groups, the cooldown will be reinstated. Blizzard has not yet released any details on exactly what sort of internal timeframe this decision will be made on, but Blizzard does state that the limitation will deteriorate over time allowing a player who previously frequently kicked players to work their Vote Kick cooldown back down to nothing after time of "good be
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Impressions from Zalazane's Fall
After visiting Dun Morogh to see Operation: Gnomeregan in action (see my recently whipped-up blog,
Impressions from Operation: Gnomeregan
), I wanted to check out what the Cataclysm pre-launch event looks like for the Horde side. If you weren't able to keep up with the flood of information about the pre-launch events, be sure to check out the quick summary we have on the
Pre-Launch Events
from our
Cataclysm guide
.
As a quick recap, the
Gnomes
are plotting to reclaim
, their irradiated city lost to
Mekgineer Thermaplugg
. At the same time, the
Trolls
plan to retake the Echo Isles, their former home taken away from them by
Zalazane
. The mysterious Twilight's Hammer Cult will also take advantage of the situation to agitate for their teachings, bewildering common citizens.
Enough with the babble! Let's explore
Zalazane's Fall
!
WARNING:
If you don't like spoilers, stop here. Otherwise, let's continue after the break!
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The Weekly Marmot - Raiding With a Life
Hello, Wowhead! I'm devomorph, also known as
Lore
over at
TankSpot
. I make the Weekly Marmot, a weekly video show in which I give tips and tricks, talk about current issues, and otherwise discuss the World of Warcraft. Thanks to the magic of the internet and our new friends at Wowhead, I'll be bringing it to you here as well!
So, you've got a busy schedule. Work, family, friends, whatever it is, you've just got too much on your hands to possibly have any time to get into raiding. That's just for the guys who can afford to spend 40 hours a week in front of their PC, right?
Well, maybe not. This week I take a look at the actual time commitments necessary to participate in a successful raiding guild, and what you can do to get started and fit it into your busy life. Check it out, you might be surprised!
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Our Real Life "Adventures" Spotlighted in Avatar Days
So a particularly unique World of Warcraft machinima video was linked to me this morning, and I believe that it stands out so much from the typical game-themed videos that I wanted to share it with you guys.
Avatar Days
is a short film completed by a small group of talented Dublin residents, several of which are World of Warcraft players just like you and I. The video follows short "day in the life of" sequences which are each narrated by a different player, with his avatar performing the various, mundane tasks of the daily lives which many of us follow. This film was completed in an astonishing four days in entry for Ireland's
Darklight Film Festival
. Check it out for yourselves - it's interesting to stop, think and realize just how many World of Warcraft players are out there in that "real world."
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New Contest: Dolby Audiophile Giveaway!
Are you an audiophile?
If so, you just might be interested in our
latest contest
!
This one is a two-week long extravaganza, and we're giving away some fancy new
Dolby-powered surround sound headsets
, as well as subscriptions to their new
Dolby Axon
service, and even a few
WoW timecards
!
Head on over to our contest page to sign up!
http://www.wowhead.com/contest=the-dolby-audiophile-giveaway
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Patch 3.3.5: One Week Wait Between Regions
With the testing of the upcoming
patch 3.3.5
going smoothly on the PTR, Slorkuz has announced something pretty unprecedented on the official forums.
In order to make the smoothest implementation of the new Battle.net RealID system, patch 3.3.5 will be deployed first on North American realms followed with Europe, Korea, and Taiwan one week afterward!
In patch 3.3.5, we will be introducing our new Battle.net system, which opens up new communication options for World of Warcraft players and lays the groundwork for integration with future Blizzard games, such as StarCraft II. In order to ensure that the implementation of this major new system goes as smoothly as possible, we plan to release the patch to North American realms first, with Europe, Korea, and the region of Taiwan following approximately one week afterward.
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Impressions from Operation: Gnomeregan
The Cataclysm pre-launch events are currently being tested on the PTR, so I decided to go ahead and look around. If you haven't been keeping up with all the details though, I recommend checking out the
Pre-Launch Events
on our
Cataclysm
guide.
To recap, the
Gnomes
are preparing for a mission to reclaim
, their home city once lost to
Mekgineer Thermaplugg
, while the
Trolls
are about to launch their own conquest to retake the Echo Isles, taken from them by
Zalazane
. On top of that, the Twilight's Hammer Cult will be meddling with all these affairs, too!
Having said all that, let's proceed to the details about
Operation: Gnomeregan
!
WARNING:
If you do not like spoilers, stop here. Otherwise, let's continue after the break!
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Spoiler: Lore Behind Troll Druids
With the release of
Zalazane's Fall
on the PTR we have finally found out some interesting information on where
Troll
Druid
s actually are from and how they are connected lore-wise.
Note:
if you don't like spoilers I suggest you skip this blog, but if you're curious read on after the break.
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