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Developer Watercooler: Encounter Tuning by Watcher
Lead Encounter Designer Watcher just posted a developer blog explaining how and why Blizzard changes encounters once they're live, as well as how that affects everyone from bleeding-edge heroic raiders to those enjoying LFR.
He specifically looks at
Gara'jal the Spiritbinder
,
Amber-Shaper Un'sok
, and
Will of the Emperor
--encounters which either suffered from players using unintended tactics or were simply tuned to be more difficult than thought after internal testing. If you're curious how Blizzard decides which part of encounters get hotfixed and how they come up with their specific solutions, this blog is for you.
Oh, and we also really like the eyeball hanging out with the Azerothian watercooler at the top of the blog.
Click the cut to read the latest developer watercooler!
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Raid Preview: Heart of Fear
Heart of Fear
opens
October 30th
on US servers on Normal mode.
Terrace of Endless Spring
was planned to open on October 30th, but it was
changed on Friday
to open in two weeks, on
November 12th
. We've got the loot tables and dungeon journal below for each boss, as well as 3D models of all the weapons. Most notably, players can now loot 'Sha-Touched' weapons from
Heart of Fear
, special weapons that can be socketed with legendary gems. This instance also drops some
Tier 14 tokens
.
You can check out Method's livestreams of Heart of Fear
here
, and check out their
YouTube channel
where they'll be uploading all of their kill videos.
Heart of Fear
is located in central
Dread Wastes
, on the right side of the large sinister tree growing in the Sha-touched trench.
There are six bosses in
Heart of Fear
:
Imperial Vizier Zor'lok
Blade Lord Ta'yak
Garalon
Wind Lord Mel'jarak
Amber-Shaper Un'sok
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Mists of Pandaria: Tier 14 Preview
With
Heart of Fear
open soon, we wanted to do a preview of all the tier gear players can now acquire outside of
Sha of Anger
, including the LFR and Heroic versions.
LFR: ilvl 483
Normal: ilvl 496
Heroic: ilvl 509
Bosses in
Heart of Fear
drop the following tier tokens:
Wind Lord Mel'jarak
: Gloves
Amber-Shaper Un'sok
: Legs
Grand Empress Shek'zeer
: Chest
Click on the images to view them in our 3D Modelviewer!
Cloth Armor
LFR
Normal
Heroic
Mantle of the Burning Scroll
Robes of the Burning Scroll
Leggings of the Burning Scroll
Hood of the Burning Scroll
Gloves of the Burning Scroll
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New Site Feature: Method Livestreams
We're proud to announce a partnership with
<Method>
, one of the oldest standing hardcore raiding WoW guilds in the world.
We've embedded
Method's streams here on Wowhead
so you can watch them run challenge modes, do their dailies, PvP, and even tackle the newest raids! Check out the livestreams of Method's raiders, including
Method's GM Sco
.
With
Mogu'shan Vaults open this week
, now is a great time to check out the fights if your guild is still gearing up to raid.
Check out our livestream page (under the "Even More" section of the "More" menu) at:
http://www.cuckhead.com/streams
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Raid Preview: Mogu'shan Vaults
Mogu'shan Vaults
opened October 2nd on Normal difficulty, with LFR and Heroic difficulty unlocked next week. We've got the loot tables and dungeon journal below for each boss, as well as 3D models of all the armor and weapons.
Mogu'shan Vaults
is reached only by flying. It is located in northern
Kun-Lai Summit
, jutting out of a mountain overlooking Zouchin Village. It is marked on the map as "Mogu'shan Terrace"--not to be confused with
Mogu'shan Palace
in
Vale of Eternal Blossoms
.
There are six bosses in
Mogu'shan Vaults
:
The Stone Guard
Feng the Accursed
Gara'jal the Spiritbinder
The Spirit Kings
Elegon
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Gear from
Mogu'shan Vaults
is slightly lower than that of the other Tier 14 raids:
LFR
: 476
Normal
: 489
Heroic
: 502
In addition, Tier gear does not drop from
Mogu'shan Vaults
. The only way to obtain it this month is to kill the world bosses
Sha of Anger
and
Galleon
. Sha-Touched weapons for
legendaries
do not dr
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Mists of Pandaria: Xbox Live Faction T-shirts, Tier 14 Armor Preview
Xbox Live Faction T-shirts
We found a cool Horde/Alliance promotion going on at Xbox Live--but it ends tonight. Here are the details.
Blizzard is giving away
free
Horde and Alliance tshirts for your Xbox Live avatar until
11:59pm today only
.
To get the t-shirt, simply log into Xbox Live. You have to visit while on the console to be eligible.
On the frontpage of Xbox Live, there's an ad for MoP that plays a video. After the video finishes, you can get the free Live avatar gear--but you have to wait until the video is done.
It asks you whether you want a Horde or Alliance shirt, and then you get the item. It's possible to get both shirts.
This promotion is US-only.
Blizzard's Tier 14 Armor Preview
Blizzard released a visual preview of Tier 14 Normal-mode armor today. We recently did a series of class previews, featuring all their Tier 14 Raid, Challenge Mode, and PvP armor sets, as well as their set bonuses:
Death Kn
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Mists of Pandaria: Raid Weapon Models Preview
We're finishing up our Mists of Pandaria weapon previews with a look at 3D models from raids. In addition to the Sha-Touched weapons we previewed recently, all other weapons from LFR, Normal, and Heroic difficulty have unique colors and intricate models. There's also an unexpected bonus--we found that some Tier 9 raid models made their way to Pandaria, even some that are unobtainable since the removal of attempt-based Tribute Chests.
For past model previews, check out our weapons posts on
PvP
,
Questing and Dungeons
, and
Crafting
.
Tier 14 Raid Weapons
Raid Finder
Normal
Heroic
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http://wow.zamimg
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