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Patch 4.2 Preview: Thrall's Return, World Tree Restoration
Thrall's back in this new 4.2 teaser released by Blizzard today. However, freeing him won't be easy; you'll have to face elementals as well as Thrall's own past. It's interesting that they chose to bring him back by tying him so closely to the World Tree's restoration, hinging its fate largely on freeing him from his elemental bonds.
It should be exciting to see how it plays out. Personally, we're wondering if this quest will have any room for choices. Blizzard has been alluding to the possibility that phasing in 4.2's new areas will be based on a player's choices, ultimately aiming to make Firelands a very personal experience for players. It would be quite compelling if Thrall were linked to the personalized outcome that they desire, especially given his rich history as a prominent Warcraft lore figure.
Don't forget to check out yesterday's exciting previews:
Patch 4.2: Regrowth & Molten Front Preview
Patch 4.2: Dragonwrath, Tarecgosa's Rest Preview
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News Roundup: BlizzCast 16, Dungeon Journal, 4.2 Game Plan and more!
In the midst of the flood of 4.2 details they've been sharing, Blizzard have still managed to sneak in some quality posts on their forums. Today's posts include teasers for the in-game Dungeon Journal (a feature previously mentioned at BlizzCon) that will be coming with Patch 4.2, as well as some hope for engineers being tortured by their own devices.
Today also marks the triumphant return of the
BlizzCast
(the last one having come out before Cataclysm release!), which is now available in magical
video
format and includes interviews with Tom Chilton, Dave Kosak and Cory Stockton about Patch 4.2!
BlizzCast 16
We're excited to present the first-ever video BlizzCast, now in beautiful full-motion 2D! (Don't forget to wear your 2D glasses.) We've also jam-packed this episode with juicy information on World of Warcraft patch 4.2. Rob sits down with Game Director Tom Chilton to find out what the patch is all about, Lead Quest Designer Dave Kosak lays out info on the new Firelands quest hub, and Lead Content Designer Cory Stockton spits and flows on Ragnaros and the upcoming raid content.
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News Roundup: Undocumented Changes, 4.2 Preview, Conquest Points and more!
Patch 4.1 has been on the servers for barely 48 hours now and we're already getting previews of upcoming 4.2 content! Are you guys ready? Blizzard CMs have been actively posting on the forums, handling the always expected barrage of unnecessary 4.1 backlash as well as addressing issues that players are having. Today's topics include:
Assorted Undocumented Changes
Patch 4.2 Previews Coming Soon!
Reasoning Behind Changes to Conquest Points
Legendary Staff to Feature Glitter and Puffy Paint
New Lore: Vol'jin Story Available!
Upcoming Bugfixes: Horse Animation, Spell Pushback
Assorted Undocumented Changes
Portals have been added to
Shattrath City
and
Dalaran
allowing players easier access to
Orgrimmar
or
Stormwind City
.
Many previously faction-specific
Cooking
recipes (such as
Kaldorei Spider Kabob
) which were removed with Cataclysm are now trainable from both Horde and Alliance Cooking trainers!
Argent Dawn reputation quest items such as [item
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News Roundup: Revisiting Old Content, Hunter Pet Sizing, Mobile Guild Chat
Just a few new Blizzard posts today, including some clarification on the new hunter glyph, another small art gallery update and more!
Today's topics include:
On Revisiting Old Content
Resizing Your Hunter's Pet in 4.1
Another Cataclysm Art Gallery Update
Blizzard's iOS Mobile Armory App Offering Free Trial of Guild Chat
Check out the full Blizzard posts after the break!
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News Roundup: Warlock Demons, Blizzard Contests, TCG Art Gallery Update, Garrosh
Blizzard, Y U SO QUIET? Not a whole lot of new blue posts lately worth mentioning, but Zarhym gave warlocks something to be excited about (even though we may not see it for many, many months) and Blizzard has been spending a lot of time updating their website art galleries. Also, contests - yay!
Today's topics include:
The Gender of Warlock Demons
You Are In Contested Territory : WoW Contests
Trading Card Game Art Gallery Now Open
Garrosh Hellscream: Then and Now
Check out the full Blizzard posts after the break!
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Ask the Devs #5: Achievements
Got questions? Well, Blizzard might have answers--if you're one of the lucky few, anyway. The "Ask the Dev" segment is becoming quite a regular thing on the Blizzard community forums and by now you should be no stranger to it; for several weeks, we've been getting the chance to pitch a question to the brains behind World of Warcraft and have it answered. This week, they'll be talking about achievements. From how they come up with new achievements to the controversial immortal achievements, there are a lot of questions to be asked and it should be an interesting read when it gets posted next week.
Of course, it'll only be interesting if you make it! So get asking and get out your
Lucky Charm
for a chance to have your question answered and read by Blizzard developers themselves.
As this is a
global
Q+A, threads will be made available to both US and EU. So far, EU players can submit their questions
over here
and the US thread is
over here
.
Be sure to check out Blizzard's previous Q+As:
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April Fools' 2011 - We Won't Forget You, Crabby
Yet another April Fools' Day has come and gone softly into the night, leaving in its wake a bunch of jokes and rumors. This year seemed tame to the previous one, where we heard about everything from top guilds merging to aquariums being added, but sometimes tame is good--especially where being pranked is concerned. All in all, there were still some great jokes around the WoW community to be found and fun to be had.
Some of our favorites were:
WarcraftPets
told us about a newly implemented companion loyalty
. I mean, as Breanni puts it, Hunter pet loyalty is gone--but where exactly did it go?
A guild some of you may have heard of, Paragon,
came up with an elaborate guide to an encounter involving a certain Firelord you may also have heard of
.
Wings of Chaos and Divine Wings
made us sad when we realized they weren't
really
available.
WoWInterface introduced their own authenticator[
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News Roundup: More Complaints About the 60-80 Leveling Flow...
There have been some odds and ends this week and past that have deserved a news round-up, from a few hotfixes to some explanations of minor class changes that are slated to hit in patch 4.1. General news seems really slow lately, most likely because Blizzard has been busy ramping up for the Rise of the Zandalari release as well as preparing for the patch beyond that and its new raids.
Latest topics include:
Post-60 Leveling Flow
UA Dispel Penalty
Clarification Requested on WoG Nerf
HW: Sanctuary Needs Buffs
Check out the full Blizzard posts after the break!
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Blizzard's Ask the Devs #3: User Interface
Blizzard has opened up yet another Ask the Devs Q+A thread, with this one asking for questions related to the World of Warcraft User Interface. Ever wonder why so many seemingly fundamental functionalities are limited to addons instead of being included in the default interface? Curious about upcoming UI changes in 4.1? Now's your chance to ask!
Be sure to check out Blizzard's previous Q+As:
Ask the Devs Q+A #1: General
Ask the Devs Q+A #2: PvP
As this is a
global
Q+A, threads will be made available to both US and EU. So far, EU players can submit their questions
here
and the US thread has yet to be posted. We will, of course, update the blog when it has been - so think of some really good questions!
Do not despair. We post the question for each region at an optimal time for that region (thus why EU posted "early".) In this case, we haven't posted for the North Ame
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News Roundup: Just a Few Blizzard Posts...
There haven't been a whole lot of Blizzard posts lately, as most attention has been given to their recent developer Q+A posts (which you can check out
here
and
here
).
Also, I <3 Bashiok.
Latest topics include:
Nethaera Speaks The Truth!
Broken "Promises" and the Development Process
On "Noobifying WoW", "Grinding" and Bashiok's Mom
Check out the full Blizzard posts after the break!
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Blizzard's First Q+A Answered, PvP Selected Topic for Next Set
Blizzard posted their first wave of responses to the questions they got as part of
their global Q+A session they held through the forums
recently. I think a lot of us were hoping for more in-depth questions pertaining to game mechanics or the future of World of Warcraft, but there are still some interesting thoughts expressed in this set.
Of course, there will always be more questions coming up in the near future. The more controversial topic of PvP is slated to be tackled next; starting at 4PM PDT today, Blizzard will field PvP questions from players. We'll keep you updated on where to ask those questions as soon as Blizzard makes their official threads for them.
Some of the topics of the questions they were asked include:
Updated Textures: Will We Ever Get Any?
TBC/Northrend Leveling Flow
Mastery Rating
World PvP: Is It Dead?
Moonkins Need An Execute
Check out the full results of Blizzard's first Q+A after the break!
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News Roundup: Ragnaros' Legs, Old Content, Cataclysm Feature Guides
Just a few new Blizzard posts, including one extremely worth note involving Ragnaros' sexy legs (and a hint towards the Heroic difficulty encounter).
Latest topics include:
The Subject of Ragnaros' Legs
"Rehashing" Old Content
Numbers Where You Want Them: Movable Stats
In With the New: Cataclysm Quest Mechanics
Check out the full Blizzard posts after the break!
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News Roundup: Blizzard Talks Soulstone, WSG Graveyard Changes, DK Tanking and more!
In addition to Blizzard's latest statement regarding the recently revealed fact that the
Firelands raid will not come with patch 4.1
, there have been quite a few detailed and informative Blizzard posts lately. Check 'em out!
Latest topics include:
Valor to Justice Points Conversion in 4.2
Soulstone as a Combat Resurrection
An End(?) to Graveyard Camping in WSG
On Preventing Spam Through Chat Limitations
Blizzard's 20th Anniversary Video Contest
Thoughts on the State of DK Tanking
Check out the full Blizzard posts after the break!
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Firelands Raid Not Coming in Patch 4.1
According to a post over at Eurogamer.net it seems Blizzard has decided to release patches more often and Firelands will
not
be in 4.1. Blizzard hasn't said anything official on this but the good news is that they want to push new features sooner, rather than waiting for huge content patches like we are currently used to.
Check out after the break for the full article!
Source:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-03-04-firelands-raid-will-not-be-in-wow-patch-4-1
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News Roundup: Blizzard Posts on Druid Lifebloom Nerf, Upcoming 4.1 Changes
Blizzard posters have been pretty quiet lately, but that's okay - we've bet getting tons of awesome 4.1 information via updates to the
official patch notes
, info from the
4.1 PTR
, and even some recent
Cataclysm hotfixes
!
Latest topics include:
Upcoming Druid Lifebloom Nerf
Upcoming Battle of Gilneas Graveyard Changes
Upcoming Change to 'Ambassador' Title Achievement
Winterspring Frostsaber Quest Changes in 4.1
Archaeology Item Cooldowns
Check out the full Blizzard posts after the break!
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News Roundup: Warrior Juggernaut Nerf, Major City NPC Updates, Account Security and more!
It's been a little quiet lately... perhaps
too
quiet?
Topics include:
4.0.6's Warrior Juggernaut Nerf
Major Cities Which are Ghost Towns in Cataclysm
Trade Secrets of a Trade Prince
Account Security and You (Yes, You)
Check out the full Blizzard posts after the break!
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News Roundup: Blizzard on Recent Warrior Nerfs, Cultivation, Faded Wizard Hat Change and more!
We've got quite an assortment of Blizzard posts today, mostly coming from our friends on the European official forums!
Topics include:
Justice Point Vendor Selections
Cookie's Tenderizer (Heroic) Model Change
Faded Wizard Hat Change
Tauren's Cultivation Herbalism Racial
Azeroth's Invisible Ceiling
Warrior's Raging Blow / Fury Nerf
Talent Tri-Specializations
Elemental Death Animations and Epilepsy
Check out the full Blizzard posts after the break!
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News Roundup: Upcoming Hotfixes, Bear Form Armor, Hammer of the Righteous and more!
Time for another batch of daily Blizzard posts. Today's posts address some upcoming nerfs (sorry) as well as a few recent changes.
Today's topics include:
Upcoming Hotfixes
Bear Form Armor
Hammer of the Righteous Change
Looking For Guild Feature
Check out the full Blizzard posts after the break!
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News Roundup: Upcoming 1.10 Changes, iLvl Requirements, Transmute Procs
Hooray for Blue posts!
Today's topics include:
Upcoming Changes in Patch 1.10
On Item Level Requirements for Dungeons
Transmute Living Elements Proc Changes
Changes to White Talbuk Mounts, Treant Companion Pets
Lockmaw Exploit Fixed
Check out the full Blizzard posts after the break!
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An Epic Anniversary
There isn't much I can say about this - the title is self-explanatory. Our lovely Blizzard is no longer a teenager company, and is only one year away from legal age (in the US). I am not sure what the implications of that are, nor am I sure whether all of them can be considered legal, but the facts are here. And, as it's starting to become common, Blizz did a mini-site for the anniversary - you check it out along with the big announcement below:
http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/company/about/b20/
In 1991, three guys fresh out of UCLA decided to start their own game company. Their goal: make cool games and have fun doing so. Twenty years later, the company has become a world-renowned game developer and publisher, with offices across the globe and millions of players enjoying its games in more than a dozen languages.
In 2011, Blizzard Entertainment marks its 20th anniversary. Over the course of the year, we'll be celebrating two decades worth of games along with you, the community of players who made it all possible through your passion, enthusiasm, and support. Join us for a stroll down memory lane on this anniver
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