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BlizzCon 2011 Announced
It's that time again:
BlizzCon 2011
has been announced! On Friday, October 21 through Saturday, October 22, players from around the world will be able to once again return to the Anaheim Convention Center to participate in Blizzard's fan convention.
Right now there is no information on when tickets will be available, but rest assured as soon as we have that info we'll post it here!
What could be better than spending two days checking out the latest versions of Blizzard games, watching eSports tournaments, and chatting with developers alongside a few thousand of your closest friends? We couldn't think of anything either, so we're bringing BlizzCon back in 2011! That's right, BlizzCon will be returning to the Anaheim Convention Center on Friday, October 21 through Saturday, October 22, and will feature an exciting mix of discussion panels, tournaments, hands-on gameplay, contests, and much more. Check out the announcement press release, and keep an eye on
www.blizzcon.com
in the months ahead for further details, including ticketing information.
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Patch 4.0.6 Next Week!
I know we were wrong
last time
about when we thought 4.0.6 was going to drop, but this time we're definitely lead us to believe that Patch 4.0.6 will be dropping onto live realms during maintenance next week!
Now, we
could
be wrong again (and if I am you can feel free to blame me personally and send me angry emails) - but this time we're 99% sure! The patch (a moderate 141mb) has just hit Blizzard's download servers, which means we'll most likely see it piped into our Background Downloader with the upcoming Tuesday maintenance!
Stay tuned for updates as we get closer to weekly maintenance!
PTR Patch Notes
PTR Site
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News Roundup: Rated Battleground Format Change, PVP Balance, Epic Gem Slots and more!
Quite a few new Blue posts today on a bit of a wide variety of topics. Most important to note is the change of the rated battlegrounds format from 15vs15 to 10vs10. Be sure to read the detailed Blizzard post below for more information! Also, a reminder from Blizzard that threatening people over the Internet is absolutely absurd and you shouldn't do it unless you want the FBI banging down your door. And you'd deserve it.
Today's topics include:
Real-Life Threats
Rated Battleground Weeks Changing from 15vs15 to 10vs10
Bandaging in Raids
Gem Slots Being Added to Epic Craftables
Why Tundra Mammoth Doesn't Sell 85 Food/Water
PvP Balance (or Lack Thereof)
Check out the full Blizzard posts after the break!
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News Roundup: Blizzard Posts on New Ink Traders, LFD, Tol Barad and more!
Yay for Blue posts finally starting up again! Unfortunately, it seems that most of the threads addressed today involve topics which have already been commented on in the past. However, further clarification from Blizzard on
anything
is always appreciated!
Today's topics include:
Ink Traders Coming to Stormwind and Orgrimmar
Improving Looking For Dungeon Queues
"Linear" Cataclysm Leveling Content
Potential Tol Barad Changes
Improving Outland Leveling
Check out the full Blizzard posts after the break!
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Imageshack Links Installing Malware, Blocked on Wowhead
We've gotten a number of reports in the last week or so indicating that
Imageshack
is inadvertently installing malware on user's computers!
While we recognize that this MAY be a false positive, we don't like to take risks with our users' info, so
we are blocking imageshack links on the site.
Future imageshack links will be scrambled, and links will not go through!
For those of you who are hosting your images with imageshack, we apologize for the inconvenience. In the meantime, we encourage you to use an alternative image-hosting solution, like
imgur
,
Min.us
, or
CloudApp
.
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News Roundup: Blizzard Contests! J!NX, SteelSeries and iPad Giveaways!
Blizzard has been quiet lately, but there's some pretty awesome contests going on!
Blizzard has launched an EU version of the
Core Hound Pup Adoption Campaign
- the
Guardian of Account Art Contest
! Blizzard decided to give our EU friends some love as well, and are giving away two iPads every month this year to the best artistic shows of your character's account protection! Two words: authenticator chainmail. Make it happen!
Blizzard is also hosting a Cataclysm Dungeon screenshot contest for both US and EU players, giving out awesome J!NX and SteelSeries swag! Check out the full contest details after the break!
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No Patch Tomorrow, Rolling Restarts Instead
Looks like RSS feed leaks have deceived us!
Despite our
last post
, it looks like patch 4.0.6 is
not
coming next week—there will be a batch of rolling restarts instead. See the blue post below:
We will be performing rolling restarts for our weekly maintenance on Tuesday, February 1st, beginning at 05:00 AM PST. Downtime for each realm is expected to be minimal, and the overall process should conclude at approximately 06:00 AM PST.
Thank you for your patience.
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News Roundup: Core Hound Pup Adoption Campaign & Blue Posts
A few quick Blizzard posts today, most notable being the Core Hound Pup adoption campaign! Send Blizzard your best Core Hound Pup screenshots for a chance to win an iPad! Yes, please!
If your account is protected by a Battle.net Authenticator or the Battle.net Mobile Authenticator, then you already know how safe and secure your Core Hound Pup pet can make you feel. But there are plenty of players out there who can still benefit from the companionship and peace of mind that our infernal puppy provides.
We're kicking off a Core Hound Pup adoption campaign and we need your help! Simply send us funny, cute, or just plain epic screenshots featuring your fiery two-headed buddy. We'll be picking two of the most memorable images each month in 2011 and awarding the winners with a brand new iPad.
If you have yet to adopt a Core Hound Pup of your very own, then don't wait a moment longer, or we just might have to give you the big puppy-dog eyes. Visit our
account security site
to learn how to get a [url=
http://us.blizzard.com/s
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News Roundup: Archaeology Grind and Cross-Realm Heirlooms
Another quiet day, just a few quick Blue posts worth sharing!
...on the Archaeology "Grind"
Yes, I know this is a secondary profession, but the RNG involved is absolutely atrocious. After crafting my 5th "Delicate Music Box" and still getting numerous Fossil sites, even after having solved all of them, I am wondering what on earth Blizzard was thinking with this profession.
If you want to grind it out, it's going to be a grind. While the RNG of the tradeskill is sort of what makes it what it is there are some changes being thought of that could ease some of the more painful aspects. Maybe getting a common won't be a total bummer, but a fractional-bummer, and maybe even just a 'dang'.
...on Cross-Realm Heirlooms
There was a blue post on this a long time ago saying it was something they were looking to implement, Then Cata was heralded and it got put on the backburner I presume so nothing has
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News Roundup: Blue Posts on 2200 Weapon Delay, Paladin "Nerf," Tabard Storage and More!
More Blue posts for you guys! Today's topics include:
2200 Rating PVP Weapons Being Delayed
Paladin Healing Nerf Actually Being a Buff
Tabard Storage Woes
The Inevitable Demise of PVP Double 2-Piece Bonuses
Tradeskill Reagent Justice Point Costs
Also, an added bonus for any StarCraft II players out there - you can now beta test the awesome custom games Blizzard showed off at BlizzCon: Aiur Chef, StarJeweled, and Left 2 Die!
Check out the full Blizzard posts after the break!
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News Roundup: Blue Posts, World of StarCraft, WoW in the Classroom
Not a whole lot of
new
info being provided by Blizzard, but still some interesting Blue posts today and over the weekend! Today's topics include:
Providing Detailed Raid & Dungeon Information In-Game
Using PVP Gear In PVE
Healing Being Hard
Leveling Fast in Outland
In addition, I've found some interesting World of Warcraft-related articles for you guys - one involving the creator of the now-infamous World of StarCraft mod that you guys
may have heard about
and another about a revolutionary "
WoW in School
" program shared between two middle schools! I wish I could have been playing WoW when I was in class... oh well, at least we had
SimCity 2000
!
Be sure to check out the full posts and article links after the break!
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News Roundup: Guild Advancement Guide, Ghostcrawler Blog Feedback, Sinestra Kill
Today's Blizzard posts include a very detailed guide on guilds and the advancement system, some constructive commentary on the idea behind Ghostcrawler's somewhat controversial
Wow, Dungeons Are Hard!
blog and a quick note on
Paragon
's world first Heroic 25
Sinestra
kill!
Check out the full Blizzard posts after the break!
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RIFT: Planes of Telara Coverage on ZAM
So I know there are a number of you out there who are excited for
RIFT: Planes of Telara
. If you're not familiar with it already, we just happen to have a
BFF Report
on the subject!
So naturally, because this game looks awesome, we've got a ton of coverage up on our new ZAM Rift site. We have a brand new
Soul Calculator
(inspired, of course, by our
own work
), an upcoming
database
, and to round it out we're giving away
VIP beta keys
to get people into the closed Rift beta events!
Here's all the info:
ZAM's RIFT site
VIP key giveaway
Soul Tree calculator
Go check it out! Remember, the Soul Calculator is still in beta so there may be a bug or two.
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News Roundup: Blizzard Posts on PTR Class Changes
Just a few Blizzard posts today clarifying a few class spell bugs and changes on the current PTR. Don't forget to check out the
latest changes on the PTR
in our blog!
Topics addressed today include:
Paladin
Hammer of Wrath
damage
Priest
Holy Word: Sanctify
range
Death Knight
Scourge Strike
not being affected by
Mastery: Dreadblade
Archaeology
Additions
Read on after the break for the full posts!
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News Roundup: Skill in WoW, Raynor Authenticators
It's been relatively quiet on the Blizzard front - just a few bits of news worth mentioning.
Today, Bashiok talks about the definition of skill in WoW and Blizzard announces the new Raynor Starcraft II authenticators!
Skill in the World of Warcraft
How does enduring the same thing for hours on end translate into skill? Sure some might call it that, but it doesn't really translate very well in this game when guild A can't beat guild B, not because of skill, but because of having fewer hours and less "endurance."
There's proper gearing, build experimentation, skill use, rotations, situational corrections, adaptation, experimentation, group composition, communication, environmental awareness, character placement, course correction, and yeah, there's definitely a stamina component.
I will agree it isn't as simple to quantify as "This guy can fire off a shot quicker and more accurately than anyone else." but that's the nature of the game.
If you don't want to call high end raiding skill, that's fine, no skin off my horns,
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New Feature: Database Tags in Forum Posts/Comments
Posters and guide writers, rejoice!
We've implemented a system where you can easily embed links to Wowhead pages into your comments and forum posts. All you have to do is click the "Link" button shown at right, choose a category, and enter the ID—the system will automatically create a link with the appropriate title, color, and icon!
Here's a few examples:
\
It's Over Nine Thousand!
:
It's Over Nine Thousand!
\
Paladin
:
Paladin
\
Baradin's Wardens
:
Baradin's Wardens
\
Arcanite Ripper
:
Arcanite Ripper
\
Firelord's Vestments
:
Firelord's Vestments
\
Nefarian
:
Nefarian
\
Elementium Vein
:
Elementium Vein
\
Wolf
:
Wolf
\
Don't. Stop. Moving.
:
Don't. Stop. Moving.
\
Gnome
:
Gnome
\
Archaeology
:
Archaeology
\
Backstab
:
Backstab
\
Blackwing Descent
:
Blackwing Descent
To find the ID, just look in the URL of the appropriate database page, and copy and paste the number.
I encourage you to add them to all of your guides, comments, forums posts, etc. Enjoy!
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News Roundup: Survival Hunters, DK & Warlock AE, Priest Changes
Blizzard continues addressing class-balancing issues and concerns with the latest batch of PTR changes!
In this edition, Blizzard talks about Survival Hunter DPS (again), addresses concerns regarding Frost Death Knight and Demonology Warlock AE DPS, and clarifies the justification behind changes to Holy and Discipline Priests! We've also got a quick note regarding a potential change to the Diminishing Returns effect of
.
Check out the full Blizzard posts after the break!
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Legendary - The WoW Video Podcast - 4.0.6.. RLY BLIZZ?
Woo! Blizz unleashed a tidal wave of changes to virtually every corner of WOW. It's gotten to the point where I'm worried that my Lil' Rag will have his cooking buff nerfed into the ground. In last night's episode (that we do live every Tuesday night at 9pm PST on
GameBreaker.TV
), we covered the meaty parts and were even able to squeeze in GC's "We aren't nerfing heroics" blog along with the "We are nerfing heroics" patch notes.
What changes have impacted you the most?
Would you considered the heroic changes a nerf, buff, or mix overall?
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TankSpot's Guide to Maloriak
The crew of TankSpot has posted their guide to Maloriak!
Papapaint has a full transcript of the video which you can read after the break, and of course you can find the guide on Maloriak's
NPC page
!
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Ghostcrawler: Dungeons are Hard!
Ghostcrawler is back, and he has some choice words to say about dungeon difficulty!
I'd like to give you a summary here, but in general GC's posts have a tendency to be easily misinterpreted, so I'd hate to add to the confusion. :P
Come read the full post after the break!
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