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More Patch 3.3.3 Models & Icons: Lil' XT, Halion's Servants and More!
We've dug up some new 3D animated models and icons out of the latest batch of PTR data - no amazing celestial horses this time, but instead a strange and quirky little addition to the cute pet armada -
Lil' XT
! This pint-sized version of everyone's favorite
Ulduar
mic-spammer
XT-002 Deconstructor
could possibly be a new
Blizzard Store
pet, following in the footsteps of
Lil' K.T.
, the miniaturized version of
Kel'Thuzad
, of
Naxxramas
fame.
Tip: Last week's patch update blog can be found
here
.
Check out the new models and icons after the break, along with some of my own lore-tinged speculation. You can see previous models and icons we've posted
here
!
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Patch 3.3.3 Models & Icons: Halion, Celestial Steed and More!
Hey there Wowhead readers! We just wanted to take the opportunity to share with you some cool 3D (animated!) models and icons that we have discovered so far in the Patch 3.3.3 data! Sadly there's not too many icons yet for all our forum-goers' avatars, but the ones we've found are
incredible
!
We've got models for some amazing new mounts, including a beautiful spectral steed, a strange two-seating rocket mount, a blazing hippogryph and a big ol' wooly rhino! We've also found a new model for Anduin Wrynn (the only character ever to "age" in WoW?), a cute celestial wyrmling pet and the violet dragon
Halion the Twilight Destroyer
- a new boss in the upcoming
Ruby Sanctum
!
Check out the models and icons after the break!
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3.3.3 PTR Patch Notes Updated
The PTR is currently down and is being updated to a new build, but in the mean time Blizzard has updated the PTR Patch Notes!
http://www.cuckhead.com/?patchnotes=3.3.3-ptr
Included in this new build are several changes to some classes, such as
Mangle
's debuff duration increased from 12 seconds to 60 seconds. There are also other class changes for Mages, Rogues and Warriors.
Another little gem was added in this build was the ability to your frame rate to an eye blistering
200 frames per second
.
Read on after the break for all of the changes!
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Let's Fight! Players vs. Blizzard in PTR Battlegrounds
Have you ever wanted to stomp on some
Blizzard employees in PvP
? Well now is your chance!
Today between 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM (Pacific time) members of the Blizzard Community Team and QA staff will be queuing up with the Random Battleground Finder on the US PTR realms of Broxigar and Anasterian. So bring your main or alt or even one of the premade characters, and show them what you got!
Hey all,
Ever wanted to Pwn a Blizzard employee in WoW PvP? Now's your chance because tomorrow from 4:30PM to 6:30PM (PST) a few of us will be queuing up for BGs via the new Random Battleground Finder on the US realms! Bring your main/alt/premade and show us what you got!
What: Random Battleground Finder
Who: Blizzard Community Team and Blizzard QA
Place: US Servers Broxigar and Anasterian
Time: 4:30 - 6:30 PST
Date: 2-26-2010
(Note: Time/Event is subject to change.)
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3.3.3 PTR Patch Notes Updated!
Blizzard is already updating the Public Test Realms with a fresh new build, including some very interesting changes to the Dungeon Finder tool and Holiday bosses.
http://www.cuckhead.com/?patchnotes=3.3.3-ptr
In addition, Blizzard has also included a small number of class changes and change that I know pet collectors everywhere will love -
Pet Bombling
and
Lil' Smoky
(the Engineering-required non-combat pets) are no longer Bind-on-Pickup! Now our fellow engineers (or skilled alts) can make these lovable little explosives for any non-Engineer's collection!
Blizzard have also completely revised the way Holiday bosses (such as
Ahune
,
Coren Direbrew
, the
Headless Horseman
) are handled. Players will now be required to use the Dungeon Finder to queue up for these special event bosses via an NPC dialog option. Upon defeating the boss, players will each receive a single loot cache containing a rare, "special" seasonal item. Players will be able to kill the boss for his other drops as many times as they'd like, but can only receive one of these seasonal goodie bags per day. Looks like the days of endlessly farming these seasonal bosses for hours on end trying to get their rarest drops (like a [item=378
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PTR 3.3.3 Site Open!
If you haven't been over already, our
PTR site
is now open—and it's a doozy!
There are a bunch of little sneak previews of the upcoming
Cataclysm pre-launch event
up there, so poke around and see what there is to learn!
http://ptr.cuckhead.com/?latest-additions
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Frozo the Renowned: Upcoming Frozen Orb Trader
As some of you may have a very large collection of
Frozen Orb
hiding in your bank (I personally have about 100 of them), you will be glad to know Blizzard will be adding a new vendor in
patch 3.3.3
in
Dalaran
where you can trade in your Frozen Orbs for trade goods.
His name is
Frozo the Renowned
and he will trade your frozen orbs for select goods such as include
Crusader Orb
, eternals of every element,
Frost Lotus
and even a tailor only Frosty Flying Carpet pattern!
Here's the full list of things you can get with orbs:
These each cost 1 Frozen Orb unless noted otherwise in parentheses:
Crusader Orb
(6)
Runed Orb
(4)
Eternal Air
Eternal Earth
Eternal Fire
Eternal Life
Eternal Shadow
Eternal Water
Frost Lotus
Pattern: Frosty Flying Carpet (6)
Tailors rejoice -- you get another exclusive flying carpet.
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Patch 3.3.3 PTR Patch Notes Posted!
Icecrown shmicecrown, it's time for something new: PTR Patch 3.3.3 (.3.3~)!
http://www.cuckhead.com/?patchnotes=3.3.3-ptr
Blizzard has not yet released any information regarding the release date of the next patch, but with confirmation that we'll be seeing a Patch 3.3.5 (featuring the
Ruby Sanctum raid
), and maybe'll they'll fit another patch in between the two so hopefully it won't be too long before we see some of these awesome changes go live.
Highlights
Tons
of PvP changes affecting both the
battleground system
and the
balance of Wintergrasp
.
Auction house changes which will make mass-listing without an addon much easier.
Changes to the Dungeon Finder feature such as the Vote Kick option, Deserter debuff and more.
Improved quest and quest objectives tracking options.
The ability to skip most of the introductory lore dialog in
The Culling of Stratholme
.
New! Though not yet mentioned in the notes, Blizzard poster Zarh
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Patch 3.3.3: Upcoming Wintergrasp Balance Changes
Patch 3.3.3
is hitting the PTR soon and with it come some changes to
Wintergrasp
that will change how it works from then on. This also comes along with the other battleground and honor system changes discussed about
yesterday
.
Blizzard has never before revealed details of the inner workings of the Wintergrasp combat system, which favors certain sides based on how long you've controlled Wintergrasp recently. The entire explanation of the changes being made to the hidden system is posted below.
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Patch 3.3.5: Halion and the Ruby Sanctum Announced
For everyone who thought
Icecrown Citadel
was going to be the last raid before the upcoming release of the
Cataclysm
expansion - think again!
Blizzard's Zarhym has released some sparse details of a new addition to Wyrmrest Temple:
The Ruby Sanctum
! Just a few days ago, we had
reported
that Blizzard's Tom Chilton revealed that they had some plans involving this new wing, and the nice guys and gals over at Blizzard decided to give in and deliver the news!
http://www.cuckhead.com/?zone=4987
Highlights
Patch:
3.3.5
New raid:
The Ruby Sanctum, inside Wyrmrest Temple,
Dragonblight
Bosses:
Halion the Twilight Destroyer, and his servants:
Baltharus the Warborn
General Zarithrian
Saviana Ragefire
Rewards:
All-new loot
Drakes will only drop an
Emblem of Frost
Same item levels as in Icecrown Citadel
See the original blue quote after the break.
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Patch 3.3.3: Major Battleground and Honor System Changes
There are some major changes coming to battlegrounds and the honor system in the near future, and we should be seeing this hit on the PTR shortly.
Some highlights include the
removal of Marks of Honor
, changes to
battleground weekends
, a
random battleground system
and
increasing honorable kill rewards by 100%
.
Read on after the break for the full changes!
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Lich King Loot Data Available!
Ladies and gentlemen, the Lich King's drops are here!
http://www.cuckhead.com/?npc=29983
Just head on over to the
Lich King page
and check it out, or find them on the
Latest Additions
page!
See after the jump for an overview of the Lich King's weapons (in 3D!).
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Patch 3.3.2 Released!
Well, it's finally here! You now have a chance to get your hands on
The Lich King (Icecrown)
and defeat him... maybe.
Patch notes:
http://www.cuckhead.com/?patchnotes=3.3.2
Some highlights from this patch:
Major
Icecrown Citadel
updates:
The
Frostwing Halls
have been unlocked.
The Lich King (Icecrown)
has been unlocked.
New
weekly quests
have been unlocked.
A new cinematic for after you defeat the Lich King!
Learn more about
limited attempts
.
Arena season 8
has begun, including new rewards.
Toravon the Ice Watcher
has taken up residence in the
Vault of Archavon
.
Resilience rating is now
twice as effective
.
All healing abilities, potions and shields (such as
and
) have been decreased in effectiveness by 10% when in battlegrounds, arenas, or
Wintergrasp
.
Numerous change
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New Mount: Invincible Charger
Blizzard has just released a preview for a new mount being introduced in
Icecrown Citadel
.
The
Invincible Charger
was once Arthas' warhorse before becoming the Lich King and once he gained his powers he rose it from the dead making it his perfect steed.
To obtain this mount you must conquer Icecrown Citadel and face the Lich King on
Heroic
difficulty. Only one will drop from
The Lich King (Icecrown)
on heroic mode, much like how
Mimiron's Head
drops from the heroic version of
Yogg-Saron
.
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/underdev/3p3/invincible.xml
Update: Blizzard posted an FAQ which you can read after the break.
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Season 8 Armor Sets Preview
With
Arena Season 8
approaching a lot of people have been curious about what the new
Wrathful
Gladiator sets are going to look like.
With that in mind Blizzard has decided to release a preview of armor sets.
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/underdev/3p3/arena8sneak.html
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Suspected 3.3.2 Patch Notes Posted
WoW.com
has discovered the patch notes for the upcoming 3.3.2 patch on the
official Korean site
.
It has some noticeable changes in it for druids, shaman, warlocks, and warriors as well as some nice fixes to help make some of the dungeons run smoother.
As we indicated
last week
, we will NOT be seeing the patch this week -- but on
February 2, 2010
.
The team over at WoW.com was able to translate most of it, but as translations are never perfect, some of the wording might be slightly off. You can read the translated patch notes after the break!
Update 01/26:
Blademeld
was kind enough and went through and fixed up some of the unclear translations for us.
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PvP Resilience Buff In Place for Season 8
As mentioned two days ago in the blog about the upcoming
Arena Season 8
, Blizzard has decided to hotfix a buff to resilience. This will
double the value
of resilience in reducing damage done by players, depending on how much you have you could see between a 10 and 20% decrease in damage taken.
The critical strike chance and critical strike damage are unaffected by this change. Blizzard also mentions how this might make healing in PvP difficult to counter and may make changes if this occurs.
So what does everyone think on this change? Is this good or bad for the PvP community?
You can read the blue post after the break.
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Frostwing Halls Open in 2 Weeks
The Frostwing Halls in
Icecrown Citadel
are set to open in 14 days, or on
February 2, 2010
.
This is the final section of Icecrown Citadel. In here you will face the last three bosses:
Valithria Dreamwalker
,
Sindragosa
, and
The Lich King (Icecrown)
himself.
There will be a patch sometime before this (most likely on the 2nd itself) which will patch in the new in-game cinematic, among
other things
.
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Arena Season 7 Ends, 8 to Start Soon
With arena season 7 coming to an end tomorrow (Jan 19), it is about time we all look forward to the next arena season.
Wrathful Gladiator
will become the new season's high-end set costing arena points and having rating requirements on most of the pieces.
Relentless Gladiator
pieces will have a lower arena point cost than the previous season and rating requirements lowered or removed. Next,
Furious Gladiator
will be moved to the honor point system. Finally the
Deadly Gladiator
set will be removed off all vendors.
New Damage/Healing Debuff?
There is also a major change that might happen for the last season before Cataclysm. Blizzard is considering experimenting a little bit, as mentioned in the recent Twitter
#BlizzChat
:
Q. If damage and healing is too much per health ratio, then why don't you have battlegrounds/arenas give a -30% damage/healing debuff?
A. We have been talking about solutions
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Second Gate In Icecrown Citadel Will Unlock In 28 Days
After defeating
Deathbringer Saurfang
in
Icecrown Citadel
it has been discovered that speaking to your faction's NPC (Muradin or Saurfang) will tell you how many days are left until the next gate's unlocking. Right now it is listed as 28 days which would put the unlock date for North American realms on
January 5, 2010
.
If these numbers stay consistent between wings we most likely won't see the Lich King until
March 2, 2010
. I know it sounds like a long time but maybe this will allow them to test and tune the encounters a bit before we hit those dates and allow a lot of people to catch up so everyone has a larger pool of players to work with.
Update 2:
It seems our assumption that the rest of the gates will be on 28 day timers was wrong. Daelo has just corrected us and the extra long wait on the first gate is because of the holidays.
As noted in game, the release of the Plagueworks in Icecrown Citadel occurs 28 days after patch 3.3.0 was released. After the Plagueworks is available, you will then wait less than 28 days for the next
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