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11th Mosaic Tile Unlocked: Picture of Thrall
The
Warcraft Battlecry Mosaic
is chugging along, which we mentioned a few days ago
here
, and has reached another milestone.
With
11,422
pictures collected the new tile was unlocked along with a piece of artwork- this time it is a drawing done by Chris Metzen of the Horde's most renowned leader, Thrall, it was originally sold at the 2008 Worldwide Invitational Red Cross charity auction. You can see the art
here
.
We still have
8,578
pictures left to go to complete this mosaic, so why don't you head over to the official
Battlecry Mosaic site
and upload one?
Source:
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wowanniversary/battlecry/
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You've Seen CES Coverage—Now See the OTHER Convention Footage
So ZAM has been posting coverage of the
CES
convention this yeah, but those who have attended (and some who haven't) know that on that particular weekend in Las Vegas, there are
two
conventions—CES, and the
Adult Entertainment Expo
, or
AEE
. So basically the whole weekend is a celebration of the two things that 18-34 year old males like best.
So of course,
Mike B aka Fony
couldn't resist the temptation to pay the AEE a little visit. For those of you who are interested (which I suspect is more of you than would otherwise let on), you can find the video here:
http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=21362
Please note: While the video is strictly PG, it's still probably not the kind of thing you want to be watching at work.
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New Mount: Invincible Charger
Blizzard has just released a preview for a new mount being introduced in
Rocca della Corona di Ghiaccio
.
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
Re dei Lich
on heroic mode, much like how
Testa di Mimiron
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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The Lich King is Still Alive...
I know,
WoW.com
caught this a little while ago, but I couldn't help it. I'm sure there's many other YouTube connoisseurs out there who have come to love and appreciate the hilarious Warcraft
machinima videos of Mike Spiff Booth
(aka
spiffworld
), but I wanted to draw attention to his latest video release!
What better machinima could exist than one combining two of the most evil and sinister villains in recent gaming history, our beloved (yeah, right)
Lich King
and
Portal
's
GLaDOS
!
More info after the break!
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Building the Gunship Battle
Blizzard just released a new article on the creation behind the
Gunship Battle
encounter in
Rocca della Corona di Ghiaccio
. They talk about how they designed it and how they were going for "controlled chaos" throughout the encounter.
As this is my favourite encounter of all time, I highly suggest you should give it a read on the
official site
.
Source:
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/underdev/gunship-battle.xml
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BFF Report Episode 15: Mass Effect 2!
I know, another off-topic post—but I can't be the only person who's incredibly excited about
Mass Effect 2
.
Mass Effect 2 is an upcoming RPG from
BioWare
, makers of Knights of the Old Republic (and the upcoming MMO, The Old Republic), as well as Dragon Age: Origins (the last game I pulled an all nighter on).
So I know it's not WoW, but no self-respecting RPG fan would miss our friend Fony taking us through a sneak peek!
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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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10th Mosaic Tile Unlocked: Invincible Music
It has been
10 days
since the last tile was unlocked in the Warcraft
Battlecry Mosaic
. Blizzard has finally reached the half way mark with
10,017
images collected, and with this a new tile was unlocked in the mosaic.
Along with this, instead of a piece of art being unlocked, a
piece of music
was selected as the goodie for this milestone. This one is titled "Invincible", which is the name of the Lich King's steed (see the 3D model on the right).
Invincible
Music
An ode to one who has fallen. Time and events have left it unclear whether the song refers to the former prince of Lordaeron or his beloved steed.
While we are over half way done there is still
9,983
pictures left to be collected, so head on over to the official
Battlecry Mosaic
site!
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BFF Report Returns With Star Trek Online
So Mike B (aka Fony) is back with an episode of the
BFF Report
which may be of interest to you!
All those of you who have been excited about the upcoming MMO Star Trek Online have heard that we're giving away
beta keys
over at ZAM.com for our
Premium
members—see
this blog
for all the details.
Well our friend Mike B of the BFF report has got some gameplay coverage and commentary, for those of you who want to see!
Remember, we have just a few beta keys left, so
head on over and pick them up
!
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Blizzard Selling Gold...?
Blizzard has recently started selling gold... coins. Well not Blizzard directly— but
DC Direct
, the people who make the official Warcraft
action figures
, have created exclusive sets for both the
Horde
and
Alliance
.
Each coin features a major faction figure and is made with the actual metal the coin represents. The Alliance set comes with a 24 karat gold-plated coin featuring King Varian Wrynn, a sterling-silver plated coin with King Magni Bronzebeard, and a copper-plated coin adorned with High Priestess Tyrande Whisperwind.
The Horde set features Thrall on the gold-plated coin, Lady Sylvanas on the silver and Cairne Bloodhoof on the copper. Each set comes in black wooden box with a glass window and contains a non-removable commemorative metal plaque with your faction emblem.
You can find out more about the coins on the D
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Limited Attempts Explained
With the
Rocca della Corona di Ghiaccio
progression moving closer and closer to
Re dei Lich
, we have seen the development of a not-exactly new feature, yet one that has caused quite a bit of confusion - the
limited attempts system
.
Restraint on boss attempts showed first in
Ulduar
and the one-hour timer on
Algalon l'Osservatore
. Apparently Blizzard liked the idea, because then we saw
Ordalia dei Crociati
, where players were given 50 attempts to clear the entire place - or the remaining bosses would despawn. Well, the Icecrown Citadel expands on ToC. Two weeks ago, when the Plagueworks opened, raids were given 10 attempts to kill its final boss -
Professor Putricidio
.
Now, with the release of the Crimson Hall, those attempts have been increased to 15 - however another boss,
Regina del Sangue Lana'thel
shares them. In another 2 weeks, when the Frostwing Halls are open, players will get yet another 5 attempts, making the total of 20 shared between Putricide, Lana'thel,
Sindragosa
, and the Lich King. Presumably the number of attempts will go up (I suspect by 5) every so often (I suspect every 2 weeks).
So, to sum up here's everything in a table (after the break).
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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
Rocca della Corona di Ghiaccio
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 Vagasogni
,
Sindragosa
, and
Re dei Lich
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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The Crimson Hall Unlocked
The third section of
Rocca della Corona di Ghiaccio
unlocks today, after waiting 2 weeks since The Plagueworks opened.
Inside the
Crimson Hall
you will find the three Blood Princes-
Principe Keleseth
,
Principe Taldaram
and
Principe Valanar
. After you beat the princes you will have a chance to use your 15 attempts at killing
Regina del Sangue Lana'thel
.
Good luck and happy raiding!
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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.
Gladiatore Infuriato
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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An Apology
Last Thursday we posted a
guide to Cataclysm
, the upcoming WoW expansion. In that guide, we included a number of screenshots and photographs that we did not take, and they were not appropriately credited. Specifically, a number of them were taken from
MMO-Champion
, as well as a few that came from
World of Raids
and from the
Official WoW Magazine
.
This is seriously not cool, and should never have happened.
I have tremendous respect for all three of these editorial teams, and taking advantage of them is the last thing I would want to do.
By way of putting this right, I am currently going through the guide and adding credit where credit is due on all of the images I can find. If you happen to be reading the guide and you find an image that I missed—or if you are the owner of one of these images—please let me know via a comment here or via email at feedback@wowhead.com so that you can be credited.
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Jan 15 #BlizzChat Developer Chat Transcript
The
#BlizzChat
developer chat on Twitter just ended a little over an hour ago and a lot of good questions where put forth and answered.
Here's an overview of some good ones:
Q:
Guild housing?
A:
Not at this time.
Q:
Increasing backpack size?
A:
Something we discuss a lot, no plans yet.
Q:
Balance druids screwed by RNG?
A:
Plans in the works for Cataclysm.
Q:
New warlock pets?!
A:
I hear warlocks are going to be getting some new spells for the next expansion...
Q:
Improving old world dungeons to be more friendly?
A:
Not overhauling them all but some minor fixes in Cataclysm.
Q:
Personal bank storage similar to guild bank for all your characters?
A:
Something being discussed.
Q:
Why so empty Crystalsong?
A:
Dalaran is too resource intensive.
Q:
Better pet scaling?
A:
Trying for next patch but better scaling in planned for Cataclysm.
Q:
Can
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A Look at League of Legends
Some of you may remember Malgayne's
two
blogs
a while back about the upcoming game
League of Legends
. Well, LoL has been out for a while now, and I have had a chance to test out the game, so I thought I would share my experience with you!
Those of you who aren't interested in anything but WoW have my permission to stop reading now. :)
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Armory-Related Scams
Boubouille
over at
MMO-Champion
recently posted a piece concerning a new type of scam going around. It is a rather sophisticated attack, according to forum posters on the SomethingAwful forums.
The way it went down was a paid ad went up shortly on Google after the new features on the Armory went live. If you searched for Armory on Google it was listed in the sponsored section up at the top, as seen in the screenshot on the right. The entire site was a cleverly masked phishing site; it actively mirrored by proxy everything the real armory did. So it in reality looked like it should including all of the log in only content.
As of my recent check at 1:30pm EST on January 15, 2010 the ad seems to have been pulled by Google, but definitely keep your eyes out for scams like this!
Source:
http://www.mmo-champion.com/news-2/armory-scams-blue-posts-free-character-moves-147499/
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