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Dragon Soul Nerf January 31st

January 20, 2012 / WoW Cataclysm News

On January 31st, after the scheduled maintenance, Dragon Soul raiders will notice a new buff called “Power of the Aspects” applied to them automatically. This buff will reduce health and damage dealt of all enemies in the raid by 5%. This is very similar to other buffs given in Wrath of the Lich King’s final raid, Icecrown Citadel, and Cataclysm’s second tier Firelands raid. There are two differences between this new buff and previous raid buffs. First, this buff, unlike [...]

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WoW: Mists of Pandaria PvP Preview

January 6, 2012 / WoW Cataclysm News

WoW Mists of Pandaria is making great strides in raid and dungeon accessibility and flexibility, but what about PvP? Mists of Pandaria’s PvP, according to blue posts on the World of Warcraft official forum, will try to find a good balance of world PvP and organized PvP. “We’re quite aware of the desire for more world PvP. We’re also aware that there are those who do not want to be “forced” into it either. We have plans that we think [...]

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Mists of Pandaria: New WoW Talent Calculator

December 26, 2011 / WoW Cataclysm News

Available now from Blizzard’s official World of Warcraft site is the all new talent calculator for Mists of Pandaria. Each class (except the new Monk Class) can now view their upcoming talent changes. To recap those changes in short, everything is changing. There are no longer talent trees as we understand them currently. Each player will select a specialization at level 10 (for example, a Paladin would choose Protection, Holy, or Retribution as usual) and this choice will govern most [...]

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Patch 4.2: Rage of the Firelands

November 29, 2011 / WoW Official Trailers

Patch 4.2: Rage of the Firelands for World of Warcraft: Cataclysm introduced a whole new raiding tier to the game. This twelfth tier gives players the new raid instance of “Firelands,” a new daily quest hub surrounding “Firelands” and focusing on the “Guardians of Hyjal” faction, a new legendary weapon, the Dungeon Journal, and of course tons of class changes. The “Firelands” raid instance brings back the fiery aesthetic of the fabled Molten Core instance from World of Warcraft’s original [...]

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WoW Patch 4.3 Release Date November 29th

November 28, 2011 / WoW Cataclysm News

World of Warcraft’s next Patch, Patch 4.3, will most likely be released this coming Tuesday, November 29th. Bashiok, a community manager, said on his twitter: “Season 10 ending November 29. Interpret that as you will. #indirectpatchreleasedateannouncements” Some players argue that PvP seasons generally end 1-2 weeks before a patch is released, but that has actually changed in recent patches. Remember that with Dragon Souls we’ll be getting three brand new 5-player dungeons, a new raid, tons of WoW gear, [...]

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Pandaria: Preview of the new WoW Continent

November 21, 2011 / WoW Cataclysm News

The new World of Warcraft expansion, Mists of Pandaria, will raise the WoW level cap to 90. Players looking to do battle after hitting level 85 will need to travel to the brand new continent of Pandaria. New races, cities, factions, and mysteries cover this shrouded continent which can be found in southern Azeroth. There will be no shortage of new and interesting creatures for players to meet. Mogu, Mantid, Jinyu, Hozu,and Verming. The Mogu are a people who once [...]

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New WoW Class: Monk

November 15, 2011 / WoW Cataclysm News

The new WoW expansion, Mists of Pandaria, is bringing World of Warcraft players not only a new race and continent, but a new class called the “WoW Monk.” Mystical, powerful, and versatile, the Monk will be a true hybrid class. Each of the three talent specializations will function as one of the three class roles. The Brewmaster will function as a tank, the Mistweaver as a healer, and the Windwalker as a melee DPS. Truly, the Monk is a class for anyone to play much like a Druid or Paladin. It is important to point out that Monks are not a hero class like the Death Knight. Monks begin the game at level 1 like all normal classes.

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New WoW Race: Pandaren

November 9, 2011 / WoW Cataclysm News

The new WoW expansion, Mists of Pandaria will allow players to take control of the fabled race known as the Pandaren. These mystical people (modeled after humanoid Panda bears) come from a land known as Pandaria which sits atop a giant turtle shell floating to the south of Azeroth. The most unique thing about this new race is that they are not confined to only the Alliance or the Horde. When a Pandaren reaches level 10 he or she [...]

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New WoW Expansion: Mists of Pandaria

November 4, 2011 / WoW Cataclysm News

“Mists of Pandaria” has been announced at this year’s BlizzCon as the next World of Warcraft Expansion. After years of players begging, Blizzard has finally given them the ability to be a Pandarens. If you are unfamiliar with this race, don’t fret. Pandarens are modeled heavily after Panda bears, but retain humanoid qualities. They are masters of the martial arts and love a good drink. In fact, the first playable Pandaren appeared in Warcraft III as an optional hero named [...]

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World of Warcraft Patch 4.3 Release Date Soon

October 20, 2011 / WoW Cataclysm News

Patch 4.3, Dragon Soul, will be upon us sooner than you might think. While many guilds are still working through the Firelands raid from WoW Patch 4.2, the Public Test Realm (PTR) is currently hosting raid testing for the new patch 4.3 raid. Players can attempt these battles and report back to the developers about glitched, bugs, imbalances and other data to help make the real release of these encounters as epic as possible. Of course, this can only be [...]

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WoW Patch 4.3: Dragon Soul Heroic 5-Man Dungeons Preview

September 28, 2011 / WoW Cataclysm News

WoW patch 4.3 is giving us Dragon Soul, a brand new raid instance, and also an accompanying three dungeons, much like Icecrown Citadel during Wrath of the Lich King. While playing through these three heroic dungeons players will get a sense of the scope of this amazing and epic story, and be able to gear up for the true Dragon Soul raid. “End Time” is the first if the three heroic WoW dungeons, and will have players travel forward in [...]

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WoW Patch 4.3 New Raid Preview

September 22, 2011 / WoW Cataclysm News

WoW Patch 4.3 is going to release the final raiding tier for World of Warcraft Cataclysm. This new tier (tier 13) will be called “Dragon Soul” and come complete with all of the new weapons and armor that we’ve come to expect from new raiding dungeons. Dragon Soul will focus on Deathwing, the Destroyer. Players have been waiting to take shot at the evil dragon since the launch of Cataclysm and now they’ll get their chance. Situated atop Wyrmrest Temple [...]

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WoW Patch 4.3: What We Know So Far

August 26, 2011 / WoW Cataclysm News

WoW Patch 4.3 might still be a while off, but there is some juicy tidbits being released about it on official channels. So far the following has been released: the raid encounter, the Darkmoon Faire, Transmogrification, Void Storage, new 5 man dungeon, and a host of minor changes. The next raid encounter will be the final one of this expansion. This means that Cataclysm will not last as long as Wrath of the Lich King or The Burning Crusade. Players [...]

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WoW Patch 4.3 Transmogrification

August 17, 2011 / WoW Cataclysm News

It’s finally here. Armor and weapon customization will at last come to World of Warcraft Patch 4.3. The name of this feature is “Transmogrification” and will he headed by the race of Ethereals in every major capital city. Hate the way your Paladin’s tier 12 looks? You’ll be able to change that to look like tier 2 Lawbringer, the ever-popular fan favorite. Currently the restrictions are that it needs to have stats on it to be eligible for transmogrification, you [...]

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Mists of Pandaria: Possible Next WoW Expansion?

August 10, 2011 / WoW Cataclysm News

Pandarens? In World of Warcraft? It’s possible. Blizzard Entertainment seems to have trademarked a product named “Mists of Pandaria.” Is it a new WoW expansion? A World of Warcraft Trading Card Game set? A mobile game? Nobody knows right now, and Blizzard has yet to comment about the reported leak. Originally found on MMO-Champion.com, speculation is running wild as players guess the use of this new trademark. Pandarens are a race of humanoid Panda bears that are masters of [...]

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The Regrowth and The Molten Front: The New Patch 4.2 Daily Quest Hubs

August 2, 2011 / WoW Cataclysm News

The Regrowth and The Molten Front is a new daily quest hub linked to the all new Firelands raid instance with all new WoW items, WoW achievements, and WoW quests. To access these WoW daily quests, a player needs to have completed the Mount Hyjal quest titled “Aessina’s Miracle.” If the player has not completed this, Hyjal will not be properly phased and The Regrowth will not be available. The quests begin at The Regrowth in the Mounty Hyjal [...]

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Patch 4.2 Hotfixes July 26th

July 27, 2011 / WoW Cataclysm News

Patch 4.2 hotfixes are fresh from Blizzard this week. Class changes, some nerfs, and some daily quest fixes. All in all, nothing game-breaking, but definitely some needed bug fixes in this hotfix. Molten Front and Regrowth dailies should be working properly now, and most of the bosses in Firelands have had fixes to them. Most of these “fixes” are actually nerfs. Majordomo Staghelm has had his health reduced , as has Beth’tilac’s. Players will be happy to see that those [...]

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Patch 4.2 Firelands WoW Weapons List

July 21, 2011 / WoW Cataclysm News

WoW Patch 4.2 brought is a new raiding tier with the Firelands dungeon. With new dungeons come tons of new armor pieces and weapons. Almost all best DPS weapons will come from here, as well as best in slot items for every class. The Firelands are full of molten enemies ready to melt your shields, break your swords, and burn your crossbows. Here’s a handy guide of the weapon drops in Firelands, who it drops off of, and who can [...]

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Dragonwrath, Tarecgosa’s Rest – What We Know About Cataclysm’s First Legendary Weapon

July 16, 2011 / WoW Cataclysm News

“Dragonwrath, Tarecgosa’s Rest” is a new legendary staff for spell DPS classes. This includes Balance Druids, Mages, Warlocks, and Shadow Priests. Elemental Shaman have been left out of this equation. Dragonwrath has a large amount of Hit Rating on it, which Ele Shaman don’t need much of. For them Spirit is converted into Hit Rating and most of their gear has Spirit on it. It is also worth noting that Elemental Shaman have the lowest DPS of any caster class [...]

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Winged Guardian Flying Mount

June 4, 2011 / WoW Cataclysm News

Now available on the Blizzard Store is a Winged Guardian flying mount for World of Warcraft players. This virtual item will allow you to ride a majestic lion with eagle wings around the skies of Azeroth. The mount costs $25, and the license for it will apply to all characters on your World of Warcraft account. Buy it from the blizzard store here: http://us.blizzard.com/store/details.xml?id=1100001495

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World of Warcraft Trading Card Weekend

May 7, 2011 / WoW Cataclysm News

Players of the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game will be able to show off their decks at the North American Continental Championship Weekend in Las Vegas, NV June 16th – 19th. New players can learn how to play at beginner’s events, cosplayers can enter the costume contest, and hardcore players can win some great prizes. All events are open to the public and door prizes will be given at tournament events. Grab your best WoW TCG deck and head [...]

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Cenarion Hatchling for Japan Relief Fund

May 7, 2011 / WoW Cataclysm News

Players can now purchase the Cenarion Hatchling non-combat pet from the Blizzard Store. If purchased by July 31st, 100% of the proceeds will go to the American Red Cross’s “Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami” relief efforts. This pet only costs $10 and will aid the victims of the recent destruction in Japan. The pet’s model is the same as the Hippogryph Hatchling pet available through WoW TCG loot cards. Bypass the WoW loot cards and purchase this pet directly from [...]

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Tier 12 Armor Set Preview

May 1, 2011 / WoW Cataclysm News

The tier 12 armor sets will be available in the Firelands raid dungeon and are based around the enemies within. Available are the Paladin, Mage, Rogue, Hunter, Death Knight, and Priest tier 12 armors. Paladin Tier 12 Mage Tier 12 Rogue Tier 12 Hunter Tier 12 Death Knight Tier 12 Priest Tier 12

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Leaders of Azeroth: Vol’jin

May 1, 2011 / WoW Cataclysm News

The newest installment of “Leaders of Azeroth” has been released. We now take a closer look at Voljin, leader of the Darkspear trolls and Troll ambassador to the Horde. It’s the perfect way to get in the mood for patch 4.1. Zul’Gurub and Zul’Aman, our two new Troll-based dungeons, were just released and Troll lore is in the air. “The Judgement” written by Brian Kindregan is now available on the official World of Warcraft site for your viewing pleasure. Read [...]

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Ask the Devs #6: Guild Advancement

April 30, 2011 / WoW Cataclysm News

A lot of people have questions about the new Guild leveling system. Many people have asked the World of Warcraft developers what they plan to do regarding issues of balance, fairness, and progression when it comes to the Guild leveling. Will the level cap exceed 25? How do you deal with guild that recruit random members, only to kick them at level 25? Will Guild reputation ever become easier to obtain? These questions and much more have been answered in [...]

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Patch 4.1 Hotfix

April 29, 2011 / WoW Cataclysm News

Like most patches, things didn’t work out exactly as planned on Tuesday. Some players were unable to log in or enter instances. This issue has been fixed, along with several others. Here are the official hotfix notes: General Players should no longer sometimes get stuck retrieving characters or unable to enter instances when the Optimize Network for Speed option is disabled. Classes Death Knights Runes should no longer be regenerating erratically. Priests Desperate Prayer is now properly casting its heal [...]

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WoW Patch 4.1 Goes Live on 4/26 ? What to look forward to: Guilds

April 22, 2011 / WoW Cataclysm News

• The criteria on many of the profession-related guild achievements has been significantly reduced. • Guild Challenges are now available. •Guild Challenges fall into three categories: Guild Dungeon Run, Guild Raid, and Guild Rated Battleground. Each challenge can be completed a set number of times per week. Guild groups participating in level-appropriate Heroic or normal difficulty dungeons and raids, or Rated Battlegrounds, will automatically qualify for challenge credit. • Each time a Guild Challenge is completed, the guild will be [...]

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WoW 4.1 Release Date on 4/26 ? What to look forward to: Dungeons

April 22, 2011 / WoW Cataclysm News

There’s a strong feeling that WoW Patch 4.1 will be released on 4/26. Here’s what to look forward to concerning dungeons. Zul’Gurub, an old 20 man raid from the original World of Warcraft is being re-released as a level 85 five-player heroic dungeon. Zul’Aman, an old 10 man raid from The Burning Crusade is being re-released as a level 85 five-player heroic dungeon. The Dungeon Finder now attempts to avoid putting damage-dealing classes with the same armor type in a [...]

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Warlock Demon Changes

April 16, 2011 / WoW Cataclysm News

World of Warcraft forum Community Manager Zarhym has stated in a forum post that Warlocks will be getting more options to customize their pets in the future. For a long time players have found it unfair that Hunters (the only other fully pet based class) could choose any pet skin they wish, while Warlocks were forced into one. Read the official post here.

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Garrosh: Then and Now

April 16, 2011 / WoW Cataclysm News

Blizzard has posted another entry to their “Then and Now” series which focuses on the leaders and heroes of the game. They cover where they our heroes came from, where they’re going, and what role they play in Cataclysm. Check out Garrosh Hellscream’s new entry here: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/2629898

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Remote Guild Chat, and Blizzard goes Orchestral

April 9, 2011 / WoW Cataclysm News

World of Warcraft Remote was released a while ago. For an additional $2.99 to their subscription players could use the Auction House from their mobile smart phones. Blizzard has recently announced that they will be adding a remote guild chat to this additional subscription. Now players can get in touch with guild mates from anywhere. Going to be late for the raid? Let the guild know you’ve been kept late at work with the new remote guild chat function for [...]

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Patch 4.1 Dungeon Finder and Wailing Caverns

April 8, 2011 / WoW Cataclysm News

Patch 4.1 is introducing a much needed addition to the dungeon finder tool in World of Warcraft. There has always been one glaring issue for this tool: the queue times. With DPS queues rarely falling under 20 minutes, and sometimes being as long as an hour something needed to be done. Blizzard plans on adding what they call a ”Call to Arms” to the system. When a certain class role is being underrepresented there will be a special icon on [...]

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More Blizzard April Fools, New Ghostcrawler Dev Blog, and Some New Swag

April 6, 2011 / WoW Cataclysm News

World of Warcraft developer Ghostcrawler has added another post to his “Devs Watercooler” blog. This time he addresses star distribution on gear. Why doesn’t more Elemental Shaman gear drop? What’s the deal with Intellect Plate gear? Ghostcrawler lays it down here. Is travel time important to you? Blizzard wants to know in their official poll. Answer here. Frankly, how could anyone want to move slower? The option is nice to stop and smell the roses, but when it comes [...]

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Blizzard April Fools

April 2, 2011 / WoW Cataclysm News

Each year on April 1st, Blizzard releases April fools joke functions to each of their games. They are always hilarious. This year we got an Xbox Kinect function for Starcraft 2, A Horadric Cube app for iPhone, and two World of Warcraft gags: The Tomb of Immortal Darkness, and a dungeon helper named “Crabby.” If you missed them, check the links here to Blizzard April fools pranks for 2011. Starcraft 2 Motion Overdrive Diablo 3 Horadric Cube App World of [...]

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Curse of the Worgen, and more patch 4.1

April 1, 2011 / WoW Cataclysm News

There’s some more public test realm notes for 4.1 here. There are some class changes, some 5-man changes and some glitch fixes. When does 4.1 come out? We’re all waiting! Meanwhile, check out World of Warcraft 4.1 Tol Barad updates in the link. DC Comics and Blizzard’s World of Warcraft based comic series, “Curse of the Worgen” is ending. To celebrate they have released hi-res versions of each cover of this 5 issue series. These are very cool, as is [...]

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More on WoW Patch 4.1, WoW Patch 4.2, and Ghostcrawler

March 30, 2011 / WoW Cataclysm News

Everyone’s favorite World of Warcraft game developer, Ghostcrawler, has added a new post to his dev blog regarding issues of balance. WoW patch 4.1 isn’t far away, and with every patch comes cries of imbalance. In a nutshell, Ghostcrawler reminds us that even minor changes to gameplay can be time bombs ready to go off when another issue is addressed. Read the whole post here. Currently on the Public Test Realm, patch 4.1 has included some new items to group [...]

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Cataclysm: The WoW 4.1 Patch Notes

March 16, 2011 / WoW Official Trailers

The Public Test Realm notes for patch 4.1 have been released on Blizzard’s World of Warcraft blog. The WoW 4.1 patch notes include information about the remakes of Zul’Gurub and Zul’Aman, everyone’s favorite troll-based dungeons. It seems that a good chunk of players are excited to see these two fan favorites from vanilla WoW and TBC return, but there are still a few who resent this. Some players think that Blizzard is being lazy and getting into a habit of [...]

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World of Warcraft: Cataclysm – The World Reborn Trailer

December 8, 2010 / WoW Official Trailers

In World of Warcraft’s 3rd expansion, Cataclysm, the very foundations of Azeroth have been ripped apart. At the hand of Black Dragonflight aspect Deathwing, deserts are now oceans, and lush forests now burn with everlasting flame. New villains threaten the land and only you can brave the depths and bring stability to these lands. New areas like Uldum are now open to explore, and older areas like Ahn’Qiraj (once a 40 player raid instance) are now changed. Goblins have set [...]

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World of Warcraft: Cataclysm – Goblin Intro Trailer

December 8, 2010 / WoW Official Trailers

The Goblins are one of the two races added in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. The Goblin begin. in the Lost Isles and join the ranks of the Horde. The other race are the Worgen, and joined the Alliance. The Goblins are green-skinned masters of engineering and making deals. In WoW lore, most Goblins have been mercenaries or traders, preferring not to choose sides. Goblin racials include Rocket Jump (jumps the user forward), Rocket Barrage (a targeted ranged attack), Time is [...]

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