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Cataclysm Part 2: EK, Grim Batol, Dungeon Loot, Blue Posts

8 hours 25 sec ago
Muffins Presents Cataclysm Part 2: Eastern Kingdoms
Muffins released a 2nd video preview of Cataclysm, it focuses on the Maelstrom/Eastern Kingdoms and is as good as the first one posted a few weeks ago.


Categories: WoW News

Website Design, Race Intro Cinematics, Blue Posts

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 01:49
New Website Design - Feedback Needed!
My lovely new tech team is working on a new design for the site and I figured it could be nice to ask for your opinion while things are still in development. There is a dedicated post on the Suggestions & Feedback forum where you can give your opinion and complain about the annoying things before it goes live.


Important
  • No, we're not reducing
Categories: WoW News

Cataclysm Glyphs, Heroic SFK and Deadmines

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 21:18
Cataclysm - Glyph Interface Preview
The new interface for Glyphs is finally available and it comes with a couple of very interesting improvements.
  • The biggest change, Glyphs are no longer a consumable item. You learn them and can swap them at any time after that, without having to buy them again.
  • Prime Glyphs slots have been added
  • All Glyphs are now listed, including the one you didn't learn yet.
  • You can search for Glyphs, and filter them.

Beta Level Cap, Zul'gurub Raid Gone, Blue Posts

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 23:53
Mini blue posts update while we wait for the beta realms to go online.

Level Cap is now 85
Originally Posted by Valnoth (Source) Twilight Highlands and Uldum
Categories: WoW News

Cataclysm Beta - Build 12857 (Codename Ninja)

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 03:31
Update
11:00PM CET - Hey look, a new Beta Build is being deployed on beta servers!.


Cataclysm Beta - Build 12857 (Codename Ninja)
A new beta build has been deploye... Actually, no, a new build appeared out of nowhere and was never deployed on beta servers. I have absolutely no idea why, but, hey, it's still a beta build!

Disclaimer
Categories: WoW News

Goblin Trike, Blue Posts, MMO Report, Comics

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 02:53
Goblin Mount - Goblin Trikes
Someone pointed out in a mail that the only screenshots of the Goblin mount I posted on the front page were awful, and he was right. As far as we know, the Goblin racial mount will be a Trike and just like any racial mount, the Goblin Trike Key and Goblin Turbo-Trike will be usable by all races.
Categories: WoW News

Bastion of Twilight, MLG Raleigh, Blue Posts

Sat, 08/28/2010 - 03:13
Bastion of Twilight - Build 12803 Preview
Bastion of Twilight will be one of the first raid instances of the expansion.

Encounters
There are 4 encounters in Bastion of Twilight, plus an additional Heroic-Only encounter.
  • Valiona and Theralion
  • Halfus Wyrmbreaker
  • Twilight Ascendant Council (Ignacious, Feludius, Arion, and Terrastra)
  • Cho'gall
  • Lady Sinestra (Heroic Only)

Server Migration, Dual Spec, Char Screen, Hyjal

Fri, 08/27/2010 - 01:18
If you can read this news post, you're on the new servers!
As mentioned yesterday, we finally started moving the servers to Curse's infrastructure this week. We're still moving a lot of stuff and some pages might be down for a little while but ... we're there! It means we can finally start planning funny updates to the site, and, well, a lot of bug fixes. We also have a couple of shiny pictures, thanks to Xtek.

Baradin Hold, Azshara Q&A

Thu, 08/26/2010 - 04:16
Baradin Hold Preview
Baradin Hold is the new PvP Raid Instance in Tol Barad. Just like the Vault of Archavon in Wintergrasp, the instance will only be available to the faction controlling the zone and according to the current layout of the map, Blizzard will most likely add more wings over time.

Categories: WoW News

Blizzcon 2010 Murloc Pet

Wed, 08/25/2010 - 16:11
BlizzCon 2010 World of Warcraft & StarCraft II In-Game Items
The Blizzcon 2010 Pet is another Murloc to add to your collection! Will try to get a better picture when the shiny little murloc appears in my game files.
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment "Death
Categories: WoW News

Throne of the Four Winds, Blue Posts, Wallpaper

Wed, 08/25/2010 - 03:17
Throne of the Four Winds - Skywall Raid Instance
Let's post something new today! The Throne of the Four Winds is the raid instance in Skywall, the elemental plane of Air. It will feature 2 encounters:

  • A fight against the "Conclave of Wind", a Djinn council. (The Djinn model in the game files is the one used by Siamat)
  • A fight against Al'akir, the Elemental Lord of Air. (No models yet)

The instance looks similar to the
Categories: WoW News

Power Auras Effect, Welcome the Machine, Blue Posts

Tue, 08/24/2010 - 01:55
Blizzard's PowerAuras - Updated Arts/Icons
I posted about the Power Auras/Spell Procs interface in Cataclysm a few days ago, the feature isn't really implemented on beta servers yet and even if a lot of people are already excited because of how useful it will be, you have to admit it looked ugly.

I have a good news for you, the final version of the spell activation UI will be pretty, very pretty. Apparently, Blizzard will deploy graphics specific to each skill and most of them look just awesome. Keep in
Categories: WoW News

Cataclysm Mounts Preview, Blue Posts, Comics

Sun, 08/22/2010 - 22:06
Cataclysm Mounts - Drakes of the Wind, Stone Drakes, and Camels
Mounts didn't get a lot of love on the front page since the beginning of the beta. A lot of stuff was implemented in-game during the latest beta update and we now have a decent idea of what to expect in-game. I tried to restrict it to the mounts that we will most likely see in-game, more recolors are available but they aren't always linked to an item, etc ... Let's keep it simple for the moment.

This is not a complete list of all the mounts added to the game with Cataclysm, I'll do that a little later when most of them are added to the game.

Drakes
Categories: WoW News

Cataclysm Beta - Build 12803

Fri, 08/20/2010 - 18:45
Update 01:00AM PDT - Just for fun, here is a list of 8000 items datamined in this build. Most of them are dev/internal items, with a couple of Cataclysm goodies such as Essence of the Underworld (NYI), Reins of the

Power Auras, Mages TP UI, Howling Oak, Blue Posts

Fri, 08/20/2010 - 03:20
Power Auras / Spell Procs in Cataclysm
The latest build introduced a VERY interesting feature to the game: a built-in PowerAuras. If you are unfamiliar with the mod, it is mostly used to watch and warn players when a spell proc is available and the game clearly reached the point where it's fairly hard (or just annoying) to play at high level without a mod like this.

Blizzard eventually agreed that watching your buff bar isn't really fun and a new icone appears on your character when situational spells such as Art of War
Categories: WoW News

Dark Phoenix Mount, Archaeology Preview, Fan Arts

Thu, 08/19/2010 - 02:50
Dark Phoenix Mount Video
It seems that the Dark Phoenix mount is fairly popular these days, here is a short video of how the model looks. As a reminder, the Dark Phoenix will be rewarded through the new Guild Achievement/Rewards system, you will have to unlock it via a Guild Achievement, have enough reputation with your guild to buy it, and of course, enough gold.

Categories: WoW News

The Day Deathwing Came, Legends, Blue Posts

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 02:01
The Day Deathwing Came Spoiler
The Day that Deathwing Came is one of the ridiculously awesome quest introduced to the game with Cataclysm, I had a LOT of requests to post this video over the last month and it gives you a pretty good idea of why you should be excited about a few things in Cataclysm.

Categories: WoW News

Cataclysm Collector's Edition Announced

Tue, 08/17/2010 - 11:35
Update - The wrong pet is definitely a mistake in the press release, Lil' Deathwing is the one I posted.

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Collector's Edition Announced
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment IRVINE,
Categories: WoW News

Build 12759 Achievements, WotLK in China, Blue Posts

Tue, 08/17/2010 - 02:39
Cataclysm Beta - Build 12759 Achievements
The latest beta build added a couple of achievements to the game, mostly guild ones. (And Dungeons & Raids rewards!)
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment Raids & Dungeons

Cataclysm Dungeon Maps, Siamat, Blue Posts

Mon, 08/16/2010 - 04:26
Cataclysm - Dungeon Maps
The latest beta build added dungeon maps for all the WoW classic dungeons! Absolutely all of them, Gnomeregan, Molten Core, Blackwing Lair, they all got a shiny new world map. Maps for a couple of Cataclysm instances have also been added, including a couple of 5-man instances, the Bastion of Twilight (Grim Batol Raid), and Baradin Hold (the new Vault of Archavon for the faction in control of Tol Barad)

I also included the new map for Darnassus, a couple of others outdoor maps were updated in the latest build but they will be part of another world map/zones page update.

Categories: WoW News