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Filed under: News items
It's that time again, ladies and gentlemen! The Patch 3.3.3 PTR has been given a brand new build, and with it comes a few changes to the patch notes. There aren't many changes, but the few that are there are rather significant to the classes they impact. The changes are as follows:Patch 3.3.3 PTR: Updated patch notes originally appeared on WoW.com on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Blizzard, News items
We were just talking about it on today's podcast (thrill to the sound of three people barely awake trying to coherently discuss World of Warcraft) and hey, look, Ghostcrawler reads my mind from across the interwebs. Well, okay, no, he responded to a forum thread, but it's still interesting. Yes, interesting enough that I'm going to replicate the post here before discussing it. I am out of control, a renegade, I should hand in my posting badge and keyboard.Will WoW ever have a 'DPS to heal' model? originally appeared on WoW.com on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The tenth annual Game Developers Conference is in full swing in San Francisco, CA, and our sister sites Joystiq and Massively are on the scene! No matter what kind of games you're into, there's a ton of news on its way out of the convention, and we're compiling some of the stuff that might matter to you in daily roundups just for you. If you want the whole GDC news experience, check out all of Massively's and Joystiq's coverage!GDC 2010 roundup, day one originally appeared on WoW.com on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Filed under: Blizzard, News items
Sadly, the ultimate answer appears to be "very reluctantly" but it's an interesting read anyway. J. Allen Brack talks to G4 about WoW, consoles, and the barriers to entry for an MMO. The usual suspects apply, of course. WoW was designed for keyboards, consoles tend to have a short lifespan compared to the development time of a MMO, and WoW currently takes up about 15gb worth of memory while consoles like an XBox 360 have at most 20gb worth of hard drive space without buying any additions. This is no surprise, of course... they've said all this before.Blizzard: "How would we bring WoW to the console?" originally appeared on WoW.com on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Filed under: Guilds, News items
I worked on a pitch and reached out to friends & family in "the biz" but I spent most of my time trying to explain concepts such as a "raid" or a "boss" or that when I said "guild" I meant a group of MMO gamers and not an actor's or writer's union -- which made for some very confusing conversations at first. Frustrated, I wasn't sure I'd ever convince anyone this was an idea worth doing. But I knew it was.
Continue reading Big Crits, a new WoW reality series
Big Crits, a new WoW reality series originally appeared on WoW.com on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Filed under: News items, Cataclysm
We posted yesterday about some of the aspects of the mastery system, a new feature in Cataclysm that will allow players to obtain bonuses to whatever talent tree they choose to follow. Today Eyonix answered a few questions to clarify the system and how it will work with regards to specific classes and abilities:Continue reading Updates and clarifications on the mastery system
Updates and clarifications on the mastery system originally appeared on WoW.com on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Filed under: Realm Status, News items
Happy Tuesday morning, everyone! I name this week's post not in a negative sense, but in a sense that it does seem like we've officially started winding down Wrath. Specifically, we recently saw the addition of the first edition of the Icecrown Citadel raid buff. It has started at 5%, but will eventually rise to 30%, allowing more and more people to power through the dungeon and see Arthas fall at their feet. It's the end of an era, but I feel the start of a much better one.Continue reading Tuesday Morning Post: Beginning of the end edition
Tuesday Morning Post: Beginning of the end edition originally appeared on WoW.com on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Filed under: News items
The background downloader has gone active tonight with a 77.5 MB partial file for the Patch 3.3.3 patching process. Don't expect the patch to go live tomorrow, of course (if nothing else, scheduled maintenance isn't long enough), but it looks like we may be within a few weeks of some nice new patch goodness, including the rise of DK frost dual wielding, Frozen Orbs, and the abolishment of battleground marks.Patch 3.3.3 background downloader active originally appeared on WoW.com on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Filed under: News items, Cataclysm
Blizzard has released a rather detailed look into a new feature coming in Cataclysm that we first heard about at BlizzCon 2009 -- the mastery system. The system will "allow players to become better at what makes their chosen talent tree cool or unique." Mastery bonuses are passive and are tied to each talent tree for every class. The more talent points you put in the tree, the more your mastery for that tree will increase. Each talent tree will have three mastery bonuses:Continue reading Mastery System Preview
Mastery System Preview originally appeared on WoW.com on Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Filed under: Priest, Rogue, Warlock, Analysis / Opinion, News items, Death Knight
MMO Champion's got the goods on an upcoming build of patch 3.3.3.Patch 3.3.3 PTR: Build 11643 notes originally appeared on WoW.com on Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Filed under: News items
Stormrage by Richard A. Knaak has made USA Today's Top 150 Best Selling Books list, coming in at #126 of the best selling books based on sales through February 28, 2010. Apparently the ebook community is embracing the new story as well: Stormrage hit #8 on the best seller list for ebooks from BooksOnBoard.Stormrage novel hits the best-seller lists originally appeared on WoW.com on Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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digg_url = 'http://www.wow.com/2010/03/05/recent-nvidia-drivers-causing-catastrophic-failures/'; If you're using an Nvidia graphics card you should check your drivers, as there is a chance the newest drivers could cause your card to overheat during World of Warcraft, the Starcraft II Beta, or even Warcraft III. Blizzplanet reports the issue complete with links to two threads on the Nvidia forums discussing the issue, including one that states that Nvidia will be updating the driver in the near future.Recent Nvidia drivers causing catastrophic failures originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Filed under: News items, Raiding
Bornakk has announced a handful of in-game hot fixes on the official forums today. They're pretty much all Icecrown Citadel boss ability nerfs and tweaks, and should fixes a few annoyances with some battles, stretching from Marrowgar to Sindragosa. The full list is after the break.Continue reading In-Game Fixes for March 4th, 2010
In-Game Fixes for March 4th, 2010 originally appeared on WoW.com on Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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We just received this mouth-gaping footage of the celestial steed mount in action. The model for the mount was uncovered in the latest patch 3.3.3 PTR but as of now no one knows where it will come from or when.Patch 3.3.3 PTR: Celestial steed video originally appeared on WoW.com on Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Filed under: Warrior, Analysis / Opinion, News items
In the most recent bout of data mining the PTR patch (specifically build 11623), the fine folks at MMO-Champion discovered more changes and clarifications to how warrior abilities will work. Keeping in mind again that this is the PTR and you never know how things are going to change, here are the specifics.Patch 3.3.3 PTR: Revenge of the Warrior, now Improved originally appeared on WoW.com on Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, News items, The Burning Crusade
NetEase loses WoW director, Li Riqiang originally appeared on WoW.com on Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, News items, Death Knight, Cataclysm
We've known for a while that we were getting some pretty sweeping stat and gear changes in Cataclysm. The other day, the blues over at Blizzard put together a nice little post that outlined all the big points of the revamp. As you might expect, there are a few changes that DPS death knights are especially going to want to watch out for. Let's take a closer look at the changes that are most likely to affect the DPS death knight.Continue reading Cataclysm: Stat and system changes for DPS death knights
Cataclysm: Stat and system changes for DPS death knights originally appeared on WoW.com on Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, News items, Death Knight, Cataclysm
We've known for a while that Cataclysm was going to feature some extensive changes to the stat and gear systems, and while we'd gotten bits and pieces of the whole picture before, the blues recently posted a massive breakdown of many of the changes. Death knight tanks will see a few things affect them as well, such as the complete removal of defense and a change to the workings of parry. Without further ado, let's break down the major changes that affect death knight tanking.Continue reading Cataclysm: Stat and system changes for tanking death knights
Cataclysm: Stat and system changes for tanking death knights originally appeared on WoW.com on Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Filed under: News items
Hot from the latest patch 3.3.3 PTR updates are some stunning images contained in the data files. We don't know where you can get the above pictured Celestial Horse -- a lot of people are speculating about its location, but no one knows yet.Gallery: Patch 3.3.3 PTR: March 3rd new models
Patch 3.3.3: Latest PTR datamining finds [Updated] originally appeared on WoW.com on Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Filed under: News items, The Lawbringer
From Worlds in Motion we've learned that Blizzard has suffered yet another setback in China.Blizzard and The9 fined $212,000 for copyright infringement in China originally appeared on WoW.com on Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.