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New Features: Contact Tool and Heirloom Slider
Wowhead has implemented a few tasty new features!
Contact Tool
First, we've created a whole new architecture to let users contact us. You can now use the
Feedback
link found at the top of the page to contact us using the nifty lightbox pictured at the right. We've also upgraded the interface used to report comments, forum posts, screenshots, and
completion
data, so use those report buttons!
It's also worth mentioning that the tool works even while you aren't logged in, so now you guys have no excuse not to use it!
Heirloom Slider
In addition, we've also added a
slider
to all of our
heirloom
item pages — which you can drag to see the stats change as your level does.
Could it be any more convenient?
Go give them a try and let us know what you think!
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Gryphon and Wind Rider Plushies Now On Sale!
A
few weeks
ago Blizzard announced that in the near future they where going to release plushies of two very cute pets.
Well they'veve finally gone on sale, and you can now purchase a
Gryphon Hatchling
and a
Wind Rider Cub
from the
Blizzard Store
Each plushie comes with a code which you can activate on the Battle.net account page that will give one account the same pet in-game!
http://us.blizzard.com/store/browse.xml?f=c:5
And for any of you who may have missed it, here are the 3D models of the in-game pets:
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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.wowhead.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.wowhead.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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Tom Chilton Interview: Possible Raid Boss Before Cataclysm
Game Informer
published yesterday an interview with Tom Chilton, game director for World of Warcraft, looking back on the Wrath of the Lich King expansion.
They talk about how what classes we might have seen instead of Death Knights, graphical improvements, PvP, why Ulduar was chosen and even a brief discussion of the content patch between now and and Cataclysm.
Hint: It just might be a
single-boss encounter in the Ruby Sanctum
, inside Wyrmrest Temple!
For the final question, there’s been some rumors going around and I wanted to clear them up. You guys have wrapped up the main Lich King storyline. Icecrown is out there, which you guys have said is the final major raid for this expansion. But there are some rumors that there might be another content patch of some
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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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Two More Battlecry Mosaic Tiles Unlocked
The
Warcraft Battlecry Mosaic
is finally nearing completion, with
18,038
pictures collected for the mosaic! Of course, two tiles have been unlocked along with some new art.
A
collage
of sketches and images from the original World of Warcraft cinematic.
A piece of
art
done by Wei Wang that depicts a Draenei Paladin.
There is only
1,962
pictures remaining to be collected, so head over to the official
Battlecry site
and claim your spot!
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wowanniversary/battlecry/
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StarCraft II Beta Has Begun!
The moment a lot of you have been waiting for has arrived, the
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Beta Test
has begun!
#StarCraft2
beta has arrived!
http://cot.ag/cQ81FV
#SCUpdate
You can find more about the beta test on the official
beta site
or the
beta forums
.
I know I am ready for StarCraft II, what about all of you?
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Some Private Profiles Reset
If you were one of the users who was concerned about profile privacy issues, please go to your user page and double-check your private character status!
We made an internal fix and unfortunately we had to wipe part of the data which determined which profiles were private and which were not.
All good now, but unfortunately you MAY have to
re-flag
your profiles as private. Just use the "User Page" link in the top right to go to your list of characters and profiles, select the checkbox, and click "Make Private".
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Wowhead Pride Contest Begins!
Ladies and gentlemen, the
Wowhead Pride
contest has begun!
http://www.wowhead.com/?contest=wowhead-pride
How to Win
Starting now, and running until the 17th of March, you can
submit a picture
of yourself sporting a Wowhead rocket logo to our
contest page
for a chance to win some awesome prizes. We're also offering
discounts
on Wowhead products in the
Wowhead Store
during this contest, so now's the perfect time to pick up a t-shirt!
Note: This contest is open to ALL USERS over the age of 18. You hear that, my international friends?
Prizes
Prizes include World of Warcraft steins and tankards from
3 Point Entertainment
, awesome products from
Razer
,
Killer
, and of course some awesome
Wowhead swag
.
Keep checking back on the contest page to see the coolest pictures as t
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OS X Client Users: Please Re-Download!
Those of you who use the
Mac version
of the
Wowhead Client
may have been having some trouble uploading your data lately. Well, we've been having a bit of trouble with the framework that the Mac Client uses to handle updating itself. We've updated the Client so that it works properly, but I'm afraid you'll need to download it again.
So, those of you who use the client on Mac OS X need to go to our download page and get another copy! Don't worry—your data will be preserved!
http://www.wowhead.com/client
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WTB Time to Play WoW!
There is some unexplainable satisfaction I get from having a productive and meaningful day, even on those really long, dreadful days. But, for me, once all my work is done, all I want to do is go home and relax without having to worry about any work other than the typical daily housework. That would be so nice if every day was like that, but in reality, what is supposed to be my "free time" after a long day will, more often than not, delayed by more work that needs to be done.
I don't remember the last time I was able to devote
any
of my free time to World of Warcraft. In fact, the last time I've played the game was over six months ago. I probably haven't made any real progress, like leveling my 77 paladin to 80, since before then. Maybe it's because I've had less and less free time over the last several months, but it's not like the amount of free time I have now is scarce.
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Blizzard and Upper Deck Parting Ways
As some of you may have heard on other sites, such as
WoW.com
,
Blizzard
and
Upper Deck
are not renewing the contract for Upper Deck to produce the trading card game cards. This is a big change as Upper Deck is one the biggest distributors of TCG that I can think of. Blizzard has said they will continue forward with the TCG and are continuing to look forward.
Now onto a little speculation! From what I noticed and have heard about around the water cooler (You didn't know we had a water cooler?) is that Blizzard likes to do things in-house. Compared to when Blizzard and Upper Deck first launched the WoW TCG, Blizzard has received a lot of experience in the TCG arena and they may have decided it's time to bring the project under their own umbrella. This would mean Blizzard would begin printing the cards and distributing it themselves and would have more freedom in how to handle things.
You can read the post by Blizzard regarding this after the break.
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16th Warcraft Battlecry Mosaic Tile Unlocked
The Warcraft Battlecry Mosaic is finally nearing completion and unlocked a new tile. The picture count reached
16,436
and a new milestone was reached, this time unlocking a
piece done by Samwise
that depicts a vile Burning Legion Fel Orc.
There are only
4
tiles left to complete mosaic, so why not head over to the official
Warcraft Battlecry Mosaic
site and submit your own photo?
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wowanniversary/battlecry/
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Lunar Festival Guide! (Feb 14 - Mar 7)
You know we couldn't let another holiday go by without one of Miyari's excellent
guides
!
From the looks of it, this world event is going to be much closer to what we saw last year (unlike the
Love Is In the Air
event), so previous experience should apply. We've also pulled out all the stops to make a fully featured table with links to the locations of all the
Elders
, complete with lightboxed maps for each individual location, and overall maps for the whole continents. :)
http://www.wowhead.com/?guide=lunar-festival
Come take a look! We'll (of course) be updating it as the event goes on, and feel free to leave feedback here in this thread!
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5-Year Anniversary Sale in Europe (Feb 11 - 18)
Good news everyone! In light of the 5-year anniversary of World of Warcraft's release in Europe, which our American friends happened to celebrate last year, the European Blizzard team has
reduced the prices
on both the World of Warcraft Classic product and the Battle Chest bundle which also includes the first World of Warcraft expansion, the Burning Crusade.
Prices
Note: Discounts only available until Thursday the 18th!
World of Warcraft Classic
—
€14,99
€5,00
World of Warcraft Battle Chest
—
€29,99
€15,00
You can see the blue post after the break!
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14th and 15th Battlecry Mosaic Tiles Unlocked
The Warcraft Battlecry Mosaic has unveiled not one but two tiles today!
The picture count has reached
15,222
and with it unlocked the two tiles and also unlocked two pieces of art to go with it:
Black and white
rendering
of a crazed goblin poised to capture his adversaries in the
Gnomish Net Gun
.
Early
sketch
of
Jaina
's port town of Theramore, a place still haunted by the fallen king's name.
There are only 5 tiles and
4,778
pictures left to be collected, so why don't you head over to the official
Battlecry Mosaic site
and submit one?
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wowanniversary/battlecry/
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StarCraft II Beta Coming This February!
For all of you out there that have been waiting patiently for MANY YEARS like me for
StarCraft II
, I have great news for you!
Blizzard has just updated the status on their StarCraft II Facebook page saying:
StarCraft II beta will be released later this month!
If you're interested in participating in the beta and didn't attend
BlizzCon 2008
, you can go to the
Battle.net
site and flag your account as
"Interested in Beta tests"
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