StarCraft II's Battle.net PreviewBy fewyn on 02/09/2010 at 3:39 PM PST
Blizzard just launched a new page on their StarCraft II website that contains a preview of the new Battle.net integrated service for all Blizzard games, including World of Warcraft. In this preview you will find some of the new features and developmental screenshots of the new service—which includes competitive arenas, cross-connectivity between Blizzard games and a way to post mods and community created content. There is also a video interview with Greg Canessa, Project Director for Battle.net, where he covers all of this and more. As this pertains to World of Warcraft players as we will most likely see most of the previewed features integrated into the game in future content patches. http://www.starcraft2.com/features/misc/battlenet.xml I am personally very excited about this, how about you?
No More Limited Attempts in Icecrown Normal ModesBy fewyn on 02/08/2010 at 7:02 PM PST
Blizzard has decided that they needed to change up the limited attempts system for Icecrown Citadel. Normal mode wipes on Professor Putricide, Blood-Queen Lana'thel, Sindragosa, and The Lich King will no longer count towards the limited attempts. The limited attempts are still in effect for Heroic mode versions of the encounters. After each region's maintenance this week, raids will no longer lose attempts on wipes in Normal mode for Professor Putricide, Blood-Queen Lana'thel, Sindragosa, and the Lich King. There will still be limited attempts in Heroic mode. We will continue to monitor developments in Icecrown Citadel in the future, especially since the Heroic difficulty has been unlocked by a significant number of raids.
Changes to Lich King Weapon DropsBy fewyn on 02/08/2010 at 3:57 PM PST
There can only be one...Blizzard recently decided the weapon drops from The Lich King needed to be re-optimized in order to measure up to the quality you would expect from The Lich King. Both the heroic and normal versions will have traded certain stats for others—for example, Royal Scepter of Terenas II is having its MP5 replaced with haste rating (yay!). The blue post with the full list of changes follows: After reviewing several items available from the Lich King encounter, we've decided to re-optimise certain weapons that didn't meet with our expectations and the quality that the Lich King expects. The weapons listed below, both their Normal and Heroic versions, will now better represent their respective roles and present more intriguing options to players.
Love is in the Air Guide!By Malgayne on 02/05/2010 at 11:37 AM PST
Big Love RocketAhh, spring... when a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of the Big Love Rocket. Ladies and gentlemen, the Love Is In the Air event is set to begin this Sunday, February 7, so what better time for us to provide you with one of our own classic, Miyari-written guides? http://www.wowhead.com/?guide=love-is-in-the-air Remember, this event has been set up to change almost completely from last year—there's a LOT of new content, and most of it isn't public knowledge yet. We've taken the time to dissect the information we have and try and construct in advance what you may be seeing this year—and as the event goes live, we'll be updating the guide in real time! So come check out the guide, and leave your thoughts and feedback in the comments here!
We're Looking for a Few Good WowheadsBy Malgayne on 02/04/2010 at 12:38 PM PST
Ever wanted to be a member of the Wowhead team? Well now's your chance! We're looking for a few good programmers to join our staff here at Wowhead, and you could be one of them! We're looking for Web Developers, both experienced and entry-level, to come and join the Wowhead staff. You must be a talented, dedicated programmer. You must be a self-starter, who's capable of getting things done on time even when working remotely. You must know your way around PHP, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, Ajax, and HTTP. Lua is a plus. You must know your way around a relational database. You must know your way around a WoW character. For those of you who meet these requirements, check out our jobs page! You can also find a link to it in the More menu up at the top. http://www.wowhead.com/?jobs
Blizzard Insider #32: Interview With WoW DesignersBy fewyn on 02/03/2010 at 7:36 PM PST
In the latest edition of the Blizzard Insider newsletter, which has just been released, Blizzard interviews Scott "Daelo" Mercer, World of Warcraft's Lead Encounter Designer, and Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street, World of Warcraft's Lead Systems Designer, about everyone's favorite bad guy... Arthas. http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/underdev/3p3/riseandfall-interview.xml The interview talks about a lot of things, such as Arthas' role and how it came about, and how they shaped the expansion around The Lich King. They also talk about the Cataclysm's upcoming world event—which will supposedly be at least as big as the zombie invasion, if not even bigger.
Battlecry Mosaic Unlocks 13th TileBy Malgayne on 02/03/2010 at 6:44 PM PST
The Warcraft Battlecry Mosaic which you may have noticed us mentioning before, is up to it's 13th tile! This puts us at 13,099 out of 20,000, and this time the image is one of the original drawings of the Dwarven Rifleman character, as seen in Warcraft 3. 6,901 pictures left to go, so upload yours! We did, after all—if you're paying close attention, you may be able to find an image in there of Mystadio's baby daughter. :) Source: http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wowanniversary/battlecry/
BlizzCon 2010 Tentatively Scheduled for OctoberBy fewyn on 02/03/2010 at 1:40 PM PST
WoW.com is reporting that one of their readers has stumbled upon dates at the Anaheim Convention Center's calendar schedule that are listed as BlizzCon. The dates are listed as October 22nd and 23rd, 2010. http://www.anaheimconventioncenter.com/eventsOpen.cfm?id=2174 These dates have not officially been announced yet by Blizzard so don't go making plans just yet. Update: The dates have been removed from the calendar's website.
Icecrown Citadel Weeklies Now AvailableBy Malgayne on 02/03/2010 at 1:22 AM PST
So I know I've been spamming you with blogs today, but I couldn't let this one go by: The weekly quests for Icecrown Citadel are now available! If you're looking to find them all in one convenient list, you can just use the Sack of Frosty Treasures item page! Scroll down to the Reward from section to see the complete list of quests. :) For those of you who are wondering, the raid weeklies don't have a centralized NPC who gives them. The NPCs who give the quest actually spawn inside the raid instance itself. Only one NPC will spawn, and it's a different spawn for each quest. It's my understanding that they're pretty hard to miss, though, so you shouldn't have any trouble finding yours. :)
Lich King Loot Data Available!By Malgayne on 02/02/2010 at 6:27 PM PST
Ladies and gentlemen, the Lich King's drops are here! http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=29983 Just head on over to the Lich King page and check it out, or find them on the Latest Additions page! See after the jump for an overview of the Lich King's weapons (in 3D!).
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