Blizzard has also posted a brand new Bosstiary! It's a handy set of maps, with interesting little lore tidbits with each boss. No screenshots yet, though, and nothing for the raid instance. Hopefully that stuff is coming soon, eh? [quote=Bornakk blizzard=true url=http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=21048551309&sid=1]They say that knowledge can be a greater boon than even the most powerful spells, or armor, or weapons. The battles that lie ahead beyond the gates of Icecrown will test your mettle like none before, and you will need all the help you can get. So arm yourself with knowledge, and discover the truth about the dangers that await you within the Frozen Halls in our new Icecrown Dungeon Bosstiary: http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/underdev/3p3/dungeon-bosstiary.html

Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street and Cory Stockton decided to take some time to sit down and speak about Icecrown Citadel and their design process behind the raid and dungeon encounters. They talk about the lessons they have learned from past tiers of content and how they are looking forward. Read on after the break for the whole interview.

According to a post by Datth (one of the official technical support posters), Patch 3.3 is more than one month away. This would put it at the end of December most likely the 29th or even early January. [quote=Datth url=http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=21034438977&pageNo=1&sid=1#2 blizzard=true]Hi Alisperis, We only provide mirror links for full client patches. Background downloads do not count. You have around 1+ month to download this file so we're not really worried about your speed. :) As there is no official date posted and Blizzard usually doesn't even come close to mentioning them take this with a grain of salt. But be sure to expect 3.3 sometime Soon™.

Just a quick update - we've recently updated the site to add new icons found in the latest PTR build (10835)! This update includes icons for the Shaman Tier 10 armor sets! Remember, you can check out the new Tier 10 Armor Sets in our Patch 3.3 Guide - which will be updated soon to feature all of the wonderful new items we've found!

ShadowmourneFor real. Want to know how to get it? See here.

Lead Encounter Designer Daelo has published a lengthy post on the official forums that outlines Blizzard's plans for access progression in the Icecrown Citadel raid. The citadel will be broken up into four sections, and all of them won't immediately be available when patch 3.3 goes live. [quote=Daelo blizzard=true url=http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=21038229051&sid=1]We believe a staggered release of the content will allow players to experience Icecrown Citadel at a sustainable, measured, and ultimately more enjoyable pace.Here's a list of the noteworthy points Daelo mentions in his post: The Lower Spire will be the only section that is available initially. Plagueworks will open several weeks later, followed by the Crimson Hall and Frostwing Halls. Players may not attempt the Heroic 10/25-player encounters until they defeat the Lich King in the Normal 10/25-player encounters. The Lich King may not be attempted until Professor Putricide, Blood-Queen Lana'thel, and Sindragosa are defeated. Also, the Heroic difficulty of The Lich King encounter may not be attempted in any week unless these three encounters have been defeated in Heroic difficulty that week. Raids will have a limited number of attempts total each week to defeat Professor Putricide, Blood-Queen Lana'thel, Sindragosa, and the Lich King. As these boss encounters are unlocked, the number of attempts available per week will increase. Once all 12 encounters are unlocked, a zone wide spell effect will be applied to all players in the following weeks and months that will increase their hit points, damage dealt, and healing done. The effect will increase in effectiveness over time. Also, additional attempts against the final four boss encounters will become available during this time period. The full Blizzard post can be found after the jump.

[modelviewer item=62794 slot=17 float=right][/modelviewer]Blizzard has posted a preview of Shadowmourne on the official website! It's got some awesome screenshots and some interesting lore info. You may also be interested in checking out Shadowmourne's proc. The official Shadowmourne preview is right after the break!

That's right, you get a third opportunity to go PUGging with a blue poster! This one is Wednesday, November 18th, at 4:00PM PST. [quote=Motive url=http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=20861005661&pageNo=1 blizzard=true]Since our first two tests went so well, we’d like to invite everyone out again for round 3! Come join the fun on the PTR and instead of getting the PUG blues, you could end up grouped with a blue. Members of the Development Team (including the encounter designers themselves), the QA team, and the Community Team will be on the PTR to test out the new dungeon system and want you to come join in the fun. To have a chance to group up with one of us, just queue up for a random heroic through the Dungeon tool. We will be playing both Alliance and Horde and since the Dungeon tool allows players to group cross-server, it doesn’t matter which of the two PTR realms you join from. Join us Wednesday 11/18/09 at 4:00pm PST.

We've made some updates to the New Items page! You can now conveniently see all of the items we've gathered from the PTRs, neatly sorted by item level. It displays a tab for each major item level tier, and allows you to filter the results to your heart's content. You can filter globally using the quick search box, or on a per-column basis by right-clicking them. Remember that not all of these items have drop data yet. This will come in time, but we need your help—so be sure to send us your cache files, and be sure to run the Wowhead Client on your PTR installation of WoW! Go check out the list, and keep checking back—you might just find something no one else has caught yet... http://ptr.wowhead.com/?new-items=3.3

Blizzard has released a preview of the new quest tracking feature on the official website! The new page gives a full rundown on what you can expect to see in the Quest Tracker that's scheduled to come out with the new patch. [quote=Zarhym url=http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=21042557117&sid=1 blizzard=true]We've been testing out an all-new Quest Tracking feature which we plan to include in content update 3.3. Read our preview to learn how the World of Warcraft questing experience will be vastly improved in content update 3.3 for characters of all levels here: http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/underdev/3p3/newquestui.xmlFor more information on patch 3.3, check out our extensive guide!