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Limited Attempts Explained
posted
2010/01/21 at 1:41 PM
by
ArgentSun
With the
Icecrown Citadel
progression moving closer and closer to
The Lich King (Icecrown)
, we have seen the development of a not-exactly new feature, yet one that has caused quite a bit of confusion - the
limited attempts system
.
Restraint on boss attempts showed first in
Ulduar
and the one-hour timer on
Algalon the Observer
. Apparently Blizzard liked the idea, because then we saw
Trial of the Crusader
, where players were given 50 attempts to clear the entire place - or the remaining bosses would despawn. Well, the Icecrown Citadel expands on ToC. Two weeks ago, when the Plagueworks opened, raids were given 10 attempts to kill its final boss -
Professor Putricide
.
Now, with the release of the Crimson Hall, those attempts have been increased to 15 - however another boss,
Blood-Queen Lana'thel
shares them. In another 2 weeks, when the Frostwing Halls are open, players will get yet another 5 attempts, making the total of 20 shared between Putricide, Lana'thel,
Sindragosa
, and the Lich King. Presumably the number of attempts will go up (I suspect by 5) every so often (I suspect every 2 weeks).
So, to sum up here's everything in a table (after the break).
10
Frostwing Halls Open in 2 Weeks
posted
2010/01/19 at 11:10 PM
by
fewyn
The Frostwing Halls in
Icecrown Citadel
are set to open in 14 days, or on
February 2, 2010
.
This is the final section of Icecrown Citadel. In here you will face the last three bosses:
Valithria Dreamwalker
,
Sindragosa
, and
The Lich King (Icecrown)
himself.
There will be a patch sometime before this (most likely on the 2nd itself) which will patch in the new in-game cinematic, among
other things
.
21
The Crimson Hall Unlocked
posted
2010/01/19 at 12:49 PM
by
fewyn
The third section of
Icecrown Citadel
unlocks today, after waiting 2 weeks since The Plagueworks opened.
Inside the
Crimson Hall
you will find the three Blood Princes-
Prince Keleseth
,
Prince Taldaram
and
Prince Valanar
. After you beat the princes you will have a chance to use your 15 attempts at killing
Blood-Queen Lana'thel
.
Good luck and happy raiding!
17
TankSpot Making...a Feature-Length Film?
posted
2010/01/14 at 12:39 PM
by
Malgayne
Apparently one of our friends at
TankSpot
are planning a WoW-themed documentary project called
The Raid
.
This is a really interesting concept to me—obviously one that strikes very close to home, but beyond that I've always been really interested in the places that gaming and culture connect. They've set up a page on
KickStarter
in the hopes of gathering some funding in the form of donations.
If you're interested in hearing more about the project, you can check out their page here:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/84946011/the-raid-promo
Or you can read the blurb after the break. I really encourage you to check this out—gamers are never going to be understood by the mainstream media unless we take the first step. They also have a fan page on Facebook which you can find
here
.
17
The Crimson Hall Available on January 19
posted
2010/01/05 at 3:19 PM
by
fewyn
Now that the Plagueworks is open in
Icecrown Citadel
, we know when the next wing will open.
By visiting
Muradin Bronzebeard
on
Deathbringer Saurfang
's platform, you can find out how long until the next wing opens—and according to him the Crimson Hall, which contains the
Blood
Prince
Council
and
Blood-Queen Lana'thel
, opens 2 weeks from today. That puts the release on January 19, 2010!
If Blizzard stays consistent with the last wing that would put the release of The Frostwing Hall and The Frozen Throne, which has
Valithria Dreamwalker
,
Sindragosa
and
The Lich King (Icecrown)
himself, to be released on February 2, 2010—2 weeks after the release of the Crimson Hall.
Edit:
Blue confirmed!
This is correct.
Then the next wing of Icecrown Citadel opens in 2 weeks.
59
Oculus Loot Improved!
posted
2010/01/05 at 10:13 AM
by
fewyn
The Oculus
recently had a hotfixed deployed that will make it more attractive for players to stay and finish the dungeon as compared to the usual occurrence I have seen of leaving the second the loading screen lets you.
Once
Ley-Guardian Eregos
is defeated, a loot bag will be provided to each player present. Each bag contains 2 additional
Emblem of Triumph
, a chance at rare gems and a chance at obtaining
Reins of the Blue Drake
. Note that this bag will only drop when you get the dungeon when selected
randomly
with the Dungeon Finder.
Also,
Reins of the Azure Drake
will now have a chance of dropping from both 10- and 25-player
Malygos
.
Read on after the break for the original post.
43
Raiding as an Arcane Mage
posted
2009/12/29 at 2:58 PM
by
SBMrClean
I've recently started raiding heavily with an Arcane Mage, and I have to say, I'm loving it.
With
, threat management is as close to a non-issue as it could possibly be, and with the potential max DPS of
spam, there's an entirely different mini-game that emerges.
98
Algalon vs. Arthas?
posted
2009/12/18 at 7:32 PM
by
SBMrClean
You know, I've long since glossed over the concerns of various power levels of bosses in WoW. The fact that
two
random
worms
somebody caught in the hills of Northrend can kick the butt of
C'Thun
stopped bothering me a long time ago, so I don't think that's the problem I have with the placement of the
Algalon
fight.
So, with the fight with Arthas finally on the horizon, I've been thinking a lot about the road leading up to it: specifically Ulduar, and the fight with Algalon the Observer, and something about it just rings false with me.
41
Shadowmourne Shards Not That Rare?
posted
2009/12/12 at 12:15 AM
by
fewyn
People expecting
Shadowfrost Shard
to have the dismal drop rates of
Fragment of Val'anyr
(about 5%) will be pleasantly surprised by the drop rates discovered on the official World of Warcraft Armory.
The shards themselves are required for
The Splintered Throne
which requires you to gather 60 of them to create
Shadowmourne
. The good news is that the drop rate is
25-50%
in Normal (25-man) and
51-99%
in Heroic (25-man).
This information was pulled from the Armory page on
Shadowfrost Shard
.
http://www.wowarmory.com/item-info.xml?i=50274
22
Second Gate In Icecrown Citadel Will Unlock In 28 Days
posted
2009/12/09 at 12:09 PM
by
fewyn
After defeating
Deathbringer Saurfang
in
Icecrown Citadel
it has been discovered that speaking to your faction's NPC (Muradin or Saurfang) will tell you how many days are left until the next gate's unlocking. Right now it is listed as 28 days which would put the unlock date for North American realms on
January 5, 2010
.
If these numbers stay consistent between wings we most likely won't see the Lich King until
March 2, 2010
. I know it sounds like a long time but maybe this will allow them to test and tune the encounters a bit before we hit those dates and allow a lot of people to catch up so everyone has a larger pool of players to work with.
Update 2:
It seems our assumption that the rest of the gates will be on 28 day timers was wrong. Daelo has just corrected us and the extra long wait on the first gate is because of the holidays.
As noted in game, the release of the Plagueworks in Icecrown Citadel occurs 28 days after patch 3.3.0 was released. After the Plagueworks is available, you will then wait less than 28 days for the next
10
Icecrown Citadel: The Lower Spire (Feedback Wanted)
posted
2009/12/09 at 2:20 AM
by
ArgentSun
Long time no see in the blog, eh Wowhead? I've been working on a few projects on the site (one of which you should see now, and one - soon) and my finals week coinciding with the new epic patch didn't exactly buff my free time. But it's mostly over now, and I should have enough time to post interesting stuff again! However for now you are stuck with the same old boring stuff - bosses :)
With the new patch out, I've made some tweaks to the boss pages. The coolest thing for me are the new tabbed abilities - now each difficulty has its own section, reflecting all the little things that make this difficulty level unique. I think that's pretty cool feature - and it looks really neat too! :)
The boss pages have the basic overview of the fights for the Lower Spire, but I have also included shorter versions of kind of "to go" tips here. And with this we get to the core question of this blog:
Do you think the overviews are sufficient/redundant, and if you could change something about the boss pages design, what would it be?
Please look at the list of bosses after the break and post your thoughts!
34
Tier 9 Compendium
posted
2009/11/19 at 4:58 AM
by
ArgentSun
Icecrown Citadel knocks on the door, Arthas is likely getting dressed like Santa, and a new Tier set is coming out. Looking at the names of the sets, they don't seem anything
special
- so I thought* it's probably a good idea to post some extensive explanation about the
last
Tier. Why? Because it is actually interesting from a Lore perspective.
Remember, back when Tier 9 was released, how a lot of people were excited about Alliance and Horde not only having different sets, but having those sets named after famous members of the respective faction and class? I don't know about you, but I was really excited to be a part of the lore on that level. And because of this inspiration, this blog was born - a compilation of relatively short summaries of all those heroes' and villains' stories. Read on!
*Not really. Read the note after the break.
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