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News Roundup: Zone Updates, Realm Connections On Hold, Talk Azeroth, Significant Tweets
posted
2014/05/09 at 11:07 AM
by
oliviadgrace
Database Zone Updates
We've been updating our
Zone entries
for Warlords of Draenor with the
Screenshots of the Day
, and the unique sounds, such as the ones found in
Frostfire Ridge
.
If you'd like to learn more about Warlords zones, there was some Frostfire Ridge video footage taken a few weeks ago from the PAX East alpha build.
This channel
has over 4 hours of footage.
This video covers gameplay towards the end of the zone, but there are 10 total in the series:
Click here to see the Warlords of Draenor zones in the database!
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News Roundup: More Warlords of Draenor Flying Information, Talk Azeroth, Molten Core Spotlight
posted
2014/04/27 at 2:00 PM
by
oliviadgrace
Bashiok Provides More Information On Flying in Warlords
Community Manager Bashiok has again been waxing lyrical on the topic of flying in Warlords of Draenor. The TL;DR is as follows, but you can expand the box below to read his full post:
Flight paths will be far quicker and more efficient than they currently are.
Draenor is having max-level content zones, not just to level through but to quest through. The devs feel it's important that this content is enjoyed as it's meant to be by players, and that means from the ground.
They not intending to slow anyone down, and we’re going to make sure that players can get where they want to go efficiently through more direct flight points, and potentially
alternate travel methods
Expand the box below for Bashiok's full post!
This probably should have been kept to the original thread, but caution to thee, wind, I say! (I say that.)
So everyone has seen various posts and comments around the World Wide Web about flying not being allowed in Draenor, why, and what that means. It’d probably be helpful to try to
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News Roundup: Blue Tweets, Recent Hotfixes, Talk Azeroth ep29
posted
2014/03/06 at 3:49 PM
by
oliviadgrace
Hello Wowhead! I'm Olivia Grace, you might know me from
my work over at WoW Insider
. I recently
joined ZAM
, and among other things I'm going to be assisting Perculia and posting some news now and then. In today's roundup we've got a small set of hotfixes, as well as Talk Azeroth Episode 29, which I recorded yesterday in response to a viewer question about getting better at WoW. Let me know what you think in the comments! We've also got a few of the last few days' significant Tweets, straight from the
Blue Tweet Tracker
that
Wowhead added this week
.
Recent Hotfixes
Raids, Dungeons, and Scenarios
Siege of Orgrimmar
Paragons of the Klaxxi
Kil'ruk the Wind-Reaver's Reave should now cancel properly if he's defeated while channeling the ability.
Battlegrounds and Arenas
[
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News Roundup: Recent Hotfixes, Battleground Honor Adjustments, Talk Azeroth Episode 28
posted
2014/02/28 at 8:14 PM
by
perculia
Recent Hotfixes
Classes
Death Knight
Blood
Dancing Rune Weapon
's summoned rune weapon should no longer incorrectly cause NPC guards to attack the target instead of the
Death Knight
that summoned it.
Monk
General
Zen Pilgrimage: Return
is no longer automatically removed from
Monk
s that leave the
Peak of Serenity
.
Battlegrounds and Arenas
Resolved a pathing issue with
Intervene
for
Warrior
s with
equipped while in the
Temple of Kotmogu
.
Resolved a situation where players were able to retain the
Readiness
effect from trinkets without equipping them while in a Battleground.
Bug Fixes
Resolved a crash in the client that affected users running Windows XP: Service Pack 3.
Resolved a crash that could occur while loading into an area or instance.
February 26
Classes
[/
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News Roundup: Proving Grounds Silver Required for WoD Heroics, Talk Azeroth Episode 27
posted
2014/02/22 at 12:33 PM
by
perculia
Early this morning, it was announced that Heroic Dungeons in Warlords of Draenor would require the completion of Silver Proving Grounds for your role (tank, healer, or dps) to queue up with randoms. This was hinted before in our
Patch 5.4 interview with Tom Chilton
. Keep in mind this is just for matchmaking groups--you don't need any medals to queue up with friends.
Proving Grounds will be retuned for level 100s in Warlords, and more attention will be paid to make sure tuning is even across the board for each spec. If you want to check out Proving Grounds now, check out our
guide to Proving Grounds with maps and strategies
.
Olivia is also back with another episode of Talk Azeroth, hitting all this week's news, and there's a lot to get through! She starts off with a discussion of the price for the level 90 boost, then moves into looking at the new character models. Next up it's some PvP talk, but PvE fans can skip ahead to 23:45 to get past it to a brief chat and a question about the new questing style introduced with WoD!
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Talk Azeroth Episode 25, Blue Tweets on Garrisons
posted
2014/02/10 at 11:04 AM
by
perculia
Talk Azeroth
In the latest episode of Talk Azeroth, Olivia's giving away an Alterac Brew pup this week, as well as talking about the big news -- WoW only went and GAINED subscribers! We've also found out since the last show just when patch 5.4.7 is coming, and Olivia discusses the reasons for the sub bump as well as the impact of the upcoming patch and the buy-a-90.
She then gives out an Alterac Brew Pup and answer your questions, starting with our winner's question selected at random (11.24), then moving into a question about PvP seasons that really just relates to the release date (13.20). Next up, one about Battleground bots (16.10), and finally, we chat CRZ and the queue time issues that might arise in combination with server connections(19.47).
Blue Tweets on Garrisons
For our complete set of Garrison resources and guides; from basics to buildings, followers to missions, and much more, check out our
Garrison Hub
!
Lead Content Designer
Cory Stockton
tweeted some tantalizing Garrison hints over the weekend. Based on tweets, you'll be able to create a building that lets
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Talk Azeroth Episode 24, Recent 5.4.2 Hotfixes
posted
2014/01/30 at 12:53 PM
by
perculia
Talk Azeroth
The latest episode of Talk Azeroth with Olivia is up! She starts off the show commenting on some changes coming to the upgrade system that viewers of last week's show might find familiar! Then, as promised, it's into your viewer questions. At 5.36, we're hitting profession changes and updates to racials, 11.33 it's prof min-maxing with Tillers and Garrisons, 15.10 we hit a huge question on why Mists dropped so many subs, and 24.27 it's proving ground class balance!
Patch 5.4.2 Hotfixes for January 29th
Rygarius
Creatures
Resolved an issue that could cause
Ordos
to be stuck in evade. For targets that
Ordos
cannot reach, he will now summon them to him.
Quests
Family Tree
: Resolved an issue where Pandaren characters were unable to see their ancestors after lighting the Incense Bundle.
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Talk Azeroth Episode 23, Recent 5.4.2 Hotfixes
posted
2014/01/24 at 11:37 AM
by
perculia
After briefly discussing the large group of purchasable mounts available on the battle net store these days, Olivia discusses the best way for Blizzard to implement 5-mans in Warlords (2:40). Is it Cata-style catch-up? Mists-mannered absence? Or something in between? Then she addresses a question a lot of viewers sent in from ep22 -- should level 90 boosts include professions? (22:55)There were also some small hotfixes last night, click the cut for the changes!
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Talk Azeroth Episode 22: WoD Release Date? Fair Price for a 90?
posted
2014/01/09 at 11:57 AM
by
perculia
Olivia returns from her break over the holidays and is in her new studio back in the UK for another episode of Talk Azeroth! This week she's looking at the
announcement of the new PvP season
and what it means for the release date of the expansion, as well as running through the arguments for and against buy-a-90. Then it's on to your viewer questions!
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Reaper of Souls Release Date is March 25, 2014, Talk Azeroth Episode 21, New Hotfixes
posted
2013/12/19 at 10:48 AM
by
perculia
Reaper of Souls Release Date Announced
The Battle.Net Shop was updated for the digital pre-purchase of
Reaper of Souls
--the release date is March 25th, 2014.
Edit: since publishing this, Blizzard has added an
official blog
on the release date and deluxe perks, which we've included at the end of this article.
Reaper of Souls will cost $39.99 and the deluxe edition is $59.99. If you purchase the deluxe edition, you get a special
Treasure Goblin
battle pet! Click on the image to check out his animations in our modelviewer--when he dies, he appears to spit out a lot of gold, just like in Diablo.
Check out the full Reaper of Souls announcement from Blizzard at the end of this article!
December 19th Hotfixes
<strong>Raids, Dungeons, and Scenarios</strong>
<ul>
<li><strong>Siege of Orgrimmar</strong>
<
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Flex Mode Scaling Changes, Talk Azeroth Episode 20
posted
2013/12/09 at 7:49 PM
by
perculia
Talk Azeroth Episode 20: Gearing in Warlords of Draenor
Olivia dives deep into the gear changes coming in Warlords of Draenor and dissects the implications of all the new systems -- long tail gearing, shifting primary stats, spirit as a secondary stat, loot drama and much more as well as hitting your viewer questions from last week's Garrison episode. If you want to get in touch with Olivia, email her on olivia@zam.com
Flex Mode Scaling Changes
At BlizzCon, we'd discussed some improvements to our Flexible scaling system that would minimize the existence and impact of any real or perceived "breakpoints." Our design goal has always been for the system to be neutral with respect to group size. Specifically, you should never feel encouraged to turn away interested players whose skill/gear level matches the rest of the group's, basic role composition constraints notwithstanding. But at the same time, you shouldn't feel like you need to go out and grab warm bodies if you have a perfectly serviceable raid already assembled. Clearly we have not yet fully realized those goals.
In genera
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Talk Azeroth Episode 19, New In-Game Store Additions on PTR
posted
2013/11/26 at 4:37 PM
by
perculia
The
latest 5.4.2 PTR build
added
cobwebs and skeletons back to Karazhan
, but more importantly, it greatly improved the in-game Blizzard Store. This goes along with some new datamined
globalstrings
covering store transactions yesterday.
The PTR store now has categories for Mounts, Pets, and Consumables, as well as a Featured Item page. The
most recent Blizzard Store items
, the
Enchanted Fey Dragon
and
Alterac Brew-Pup
, aren't added to the store yet, but the other mounts and pets are. Another neat feature is that you can view the 3D model for all of the items.
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