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Cataclysm: New Dungeons & Raids Preview
We recently previewed the upcoming
Cataclysm zones
, where we showed off the awesome new zones players will be able to experience in less than a week. We've not only got awesome zones such as Uldum, Kezan and Vashj'ir to look forward to, but many of these new zones feature new dungeons and raids as well! Cataclysm will ship with eight new dungeons, two upgraded Heroic versions of classic dungeons, and four new raids (with more being released in later patches). These dungeons will (of course) feature both normal and heroic versions, with raid encounters offering unlockable encounter-specific difficulty toggling. These raids will support the Flexible Lock System (
detailed here
, as well as in our
Cataclysm Guide
), allowing players to adjust raid sizing as necessary.
We've already seen quite a bit of new dungeon loot courtesy of the Cataclysm Beta, and there are many new items which can be purchased from vendors (including Tier 11 pieces!) using the new Justice Points and Valor Points curren
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Darkmoon Faire Content Fully Unlocked: New Cataclysm Cinematic
All the content on the Darkmoon Faire has been fully unlocked, and the final cinematic has been released!
If you haven't been following it, there's also a bunch of other content available there, including two interviews, a "Making Of" segment, four ringtones, two new pieces of music, and a ton of artwork.
Go check it out on the Darkmoon Faire site:
http://fortune.worldofwarcraft.com/
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Blizzard Product Schedule: Leak or Hoax?
A very interesting image is circulating on The Internet regarding a supposed leak of Blizzard's product schedule. The image is below, as well as the official response from Blizzard, an analysis of the source, and a general review of the info contained therein.
So, is this legit? Let's review!
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Cataclysm New Zones Preview
We're finally in the last days until World of Warcraft's Cataclysm expansion hits, bringing with it two new races (
which we covered previously
) and a ton of new zones, quests, dungeons, raids and more! We've gotten quite a look at the future of World of Warcraft with the recent patch, The Shattering, in which Deathwing brought destruction to the zones of Azeroth, changing our World of Warcraft forever.
The Shattering patch brought massive changes to all of the existing zones.
For those purchasing the Cataclysm expansion, you will see new zones being added to the game
. These new zones include 4 new zones for Goblin and Worgen races and 6 new leveling / endgame zones for players level 80 - 85. Check out our preview of these zones, from our
Cataclysm Guide
,
including maps, screenshots and even videos
after the break!
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Darkmoon Faire Your Fortune Awaits 50% Unlock Now Available
Things have been relatively quiet since the release of The Shattering. Not gonna lie, I've been enjoying the temporary calmness before the impending Cataclysm, kickin' back and doing some of the new quests on my main and new alts! Blizzard's Darkmoon Faire feature is still going strong, with many new
image
and
video
contest entries available for your vote!
Our latest efforts have unlocked two new musical pieces, The Drums of War and A Call To Arms, as well as two excerpts from
The Shattering
novel. Be sure to check them out at the
Darkmoon Faire site
!
The 50% progression unlock is now available, an excerpt from the Cataclysm cinematic "Making Of" video, which is included on the Cataclysm Collector's Edition DVD! Enjoy!
The curious continue to flock to the Darkmoon Faire,
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Cataclysm New Races Preview: Goblins & Worgens
We recently reviewed all of the
new class / race combinations
that were made available in The Shattering. Tons of players are eagerly rolling new characters, and many have changed existing characters into these snazzy new combinations. In fact, as I'm writing this, there's a tauren shadow priest standing right in front of me -
and I'm okay with that
. But some of you guys are still waiting for the Cataclysm, which'll bring the highly-anticipated, even more exciting option:
worgen and goblin player characters
!
We've compiled a bit of information (which can regularly be found in our
Cataclysm Guide
) to give you guys even more to be excited about! So what do you guys think - are goblin racials overpowered? Is
Running Wild
awesome
? What goblin or worgen classes will
you
be making come Cataclysm?
Check out the info after the break!
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"Give the Gift of Warcraft!" Promotion for US and Europe
Hey--it looks like Blizzard has put up a new promotion for Europe, in anticipation of the Cataclysm expansion release! Prices on all of the World of Warcraft games (except the Cataclysm expansion, of course) have been reduced!
Here is the article on the promotion, straight from the
EU WoW Community Site
:
Give the Gift of Warcraft!
Act now and get epic savings with €5 World of Warcraft, €5 The Burning Crusade, and €10 Wrath of the Lich King. Gift to a friend or upgrade your account in preparation for the launch of Cataclysm.
Buy As A Gift
Buy For Myself
Edit:
It appears that the US also have the same promotion running; we've updated the table and a few links!
We've compiled a little table for a good overview:
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http://eu.blizzard.com/store/
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BFF Report - Cataclysm - Life After 80
Servers are down and when they come back up, you'll all be enjoying the freshly Norris'd landscape of Azeroth. In the meantime, why not start planning your post-80 leveling experience? Need some help? WELL I JUST HAPPEN TO HAVE SOMETHIN' FOR THAT!
What's the first thing you plan on doing when servers come up?
And if you're from the future, what's the first thing you did when servers came up?
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The Shattering (Patch 4.0.3a): Patch Notes
The Shattering is upon us, and it's time to take stock of everything that's changed today!
In light of that, we've put together the most recent Patch Notes—all prettied up with links to the appropriate Wowhead spell pages.
Check out the list of changes after the break!
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Cataclysm: Cinematic and Load Screen added in Patch 4.0.3a
Among all of the
other content
, The Shattering also brings us both the new
Cataclysm login screen
, and the new
Cataclysm Intro Cinematic!
These two videos have been hanging around the Official ZAM
YouTube channel
for a while now, but now seemed like a good time to remind you they were there.
You can see them both below:
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Cataclysm: Old World Zone Changes
As you probably know by now,
patch 4.0.3a includes a complete restructuring of old-world content
. This ranges from
cosmetic changes
to
modifications to the leveling flow throughout both continents
. These changes have been documented in our handy-dandy
Cataclysm Guide
, but since we're all waiting for the servers to come up, we figured a primer might be appreciated.
Check out the information after the break, complete with some
entertaining videos covering the new race starting zones
courtesy of The BFF Report.
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Cataclysm: New Class & Race Combinations
One of the features that will be going live with patch 4.0.3a are the new Race/Class combinations
. This has been in our
Cataclysm Guide
for a while but we figured you might appreciate a nice clean table to ponder over while you wait for the servers to come back up.
Update
: To clarify questions being asked in the comments:
When maintenance is complete, you will be able to choose any of the new combinations denoted by the symbol in the "Added in 4.0.3a" table below
. However, you will need to purchase Cataclysm and wait until December 7th before you can roll a Goblin or Worgen.
Added in 4.0.3a
Alliance
Death Knight
Druid
Hunter
Mage
Paladin
Priest
Rogue
Shaman
Warlock
Warrior
Draenei
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The Shattering (Patch 4.0.3a) Hits Azeroth: It's The End of the World as We Know It
The day has finally come: Azeroth has been torn asunder, and now it's time to pick up the pieces!
Blizzard has been hinting at it by preparing patches on the PTR for release, and Bashiok was even
toying with forum posters last night
, but we have official confirmation this morning:
It is time, friends, for the world to shatter.
For the rest of the day this post will act as your homepage and guided tour to all the content in patch 4.0.3a. Any time new content is posted or added, you'll be able to find it on this page—so if you run into anyone who's wandering around Azeroth after the servers come up going "OMG WHAT HAPPENED," just link them here!
Remember, with the addition of new content like this, it's more important than ever to
download and run the
Wowhead Client
.
With these major changes in "The Shattering", we want to get new info into the database as fast as possible!
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Elemental Boss Portals Open Until Further Notice
Bashiok just announced an "Elemental Portal Fire Sale" on the official forums:
All four elemental portals are open until further notice.
Elemental Invasion Guide
If you're looking to grab some last minute gear from
Kai'ju Gahz'rilla
,
Crown Princess Theradras
,
Grand Ambassador Flamelash
or
Prince Sarsarun
, now's the time to do it!
Due to your valiant efforts in protecting the key invasion cities, the four boss portals are now 'permanently' open. If you need anything from inside the portals, or maybe you dropped your keys in there, now is the time to go through and get them.
Initial reports from shaman in the area that were available at time of publishing suggest that this is hinting at something far more sinister. One such shaman, a one 'Krunkmaster' from Proudmoore was quoted as saying "This is hinting at something far more sinister."
Chilling!
You'll want to stay tuned to the World of Warcraft community site for the latest developments on this and other events.
Here's the
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Cataclysm Beta Servers Shutting Down Momentarily
Just a quick one—Zarhym has just posted that the Cataclysm Beta servers will be shutting down "momentarily"!
We’re just about two weeks out from the official global launch of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm! And with that, the time has come to conclude the beta test. We will be shutting down our beta realms momentarily. We want to sincerely thank all of you for your dedication to testing, providing feedback, reporting bugs, and everything else you’ve done to help us make this expansion the best World of Warcraft title to date.
Stay tuned to our new community site (
http://us.battle.net/wow/en/
) for the latest news and updates as we get closer to release. We’ll see you in Cataclysm!
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Live Patch (13329): The Shattering is Imminent!
It looks like a new patch will be hitting the live servers this week, and all indications are that this will be the moment we've all been anticipating for years.
If you're trying to finish up Loremaster, capture some last-minute screenshots of your favorite zones, or enjoy Barrens chat one more time before it's split into two smaller Barrens chats, you'll probably want to do that within the next 24 hours
. This is, of course, assuming that the patch gets applied on Tuesday, as per the usual schedule.
In case you have some spare time, you can check out the spell changes between the current live servers and the latest PTR patch after the break!
Highlights from "The Shattering"
A few minor cosmetic changes have been applied to some zones. Nothing you'll miss.
That class that you like to play was totally nerfed.
Mankrik still can't find his wife.
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Blizzard developer blog: "Why Does Blizzard Hate Healers?"
Ghostcrawler has just posted the first "Developer Blog" on the new battle.net WoW site, and it deals with a topic close to my heart: healing.
There's been a lot of concern lately about the effect Cataclysm is going to have on healing performance, and the changes Blizzard is making. When you're just looking at spell changes (like
ours
) it's easy to get the impression that everything else is staying the same, and healing is getting worse. This doesn't take into account the whole picture, though—and it's important to read blogs like these to get the full concept of what the changes are going to
feel
like in Cataclysm.
The full text is included after the break, but let me give you a quick summary:
Healers in Wrath had way too much mana.
This doesn't seem like a bad thing, but in practice it meant that most healers pretty much never had to worry about mana, ever—which makes healing boring and one-dimensional. It meant you never had to choose between your
fast, inefficient heal
and your
slower, efficient heal
. Healing became a game of "spam your biggest heal over and over", and th
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Cataclysm Beta Patch (Build 13316)
Just when you think it is safe to go to sleep, another beta patch (build 13316) appears! It's not a huge patch, but it did change a few things.
Talent Calculator (Beta)
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Latest Additions (Beta)
We'll be updating this post with more information as we distill it from the batch of data, so stay tuned!
Highlights
Many achievements were converted into Feats of Strength, including
Zul'Gurub
,
50 Stone Keeper's Shards
, and the Peacebloom vs. Ghouls Achievements
Several Inscription recipes now generate items that are bind on equip rather than bind on pickup.
Blood Fury
/
Blood Fury
now scale with level.
Death Knight
: A few self-healing abilities had their healing effectiveness reduced.
Priest
: The effectiveness of several healing abilities was increased.
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Tame a Boss! Chromaggus & More New Hunter Pets in Cataclysm Beta!
Just a little note for all you Beast Masters and hunter pet collectors out there! The definitive hunter pet blog
Mania's Arcania
recently reported that everyone's favorite chromatic
Core Hound
Chromaggus
is now tameable in the latest Cataclysm Beta build! I don't know about you guys, but this is my old school hunter's greatest nerd dream come true. Chromaggus isn't the only new Core Hound we'll be seeing in Cataclysm - there's another new skin available to hunters, a slightly more yellow-tinged beastie by the name of
Gomegaz
who can be found romping around in
Blasted Lands
. But honestly, who cares about that guy - CHROMAGGUS! For those who prefer a more "classic" Core Hound look, it's worth mentioning that
Magmadar
is now tameable as well.
Check out some other awesome new hunter pet additions after the break!
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Elemental Invasion: Final Phase!
The final phase of the
Elemental Invasion
has begun, and it's a doozy—the elementals have come to destroy
your
home town!
Elementals will be invading
Thunder Bluff
,
Orgrimmar
,
Ironforge
, and
Stormwind City
. It's up to you to take them out, and to gather your forces for a strike at the Elemental Lords—which of course drop some nice little level 251 goodies!
Come check out the full guide after the break!
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