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Patch 4.1 - PTR Build 13875 - Spell Changes and New Item
A small PTR patch update was just issued--it's just a confirmation of what
Tuesday's patch notes told us
essentially. Since this is a release candidate build of the patch as was the prior one, there were no major changes and you can expect the patch soon; hopefully it will be out by the end of the month or in the first weeks of May.
There is also a new item, probably from the fishing dailies:
Water-Filled Gills
. It can be opened and is blue quality.
Notable changes include:
Death Strike
now heals for 20% instead of 15% (this is a tooltip fix)
damage doubled (for cats only!)
had its effect on the GCD halved
Hit the jump to read these in full.
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Blizzard's Fifth Q+A Answered: Achievements
Blizzard just posted the latest set of answers to their fifth developer Q+A! This latest session covers the topic of
Achievements
. Not my favorite Q+A by far, as many of the questions have really already been answered (even by recent 4.1 changes) but it should definitely interest all of the achievers out there!
Some of the topics of the questions they were asked include:
Account-wide achievements
Achievement points as a currency (still no, never, stop asking)
More exciting and "crazy" achievements
Mount rewards from achievements
Check out the full results of Blizzard's fifth Q+A after the break!
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Legendary - The WoW Video Podcast - Blizzcon 2011
On today's LEGENDARY:
Mobile Guild Chat
Currency Changes
Price Hike for Blizzcon
And more!
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PTR Patch 4.1 Notes Updated (4/12)
The PTR Patch 4.1 notes were updated this evening to reflect the spell changes seen earlier today.
Notable changes include:
All guild achievements had their requirements significantly reduced.
's damage has been doubled.
Several changes for
Shaman
.
Selfless Healer
received a buff last PTR patch and that's now been reverted.
Classes
Druid
's damage has been doubled.
Talent Specializations
Feral
Berserk
is no longer on the global cooldown.
Death Knight
Talent Specializations
Unholy
again applies 15/30/45% additional damage to Plague, Scourge, and Festering Strike, up from 12/24/36%.
Paladin
Talent Specialization
Retribution
Selfless Healer
: The damage bonus from this talent now has a 30-second duration, up from 10.
Shaman
[spell=81
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BlizzCon 2011 Tickets Going On Sale May 21 & 25
Blizzard has just announced that
BlizzCon tickets
will go on sale
Saturday, May 21 at 10 a.m. PDT
and on
Wednesday, May 25 at 7 p.m
! Each ticket will cost
$175
USD (yes, $25 more than last year) and can be purchased through the official
BlizzCon website
. BlizzCon 2011 will take place on October 21 and 22 this year. Tickets will also be available for the BlizzCon Benefit Dinner, priced at $500 each.
Not planning on going to BlizzCon? Don't worry, you can still purchase the BlizzCon Virtual Ticket for online streaming coverage or the DIRECTV stream for televised HD content for $39.99 USD.
Mark your calendars! Tickets for BlizzCon 2011 will go on sale at on Saturday, May 21 at 10 a.m. PDT and on Wednesday, May 25 at 7 p.m. PDT through the official BlizzCon website (
www.blizzcon.com
). In addition, a limited number of tickets to an exclusive pre-BlizzCon Benefit Dinner will go on sale Saturday, May 28 at 10 a.m. PDT. BlizzCon tickets will be available at $175 USD each, while tickets to the BlizzCon Benefit Dinner (which include admission to the show) will be priced at $500
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Patch 4.1 - PTR Build 13860 - Spell Changes
Another day, another patch on the PTR. These ones are a short list and there are no new items; this is likely because it's getting close for the patch to hit live and we're getting down to the final stages of minor changes before it can ship.
Paladin
s had their previous PTR buff of
reverted to from 30 seconds to 10
Shaman
received three changes; a slightly longer cooldown on
(up from 15 sec to 25) and changes to their
Earth Shield
that made it less effective with simultaneous buffs to
(up from 15% to 18%)
Death Knight
s had
changed from 36% to 48%
had its cooldown changed from 4 hours to 1, meaning levelers may actually use it!
Guild achievements have had their requirements significantly reduced and will be easier to obtain
Hit the jump to read these in full.
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Blizz Blues - Ep 13 - Expensive
Blizzard announces the upcoming Call-to-Arms feature for 4.1 and talks about the price of adding animations.
Darnell
ain't trying to hear any of that and he knows you aren't either.
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Cryptozoic Shows Off New WoW TCG Loot Cards!
Log off of that alt and into the real world - we're talking World of Warcraft Trading Card Game here! Our friends over at Cryptozoic Entertainment have just given us the heads up on a spotlight of their latest expansion
War of the Elements
, which hits the shelves on April 26, 2011, and will be available in French, Italian, German, and English all on the same day! My favorite part? New
loot
cards!
I'm sure many of you have purchased packs in the past and been disappointed to find that the super-rare items were indeed as super-rare as advertised. Well, unlike previous World of Warcraft TCG expansions, Cryptozoic's
War of the Elements
set contains a common quality loot item that is no longer a consumable (such as the
Papa Hummel's Old-Fashioned Pet Biscuit
, though admittedly they were the best)! Instead, the common-quality loot item is now a
companion pet
! So even if trading card games aren't your thing (but they should be, really) you can still have a good chance at obtaining another companion for your collection!
The
War of the Elements
expansion includes loot cards rewarding three
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Dress for Luxurious Success: The Complete Guide to Gearing Your Bank Alt
The leveling dust has settled, you’ve begun to make gold again--it's the perfect time to spruce up your bank alt! Sure, you could go running around in starting zone gear, but it’s much more fun to play the Auction House in style. Show up for work dressed for luxurious success. From fishing rewards to wine glasses, we’ve highlighted the best of the offbeat items your low-level bank alt can equip. Whether you’re a veteran banker putting
Viznik Goldgrubber
to shame or a new player with an empty bank, retire your overdone
Tuxedo Jacket
and let everyone know that your bank alt appreciates the finer side of Azeroth.
Check out the coolest items for each slot, holiday rewards, special armor vendors, and some sample outfits after the break!
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PST - Episode 24
This week:
How can I tell if a guild is too dependent on one person?
Firelands legendary staff: healer weapon?
What's the point of durability?
When is it okay to call a wipe?
and more!
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Patch 4.1 Dungeon Finder Call to Arms - Blizzard Clarification
Blizzard just posted some clarification regarding the recently announced
Dungeon Finder Call to Arms feature
. With this upcoming change, highly demanded roles such as tanks and healers would receive special rewards after completing a dungeon through the system. Apparently Blizzard has listened to player feedback and plans to make the reward--
Satchel of Exotic Mysteries
--be BoA, allowing players to send such bags to their mains from their alts and vice versa.
We’ve been following discussions and reading feedback on the Dungeon Finder Call to Arms feature, and appreciate everyone’s opinions on the topic. We wanted to share a few items though that supplement the recent announcement:
The additional reward for completing the Dungeon Finder Call to Arms (called the Satchel of Exotic Mysteries) will be Bind on Account; able to be freely sent to other characters on your account once you receive it.
An error existed in the announcement regarding flasks and potions being picked based on your spec. This is not the case. If someone earns a Satche
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PTR Patch 4.1 Notes Updated (4/7)
The PTR Patch 4.1 Notes have just been updated!
Notable changes include:
Honor is now purchasable from the Justice Commodities Vendor at 250 Honor per 375 Justice.
Justice is now purchasable from the Honor Commodities Vendor at 250 Justice per 375 Honor.
Conquest is now purchasable from the Valor vendor at 250 Conquest per 250 Valor.
Druid
-
no longer increases physical damage taken.
Warlock
-
: The friendly target of this ability now receives 1% (stacking 3 times to 3%) periodic spell damage and healing bonus instead of 3% (stacking 3 times to 9%). The casting Warlock still receives 3% (stacking 3 times to 9%).
This latest update also included the information about the upcoming
Dungeon Finder Call to Arms
system!
General
Honor is now purchasable from the Justice Commodities Vendor at 250 Honor per 375 Justice.
Justice is now purchasable from the Honor Commodities Vendor at 250 Justice per 375 Hon
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Patch 4.1 - Build 13850 - New Items, Icons, and Updated Map!
A new patch has hit the PTRs and with it comes a few new items worth mentioning, as well as some new / changed icons and an updated Wailing Caverns map! Yeah, that's right - Wailing Caverns.
You might remember that the last major
PTR Patch Notes update
mentioned removal of the "maze section" of
Wailing Caverns
. The map has been updated to reflect this change.
New Items
We've also uncovered a few new items from this latest patch, including some which I'd assume are rewards players can obtain in the new goodie bags from the
Dungeon Finder's new Call to Arms system
!
Brilliant Blazejewel
Delicate Blazejewel
Shimmering Wyrmling
[li
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Patch 4.1 - PTR Build 13850 - Spell Changes
A new PTR patch has just been released, and with it came a few minor class changes.
Notable changes include:
: Holy damage buffed from 9% to 15%.
: Nerfed, warlock still gains 3% per stack and the linked target only gains 1% per stack. Down from 3%.
: In addition to it's current function, guild challenges will also reward gold that is deposited directly into the guild bank.
: Changed to only heal the target if the dispel is successful.
Be sure to check out this latest batch of PTR patch 4.1 spell changes after the break!
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Patch 4.1 Dungeon Finder: Call to Arms - Goodie Bags From Heroics!
Blizzard has just released
major
details about the latest changes to the Dungeon Finder coming in Patch 4.1! The Dungeon Finder will now detect which roles are in demand (*cough*tanks and healers*cough*) based on queue times. When certain queue times have been reached, a Call to Arms will go out for the desired role and players who queue and successfully complete a dungeon as that role will be rewarded with a special goodie bag (each time)! This goodie bag can contain:
Gold
Rare Gems
Flasks/Elixirs
Non-Combat Pet (Including cross faction pets!)
Rare Mounts (Including rare dungeon drop mounts!)
So what do you think? Will this help the Dungeon Finder queue problems? Will this cause more players to utilize dual specs to play their other roles and help out the queue timers? Or will we just end up with healers who can't heal (or won't heal) and tanks who don't have tanking gear? What do you think?
In patch 4.1 we'll be introducing
Dungeon Finder: Call to Arms
, a new system intended to lower queue times. Call to Arms will automatically detect which class role is curr
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Legendary After Dark - Violently Touring Ironforge
Following up with last week's
Stormwind assault
, this time we decided to take a stroll down through Old Ironforge. Of course, we couldn't resist saying hi to the famed Red Shirt Guy... WITH BLIND RAGGGEE!
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Blizz Blues - Ep 12 - Darkmoon Ganked
The Darkmoon Faire is here, and unfortunately, it’s a ghost town. Our host,
Darnell
-- who has never been -- can’t wait to check it out for himself. The events that follow show us possibly the best ganking technique ever performed.
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Patch 4.1: Map Animation, Vanity Pet Changes, and a Resort Town Preview
Fresh from a foray onto the PTR, Wowhead volunteers Neutronimity and Perculia have brought some exciting news about some notable additions to Azeroth. While they're not a new raid nor a new legendary, they're still important in their own way. After all, it's the little things that make World of Warcraft so memorable!
The first discovery was that there's a new map animation. When users open their maps, they will now
see
it. This was first brought to our attention a week ago by Wowhead user Satelitko. They even went as far as to make
a video of the animation
.
The second discovery, this time by Neutronimity, was that companion pets now stay with their owner through thick and thin. Did you hearth away? Zone? Or even log off? Don't worry, they'll stay summoned. A small change to be sure, but a very practical one; summoning your vanity pet every time you left an area was easy to forget.
Of course, we've saved the best for last. The third discovery is pretty big. It's also a little weird. Perculia discovered a brand new resort off in the mountains of the border between Feralas and Silithus while flying around on the PTR this morning. The amount of detail put into t
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Site Update: Maps Show Flight Paths
World of Warcraft is big. Huge, even. There are a lot of flight paths and it's hard to remember all of them. Don't worry, though, as we've been working on solving that problem: Wowhead is now tracking them all! Next time you're leveling and you're looking for flight paths, we've got you covered.
To use this new feature, simply go to a continent in our database, select 'Show on Map,' and choose your preferred faction. Markers will then show up for the area's flight paths as well as any zeppelin or boat path on the continent. It's a great way to see an overview of paths to zones you intend to tackle next; it's especially helpful now that there are so many new flight paths in World of Warcraft. Try it now--check out
Eastern Kingdoms
or
Kalimdor
to see this new feature in action.
Remember, we here at Wowhead are always looking for new features to bring to our site to improve our user experience. If you have any feedback on what you would like to see here,
open a thread in our feedback forums
or send an email to .
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The Weekly Marmot - Effort and Endgame
This week I dig back into the meat of MMO design to talk about why things not only SHOULD take a while to accomplish at max level, but why they HAVE to.
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