3.3: Patch Notes Updated 10/16 (Build 10596)

Posted by Amatera on Friday, October 16th, 2009 - 12 Comments

Wow, these things are coming so quickly now that I better start labeling them more clearly. Build 10596 represents the second one that we’ve gotten this week! What’s the hurry? With any luck, it means that we’ll be seeing both Icecrown Citadel and the expansion sooner than we initially thought. If I had to make ... More

PTR 3.3: New Build Deployed, Patch Notes Updated

Posted by Amatera on Tuesday, October 13th, 2009 - 14 Comments

It looks like that little bit of extra maintenance on the PTR today wasn’t just for show, as a new build of 3.3 has been deployed on the test realms. Unfortunately, this one doesn’t seem to be quite as substantial as the first two, as there seem to be no new instances to run through. ... More

PTR 3.3: Tier 10 and Set Bonuses Revealed

Posted by Amatera on Thursday, October 8th, 2009 - 33 Comments

With a fresh build of 3.3 on the test realms, that means some brand spanking new information is coming down the pipe. First off, perhaps in an effort to stave off would-be data-miners, Blizzard is starting to show off all the near Tier 10 armor pieces on their very own preview site. So far, you ... More

PTR 3.3: Patch Notes Updated

Posted by Amatera on Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 - 16 Comments

It seems as though the patch notes for 3.3 have been updated once again, meaning that a new build on the PTR should hit sometime within the next couple of days. Here’s what’s new: General The existing /welcome emote now greets/welcomes targets (character says “hello”), while the new /yw is for saying “you’re welcome.” Many of the tail ... More

Memories of Onyxia: Back Into The Lair

Posted by Amatera on Thursday, September 24th, 2009 - 27 Comments

The first thing we did upon entering Onyxia’s Lair for the first time in several years was wipe. Foolishly, after pulling the first trash mob, the tank managed to grab the attention of a second. Having walked down the slope, and farther into the cave, this left him out of our healers’ line of sight. ... More

Blue Stew 9/22/09: The White Magic User’s Burden

Posted by Amatera on Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009 - 7 Comments

Blue Stew is a semi-regular column bringing you a delicious concoction of developer news, thoughts, and opinions straight from the boiling pot that is the official World of Warcraft forums. The highlights of each day include additional commentary by Project Lore staff. How Do You Separate Yourself? As a rogue, I absolutely never feel remorse for any ... More

Blue Stew 9/10/09: Bestial Wrath? More like Bestial Whimper!

Posted by Amatera on Thursday, September 10th, 2009 - 16 Comments

Blue Stew is a new semi-daily column bringing you a delicious concoction of developer news, thoughts, and opinions straight from the boiling pot that is the official World of Warcraft forums. The highlights of each day include additional commentary by Project Lore staff. Yesterday was 9/9/09, guys and gals. An important date in history, and not ... More

Blue Stew: 9/2/09

Posted by Amatera on Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009 - 7 Comments

Blue Stew is a new daily column bringing you a delicious concoction of developer news, thoughts, and opinions straight from the boiling pot that is the official World of Warcraft forums. The highlights of each day include additional commentary by Project Lore staff. It’s Day 4, and somehow I’m still truckin’. All of this info-gathering business ... More

BlizzCon 2009: Important Changes to Hunters and Warlocks

Posted by iTZKooPA on Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 - 19 Comments

Note: The below information was covered as part of our Live Blogging & Tweeting during the show.  But the information is simply too important to be glossed over.  Here are the major class changes in one convenient, to the point package. Blizzard once again organized two class panels, and once again the later gathering repeated the ... More

Blue Posts Clear Up Some Expansion Details

Posted by Amatera on Monday, August 24th, 2009 - 7 Comments

Ah, yes. All of your favorite Blues are back from their trip to BlizzCon, ready to tackle the never-ending Q&A session that is the official World of Warcraft forums. And those of you that didn’t attend the convention certainly aren’t scared to toss a few inquiries their way! Ghostcrawler was bemused that his sarcasm didn’t come off ... More