Patch 3.3: Frost Wyrm Mount Incoming
Posted by pixiestixy on Thursday, November 19th, 2009 - 11 Comments
Dedicated Icecrown Citadel Raiders in the upcoming Patch 3.3 will have a new, glorious armored Frost Wyrm mount to work toward. Blizzard blue poster Ancilorn over on the European forums confirmed Wednesday that the armored Frost Wyrm mount previously data-mined at MMO-Champion will indeed be the next hot raiding reward. Here’s exactly what was posted: There will ... More
3.3: Background Downloading Has Begun
Posted by Amatera on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 - 17 Comments
Oh Blizzard, you’re so sneaky! With a notice surreptitiously tucked away at the bottom of the launcher, and a download utility that chugs away at forthcoming patches minimized on your taskbar, you wouldn’t even realize you were downloading anything at all unless you were looking for it! But if you’ve used your World of Warcraft ... More
3.3: Icecrown Citadel To Feature “Gated” Content Release
Posted by Amatera on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 - 10 Comments
We expected it might the case for some time now, but Blizzard has confirmed it: Icecrown Citadel will subject players to gated progression in an attempt to stretch the content out as far as possible. However, as you will see below, it gets a little bit more complicated than just restricting you from accessing certain ... More
3.3: Official Shadowmourne Preview
Posted by Amatera on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 - 14 Comments
As cool as it would be to get your hands on the Lich King’s wretched blade, Frostmourne, it remains far too powerful and evil for the average hero to withstand its influence (never mind that you’ve killed more world-destroying threats at this point than any NPC to date). Nonetheless, there must be some weapon out ... More
PTR 3.3: ICC Raid Testing Schedule (11/18-11/20), PuG With the Blues 3
Posted by Amatera on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 - 3 Comments
The latest raid testing schedule kicks off with both Lord Marrowgar and the Icecrown Gunship Battle (both US and European servers) on Wednesday. As much as these two have been under the microscope so far, I’d anticipate that they’re nearly ready for prime-time. And on top of that? Every encounter on the list this week ... More
PTR 3.3: Deathbringer Raid Encounter [Video]
Posted by Amatera on Friday, November 13th, 2009 - 24 Comments
Deathbringer is one of the few remaining fights not previously tested on the PTR, and perhaps for good reason! The lore surrounding this fight connects right back to one of Wrath of the Lich King’s most iconic events. If you’ve experienced it yourself, then you probably already know which one I’m referring to. If not, ... More
BlizzCon 2010 In Las Vegas…But Not Really
Posted by iTZKooPA on Thursday, November 12th, 2009 - 14 Comments
Some of you may have heard that Las Vegas is going to be the home of BlizzCon 2010. The odd change in location, to say the least, is far from confirmed. The news comes directly from the Las Vegas Convention Center. Not the most unbiased of outlets considering the topic. A few moments ago Blizzard ... More
Tom Chilton On Blizzard’s Microtransactions
Posted by iTZKooPA on Thursday, November 12th, 2009 - 13 Comments
I know I had a little nerd rage in me yesterday during our polite discussion about the Pandaren Monk. It turns out that Blizzard wasn’t trying to be an evil corporation. Just that somewhere along the lines Blizzard made a simple mistake when populating a database field, causing the item to sell out when it ... More
PTR 3.3: Patch Notes Updated 11/11 (Build 10805)
Posted by Amatera on Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 - 7 Comments
Likely in accordance with the raid testing today, 3.3 has been updated yet again. Though it’s a full 181 MB, the documented changes are minuscule, as they have been over the past few builds. I’ll be the first to tell you that I’m happy about the changes being made to Murder. The description below isn’t just ... More
Blizzard Sells Out Of Non-Combat Pet
Posted by iTZKooPA on Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 - 15 Comments
Really Blizzard? Really? You’ve sold out of an item that doesn’t even exist? One that doesn’t need to be manufactured, doesn’t require materials or any labor to reproduce? Folks, as of press time the charity helping Pandaren Monk is officially “Sold Out” on North American shores. The paradox of selling out of a virtual item ... More
