New Map/Quest Interface Tour [Video]

Posted by Amatera on Friday, November 6th, 2009 - 8 Comments

As you may have read in the latest patch notes, Blizzard has gone ahead and given players the option to integrate the Quest Log and World Map into one big, conglomerated objective-tracking monstrosity! People will wail and people will moan that they’re, once again, making the game too easy, but then those same people will ... More

3.3: More Official Tier 10 Previews

Posted by Amatera on Friday, November 6th, 2009 - 9 Comments

Two new entries have been added to Blizzard’s Official Tier 10 armor previews: the Paladin and Priest. Though you’ve likely seen them before, these two sets can now be considered “complete” and in their final forms. Even after much controversy, they remain roughly the same as they did when data-miners first pulled them out of ... More

PTR 3.3: Patch Notes Update, New Map/Quest System Implemented

Posted by Amatera on Friday, November 6th, 2009 - 3 Comments

New build, new stuff! Two things of especially interesting note this time around: if you’re still running Naxxramas these days, then it’s about to get a little bit easier. Are you tired of having to run through the entire dungeon just to unlock the fight with Sapphiron? Well, fret no longer! Blizzard has heard your ... More

PTR 3.3: Raid Test Schedule 11/6-11/7

Posted by Amatera on Friday, November 6th, 2009 - 3 Comments

Though it’s come rather late in the week, it looks like there will be some Icecrown Citadel raid testing this week, after all! As of this posting, EU realms have already run their first of the set, having taken another crack at Lady Deathwhisper. Though this isn’t a new fight, US players haven’t had the ... More

PTR 3.3: Patch Notes Updated (Build 10747)

Posted by Amatera on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 - 16 Comments

It’s that time again! The patch notes of have been updated, and even though the PTR servers are down for the moment, I’m sure it won’t be too long before we can get our hands on it. In addition to the usual round of class changes, there are two things worth paying attention to in ... More

PTR 3.3: Valithria Dreamwalker Raid Encounter [Video]

Posted by Amatera on Saturday, October 31st, 2009 - 10 Comments

It’s been a long, long week on the PTR, and the final night of raid testing on the current schedule featured Valithria Dreamwalker, a member of the Green Dragonflight held captive by the Lich King for experimentation and, most likely, a Frostwyrm-style transformation (don’t they already suffer enough from the Emerald Dream?). It’s up to ... More

PTR 3.3: Sindragosa Raid Encounter [Video]

Posted by Amatera on Friday, October 30th, 2009 - 9 Comments

The dreaded frostwyrm Sindragosa was tested on US PTR realms Thursday, and boy was she one stone-cold mamma-jamma! After being nearly incapacitated by Deathwing, thrown halfway across the world, and left for dead by everyone (including her beloved master, Malygos), I’d be more than a little angry, too. And she doesn’t have a problem “expressing ... More

Patch 3.3: LFG Overhaul Detailed

Posted by iTZKooPA on Friday, October 30th, 2009 - 12 Comments

The supposed final content patch for Wrath of the Lich King is bringing us a lot more than just content.  Alongside Icecrown Citadel and its instances are a ton of convenience changes, items that have been sought after by players for years, and new ideas that were announced at BlizzCon 2009.  Blizzard gave us the ... More

Avoidance Tanks, Meet Your New Worst Enemy: Chill of the Throne

Posted by Amatera on Friday, October 30th, 2009 - 15 Comments

You may have read, here or otherwise, about a zone-wide debuff in Icecrown Citadel that causes one or two-percent damage every few seconds to each player in your group. Though the Warcraft community is prone to complaining about any and every change made to the game, no matter how asinine, they were right about this ... More

PTR 3.3: Gunship Battle Raid Encounter [Video]

Posted by Amatera on Thursday, October 29th, 2009 - 14 Comments

Since its announcement at BlizzCon, the Gunship Battle has been my most anticipated fight in Icecrown Citadel aside from the Lich King, himself. I mean, what self-respecting gaming nerd doesn’t like a good airship fight? I count the Final Fantasy series as one of my favorites and few games have featured them more prominently than ... More