PTR 3.3: Patch Notes Update 11/17 (Build 10835)

Posted by Amatera on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 - 7 Comments

A new round of changes to go with the next week of testing! Perhaps the most important of the bunch are those relating to the way Rogue poisons work. We brought a potential problem to your attention last week, which involved an add-on allowing Rogues to weapon-swap (and thus poison-swap) on the fly. This was supposed ... More

3.3: More Official Tier 10 Previews

Posted by Amatera on Friday, November 6th, 2009 - 17 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 - 5 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

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

How To Join A Raiding Guild Part 2: Gaining Experience And Gearing Up

Posted by Amatera on Friday, September 18th, 2009 - 5 Comments

So, have you found a guild to join yet? If that’s the case, then you might be wondering how to make yourself a bit more attractive to the guild leader and/or recruitment officers. Of course, there are several ways to do this. I mentioned yesterday that applying for a guild is a lot like applying ... 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

BlizzCon 2009: Morning Panels

Posted by Heartbourne on Saturday, August 22nd, 2009 - 12 Comments

Welcome to day 2 of Project Lore’s Blizzcon coverage! Unfortunately, the WoW panels this morning were not featured on the live stream, so we were unable to report on them live. However, here are some of the highlights from the panels: WoW Q&A: There will be more class-related hubs like Moonglade in Cataclysm, and it will be ... More