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
Dungeons and Raids: Keep All That Strategy Straight
Posted by pixiestixy on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 - 6 Comments
The first few times I ran Vault of Archavon, I was lost. It was my first real foray into 10-man content, and I was trying to keep Archavon, Emalon and Koralon straight. Which one overcharged adds? Which cast a nasty fire that you had to get out of immediately? Is it Lightning Nova or Chain ... 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
Switching Guilds: Hard to Say Goodbye
Posted by pixiestixy on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 - 8 Comments
50 DKP minus if you don’t get the reference. It’s hard not to get attached to guild mates when you spend hours on end online with them working though complex strategies and making friendly jokes at their expense. On top of that, add on real-life friendships with said guildies and you’ve got one heck of a ... More
Wishful Thinking: A Truly Random Dungeon
Posted by Amatera on Monday, November 16th, 2009 - 17 Comments
In addition to World of Warcraft, I’ve found myself playing a couple of “loot whore” games lately, and they’ve got me thinking about the balance between static and continually-generated end-game content. These sorts of things can be important when considering how entertained or bored your players are going to be when they reach a certain ... 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
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
