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
Blizzcon 2009: All About the Goblins
Posted by Heartbourne on Friday, August 21st, 2009 - 17 Comments
The Goblins of Kezan are the newest addition to the Horde. The Steamwheedle Cartel remains neutral, but this specific faction of goblins have joined the Horde out of necessity. Their homeland has heavily affected by the Cataclysm, and Mount Kajaro has become a dangerous volcano. The Goblins were originally enslaved by trolls to mine from the ... More
Possible New Class/Race Combinations
Posted by Heartbourne on Friday, August 14th, 2009 - 88 Comments
Patch 3.2.2 has hit the PTR, and there is some surprising new data that has been data-mined. It appears that there are a bunch of new race/class combination, though it is unclear if these will actually be playable. It may just be for NPCs. The list is as follows: Human Hunter Orc Mage Night Elf Mage Blood Elf Warrior Dwarf Shaman Undead ... More
Proverb: Druids of the Sun?
Posted by Heartbourne on Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 - 42 Comments
Proverb is a column discussing the lore of Warcraft. Comment and let us know what you would like to see in future columns! Many lore-minded players have likely heard about the new Druid quest in patch 3.2 for Horde players. It starts in Dalaran, and it involves a badly injured warrior by the name of Aponi ... More
MMO-Champion Previews Season 7 Arena Sets
Posted by Juggynaut on Monday, July 13th, 2009 - 24 Comments
The PTR datafiles have once again been mined in order to give us a preview of what the newest Arena season has to offer. MMO-Champion has posted screenshots of the latest armor sets available to the top Arena competitors next season, and I have to say, most of it is pretty good looking. In fact, ... More
New Changes in the Latest 3.2 Patch Notes
Posted by Juggynaut on Friday, July 10th, 2009 - 30 Comments
Blizzard just updated the PTR patch notes to include some changes made in the lastest build of their latest patch, 3.2. Included are some minor but extremely welcomed changes to my class of choice along with a few of the lesser classes. Following are the changes from the previous version of the notes from MMO-Champion: Arenas Beginning ... More
Out of the Comfort Zone and Into the Arena
Posted by Juggynaut on Thursday, July 9th, 2009 - 20 Comments
I’m not much of a PvPer. Sure, I play on a PvP realm. I hate the Horde (or Alliance, depending on which character I’m playing). I dabbled in battlegrounds. But in MMOs in general, I have never really gotten into the Player vs Player aspects of the game as much as I have the PvE ... More
Shamans Get Totem Hotbar And More in 3.2
Posted by Amatera on Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 - 18 Comments
Content patches often bring class changes of the raw number variety, but rarely do we see mechanics almost completely reinvented. Shamans’ lives are about to get a whole lot easier, as Blizzard intends to give them their very own hotbar for totems! The new bar will hang just over the left side of your core action ... More
Val’anyr, the Hammer of the Ancient Kings Is For Hunters
Posted by iTZKooPA on Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 - 19 Comments
I kid, I kid. If there is one thing in a guild that can cause drama, it is who gets the privilege - that’s what it is after all - of wielding the first copy of a Legendary item. The fact that Val’anyr is another “crafted” orange makes it that much more exclusive, thanks to ... More
Val’anyr’s Proc Mechanics Revealed
Posted by Juggynaut on Monday, May 4th, 2009 - 20 Comments
The stats on Val’anyr, the new legenary healing mace that is obtainable in Ulduar, were revealed a little while ago, but the special proc that is on the mace has been a bit of a mystery since its tooltip was discovered. Ferraro over at Paladin Schmaladin has been posting over the past few weeks about ... More
