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PTR 3.3: Patch Notes Updated 11/09

Monday, November 9th, 2009 - 5 Comments

This update’s a teeny-tiny little one, honestly without a whole lot to talk about. Paladin’s continue to get changes to their Lay on Hands spell, which you may or may not have seen Blizzard waffling about on the official forums. The latest version of the ... More

Leeeeeeeeeeeeeroy!!! 15k DPS?!!

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 - 11 Comments

After another drunken night of slaughtering Coren Direbrew repeatedly for his phat lootz and Brewfest tokenz, I thought it was time for something a little different. Up in the higher reaches of Blackrock Mountain rests more fun to be had (and a bit of a ... More

Blue Stew 9/22/09: The White Magic User’s Burden

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009 - 7 Comments

Blue Stew is a semi-regular column bringing you a delicious concoction of developer news, thoughts, and opinions straight from the boiling pot that is the official World of Warcraft forums. The highlights of each day include additional commentary by Project Lore staff. How Do You Separate ... More

ToC, Other Hotfixes for 9/8/09

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 - 9 Comments

Maintenance day is always a good time for implementing hotfixes and this one is no exception. Several tweaks and (dare I say it) “nerfs” to Heroic Trial of the Crusader have been deployed onto servers, amongst other things. Here is a run-down of the changes: Northrend ... More

Nerf the Iron Concourse!

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009 - 19 Comments

It pains me to say it, but after several months of dutifully raiding Ulduar, one of the coolest aspects of the dungeon just isn’t the bee’s knees anymore. I’m talking about the Iron Concourse, that long stretch of dark iron dwarf-infested land that sits between ... More

Death Knight Changes in Patch 3.2

Friday, June 19th, 2009 - 62 Comments

In the upcoming patch, death knights will be the only class to receive a talent point refund because, once again, they are getting an overhaul. Some of these changes are nerfs, some are buffs and others are redesigns of how the spells and abilities function. ... More

Jewelcrafting Nerf: Dragon’s Eyes Will No Longer Be Prismatic

Friday, May 22nd, 2009 - 30 Comments

This news makes me a sad panda. Currently, Jewelcrafters are able to cut Dragon’s Eyes for themselves which give higher stats than any other currently available gems. For example a Bright Dragon’s Eye gives +54 attack power, 22 more than the Bright Scarlet Ruby. With ... More

Incoming Ulduar Nerfs

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 - 55 Comments

One of the major pieces of content from the latest major content patch was Ulduar, the new raid instance. Many people are exploring the instance and killing the bosses inside. Many people are also dying inside Ulduar… a lot. Blizzard has decided that people are ... More

Pure Class DPS vs. Hybrid Class DPS

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 - 79 Comments

Ghostcrawler made an interesting comment on the official forums the other day which has sparked lots of conversation lately. In a thread discussing DPS among the different classes. He states: Our logic is actually pretty simple. If hybrid classes can do the same dps as pure ... More

Hunters Getting Nerfed, DKs Getting It Both Ways & Mages Getting Buffed

Thursday, December 11th, 2008 - 52 Comments

Mages, Death Knights and Hunters definitely need to be aware of Ghostcrawler’s most recent posts. The face of the forums has tore it up over the last two days, announcing changes to all three classes that are sure to upset some, but will having ... More