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Best Deals Anywhere: Introducing the Wowhead Store!
Ladies and gentlemen, introducing the
Wowhead Store
!
http://store.wowhead.com
Not only do you have access to some awesome
Wowhead swag
, including T-shirts, hoodies, and mousepads—but you can also buy
gaming accessories
,
WoW collectibles
,
guides
, and more!
And to top it all off—shopping here at the Wowhead Store earns you
Wowhead Rewards Points
, which you can save up and use to buy Wowhead gear!
Head on over to the store, boys and girls, and start browsing! You never know what you'll find...
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It's Coming - 11/25?
Today Blizzard posted an interesting tweet on the
@Warcraft
Twitter page. It was just a simple message with an image saying something is coming 11/25 with a picture (shown on the right).
http://twitpic.com/qnuh5
- It’s Coming - 11/25
What could this all mean? It's just a few days away and we'll see but it won't hurt to speculate a little. Let's hear your thoughts, hm?
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Mr. T Commercial #2 - Mohawk Scan
As
we predicted
, the second commercial features Mr. T again!
I'm not sure to what extent people are still even interested in these—we are just blogging their COMMERCIALS, after all—but for those of you who want to watch it, you can see the
new ad
here after the jump. :)
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WoW's Fifth Anniversary Celebration Has Started!
That's right, folks. We're now up to
five years
of World of Warcraft, and the long-awaited
Onyxian Whelpling
has finally arrived!
Now is your chance to get the pet and earn the
WoW's 5th Anniversary
achievement as soon as you log in.
You should be able to claim the pet and achievement throughout this week, though, so those of you who may not be able to log in during November 22nd shouldn't worry!
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Pilgrim's Bounty 2009 (Nov 22 - Nov 28) - Quest Guide + Information!
Pilgrim's Bounty
runs from
November 22
to
November 28
. It's time to reflect on your journeys and good fortune, share plentiful food, and stories with friends. You can partake in wonderful Pilgrim's Bounty feasts near major towns by sitting at a Bountiful Table and enjoying the foods you find there.
What's in store for you this year? Completing all the achievements will reward you with a
companion pet
and a title. You'll also get five new Cooking recipes in the process, as well as a few other goodies. Fun guaranteed!
Check out our extensive guide after the break!
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New Icecrown Citadel Bosstiary for 5-Man Dungeons
Blizzard has also posted a brand new
Bosstiary
!
It's a handy set of maps, with interesting little lore tidbits with each boss. No screenshots yet, though, and nothing for the raid instance. Hopefully that stuff is coming soon, eh?
They say that knowledge can be a greater boon than even the most powerful spells, or armor, or weapons. The battles that lie ahead beyond the gates of Icecrown will test your mettle like none before, and you will need all the help you can get. So arm yourself with knowledge, and discover the truth about the dangers that await you within the Frozen Halls in our new Icecrown Dungeon Bosstiary:
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/underdev/3p3/dungeon-bosstiary.html
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Official Interview About Icecrown Citadel
Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street and Cory Stockton decided to take some time to sit down and speak about Icecrown Citadel and their design process behind the raid and dungeon encounters. They talk about the lessons they have learned from past tiers of content and how they are looking forward.
Read on after the break for the whole interview.
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3.3 More Than a Month Away?
According to a post by Datth (one of the official technical support posters), Patch 3.3 is more than one month away. This would put it at the end of December most likely the 29th or even early January.
Hi Alisperis,
We only provide mirror links for full client patches. Background downloads do not count. You have around 1+ month to download this file so we're not really worried about your speed. :)
As there is no official date posted and Blizzard usually doesn't even come close to mentioning them take this with a grain of salt.
But be sure to expect 3.3 sometime Soon™.
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BFF Report Episode 6—Pit of Saron
Episode six of the
BFF Report
is now available for viewing!
This week, Fony delves into the
Pit of Saron
, as well as parts of the Gunship Battle! I'm really enjoying this guy's perspective, both as a long time WoW player AND as a relative newbie to high end content.
Check out the
video
after the break!
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Blizzard Shop Talk
Blizzard has posted the latest edition of their "Shop Talk" feature on the forums, and included in it is some information on the upcoming 5 year anniversary celebration. Apparently the
Onyxian Whelpling
pet will actually be available to anyone who logs in the entire week of the anniversary—but only to the characters you actually log in on.
Read this info, as well as a number of other interesting links, after the jump!
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New Sham-tastic Icons From PTR Build (10835)!
Just a quick update - we've recently updated the site to add new icons found in the latest PTR build (10835)! This update includes icons for the
Shaman Tier 10
armor sets! Remember, you can check out the new
Tier 10 Armor Sets
in our
Patch 3.3 Guide
- which will be updated soon to feature all of the wonderful
new items
we've found!
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Tier 9 Compendium
Icecrown Citadel knocks on the door, Arthas is likely getting dressed like Santa, and a new Tier set is coming out. Looking at the names of the sets, they don't seem anything
special
- so I thought* it's probably a good idea to post some extensive explanation about the
last
Tier. Why? Because it is actually interesting from a Lore perspective.
Remember, back when Tier 9 was released, how a lot of people were excited about Alliance and Horde not only having different sets, but having those sets named after famous members of the respective faction and class? I don't know about you, but I was really excited to be a part of the lore on that level. And because of this inspiration, this blog was born - a compilation of relatively short summaries of all those heroes' and villains' stories. Read on!
*Not really. Read the note after the break.
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Shadowmourne!
Shadowmourne
For real.
Want to know how to get it? See
here
.
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Icecrown Raid Access Progression Revealed!
Lead Encounter Designer Daelo has published a lengthy post on the official forums that outlines Blizzard's plans for
access progression
in the Icecrown Citadel raid. The citadel will be broken up into four sections, and all of them won't immediately be available when
patch 3.3
goes live.
We believe a staggered release of the content will allow players to experience Icecrown Citadel at a sustainable, measured, and ultimately more enjoyable pace.
Here's a list of the noteworthy points Daelo mentions in his post:
The Lower Spire will be the only section that is available initially.
Plagueworks will open several weeks later, followed by the Crimson Hall and Frostwing Halls.
Players may not attempt the Heroic 10/25-player encounters until they defeat the Lich King in the Normal 10/25-player encounters.
The Lich King may not be attempted until Professor Putricide, Blood-Queen Lana'thel, and Sindragosa are defeated
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Official Shadowmourne Preview!
Blizzard has posted a preview of
Shadowmourne
on the official website! It's got some awesome screenshots and some interesting lore info.
You may also be interested in checking out Shadowmourne's
proc
.
The official Shadowmourne preview is right after the break!
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Blue Pugs Round 3!
That's right, you get a third opportunity to go PUGging with a blue poster!
This one is
Wednesday, November 18th, at 4:00PM PST.
Since our first two tests went so well, we’d like to invite everyone out again for round 3! Come join the fun on the PTR and instead of getting the PUG blues, you could end up grouped with a blue. Members of the Development Team (including the encounter designers themselves), the QA team, and the Community Team will be on the PTR to test out the new dungeon system and want you to come join in the fun.
To have a chance to group up with one of us, just queue up for a random heroic through the Dungeon tool. We will be playing both Alliance and Horde and since the Dungeon tool allows players to group cross-server, it doesn’t matter which of the two PTR realms you join from.
Join us Wednesday 11/18/09 at 4:00pm PST.
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A Hint At Even More Mr. T Commercials?
After poking around the
official site
for the
new advertising campaign
, we have found hints that the next 2 commercials released might be involving most excellent Mr. T.
Below are what might be the images for the next 2 commercials. You might be able to gleam an idea of what they might be about!
Commercials
Nov 16
Nov 22 (speculated)
Nov 29 (speculated)
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Mr. T Commercial #1 - Mohawk Grenade
The Night Elf Mohawk himself has infiltrated the game to hand out
Mohawk Grenades
to anyone who wants to pity a fool. Along with this comes a new ad campaign with new commercials featuring Mr. T himself.
Get Your Own Mohawk Grenade!
Night Elf Mohawks can be found outside of every starter zone, such as the Northshire Abbey in
Elwynn Forest
and Deathknell in
Tirisfal Glades
. Each Mohawk Grenade lasts 1 day and when used on an unexpecting player grants them the
Mohawked!
buff which lasts for 60 minutes and gives the player the face of a Night Elf Mohawk. Even after using them all up the Night Elf Mohawks will gladly give you more! An official F.A.Q. on the grenades has also been setup
here
.
You can watch the
commercial
and read the original post about this after the jump!
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Did Somebody Say My Name?
2 years ago
A little while ago, the very talented Keydar from
Dark Legacy Comics
created a fine piece of art.
Since we did not have a blog to post about it at the time, we felt like we would share it again for everyone to enjoy!
http://www.darklegacycomics.com/105.html
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New Items in Patch 3.3!
We've made some updates to the
New Items
page! You can now conveniently see all of the items we've gathered from the PTRs, neatly sorted by item level. It displays a tab for each major item level tier, and allows you to filter the results to your heart's content.
You can filter globally using the quick search box, or on a per-column basis by right-clicking them. Remember that not all of these items have drop data yet. This will come in time, but we need your help—so be sure to send us your
cache files
, and be sure to run the
Wowhead Client
on your PTR installation of WoW!
Go check out the list, and keep checking back—you might just find something no one else has caught yet...
http://ptr.wowhead.com/?new-items=3.3
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