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PTR Build 10596 Achievement Changes
Hello folks!
We here at Wowhead have been following the PTR buzz and working hard to give you guys the scoop on any new changes and additions that have been made. This latest PTR build (10596) includes changes to several achievements, including some for the
Love is in the Air
event. Also, in addition to exciting new 'Looking for Dungeon' achievements, several challenges for the upcoming Icecrown Citadel have been added in recent builds.
For more detailed information, check in after the break!
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Don't Buy Gold!
Hey everyone! I'm fewyn. Some of you may know me as one of the WoW guys from ZAM or the #wowhead IRC channel, and I'll be cross-posting news from ZAM here to make sure everyone has up to the minute news coverage!
Recently Eyonix made a post stating some reasons why
buying gold is bad
and effects everyone. According to Blizzard, an alarmingly high majority of the gold comes from hacked accounts, and a lot of players these days know at least one person who has been hacked and knows how devastating it can be to a player. A lot of these people have been compromised by either getting keyloggers or using power-leveling services, and then being hacked months later. According to Eyonix, they also make baby murlocs cry.
Blizzard has also created an informational page on this whole subject which you can view
here
.
You can read the original post after the jump.
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[Spoilers] Shadowmourne
Do not read this blog if you do not wish to learn about spoilers!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPQR_BkDDM0
Ladies and gentlemen, more spoilers!
So, apparently the first quest in the Shadowmourne quest-line was obtainable by players upon zoning into the Icecrown Citadel Raid instance on the PTR, and one of the objectives was completable. The first objective of the quest is to obtain Arthas' old mace, Light's Vengeance, from Frostmourne Cavern in Dragonblight. Seems like an easy task, but there's a surprising setback that you
need a few friends to help you out with
can overcome solo if you're an overpowered class. I am excited to see the progress of the Shadowmourne quest-line as it progresses on the PTR, even though I don't play an axe wielding class. This patch just seems to be oozing with lore, and I can't seem to get enough!
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Twitter BlizzChat on Thursday, Oct 22
For all you
Twitter
-fiends, be sure and tune in to a developer chat this Thursday, at 3:00pm PDT!
Ask the questions you always wanted to ask, and get answers directly from the WoW Game Director, and Director of Production. We will most definitely be participating—and while you're at it, you can follow our updates and questions by going to
http://twitter.com/Wowhead
.
If you don't have a Twitter account and have a question you want asked, just let us know here!
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Wowhead Weekly Review (Oct 11 - Oct 17)
Hey there, this is our thirty-second Wowhead Weekly Review!
It is with sadness in our hearts that we say farewell to another member of our team. This time it is Septimus that is leaving us, for the same reasons as MasterOfDisguise (CURSE YOU SCHOOL!!). Farewell Septimus, you were an excellent team member!
So due to our lack of another content writer, if you are interested in working on the team, contact us at rosemount@arideni.com.
DISCLAIMER:
Opinions presented in the Wowhead Weekly Review are not necessarily those of Wowhead.com or its staff members.
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Razer Naga Giveaway!
For those of you who missed it on the front page, we're having a new contest!
Wowhead is giving away a bunch of those sweet new Naga gaming mice from Razer, so if you're looking for the chance to get your hands on one, click on over to the
contest page
and check it out!
For those of you who are unsure about it,
Miyari
got the chance to give one a test run. She's posted a full review of the Naga
here
, so take a look!
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Gear Check: Razer Naga MMO Gaming Mouse + Megasoma Mousing Surface!
Greetings Wowhead denizens! You may remember a few months ago I got my hands on some sweet Razer gaming peripherals and was able to give them a go and
share my opinions
with the rest of you. Back then we were looking at the
Razer Lycosa Gaming Keyboard
, the
Razer DeathAdder Gaming Mouse
, and the
Razer Destructor Precision Gaming Surface
. I enjoyed using all of the products, and still use the Lycosa and Destructor to this day - anyone who has caught me on Team Fortress 2 or in our #Wowhead IRC channel has probably heard my blathering on about how much I love my Lycosa. Razer's new additions are no exception to the quality and performance I have come to expect from their products. Their latest offerings include the
Razer Megasoma™ Professional Gaming Mouse Mat
, a sleek, hybrid silicon mousepad that combines the best of both worlds and (most importantly) Razer'
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Hallow's End Achievements Bug
Just picked this up from the official forums. Watch out, all you achievement mavens!
We are currently experiencing an issue with the Hallow's End candy buckets that is affecting the Trick or Treat Achievements for this event. Certain candy buckets in Northrend, once looted, are preventing characters from looting some of the Candy Buckets required for the Trick or Treats of Eastern Kingdoms, Kalimdor and Outlands. The current way to work around this is to get the candy buckets from Eastern Kingdoms, Kalimdor, and Outland before doing any in Northrend.
Note, doing the Achievements first will prevent some of the Northrend Candy Buckets from being intractable.
We are actively working on a resolution for this and will provide more information when it is available.
Source:
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=20566358390&sid=1
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Hallow's End 2009 (Oct 18 - Oct 31) - Quest Guide + Information!
It's that time again folks—time to dress up in a ridiculous costume, and go score some treats! It's
Hallow's End
!
Hallow's End
runs from
October 18 - October 31
and can be celebrated in any major city or inn!
Check out our extensive guide after the break!
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New Dungeon/Raid Maps on the PTR!
Hey there, folks! Our crafty cartographers have uncovered some new and updated dungeon/raid maps from the latest PTR build—and of course, we wouldn't dream of unearthing such a discovery without sharing it with you all!
We've made a convenient list of maps, in full detail, here in this post. Come and check them out after the break—including not only the
Icecrown Citadel
dungeons and raid maps, but also the new wing in
Vault of Archavon
, and the expanded
Utgarde Pinnacle
!
Come check them out after the break!
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Another PTR Build, Another Batch of Icons!
More icon-y goodness! PTR build 10596 has landed and we've snagged some sweet new icons that should (hopefully) soon be attached to some equally as sweet items! Today we've got what appear to be more tier armor icons, a new trinket icon, and an icon for what may be a new quality of enchanting shard!
We found
59
new icons in the current PTR build!
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[Spoilers] The Fate of the Lich King
Do not read this blog if you do not wish to learn about spoilers!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik3BX-VjZfw
So apparently some kind people found out what happens to the Lich King at the end. Or almost. If you follow the YouTube link at the beginning of my (short) blog, you will see an animation of him as he appears at the end of the Icecrown Citadel. I won't reveal anything about the animation in this section, but you can check it out and read a little about it after the break.
And just a few things before we start the comment-off - just facts we know as official Lore. Arthas and Ner'zhul do not exist as separate people/spirits/souls. There is only the Lich King. The LK shares his two "creators" memories and a small number of their emotions and goals, but that's it. Do not think of him as "Arthas" or "Ner'zhul", because the differences are more than the similarities. And if you go back to the Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne cinematic, where Arthas merges with Ner'zhul, you will notice that the "
Now we are one!
" phrase doesn't c
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3D Models for Build 10596!
We're back again with more amazing, animated 3D models which were added on the latest PTR build (10596)!
As you may already know, we recently updated our
model viewer
tool to give you guys a sneak peek at detailed models and animations for the latest items, NPCs and more!
You also may have seen
our previous posts
, in which we showed off some snazzy new PTR model finds! Well, this time we've uncovered even more cool stuff, which you guys and gals can view in full 3D glory after the break!
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New PTR Build (10596): Patch Notes Updated!
Blizzard has been pumping out the awesome in overdrive as
PTR Build 10596
is now available for testing!
The
3.3 Patch Notes
have once again been updated, with some significantly notable changes including new glyphs, amazing reputation changes, and more! This build also marks a monumental change in game mechanics, as Blizzard has implemented glyphs that modify the speed at which certain healing-over-time and damage-over-time spells "tick." I know
I'm
excited to try it out! Check out the changes in the new PTR build after the break!
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New ZAM Video Series: The BFF Report
So those of you who follow WoW videos on
YouTube
or on
Warcraftmovies.com
may be familiar with the work of Mr. Mike B., aka
Fony
. He's the creator of the presumptuously named "
Greatest Twink Video Ever
" series, as well as the "
Completely Unbiased Aion Reviews
" that have been floating around YouTube for a while.
Well, Fony has hooked up with our friends over at
ZAM
, to produce a new web series called the
BFF Report
! He's going to be turning his eye toward reviewing some of the other MMOs out there.
The video page is here:
http://www.zam.com/bffreport.html
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Alienware Giveaway on ZAM
So anybody out there need a new computer?
ZAM.com
is hosting a contest right now, and they're giving away an Alienware Aurora Desktop PC, as well as a big pile of swag from Bigfoot Networks (who make the Killer Network cards we've given away in a
previous contest
) and throwing a few copies of
Aion
into the mix!
Head on over to the
entry page
to sign up!
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3D Models for Build 10571!
So there's a new build on the PTRs, and that means more new models! We're planning on making this a regular thing when a new PTR build hits, and updating the
Blog
with new model data every time there's a new build.
We'll also be updating the
model viewer
to show thumbnails, and a bunch of other cool stuff, so keep checking back. I'm also putting together a post with all the T10 stuff for you to try on your own characters, but In the meantime, join us after the break for some juicy new 3D goodness!
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New PTR Build (10571): Patch Notes Updated!
Build 10571 is now on the PTRs!
The
Patch Notes
have been updated—a lot of interesting changes this time. Keep an eye out for the New! tag to find the things that have been added or changed. Some VERY interesting changes this time—hopefully a few we can use to make the database even better.
Edit
: We've added all the new loading screens!
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Attack of the Icons
OH GOD, THE ICONS ARE COMING! EVERYONE GET DOWN!
A new PTR build means new icons, so everyone hold onto your hats—here we go!
We found
8
new icons in the current PTR build.
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Forge of Souls Impressions
So it took me a good few days to find some time to test the new 5-man introduced in the latest PTR build. Yep, I am talking about the Forge of Souls, the first wing of the Frozen Halls, which is the composite name of all 3 5-mans in the Icecrown Citadel. Story-wise it is the first section of the Frozen Halls you are going to enter, so I am going to spend a little time talking about the story behind those three dungeons.
Yep, after the break :D
Oh, and let me tell you something. Instance full of creepy flying skulls that seem to be laughing at you while floating around playfully is one of the creepiest things I have ever seen in the game.
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