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Patch 5.4.2 Hotfixes for January 21st, Iron Skyreaver On Sale at Battle.Net
New Patch 5.4.2 hotfixes were posted tonight. Many Siege of Orgrimmar bosses received nerfs from Flex to Heroic difficulty, and an issue was fixed where damage was calculated incorrectly for some abilities used against targets with more than 75% reduction to damage from armor.
In addition, the
Iron Skyreaver
mount is now available on Battle.net and can be gifted! Check out the
shop page here
.
Click the cut for the complete hotfixes!
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Hearthstone Open Beta is Here
Hearthstone open beta is here! To play, all you have to do is go to
Hearthstone on battle.net
and download the game!
If you're new to Hearthstone,
Hearthhead
can help you out!
Our database features
all cards
(included animated golden ones!),
card mechanics
,
achievements and rewards
,
heroes
, and
daily quests
.
All of our cards come with options to hear their unique sounds!
For Constructed Mode, we have a
deckbuilder
letting you build and save decks for all classes!
For Arena Mode, our
arena practice tool
lets you try out drafting a complete Arena deck, with options to redo your drafts.
We offer a variety of
tooltip options
, including images, golden cards, and customized text tooltips.
Our popular user-created [url=
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Lunar Festival (January 20 - February 3) 2014 Guide
It's time for the first in-game holiday of 2014, the
Lunar Festival
--so everyone break out the fireworks, show a little respect for your
elders
, and come celebrate the (lunar) new year!
The
Lunar Festival
is held every year starting on a date that typically coincides with the Chinese New Year. 2014's Lunar Festival starts on
January 20
and ends on
February 3
. Ancestors of Azeroth are praised and honored by both Horde and Alliance, who then reward players with a special title,
Elder <Name>
, a celebration in Moonglade, and numerous
Coin of Ancestry
that can be used to purchase festive garb, patterns and fireworks!
While there were significant additions and changes in 2012, the
Lunar Festival
for 2013 and 2014 is unchanged.
Honoring Elders
Honoring elders is one of the
main activities
of the festival. In 2012's Lunar Festival, 9 elders have been added in zones new to Cataclysm.
Rewards
F
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Blizzard and Community References in WoW
This guide looks at Blizzard staff and WoW players who have their names referenced in WoW in some form--items, NPCs, quests, locations. We've added some references we've found in WoD's alpha as well!
Did you know the NPCs placating the angry townsfolk in
The Culling of Stratholme
are named after the Customer Service team? Perhaps you've tamed
Ghostcrawler
in Vash'jir, answered Blizzard Historian
Senior Historian Evelyna
's questions on the Timeless Isle, bought battle pets from
Breanni
, or found
Perculia's Peculiar Signet
in Pandaria :)
We're happy to include additional references, but we've deliberately left out some items and details based on privacy concerns and requests.
For previous installments, check out the following:
Pop Culture References in WoW Achievements
Pop Culture Item References: Videos, Movies, and TV
Pop Culture Item References: Comics, Books, Music, and Poetry
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News Roundup: G2A Marketplace, Upcoming Siege of Orgrimmar Nerfs
In today's news roundup, Lead Encounter Designer Watcher posted some upcoming nerfs to
Siege of Orgrimmar
--
Galakras
,
Thok the Bloodthirsty
,
Siegecrafter Blackfuse
, and Paragons of the Klaxxi. These adjustments were made because these bosses felt like too big of a difficulty jump in their current state, and advance notice was given for guilds to aim for the prestige of "pre-nerf" kills.
In other news, our friends at
G2A
, who have graciously provided prizes for past Wowhead contests, have a new feature you may enjoy: the
G2A Marketplace
! You can buy and sell digital content through G2A and make money at the same time--perfect for spare games or loot codes for vanity mounts and pets. Be sure to
check it out at G2A
and don't forget to create your account to get started!
Click the cut to read the Siege of Orgrimmar nerfs!
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New Hearthstone Patch is Live: Patch Notes and Card Balance Philosophy
Hearthstone got a new beta patch today, and you can check out all the updated cards on
Hearthhead
, including animated golden cards! Look for changes on the following cards:
Blizzard has posted updated patch notes covering the card changes, and to shed more light on the decisions that go in to changing cards, Lead Designer Eric Dodds wrote a lengthy blog explaining some of the reasons why cards get changed.
Click the cut for the patch notes and card change blog!
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Iron Skyreaver Mount Available from Blizzard Shop
The
Iron Skyreaver
mount is now available from the in-game Blizzard Shop for $25! An official announcement and Blizzard video were posted to the EU forums.
Edit: It looks like your realm may need a realm restart after yesterday's downtime to see this mount in the store.
Click the image below to view the animations in our 3D Modelviewer!
<div class="detail"><p>Bred for war by brutal Iron Horde beastmasters and girded for battle in black steel and smoldering flame, the monstrous Iron Skyreaver suffers only the most fearsome of masters to ride it. Like a blazing comet foretelling doom and fiery destruction, hurtle down from the heavens upon this epic mount to herald your own campaign of conquest!</p></br>
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News Roundup: Recent Hotfixes, Legendary Questline, PvP Power in Warlords
In today's news, there's a few more PvP and raid hotfixes, as well as Blizzard's thoughts on how the
Mists of Pandaria legendary questline
turned out--they like how people could chase rewards throughout the entire expansion and do so in LFR, but realize that the Valor Point grind in 5.1 was less fun.
It was recently announced that a new PvP Season (
Prideful Gladiator
) was coming in Mists, and there's been some discussion on PvP Power being handled differently in Warlords of Draenor--instead of a flat percentage increase to normal damage/healing in PvP, it could be a bonus amount of your spec's primary stat (Agility, Intellect, or Strength).
Click the cut to read the blue posts!
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Now Hiring: Senior PHP Developer
Want to work with world-class web applications at a company built for gamers by gamers? Are you extremely detail oriented? Do you know how to avoid standing in fire?
If so, we have some good news: we're hiring again at Wowhead!
This time we're looking for a Senior PHP and Front End Developer with experience in developing in a high traffic, high availability environment. This developer will work with our team to help make awesome new features for LolKing, Wowhead, and other ZAM properties. This is a full-time position with benefits. This role has the option of working remotely or working from the ZAM offices in Northern California depending on the candidate's location.
To apply, send your cover letter, resume, salary history, and any other relevant information to
jobs@zam.com
.
Read on for full details!
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Hearthstone Update: Upcoming Changes for 1/13
Blizzard just posted some upcoming changes to Hearthstone cards, specifically
, , , , , , , ,
and
.
It's always interesting to read these Hearthstone change previews because each change is accompanied by an explanation so we understand the design process a bit better.
Click the cut to read about the upcoming changes!
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Pop Culture References in WoW Achievements
We're continuing our series of pop culture references in WoW with a look at achievements! From
Arrested Development
to
Portal
, Blizzard has sampled a variety of popular games, songs, books, movies, and TV shows for achievement names and criteria.
We've previously published two other guides, and have more to come for player references, NPCs, quests, and zones:
Pop Culture Item References: Comics, Books, Music, and Poetry
Pop Culture Item References: Video Games, Movies, and TV
Click the cut to read all the achievements that are pop culture references!
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Patch 5.4.2 Hotfixes: January 10th
Today's hotfixes follow a pattern--for abilities with casting speed debuffs, they reduce the target's casting speed on player targets by 10%, down from 25%. This is the third round of hotfixes this week, following
ability buffs
and
armor buffs
.
Classes
Death Knight
General
Necrotic Strike
now reduces the target's casting speed on player targets by 10% (down from 25%).
Hunter
Hunter Pets
Core Hound
:
now reduces the target's casting speed on player targets by 10% (down from 25%).
Fox
:
now reduces the target's casting speed on player targets by 10% (down from 25%).
Gruffhorn
:
now reduces the target's casting speed on player targets by 10% (down from 25%).
Sporebat
:
now reduces the target's casting speed on player targets by 10% (down from 25%).
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Site Improvements: Zones, Image Sorting, Item Enhancements, Page Browsing
2014 has just started and we've already got some site improvements in place we want to share! We've been tweaking some of our current tools these past few weeks to give you a more user-friendly experience here at Wowhead, ranging from image filters to a new way to browse search results.
For a complete list of site developments, check out our
What's New
page for more details.
Image Sorting
Our popular image galleries for transmog sets, battle pets, and Hearthhead cards can now be sorted! Click on the sort options at the top left of the gallery to check it out.
You can also always view these pages in their traditional layout by clicking on the "Text" tab above the Image Gallery. Items with 3D models also have a special image view--click on the "Gallery" tab to see this alternate view.
Improved Page Browsing
We've added an alternate way to browse search results on Wowhead. If you get a list of results back and don't want to keep returning to that page, you can simply click on an item and then move back and forth between results using the red arrow buttons at the top right. The Up button will take you
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Warlords of Draenor Initial Toybox Details
The toybox is a new feature in Warlords of Draenor letting users
collect vanity items
and store them in a special account-wide collection to free up bag space. The toybox is one of many UI improvements in Warlords of Draenor, which also include a collection tab for heirlooms and no more quest items cluttering up bag space.
The Toybox is still in development but we have some initial questions answered today in a blue post from Rygarius:
Vanity items that are equipped, like
Burgy Blackheart's Handsome Hat
, may be converted into a spell so they can work in the toybox, so you can activate the effect without having to click on the item.
Archaeology
items will be included in the toybox tab.
Several rare items like
Sylvanas' Music Box
may still be character-specific if there's a need for it, but nothing is certain.
Quest items that people hold onto for fun, like
Archmage Vargoth's Staff
, will be looked out for so they won't go away like other generic quest items.
Gear with fun effects is still up in the air--it's recommended not to delete anything you're unsure about.
Click the cut for the full post!
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Talk Azeroth Episode 22: WoD Release Date? Fair Price for a 90?
Olivia returns from her break over the holidays and is in her new studio back in the UK for another episode of Talk Azeroth! This week she's looking at the
announcement of the new PvP season
and what it means for the release date of the expansion, as well as running through the arguments for and against buy-a-90. Then it's on to your viewer questions!
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Patch 5.4.2 Hotfixes: January 8th
Rygarius
Druid
Balance
is now immune to interrupts. The ability still cannot be cast while
Ring of Peace
, this will be corrected in a future patch.
Moonkin Form
now increases the
Druid
's armor by 100% (up from 60%).
Priest
Shadow
now increases the
Priest
's armor by 100% (up from 60%).
Raids, Dungeons, and Scenarios
Dragon Soul
Resolved a situation where the
Claw of Go'rath
was causing players to fall underneath the world.
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PvP Season 15 Announced for Mists of Pandaria
PvP Designer Brian Holinka tweeted that
MoP is getting an additional arena season
, which has led to some speculation on Warlords of Draenor's launch date.
At the
BlizzCon fansite panel
, it was stated that no Patch 5.5 was planned, so if you don't love PvP, you could be in for a long stretch of no new content in Mists of Pandaria. This is a striking change from the very fast patches at the start of MoP and more in line with the long pre-expansion wait during Dragon Soul.
However, Blizzard could have some surprises in store like a mini-raid like Ruby Sanctum or quality-of-life patch like
Patch 5.4.2
with cross-realm mail and Flex raids.
Right now, we're several months into Season 14 and past PvP seasons have all
been over 20 weeks long
. Assuming Season 14 and Season 15 are on the short side, which is very optimistic, that
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Patch 5.4.2 Hotfixes: January 6th
Some hotfixes just went live for
specs that were underperforming
: Elemental Shamans, Frost and Unholy Death Knights, and Hunters. Technical Game Designer Celestalon also acknowledged that
Shadow Priest pure single-target DPS is on the low side
, but overall still perform well, so they were not included in these hotfixes.
Death Knight
Frost
now increases melee attack speed by 45% (up from 30%).
Unholy
Unholy Might
now increases Strength by 35% (up from 25%).
Hunter
General
now increases ranged attack power by 35% (up from 25%).
Talents
Iron Hawk
now increases ranged attack power by 35% (up from 25%).
Shaman
Elemental
now increases spell
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Darkmoon Faire in Town 1/5 - 1/12
The Darkmoon Faire is back in Azeroth today and remains open until the 12th. Some of the fun stuff you can do at the Faire includes:
Picking up
WHEE!
at the Carousel or
Darkmoon Top Hat
to get a 10% bonus to experience and reputation gains.
Killing rare spawns
Moonfang
and
Darkmoon Rabbit
for pets like
Moon Moon
.
Fighting special pet tamer
Jeremy Feasel
for
Darkmoon Eye
.
Earning
Darkmoon Prize Ticket
for a variety of rewards--mounts like
Darkmoon Dancing Bear
, pets like
Darkmoon Monkey
, transmog gear like
Darkmoon Hammer
, and heirlooms.
Completing a variety of quests for profession skillups and tickets like
Talkin' Tonks
.
Fishing up the rare
Darkmoon Fishing Cap
and
Sea Pony
.
Also check out our
Darkmoon Island
zone page to listen to all the unique Faire music, like
MUS_43_DarkmoonFaire_IslandWalk
.
We've put together our
own guide to the Darkmoon Faire
and several users have written great guides as well, which you can find linked on important Darkmoon Faire pages in our database: [url=
http://www.w
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News Roundup: New Hotfixes, Trojan Update, WoW Item Squish and Old Content
Blizzard posted some updates to the
potential Trojan account threat
documented yesterday that attacked users that even had an authenticator.
It's also been said many times at this point, but Blizzard found it worthwhile to explain again that the ability to solo old raids is not going away in Warlords of Draenor with the item squish--while your stats may decrease, the boss abilities will scale down too.
January 3rd Hotfixes
Rygarius
Creatures
Trade Prince Donais now has stats befitting his place as a racial leader.
Raids, Dungeons, and Scenarios
Siege of Orgrimmar
Kor'Kron Barracks/Underhold Nexus
Kor'kron Iron Sentinel, Kor'kron Shredder, and Kor'kron Skullsplitter now deal less damage on Raid Finder difficulty.
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