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Day of the Dead 2009 (Nov 1 - Nov 2) - Quest Guide + Information!
Fresh on the heels of the
Hallow's End
event begins the
Day of the Dead
(or
Dia de los Muertos
) event in World of Warcraft.
This event is a memorial holiday in which we celebrate the honor and memory of those who have passed on. They make a spiritual return to our lands, which we prepare with food and festivities, for only two days:
November 1
-
2
. The holiday is a
minor
in-game event, similar to
Pirate's Day
or the
Harvest Festival
, but it's pretty interesting regardless!
Everything you need to know about this world event can be found after the break.
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New Holiday: Day of the Dead
Coming soon is the short 2-day holiday known as Day of the Dead which takes place this Sunday and Monday. The Holiday is based around the real world
Day of the Dead
where family members get together and remember those who have passed on.
There are a few rewards for this event, including a Macabre Marionette, which is a small pet that looks like a skeleton wearing a sombrero and holding a pair of maracas. This pet can only be used during the Day of the Dead event and cannot be learned or kept. One achievement is also available:
Dead Man's Party
.
You can read more on the event after the jump!
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Official Preview of Quel'Delar, the Sister Blade
In anticipation of patch 3.3, Blizzard has posted
the lore
surrounding
Quel'Delar
, the sister blade of
Quel'Serrar
. The articles focuses on the history of the weapon, from its creation at the hands of the Dragon Aspects and night elves to its destruction at the hands of Queen Lana'thel.
Actually, destruction is too harsh a word. Quel'Delar was shattered, and players will be able to embark on an epic quest in patch 3.3 to find the pieces and reforge it. According to the post, "several classes can use Quel'Delar, and the sword can fit several different play styles. For any class that is unable to wield it, however, the Sunreaver blood elves and the Silver Covenant high elves will gladly take this relic of their history in exchange for a usable weapon."
Source:
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/underdev/3p3/queldelar.xml
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BlizzCast Episode 11!
Zarhym has just posted a link to the new BlizzCast!
Episode 11 is now available for streaming or download on the official site.
Head on over
and check it out!
In our eleventh episode of BlizzCast, we have a roundtable discussion with members of the community team to recap the major happenings, announcements, and other highlights of this year’s BlizzCon. Join our discussion as we relive some of our favorite moments from the show.
http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/community/blizzcast/archive/episode11.html
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BFF Report Episode 3
Episode three of the
BFF Report
is now available for viewing!
This week, Fony continues his series on
Champions Online
, touching on Retconning (it's not just like respeccing, we swear), travel powers, and even reading some viewer feedback mail—with a surprising twist!
Check it out here:
http://www.zam.com/bffreport.html?bffreport=03
Enjoy!
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Icecrown Citadel Debuff Will Lower Players' Dodge Chance by 20%
Daelo just
announced
on the official forums that a spell called
Chill of the Throne
will be in effect for
all players in Icecrown Citadel
that "will allow mobs to ignore 20% of the dodge chance of their melee targets."
Why would Blizzard do this? It looks like tank avoidance has grown so high that a hard-hitting melee boss can take down a raid tank in a few hits if the blows aren't avoided. Chill of the Throne will give the dev team "a bit of breathing room" while they look at ways to keep tank avoidance from growing so high in the future. Presumably, the overall damage will be reduced to compensate—meaning the damage will be similar overall, but less spiky.
Just to be clear about what the spell does, I'll use Daelo's example: "if a raid's main tank had 30% dodge normally, in Icecrown Citadel they will effectively have 10%." Chill of the Throne should be up on the PTR soon so you can check out the effects. What are your preliminary thoughts on the spell?
Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street [url=
http://forums.worldofwarc
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Disenchanting in Dungeons in Patch 3.3
In addition to the
3.3 Dungeon System Preview
Blizzard posted earlier, they've also elaborated a little bit on how the new
disenchanting system
works.
This should alleviate enchanters of having to pick up the items and then later on having everyone roll for them at the end of dungeons. Along with this comes the cross-realm-instance Dungeon System that will have a few restrictions on trading, so the only way to pass out enchanting materials from a Disenchanted item will be through the new roll disenchant system.
You can read the original post and more information on this feature after the jump.
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3.3 Dungeon System Preview
In the upcoming 3.3 content patch the current
Looking For Group
system is getting a much needed overhaul with many new features and even some rewards (such as a pet) too!
There are some great features planned, such as the ability to join as a group or go solo, Cross-realm instances, and the ability to be teleported to the instances similiar to how it is done in battlegrounds currently. One of the features that looks really promising is the daily random dungeons, which will pick a random dungeon (heroic or normal) and if you defeat the final boss you will receive either 2
Emblem of Frost
on heroic mode or 2
Emblem of Triumph
on normal mode.
More on the dungeon system after the jump.
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Blood Queen Lana'thel Unveiled (in 3D!)
Another quick post spotlighting a few new 3D models which were added on the latest PTR build (10712) - including the beautiful (but deadly)
Blood Queen Lana'thel
!
Lana'thel, Blood Queen of the San'layn, was once a blood elf in service of Kael'thas. She was killed and corrupted by the Lich King, and players will soon encounter her in the upcoming Icecrown raid.
You can see this amazing new model as well as some new
faction-specific loot chests
after the break, and be sure to check out
our previous posts
featuring all sorts of new 3D models that we have discovered on the PTR!
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3.3 PTR Patch Notes Updated! New LFD/LFR Details!
Fresh in the light of the new
Paid Race Change
feature on live servers, Blizzard have updated their PTR patch notes (which included the inevitable nerf to
Will of the Forsaken
). This just in - human racials still overpowered! :D
The
3.3 Patch Notes
have been updated, this time with some
major
changes to the Looking For Dungeon / Looking For Raid system along wth a few minor changes (oh, did I mention a
Will of the Forsaken
nerf?). Also, we'll finally be able to get that
Perky Pug
pet! Check out the changes in the new PTR build after the break!
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Paid Race Change Now Available
The
Paid Race Change
service promised by Blizzard several months ago after the implementation of the Paid Faction Change service is finally here.
You can read more on the service after the jump.
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Wowhead: About Us and Unrated Comments
If you're paying close attention, you may have caught some of the little updates around here lately, but for those who haven't I thought I'd take a moment to point them out!
Updated About Us Page
We've made a big update to the
About Us
page. Changes include:
Updated staffer profiles
Updated Wowhead history
Addition of
alayton
and
Noxychu
to the team
New profile images (created by
Noxychu
, of course)
Call to Arms: New Unrated Comments Page!
Check out the
Unrated Comments
page, a new tool that can be accessed through the Database menu. This page lets you cycle through all the comments on the site that
don't
have a rating yet, starting with the oldest ones.
Unrated comments are something we'd like to avoid—poor/redundant comments should be removed from the site, and insightful/funny comments should be rated up
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3D Models for Build 10676!
Just a quick post spotlighting a few new 3D models which were added on the latest PTR build (10676)!
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! Once again we have some more interesting additions, which you guys and gals can view in full 3D glory after the break!
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New Icons From PTR Build 10676!
Icons icons icons! PTR build 10676 has landed and we've snagged some sweet new icons for you guys! Today we've got some more tier items icons and some amazing boss / dungeon wing achievement icons. Saurfang - oh no!
We found
34
new icons in the current PTR build!
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Wowhead Weekly Review (Oct 18 - Oct 24)
Hey there, and welcome to the thirty-third Wowhead Weekly Review! In this latest edition we have the usual news one would expect as we get closer to patch 3.3—we've got new icons, achievements, patch notes, and model files! Read on after the break for more details!
Also, please welcome
TheAshenVerdict
, whom we have recruited as content writer for summarizing treads - hopefully you like them.
We also have updated the WWR with new formatting. Thanks to ArgentSun for his adivce!
DISCLAIMER:
Opinions presented in the Wowhead Weekly Review are not necessarily those of Wowhead.com or its staff members.
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Northrend's New Kalu'ak Fishing Derby!
Slorkuz just posted details on the new Kalu'ak Fishing Derby I mentioned
last week
. The new event will test your skill and also require you to be rather lucky. Every Wednesday at 8 PM players can attempt to catch the rare Blacktip Shark. Elder Clearwater will be waiting for one hour in Dalaran for the first person to bring the shark to him. You will be rewarded for the trouble if you do.
More info on the Derby (including the
new heirloom item
!) is located after the jump.
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Patch 3.3 Guide!
The crew over here have been working very hard on putting together a complete
guide to patch 3.3
!
http://www.wowhead.com/?guide=3.3
If you have any questions whatsoever about Patch 3.3, this guide will answer them for you. All the information you need is condensed into one handy package—new
dungeons and raids
, new
quests
, new
gear
,
patch notes
,
UI updates
, and
more
! We'll be updating the guide constantly as new information becomes available, so keep checking back whenever you have a question!
Special thanks to
Miyari
, and
especially
to
ArgentSun
, who really went above and beyond the call of duty to put this together!
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BFF Report Episode 2
So the first episode of the
BFF Report
seems like it went over well, so I thought I'd take a moment to point out that the second video in the series is now up!
If you're interested, you can watch the video over on ZAM. The page is here:
http://www.zam.com/bffreport.html?bffreport=02
Enjoy!
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Oct 22 #BlizzChat Developer Chat Transcript
It looks like the
#BlizzChat
on Twitter is complete!
Tom Chilton and J. Allen Brack answered about 38 questions over a one hour period. I must admit I was hoping for a bit more in the way of exclusive or new info, but it's still a good primer for people who want info about the upcoming content. More interesting to me was the actual questions that were asked. It's a very interesting cross-section of the WoW community.
The forum thread with the questions and answers is here:
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=20677768276
Don't forget you can always follow
Wowhead on Twitter
as well!
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Tier 10 Armor Sets in 3D!
Ladies and gentlemen, I am proud to present to you the full listing of all Tier 10 gear (as far as we know, shamans are still missing) in 3D!
We've been diligently working on our
model viewer
, making upgrades and finding new models to post! Please remember that you can view these both in Flash and in Java, in case there are texture errors in one viewer or the other. Also, don't forget to use the dropdowns to view them on different races and genders!
Please bear mind that these are not final. Blizzard is still working on these, and they may change before the final version goes live.
The official sets and the alternate color schemes are all included after the break! Be sure and
leave your feedback
in the comments, so Blizzard knows what you think!
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