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by Boubouille on May 09, 2008, 09:17:24 AM This post will be updated multiple times, stay tunedLatest updates12:30 CEST - Added the Curse.com WotLK Preview and Curse.com Tigole/Kalgan interview. Also added the Death Knight Skills from them to the compilation. The layout of the news was changed slightly to make it more readable, another media update is on the way. Wrath of the Lich King PreviewAt the beginning of the week, multiple websites have been invited to the Blizzard HQ for a presentation of WotLK, we'll probably see tons of screenshots and some useful information released today. SourcesYou should really check the following site, the interviews and articles are really interesting. Wrath of the Lich King Preview on Curse.comTigole and Kalgan Interview on Curse.comWrath of the Lich King Preview on Gamespy.comJudgehype.com for Screenshots and Video Information summaryDeath Knights- All players with a level 55 character will be able to create one Death Knight per realm, per account. (Gamespy.com)
- Blizzard's designers decided to start the class with a full complement of abilities right off the bat, figuring that any player that has advanced a character to level 55 would be able to learn to handle the new class with minimal difficulty. (Gamespy.com)
- Death Knights will have a summonable Skeletal Deatcharger Mount. (Gamespy.com)
- Death Knights aren't using Mana or Energy, the runes are their primary source of power and are slotted into their "blade," which lies underneath their health bar as a visual indicator of what resources are available to the player at any given moment. (Gamespy.com)
- Spent runes automatically refresh after a set period of time, much like a Rogue's energy bar. (Gamespy.com)
- There are six slots in the blade, and the player is free to fill those slots with any given number of Blood, Unholy or Frost runes. (Gamespy.com)
- Death Knights also have a secondary resource called Runic Power generated by using your rune abilities. It will use the same mechanics as rage and increase when you deal damage, or slowly decrease if you're not using it. (Gamespy.com)
- Death Knights will have a lot of abilities that cost all available Runic Power with varying levels of effectiveness based on total Runic Power spent. (Same mechanics as Execute for warriors, or finishing moves for Rogues) (Gamespy.com)
- Death Knights will have spells equivalent to auras called "Presence", providing them with powerful self-buffs depending on their role in the group. (One for tanking, one for damage dealing, etc ...) (Gamespy.com)
- An instant lifedrain spell (described as death coil without the fear component) will be available. (Gamespy.com)
- Death Knights will be the first class to use diseases as a source of damage, with abilities that become strong depending on how many diseases are already applied to the target. (Gamespy.com)
- "Army of the Dead" will spawn numerous undead minions to attack nearby hostiles targets. (Gamespy.com)
- Death Knights will also revive an enemy (or ally) as a ghoul to use it as a pet with its own special abilities like a disease-inflicting strike and a stun. (Gamespy.com)
- When an ally is risen as a ghoul, a pop-up will appear and this ally will have the choice to control the ghoul if he wants to. (Gamespy.com)
- The Death Knight's particular niche will be in tanking magic-damage-dealing bosses. They will have an ability much like a banshee's anti-magic shell, greatly diminishing the amount of incoming magic damage they'll receive in combat (Gamespy.com)
Death Knight Skills- Death Coil -- Depletes all Runic Power, dealing 600 damage to a non-Undead target, or healing 900 damage on a friendly target. (Curse.com)
- Death Grip -- This is the Death Knight's "taunt" ability. It also pulls the target to the Death Knight, forcing them to attack the Death Knight for a short amount of time. Yes, I said pulls the target; Blizzard is going to allow players to move mobs in the expansion both with Death Grip, and other knockback/pull abilities. This works on players too, so PvP balance ahoy! (Curse.com)
- Chains of Ice -- Roots the target in place. When the spell fades, it places a snare on the target that reduces in potency as the duration runs out. (Curse.com)
- Death Pact -- Sacrifices the raised ghouls to heal the Death Knight. (Curse.com)
- Death and Decay -- Targeted, AoE Damage-over-time which pulses similar to the Paladin spell Consecration. Anyone affected by Death and Decay has a chance to be feared. (Curse.com)
- Frost Presence -- Increases Armor by 45% and allows the Death Knight to generate 25% more threat. Only one presence can be active at any time. (Curse.com)
- Unholy Presence -- Increases Attack Speed and Movement speed by 15%. Only one presence can be active at any time. This was described by Tom Chilton as the "PvP" presence. (Curse.com)
- Anti-magic Shield -- Reduces the damage of the next magical spell cast on the Death Knight by 75%. It also converts the damage reduced into Runic Power. (Curse.com)
- Strangulate -- Depletes all Runic Power, dealing minor damage and silencing the target for up to 5 seconds. (Curse.com)
- Summon Deathcharger -- Allows the Death Knight to summon a Deathcharger mount. This mount is acquired through quests, similar to the Paladin and Warlock land mounts. (Curse.com)
- Raise Dead -- Raises a nearby corpse to fight for the Death Knight for 2 minutes. If used on a player corpse, the player has the option to play as the ghoul for the duration -- gaining access to the ghoul's abilities. (Curse.com)
The ghoul has the ability to do the following:
Leap to the target
Rend for decent damage-over-time
Stun target, and of course more
Raids & Dungeons- All raid dungeons in Wrath of the Lich King will have both 10-person and 25-person versions. So at level 80, every major encounter and every big boss fight can be experienced with a group of 10. (Gamespy.com)
- 25-person raiding progression is not dependent on 10-person raiding progression. (Gamespy.com)
- There will be no attunements or keys to obtain, and you won't be locked out of a 25-person instance if you decide to attempt the 10-person version, and vice-versa. (Gamespy.com)
- 25-person raids will earn more, higher-level rewards, in what should be the equivalent of one "tier" of loot quality. (Gamespy.com)
- A new instance focused on the different dragonflights "The Chamber of Aspects" might be added to the game, but this isn't confirmed yet. (Gamespy.com)
- Zero raid bosses have been designed at this point. (Gamespy.com)
Others- Players will unlock their flying mount at level 77. (Gamespy.com)
- You can use your Outland flying mount, and new flying mounts will be available. (Gamespy.com)
A new 10 minutes long video has been released and is available on some websites, this one has been uploaded by Judgehype.com. The same video cut into smaller parts is also available on a few sites. Dragonblight and Grizzly Hills Vehicle Combat Howling Fjord and Sholazar Basin Borean Tundra Zul'Drak |
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by Boubouille on May 08, 2008, 04:04:12 PM SK-Gaming vs M'uru MovieSK-Gaming released the movie of their fight against M'uru. Size - 431Mb
Runtime - 9 Minutes
Resolution - 1680x1050 | Tracklist
Grendel - One Eight Zero (Life Cried Remix)
It's a Dream - DJ Dean (Unspecified Remix) | Points of view
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by Boubouille on May 08, 2008, 11:09:00 AM M'uru World 3rd kill by Premonition - Loot table updatedPremonition got the world 3rd kill on M'uru, the loot table has been updated with their loot. Congratulations to them. LootBreastplate of Agony's Aversion (*) (Plate)
Bladed Chaos Tunic (*) (Leather)
Gloves of the Forest Drifter (*) (Leather)
Sin'dorei Band of Dominance (Ring) M'uru's Updated Loot TableNote: Not all these items drop directly from the boss. Some of them are gained by exchanging one of the drops and a [Sunmote] for a new item from the Shattered Sun Offensive vendor on the Sunwell Isle. These items are tagged with a (*).
Win A Frostmourne Replica And WotLK Beta KeysYou probably all remember the Frostmourne Replicas (especially the one sold for $20,700), Blizzard is offering one as a prize for their new Frostmourne Fan Art Contest ! The Grand Prize winner will also receive guaranteed entry into the Wrath of the Lich King™ beta test. Two Runner Up winners will also be selected to receive guaranteed entry into the beta test of the upcoming World of Warcraft® expansion Wrath of the Lich King. You've seen the icy, menacing eyes, and gleaming metal and heard the ominous names of Arthas holding Frostmourne. Now we are calling all artists to bring these images to life with their vision of Arthas with Frostmourne! Starting May 7, 2008, Epic Weapons and Blizzard Entertainment will be looking for the best original pieces of artwork that show the Lich King Arthas Menethil wielding his trusted runeblade Frostmourne and the Grand Prize Winner will receive a full sized 47" long replica of the Frostmourne sword courtesy of Epic Weapons and a guaranteed entry into the beta test of Wrath of the Lich King! Two runner up winners will also be selected for entry into the upcoming Wrath of the Lich King beta test. We'd like to extend our thanks to Epic Weapons for the generous donation of the Frostmourne replica for this event, and for more information about Frostmourne, you can head over to ( http://www.epicweapons.com/) Visit the contest page ( http://www.blizzard.com/us/inblizz/contests/frostmourne/) to learn more about the contest! Webby Award Winners AnnouncedThe 12th Annual Webby Award winners have been announced, and the Toyota Tacoma commercial featuring World of Warcraft has been selected as the People’s Voice Winner in the Online Commercials category. The online spot, along with the winners and other nominees, can be viewed on the Webby Awards website. Thanks to everyone who voted, and congratulations to all the winners! ( Source) Blizzard Store redirecting to the previous page.An update was just applied to the store which can cause this problem. Try exiting out of your browser and then returning to the online store, it should work correctly. If it doesn't please let me know. ( Source) A user on the european forums asked Blizzard if it was allowed to play multiple accounts at the same time. Here is a short description from the original postMultiplexing, What is it?Multiplexing is when someone uses either a program or a "splitter" to allow them to play 5 characters at the same time. For example, the user will press Thunderbolt rank X on the emitter (First character chosen) soon after the 4 other characters will cast the same spell. What is "Boxing?"Boxing is a sport (Ofc) But the term "Boxing refers to a Box, e.g cardboard box. And when 5 of the same class do the same thing, you could call this "Boxing" We have stated several times that we have nothing against multiboxing. As long as the player controls each of the characters the player may run multiple clients/characters. This is also a good opportunity to post the following tutorial explaining how to record multiple instances of WoW on the same computer. New Fan Art: Opex The Rogue!Creeping through the shadows to eliminate his mark, Opex the Rogue, is our latest submission from talented artist Opex. You can take a look at this amazing piece, and view our previous fan art pieces in the Gallery: http://www.blizzard.co.uk/inblizz/fanart/ |
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by Boubouille on May 06, 2008, 06:13:49 PM Update 07/05 - Added today's blue posts and official announcements. MLG announces New PC Circuit Major League Gaming, parent company of MMO-Champion.com, is adding PC gaming to 3 of its Pro Circuit Stops. The PC Circuit will feature World of Warcraft®: The Burning Crusade®, with $22,500 in prizes per event. The entire PC Circuit will be played on HP Blackbird 002 ( http://www.hp.com/blackbird/). - Kick-off event: MLG San Diego, June 13-15
- Other stops: MLG Orlando, July 11-13 and MLG Dallas, TBD.
- Official PC Circuit game: World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
- Format: Arena 3-vs-3 - more details on rules and the official format will be released on May 15.
- Total spots available: 32 teams
- Prizes: $22,500 per event
- Registration is expected to open May 15th.
Stay tuned at MLGpro.com and GotFrag.com for the official press announcement as well as registration information. Registration is expected to open May 15th alongside MLG's Pro Circuit registrations. Please note that if you are interested in registering for this tournament, only 32 spots (teams) are available and you will need an MLG Account on http://www.mlgpro.com in order to register. MLG's network of websites, including MMO-Champion.com and GotFrag.com, will be working to provide coverage and insight into the PC Circuit. GotFrag's premier online video production, GotFrag TV, will be doing live streaming on site from all 3 events. 2008 WoW Arena Tournament Phase 3 Begins!Registration for the 2008 World of Warcraft Arena Tournament's first qualification round is now closed and Phase 3 of the tournament has begun. Participants have been battling it out on the tournament realms for the past two weeks while fine-tuning their team composition and strategies. Phase 3 of the tournament includes a lockdown of the teams that will be jockeying for position to compete in the regional finals. To track the progress of your team and the competition as a whole, please visit the World of Warcraft Armory. For more information on the tournament, please visit our Arena Tournament information page. Good luck to all competitors! The Blizzard Store is now officialy open in the US. We already talked about it a few days ago but a lot of users were experiencing bugs with registrations. We can assume that most of the bugs are now fixed and we'll probably see the store available in Europe very soon. We are proud to announce the release of the brand-new Blizzard Store! Completely redesigned from the ground up, the Blizzard Store allows you to purchase Blizzard Entertainment games and other merchandise directly from the source. Here are some of the features of the new Blizzard Store: - User-friendly interface makes your shopping fast and convenient.
- Search and browse products by major franchise categories as well as product type.
- Convenient online shopping tools such as saving payment methods and shipping addresses for future reference.
- Digital downloads: now you can purchase select Blizzard Entertainment titles as direct downloads, with immediate access upon payment.
- Purchase World of Warcraft game time for yourself or for a friend.
We hope you enjoy the new Blizzard Store! Official forums avatars & roguesWoops! I meant T5, but yeah rogues are in T4, maybe the web artists thought T5 was too dark/bland to set the icons apart. In any case your armory is a click away so I wouldn't worry about a forum icon too much. Before Lich King comes out I'm betting there will be new icons for level 80 and everyone will be in Tier 7. We have no plans to update the icons before that time. ( Source) Latency issues on Arena Tournament Realms We are continuing to investigate these issues that players have reported. If you are experiencing latency issues specific to the Arena Tournament realms, please head over to our Technical Support forum, follow the instructions in the following thread, and provide us with the data so we can help determine the cause of the issue. ( Source) Armory profiles not resetting properly for the Arena TournamentWe're continuing to look into this, thank you for reporting it. ( Source) |
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by Boubouille on May 06, 2008, 10:37:26 AM M'uru US First Kill by ExodusExodus from the US-Kel'thuzad got the US First kill on M'uru, 5th boss of the Sunwell Plateau. LootGarments of Serene Shores (Mail)
Harness of Carnal Instinct (Leather)
Robes of Faltered Light (Cloth)
Sin'dorei Band of Dominance (Ring) M'uru's Updated Loot TableNote: Not all these items drop directly from the boss. Some of them are gained by exchanging one of the drops and a [Sunmote] for a new item from the Shattered Sun Offensive vendor on the Sunwell Isle. These items are tagged with a (*). Extended downtime for May 6th & Patch 2.4.2Let's start with the beginning, Patch 2.4.2 probably won't be deployed today. However US realms do have an extended maintenance from 03:00 AM to 11:00 AM PDT. May 5th, 2008 8:10pm PDT
We will be performing extended maintenance for all realms on Tuesday, May 6th. The downtime will begin at 3:00am PDT and end at approximately 11:00am PDT. About Patch 2.4.2, Hortus posted a message to inform people that the testing of the patch was complete ... We will be taking the 2.4.2 PTR down shortly and ending the 2.4.2 PTR phase. ... followed by a post to explain that 2.4.2 testing on PTR would be extended, this was probably caused by a serious bug found at the last minute and there is pretty much no chance to see the patch deployed on live servers this week. We have decided to put the 2.4.2 PTR up for some additional testing. The realms should once again be available for play. It also means that the patch is almost complete, and it wouldn't be surprising to see it on live servers next week. Anyway, we do have a long maintenance in front of us and you might want to read the 2.4.2 related posts to be ready for the patch once it's ready. Arena Tournament 2008: Registration Is Ending!After two weeks of intense training - not to mention the beginning of the second phase of the qualifiers - registrations for the World of Warcraft 2008 Arena Tournament will be closing soon! Hurry up and register before today midnight (11:59 CET, May 6) if you want to join other gladiators in this epic battle for fame and fortune! You will be able to track the progress of your team on the World of Warcraft Armory. Simply select the Coliseum 1 battlegroup. You can also find more information about the tournament on the Arena Tournament information page. A new comic has been added to the official site.
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by Boubouille on May 05, 2008, 04:21:16 PM We'll probably have an announcement later today tomorrow, but here is a Kil'jaeden preview to keep you busy while you wait. M'uru loot table updateNot really a big update, but all the known loot for M'uru have been added to Wowhead. Tooltips are now available. I also fixed the dead links in the original postMuramasa
Gauntlets of the Soothed Soul
Sin'dorei Band of Dominance
Sin'dorei Band of Salvation
Sin'dorei Band of Triumph
Ring of Hardened Resolve
Ring of Omnipotence
Blackened Naaru Sliver
Steely Naaru Sliver
Shifting Naaru Sliver
Glimmering Naaru SliverKil'jaeden information summaryCan't really call it a preview, can't really call it speculation either, this post is here to summarize all the info we've got about the last boss of Sunwell Plateau: Kil'jaeden. Warning : You really shouldn't read this post if you don't want the fight spoiled. Loot tableThis is probably the most accurate information we've got about Kil'jaeden for the moment, even if the drops aren't confirmed yet (obviously), the ilvl and itemIDs of these item confirm their drop location. Kil'jaeden
Thori'dal, the Stars' Fury (Bow) (Video
Apolyon, the Soul-render (2H Sword)
Helm of Burning Righteousness (Plate)
Helm of Uther's Resolve (*) (Plate)
Crown of Anasterian (Plate)
Crown of Dath'remar (*) (Plate)
Cowl of Gul'dan (Mail)
Shroud of Chieftain Ner'zhul (*) (Mail)
Duplicitous Guise (Leather)
Mask of the Fury Hunter (*) (Leather)
Cover of Ursol the Wise (Leather)
Cover of Ursoc the Mighty (*) (Leather)
Handguards of the Dawn (Cloth)
Gloves of Tyri's Power (*) (Cloth)
Cowl of Light's Purity (Cloth)
Helm of Arcane Purity (*) (Cloth)
For all the other bosses, you can check the Sunwell Plateau Bosses Loot Table in the 2.4 info compilation post.
Dialogue transcript and spells
That's probably the only decent resource we've got about the fight itself. It looks like the fight will have a lot of phases and cutscenes involving the players, Kil'jaeden, Kalecgos, and Anveena. It's not really hard to guess what will become of Anveena after reading the dialogues and checking the spells.
Anveena (WoWWiki)
Anveena\ANVEENAAWAKE01.wav - Kalec ? Kalec ?!
Anveena\ANVEENASACRIFICE.wav - The nightmare is over ! The spell is broken ! Good bye Kalec my love.
Anveena\ANVEENAZOMBIE01.wav - I serve only the master now.
Anveena\ANVEENAZOMBIE02.wav - But I'm ... Lost. I cannot find my way back !
Spells related to Anveena & Kil'jaeden
Anveena Energy DrainAnveena Energy Drain
Unlimited range
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Anveena's PrisonAnveena's Prison
90 Mana
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A field of Arcane power traps Anveena. |
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Sacrifice of AnveenaSacrifice of Anveena
50000 yd range
Instant
Anveena sacrifices herself, causing Kil'jaeden to take 25% increased Holy damage. |
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Kalecgos (WoWWiki)
Kalecgos\HELPERKALECAWAKE01.wav - Anveena, you must awaken ! This world needs you !
Kalecgos\HELPERKALECAWAKE02.wav - You must let go ! You must become what you were always meant to be ! The time is now Anveena !
Kalecgos\HELPERKALECAWAKE04.wav - Anveena ! I love you ! Focus on my voice, come back for me now ! Only you can cleanse the Sunwell !
Kalecgos\HELPERKALECAWAKE05.wav - Yes Anveena ! Let's fate embrace you now !
Kalecgos\HELPERKALECENCOURAGE.wav - Strike now Heroes ! While he's weaken ! Vanquish the Deceiver !
Kalecgos\HELPERKALECENCOURAGE01.wav - Good bye Anveena my love. Few will remember your name, yet this day you changed the course of destiny. What was once corrupt is now pure. Heroes, do not let her sacrifice be in vain.
Kalecgos\HELPERKALECGOSALLIN.wav - I have channeled all I can, the power is in your hands !
Kalecgos\HELPERKALECGOSBREATH.wav - Madrigosa deserved a far better fate, you did what had to be done but this battle is far from over.
Kalecgos\HELPERKALECGOSINTRO.wav - You are not alone, the blue dragonflight shall help you vanquish the Deceiver.
Kalecgos\HELPERKALECGOSORB01.wav - I will channel my power into the orbs ! Be ready !
Kalecgos\HELPERKALECGOSORB02.wav - I've empowered another orb ! Use it quickly !
Kalecgos\HELPERKALECGOSORB03.wav - Another orb is ready ! Make haste !
Kil'jaeden (WoWWiki)
KilJaeden\KILJAEDEN01.wav - Chaos !
KilJaeden\KILJAEDEN02.wav - Destruction !
KilJaeden\KILJAEDEN03.wav - Oblivion !
KilJaeden\KILJAEDENEMERGE.wav - The expandable have perished, so be it. Now I shall succeed where Sargeras could not, I will bleed this wretched world and secure my place as the true master of the Burning Legion ! The end has come ! Let the unraveling of this world commence !
KilJaeden\KILJAEDENKILL01.wav - Another step towards destruction.
KilJaeden\KILJAEDENMIRROR01.wav - Who can you trust ?
KilJaeden\KILJAEDENMIRROR02.wav - The enemy is among you.
KilJaeden\KILJAEDENORDER01.wav - All my plans have laid to this.
KilJaeden\KILJAEDENORDER02.wav - Stay on task, do not waste time.
KilJaeden\KILJAEDENORDER03.wav - I have waited long enough.
KilJaeden\KILJAEDENORDER04.wav - Fail me, and suffer for eternity.
KilJaeden\KILJAEDENORDER05.wav - Drain the girl, drain her power until there is nothing but a vacant shell.
KilJaeden\KILJAEDENPHASE03.wav - I will not be denied, this world shall fall !
KilJaeden\KILJAEDENPHASE04.wav - Do not harbor false hope, you cannot win !
KilJaeden\KILJAEDENREACTS.wav - The power of the sunwell ... turns against me ... what have you done .... what have you done ?!
First "real" screenshot of Kil'jaeden ?
This screenshot was sent during the late phases of patch 2.4 testing on PTRs. According to the sender this is a leaked screenshot from a GM, I still can't fully confirm it's legit but it definitely looked good enough to be posted. Keep in mind that it could be a fake, it wasn't that hard to run 2.4 emulated server a few weeks ago, even if none of them was public.
Encounter bugs
Two bugs are already listed in the GM Petition tool in game, they confirm that players will have to use "Shield Orbs" during the encounter (see Kalecgos dialogue). The 2nd bug is a bigger problem and it could be hard to make any decent progress on the fight until the bug is fixed (most likely in 2.4.2)
When will we be able to fight him ?
Raids need the last door unlocked to be able to fight him, the door to M'uru was only unlocked a week ago and it wouldn't be surprising if Blizzard wanted to deploy the Patch 2.4.2 on live servers to fix some of the bugs in the encounter before making it available to players.
I wouldn't expect it before a few weeks, probably after the release of patch 2.4.2 (and it could be as soon as tomorrow ... or next week). Don't forget, that's pure speculation and nothing is confirmed by Blizzard.
Comics
The new Dark Legacy is out !
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