Patch 4.1 Zul'gurub Video, Blue Posts, Artworks, Fan Arts

PAX East is this week! If you're interested in previews and announcements, check out the PAX East 2011 Coverage on Curse.com!

Cataclysm - Heroic Zul'Gurub Dungeon and Boss Guide
Jesse Cox from OMFGcata released a nice video of the updated version of Zul'gurub. If you didn't have time to visit the new instance on PTRs, you should probably spend 15 minutes watching it, you will probably end up thinking "hey, the new ZG is better than I thought!".



Patch 4.1: Addon Messages Will Be Filtered
Boring stuff you will probably not understand unless you're an addon developer, but it seems important!
Originally Posted by Zarhym (Blue Tracker)
Addon authors that use chat messages should check that their addons still work in 4.1

Authors will need to add calls to RegisterAddonMessagePrefix() in order to receive addon messages of a particular prefix, presumably during PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD for the majority of addons. Note that this system errs on the side of sending too much; it is possible for addon messages to make it to the CHAT_MSG_ADDON handlers when no addon has registered it.


  • RegisterAddonMessagePrefix( <string> )
    • Returns a boolean if successful (could fail if it hits the client side limit of 512 prefixes).

  • IsAddonMessagePrefixRegistered( <string> )
    • Returns a Boolean if the prefix has been registered.

  • <table> GetRegisteredAddonMessagePrefixes( <table> )
    • Returns a table (or you can pass in a table), that will be filled in with all prefixes that were registered.

Prefixes are limited to 16 characters now, and they no longer take up a portion of the 256 character chat message limit. The server has a 64 prefix limit. If you exceed this limit your client will not filter any messages.

Also: SendAddonMessage() is now allowed for the OFFICER channel.

Blue Posts
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Winged Raids and Firelands
A developer working on a particularly awesome Firelands boss encounter today took me on a tour of the dungeon. I think you'll find the layout to be a pleasant change of pace from winged dungeons. Many of the mechanics being worked on that I was shown were quite nifty as well. I'm really excited for this one. (Source)

Quest Phasing
This is the sort of philosophy we're going for with phasing, as we do feel it's an important tool for storytelling. We do recognize issues where we've "over-phased" zones in the past though, and we generally tried to take a more minimal approach to phasing in Cataclysm. While there is still a good deal of phasing involved in many of the zones, we tried to make each phase a little more intricate and less intrusive on group gameplay. We want to make sure that, in times when a group is required, phasing doesn't hold you back from grouping with friends. (Source)

Phased Ore/Herbs
It is an issue we're aware of and having been looking into. We've applied a number of hotfixes to phased gathering nodes since the release of Cataclysm, but this one is still there and is certainly a bugger. (Source)

Appearance Tab - Using other items visuals while keeping your real gear
We have discussed these types of ideas with the developers several times in recent history. We're not entirely opposed to some of the ideas, though the feature would probably be more limited than the functionality many players are asking for.

This is still largely a contested concept though, as we'd want to make sure it's done well and doesn't have unforeseen negative impacts on gameplay/art style. When we have more information to share with you regarding our decision whether or not to move forward, and how, we'll be sure to let you know. (Source)

Blizzard Art Gallery Update
The World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Art Gallery has been updated with four pieces representing the Warcraft universe.



New Warcraft Fan Art
The Blizzard Fan Art Section has been updated with ten new pieces of fan artwork set within the Warcraft universe.


This article was originally published in forum thread: Patch 4.1 Zul'gurub Video, Blue Posts, Artworks, Fan Arts started by Boubouille View original post
Published on 2011-03-12 07:26 AM
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  1. Snes's Avatar
    All the Sylvanas and Illidan artwork looks good but I find the other stuff more original; I like the flying mount one the best from these
  1. mmoc808acf4ea3's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Afakaz View Post
    Just curious, what more were you expecting? The layout has changed a little bit, not in that the actual fixtures have changed but some paths that were open are redirected now, I don't know what else they could have changed in the instance.
    i expected full remap not just old instance filled with new bosses, this show's that blizzard has lost their creativity atleast for me.
  1. Shpetznaz's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by archermit View Post
    i think the thing that scares them is most classes would probably have a t? Set that they love such as t6 for hunter / lock or ofc t2 for paladin but the up side to this has to be that they would need to make new teir gear look really awsome and it would only make the game look cooler

    on a side note, they could add that you need to have aquired the item in order to display the skin which would make people go back to old content but not force since its purely an appearance thing and holds no stat changes
    thats a brilliant idea!
  1. mmoc0d8e6c2903's Avatar
    Their argument against an appearance tab was always:

    1. th3n nobody will wear the super awesome T11 armor QQ (well maybe because a lot of people don't like it)
    2. people will wear ugly gear

    My answer:

    1. make good looking armor sets again you cheap bastards and realize that not everyone is wearing the newest tier sets, it is great that raiders have something good looking but the rest is fucked at least in dungeons.
    2. Not really since you can't dye your gear and if I wanted to put the most stupid looking armor on I can already do that in cities.
  1. Bareno's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Tinyo View Post
    i expected full remap not just old instance filled with new bosses, this show's that blizzard has lost their creativity atleast for me.
    Than it wouldn't be the same Zul'Gurub anymore, it'd be Zul'whatever. They did the best they could do with ZG while still keeping it fresh IMHO.
  1. Zogrim's Avatar
    That Guide is fucking perfect in Information AND Entertainment aspects. Love it!
    Just as the two Blizzard Arthas Artworks, especially the one w/ Invincible
  1. mmoc81d359246a's Avatar
    ZG looks like some levels in Crash Bandicoot on PSX :-D
  1. Harken_no1's Avatar
    Appearance Tab

    GIEF!!!!!!!!!
  1. Kinetix's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Bareno View Post
    Than it wouldn't be the same Zul'Gurub anymore, it'd be Zul'whatever. They did the best they could do with ZG while still keeping it fresh IMHO.
    blizzard hasn't been doing their best in a long long time, and here you are coming up with another excuse for blizzard's laziness.
  1. mojomaker's Avatar
    Hey thank you so much MMO-champ
    You have no idea how long it took to put that video together. I may not be the best player, but I know how to work out strats and provide enough details on how to let even the worst wow player (probably me :P) get through the fights.

    If you want to see my raid guides, you can watch them here:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtG8b...04DFCEB9EDEF59

    -Jesse
  1. Shadamehr's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by nanessa View Post
    How can this have negative impacts on gameplay?:/
    It will affect PvP.

    Complaints along the lines of "I went to gank and own him, turned out his full arena gear was disguised, he owned my sorry ass, no fair !!!"
  1. RokFenris's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by bloodwine77 View Post
    I really hope they add an appearance tab in the future.

    I know they don't want the work of the designers to go to waste if a lot of people wear older gear for the visuals, but I do think it'll make WoW feel a bit more diverse and alive. Right now almost every member of each class look similar to one another.

    I'd love to have my warlock run around with my Tier 5 set for visuals, even if I am wearing Tier 11 for real.

    The only real limitation I'd see is with weapons. I think a lot of people would be satisfied if we could just have different armor for visuals and always use our real weapons for visuals.
    When I don't like the art, I don't care about it going to waste.
    Which is the case with each and every tier gear since BC. I really don't understand how the artists can make lower level gear that I like and tier gear that I hate so much for the same game. If given the option, I would rather sport the look of the initial gear of lv1 characters than the latest tear, so lame I find the tier gear.
  1. mrwingtipshoes's Avatar
    Appearance tab please! I want my druid to look like he's wearing leather and not plate!
  1. RokFenris's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Shadamehr View Post
    It will affect PvP.

    Complaints along the lines of "I went to gank and own him, turned out his full arena gear was disguised, he owned my sorry ass, no fair !!!"
    Something I would like very much, thank you.

    It would add uncertainty for gankers.

    If it was left to me, I would go even further: block inspect and knowing the level, total health, and total power for other faction players. Let gankers wonder if that seemingly AFK player in a lowbie zone is really a lowbie, or a disguised PvPer just waiting to turn the tables on any attacker.

    Even for arenas and other forms of organized PvP. It would make for more player-driven uncertainty, in turn making PvP more exciting and uncertain.

    And you know what?

    Most of my characters in DCUO and LotRO mostly sport the gear look of lowbie (often lv1) characters. I don't care at all about looking powerful, I only care about my character being pleasant to look at for me.

    Which, unfortunately, is something I can't do in WoW. It's one of the reasons I had made a lowbie character to post in the forums; I didn't want my avatar to be wearing tier gear.
  1. Psii's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Shadamehr View Post
    It will affect PvP.

    Complaints along the lines of "I went to gank and own him, turned out his full arena gear was disguised, he owned my sorry ass, no fair !!!"
    You simply add a check box "Hide Custom Gear Appearance" so the PvP'ers can't be whiny babies when they do something stupid like this.
    If all you look at is someones gear when you try to gank them, you deserve it in the first place.
  1. carrierz's Avatar
    ZG is a total joke. Stupidly undertuned, easier than every current heroic. Oneshotted every boss with a pug on the PTR first time. Crap dungeon, it would've been interesting if the new mechanics actually did do more than just scratch you.
  1. Malico's Avatar
    Hello

    Very nice video!

    I give you a tip.

    If you want to make video. MAKE SURE you have status on bar so everyone can see hp and more fun to watch video. Thanks!
  1. Ryme's Avatar
    Would still have preferred some new entirely new content
  1. Lynix's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Tinyo View Post
    i expected full remap not just old instance filled with new bosses, this show's that blizzard has lost their creativity atleast for me.
    A full remap..? really...? It's the same place it always was. It had no logical reason to change at all.

    I admit they should have at the very least ammped up the textures to match todays textures but in all honesty to expect a full remap is asking too much. I'd be more worried about ZA that didn't change at all.
  1. Alixie's Avatar
    For once, I wish fan artists would portray sylvannas in the most grossest way possible. Flesh falling off, sores everywhere, limpy boobs, bones sticking out. Shes a friggen corpse, make her look like one. Im tired of all these boring pin-up drawings. That said, the fan art linked are boring with static poses of a blue skinned sexy alien girl.
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