Guardian Cub Giveaway Winners, Madness of Deathwing, Annual Pass, Blue Posts

[Boubouille]

Guardian Cub Tradeable Pet Giveaway Winners
The winners for the giveaway have been picked, congratulations to them! Since we actually had to buy the pets for this giveaway and aren't working with codes, I will need winners to send me a PM with a link to their armory profile to know where I should mail the pet in-game.

Annelot Boxofkittens Captn Katessa Knysbart

Krekko lilbeefy Mineth Moosedrool Myle

oxyzz Rawry1 renanpg Starfairy tcfoo

For those of you who didn't win and can't/don't want to buy one you can probably find the pet at your local auction house for a reasonable price now that the first cubs bought yesterday are no longer bound to their owners.

Patch 4.3: Madness of Deathwing
Once again n1kftw has supplied us with a video of Madness of Deathwing. The fight is now fully available on PTRs and even if it still needs to be tuned, it should be more accurate than the videos we've seen previously.

Patch 4.3 - In-Game Scroll of Resurrection Interface
In Patch 4.3, the friends list is getting an extra option to allow you to use a Scroll of Resurrection on a friend's account directly from the in-game interface.

World of Warcraft Annual Pass Update

The World of Warcraft Annual Pass has been expanded to include more countries and is now available in Russia, Switzerland, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile and more.*

For a limited time only, players who make a 12-month subscription commitment to World of Warcraft through the WoW Annual Pass will receive the following epic rewards:

• Diablo III FREE – Download the digital version via Battle.net for free when the game launches. This is the full game, not a trial edition.
• Tyrael’s Charger WoW Flying Mount – Ride for the Archangel of Justice on all current and future characters on a single World of Warcraft account. Tyrael’s Charger will arrive via in-game mail with the upcoming launch of patch 4.3.
• Access to the Next WoW Expansion Beta Test – Get a guaranteed spot in the beta test for the next World of Warcraft expansion (at a time to be announced in the future).

Sign up for the World of Warcraft Annual Pass here, and then keep an eye on the World of Warcraft community site or the Diablo III community site for future announcements regarding the launch dates of these bonuses.

For more information on this offer, including eligibility requirements and details on how the World of Warcraft Annual Pass applies to players who plan to purchase the Diablo III: Collector’s Edition, please read the full FAQ.

*Not all countries may be able to participate. Regional laws and regulations may determine eligibility for this special offer.

Blue Posts

Monk Class Color
Right now the monk is jade green. We like the color, but it's not absolutely set in stone. For those wondering how this would work with the hunter green, it's as different as the colors are for mages and shaman. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Updating old Tier armor sets textures resolution
We don't have any plans to tamper with the art of existing tier sets. Transmogrification is being implemented, in part, to allow nostalgic players the option of wearing old gear without having to worry about the stats anymore. But, we don't want to go back and actually alter those looks. That'd almost defeat the purpose, especially given we'd prefer to focus our time on designing new sets to allow for more customization options (including aesthetic, stat-less sets to be used solely for Transmogrification).

The art and animation teams are incredibly busy, and sometimes I feel they don't get enough credit for the amount of work they do, or how much work is involved in each project. There are a number of projects on their list -- many of which players would love to see progress on -- but this isn't currently one of them that I'm aware of. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

New Warcraft Fan Art
The World of Warcraft Fan Art Section has been updated with five new pieces of fan artwork.

The Daily Blink - Booyah, Kitty!
Finishing the day with a very relevant Daily Blink.

[Melkandor]

Awwh, I didnt win :'(

[Inexistent]

Gratz to the people who won.

[Deleted]

I don't like cubs anyway.

[Ariss]

As usual. Congrats to the winners.

[Deleted]

I read this article before it was on twitter. Im a modern day hipster.

[Icecx]

Madness of Deathwing seems like a really boring encounter for an end boss...

[Simca]

"Chan the Friendly Tiger Cub". I laughed pretty hard. Good mock of the economic recovery and of the pet at the same time. Also, I'm glad they're so cheap on the AH right now. They look amazing.

[Lindseysig]

wow..wish they where that cheap on my server..there going for 15 to 20 k on mine..lol

[Wreckeded]

Surely this is a mistake, wheres my name?

[jibbyjackjoe]

I want a recount! Got my cub bought, just waiting on it to unlock so I can make a few gold. I'm broke.

[Tanir]

lol only 6-7k on your server? they r 40-60k on mine =/

[Menesha]

Jade green for monks? Why not orange like shaolin monks?

[Deleted]

Is that Louis C.K. in The Daily Blink?

[Lolsteak]

6 of the winners joined 1-2 days ago, GG there Boub....

[Simca]

6 of the winners joined 1-2 days ago, GG there Boub....

Like every other contest we've ever done you mean?

I mean I think one of them required 10 posts but that was also making a guide, not just posting hi.

[Boubouille]

6 of the winners joined 1-2 days ago, GG there Boub....

We let everyone participate, new users, people who had a lot of infractions in the past, really, everyone.

[diox990]

i'm still dissapointed about the deathwing fight but i guess i imaginated so much also i find kinda weird that we don't fight him in a face to face ( instead of tentacles ) and what happened with this human form? oh well it still looks kinda unfinished but i guess that's pretty much it atleast in the normal mode.
(oh yeah i forgot the ingame music of the encounter is amazing thou c: )

[Dimension101]

POOF! Deathwing turns into pixie dust in the end!

[TheRevenantHero]

That's Deathwing's death animation? He explodes into sparkles? I am disappoint.