Season 4 deployed on live realms

[Boubouille]

Reminder : Registrations for MLG 3v3 Tournament in Orlando on July 11/12/13 are now open !

06/24 - Update of the splash screen on http://www.blizzard.com/.

But let's forget this Diab... Mysterious splash screen for a while and focus back on what's interesting on WoW this week : Season 4 is starting on June 24th on the american realms and on June 25th on the european realms !

• US Starting date: June 24th
• EU Starting date: June 25th

We’re currently planning to end the third Arena season and begin Arena Season 4 on June 24, 2008. This exciting Arena season will introduce the Brutal Gladiator set, and will also allow players to purchase Arena Season 2 items using the honor system. Please note that we will be resetting all Arena team and personal ratings. Players will still retain their Arena points and teams with this reset. The team and personal rating will simply be reset to the default 1500, allowing all teams to once again compete for top honors with a fresh start.

Also, with the end of the third season, players on the top teams from each battlegroup will receive their end-of-season rewards. These include Arena-specific titles that they can display proudly until the end of the new season, and, for the best of the best, an Armored Nether Drake. Please also be aware that with the end of the current season, all previous end-of-season titles will be removed.

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Item prices
Screenshot of all item prices

Armors

[img]http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/icons/idruids.gif[/img] [b]<font color="#FF7D0A">Druid</font>[/b]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4a_sanctuary.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Sanctuary[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4a_kodohide.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Refuge[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4a_wildhide.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Wildhide[/b]</font>[/url]


[img]http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/icons/ihunters.gif[/img] [b]<font color="#ABD473">Hunter</font>[/b]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4a_chain.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Pursuit[/b]</font>[/url]


[img]http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/icons/images.gif[/img] [b]<font color="#69CCF0">Mage</font>[/b]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4a_regalia.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Regalia[/b]</font>[/url]


[img]http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/icons/ipaladins.gif[/img] [b]<font color="#F58CBA">Paladin</font>[/b]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4a_aegis.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Aegis[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4a_redemption.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Redemption[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4a_vindication.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Vindication[/b]</font>[/url]


[img]http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/icons/ipriests.gif[/img] [b]Priest[/b]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4a_investiture.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Investiture[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4a_raiment.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Raiment[/b]</font>[/url]

[img]http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/icons/irogues.gif[/img] [b]<font color="#FFCD00">Rogue</font>[/b]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4a_leather.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Vestments[/b]</font>[/url]


[img]http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/icons/ishamans.gif[/img] [b]<font color="#2459FF">Shaman</font>[/b]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4a_linked.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Earthshaker[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4a_thunderfist.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Thunderfist[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4a_wartide.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Wartide[/b]</font>[/url]


[img]http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/icons/iwarlocks.gif[/img] [b]<font color="#9482CA">Warlock</font>[/b]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4a_dreadgear.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Dreadgear[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4a_felshroud.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Felshroud[/b]</font>[/url]


[img]http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/icons/iwarriors.gif[/img] [b]<font color="#C79C6E">Warrior</font>[/b]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4a_battlegear.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Battlegear[/b]</font>[/url]

Others

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_pendants.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Guardian's Pendant of Conquest[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_pendants.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Guardian's Pendant of Dominance[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_pendants.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Guardian's Pendant of Salvation[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_pendants.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Guardian's Pendant of Triumph[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_rings.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Guardian's Band of Dominance[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_rings.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Guardian's Band of Salvation[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_rings.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Guardian's Band of Triumph[/b]</font>[/url]

Weapons
New weapons

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_bladeofalacrity.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Blade of Alacrity[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_swiftjudgement.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Swift Judgement[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_hatchet.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Hatchet[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_waraxe.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Waraxe[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_batonoflight.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Baton of Light[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_barrier.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Barrier[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_battlestaff.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Battle Staff[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_bonecracker.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Bonecracker[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_bonegrinder.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Bonegrinder[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_chopper.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Chopper[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_cleaver.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Cleaver[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_decapitator.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Decapitator[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_endgame.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Endgame[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_gavel.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Gavel[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_greatsword.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Greatsword[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_grimoire.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Grimoire[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_hacker.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Hacker[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_heavycrossbow.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Heavy Crossbow[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_idols.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Idol of Resolve[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_idols.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Idol of Steadfastness[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_idols.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Idol of Tenacity[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_leftrender.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Left Render[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_leftripper.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Left Ripper[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_libram.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Libram of Fortitude[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_libram.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Libram of Justice[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_libram.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Libram of Vengeance[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_longbow.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Longbow[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_mutilator.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Mutilator[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_painsaw.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Painsaw[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_piercingtouch.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Piercing Touch[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_pummeler.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Pummeler[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_quickblade.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Quickblade[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_redoubt.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Redoubt[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_reprieve.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Reprieve[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_rifle.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Rifle[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_rightripper.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Right Ripper[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_salvation.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Salvation[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_shanker.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Shanker[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_shieldwall.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Shield Wall[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_shiv.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Shiv[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_slicer.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Slicer[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_spellblade.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Spellblade[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_touchofdefeat.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Touch of Defeat[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_staff.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Staff[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_totems.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Totem of Indomatibility[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_totems.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Totem of Survival[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_totems.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's Totem of the Third Wind[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_waredge.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's War Edge[/b]</font>[/url]

[url="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/april/s4w_warstaff.jpg"]<font color=#A335EE>[b]Brutal Gladiator's War Staff[/b]</font>[/url]

Armor models screenshots

Male (Human)

Female (Blood Elf)

Rating requirements

While Season 3 is still going strong, we wanted to announce ahead of time the rating requirements that will be present for arena items once Season 4 begins. We also wanted to give everyone a heads up to some changes that will be in an upcoming patch, altering how points are gained and players are matched in the arena system. The patch with these changes is scheduled to release before the start of Season 4.

First though, the rating requirement changes:

When Season 4 begins, Season 3 items will be reduced in personal and team arena rating requirement to:
Shoulders: 1950
Weapon: 1800

The new Season 4 items will have the below personal and team arena rating requirements:
Shoulders: 2200
Weapon: 2050
Head: 1700
Chest: 1600
Legs: 1550
Gloves: none
Off-hand: none

In addition, some of the Season 4 quality items that will be purchasable with honor will also carry a personal and team arena rating requirement:
Boots: 1700
Ring: 1650
Bracers: 1575
Belt: none
Necklace: none
Trinket: none

The Season 2 items, which will move to the honor system when Season 4 begins, will continue to have no rating requirement.

The changes to the rating requirements for these items reflect the nature of the items, their power, and the relative difficulty that should be had when attempting to obtain them. These items are comparable to those found in the newest 25 person raid zone, Sunwell Plateau, and should therefore also feel very challenging to obtain.

To help ensure that the challenge in obtaining these items stays true to those achieving these ratings, we'll also be implementing new rules with an upcoming patch to curb practices that undermine the core concepts of the arena system. These rules are as follows:

• If a character’s personal rating is more than 150 points below the team rating, they will earn points based on their personal rating instead of the team rating.
  

This means that a player cannot join a highly rated team and begin earning points based purely on the pre-established rating of the team before they joined it. They'll need to compete, improve, and gain a personal rating worthy of the points they would receive.

• If the average personal rating of the players queuing for a game is more than 150 points below the team’s rating, the team will be queued against an opponent matching or similar to the average personal rating.
  

This means that players cannot join a highly rated team and immediately face highly rated opponents, easily and quickly bringing their personal rating up. Instead they'll need to again compete, improve, and earn their rating.

We're excited to see these changes implemented, which will continue to emphasize the strong competitive nature of the arenas, and the challenge in obtaining the highest end rewards available for PvP.

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[Genesys]

Let the games begin!

[Wolfhunter]

So does the hunter specific weapons have a rating requirement on it? ???

Or no requirement, like S3 but perhaps at a higher cost?

Btw, does anyone know if they plan to keep same price for S4 gear as the current S3 pricing, i.e. 1850a.p for chest, helm, leggings, etc or higher price and S3 reduced slightly?

[insidelane]

Hey someone send me a game card kthx

[Arthenis]

I'm just calculating this off the top of my head, from the stats I remember from the s3 2h axe for hunters...but if I'm right, the pair of 1h axes give you - equal stam, less crit, less ap, less armor ignore, less resilience, and +3 hit rating...so you're trading crit, ap, armor ignore and resi for 3 hit rating? Really? That makes little sense to me...

[Sulika]

I'm just calculating this off the top of my head, from the stats I remember from the s3 2h axe for hunters...but if I'm right, the pair of 1h axes give you - equal stam, less crit, less ap, less armor ignore, less resilience, and +3 hit rating...so you're trading crit, ap, armor ignore and resi for 3 hit rating? Really? That makes little sense to me...

You are trading for the ability to have two weapon enchants. Two 30 intellect enchants being fairly popular with hunters lately.

[TS Aeonin]

I dunno if this is photoshop work or the actual mounts...either way they look nice.

[Krisgladiator]

A real shame that they don't say the honor cost, and marks needed for the guardian's stuff (even if you would guess it would be what Vindicator's costs now), also what Vindicator's will cost (-> probably the same as Veteran's now-.-)
but I'm not sure about the marks needed for Guardian's and that annoys me

[fr0hzn]

Any infos on S3 Hunter two-hand axe price with S4?

[Dexterr]

What will happen with Vindicator pieces?

[insidelane]

Every fucking new season you retards ask the same fucking questions and then we answer them with the same fucking answers, god you people are retarded!

[kilssii]

Hey now every season is different!!! Oh wait.... what?

[Aldrahn]

Day 2 Splash Screen top right corner. New rune, and ive seen it before.
http://www.battle.net/diablo2exp/items/runes.shtml Scroll down to the one that is called Hel Rune, am i just crazy or is it the same one as on the splash screen?

[fr0hzn]

Every fucking new season you retards ask the same fucking questions and then we answer them with the same fucking answers, god you people are retarded!

I'm sorry for you to say that S3 was the FIRST season which had a hunter axe WITHOUT personal rating FOR A SPECIAL PRICE of 1000 Points.
So what the hell is your problem?
I'm just asking because IT WOULD BE the first time a special hunter weapon get its price lowered.

Mkay kid?

[Cloudz]

Day 2 Splash Screen top right corner. New rune, and ive seen it before.
http://www.battle.net/diablo2exp/items/runes.shtml Scroll down to the one that is called Hel Rune, am i just crazy or is it the same one as on the splash screen?

No you're correct.

[shadet]

[Clay]

This MUST be "Project Medusa".

[fr0hzn]

looks more like a frostmourne rune to me ...

[shadet]

That new rune is clearly a Hel Rune tbh. There's nothing on frostmourne that looks slightly similar to the newly appeared rune.

Here's Frostmourne...

[KaNNis]

This MUST be "Project Medusa".

Project Medusa was Starcraft 2