Coliseum Bosses Preview, Arena Regionals, Comics

[Boubouille]

I know there is a lot of talk on the forums about the World First Kill of Yogg+0 by Exodus a few days ago. If the kill was indeed made by using an exploit we will probably hear about it from Blizzard soon, just wait a few more days and try to be nice on forums.

5-Man Instance: Trial of the Champion Boss Preview - Achievements
The Trial of the Champion is the new 5-Man instance introduced with Patch 3.2. It will most likely take place in the Argent Coliseum and will let you face the Champions of each race depending on your faction.

Alliance

Horde

Three more bosses are shared by both factions and are NPCs you can already meet on the Argent Tournament Grounds.

Argent Confessor Paletress

The Black Knight

Eadric the Pure

We don't really know a lot more about these fights as they are not yet available on PTRs, but it looks like the last 3 will be fun according to the achievements ...

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Experience 5 different memories.</td></tr>
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Kill Eadric the Pure with his own hammer.</td></tr>
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Defeast the Black Knight in 10 minutes while wearing all blue items, before 3 Volcanos erupt, while everyone in the group has at least 1 stack of Spurting Blood and there are no shamans or paladins in the party but before you spend at least 1000 gold in repairs wiping to the Black Knight</td></tr>
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The Argent Confessor achievement for the fight against Argent Confessor Paletress is probably the most interesting one. According to some datamining I did on the creatures it seems that this encounter will let you experience previous fights with bosses from past dungeons/expansions.

Wrath of the Lich King

• Algalon
• Cyanigosa
• Eck
• Heigan
• Ignis
• Ingvar
• General Vezax

The Burning Crusade

• Delrissa
• Entropius
• Gruul
• Illidan
• Malchezaar
• Kalithresh
• Archimonde
• Lady Vashj

World of Warcraft

• Chromaggus
• Hakkar
• Herod
• Hogger
• Lucifron
• Onyxia
• Thunderaan
• Edwin VanCleef
• Vek'nilash
• Mutanus

Raid Instance: Trial of the Crusader Boss Preview - 25-Man Achievements / 10-Man Achievements
The Trial of the Crusader (Grand Crusader in Hard Mode) is the new raid dungeon of Patch 3.2 and is apparently located below the floor of the Coliseum.

Even if the instance seems to be fairly small, you will find 8 different bosses here according to the Call of the Grand Crusade achievement. Please note that Fjola Lightbane and Eydis Darkbane are probably part of the same encounter. (See Double Time)

Gormok the Impaler

Dreadscale

Lord Jaraxxus

Fjola Lightbane

Acidmaw

Icehowl

Eydis Darkbane

The last boss is currently named "Final Boss" in the achievement but this isn't going to stop us right? Achievements usually point to the ID of the creature you're supposed to kill and this final boss points to the ID of ....

Anub'arak!
Azjol-Nerub was merely a setback! The former nerubian king is back and hopefully players will be able to face him in a much more epic fight than what they experienced in the early 5-man instance. Even if he doesn't seem to have any model in the game files for the moment we can fairly assume that he will use the new Frost Cryptlord model added in 3.2.

SK Gaming wins the Regionals of the Arena Tournament
Slorkuz did a fantastic job and covered most of the tournament, make sure you check his posts:

• Regional Finals Coverage - Saturday
• Regional Finals Coverage - Sunday

In the very last World of Warcraft match of the day, we find SK gaming set to face off against TSG for the title of US Regional Champions and a hefty slump of money. Without much fuss we find the first round underway in the Ring of Valor. TSG open the match by Death Gripping Realz into the thick of things but are unable to capitalise on the play as Realz gets some assitance from Pooks and escapes using Pain Suppression to stay alive. From there SK turn the tide of the battle in an instant as they force Zilea to bubble only to have it Mass Dispelled. While Zilea catches up on the healing, SK swaps target to Valrath and drop him in the matter of a full duration Kidney shot. SK gaming takes the first round of the Grand Finals.

Minutes later the second match starts as we watch Veex charging into Pookz on the Nagrand Arena. Enforcer gets caught in a fear by Veex but trinkets it and gets straight onto Zilea. On SK Gaming's end, Realz is forced to use Pain suppression on Pookz after he already had used his IceBlock. TSG, not willing to let the pressure drop, stick to their target and manage to drop him fast as there is no IceBlock of Pain Suppression to save him from the hard hitting melee. TSG takes the round and equalises the score to 1-1.

The third round is pretty much all one way as SK Gamign open on Zilea, throwing both Imp CounterSpells and Kidneyshots his way. Zilea in return trinkets the kidney shot in order to get away. The match goes on for a few as SK keep the pressure up and finally are able to drop Zilea with a combination of Mass Dispel on the bubble followed by a second Imp CS. At this point, Zilea is dangerously low and it is not a hard task for Enforcer to finish him off. SK takes the lead: 2-1.

In the fourth round of the Grand Finals, we can see TSG charging into Enforcer in hopes to keep his stuns off their paladin. Despite Zilea using his bubble to heal himself to full, as soon as he pops back out into the match SK swaps target once again to him and pretty much blows him up in a matter of moments. SK Gaming wins the match 3-1, securing the title of US Regional Champions and 5000 dollers each.

With that set of power plays, SK Gaming have proved their ability to the world by claiming the title of US Regional Champions. We look forward to seeing them defend their honor in the WorldWide Grand Finals at Blizzcon 2009.

Congratulations to them, and thanks to everyone who came to the venue to make the event as memorable as it has been.

With that; Over and Out from the event venue here in Cologne, Germany.

Comics
Dark Legacy Comic #195 and Teh Gladiator #80 are out!

[Link3492]

Anyone else slightly afraid, yet extremely excited, about the Black Night's achievement. That sounds so kick ass. Personally I'm praying its not all hype and it is going to be a fight that's challenging.

[DaLeetPawner]

Don't look so smug! I know what you're thinking. But Azjol-Nerub was merely..... a setback!

[Elementium]

So they do listen!? Finally people can stop whining about bring old instances back.. They did us one better, all the fun of old bosses..without the huge instances and armies of trash!

Atleast this is what we're assuming.

[Respen]

I had to register just for this post. It's about time Hogger got the end-game attention that he deserves!

[Drunkenfinn]

First page lol!

Well atleast one of the fights seems slightly interesting. I wonder how they've made it so that you're going to fight some old bosses?

Clearly Hogger and VanCleef are srz bznz!

[IlyYsera]

I've Had Worse
Defeast the Black Knight in 10 minutes while wearing all blue items, before 3 Volcanos erupt, while everyone in the group has at least 1 stack of Spurting Blood and there are no shamans or paladins in the party but before you spend at least 1000 gold in repairs wiping to the Black Knight

/lol

[thelordymir]

And I thought no effort was put into the gear and instance...Now no effort put into the bosses either....


This is just fucking sad and stupid, no development whatsoever went into this instance. Blizzard is just giving us reskinned bullshit.

[Scogan]

hahaha i've had worse achievement is funneh


lawlrusssss

[thelordymir]

I've gotta be getting wooshed here, if this is real...just wow.

[Teestala]

lucifron and chromaggus in my 5 mans?
its more likely then you think
i am now more pumped then ever

also 20$ says anub'arak DOES channel kael'thas when you encounter him
"YEAH YEAH I KNOW WHAT YOUR THINKING, BUT AZJOL'NERUB WAS A SETBACK, YOU FORGOT TO BURN MY CORPSE ARTHAS BATTLE REZZED ME. NOW FOR SOME REASON I HAVE 80 MILLION HP AND AM COVERED IN FROST... HAVE AT YOU!"

[Herecius]

My first thought was... awesome.

My second was... wtf is an Eredar doing in this raid!?

And I thought no effort was put into the gear and instance...Now no effort put into the bosses either....


This is just fucking sad and stupid, no development whatsoever went into this instance. Blizzard is just giving us reskinned bullshit.

And my third was, oh god, Blizz has finally brought back old bosses and tuned them to level 80 (even Hogger! Awesome humor), and people now QQ because... oh, they're old bosses. HEY WAIT A MINUTE I SEE WHAT U DID THAR.. no wait, no I don't.

[Narit]

HOGGER END GAME FTW

And my orig post was retarded im sorry for that :-X

[Theatrice]

I've Had Worse
Defeast the Black Knight in 10 minutes while wearing all blue items, before 3 Volcanos erupt, while everyone in the group has at least 1 stack of Spurting Blood and there are no shamans or paladins in the party but before you spend at least 1000 gold in repairs wiping to the Black Knight

Oh, he likes fish feasts? (It's not a typo, is it)

[peknoman]

i realy hope that the men raid bosses model are placeholders, would be very lazy from bliz to re-use lame model, specially the eredar one, even in tbc that model looked outdated

[Sinth]

If Anub'arak says anything remotely like what Kael said I will start playing again.

[lolcat]

HOGGER!!!!!!!! ;D

[Vehemence]

Famous quotes Anub'Arak needs!!!!! to say when we're raiding him:

'I'll consume the living and the dead!'

'Feel the venom of Nerub!'

Oblivion Awaits!


And the short, but epic one;


Raid.


They also need to get the voice actor from WC3 back!

[Teestala]

Famous quotes Anub'Arak needs!!!!! to say when we're raiding him:

'I'll consume the living and the dead!'

'Feel the venom of Nerub!'

Oblivion Awaits!


And the short, but epic one;


Raid.


They also need to get the voice actor from WC3 back!

that would be awesome.

[Elanale]

Wow. So... awesome. Include old classics in new encounters- that's just brilliant. I'd kinda hoped we'd get to see old bosses again in the colliseum- I miss Hakkar, for example, and Gruul, and, hell, VanCleef. And I missed the second half of TBC altogether, save for MGT (favorite 5 man ever, and they bring back my favorite boss encounter ever!) so seeing all those WC3 characters at last... so sweet!

To hell with people who are opposed to it.