Plagueworks, Cataclysm Screenshots, Dark Legacy

[Boubouille]

Blizzard will be back to work on Monday and announcements/regular blue posts will be back as well!

Plagueworks unlock next week!
The next raid wing of the Icecrown Citadel will unlock next week and will give players a chance to fight:

• Rotface
• Festergut
• Professor Putricide, your new favorite boss if you like Futurama.

Important - You only have 10 attempts to kill Professor Putricide because of the Icecrown Citadel Gating. (The number was changed from 5 to 10 since the original announcement)

It also means that people working on Shadow's Edge will finally have a chance to get Festergut's Acidic Blood and Rotface's Acidic Blood to complete The Sacred and the Corrupt.

Cataclysm - Screenshot Compilation
I started working on early versions of the Cataclysm zone pages earlier this week and noticed that I never posted a decent compilation of Cataclysm screenshots. I added the name of the zone to each screenshots to make browsing easier.

Abyssal Maw

Ashenvale

Ashenvale

Ashenvale

Barrens

Barrens

Barrens

Barrens - South

Barrens - South

Darkshore

Darkshore

Darkshore

Darkshore

Darkshore

Darkshore

Desolace

Desolace

Desolace

Desolace

Gilneas

Gilneas

Gilneas

Gilneas

Gilneas

Gilneas

Gilneas

Gilneas

Gilneas

Gilneas

Gilneas

Gilneas

Gilneas

Gilneas

Gilneas

Goblins

Goblins

Goblins

Goblins

Goblins

Goblins

Goblins

Goblins

Goblins

Goblins

Stranglethorn Vale

Ashenvale

Lost Isles

Stonetalon
Mountains

Stonetalon
Mountains

Upper
Blackrock Spire

Upper
Blackrock Spire

Worgens

Worgens

Worgens

Worgens

Worgens

Blue posts

Gear Requirements for Random Dungeons
The gear requirements are very generous. They are there more to make sure that somebody who has no idea what they are doing (say someone's first character who doesn't even know the dungeon names) doesn't get into one of the harder instances until they have a little more than quest blues.

If you're sophisticated enough to be posting on these forums, then you're sophisticated enough to know what tanking an Icecrown dungeon requires and whether you're up to the task. (Source)

Shaman (Forums / Talent Calculator)
2pc T10 Elemental Set causing 7 days cooldowns
You may not want to use the set while using Dungeon Finder until we know for sure what the problem is. When we have an update, we'll be sure to let you know. (Source)

Dark Legacy Comic - Best of 2009
It's not a secret that I'm a big fan of Dark Legacy Comics, I thought it would be fun to make a small compilation of the comics I prefered this year.

[therealpeni]

awesome

dlc ftw

[DaLeetPawner]

Well Blizz finally made an AWESOME BASE of that useless Ashenvale place for the horde

[Szilia]

What ever happened to that SS viewing feature you were testing back when 3.3 was on PTR? It seemed very promising. It wasn't that easy to browse through those pictures. Nice collection though, I don't think I've had time to look through them before

And ofc, awesome comics are awesome!

[Skr]

Is the un-accessable troll outpost in darkshore becoming horde base?

Edit:
Looking at http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/...s/desolace.jpg id say about hundred years passed between WotLK and the Cataclysm...

Yet another edit:
The Orc with the tattoos is AWESOME.

[Taen]

I'm confused as to why two of the screenshots are labeled "Upper Blackrock Spire." Is the instance getting a visual upgrade, or is that supposed to be Blackrock Descent?

[Magnett]

The sad Night Elf looking at ruined Astranaar is hilarious.

Also, what's with these? New Troll skins?

[galvin]

Not sure why blizzard is going to make everyone wait till hardmodes to get the rotface/festergut drops. I take it if they changed this to hardmode drops then the shards are also going to drop in hardmodes as well?

[Kaneiac]

Not sure why blizzard is going to make everyone wait till hardmodes to get the rotface/festergut drops. I take it if they changed this to hardmode drops then the shards are also going to drop in hardmodes as well?

I think Boub meant 25 player mode, not the hard modes of the encounter. I could be wrong though, and I wish I am.

Also, what's with these? New Troll skins?

Those are normal trolls with High Warlord gear on...?

I'm confused as to why two of the screenshots are labeled "Upper Blackrock Spire." Is the instance getting a visual upgrade, or is that supposed to be Blackrock Descent?

I believe it may be Blackrock Caverns...although it looks a bit too refined for a hole drilled through the wall.

1:25PM Deathwing has literally drilled a hole from Blackrock Spire to Grim Batol to transport supplies and troops. This is the Blackrock Caverns. The Twilight Hammer is there, naturally.

1:24PM Blackrock Caverns is up. "Reinventing a fan favorite." People love UBRS, but they didn't want to use that as one they made a Heroic for. They are going to recreate the experience.

[B@nj0 P3do]

2 Oozes, one room.

Made my day ;D

[Magnett]

Those are normal trolls with High Warlord gear on...?

They aren't. Normal Horde Trolls aren't greenish yellow.

These skins have been in the game for quite a while, but they've never been used... weird.

[Boubouille]

I think Boub meant 25 player mode, not the hard modes of the encounter. I could be wrong though, and I wish I am.

Nah. But removed to avoid confusion.

@Taen: Blizzard labeled them as UBRS in the Press Kit. ^^

[Taen]

@Taen: Blizzard labeled them as UBRS in the Press Kit. ^^

Humhumhum. That's interesting...

[Kaneiac]

They aren't. Normal Horde Trolls aren't greenish yellow.

These skins have been in the game for quite a while, but they've never been used... weird.

Good eye, sir . I didn't notice that color was previously unused.

[jiggler]

Is the un-accessable troll outpost in darkshore becoming horde base?

Edit:
Looking at http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/...s/desolace.jpg id say about hundred years passed between WotLK and the Cataclysm...

Yet another edit:
The Orc with the tattoos is AWESOME.

I think it's just a quest zone for little Night Elves.

[bigfoot1291]

Quick question about the second wing upon release: Will it be an Ulduar type thing, where you have to clear up through Saurfang to access it, or will it be a Naxxramas style, where you can choose your wing as you please?

[Kaneiac]

Quick question about the second wing upon release: Will it be an Ulduar type thing, where you have to clear up through Saurfang to access it, or will it be a Naxxramas style, where you can choose your wing as you please?

99.99% sure that you must clear up to Saurfang, and THEN it breaks into whatever wings you want to do.

Obviously, now you gotta go through Saurfang and then Plagueworks.

Once all the wings are released, you'll do Marrowgar -> Deathwhisper -> Gunship -> Saurfang and THEN you can choose any of the wings to do first.

[rainCZ]

DLC wins

[DaShaman]

I can't wait to fight Putricide.

Good news everyone!

[Parasha]

This post is bugged for me, half of the time when i refresh page it doesnt show up. -.-