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This Week In Warcraft: Episode 6!
Aliena returns with another episode of
This Week In Warcraft!
This episode covers the release of the 4.0 PTR, an Archaeology preview, the pre-Cataclysm launch events, and more!
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Wowhead for FFXIV!
As we mentioned in a
previous blog
, ZAM has launched their database for Final Fantasy XIV. As of today, though, they've taken a page from our playbook, and opened up a brand new front page!
Obviously only the FFXIV players are going to bother to use it, but for those who are looking for the Wowhead of FFXIV, now you guys have options. :D
Go check out the new design at the new URL!
https://ffxiv.zam.com/
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New Staff Artwork! Want One Of Your Own?
Our lovely Site Artist
Noxychu
has been kind enough to provide us with
badge art for BlizzCon
, which we've used to update the
About Us
page!
Come and visit and check out the new artwork:
http://www.wowhead.com/aboutus
Also, if you are interested in some badge art of your own character, she's making them for the public as well! If you want one for yourself, head on over to her website for more info!
http://www.noxychu.com
Yes, that is a dwarf. I faction-changed. I feel so dirty.
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ZAM Giving Away Headsets and Mice in Aion Contest
ZAM
is giving away some more swag right now!
There's a contest set up surrounding the release of the new
Aion
expansion,
Assault on Balaurea
. To celebrate, ZAM is giving away a selection of Astro headsets, and Cyborg gaming mice.
If you need some new gaming gear, this is an easy way to get it—and if you're an Aion player, of course ZAM's
Aion site
is the place for news and updates. If you're not, then...as you were!
http://www.zam.com/contests/aion-assault.html
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ZAM's FFXIV Database Hits Open Beta
The Final Fantasy XIV Beta has launched, and with it has launched ZAM's
FFXIV database
!
Those of you who are following FFXIV know that ZAM has already had a fully functional wiki, but now they're adding full database support, just like you're used to here on Wowhead—including "Powered By ZAM" style tooltips.
If you're in the FFXIV beta, go take a look!
Database opening announcement
ZAM's FFXIV Wiki/Database Site
The full announcement is after the break!
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Mission Against Terror Beta Key Giveaway!
Well, it's not Cataclysm, but who's going to say no to a beta key?
For those of you who are
Premium
subscribers, our friends at
ZAM.com
are giving away beta keys to the new F2P FPS, Mission Against Terror! If you're interested in getting yours, head over to ZAM right now!
http://www.zam.com/giveaways/mat.html
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Wowhead Scheduled Maintenance: Tuesday, Aug 31, 10pm-11pm Pacific Time
Just so it doesn't catch you all by surprise, we have a scheduled maintenance coming up next Tuesday!
We're going to be bringing the site down for maintenance
Tuesday, August 31st, from 10pm to 11pm Pacific Time
. Apparently this is the lowest traffic point for the site on a weekly basis (I wonder why? That's about when
I
log on...), so it seemed like the best place to squeeze it in.
Don't worry! We'll be back up in a jiffy to make sure you guys have access. :)
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This Week In Warcraft: Episode 3!
Once again, our friend
Aliena
from
TankSpot
takes a moment to share her thoughts about the latest developments in WoW—including coverage of the Collector's Edition announcement, and the recent interviews with Tom Chilton and Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street!
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Search Engine Survey: Win an Xbox 360 Slim!
We're looking for people who will answer "yes" to both of the following questions:
Do you use search engines?
Would you like an Xbox 360 Slim?
Since I'm pretty sure there are a lot of you out there, we've put together a quick survey. It's 15 questions long, and at the end of it you enter your email address and we give one of you an Xbox. It's that simple. Please note—we're not keeping your email addresses.
Fill out the survey, send in some feedback, and let's get one of you guys an Xbox, hm?
You have to be 18 or older and live in the 48 contiguous United States in order to win—although anyone can fill out the survey!
http://www.voicefive.com/Wowhead
Edit: I'm going to lock this thread, to make sure that comments on the forum post won't affect anyone's opinions for the actual survey. Got to keep the info unbiased!
Edit #2: We know there are some issues with the survey right now, and some people can't fill it out! We're looking into it and we'll get it fixed ASAP!
Edit #3: The survey is back open! Go fill it out for your chance to win the Xb
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Write a WoW haiku / Win a Cataclysm key / And beta access!
Looking for Cataclysm beta access? Well you've come to the right place!
We're having a
WoW haiku contest!
If you want to participate, go on over to our
contest page
, submit a haiku, and check back on Monday! Every weekday for the next two weeks, we'll be posting the best haikus in the forums for
you
to vote on!
The winners, as voted on by the community, will receive a beta key for Cataclysm! Send in your haiku over the weekend, for the first round of entries!
http://www.wowhead.com/contest=wow-haiku-contest
And yes, that's
Alexstrasza the Life-Binder
in a kimono over there!
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City of Heroes Fan Art Contest Gallery
I know that I have to give up my WoW-Players card if I even so much as express interest in another MMO, but the guys over at ZAM just showed me some of the fan art they have coming in for this
City of Heroes Contest
—where you have to draw a picture of your character—and some of it is
crazy
good. I thought you guys might want to see!
You can see the full gallery here:
http://www.zam.com/Im/gallery/?cat=trac6742&lim=999
And remember, if you want to enter to win that laptop yourself, the contest is still open!
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Win an Alienware Laptop: City of Heroes Sweepstakes on ZAM
I don't know if any of you guys play
City of Heroes
, but in honor of their new expansion, ZAM is running a contest right now with some pretty awesome stuff to give away.
We've got a Dell Alienware M11X Laptop, a Cyborg R.A.T. 7 Mouse, a pair of Gunnar Optiks gaming glasses, and an actual plaque celebrating the achievements of your CoH character!
If you want to sign up, just hop on over to their sweepstakes page here:
http://www.zam.com/contests/goingrogue.html
If you're a CoH fan, they also have a pretty amusing character quiz here:
http://www.zam.com/quizes/determineyourdestiny.html
Good luck!
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Wowhead Interview on Puggernaut!
I know that you all have been desperately missing the silky sound of my voice, so I spent a few minutes with the folks over at
Puggernaut
, doing an interview for their weekly podcast!
If you're not already familiar, Puggernaut is a community of PUG raiders across a bunch of different servers, who use the Puggernaut site to arrange runs together. They also do a weekly podcast called
Onward!
, and this week it would seem I am their special guest.
If you're interested in taking a listen, pop on over to their
podcast page
, and take a listen!
http://www.puggernaut.com/index.php?gid=87302
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Cataclysm Beta Key Giveaway!
Would you like a Cataclysm beta key?
You don't need to say anything. We already know the answer.
Right now,
Allakhazam
is giving away a big stack of Cataclysm beta keys! All you have to do is go to the
thread
in their forums and post what you're looking forward to the most in Cataclysm, and on Monday the ZAM team will pick winners from among the posters!
They have 50 keys to give away—and don't worry, both us here at Wowhead and the guys at
TankSpot
will have some of our own to give out shortly.
Click here for the full rules!
http://wow.allakhazam.com/story.html?story=22862
PS:
Blizzard has notified us that they're having a little trouble with the activation process. The keys are good, but it may be a day or two before they actually activate your account properly.
PPS:
Remember, if you're a
Premium
member, you already have a ZAM account! If you signed up through Wowhead, your username wil
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Cataclysm Spell Updates: Armor Specializations and New Talent Calculator Interface
So not only do we have a ton of spell and talent updates for you (including the new
armor specializations
, we've also updated the appearance of the
talent calculator
to match the in-game interface—right down to the shiny glow effect on the specialization selector!
The new talent calculator interface features icons for the class roles (both on the spec selector and across the header), icons to let you know which trees are still locked and which are available, and more. We've also got a full list of the new skills available, including a complete list of the new
armor specializations
!
New abilities, talents and professions in this build
Updated Cataclysm talent calculator
Armor specializations
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New Forum Index!
We've had forums on our site for a good long time now, but all this time we've never had a forum index.
We decided it was time for this oversight to be rectified!
You can now reach our forum landing page
here
, or by clicking on the "Forums" header under the menu. We have a brief rundown (and pretty icons) for every forum on the site. A great place to bookmark!
http://www.wowhead.com/forums
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ZAM's TERA Online Site Live
I don't know how many of you follow other MMOs—I know that I can't imagine really playing more than one at a time. But there are two coming up in the near future that I'm actually really excited about—BioWare's
The Old Republic
, and
TERA Online
.
TERA is exciting to me, partially because of the art style but mostly because of the gameplay. It's calling itself an "Action RPG", which in practical terms means that it deals with the most basic interface problem in all MMOs—the fact that most basic combat just involves standing still and deciding what order to push your buttons in. In TERA you actually have to
move out of the way
when people shoot at you. If you're firing a bow, you actually need to
hit
your target. The combat has sort of a next-generation
Secret of Mana
feel to it.
So this seems like a perfect time, then, to point out that ZAM has their
TERA site
up! If you're interested in following news about this game as well, or in following/updating our wiki, come and take a look!
http://t
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New Talent Calculator Interface
We've updated our
Cataclysm Talent Calculator
to accommodate the new in-game interface!
Now, when you load up the talent calc, you'll be taken automatically to a screen like the one at the right here. This gives you the run-down of the individual talent trees (the same one you get in the in-game interface), as well as letting you "choose a specialization". Just like in-game, choosing a specialization will lock you into that tree until you've spent 31 points there.
There are still a few bugs to work out
, and a few problems with Blizzard's data, but we figured you'd want the chance to play with it while we're working out the kinks. Don't forget you can use the button in the bottom right to switch between the "talent tree" view and the "summary" view!
If you're curious about the changes to the new Cataclysm talent system, we ran them all down in a
previous blog
, but here's the gist of it:
Talent trees have shrunk. They're now only seven tiers deep. You still need 5 points to move to the next tier, but (so far) no talent has a maximum of more than three.
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Lord of the Rings Online F2P Beta Keys for Premium Members
So if you haven't heard,
Lord of the Rings Online
is going free-to-play this fall. If you were interested in giving this game a shot but never wanted to shell out the cash, your opportunity is coming up...and if you're a
Premium
member, your time is now!
ZAM is giving out immediate beta access to all of our Premium members across the network. To claim your beta key, just log into your ZAM account and head over here:
http://www.zam.com/giveaways/lotro-f2p.html
Remember, if you signed up for Premium through Wowhead, your ZAM account name will most likely be
(your username)|WH
, and your password should be in an email. If you don't have it, just use the "Forgot Password" function on the ZAM site. :)
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A Brand New Batch of 3D Models!
More models for you!
Come and poke around, we've got a bunch of cool ones this time—including Cho'Gall himself, the boss of Cataclysm's first raid!
The rest of the models are (of course) after the break!
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