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Patch 4.2: Farewell, Keyring
The keyring being unavailable on the PTR wasn't a bug, apparently; come 4.2, the keyring is being removed from the game. As someone who remembers when the keyring was a welcomed addition, it's an interesting sign of the times to see it disappear from whence it came. A lot of keys will be going with it as well it seems.
World of Warcraft has evolved quite a bit since the day the Keyring bag slot was added in patch 1.11. When implemented, the Keyring provided players with a convenient way of storing dungeon, quest, and other keys automatically. Back when the largest bag was a mind bottling 18 slots -- rumored to be bottomless -- the Keyring helped save precious bag space. But as things tend to do, time went on, bags got bigger, and designs for (literally and figuratively) gating content evolved through the years. In today’s Azeroth, keys don’t really serve much of a purpose except to take up physical storage space from the game (which could be used for other awesome stuff), and visual interface space from you. Because of this, we’ve decided to get rid of the Keyring in order to free up that space for new features. This change could als
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Patch 4.2: Elemental Bonds Quest Preview
The Elemental Bonds questline is finally up on the PTR and we've taken the liberty of doing it all so you can spoil yourselves silly. As a point of note, this questline is the main lore point behind 4.2 and it features both the villains as well as the heroes of
Die Feuerlande
.
As the Blizzard preview teased, this quest chain focuses on Aggra and Thrall both as lovers and heroes trying to save the world. Having seen it in-depth, we can confirm that it focuses on both traditional and nontraditional enemies; as much of the questline is Thrall overcoming his fears and desires as a mortal being with limited time on Azeroth as it is fighting elementals.
To help showcase this truly epic quest, we've compiled a YouTube video of all the scenes from start to finish and we also wrote up more in-depth guide. You can find both in this post.
However, if you don't want to be spoiled, close this page
now
. Even the comments will probably be rife with debate or speculation on this quest chain and its implementation, outcome, and so on. In short, it's not our fault if you spoil yourselves. We've warned you
.
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Reputation and Daily Rewards in Patch 4.2
When a new patch hits, the first thing you want to know is where to get geared up. Besides the
Die Feuerlande
raid itself, there are two other methods in which to get gear so far. We've put the items we've uncovered earlier this week and last into separate listings so you can see how you can get gear beyond just the boss drops from a certain Firelord's new domain.
Rächer des Hyjal
Rewards
This faction will provide players with extremely good gear--if they can become famed with them, anyway. The specifics aren't out yet and all we know is that it will involve some raiding. Luckily for non-raiders, most people are speculating that it will be more like one of vanilla's reputation grinds:
Brut Nozdormus
. Unlike the most recent raid reputation grind of
Das Äscherne Verdikt
from Wrath of the Lich King, Brood reputation was able to be acquired without raiding up until a certain point and then up until introductory bosses until another. So if it does indeed follow this method, it wouldn't be hard to imagine the friendly or even honored rewards being obtained by people who seldom set foot in the raid instance.
It's also nice to see a lot of items besides rings making an appearance. Keep in mind that these are by no me
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Patch 4.1 Hotfixes (May 15 - 19)
A few big hotfixes were just announced for live today.
Classes
Todesritter
Nekrotischer Stoß
's AP coefficient has been reduced from 0.75 to 0.7.
Auslöschen
has been reduced from 160% to 150% base weapon damage.
Schamane
Heilende Woge
has been reduced in power by 20%.
Hexenmeister
now deals 25% less damage.
First Batch of BlizzCon Tickets
Also, as a quick reminder, BlizzCon tickets go on sale in less than 24 hours. Remember to get up prepared on Saturday!
Just in case May 21 isn't circled on your calendar, here's a quick reminder that BlizzCon 2011 tickets will be going on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. PT -- keep your eye on
the ticket sales page
tomorrow for the chance to get yours. If you are unable to purchase tickets tomorrow, a second batch will go on sale Wednesday, May 25 at 7 p.m. PT. In addition, tic
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Patch 4.2: Tier 12 Video Previews
We love our model viewer as much as the next person, but we know sometimes it can be daunting to load up Java or Flash just to see what new gear you'll be sporting come 4.2.
While you still can view them in the viewer
, we've also put together a bunch of videos that preview these new sets. You can find them after the cut.
Schurke
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Patch 4.2 Will Allow Players to Group With Friends Across Realms
One of the more interesting features that's been requested since Real ID was implemented has been a way to actually group with your Real ID friends. It seems that Blizzard intends to make this possible fairly soon as it will be available on the PTR for testing this patch. It's worth noting that some features of the system will require what Blizzard vaguely refers to as a "premium" service, indicating a fee of some sort.
With this feature on the way, you have to wonder if they'll make cross factions available with cross server groups. Right now, the answer seems to a resounding no; the feature will only support same faction groups. So unfortunately, if your friends are Horde and you're Alliance, it will be largely worthless. Of course, with instances like the WotLK faction specific ones, it's probably quite a headache to code and it's development time better spent elsewhere. Still, I'd love to run a ZG/ZA with Perculia for once!
With the continued popularity of the Dungeon Finder, many players have been asking for a way to group up with real-life friends who play on other realms to take on instances together. Today, we wanted to give you a head
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Dungeon Journal Preview: All Seven Firelands Encounters Unveiled
The PTR updated this weekend with the encounter journal. The developers at Wowhead have been working on integrating it into our database entries and it's an exciting feature you should see soon. However, in this case, soon isn't enough: you probably want to see it right now. Well, you can! With the help of volunteers ArgentSun, Perculia, and Remnath, I've transcribed the data you care about--
Die Feuerlande
!
Below are the encounter journals for all seven bosses in the zone (plus Occu'thar in Baradin Hold), so tread lightly if spoilers scare you. Of course, if you're into seeing what you'll be facing on 4.2, go and indulge yourself. It's worth it. Ragnaros is the best looking fight in particular; it's epic on a level that
Allein im Dunkeln (25 Spieler)
was in
Ulduar
and quite similar in design, too. During the fight on heroic mode, you will face an additional stage in which you will be aided by three familiar friends: Cenarius, Arch Druid Hamuul Runetotem, and Malfurion Stormrage. It sounds a lot like the Keepers in Ulduar.
Anyway, if these journals are any indication, this dungeon should cure a lot of burnout players have been facing. And hey, who knows, maybe those ~600,000 subscribers Blizzard "lost" will come back on patch d
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Patch 4.2 - PTR Build 14107 - Achievements, Spell Changes, Items, and More
Another patch on the PTR just in time for Friday. There's tons of stuff, but the most important thing we have is that we think we've figured out the proc of
Drachenzorn, Tarecgosas letzte Ruhe
from our spells in our database.
This is purely speculation and is subject to change, so take it with a grain of salt, but I wouldn't be surprised if we're right.
It looks like you gain an aura (
Tarecgosa Legendary Aura
) and it duplicates your harmful spells sometimes:
Zorn von Tarecgosa
. Their damage appears as
Zorn von Tarecgosa
which is arcane damage.
Other notable finds
:
WoW's 7th anniversary might have a little more than just a vanity pet or a feat of strength:
Der 8. Geburtstag von WoW
! You will most likely be able to change the appearance of your tabard so you aren't stuck wearing the same old one for its benefits.
Pet collectors are going to be very happy with 4.2 it looks like.
Menagerie
will introduce the return of
Magisches Leckerli
from the TCG. There will also be
Der kleine Haustierladen
which will reward a new pet:
Nüsschen
.
Achievement hunters should be happy, too: from achievements for Zul'Aman that should have existed ([achi
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Patch 4.2: Tier 12 Armor Sets for Shaman and Warlock
Shaman and Warlock tier 12 were just shared with us this morning--the Shaman set has particularly awesome shoulders! Be sure to check out our previews of
the tier 12 color variations
and
the official tier 12 previews
from the past few weeks if you're interested.
Blizzard Entertainment
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News Roundup: New Tier Set Bonuses, Holy Paladin Nerfs, and Dancing
Zarhym's been a busy community manager today, posting in threads about everything from dancing to tier 12 set bonuses. If you recall last week,
we datamined the tier 12 set bonuses from the PTR
, and it generated a lot of buzz. Of course, they weren't balanced; some of them were very underwhelming and others were simply overpowered. As such, Blizzard's been looking into it this week and they have some solid revisions to offer already. They can't possibly be the final ones, though--Holy paladins would have a decent set bonus if that were true and you know Blizzard isn't
that
nice about tier sets for the class! (Kidding. Sort of.)
Other notable threads included a justification for Holy paladin mana changes in 4.2 and a thread about dancing in combat. Because dancing in combat is important.
New Tier Set Bonuses
We've seen a lot of discussion and debate over the new set bonuses. Just so everyone is aware, we're still assessing the set bonuses for tier 12 as we go through more testing and gathering more feedback.
To give you a heads up on what we'r
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Patch 4.2: Lord Rhyolith PTR Strategies and Preview
Today on PTR we got some time with the newly renamed
Lord Rhyolith
. He's a well-tuned encounter and one we preferred to yesterday's boss,
Beth'tilac
. Some of his mechanics were refreshing, particularly in the way you actually controlled him, and we managed to test both phases of the fight thoroughly. If you've done
Supremus
or
Kologarn
, you'll find some elements from those bosses borrowed and rehashed with
Lord Rhyolith
.
Phase one starts out different from most fights as there is no need to tank him. He ambles around slowly and does not attack directly; instead, the real threat is where he intends to walk. Consequently, you'll need to steer him where you want him to path by attacking his left and right legs--applying DPS to the leg in which direction you want him to turn. We found it best to only have two or three melee on him at most communicating on ventrilo where they wanted him to turn and calling out switches. There is also a bar on the screen the indicates how much in the respective direction Rhyolith will be turning to help you out.
Your immediate goal in steering him is to make sure that he stays
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Patch 4.2: Beth'tilac PTR Strategies and Preview
The PTR was open today for testing on Firelands 10-man and we were able to get some time with
Beth'tilac
. Unfortunately the US servers got a lot less time with this boss than EU and we only got eight or so attempts in before the server was shut down.
Beth'tilac
is the spider boss
first previewed by Blizzard
at the end of April. She ended up being a fairly simple fight. Of course, as usual for the PTR, she was untuned and will most likely change in the future. The encounter has two easily defined phases: the first is a kiting phase, the second is a burn phase. For phase one, you split into groups for below her web and on top of it; for phase two, everyone groups up underneath her web and you must kill her before her increasing damage is too high while dealing with a debuff similar to
Gluth
's
Trauma
.
Overall, it's a fun introductory fight and seems to serve well as a gear check for the zone.
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Druid Tier 12 Preview and Other 3D Models
We have a preview of Druid Tier 12 armor up as well as some more 3D models to share with you from the PTR. Remember to view it in our model viewer through the java option rather than flash if you want to see particle effects and details--this feature recently received an overhaul so they're looking even better than before.
For items, maps, icons and spell changes from this build that hit earlier today, you can
check them out here
.
Druid Tier 12
Other Models
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Patch 4.2 - PTR Build 14040 - New Items, Spell Changes, Icons, and Maps
After an agonizingly slow Monday, Tuesday picks up the pace with another patch for the PTR. The legendary's stats are finally datamined, over fifty new items are in our database (including more tier previews), and we've got a lot of spell changes to show you as well.
Latest Additions
Drachenzorn, Tarecgosas letzte Ruhe
has appeared, sadly with hit rating and no proc yet (this is intended so we can't spoil ourselves too badly). It also looks like the legendary's other phases--
Zweig von Nordrassil
and
Runenstab von Nordrassil
--are very nice items so the staff grows with you as you get into heroic progression like how
Schattenschneide
was useful.
Rächer des Hyjal
is confirmed as a faction and has some rewards listed! Keep in mind it's likely that each class gets its own rewards and ones haven't been tied in for other roles than tanks.
Haltbarer Flammenzorngroßumhang
Gurt der unzähmbaren Flamme
Hinrichtungsaufschub
Adamantsiegel der Rächer
Engineers get a new gun to make with some awesome flavor text:
Atombetriebener Lochstanzer
!
If you needed another reason to love Blizzard,
Ragnaröstis
might work.
Tons of [url=http:
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World of Warcraft's Subscribers Decline and Blizzard Promises Quicker Expansions
Today's
Activision Blizzard earnings call
touched on quite a lot of World of Warcraft and its future as well as a little bit of Diablo III news.
During the call, Blizzard Entertainment's CEO mentioned that subscriber levels had fallen down to 11.4 million this March from its former peak of 12 million. Initially, this seems staggering, but it's important to remember that subscriber levels do not decline linearly and tend to fluxuate. Furthermore, it actually makes quite a bit of sense given two factors: RIFT's launch in March and the absense of a major content patch at that point of time. The new and shiny feeling of Catalysm was disappearing by March and we've only just gotten a new patch a few weeks ago. Unfortunately, 4.1 was fairly light on content for a patch--luckily Firelands will be this summer and it looks much beefier, so it's likely a lot more people will resubscribe to check it out at that point.
In response to the declining subscriber levels, Blizzard has
made some promises for WoW development speeds
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Maingear's New Tier of Gear Contest: What Achievement Are You Most Proud Of?
UPDATE: This contest is now closed. The post is locked to prevent further entry.
Day three of the contest
is over and the winner was
Yizelin
who told us how much he loved and feared the
Twin Emperors
as a Warlock tank. They will receive a brand new Razer Naga™ Molten Special Edition mouse--appropriately fiery for the coming patch!
With that news out of the way, the final day--day four--begins right in this post. Remember, each day is a new drawing for a
Razer Naga™ Molten Special Edition Mouse
--on Monday night, day five, we will be doing a grand and first prize drawing using the comments from all the days as entries. The grand prize is the powerhouse known as the
F131
by
Maingear
and the first prize is a
Naga™ Epic mouse
and a [url=
http://store.razerzone.com/sto
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Community Roundup: 4.1 Guides, AddOns, and the WoW Movie
Sundays are for sleeping in and watching Netflix in your pajamas all day. Also see: alt raids. Oh wait, that's just my Sunday. Your Sunday may be significantly more busy and involve more Mother's Day if you're celebrating.
Anyway, as a new Sunday feature, we have a round-up of some of the web's more interesting World of Warcraft posts over the past week or so.
Here at Wowhead, we have some good forum threads to read:
What as your first character (and what happened to it?)
,
Poseidus campers unite over here
, and
what icons really mean (besides looking like Lucky Charms)
.
There is also Perculia's fabulous guide to
shapeshifting trinkets
and our
3d models preview
(our model viewer got an overhaul on Friday so check 'em out in Java for more particle effects!).
Petopia has a great [url=
http://www.wow-petopia.com/cataclysm/patc
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Maingear's New Tier of Gear Contest: What is Your Favorite Encounter?
Day two of the contest
is over and the winner was
Ikestorm
who expressed a love for
Geisterlande
with not one but two forms of poetry! They will receive a brand new Razer Naga™ Molten Special Edition mouse--appropriately fiery for the coming patch!
With that news out of the way, day three begins right in this post. Remember, each day is a new drawing for a
Razer Naga™ Molten Special Edition Mouse
--on Monday, day five, we will be doing a grand and first prize drawing using the comments from all the days as entries. The grand prize is the powerhouse known as the
F131
by
Maingear
and the first prize is a
Naga™ Epic mouse
and a
Megalodon™ headset
th
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Maingear's New Tier of Gear Contest: What is Your Favorite Zone?
UPDATE: Day #2 is closed. Day #3 is
over here
. The post is locked to prevent further entry.
Day one of the contest
is over and the winner was
Xella
who chose the rather infamous
Sturmgrimms Gewänder
. They will receive a brand new Razer Naga™ Molten Special Edition mouse--appropriately fiery for the coming patch! (Psst, Xella, I've already emailed you so reply so we can ship out your prize!)
With that news out of the way, day two begins right in this post. Remember, each day is a new drawing for a
Razer Naga™ Molten Special Edition Mouse
--on Monday, day five, we will be doing a grand and first prize drawing using the comments from all the days as entries. The grand prize is the powerhouse known as the
F131
by
Maingear
and the first prize is a [url=
http://store
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Maingear's New Tier of Gear Contest: What Was Your Favorite Tier Set?
UPDATE: Day #1 is closed. Day #2 is
over here
. The post is locked to prevent further entry.
Thanks to the wonderful folks at
Maingear
, we're holding
a contest
this week through the weekend for a custom built desktop PC: the powerhouse known as the
F131
. With a sleek exterior and a powerful interior, this rig is any World of Warcraft player's dream. Of course, there's even more to sweeten the pot:
Razer
has thrown in a
Naga™ Epic Mouse
and a
Megalodon™ headset
as a prize for the runner-up--as well as four
Razer Naga™ Molten Special Edition MMO Gaming Mice
for daily prizes.
So listen c
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