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Naxxramas and World Latency Fixes – A Message from Blizzard
Blizzard has kindly asked us to make sure everyone is aware of the announcement they just made on the official forums:
Naxxramas and World Latency Fixes
For the last several weeks, our players have been experiencing periodic latency in both outdoor Northrend areas and Naxxramas, and we wanted to provide you with several updates on what we're doing to resolve these issues. As many players have discovered, the outdoor Northrend latency has been tied to activity in Wintergrasp. We are actively working on a server-side fix that should address the high latency experienced in the outdoor world when Wintergrasp is active. This fix is currently in testing on internal test realms and we anticipate that we'll be able to push it to live realms in the near future. Concerning Naxxramas, optimizations are being made that will address both the latency and disconnection issues affecting players while in that zone. These optimizations will be included with the next minor content patch.
We appreciate your patience as we work to address these issues.
Source:
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=142
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I'm a Miner Forty-Niner
Just a quick update today. I thought it was worth pointing out that the
official patch notes
listed on the
European WoW Site
contained a very interesting note:
Mining veins and deposits no longer require multiple hits to receive all the ore. Players will receive around the same amount of ore, stone, and gems they would have received from multiple hits.
What's that? I can't hear you over the sound of millions of miners rejoicing.
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Return of the Furious Five
Well, the five of us
finally
had the time to get together and run again tonight, so I figured I'd take a moment to post again to make sure you knew I hadn't forgotten. :)
This time we ran
Hellfire Ramparts
in about an hour, and found to our delight that we had time left over for a trip through the
Blood Furnace
– and it's a good thing we had the quest rewards from
Weaken the Ramparts
and
The Blood is Life
, or there would have been no loot at all (what good is
Höllenhäscher
to a dedicated protection warrior?).
In the process of doing them, though, I got to thinking.
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Dear Wowhead... (Episode 3)
The Wowhead advice column returns this week with a letter that comes to us from Tinker Town!
Dear Wowhead.
For generations my family has been some of Gnomeregan's finest engineers, inventors and demolitions experts. My Great-grandfather was the inventor of the indispensable Polyphonic Sub-Range Anaylyzer! I know right?!
But lately, my thoughts have wandered from electro-spanners and thorium plated thermal adjusters. I have desires... DARK desires. Why, just the other day I was in my father's work shop helping him reconfigure the micro-cog agitator matrix of his spectral reinstantiator when I started thinking how great it would be if I could "summon" forth some worker to walk in from the void and do the work for me.
Aren't Gnomes supposed to be engineers? All this fanciful arcane fascination with fallen magics is wrong isn't it?
Sincerely,
FELing Confused
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Happy New Year!
All of us here at Wowhead just wanted to take a few moments to wish everyone a Happy New Year. Everyone please be sure to drive safely, drink responsibly, and don't forget your New Year's Resolutions!
I'm personally resolving to spend less time writing blogs and more time actually levelling my damn character. :) What about you?
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Dear Wowhead... (Episode 2)
Welcome back to the Wowhead advice column!
Our next question comes to us from the smoky halls of Ironforge! Looks like our friend here is having some romantic troubles...I've included a translation from the original Dwarfish, for those who don't speak the language.
Dear Wowhead,
Ah howz does Ah put dis? Ah am a middle aged Dwarf. Ahms purty typical fer me race. Ah lufs anyting wif a blunt head on nit. Ah lufs to dig up minerals uf all kinds. Ah has tha obligatury riding ram (thumpur), Anz ah likes ta smush up anyz kinz of orc, trollz and udder hordz type beinz. But ta udder weeks whilst clearing outs tha
Nexus
wit me budz. Ah fellz smitten in lufs wits a bloodelfs lass named
Grand Magus Telestra
. Now ins ah knows dis is a bad ting. Fer mah mates hast toldz me dat day wuldz not be a putting ups wit me companys agin if-in ah didz pursue dis line of me tinkin. Howz canz dis be? Ah knowz ahm a dwarfs anz dis is unaturals, Butz ah kentz heps it. Shez jus luuks so durned cutes in dat liddle red winters hats! Itz wuz luf et furst sights. Wuldz be wrongz fer mah ta sayz ta hecks wi
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Happy Holidays!
I just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone for using our site. You guys are the reason why Wowhead is what it is – this site would be
nothing
without the support and goodwill of its community, and we owe you guys for everything. There are a lot of WoW database sites out there, and we are very thankful you picked us.
Thanks to everyone also who participated in the
contest
– it was our biggest yet! We have plans for more contests to take place over the next year (and we're doing our damnedest to get you non-US players included in the lists as well). We hope you enjoy your prizes!
Winners
Day 1:
Acherus29a
– fashion > all
Day 2:
bubblebobble
– this is the best name ever
Day 3:
Baydon
– you poor poor soul
Day 4:
Servin
– good luck fitting that in a cardboard box
Day 5: [ur
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Dear Wowhead... (Episode 1)
That's right, boys and girls! Welcome to "Dear Wowhead", the advice column for Wowhead users!
If all goes well we should be able to make this a regular column.
Our first letter comes to us directly from the Rogue's Quarter, deep underneath Lordaeron!
Dear Wowhead,
I'm a member of the Forsaken. I live in the southeastern quarter of the Undercity, in a small alcove with six other dead people. Unfortunately, on the day that Undertaker Mordo recovered me from my grave, I was the only one raised. My family wasn't raised with me.
This Winter Veil will be the first time I've ever celebrated the holiday alone. How do you cope with loneliness? How can I honor my family background, without living in the past?
Sincerely,
Lonely For The Holidays
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For the Horde...?
If you can't tell from the artwork at the top – that Blood Elf on the left is me – I'm a Horde player. I was an Alliance player for all of seven levels before I made the switch, and made the switch for good. Now I have my Blood Elf paladin main, a Troll mage and an Undead warlock alt, and scattered other random characters (I know I still have a shaman somewhere). I picked a server, I picked a faction, and I stuck with it. I rolled Horde side on Draenor and I never looked back.
Or did I?
Sometimes...I...I'm not sure I feel comfortable saying this. Sometimes...
I wish I had rolled Alliance
.
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Emergency Security Warning
According to
Microsoft
, there is a major hole in Internet Explorer (versions 5.01, 6, 6 SP1, and 7) which can potentially be used to install keyloggers on your system.
News reports
indicate that this exploit is primarily being used to steal World of Warcraft passwords. I
strongly
recommend everyone IMMEDIATELY update their version of Windows (a regular
Windows Update
should do it) to resolve this issue.
Just a heads up!
Relevant Links
Microsoft's Press Release
BBC Coverage
ZDNet Coverage
Windows Update
Edit:
Someone pointed out a quote in the BBC article saying:
"What we've seen from the exploit so far is it stealing game passwords, but it's i
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The System Is Down!
Well, it looks like the
system is down
again. I figured you guys would want a single, consolidated place to vent your frustrations, so here you go. :)
Here's the most recent update:
Breaking News
December 16th, 2008 10:30am PST
We will be extending the regularly scheduled maintenance by two hours and expect to have all realms available at approximately 1:00pm PST.
Thank you,
Blizzard Entertainment
EDIT:
Looks like the servers are starting to come back up. Happy WoW-ing. :)
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Contest: 12 Killer Days of Khristmas (Updated 12/25)
Contest Finished
Our grand prize winner is...
MightyBob
!
Thanks to everyone who participated, and stay tuned for the next contest!
Ho ho ho! What would YOU like for Christmas, boys and girls?
>
Check out the contest page
<
Then, post here with the thing your WoW character wants for Christmas!
Winners
Day 1:
Acherus29a
– fashion > all
Day 2:
bubblebobble
– this is the best name ever
Day 3:
Baydon
– you poor poor soul
Day 4:
Servin
– good luck fitting that in a cardboard box
Day 5:
leggielady
– wouldn't we all
Day 6:
Sabni
– i've often asked for this myself[/smal
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Life Imitates Art -- And So Do Patch Notes
Inspired by this
comment
, I thought I'd take a moment to point out an instance of life imitating art today.
Here's the
comic
, posted by
Noxychu
four days ago:
And an interesting announcement was made on the official site today...
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Phat Lewtz Contest - Finished
Phase 3, Day 2 Winners Announced!
Hoff13
staticx91887
You should receive an email from us in the next 24 hours!
Contest Complete
Congratulations to all the winners, and thanks to everyone who participated for making the
contest
such a success.
And stay tuned, because we just might have something else to give away for Christmas...
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Phat Lewtz Contest - Phase 3, Day 2
Phase 3, Day 1 Winners Announced!
j4nk
Warrer
Please check your email for a congratulatory message from us!
LAST DAY TO WIN!
This is day two of the third phase, and your
last chance to win
the grand prize! Today's prizes are two
The Red Bearon
cards (
), which will be given out at the end of the day. This is an epic mount! Don't miss your chance to be one of the lucky few to cruise into town riding this baby!
Check out how awesome this guy is:
Click
here
for a full 3D view!
>
Read the contest details FIRST!
<
Then, post a comment here with the
most EPIC loot drop
you've ever gotten for a chance to win!
Note: As mentioned in the
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Phat Lewtz Contest - Phase 3
Phase 2, Day 2 Winners Announced!
EternalSiC
– this post is especially awesome
netpro2k
– holy cow this one too
Please check your email for a congratulatory message from us!
Welcome to Phase 3!
This is day one of the
third
phase, and we finally get to give away the grand prize! Today's prizes are two
The Red Bearon
cards (
), which will be given out at the end of the day. This is an epic mount! Don't miss your chance to be one of the lucky few to cruise into town riding this baby!
Check out how awesome this guy is:
Click
here
for a full 3D view!
>
Read the contest details FIRST!
<
Then, post a comment here with the most EPIC loot
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Phat Lewtz Contest - Phase 2, Day 2
Phase 2, Day 1 Winners Announced!
clamdragon
cluthron
Please check your email for a congratulatory message from us!
Day 2
This is day
two
of the second phase, and we have more cards for you! Today's prizes are two
Owned!
cards (
), which will be given out at the end of the day. Stick around, because we have new
cards
to give away tomorrow!
>
Read the contest details FIRST!
<
Then, post a comment here with the
most EPIC loot drop
you've ever gotten for a chance to win!
Note: As mentioned in the
contest rules
,
a comment on yesterday's blog post does NOT qualify you
for a chance to win today! You'll have to post again – but if you're feeling boring, we'll forgive you for posting the same story.
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Wowhead Comic #4
Well,
Noxy
has been sick and dying this weekend, but she STILL managed to find the time to create a comic!
So here you go all – a little fanservice just for you...
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Phat Lewtz Contest - Phase 2
Phase 1, Day 3 Winners Announced!
jblase03
Wekya
Please check your email for a congratulatory message from us!
Phase 2 Is Here!
This is day one of the
second
phase, and we have new cards for you! Today's prizes are two
Owned!
cards (
), which will be given out at the end of the day. Stick around, because there are still more
cards
to come!
>
Read the contest details FIRST!
<
Then, post a comment here with the
most EPIC loot drop
you've ever gotten for a chance to win!
Note: As mentioned in the
contest rules
,
a comment on yesterday's blog post does NOT qualify you
for a chance to win today! You'll have to post again – but if you're feeling boring, we'll forgive you for posting the same story.
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The Furious Five: An Introduction
So in addition to the characters I normally play, I'm also part of something called a
static group
. I don't know if this is already a widely used term, but if it isn't I'm inventing it now.
Static Group:
A group of characters who are specifically set aside for the purpose of playing with one another.
I belong to a five man static group that I've played with for months now. It's five players, most of which are IRL friends of mine, and we get together about once every two weeks and run an instance.
That's it.
We've never levelled any other way since we were old enough to run
Ragefire Chasm
at level 13. We're now around level 60, so it's been a long trip--but with plenty of rest experience, it goes surprisingly smoothly. And it's
fun
--I have my main and my alts to play when I want to do something by myself, but I always get the chance to run an instance with my close friends every week or two. I strongly recommend it for anyone who has friends.
Here's the roster of the group I run with...
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