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PTR Build 10805 - TONS of New Models (And 2 New Icons)!
I'm sure we can all tell that Icecrown is coming soon, and these PTR patches are getting bigger and more cram-packed with awesome! This latest patch included a plethora of new items so we've got some brand spankin' new models to share with you guys. Not too many new item icons have been added, but I'm sure we'll be seeing even more soon!
Edit:
We've added a few new models! Check again for some more cool recolors. Be sure to check out all of the awesome new weapon and armor models in 3D (!) after the break!
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Item Drops Now Available on the PTR
The item drops are now up on the PTR!
For those of you who are playing on the PTR right now, please please PLEASE go run the content, and send us your cache files! That's the entire contents of the "World of Warcraft/Cache/WDB" folder—ideally zipped up. Send them on to our address at feedback@wowhead.com—that's the quickest way we can use to get the data up on the site.
We need your help—the more info we get, the faster we can get the
PTR site
updated!
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What's New Page Updated
The
What's New
page has been updated with our latest projects, and some shiny new artwork!
We've actually been stealth-fixing this page for a while. We originally had an "Under Development" page in its place, but we decided we'd rather keep the big things a surprise (stay tuned for some cool surprises this month, btw). We've changed the page over to a "
What's New
" page now, so you can always check there and see the latest things we've added.
Go take a look!
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More Blue Pugs!
Apparently the previous episode of
PUGging with the blues
went so well, they've decided to do it again.
On Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 4pm Pacific Standard Time, the Blizzard dungeon team will be testing out their own new LFG feature on the PTR—so all you have to do is hop in the queue, and who knows? You might get the chance to personally ask Ghostcrawler for that pony he promised you.
For a chance to group with the Blizzard team members, you need to use the Dungeon system and choose the "Random Heroic" option. All employees will have the <GM> tag next to their names and be able to choose whichever class, realm and faction he or she wants.
Source:
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=21043884910
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Last Day to Merge Battle.Net Accounts!
For those of you who want their
Unhatched Mr. Chilly
, today is your last day to sign up!
Get your WoW account merged onto a Battle.net account today and get your companion pet! Head on over to
http://www.battle.net/
right now and get signed up, before it's too late!
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Dolby Axon in Open Beta
A friend of mine pointed this out to me a little while ago—apparently
Dolby Axon
is now in open beta.
For those of you who aren't familiar with Axon, it's a competitor for
Ventrilo
and
TeamSpeak
. It's got a couple of really interesting features—most interesting among them, I think, is the ability to chat "visually" in surround sound. You can drag each person on your Axon channel to a different location, and hear the voices in surround sound, coming from the actual locations where you put people.
I haven't downloaded it yet, but if this really does what it says it does it could be a really compelling replacement for vent. If you're interested in signing up for the beta, check it out
here
.
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Weight Scale Updates
Wowhead has made a long overdue update to the
weight scales
!
We've gone through the sticky threads and pulled the best weights we could find to update our weight scale system, so the
weighted searches
,
weighted comparisons
, and
recommended upgrades
on the
Profiler
should now be showing much more realistic results.
There ARE a few weight scales that are still out of date though! Our Blood Death Knight scale still doesn't have a value for agility, and our Frost Tanking scale still has old numbers. We're changing the way these scales get updated so we should be much quicker to get the scores up to date—but we need your help!
In every class forum there is a [url=?forums&topic=1
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3.3 PTR Patch Notes Updated! Bug Fixes Galore!
Greetings Wowhead users! There's a new build on the PTR so you guys know what that means! Blizzard has updated their
PTR Patch Notes
with a plethora of bug fixes and some additional changes.
Nothing too amazing this build, though significant changes have been made to
The Oculus
, presumably to make it more PUG-friendly with the advent of the
Looking for Dungeon
system. Sadly, I don't see anything about Blizzard actually having made the dungeon
enjoyable
. Maybe that will come in a later build. Also, for those of you hungering to satiate your storage needs, a new 24-slot bag has been added to
Haris Pilton
's inventory. Now a
Portable Hole
can be yours for the low, low price of only !
You can view the full updates to the patch notes after the break!
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Shaman Tier 10 Set: The Frost Witch
The
Tier 10 preview page
on the World of Warcraft site was updated today with the Shaman armor set, which means the designs for all of the classes have officially been revealed.
So what do you think about the Shaman set?
Source:
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/underdev/3p3/tier10sneak/huge-sh.jpg
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Patch 3.3 Guide - Recent Updates
The reason for this out-of-the-blue blog are some recent updates to the
Patch 3.3 Guide
we released about 3 weeks ago. Several PTR builds have hit us since then, I have been updating the index page of the guide, and occasionally dropping a reply in the blog, but all of those have been somewhat subtle. So here is the official announcement of what has been updated and how it has been updated.
http://www.wowhead.com/?guide=3.3
Note: We know we've been spamming you with blogs a lot lately, but this one had to be done. And better now than when Halls of Reflection, or some other major feature appears on the PTR. Blizzard has really made us work for this patch.
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PTR Build 10772 - New Models
The Public Test Realm was recently updated to build 10772, and with that comes some new models to enjoy! Some of the interesting models in this build are new armoured frost wyrms, new models for Quel'Delar, and some snazzy boss models of what I assume are the San'layn (Vampiric Blood Elves).
Check them out after the jump!
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PTR Build 10772 - New Icons
Fresh icons, here! Straight from Patch 3.3 (Build 10772) to you! This build including some frosty new item icons! Can't say the new rings look very comfortable, though!
We found
14
new icons in the current PTR build!
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3.3 Patch Notes Updated! (Build 10772)
The latest update to the
PTR Patch Notes
brings us some interesting changes.
One of the most important ones that people will be thinking of is the change to Naxxramas. You will no longer have to kill all the end bosses to access
Sapphiron
's Lair! A teleportation orb has been added to the lair to allow players to travel back and forth from the main dungeon to the lair with ease now. There is also the addition of the much awaited
Quest Tracking Feature
.
You can read about all the changes after the jump.
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BFF Report Episode 4
Episode four of the
BFF Report
is now available for viewing!
This week concludes Fony's
Champions Online
coverage, including a PvP breakdown, some dungeon coverage, and even a conspiracy theory or two.
Check it out here:
http://www.zam.com/bffreport.html?bffreport=04
Enjoy!
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Create YOUR Own Wowhead Title!
That's right, folks, you saw it correct! You now get a chance to design your own title to be added to our pool of randomly generated witticisms you get to see every time you load the homepage!
You have asked for it, and we are giving it to you. There have been several threads on the forums, all of which asked us (nicely, of course) to add new sayings to our pool. We have read them all, but until recently time was just never enough to bother with something so small.
Well, we are as busy as ever, but this request of yours we can fulfill!
This is not a contest
, and there are no rewards beyond bragging rights. But think about how cool your friends will think you are when you go to them and say
"See that thing up there just after where it says "Wowhead: ..."? That's right, I gave them that idea!"
You would become a superstar in matter of seconds!
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Blizzard Now Selling Companion Pets in Online Store
Breaking News! Blizzard has just put up the two new companion pets,
Lil' K.T.
(
Lil' Phylactery
) and the
Pandaren Monk
(
Pandaren Monk
), for sale in the Blizzard Online Store. They're even donating 50% of the proceeds (from the monk) to the Make-A-Wish foundation! This looks to be just the beginning, the
FAQ
indicates that there will be more pets to come.
The items are for sale for $10 USD each, and can be gifted to another player's account. The pets are BoA, and will apply to all future characters on the account it was purchased for.
Edit:
Nethaera has just posted about it
here
. Full text after the jump.
Relevant Links
Pandaren Monk
purchase page
Lil' K.T.
purchase page
Pet Store [url=
http://us.blizzard.com/support/article.xml?locale
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One Week Left to Merge Battle.net Accounts!
It's getting down to the wire now! Don't forget that by this time next week—November 11, 2009—only Battle.net accounts will be able to log in to World of Warcraft!
If you don't yet have a Battle.net account, the changeover is relatively simple: Just head over to
http://www.battle.net
and click the "Create or Manage a Battle.Net Account" button.
And if you hurry, you get an
Unhatched Mr. Chilly
—one of these little guys pictured at the right! Ain't he cute?
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Icecrown Raid Difficulty Functionality
In the upcoming 3.3 content patch, as some of you already know, Icecrown will be home of the updated instance difficulty setting which can be changed on a boss
per boss
basis. It will be able to be switched at any time during a raid without leaving and reentering the instance.
Some restrictions on when you cannot change it will be in place. Such as, you cannot change the difficulty in combat or during certain scripted events. To enable it you will have first have to have defeated the Lich King on normal mode, and heroic mode
will not affect trash
in anyway and will only change the bosses.
You can read more after the jump.
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PUG with Blizzard Employees Today on the PTR (Nov 4)
Have you ever wanted to join a PUG with members of the World of Warcraft development and community teams? Well now's your chance!
Zarhym
announced
on the official forums that blue posters will be on the PTR today (Nov 4) at 4 pm PST (7 pm EST) to test out the new dungeon system.
For a chance to group with the Blizzard team members, you need to use the Dungeon system and choose the "Random Heroic" option. All employees will have the <GM> tag next to their names and be able to choose whichever class, realm and faction he or she wants.
Source:
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=20677335365&sid=1
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PTR Build 10747 - New Models + Icons!
The Public Test Realm has just been updated to build 10747 and you guys know what that means - more models and icons! Highlights include a brand new model for Lord Marrowgar, the Perky Pug (AWWW!) awarded from use of the new
Looking For Dungeon
tool, an amazing looking Love Rocket flying mount (that I absolutely
must have
)!
You can also check our previous posts under
3D Models
and
Icons
, in which we showed off some snazzy new finds! Once again we have some more interesting additions, which you guys and gals can view after the break!
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