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Patch 3.3: Blizzard previews new quest tracking UI

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

Looks like the newly-renamed Dungeon Finder isn't the only new UI feature we have to look forward to in Patch 3.3 -- Blizzard just released an official preview of its new Quest Tracking feature, and it looks great. It seems to have a number of the features that ZorbaTHut's great ...

Why do grey items even exist, if only to be sold to vendors or occasionally used as RP gear?

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

Why do grey items even exist, if only to be sold to vendors or occasionally used as RP gear?

Patch 3.3 PTR: Dwarf, orc, and troll shaman totem gallery

Friday, October 9th, 2009

While we have covered the fact that new totems are coming out for orcs and trolls in patch 3.3 so that the taurens don't have to keep sharing with everyone. We've also mentioned the fact that dwarf totems have been added into the PTR files for when Cataclysm hits. At ...

Vanish “change” coming in patch 3.3

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

Ghostcrawler (who decided to back off the forums, and then decided to back off that decision slightly) is now back on the forums with word of a change that Rogues will probably be intrigued by: he promises, in patch 3.3, a "change" to Vanish. That's about all we get, unfortunately ...

Aion is Live!

Monday, September 21st, 2009

Welcome in and join us in the world of Aion! Our servers were brought online as scheduled for 12:00 PDT (20:00 BST, 21:00 CEST). Myriads of players have already connected to our rapidly filling servers. In order to prevent servers from getting overcrowded and suffer from latency issues we have ...

When do we get a new Warlock columnist?

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

When do we get a new Warlock columnist? I kept hoping to see a lock perspective on BlizzCon, but no luck. Can you give us an estimated date of arrival?

No plans to extend current heirlooms to 85

Monday, August 31st, 2009

There's been quite a burst of blue posts on the official forums post-BlizzCon; some by World Event Designer Kisirani talking about lore and the post-Cataclysm world, some by Lead Systems Designer Ghostcrawler talking about new game systems coming with 4.0, and some by the Community Managers, providing slightly less meaty ...