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Developer communication as it affects games

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Developer chats aren't only important when it comes to what players know about the game -- they're also important in how the players approach the game. That's one of the more interesting conclusions to be taken away from Elder Game's latest discussion regarding the interactions between developers and community. As ...

Day of the Dead begins

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

Because we're such nice guys, we over here at WoW.com would like to remind everyone that while the Hallow's End festivities have come to a much-too-soon end (who doesn't enjoy all of Azeroth feeling a little bit like the Undercity?), a new, very short holiday kicks off, too. Day of ...

Like red but not quite

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Sometimes it takes a new character to rekindle your passion for the game. Daryi of Ghostlands has recently started working on a little priest to complement her hunter main, and she's been noticing the beauty of the lower level scenery. "On the ferry from Darkshore to Teldrassil, I noticed the ...

Patch 3.3 PTR: New and updated achievements on the PTR

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

There's been a few achievements that have been added in the latest patch 3.3 build. As you can guess, taking down the Lich King has its rewards. If you manage to defeat Arthas in Icecrown Citadel in 10-player heroic mode, you will henceforth earn the title "Bane of the Fallen King." A ...

Patch 3.3 PTR: A little extra XP bonus

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

The sneaky database over at MMO-Champion has uncovered a little spell/aura/attribute hidden in the patch 3.3 PTR files that hints at some extra XP from future versions of heirloom gear. Currently, with two pieces of heirloom gear, you can get up to a 20% bonus (the chest and shoulders each ...

GC clarifies ArPen’s stat removal and others

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

Ghostcrawler's hoping this answer "gets read," so we'll help. A player asks why Blizzard is worrying about armor penetration with the Scourge Strike ability -- isn't, they ask, ArPen getting removed in Cataclysm like we heard at BlizzCon? The answer is basically no: Armor Penetration rating is getting removed from ...

Paul Sams owns part of the Steelers

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

Ok, admittedly, this is about as far away from the World of Warcraft as we go on this site, but stick with me here, it'll be worth it for the jokes: Blizzplanet has discovered that Blizzard COO Paul Sams and his family are now major shareholders in the Pittsburgh Steelers, ...