Archive for the ‘Wrath of the Lich King Miscellaneous’ Category

PTR Patch 3.3: Patch notes updated

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

New patch notes have been release for the patch 3.3 PTR. The changes present in this iteration of the notes will be active when the PTR comes up this evening after the latest patch is applied to your client. While there are a handful of changes to a few classes, ...

Patch 3.3 PTR build 10571 details [Updated: Tier 10 relics]

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

A new PTR for patch 3.3 has just been pushed through on the testing servers. Most of the classes have seen some tweaks and changes. At first glance, the biggest winners (not whiners) appear to be mages and shadow priests. Some other big changes include the druid spell Rebirth dropping ...

Patch 3.2 PTR patch notes

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009

I totally called it: the Patch 3.2 PTR notes are now available on the official forums, which means that we should expect the PTR itself to go up today. This is the patch that will bring the expansion of the Argent Tournament, with new 5/10/25-man content.   General Construction of the Crusaders' Coliseum ...

Patch 3.3 PTR: Quest tracking feature

Saturday, November 7th, 2009

The new quest tracker was released as part of Thursday's PTR build. This is different than the one that they included last time they made an attempt in this area. Previously, they used various types of icons to tell you what type of quest was in that area. This time, ...

Scientists study how the brain thinks about virtual avatars

Saturday, November 7th, 2009

This is fascinating stuff to think about over the weekend -- New Scientist has an article (sent to us by quite a few readers -- thanks!) about how we perceive our virtual selves in video games like World of Warcraft. A group of scientists at Dartmouth University hooked a few ...

The argument for paladin stances

Saturday, November 7th, 2009

Righteous Defense lays out an intriguing argument for an idea that I still personally can't get behind: paladin stances. The recent changes around patch 3.3 have shined a light on paladin versatility, and basically, paladins are forced to pay the hybrid tax three times over -- because they can do ...

Patch 3.3: Haris Pilton’s got a brand new bag

Saturday, November 7th, 2009

It was only a matter of time before Blizzard gave us another pre-expansion gold sink, and here it is, ladies and gentlemen. Haris Pilton, Shattrath socialite, has once again started selling her limited-edition accessories, and this time she's expanded her line with the Portable Hole, a 24-slot BOE bag. The bag ...