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For all those pouring over the screencaps of the female monk from the Jace Hall show, here’s something a little bit better for you:
Bashiok just updated the official Diablo 3 twitter feed with this:
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| Female monk revealed! The monk class page has been updated with all-new art and the in-game model of the female monk. | ||
Follow this link to explore the site.
Click through for a look at one of the images.
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| Now that Icecrown Citadel has been fully unlocked, allowing players the ability to progress in 10- and 25-player formats to defeat the Lich King, new raid weekly quests have been unlocked! These quests are specific to the Icecrown Citadel raid dungeon and do not correspond with the standard random raid weekly quest offered in Dalaran. Here's an overview of what you need to know. One of five quests will be randomly available each week in both 10- and 25-player versions of the dungeon. This means each player has the opportunity to complete two Icecrown Citadel raid weekly quests each week if the dungeon is run in both versions, however, these quests have to be completed within the raid version (10- or 25-player) in which they are offered. If a player obtains one of these quests but does not complete it that week, the quest will automatically be removed from the player's Quest Log the next time Lord Marrowgar is defeated under a new raid ID, or when zoning into an instance with a new raid ID where Lord Marrowgar has already been defeated. This only applies if the random raid weekly offered when the player enters a fresh Icecrown Citadel raid instance happens to be different from the one already in his or her Quest Log. Players can otherwise simultaneously have both the 10- and 25-player raid weekly quests in their Quest Logs and complete either of them at any time during the week in their respective raid versions. The quests given each week in 10- and 25-player versions of Icecrown Citadel will be randomly determined once Lord Morrowgar is killed, or once a player zones into an instance where Lord Morrowgar has already been killed. The Quests:
The Reward: Completing any of these quests will reward each member of the group with a Sack of Frosty Treasures and a healthy chunk of gold. The sack will contain Emblems of Frost and other potentially valuable items! |
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Metzen: "What in the world? We got a WoW meeting going on upstairs. I need the Gun!
Wilson: I can give two [beep] about World of Warcraft dude. This is Diablo III's time.
Metzen: What game's keeping the lights on, BRO? Diablo III? [ROFL that was a cheap shot down below the belt]
Steve Parker (Senior Producer): He wants to use the decision gun.
Jace Hall: I don't understand.
Metzen: Like ... 6 years you guys been building this thing? You know, just give me THE GUN. Thirty developers upstairs.
Metzen: Take this shot!
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| Crygil: We are making some adjustments to tank survivability based on what we’re seeing in Icecrown Citadel. We feel this is particularly important in preparation for upcoming Heroic attempts. This is tricky and occasionally subjective, so we might very well make more adjustments as we get even more data. Paladin:
Death Knight:
It’s important to note that we aren’t trying to single out paladins here. We like the tank balance of warriors and druids at the moment, and we have a larger sample size of warrior tanks that we can compare. Another solution would have been to buff warriors, death knights and druids and then increase boss damage accordingly. Obviously, that would have been a much larger change with greater risks and a longer delay. Though Ardent Defender is always a possible target for changes, we like that this talent provides such a distinction between warriors and paladins. Rather than have all the tanks have the same health, armor, avoidance and cooldowns, we’d rather have four unique tanking classes rather than just superficial or artistic differences. Yes, that design is harder to balance, but we think class distinction is ultimately more interesting, which is better for the long term health of the game. The goal remains to have all four tanks be viable for any encounter, assuming sufficient gear and skill, and any differences in performance on individual encounters to be minor. “Minor” is obviously a subjective term. Please note that the death knight change will result in a small survivability increase in PvP, which we think is appropriate. We chose it partially with that in mind. |
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WORLD OF WARCRAFT: STORMRAGE by Richard A. Knaak will be released on eAudio through the Simon & Schuster, Inc. website on February 23rd, 2010. This is unabridged and will be read by award-winning narrator Richard Ferrone. This is the first World of Warcraft book available on audio.
The convention-hopper and writer Keith R.A. DeCandido is a guest of the 8th Annual Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC) which takes place this upcoming March 13th - 14th, 2010 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, WA.Washington State Convention Center - See google map
800 Convention Place
Seattle, WA 98101
(206) 694-5030
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Since the launch of the World of Warcraft Armory, we've been regularly releasing updates and new features designed to help players stay connected to the game even when they're not logged in. Today, we wanted to give you a heads-up about a new service now in development that will let players access the Auction House directly through the Armory website or Armory App for iPhone or iPod touch.
While there are still plenty of details to be worked out, we're designing the service to offer auction functionality similar to what's available in-game. Players have been requesting -- and we've been hoping to implement -- a feature like this for a long time, and we're excited that the Armory and the game have evolved to a point that makes it possible.
This is a fairly complex service to develop, due in large part to its unprecedented integration with the game, so we don't have an exact release date yet. It's important to note here that certain elements of the service will be premium-based, which we'll go into more detail on once the service functionality is finalized. As with all of the services we offer, we plan to integrate the Auction House and Armory in a way that won't disrupt the gameplay experience, and we won't release it until it meets the quality standards that we've set for our other features and services. You may be seeing bits and pieces of the Auction House service pop up in the test builds we use for the public test realms as we go through the process of internal testing. We'll have more info to share with you here and at http://www.WorldofWarcraft.com as we get closer to release.
While the price is no doubt more than what you would expect from a headphone, Creative considers the pricing fair and considers the quality and the technology of this headset to be the best out there in the market.Milpitas, CA Feb. 1, 2010 - Creative Labs, Inc. today announced a limited number of Sound Blaster World of Warcraft Wireless Headsets can now be pre-ordered at http://www.amazon.com for US$159.99.
"When we previewed the prototype of the Sound Blaster World of Warcraft Wireless Headset at BlizzCon, it generated a lot of excitement among players," said Ryan Schlieper, product marketing for gaming at Creative and a guild master in World of Warcraft. BlizzCon attendees could tell the headset has been designed and developed by people who have a passion for the game. Taking that passion and combining it with Creatives dedication to pushing the envelope of gaming audio has created a new class of gaming headset. Im excited that players can now pre-order the headset to be delivered right to their door on the first day the product is available anywhere.
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When the world of Azeroth was young, the god-like titans brought order to it by reshaping its lands and seas. Throughout their great work, they followed a magnificent design for what they envisioned Azeroth would become. Although the titans departed Azeroth long ago, that design endures to this day. It is known as the Emerald Dream, a lush and savagely primal version of the World of Warcraft.
Many are the mysteries surrounding the Emerald Dream and its reclusive guardians, the green dragonflight. In times past, druids have entered the Dream to monitor the ebb and flow of life on Azeroth in their never-ending quest to maintain the delicate balance of nature.
However, not all dreams are pleasant ones. Recently the Emerald Nightmare, an area of corruption within the Emerald Dream, began growing in size, transforming the Dream into a realm of unimaginable horror. Green dragons have been unexpectedly caught up in the Nightmare, emerging from it with shattered minds and twisted bodies. Druids who have entered the darkening Dream lately have found it difficult -- sometimes even impossible -- to escape.
Nor are these the Nightmare's only victims: more and more people are being affected. Even Malfurion Stormrage, first and foremost of the druids on Azeroth, may have fallen victim to this growing threat. As uncontrollable nightmares spread across the world, a desperate quest begins to find and free the archdruid.
Soon nature's enemies will learn the true meaning of the name...
STORMRAGE
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