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Questing Self Help

There is a new Questing Self Help article at EuroGamer which gives some questing advice for WoW players who don't just use the UI mods.


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- koboldkiller <2008-04-18 23:04:46>

WOW Arena Tournament Interview

Gamespy has conducted an interview with Blizzard's Tom Chilton which focuses on the Arena Tournaments. Here's Tom on eSports...

Before this, we didn't really have a good forum for competitive eSports. WoW PvP was just kind of there. For example, our battlegrounds always had the limitations of the Horde having to play against Alliance, it was very themed toward the conflict within the game itself. So it didn't lend itself all that well to an eSports kind of setup. It works with arenas, and we feel like arenas can break through that.

Updated Bestiary (1): Ragged Young Wolf.
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- koboldkiller <2008-04-16 23:04:50>

Why WOW Made It Big

A new article at Gamasutra takes a look at Why WOW Made It Big. Here's a quote from the article:

If you had to pin me down, and forced out of me the #1 reason for WoW's success, it would all come down to one simple word: fun. I'm not talking about some sort of elusive concept here; not the pursuit of fun or the idea of fun, but the real deal. World of Warcraft was one of the very first MMOs that you could hop right into and have fun -- right away.

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- koboldkiller <2008-04-01 00:04:50>

Lich King Bestiary Update

IGN has a new update to their Wrath of the Lich King Bestiary Articles. This time around they take a look at the new playable race, the Taunka.


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- koboldkiller <2008-03-28 23:03:23>

2.4 Patch

The 2.4 patch has been released to live servers. You can read the full details on this patch by clicking here. In a nice touch, this patch was dedicated to D&D creator Gary Gygax, who recently passed away...

Blizzard Entertainment would like to dedicate the patch in memory of Gary Gygax. His work on D&D was an inspiration to us in many ways and helped spark our passion for creating games of our own. As avid D&D players and fellow game developers, we were all saddened by the news of his passing; we feel we’ve lost a true adventuring companion. Thanks for everything and farewell, Gary. You will be missed.

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- koboldkiller <2008-03-26 22:03:07>

Happy Easter

On the behalf of myself and the rest of our staff, I'd like to wish all of our readers a very Happy Easter. Enjoy the holiday!


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- koboldkiller <2008-03-23 00:03:17>

Fury Of The Sunwell

The official site has posted a feature on the upcoming content update: Fury of the Sunwell. You can read all about it by clicking here or get a sneak peak by glancing about 15 pixels below...

Explore the mystical grounds of the new 5-person dungeon, Magisters' Terrace, where one of the Burning Crusade's most notorious villains is preparing to make his desperate last stand. Lead your raid group straight into the heart of the Sunwell Plateau to confront the most terrifying and deadly agents of the Burning Legion. But beware, for your enemies will not go down without a fight. Expect the demons to send in their most ferocious, brutal, and powerful officers. Your greatest challenge yet awaits.

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- koboldkiller <2008-03-21 00:03:15>

Worldwide Invitation Tickets

The 2008 Blizzard Entertainment Worldwide Invitational tickets go online for sell on March 20th. You can read more by clicking here.


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- koboldkiller <2008-03-19 00:03:52>

The Evolution of WOW

GameSetWatch posted up a new article which takes a look at the Evolution of World of Warcraft. Here's a taste test...

In the end, World of Warcraft is an environment for people to create games, a web of intertwined systems that are all connected through common terrain. Some of these games rely on other games in the environment (most of them, for example, rely on leveling up) but all of them are different games. Through patches, Blizzard adapts World of Warcraft to create new games and modify old ones – so, as World of Warcraft evolves, half through Blizzard and half through the players themselves, a hundred games evolve with it.

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- koboldkiller <2008-03-18 00:03:24>

Julian Morris Interview

IGN has posted an interview with Blizzard level designer Julian Morris. Here's Julian's advice for anyone searching for a job at Blizzard...

Yes. I highly recommend that you have a strong passion for games, and it definitely helps to know as much as possible about the games we develop. Oh, and if you want to be an exterior level designer, you have to roll with the Horde--just kidding!

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- koboldkiller <2008-03-05 00:03:16>