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| New TCG Expansion Servants of the Betrayer On Sale Now |
| Prince Kael'thas Sunstrider and Lady Vashj grow in strength, extending their reach across Outland as they corrupt the land.
Will you stand against them or betray your allies? Servants of the Betrayer, the latest expansion for the
World of Warcraft Trading Card Game,
introduces new sub-factions, new types of allies, and brand-new abilities for your deck. The 246-card expansion also includes new Loot cards:
Papa Hummel's Old-Fashioned P... |
| Source: WorldofWarcraft.com News - 4-8-08 |
| http://www.worldofwarcraft.com#sotb |
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| WoW Stories: Friends in Azeroth |
| The latest batch of player-submitted stories about experiences in World of Warcraft is now up. The theme this month is friendship – check out the two new entries.
For further information on our story submission program, please visit our stories page.... |
| Source: WorldofWarcraft.com News - 4-25-08 |
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| Latin American-Spanish Beta Test Starts NOW |
| In preparation for the upcoming Latin American-Spanish version of World of Warcraft, we are excited to invite our players to try out the beta version of the Latin American-Spanish language pack.
To participate, please download the language pack. For additional information, please refer to the FAQ.
You can discuss any feedback regarding the Latin American-Spanish language pack on our official forums, where our quality... |
| Source: WorldofWarcraft.com News - 4-16-08 |
| http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/index.xml#latinamericabeta |
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| Fight For Fame And Fortune - Register Now! |
| On the new Arena Tournament realms, players can create level 70 characters of any class or race, get free epic equipment,
enchantments, gold, and can change their character's talent build as often as desired. On these realms, the cream of the crop of
PvP players can compete for glory, battling it out to claim over $200,000 in prizes!
If you haven't signed up, you still have a chance to
register in the 2008 Arena Tournament!... |
| Source: WorldofWarcraft.com News - 4-10-08 |
| http://www.worldofwarcraft.com#tournamentagain |
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| World of Warcraft Europe: One test realm closing down |
| If you're among the residents of World of Warcraft's Public Test Realms in Europe, you may want to read this. Blizzard blue-poster Nazamur visited the WoW forums earlier to announce that the developers will be taking down one of the region's PTRs.That said, you're probably wondering which of the servers was taken offline. While Blizz hasn't updated the post yet, the players in the thread indicate that it was the PvP Realm. Residents of the affect... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-02 |
| http://wow.qj.net/World-of-Warcraft-Europe-One-test-realm-closing-down/pg/49/aid/119337 |
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| InsomniAddict ProductionS presents the WoW BeoCraft machinima comparison video |
| It's amazing how certain motifs tend to recur time and time again across various media. Take the case of Beowulf, for instance. Who would've known that the Blizzard's World of Warcraft would have its own version of the movie trailer?Credit goes to InsomniAddict ProductionS for churning out this comparative WoW machinima video. In it, InsomniAddict spliced snippets from various World of Warcraft scenarios and showed them side-by-side with the actu... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-02 |
| http://wow.qj.net/InsomniAddict-ProductionS-presents-the-WoW-BeoCraft-machinima-comparison-video/pg/49/aid/119328 |
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| World of Warcraft Comic Contest winner for April revealed |
| World of Warcraft isn't always about raids, endless grinding of dailies and whatnot. There's also a lighter side to all the hardcore MMO action that goes on outside of the game. We're talking about this month's winner of the World of Warcraft Comic Contest winner.The winner of the April series of comic submissions goes to Tygwa, who depicted a very amusing strip regarding a defunct insurance claim against the undead plague (trust us, it's a... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-01 |
| http://wow.qj.net/World-of-Warcraft-Comic-Contest-winner-for-April-revealed/pg/49/aid/119299 |
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| WoW Europe to celebrate Spring Celebration on Moonglade server |
| Spring usually denotes a time for growth, rebirth and guiding the wayward spirits back into the world they belong to. Druids and other celebrants from various walks of life will convene on this most solemn event heralding the new season. At least this is how it works according to the lore of Blizzard's World of Warcraft.The WoW Europe community will be celebrating the equivalent of the real-life May day event in the game through the Spring Celeb... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-01 |
| http://wow.qj.net/WoW-Europe-to-celebrate-Spring-Celebration-on-Moonglade-server/pg/49/aid/119292 |
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| Blizzard unveils three new pieces of World of Warcraft fanart |
| More and more pieces of fan art have been popping up over at World of Warcraft's fan art program webpage. The three that are featured above all come from one artist, Jeremy Sun. Well, there's definitely no doubt about it. The art works have a certain style with the way they look.On the left, you get to see an Undead character in one action pose. Next to it is Kael'Thas Sunstrider looking as brave as ever. Lastly, on the far right is ... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-01 |
| http://wow.qj.net/Blizzard-unveils-three-new-pieces-of-World-of-Warcraft-fanart/pg/49/aid/119283 |
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| World of Warcraft: Clarifications on Void Shatter's 360 skill requisite |
| If your character happens to have taken up the enchanting profession, then you've probably run into the same dilemma Woogle experienced in Europe's chapter of World of Warcraft. The player reports that there's a disparity between the the skill requirements for learning the Void Shatter enchantment skill, and one of its requisite items, a Runed Eternium Rod.Recently i achieved honoured with Shattered Sun on my enchanting character so quite quickly... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-01 |
| http://wow.qj.net/World-of-Warcraft-Clarifications-on-Void-Shatter-s-360-skill-requisite/pg/49/aid/119281 |
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| WoW forums: on extended realm downtime after Tuesday |
| It seems that when the World of Warcraft realms go down on days other than Tuesday, the instinctive reaction is to ask - even demand - for free game time as compensation. Just ask a disgruntled player by the name of Cael, who complained to Blizzard regarding this very matter.Unfortunately, Cael didn't exactly get much sympathy from the other members on the WoW forums. Fortunately, Blizzard blue poster Nickjs responded to Cael's complaint with an ... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-01 |
| http://wow.qj.net/WoW-forums-on-extended-realm-downtime-after-Tuesday/pg/49/aid/119267 |
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| World of Warcraft update: Arena Season 4 gear now available on PTR |
| While it looks like World of Warcraft's Arena Season 4 won't be arriving on public servers just yet, that won't stop its high-caliber gear from gracing the adventurers over on the Public Test Realms.Hortus dropped by the WoW Forums earlier to announced that the PTR's new patch 2.4.2 update has activated the Season 4 vendors.Those interested in getting an eyeful of S4's new gear will want to visit Area 52. As always, you will want to report back t... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-01 |
| http://wow.qj.net/World-of-Warcraft-update-Arena-Season-4-gear-now-available-on-PTR/pg/49/aid/119266 |
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| Drysc teases with a Wrath of the Lich King statement for alchemy users |
| Blizzard representative Drysc can now be thought of as one heck of a tease. In a recent World of Warcraft forum thread, we found him expounding upon the potential goodness behind Wrath of the Lich King, without actually giving out any information whatsoever.The thread was started by Kophee of Daggerspine, who was wondering why he should keep the alchemy profession. Kophee was actually thinking of replacing alchemy with enchanting, certainly anoth... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-01 |
| http://wow.qj.net/Drysc-teases-with-a-Wrath-of-the-Lich-King-statement-for-alchemy-users/pg/49/aid/119259 |
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| Beware: possible virus-infected FRAPS stealing your WoW account info |
| Yup, World of Warcraft account theft is still alive and well these days. The latest modus operandi apparently involves the use of virus-infected FRAPS to steal player's account information in Blizzard's MMORPG. WoW Insider reportedly traced the Trojan to Trojan.Crypt.FKM.Gen. It was originally believed that FRAPS had a modified version of SpyLocked in it, which then installed the said Trojan into Microsoft Net Meeting. This supposedly start... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-01 |
| http://wow.qj.net/Beware-possible-virus-infected-FRAPS-stealing-your-WoW-account-info/pg/49/aid/119257 |
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| WoW Forums: 19 realms down for maintenance |
| In case you haven't noticed, some realms in Blizzard's World of Warcraft have been suffering from erratic connection speeds and frequent disconnections. Authorities are hard at work, but several servers had to be taken down for maintenance.According to blue poster Drysc at the WoW forums, here are the World of Warcraft realms that went down:Aman'ThulBarthilasBlackrockCaelestraszDath'RemarDreadmaulFrostmourneFrostwolfKhaz'gorothKil'JaedenKilroggNa... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-04-30 |
| http://wow.qj.net/WoW-Forums-19-realms-down-for-maintenance/pg/49/aid/119236 |
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| Details on unlocking World of Warcraft Sunwell Event phases |
| Some players have been complaining that players on the PvP realms are having a hard time unlocking the Sunwell phases in Blizzard's World of Warcraft. Due to this, some have taken the liberty of asking the community managers when the phases will automatically be unlocked. Community Manager Bornakk responded to the question, saying that they 'haven't released exact time frames for the auto unlocking of phases.' He further added that 'it seems mo... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-04-30 |
| http://wow.qj.net/Details-on-unlocking-World-of-Warcraft-Sunwell-Event-phases/pg/49/aid/119224 |
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| WoW Forums: Voice Chat option missing from GUI |
| Wondering why World of Warcraft's voice chat option disappeared from your game interface? Apparently, you're not the only one with this issue. Player Aelfinn over at the WoW Forums reports similar problem - the voice chat option that's normally found on WoW's sound tab was visibly missing.Nethaera visited the bug report thread that this is apparently an known issue. As she further elaborated:It is known that on some realms the Voice Chat is unava... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-04-30 |
| http://wow.qj.net/WoW-Forums-Voice-Chat-option-missing-from-GUI/pg/49/aid/119209 |
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| World of Warcraft Europe: Arena opposition issue to be resolved |
| Well, it looks like we've got more good news regarding the changes that World of Warcraft will be experiencing with the arrival of patch 2.4.2. According to player Kilmor over at WoW Europe's forums, there's an ongoing issue where players get invited to an arena battle, only to have no opposition waiting for them. As Kilmor elaborated:When we get queue for arena it says '<1 minute' for queue time yet whenever we get invite for arena we get no ... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-04-30 |
| http://wow.qj.net/World-of-Warcraft-Europe-Arena-opposition-issue-to-be-resolved/pg/49/aid/119206 |
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| World of Warcraft: Clarifications on patch 2.4.2 and Season 4 release dates |
| Wondering exactly when Blizzard is planning to release World of Warcraft's Arena Season 4? While this question's popped up as far back as patch 2.4, it's apparently resurfaced due to the expected end run of the PTR patch 2.4.2 by this weekend.As player Noldor further pointed out, if Blizzard did launch Season 4 by this weekend, it will mirror the dev's launch schedule when the MMORPG transitioned from Season 2 to 3. So, is S4 potentially coming o... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-04-30 |
| http://wow.qj.net/World-of-Warcraft-Clarifications-on-patch-2-4-2-and-Season-4-release-dates/pg/49/aid/119197 |
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| WoW forums: looking for details regarding the next BlizzCon |
| It's only natural to get excited over the prospect of attending a major gaming event, such as Blizzard's BlizzCon, for example. World of Warcraft player Faloxi appears to be one such person. In fact, the player peppered Blizzard with questions regarding the said event: when is it usually held, how often, how long does it last, and would the company announce a new one?While Bornakk did not specify any details regarding the next BlizzCon, the... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-04-30 |
| http://wow.qj.net/WoW-forums-looking-for-details-regarding-the-next-BlizzCon/pg/49/aid/119196 |
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| On Gnome Death Knights in World of Warcraft |
| Imagine a diminutive tinkerer clad in ebony armor spreading terror across World of Warcraft realms. Not exactly a comforting image of a gnomish Death Knight, now is it? The real question is: will Blizzard make this possible once Wrath of the Lich King rolls around? That's what one WoW player Ragetti wants to know.The interesting thing is that the tongue-in-cheek discussion of the topic on the Blizzard forums invited a slew of blue responses, all ... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-04-30 |
| http://wow.qj.net/On-Gnome-Death-Knights-in-World-of-Warcraft/pg/49/aid/119190 |
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| Blizzard Europe wants your latency reports |
| Over on the European World of Warcraft technical support forums, Gelmkar has posted an announcement asking for player assistance in figuring out what's been causing the heightened latency recently. Gelmkar, a Blizzard representative, is asking folks to provide pertinent information regarding their location and connection so that the information can be forwarded to Blizzard's network team. If you noticed your connection having increased latency re... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-04-30 |
| http://wow.qj.net/Blizzard-Europe-wants-your-latency-reports/pg/49/aid/119184 |
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| WoW Europe to get limited support on May 1 |
| Over on the World of Warcraft Europe forums, we've found a recent post by Blizzard representative Xaldavan explaining that WoW Europe will be getting limited support on May 1. Here's Xaldavan's announcement over on the forums:As the first day of May is a Labor Day holiday in France and working on this specific day is subject to stringent legal restrictions, Blizzard Europe will be providing limited support on Thursday, May 1st. All the realms wi... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-04-30 |
| http://wow.qj.net/WoW-Europe-to-get-limited-support-on-May-1/pg/49/aid/119179 |
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| WoW Forums: on heroic badge items for obscure specs |
| For some players in Blizzard's World of Warcraft, heroic badge loot items are a wee bit unfair. Others believe Warriors actually get the short end of the stick, and that's what caught our attention. One WoW Forum poster going by the name Perfection asked why there are no one-handed swords and one-handed axes as heroic badge loot. The level 70 Tauren Warrior from World of Warcraft is worried that discrimination against fury wars may worsen, which ... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-04-29 |
| http://wow.qj.net/WoW-Forums-on-heroic-badge-items-for-obscure-specs/pg/49/aid/119175 |
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| Blizzard rejects Uwe Boll's offer to direct World of Warcraft movie |
| A lot of gamers would know Uwe Boll. He's the guy who directed several movie adaptations for video games such as House of the Dead and Alone in the Dark. He's also the brains behind the new Far Cry movie.Despite his long history in making movie adaptations of video games though, Boll doesn't seem to be Blizzard's prime choice for making the World of Warcraft movie. In fact, as MTV reports, they practically laughed at him when he offered to ... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-04-21 |
| http://wow.qj.net/Blizzard-rejects-Uwe-Boll-s-offer-to-direct-World-of-Warcraft-movie/pg/49/aid/118622 |
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| Try the reverse: killing the Eredar twins in reverse order grants more loot |
| The next time you're out and about in Blizzard's World of Warcraft, and you're looking to try something different, don't be afraid. You might just like what you get.Such a thing just happened to be the case with the Vodka guild of Mannoroth, who recently found out that reversing the order of the Eredar Twins kills appears to net players more loot. Specifically, one additional epic item and four sunmotes. To do this, it seems, all yo... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-04-20 |
| http://wow.qj.net/Try-the-reverse-killing-the-Eredar-twins-in-reverse-order-grants-more-loot/pg/49/aid/118559 |
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| WoW Forums: practice NPCs for Arena Tournament, plausible or not? |
| World of Warcraft Arena Tournament participants are all busy preparing for battle and more time was allotted them for practice. Of course, players have their own definitions of 'practice.' Some would rather practice alone, while others would enlist practice buddies to hone their skills.Deamion from the WoW Forums raised an interesting suggestion/observation about the lack of 'solo practice' or NPC opponents at Arena Tournament practice. The playe... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-04-19 |
| http://wow.qj.net/WoW-Forums-practice-NPCs-for-Arena-Tournament-plausible-or-not-/pg/49/aid/118555 |
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| WoW Forums: why arenas have green, gold colors |
| Despite the distinctive divide between Alliance and Horde in Blizzard's World of Warcraft, members of the same faction can still hurt each other in Arena PvP. Some wonder why there are extra green and gold colors when it's possible to just assign red and blue to either faction, and the answer roots back to the arenas.At the WoW Forums, one gnome asked why developers didn't stick with red for horde and blue for alliance during Arena matches. He wa... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-04-19 |
| http://wow.qj.net/WoW-Forums-why-arenas-have-green-gold-colors/pg/49/aid/118552 |
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| WoW Forums: Arena Tournament unbalanced because of character builds? |
| Many players are fighting for dominance at the ongoing World of Warcraft Arena Tournament and of course, there are some questions that need to be asked, like 'Is the Tournament balanced?' A member of the WoW Forums posted some observations about the variety of the character builds entered in the said tourney.Blizzard poster Bornakk clarified that the dispersal of class builds (or character specs) really don't make the Arena unbalanced, as the pla... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-04-19 |
| http://wow.qj.net/WoW-Forums-Arena-Tournament-unbalanced-because-of-character-builds-/pg/49/aid/118541 |
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| World of Warcraft: free character move to new Oceanic PvP realm |
| Blizzard is offering yet another batch of free character moves in between realms for World of Warcraft gamers. This new batch is slightly different from the recent ones they offered though: this one offers a trip to a new Oceanic PvP realm.The realm, called Dreadmaul, will temporarily disable character creation while the free character transfer is in effect. The transfer will last from April 21 until April 28. Here are the source realms whe... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-04-19 |
| http://wow.qj.net/World-of-Warcraft-free-character-move-to-new-Oceanic-PvP-realm/pg/49/aid/118531 |
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