| Icecrown Citadel normal modes no longer limited by attempts |
Filed under: Raiding
Far earlier than any of us had expected, Daelo has announced that the normal modes of Professor Putricide, Blood-Queen Lana'thel, Sindragosa, and the Lich King will no longer have limited attempts. The heroic modes of these encounters will still have limited attempts, however. To quote: After each region's maintenance this week, raids will no longer lose attempts on wipes in Normal mode for Professor Putricide, Blood-Queen Lana'thel, Sindragosa, and the Lich King. There will still be limited attempts in Heroic mode.
We will continue to monitor developments in Icecrown Citadel in the future, especially since the Heroic difficulty has been unlocked by a significant number of raids. A very interesting development, and I'm curious why they decided to lift the attempts system from normal modes entirely. Is it due to a relatively low number of guilds actually killing these bosses right now, or is there some other reason? Icecrown Citadel normal modes no longer limited by attempts originally appeared on WoW Insider on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
More... |
| Debunking another hacked authenticator story |
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Account Security
One of our readers, Bill, sent us a tip about a WoW account issue on The Consumerist. It seems that the ownership of Anonymous's friend's account is under dispute and Blizzard won't let him use it in the meantime. The ownership became disputed after the account was allegedly hacked, even though there was allegedly a mobile authenticator on the account. His friend has given up on the account, complete with Val'anyr, and has created a new one.
We can't confirm any of the facts in this case. I am willing to believe that Anonymous is truly upset and believes the story he tells to be true, even though he is posting anonymously. There are some serious red flags, however, that seem to point to Anonymous not having all of the facts:Continue reading Debunking another hacked authenticator story
Debunking another hacked authenticator story originally appeared on WoW Insider on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | Comments
More... |
| The Lawbringer: Contracts and the achievement tracker |
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, The Lawbringer
Welcome to this week's episode of the Lawbringer! Each week we'll dive into the intricacies of law and the World of Warcraft. Your mission, should you chose to accept it, is to slay demons of ignorance for the benefit of your fellow denizens of Azeroth. Demons of ignorance slain: 1/4782*.
*Number of ignorant demons may be subject to nerfing.
So last week I introduced y'all to a bit of legal theorizing about how law and WoW might mix if they got pugged together. (Hint: not very well.) Y'all also were clamoring for my dissertation on gold farming. I want to give a big thank you to commentator Arnold for his excellent suggestions for improvements to make, and I promise I will be making those corrections soon. This week we'll be moving into some more concrete topics, prompted by a email from my mailbag:The new armory prints out date and timestamps for every little move you make in game. Run a heroic, it will show the date and time for every boss you kill. I didn't mind when it printed a date for achievements. But such fine-grained detail being so publicly available is .. invasive of privacy.
This is an excellent issue, Wendy, and a subject of much qq-ing on the forums. However, before we can look into what privacy Blizzard may be invading, we need to understand our relationship with Blizzard; to do that, we need to look at a bit of contract law.Continue reading The Lawbringer: Contracts and the achievement tracker
The Lawbringer: Contracts and the achievement tracker originally appeared on WoW Insider on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | Comments
More... |
| No new WoW accounts in China |
Filed under: News items
Reuters reports that Netease, the company that operates WoW in China, has stopped accepting new accounts and has reapplied to GAPP (General Administration of Press and Publication) for permission to release The Burning Crusade. The article does not mention if this was voluntary, or if this was part of the ruling that was scheduled to be handed down in January.
For those unfamiliar with this story, Netease was told to cease WoW operations last year by GAPP and the Chinese Ministry of Culture stepped in and contradicted the ruling. Netease has continued taking new accounts until now, while waiting for the decision of these governmental bodies. Assuming Netease can finally get approval to release The Burning Crusade, they will still need to apply for permission to release Wrath of the Lich King. At this rate, the rest of the world will get Cataclysm before mainland China sees Northrend.
The timing of this is unfortunate, considering that Lunar Festival begins next week. Lunar Festival is based on Chinese New Year.
We'll keep you posted as this seemingly never-ending drama continues.
[via Joystiq]No new WoW accounts in China originally appeared on WoW Insider on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | Comments
More... |
| It came from the Blog: Love is in the Blog |
Filed under: WoW Insider Business, It Came from the Blog
Love is in the air and that means it's time for another It came from the Blog get-together:- When: 5:30pm EST (2:30pm PST, 3:30pm realm time) Saturday, February 13 2010 (Show up at 5pm EST for the Meet and Greet)
- Where: Court of the Sun fountain, Silvermoon City Zangarmarsh U.S.
- Who: Any Horde character, any level.
- What: Love is in the Air daily quests.
- How: Ask Robinator, Robiness or any It came from the Blog Lurker or above for an invite to the guild.
As you can see, we are also going to be having a pre-event mixer. Many of our bloggers will be showing up for a meet and greet a half an hour before the event. They will be chatting with readers and posing for photos to be posted on the site. So show up early if you wish to hangout with some of the WoW.com staff.
If you have any questions about It came from the Blog, like why Horde or why U.S., please see our FAQ.
We hope to see you there!It came from the Blog: Love is in the Blog originally appeared on WoW Insider on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | Comments
More... |
| Blood Pact: Affliction 101 |
Filed under: Warlock, (Warlock) Blood Pact
Blood Pact is your weekly warlock digest brought to you by Dominic Hobbs. "I suppose you may stay as my guest for the time being. But you must be on some pressing business--perhaps you're here seeking lost power? Maybe I'm mistaken. Maybe corruption isn't too far away from you after all." ~ Tabetha
You may have noticed a certain theme of class articles cropping up on WoW.com recently -- various pieces giving a brief introduction to one spec or the other. While they are fairly basic guides, don't be mislead by the titles, they are not "lol" articles, they're one-on-one (except maybe the mage one). This week on Blood Pact I felt it was time to take a look at affliction. We've spoken about it many times and with great fondness but never really focused on it. As with the other lol articles this is not intended to be an in-depth guide but a taster or intro to the build. A "starting point" if you like. So, open your notebooks and turn to page 101, let's get started.Continue reading Blood Pact: Affliction 101
Blood Pact: Affliction 101 originally appeared on WoW Insider on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | Comments
More... |
 WoW Alert |
| testing |
| EVE Online Server Status |
| Status |
Server |
Users |
 |
Tranquility |
23,290 |
| TeamSpeak 2 |
 | Allied Tribal Forces |
  | The Lounge |
| ------- Game Channels ------- |
| Borderlands |
| Dungeons & Dragons Online |
| PlanetSide |
| Star Trek Online |
| WarhammerOnline - Destruction |
| World of Warcraft - Alliance |
| World of Warcraft - Horde |
| ------- Guest Groups -------- |
| JamSquad |
 | AFK sleeping/leavemessege |
 | UKSAS Spearhead |
 | UKSAS City of Heroes/Villians |
|
|
Allied Tribal Forces
The Lounge
Gryphon
