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First Round of Cataclysm Hotfixes Now Live!
Blizzard have just released yet another (huge) batch of hotfixes for patch 4.0.3a, addressing post-Cataclysm release bugs. Many specific quest issues were addressed with this patch, so if you were experiencing any problems check to see if it's been resolved! Not too many major changes, though if you were wasting time killing the opposing faction's flight trainer instead of bothering to experience new content, Blizzard has made it a bit tougher for you.
Check out a detailed list of hotfixes after the break!
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Cataclysm Launch Event Gallery
So I'm home from the Cataclysm Launch Event!
it was a great time last night, lots of people there. One person said there were over 9000—but I realized later that may have been a joke. I even saw a lot of people who I had seen two years ago at the Wrath release event—I even ran into John Finch, the guy who was first in line last year. He said he'd arrived 48 hours before, and was still only 20th in line.
Once again, I want to thank Blizzard for NOT being the kind of company who tries to create buzz by not having enough copies of the game at launch. I wasn't there until about 7pm, and I still got a Collector's Edition. :)
This whole process has been kind of nostalgic for me, because for those of you who've been with us for a while, you may know that our discussion and picture gallery of the original Wrath launch event two years ago was actually our very
first
set
of blog posts. So with that in mind, I leave you now as I left you then, with the most important part of the whole process:
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Player and Guild Experience Changes in Cataclysm
Blizzard has made some posts clarifying some of the new experience mechanics in Cataclysm. Firstly, (as intended)
guild experience will be capped on a per-day basis
, meaning that your guild will not gain experience after a certain point until the next day. Apparently, the EU realms went live without the cap enabled, but corrective measures were taken and guild experience was reset for some guilds.
Secondly,
once you reach the max-level for an expansion, you will only gain 10% experience from killing NPCs from that expansion.
In other words, once you hit 80, there will be no AoE grinding of squishies in Northrend to try to level to 82 or higher. You can still get full experience for
quests
, but you'll need to move on to the Cataclysm zones to get full experience from NPCs.
Blue posts after the break!
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Cataclysm Release Party Live!
I bring a message from the legendary
Mike B aka Fony
!
Here's the deal: Mike, GameBreaker.TV, Lore, and a ton of guests are doing a live broadcast from Best Buy in Grand Rapids, MI, and GameStop in San Francisco, CA.
They're kicking things off around 8PM and are gonna push it until the party is over, and following that Lore is going to make an attempt for world first: Greatest American Hero Hair'd Paladin, and Mike is... just going to feed him grapes or something.
Check the stream after the break or
click here to join the chat
, if your computer can handle it, that is.
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Cataclysm Expansion Launches Tonight
Edit: Cataclysm is now open in the EU and US! Enjoy!
It's finally here. After two BlizzCons worth of waiting, The Cataclysm officially begins—tonight!
Once again, we've got all the information you need in order to take on Deathwing and his minions. This post will be your home base for all our Cataclysm content—just start here and follow the links below!
Latest Additions
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Talent Calculator
Check out the BFF Report's special on leveling past 80!
Part 1
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Part 2
Also, don't forget our video guide to
How to Find Cataclysm Dungeon Entrances
!
Cataclysm Changes
New 80+ Zones
New Dungeons and Raids
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Cataclysm Preview: New Profession Info
Cataclysm is tomorrow (or today really), and one of the (many) things that will become available when the clock strikes midnight is the new professions.
Not only will everyone have access to the new profession,
Archaeology
, they'll also be able to level the existing professions up to 525 skill—for a rank of
Illustrious Grand Master!
We have (of course) written up a preview of all the professions, archaeology included, below. Like many of these posts, this content has been posted in our
Cataclysm Guide
for a while now, but this seemed like a good time to make sure you guys had quick and easy access to all the info. So check it after the break!
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Cataclysm Midnight Release Events For US & EU
Cataclysm is coming!
December 7th
is upon us, and Blizzard has posted extensive information detailing midnight release locations for both American and European players!
Our very own
Malgayne
will be there covering the Southern California event detailed below, so I'm sure we'll see lots of fun pictures and details, so be sure to check out our blog on Monday night!
Join us at
9 p.m. PST
on
Monday, December 6
at the
Fountain Valley Fry’s Electronics in Southern California
for the Cataclysm midnight launch. Help us celebrate the dawn of a new age with the powerful music of The Artists Formerly Known as Level 80 Elite Tauren Chieftain, an epic /dance competition, autographs from the development team, and more.
The party begins at 9 p.m. so be sure to arrive early, and get your copy* signed by the developers when the store opens at midnight on December 7.
If you don’t live close eno
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BFF Report - Cataclysm - Life After 80 (part 2)
Woooo! I'm glad I got this out of the way, now I can go back to taking full advantage of the ridiculous leveling speed available right now and crank out some alts. Are you guys ready for the release? Whats the final verdict.. Reroll? Race change? PVE or rated BGs?
Also, don't forget to check out our Cataclysm release party over at
GameBreaker.TV
. If you haven't already heard.. Ill be hitting the streets of San Francisco outside of the local Gamestop and Lore will be getting fed freaking grapes over at Best Buy, bastard.
Oh, and we will be giving away stuff, again.
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News Roundup: Dungeon Level Ranges, Holiday Contest, Explorer's League Journal and More!
Lots of interesting news from Blizzard in this week leading up to the Cataclysm!
Blizzard has recently posted updated level ranges for dungeons (and we've got 'em all in a chart for you guys), as well as offering feedback on their recent
Vengeance
tanking mechanic blog and giving away some awesome swag in their holiday contests! All that, plus a great new community spotlight and the mission of a group of individuals playing WoW for a cause! What is there not to like?
Be sure to check out these spotlights after the break!
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Cataclysm: New Dungeons & Raids Preview
We recently previewed the upcoming
Cataclysm zones
, where we showed off the awesome new zones players will be able to experience in less than a week. We've not only got awesome zones such as Uldum, Kezan and Vashj'ir to look forward to, but many of these new zones feature new dungeons and raids as well! Cataclysm will ship with eight new dungeons, two upgraded Heroic versions of classic dungeons, and four new raids (with more being released in later patches). These dungeons will (of course) feature both normal and heroic versions, with raid encounters offering unlockable encounter-specific difficulty toggling. These raids will support the Flexible Lock System (
detailed here
, as well as in our
Cataclysm Guide
), allowing players to adjust raid sizing as necessary.
We've already seen quite a bit of new dungeon loot courtesy of the Cataclysm Beta, and there are many new items which can be purchased from vendors (including Tier 11 pieces!) using the new Justice Points and Valor Points curren
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Darkmoon Faire Content Fully Unlocked: New Cataclysm Cinematic
All the content on the Darkmoon Faire has been fully unlocked, and the final cinematic has been released!
If you haven't been following it, there's also a bunch of other content available there, including two interviews, a "Making Of" segment, four ringtones, two new pieces of music, and a ton of artwork.
Go check it out on the Darkmoon Faire site:
http://fortune.worldofwarcraft.com/
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Cataclysm New Zones Preview
We're finally in the last days until World of Warcraft's Cataclysm expansion hits, bringing with it two new races (
which we covered previously
) and a ton of new zones, quests, dungeons, raids and more! We've gotten quite a look at the future of World of Warcraft with the recent patch, The Shattering, in which Deathwing brought destruction to the zones of Azeroth, changing our World of Warcraft forever.
The Shattering patch brought massive changes to all of the existing zones.
For those purchasing the Cataclysm expansion, you will see new zones being added to the game
. These new zones include 4 new zones for Goblin and Worgen races and 6 new leveling / endgame zones for players level 80 - 85. Check out our preview of these zones, from our
Cataclysm Guide
,
including maps, screenshots and even videos
after the break!
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Darkmoon Faire Your Fortune Awaits 50% Unlock Now Available
Things have been relatively quiet since the release of The Shattering. Not gonna lie, I've been enjoying the temporary calmness before the impending Cataclysm, kickin' back and doing some of the new quests on my main and new alts! Blizzard's Darkmoon Faire feature is still going strong, with many new
image
and
video
contest entries available for your vote!
Our latest efforts have unlocked two new musical pieces, The Drums of War and A Call To Arms, as well as two excerpts from
The Shattering
novel. Be sure to check them out at the
Darkmoon Faire site
!
The 50% progression unlock is now available, an excerpt from the Cataclysm cinematic "Making Of" video, which is included on the Cataclysm Collector's Edition DVD! Enjoy!
The curious continue to flock to the Darkmoon Faire,
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Cataclysm New Races Preview: Goblins & Worgens
We recently reviewed all of the
new class / race combinations
that were made available in The Shattering. Tons of players are eagerly rolling new characters, and many have changed existing characters into these snazzy new combinations. In fact, as I'm writing this, there's a tauren shadow priest standing right in front of me -
and I'm okay with that
. But some of you guys are still waiting for the Cataclysm, which'll bring the highly-anticipated, even more exciting option:
worgen and goblin player characters
!
We've compiled a bit of information (which can regularly be found in our
Cataclysm Guide
) to give you guys even more to be excited about! So what do you guys think - are goblin racials overpowered? Is
Ventre à terre
awesome
? What goblin or worgen classes will
you
be making come Cataclysm?
Check out the info after the break!
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"Give the Gift of Warcraft!" Promotion for US and Europe
Hey--it looks like Blizzard has put up a new promotion for Europe, in anticipation of the Cataclysm expansion release! Prices on all of the World of Warcraft games (except the Cataclysm expansion, of course) have been reduced!
Here is the article on the promotion, straight from the
EU WoW Community Site
:
Give the Gift of Warcraft!
Act now and get epic savings with €5 World of Warcraft, €5 The Burning Crusade, and €10 Wrath of the Lich King. Gift to a friend or upgrade your account in preparation for the launch of Cataclysm.
Buy As A Gift
Buy For Myself
Edit:
It appears that the US also have the same promotion running; we've updated the table and a few links!
We've compiled a little table for a good overview:
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http://eu.blizzard.com/store/
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The Shattering (Patch 4.0.3a): The Official "Extended Downtime" Thread
Blizzard just announced that
today's maintenance requires extended downtime
and will provide further updates as the day progresses.
Update 2:30 PST
: The servers are currently
ACTIVE
.
Stay tuned to this post for further updates!
November 23rd, 2010 11:30 AM PST -
The amount of time to implement the changes in the 4.0.3a patch is estimated to take longer than initially expected. Due to additional complications we're now estimating realms to be live by approximately 5:00 p.m. PST.
November 23rd, 2010 9:50 AM PST -
The amount of time to implement the changes in the 4.0.3a patch is estimated to take longer than initially expected. We're extending the estimated time it will take to complete the maintenance to 1:00 PM PST. We know you're eager to experience Azeroth reborn, and we're working as quickly as possible for you. We appreciate your patience.
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BFF Report - Cataclysm - Life After 80
Servers are down and when they come back up, you'll all be enjoying the freshly Norris'd landscape of Azeroth. In the meantime, why not start planning your post-80 leveling experience? Need some help? WELL I JUST HAPPEN TO HAVE SOMETHIN' FOR THAT!
What's the first thing you plan on doing when servers come up?
And if you're from the future, what's the first thing you did when servers came up?
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The Shattering (Patch 4.0.3a): Patch Notes
The Shattering is upon us, and it's time to take stock of everything that's changed today!
In light of that, we've put together the most recent Patch Notes—all prettied up with links to the appropriate Wowhead spell pages.
Check out the list of changes after the break!
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Cataclysm: Cinematic and Load Screen added in Patch 4.0.3a
Among all of the
other content
, The Shattering also brings us both the new
Cataclysm login screen
, and the new
Cataclysm Intro Cinematic!
These two videos have been hanging around the Official ZAM
YouTube channel
for a while now, but now seemed like a good time to remind you they were there.
You can see them both below:
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Cataclysm: Old World Zone Changes
As you probably know by now,
patch 4.0.3a includes a complete restructuring of old-world content
. This ranges from
cosmetic changes
to
modifications to the leveling flow throughout both continents
. These changes have been documented in our handy-dandy
Cataclysm Guide
, but since we're all waiting for the servers to come up, we figured a primer might be appreciated.
Check out the information after the break, complete with some
entertaining videos covering the new race starting zones
courtesy of The BFF Report.
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