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Cataclysm Beta (Build 12759) Guild Vendor, Achievements Added!
The latest Cataclysm Beta update marks the return of guild features, with some awesome new additions! Guild vendors have been added to the game, located near the Guild Master / Tabard Vendors in the major cities, who sell items which will (eventually) have guild reputation requirements. New items include a ground mount, flying mount, new heirlooms and more! Sadly, most of the items have not been fully implemented and do not actually function at this time.
Blizzard has also added few more guild achievements - keep checking the blog for more information as we can add it! Check out screenshots of the newly added goodies after the break!
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Cataclysm Beta (Build 12759) UI Changes!
A new beta build has just been deployed on the beta realms and with it came some excellent changes to the UI that I think everyone will enjoy.
First off
Mounts
and
Companion Pets
have moved out of the character pane and into their own tabs in the spell book. This allows a player to easily browse through the pages looking for the right mount or pets to add to your bars instead of guessing if that's the right icon for your
Drake de l'Aile-du-Néant onyx
.
There was one other things that got a
much
needed overhaul was the Video Settings window. Now all the sliders have been removed and turned into drop downs, this way you no longer have to guess what each section of the sliding bar. All settings have different options ranging from the standard fare of Low, Fair, Good, High and Ultra to simple Enabled or Disabled options.
Another small addition is you're now able to
"learn"
Glyphs and they show up in your general tab of your spellbook. You will automatically learn a glyph upon purchasing and using the glyph item. Now, whenever you want to change glyphs you will no longer have to run out and buy new ones and can just apply them directly from the spellbook.
Blizzard also added a tweak for the new streaming client t
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Cataclysm Beta (Build 12759) New Rank of Riding (310%)!
In the latest beta build Blizzard has introduced a
new rank of flying
, which was originally mentioned in a
#BlizzChat
back in April. At level 80, a player is allowed to purchase
Master Riding
for a hefty price of
(discounted by reputation by appropriate vendors) which will allow you to fly any mount at
310%
. To purchase this you will need to visit any riding trainer that teaches flying, such as
Bralla Nuelle
in Stormwind for the Alliance or
Maztha
in Orgrimmar for the Horde. I would assume that your 310% mounts will still go 310% without the training skill, but this will allow players to bust out some more preferred mounts and enjoy the convenience of high speed
and
style!
Update!
A lot of sites are reporting that 310% riding will be learned automatically if you have a 310% - which may or may not be true anymore. For clarification, here is the original blue post from back in May of this year, in which this feature was promised by a Blizzard poster:
[quote=Ancilorn url=
http://forums.wow-europe.com/thread.html?topicId=13200300823&page
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Cataclysm Beta: Mob Damage Increased
Zarhym posted a rather interesting announcement on the beta forums today: it seems
damage output
on mobs level 65 and above have been
increased
. An example used by Zarhym states that mobs in a level 80 area had their damage increased by 2.5, while mobs at 81 were increased by 3.2—and it scales further on according to level.
Blizzard is also asking for feedback regarding how combat feels in the level 80-85 exterior zones, including spawn rates and the amount of NPCs in specific locations.
You can read the the original announcement after the break.
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Wowhead Client, Cataclysm Beta and You
As usual, when there's a beta up, we need your data! But there's been a little bit of confusion as to how to make the Wowhead Client work with the beta installation of Cataclysm.
So I've come to answer the question on everyone's mind,
how do I upload data for the beta?
Well, that's an easy one! First you need to make sure you have the Wowhead Client installed, which you can get
here
. Unzip the files and copy the Wowhead_client.exe to somewhere you can easily remember—I personally keep mine inside the World of Warcraft folder for my live install. When you open the Wowhead Client for the first time it will try to auto detect your World of Warcraft installations. Typically this will be done automatically, but if for some reason it does not detect your game files properly, all you will need to do is click on Tools -> Options and Browse for Live, PTR and Beta installations. Once you've done all this, all you have to do is click OK and upload your data!
Remember at this time
Addons are disabled
in the Cat
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The Weekly Marmot - Cataclysm Healing Q&A
In this episode, I answer a handful of the questions that you beautiful people sent in. Included are: What's happening to the five second rule? What stats are healers going to be interested in? Are there still going to be "raid healers" and "tank healers"? And how did I get so
sexy?
Okay, maybe not the last one.
Because we
already know.
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Azeroth, Revisited: Scarlet Monastery in Cataclysm
With the upcoming
Cataclysm
expansion now going through its beta phase, I thought now would be a perfect time to take a look at some of the classic dungeons that everyone loves and see how they will be changing.
The first dungeon we're taking a look at is
Monastère Écarlate
. While technically only one instance, it has been split up into four wings: Graveyard, Library, Armory, and Cathedral. The four wings have seen no physical changes, but each has received a nice makeover in mob and quest locations.
Note: This is from a Horde perspective, because that's what character I had available. The Alliance version is slightly different.
WARNING: IF YOU DON'T LIKE SPOILERS OF ANY KIND, DON'T READ THIS.
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Blizzard Cataclysm Preview: Darkshore
Blizzard has just posted another exciting zone preview on their European forums, this time featuring
Sombrivage
! In this Q&A with the game designers, Luis Barriga and Craig Amai, they talk about subjects ranging from their concepts for the zone all the way to what is happening at the Master's Glaive.
We also have a bunch of screenshots of
Sombrivage
in our
Cataclysm Guide
!
You can read the whole preview after the break.
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TankSpot: This Week in Warcraft
Our friends over at
TankSpot
have a new video series, aptly-named
This Week in Warcraft
. In this series they'll be covering some of the new and interesting topics that have occurred in the last week, and this week they cover such items as the new
Cataclysm Launcher
,
reforging
and even the Southern Barrens
preview
!
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Cataclysm Beta: New Macintosh Repair Tool
With the new
streaming client
released last week in the Cataclysm beta, Blizzard has also apparently decided to sneak in something that has been missing from the Macintosh client for quite some time.
Repair.app
works exactly like the Windows version, in that it will check your MPQ files against the current patch file and restores any that are corrupt. Now instead of reinstalling the game or restoring it from backup, Macintosh users will have an easy way to restore their World of Warcraft installation!
Thanks to
bluspacecow
for the heads up on this!
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Cataclysm Beta (Build 12964) New Icons and Update Talent Calc!
Another Cataclysm Build was released this past Wednesday and now that we have our server issues out of the way we have some awesome new data for you! The
Cataclysm
Latest Addition
page lists off all the new spells and talents in this build such as the new Goblin mount
Triklomoteur gobelin
. The
Talent Calculator
has also been fully updated to support the newest build. We also found 5 updated icons, which you can check out after the break!
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Blizzard Cataclysm Preview: Southern Barrens
Blizzard has just posted an interesting zone preview on their European forums, spotlighting one of the most drastically changed classic zones in World of Warcraft -
Southern Barrens
! In this brief Q+A, Blizzard details their epic redesign of the Horde's beloved Barrens into two different zones, featuring Southern Barrens as a new 30-35 Alliance and Horde leveling zone!
Initially, as a Horde player, I didn't really see any reason I should care that Alliance have wrecked Camp Taurajo, as I never thought of it as being critical in any way. It basically served as nothing more than a reminder that, back in my day, we didn't have that flight path in the Barrens and we had to walk fifteen miles down the Gold Road to look for
Mankrik's wife
. However, once I got out there and actually saw what was done to Camp Taurajo, I'll admit it fueled that good ol' fashioned feeling of bloodthirsty rivalry that hasn't been present in quite some time since we've all grown so accustomed to rubbing shoulders and inspecting each ot
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Reforging Now Available in Cataclysm Beta
Reforging
, which we mentioned two weeks ago
here
, is finally active in the beta. It is a rather simple process—Alliance side you will need to visit
Ithurian Albepic
in Stormwind near the Stockades, ask a guard for the nearest Thaumaturge. The Horde equivalent is
Enchanteur Farendin
in Orgrimmar's Cleft of Shadows. When you speak to the NPC, it asks you to drag and drop the item you want reforged. After dropping the item in the slot it asks which stat you would like to reduce and what you would like to increase.
An example (which is in the screenshots) is taking 32 Haste Rating from
Couvre-chef en tisse-flagellant
, and adding 32 Mastery Rating to it. After clicking
Reforge
, it will make the changes—and bringing any reforged item back and clicking restore will turn the item back to its original form. As this example is a Tier piece which cannot be vendored it only costs 1 gold while any other pieces will cost their vendor price.
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Cataclysm Model Update - Neptulon and Goblin Cars!
As all Cataclysm Beta participants are expected to happily redownload and reinstall the client using the
new-and-improved (or so they say!) Launcher
, my joyous adventures taking screenshots for our
Cataclysm guide
have come to a temporary halt. But that won't stop me; Wowhead demands eyecandy (and justice)!
Thankfully,
Alayton
managed to find a few more Cataclysm 3D models that I completely forgot to post - UNTIL NOW! Check out some new models after the break!
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The Weekly Marmot - The Cataclysm Healing Game (Part 2)
This week, in part 2 of my discussion on the effects that the Cataclysm healing changes have on the game, I go over how Tanking and DPS roles will be affected. Will avoidance make a comeback? How responsible are DPS for their survivability? These questions and more will be answered in this week's show!
Also, my wallpaper is amazing.
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The Weekly Marmot - The Cataclysm Healing Game (Part 1)
This week, in the first of a two-part series, I begin a discussion about the changes to the way health and healing works in Cataclysm. To start, I take a little trip down memory lane to how healing worked in The Burning Crusade, as well as WoW Classic.
Also, LOOK AT THE PUPPY.
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Cataclysm Beta (Build 12644) Models - Malfurion, Deathwing, Dungeon Tier and More!
We've got some stunning new models for you guys from the latest Cataclysm beta update!
Notable new additions include famous faces such as
Deathwing
in his human form and a heavily updated model for everyone's favorite archdruid,
Malfurion Stormrage
! He now looks more like a
Druid of the Talon
(Warcraft III) - I hope we see an incredible Storm Crow shapeshift form soon! We've also uncovered the model for one of the Twilight Ascendants we'll be facing in the Bastion of Twilight! Oh, and did I mention there's a
SHARK
? He's no
whale shark
, though.
We've also got some new item models for you guys, including models for a
new dungeon set
- I know I'm not the only one anxiously awaiting updated models for the level 80+
twill
everyone's sporting on the beta realms! As always, you can check out all of our previous model posts filed under the
3D Models
tag!
Check out all of the new models after the break!
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Cataclysm Beta (Build 12644) New Icons and Updated Map!
Stop playing Starcraft II for a second and check this stuff out! Another small Cataclysm beta patch from Blizzard brings some excellent new icons and a new map! We've got a ton of new achievement icons, including boss mugs from
Le bastion du Crépuscule
,
Cavernes de Rochenoire
and
Grim Batol
! We've even got one of a certain lady who is now hanging out in the
Descente de l'Aile noire
raid (until we kill her again in a
flamboyant manner
, that is)! As always, you can check out the latest items, NPCs and other recent finds by browsing the
Latest Additions
section of our
Cataclysm site
! Check out all of the visual goodness after the break!
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The BFF Report..er.. Reports from the Worgen Starting Zones!
I finally got into Cataclysm and with it, over 800gb of in game footage that I have to somehow squeeze into these tiny ten minute segments. The first piece of coverage I'm offering up is a walkthrough of the Worgen starting zone. Besides all the bareback riding, missed opportunities for good Twilight jokes (is there such thing?), and epic phasing abuse, Blizz seems to have taken a completely different approach to creating these zones than what we are used to.
Think Westfall... probably 80% of the quests are centered at Sentinel Hill, Gilneas is the complete opposite. I found myself doing 2-3 quests at each outpost/abandoned house/street corner before moving on to the next mini-hub. This was cool and all, but I found that (besides Grandma Wahl) in the end, I didn't really care about any of them. I mean, Ill never forget Mankrik, Jitters, the fat drunk in Westfall hills, but these guys? Who cares!
*OMG SPOILER ALART!11*
It's not like I'm going to see them again anyways...
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Cataclysm Beta Key Giveaway!
Would you like a Cataclysm beta key?
You don't need to say anything. We already know the answer.
Right now,
Allakhazam
is giving away a big stack of Cataclysm beta keys! All you have to do is go to the
thread
in their forums and post what you're looking forward to the most in Cataclysm, and on Monday the ZAM team will pick winners from among the posters!
They have 50 keys to give away—and don't worry, both us here at Wowhead and the guys at
TankSpot
will have some of our own to give out shortly.
Click here for the full rules!
http://wow.allakhazam.com/story.html?story=22862
PS:
Blizzard has notified us that they're having a little trouble with the activation process. The keys are good, but it may be a day or two before they actually activate your account properly.
PPS:
Remember, if you're a
Premium
member, you already have a ZAM account! If you signed up through Wowhead, your username wil
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