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Features Recap for June 2010
Running a little behind, since we're already a week into July. Nonetheless, we have no intention of letting a month go by without a recap of what we've added in the last month!
Remember, you can always check up on what we've released recently by checking our What's New page:
http://www.wowhead.com/?whats-new
The Cataclysm NDA has dropped, and our
Cataclsym site
is now open!
We've posted our guide to the
Midsummer Fire Festival
!
TankSpot
is now linked in to the
ZAM Premium
service! This means that
Wowhead Premium
members get donor privileges on TankSpot for free! Click
here
for info on how to get set up.
We've added a
statistics
section to the database.
We've changed out our
CAPTCHA
system! We're now using
reCAPTCHA
. We've also reduced the number of CAPTCHAs our users need to
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Cataclysm Preview: Twilight Highlands
Blizzard has just posted their official preview of one of Cataclysm's new zones: the
Twilight Highlands
!
Located past Grim Batol to the east of the Wetlands, the Twilight Highlands is home to the Twilight's Hammer. The Dragonmaw clan now cling to the edges of the Highlands, while the Wildhammer Dwarves dwell in forested outposts throughout the land. Throughout the zone you will encounter the destructive nature of the elements, and some hints at the Old Gods...
You can find the official preview on Blizzard's Cataclysm site
here
.
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/cataclysm/features/twilighthighlands.html
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Dolby Axon Releases Client API
So I don't know if anyone but me is following what Dolby is doing with their new
Axon
service, but it's something that I've been interested in so I thought I'd take a moment to mention it here.
For those of you who don't know, Dolby Axon is a VoIP service that Dolby has created, intended to fulfill the same needs as a Ventrilo or TeamSpeak server , but with a lot of extra functionality—for example, Axon can actually
position
your voice in 3D so you can actually hear teammates located in a particular spot in full surround.
Well Axon has just released an API for their desktop client, which has the potential to mean even
more
interesting developments.
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Blizzard Withdrawing RealID Plan for Official Forums
In a statement released today, Blizzard says that they have decided against using RealID to identify forum users on the official forums. Blizzard
originally stated
that they were moving to a forum system where everyone was identified by their real names. Citing user feedback, they've decided that it was not in the best interests of the community to move forward with that plan.
The statement (seen below) was written by Blizzard's CEO, by Mike Morhaime. It was posted on the forum by Nethaera.
Hello everyone,
I'd like to take some time to speak with all of you regarding our desire to make the Blizzard forums a better place for players to discuss our games. We've been constantly monitoring the feedback you've given us, as well as internally discussing your concerns about the use of real names on our forums. As a result of those discussions, we've decided at this time that real names will not be required for posting on official Blizzard forums.
It's important to note that we still remain committed to improving our forums. Our efforts are driven 100% by the de
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Wowhead Premium and TankSpot Premium Now Linked!
That's right,
Wowhead Premium
users, in addition to getting Premium service across the other ZAM sites (including
ZAM.com
,
Allakhazam
, and
WoWInterface
) now get full Premium privileges on
TankSpot
as well!
That means all Wowhead Premium users has access to all the Premium features on TankSpot, including:
Download
720p versions of their movies directly from the site!
Guild recruitment
classifieds prominently placed across the TankSpot site!
Ad-free site service
(of course)!
A distinguished
blue username
on the TankSpot forums!
Full
avatar
and
signature
service!
To sign up, go to the Account Linking page below:
http://www.tankspot.com/zam2ts.php
Note: If you are a Wowhead premium user, you will need to go to
ZAM.com
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Blizzard Announce Changes To Talents, Specialization and Mastery
Zarhym just posted an announcement on the official forums with Blizzard's change in design with how talents and mastery will be changing for an upcoming
Cataclysm
beta build.
One of the major changes mentioned is that instead of putting talents where ever you want starting at level 10 you are asked what would would like your
primary tree
to be. After picking your spec you will only be allowed to put talents into that tree until 31 points are spent.
Another change (this is a
BIG
one) is you will only gain talent points every
other
level. This means by level 85 you will only have
41 talent points
to spend.
The final change is Mastery will no longer be affected by how many talent points you have spent in the tree but instead be given as flat percentages. The percentages can be increased by the mastery stat on items which you will be able to make use of when you learn the new Mastery skill around level 75.
So a quick rundown on the changes:
At level 10,
you will be asked to specialize into a single talent tree
.
You can only spend talent points in th
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The Weekly Marmot - Cataclysm Zone & Quest Design
This week, I get entirely too excited about how incredibly awesome questing is in the expansion. No longer will leveling from 1-60 just be the part of the game you try to breeze through as quickly as possible so you can get into the "more interesting" quests. Don't believe me? Watch this.
Also, my wedding ring fell off in a lake.
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In the Future, All Posts on the Official Forums Will Show RealID
According to a post Nethaera just put up on the official forums, future posts on the official WoW forums will be posted by RealID, rather than by character name. This means that when you post on the official forums, you will be identified by your first and last name.
Nethaera has posted a thread in the official forums detailing the reasons for this change. Most important to note is that it will
not be retroactive
—previous posts on the forums will still be printed the same way. Only
future
posts will be converted.
This is an interesting change. I admit I'm concerned a bit—partially about privacy issues but mostly about security. But honestly, my first and last name are up all over the Internet already. I have a blog at
Alpha-Build.net
, so anybody who happens to be curious about my personal info can find it there. What I'm
really
curious about is to see how this affects flaming and trolling on the forums. Would you behave differently on the forums if anybody who read your post knew your real name? Time to find out!
The blue posts are after the break!
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TankSpot's Cataclysm Zone Previews Continue (+ Halion 25)!
Our friends at
TankSpot
have provided even more awesome video previews of updated Cataclysm zones for us to share with you guys today! These latest additions detail some pretty awesome changes, including (my favorite) the goblins' handiwork in
Azshara
! Remember that these videos are always available on their respective zone pages - enjoy!
Azshara
Durotar
Stranglethorn Vale
Wetlands
We've also got another bonus video for you guys, featuring the
Halion
encounter strategy for Normal 25-player difficulty!
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Even More Video Previews
They keep coming, and we keep posting them! If you want to see what else Cataclysm has in store, here are the newest uploads:
Shimmering Expanse
Blasted Lands
Westfall
Abyssal Depths
Thousand Needles
No bonus this time, but so far
Abyssal Depths
is my favorite, so here's a peek!
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Cataclysm Dungeon Bosses
A couple of builds ago Cataclysm alpha testers saw the first "real" achievements from the new expansion - achievements different from the random funny placeholders and the standard exploration achievements. I am talking about the dungeon (and some raid) achievements. And although they were cool in and of themselves, to me there was something else intriguing hiding inside them - the knowledge of what the different instances will be called and what kind of bosses they will feature. From this we could even gather some very basic and preliminary information about who (or
what
) those bosses will be. Interesting stuff for me and other players eager to learn more about the expansion.
So! Let me get to the good stuff and present you with a list of all the bosses in the Cataclysm dungeons, as well as with some short description and links whenever they are available. Keep in mind, only Blackrock Caverns and Throne of the Tides are available for testing (even if some of us managed to sneak inside the Stonecore), so information beyond those 2 (3) will be
scarce
virtually non-existent. Also, keep an eye out for a similar blog for raids!
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More TankSpot Videos—Including Blackrock Caverns!
The crew at
TankSpot
are still hard at work creating videos of the new Cataclysm zones! And of course, we're adding them to our zone pages here on Wowhead. Here's a rundown of their most recent additions:
Mount Hyjal
Kelp Forest
Darkshore
Desolace
And for today's bonus, here's a video preview of one of the new instances:
Blackrock Caverns
!
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Blackrock Caverns Impressions
The latest news on the Internet - Cataclysm closed beta is hitting us good! But we all know this. What's more important is that since the NDA has been lifted, we'll be showering you with tons of new information, blogs, guide pages, videos, screenshots, and dataz.
Fewyn
just posted some good stuff about the
UI Changes
in Cataclysm (and you should check it out if you haven't), so I decided to go a different route - do a dungeon, see how it feels, give a few screenshots, and a bit of an overall opinion about how the experience is.
Right now the only two dungeons available for testing are
Blackrock Caverns
and the
Throne of the Tides
. So I went to my good old friend, the Dungeon Finder, and said "Yo dawg, you heard I like dungeons? Give me a random one!" And so the
Blackrock Caverns
popped...
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Cataclysm Beta: UI Changes
With the upcoming Cataclysm expansion finally hitting an official closed beta, there has been a torrent of new information for everyone to feast their eyes on. With that being said, as with every expansion before Cataclysm, there are always an influx of User Interface changes and we have the low down on what has changed so far in the beta.
Come check out the full preview after the break!
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Cataclysm Beta 3D Models Update (Featuring Deathwing)!
We've been updating our Cataclysm site non-stop to add all sorts of awesome new data, including a ton of new 3D models!
Alayton
was kind enough to pick out some of the ones he thought were worth showing off to you guys! You can view these high quality models in both Flash and Java (the latter of which features animation) with our snazzy built-in
modelviewer
tool! We'll try to spotlight additional models of particular interest as we discover them, so keep checking the Wowhead Blog for the latest Cataclysm updates! Check out what awesome models we've found so far after the break!
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Cataclysm Video Previews From TankSpot
Our friends at
TankSpot
have been hard at work creating video previews of the new zones in Cataclysm! As we get them, we've been updating the zone pages on Wowhead's Cataclysm site with the new videos. If you want to check them out, click through and see!
Deepholm
Orgrimmar
Stormwind City
Undercity
Kezan
And just as a bonus, we've also included this video of the
Goblin/Worgen dances
!
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Cataclysm Video: New Water Effects
As many of you know the water texture ingame is getting an overhaul in the upcoming
Cataclysm
expansion. Now that the NDA has been lifted we have a short video clip of the new water effects. You can literally see the reflection of items on the surface of the water and it is leaps and bounds better than the current water textures.
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Aion 1.9 Is Out, and I Know You Guys Care
I told someone that I would hook it up with a quick BFF Report for Aion 1.9, and I thought there would be enough stuff to go over... Wow, was I wrong. I mean, the patchnotes are lengthy, but outside of my incredibly butch gladiator toon, there wasn't much to look at. In the end, I somehow managed to squeeze out a few minutes of coverage and even had enough time to highlight some E3 footage that's hosted on our new
YouTube
channel.
BTW, I have some plans for an upcoming BFFR and need your input...
Tell me 3 things that you despised about leveling 1-20 in
vanilla
WoW.
Thanks!
biym
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Cataclysm Beta (Build 12319) Updates! New Icons and More!
Ah, the
Cataclysm Closed Beta
has just begun and as I'm sure you've noticed that we've been working around the clock to keep our
Cataclysm site
updated with the latest data, fresh from the beta! You can check out the latest items, NPCs and other recent finds by browsing the
Latest Additions
page. We'll also be posting new icons, maps and loading screens (in typical fashion) in the blog for you guys, so you can have a peek at the latest changes to zones in Cataclysm or snag a nifty new icon for your Wowhead forums avatar! Check out these new finds after the break!
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Creative Development Team Answers Your Questions
A few weeks ago Blizzard asked for questions you'd like answered by the
Creative Development Team
in their very own
Story Forum
. Now the reply back from developers is here with some juicy lore tasty bits like whatever happened to Frostmourne after it was shattered. They also explain how the "Light" works and how the Forsaken manage to wield it.
Thanks to
SirPunky
for the heads up on this!
There are a lot of other questions answered as well , which you can read after the break!
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