Brave New World http://www.bnwguild.com/ en Sun, 20 May 2012 23:08:17 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.bnwguild.com/images/bluefox/misc/rss.png Brave New World http://www.bnwguild.com/ PvP Sets Preview and Recap, New Maps, Blue Posts, Fan Art http://www.bnwguild.com/showthread.php?6276-PvP-Sets-Preview-and-Recap-New-Maps-Blue-Posts-Fan-Art&goto=newpost Sun, 20 May 2012 18:13:39 GMT Image: http://media.mmo-champion.com/images/news/2011/november/d3.png *Diablo 3* - *Usefulness of Gems, Legendary Gear Balancing, Blue Posts, and... Diablo 3 - Usefulness of Gems, Legendary Gear Balancing, Blue Posts, and Interview and Review for "The Order"

Death Knight PvP Set Preview
The new video preview should be fairly representative of the set you will see in the final version of the game!





Shaman PvP Set Preview
The new video preview should be fairly representative of the set you will see in the final version of the game!





Rogue PvP Set Preview
The new video preview should be fairly representative of the set you will see in the final version of the game!





PvP Sets Recap
Now is a good time to take a look at all of the PvP sets we have seen so far. Several of the sets have updated screenshots and some have more colors added, so be sure to take a look!

Class Male Female Video
Death Knight Male Human Female Human Video
Monk Male Human Female Human Video
Priest Female Pandaren Female Human Video
Rogue Male Human Female Human Video
Shaman Male Human Female Human Video
Warlock Male Human Female Human Video


Beta Build 15699 New Maps
Several new maps were added in the latest beta build.




Blue Posts

Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Druid (Forums)
Balance Druid Concerns
If we add Insect Swarm back, it would not be just to have another dot to manage, but to give players some way to interact with solar or lunar power more. There are other ways to do that too, so it may not ultimately be Insect Swarm. The rotation is close to where we want it, but it needs just a little more to play with.

At the 5000 foot view, the point of the Eclipse mechanic to begin with was to cast X spells for a time, then switch to Y spells with the Druid having some control over when or why that occurred. We don't think killing critters to get the bar moving or gaming it so that you stayed at one side of the bar forever really delivered on the vision for Eclipse. However, those tactics did give players some control -- a way to game things so that more clever players could extract a bit more performance out of the mechanic.

We are concerned that we are too far to the other extreme now, where the game UI tells you whether to use your solar buttons or lunar buttons and you really aren't making any strategic decisions. We want to introduce some relatively simple, elegant mechanic to give you more control over how much lunar or solar power you have. Maybe that's Insect Swarm. Maybe it's something else. Try it out over the next few builds, keeping in mind that it may take a bit before we have something we are satisfied with. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Paladin (Forums)
Judgements of the Pure Removed
In our most recent tests and instance runs, Holy paladin longevity was much longer than other healers, even without Judgements of the Pure. We need to get Holy to the same level as the other healers. It may be at that point that all healer mana income is too low or that damage in dungeons is too high and well have to adjust accordingly. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Inquisition Glyph
This glyph isn't supposed to be a no-brainer for DPS. Hopefully none of the glyphs are.

At the risk of sounding more patronizing than I intend, a common mistake I see some players make is to look at maximum possible theoretical DPS and assume that is the DPS they can achieve. We have the numbers we think every class can achieve under ideal situations (meaning no movement or distractions, etc.). The best players in the world can deliver on these numbers while executing very complex boss fights. That's a little mind boggling for us, but it's true. Very few players are capable of such feats however.

For the rest of us, our hope is that it works out like this:

1) Expert player who foregoes the Glyph of Inquisition, executes Inquisition uptime perfectly, and delivers 99% of max possible DPS.

2) Intermediate player who sometimes struggles with maintaining Inquisition, takes the glyph, and delivers 75% of max possible DPS.

3) Player who thinks he is more expert than he is, skips the Glyph of Inquisition because that's what all the cool kids do, finds as a result that he struggles with Inquisition uptime, and delivers 60% of Mac possible DPS.

Don't take my percentage numbers too seriously, but you get the idea. Many classes have similar glyphs. My advice is to measure your DPS (in an actual encounter or PvP) and see whether you benefit or not. The rotations that works for the best players (of any class) may not work for everyone. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Warlock (Forums)
Warlock Mana Problems
We think the mana costs for Demonology feel pretty good and of course Destruction's mana works totally differently now. For Affliction, we agree that the mana costs are too high - possibly way too high. As some of the posters above pointed out, there is also a bug with some channeled spells, most notably Malefic Grasp, that charge an extra tick at the end. That isn't helping any.

We think Life Tap as a way of restoring mana works and has been a warlock staple for a long time. We just think Affliction locks on beta right now are spending too much of their time having to do it. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)




Fan Art Update
The World of Warcraft Fan Art Section has been updated with four new pieces of fan artwork.




More... ]]> News Feeds Feedbot http://www.bnwguild.com/showthread.php?6276-PvP-Sets-Preview-and-Recap-New-Maps-Blue-Posts-Fan-Art Pandaren Male Emote Sounds, Theramore Scenario Preview, Blue Posts, The Daily Blink http://www.bnwguild.com/showthread.php?6275-Pandaren-Male-Emote-Sounds-Theramore-Scenario-Preview-Blue-Posts-The-Daily-Blink&goto=newpost Sat, 19 May 2012 06:06:40 GMT Image: http://media.mmo-champion.com/images/news/2011/november/d3.png *Diablo 3* - *RMAH Release Date, Jeweler Will Not Add Sockets, Blue Posts, and... Diablo 3 - RMAH Release Date, Jeweler Will Not Add Sockets, Blue Posts, and Portrait of a Champion Winners

Pandaren Male Emote Sounds
The Pandaren Male finally had sounds added to go with the emotes!



Theramore's Fall Scenario Preview
During the last build, scenarios were enabled for ~15 minutes, allowing us to start on the Horde Theramore Isle scenario. Unfortunately they were disabled before we were able to complete it.

Important: This is a very early preview of something that wasn't ready for testing.


Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Horde Scenario Steps
  • To the Waterline! - Rig powder barrels on all six ships.
  • The Blastmaster - Inform Blastmaster Sparkfuse of your success.
  • Gryphon, Down - Slay Baldruc and his gryphons.
  • Tanks for Nothing! - Destroy Big Bessa and sabotage any unmanned tanks.
  • Fly, Spy! - Slay Hedric Evencane and free Thalen Songweaver from Foothold Citadel.



Alliance Scenario Steps
  • Find Jaina - Find Jaina Proudmoore in the ruins of Theramore.
  • Cleansing the Filth - Destroy any remaining horde in the ruins of Theramore.
  • Destroy the Destroyer - Destroy the Horde siege engine at the west gate.
  • The Last Stand - Protect Jaina while she attunes to the Focusing Iris.
  • Welcome to Theramore - Defeat the Horde in the harbor.















Blue Posts

Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
BattleTag™ Free Name Change Update
During the Diablo III Open Beta Weekend in April, a number of players opted to use their one free BattleTag nickname change in order to try to participate in the beta test. We recognize that in their excitement to try to get into the game, some players did not fully realize how BattleTags would integrate with Diablo III or that the number of free changes was limited, and they ended up choosing nicknames that they weren't happy with.

To help address these concerns, we've done a one-time refresh of the free BattleTag name change feature on all Battle.net accounts, so that everyone once again has one free BattleTag name change to use at their discretion.

This means that if you already used your original free change, you will now have another opportunity to change your BattleTag nickname. If you did not use your free BattleTag name change or have not yet created a BattleTag, you will still only be able to change your BattleTag once for free.

To set or change your BattleTag nickname, log in to Battle.net Account Management, head to the Account > Summary page, and look for the Create or Change option under Account Details. As a reminder, BattleTags aren't unique, so you can pick any name you like as long as it adheres to the BattleTag Naming Policy. For more information, see the BattleTag FAQ and Battle.net website page.

Remember, your BattleTag serves as your public identity when playing Diablo III, meaning you'll be identified in groups and in chat by your BattleTag -- choose your BattleTag wisely! (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Druid (Forums)
Balance Druid Concerns
We are in fact experimenting with adding Insect Swarm back to the rotation. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)




Inferno Azmodan Defeated
Method has taken on Inferno Azmodan and defeated him!



The Daily Blink - Wait, This Isn’t Brill
The Daily Blink demonstrates what happens when you make a mage angry.



More... ]]> News Feeds Feedbot http://www.bnwguild.com/showthread.php?6275-Pandaren-Male-Emote-Sounds-Theramore-Scenario-Preview-Blue-Posts-The-Daily-Blink Mists of Pandaria Beta - Build 15699 http://www.bnwguild.com/showthread.php?6273-Mists-of-Pandaria-Beta-Build-15699&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 03:15:41 GMT *Mists of Pandaria Beta - Build 15699* It looks like someone is taking a break from Diablo III long enough to get us another patch! This patch... Mists of Pandaria Beta - Build 15699
It looks like someone is taking a break from Diablo III long enough to get us another patch! This patch brings BattleTags support, Item Upgrade strings, Armored Moonkin form, and some interesting goggles: Mist-Piercing Goggles. The Goggles don't have an assigned profession to craft them yet, but the required tools point to engineering!

This post is still in progress, check back later for the complete list of changes!

New Moonkin Armored Form



Spell Changes
We are posting a more automated output this time to let you see the changes sooner. Don't worry, we will go back and make it easier to read!

Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Mounts
Flying



Ground



Companions



Death Knight (Forums)
Unholy

  • Sudden Doom Your main-hand autoattacks have Reduces the cost of Death Coil by 20%, and grants your main-hand autoattacks a chance to make your next Death Coil cost no Runic Power.
  • Unholy Frenzy Incites a friendly party or raid member into a killing frenzy for 30 sec. The target is Enraged, increasing their melee and ranged haste by 20%, but causes them to lose health equal to 2% of their maximum health every 3 sec. Incites a friendly party or raid member into a killing frenzy for 30 sec, increasing the target's melee and ranged haste by 20%, but causing them to lose health equal to 2% of their maximum health every 3 sec.


Major Glyphs

  • Glyph of Bone Shield Increases your movement speed by 15% while Bone Shield is active. This does not stack with other movement-speed increasing effects. Reduces the cooldown of your Icebound Fortitude by 50%, but also reduces its duration by 75%.
  • Glyph of Heart Strike Increases the damage of your Heart Strike ability by 30%. Causes your Unholy Frenzy to no longer deal damage to the affected target.


Minor Glyphs

  • Glyph of Death Strike Increases your Death Strike's damage by 2% for every 5 Runic Power you currently have (up to a maximum of 40%). The Runic Power is not consumed by this effect. Teaches you the ability Corpse Explosion.
  • Glyph of Rune Strike Increases the critical strike chance of your Rune Strike by 10%. The ghouls summoned by your Army of the Dead no longer taunt their target.
  • Glyph of Scourge Strike Increases the Shadow damage portion of your Scourge Strike by 30%. Causes your Army of the Dead spell to summon an assortment of undead minions.


Druid (Forums)

  • Faerie Fire Deals 10 damage and has a 25% chance to reset the cooldown on Mangle when cast from Bear Form.
  • Lacerate Every 3 sec, the effect will deal (1 + 68.2% of AP) bleed damage and grant a 12% chance to reset the cooldown on Mangle. Each time Lacerate hits, it has a 25% chance to reset the cooldown on Mangle. Every 3 sec, the effect will deal (1 + 68.2% of AP) bleed damage.
  • Thrash Each time Thrash deals periodic damage, it has a 12% hits, it has a 25% chance to reset the cooldown on Mangle.


Balance

  • Moonkin Form While in Moonkin Form, you increases increase the spell haste of all party and raid members within 100 yards by 5%.


Feral

  • Feral Instinct Reduces the chance enemies have to detect you while Prowling. Prowl is active.


Hunter (Forums)



Talents

  • Exhilaration When you Disengage, you are instantly healed for 15% of your total health. 5% of your total health.
  • Spirit Bond While your pet is active, you and your pet will regenerate 3% 1% of total health every 2 sec.


Minor Glyphs

  • Glyph of Fetch (New) Teaches you the ability Fetch. Command your pet to retrieve the items on a nearby corpse.


Mage (Forums)

  • Alter Time Alter the fabric of time, causing the caster to return to their current location, health, mana, and conditions after 6 sec. buffs, and debuffs, when cast a second time, or after 6 sec.
  • Arcane Brilliance Infuses all party and raid members Infuses the target with brilliance, increasing their spell power by 10% and their critical strike chance by 5% for 60 min.
  • Conjure Familiar (New) Conjures a familiar stone, containing either an Arcane, Fiery, or Icy Familiar. 20 yd range. 3 sec cast. 5 min cooldown.
  • Dalaran Brilliance Infuses all party and raid members Infuses the target with brilliance, increasing their spell power by 10% and their critical strike chance by 5% for 60 min.


Talents

  • Cold Snap When activated, this spell finishes the cooldown of your Ice Block, Frost Nova, and Cone of Cold spell. spells.


Frost

  • Fingers of Frost Your successful Frostbolts and Frostfire Bolts and Frozen Orb hits have a 12% chance, your Blizzard ticks have a 4% chance, and your successful Scorches have a 9% chance to grant you the Fingers of Frost effect.
  • Frostbolt Can also be cast on your Water Elemental to heal it for (1,442 + 189.2% of SP).
  • Summon Water Elemental Casting Frostbolt on your Water Elemental will heal it for (1,441 + 189.2% of SP). Instant 1.5 sec cast.


Minor Glyphs

  • Arcane Brilliance Reduces the mana cost of your Arcane Brilliance spell by 50%. Your Polymorph: Sheep spell polymorphs the target into a porcupine instead.
  • Conjuring Reduces the mana cost of your Conjuring spells by 50%. Teaches you the spell Conjure Familiar. Conjures a familiar stone, containing either an Arcane, Fiery, or Icy Familiar.
  • Glyph of Arcane Brilliance Reduces the mana cost of your Arcane Brilliance spell by 50%. Your Polymorph: Sheep spell polymorphs the target into a porcupine instead.
  • Glyph of Conjure Familiar (New) Teaches you the ability Conjure Familiar. Conjures a familiar stone, containing either an Arcane, Fiery, or Icy Familiar.


Monk (Forums)

  • Blackout Kick Brewmaster: Kick with a blast of Chi energy, dealing (6 * (MainHand DPS + 50% of OffHand DPS + 7.1% of AP - 1)) to (6 * (MainHand DPS + 50% of OffHand DPS + 7.1% of AP + 1)) Physical damage. If the target is 50% health or below, they suffer an additional (3.6 * (MainHand DPS + 50% of OffHand DPS + 7.1% of AP - 1)) to (3.6 * (MainHand DPS + 50% of OffHand DPS + 7.1% of AP + 1)) damage over 6 sec. Also causes you to gain Shuffle, increasing your parry chance by 30% and your Stagger amount by an additional 20% for 6 sec. Windwalker, Mistweaver: Kick with a blast of Chi energy, dealing (6 * (MainHand DPS + 50% of OffHand DPS + 7.1% of AP - 1)) to (6 * (MainHand DPS + 50% of OffHand DPS + 7.1% of AP + 1)) Physical damage.
  • Expel Harm 10 yd range.
  • Grapple Weapon You fire off a rope spear, grappling the target's non-ranged weapons and shield, returning them to you for 10 sec.
  • Provoke Brewmaster: You mock the target, causing them to rush towards you with a 50% increased movement speed. Windwalker, Mistweaver: You mock the target, causing them to rush towards you with a 50% increased movement speed.
  • Spinning Crane Kick 2% 5.5% of Base Mana / 40 Energy.
  • Zen Pilgrimage (New) Your spirit travels to the Peak of Serenity in Pandaria, leaving your body behind. Use Zen Pilgrimage again to return to your body. 10 sec cast. 15 min cooldown.
  • Zen Pilgrimage: Return (New) Returns your spirit back to its body, returning you back to where you once were. Leaving Peak of Serenity will automatically return your body to your spirit, causing you to be unable to return back to where you were. 10 sec cast.


Talents

  • Celerity You can Allows you to Roll and Chi Torpedo more often, increases the their maximum number of charges by 1 and reducing the cooldown by 5 sec. reduces their cooldown by 5 sec.
  • Charging Ox Wave A mighty Ox effigy rushes towards forward 30 yards in front of you, stunning all enemies within its path for 3 sec.
  • Chi Burst You summon a torrent of Chi energy to the target, dealing 1,013 damage, and healing a nearby injured friendly target within 10 yards of the target for 0. You summon a torrent of Chi energy to the target, dealing 10,886 damage to all enemies, and (16,914 + 77.5% of AP) healing to all allies in its path. Chi Burst will always heal the Monk.
  • Chi Torpedo Torpedo a distance in front of you, dealing (5.52 * (MainHand DPS + 50% of OffHand DPS + 7.1% of AP - 1)) to (5.52 * (MainHand DPS + 50% of OffHand DPS + 7.1% of AP + 1)) damage to all enemies and 1,519 damage to all enemies and (1,519 + 41.4% of AP healing to all allies in your path.
  • Chi Wave Bounces up to 5 times to targets within 20 yards. Bounces up to 5 times to the nearest targets within 20 yards. When bouncing to allies, Chi Wave will prefer those injured over full health.
  • Rushing Jade Wind For 8 sec sec after you cast Rushing Jade Wind, you move at 100% speed while using Spinning Crane Kick.
  • Zen Sphere Forms a Zen Sphere above the target, healing the target for 1,171 + 71.85% of AP every 2 sec and dealing 1 damage to the nearest enemy within 10 yards every 2 sec for 16 sec. If Zen Sphere is cast again while active, the Zen Sphere will detonate, dealing 2,135 damage and 1,971 113% of AP) healing to all targets within 10 yards.


Brewmaster

  • Stance of the Sturdy Ox Stagger You shrug off melee attacks, causing 70% of the damage to happen instantly and the remaining 30% to be divided over 10 sec.
  • Summon Black Ox Statue Sancturary of the Ox (Passive) Everytime the Monk deals damage equal to 50% of their health 1600% of AP damage, the Black Ox statue will cast Guard on an injured party or raid member within 40 yards absorbing 14,232 damage lasting 30 sec.


Mistweaver

  • Enveloping Mist Heals the target for (65,688 + 7.5% 94.5% of SP) over 6 sec, and increases the healing the target recieves receives from your Soothing Mists by 30%.
  • Stance of the Wise Serpent Attack power increased equal to your spell power. Your attack power is equal to 200% of your spell power, and you no longer benefit from other sources of attack power.
  • Teachings of the Monastery Spinning Crane Kick While channeling Spinning Crane Kick, you also heal nearby allies for (3,712 + 38.1% of SP) every 1 sec for 3 sec.


Windwalker

  • Sparring When you are attacked by a melee enemy in front of you you begin to spar their attacks, increasing your chance to parry by 5% for 10 sec.


Paladin (Forums)



Major Glyphs

  • Glyph of Inquisition Reduces the damage bonus of Inquisition by 10% 15% but increases its duration by 100%.
  • Inquisition Reduces the damage bonus of Inquisition by 10% 15% but increases its duration by 100% Instant.


Priest (Forums)

  • Power Word: Fortitude Power infuses the target Infuses the target with vitality, increasing Stamina by 10% for 60 min.


Talents

  • Divine Insight Shadow: Periodic damage from your Shadow Word: Pain has a 15% chance to reset the cooldown on Mind Blast and cause your next Mind Blast within 12 sec to be instant cast.and cost no mana.
  • From Darkness, Comes Light Surge of Darkness Periodic damage from your Vampiric Touch has a 15% chance to cause your next Mind Spike to not consume your damage-over-time effects.become instant cast, and cost no mana.


Holy

  • Lightwell Friendly players can click the Lightwell to restore (((5,735 + 30.8% of Spell Power) * 3) * 1.15) health over 6 sec. 55.3% of Spell Power) * 3) health over 6 sec. Lightwell lasts for 3 min or 1 charges. 15 charges.


Minor Glyphs



Rogue (Forums)

  • Eviscerate (Assassination, Combat) Finishing move that causes damage per combo point: 1 point : (796 + 11% of AP)-(1,202 + 11% 1,157 + 16% of AP)-(1,748 + 16% of AP) damage 2 points: (1,389 + 22% of AP)-(1,795 + 22% 2,019 + 32% of AP)-(2,610 + 32% of AP) damage 3 points: (1,982 + 33% of AP)-(2,388 + 33% 2,881 + 48% of AP)-(3,472 + 48% of AP) damage 4 points: (2,575 + 44% of AP)-(2,981 + 44% 3,743 + 64% of AP)-(4,334 + 64% of AP) damage 5 points: (3,168 + 55% of AP)-(3,574 + 55% of AP) damage 4,605 + 80% of AP)-(5,196 + 80% of AP) damage
  • Eviscerate (Subtlety) Finishing move that causes damage per combo point: 1 point : (203 + (593 + 11% of AP) * 1.24)-(609 + (593 + 11% 295 + (862 + 16% of AP) * 1.24)-(886 + (862 + 16% of AP) * 1.24) damage 2 points: (203 + (1,186 + 22% of AP) * 1.24)-(609 + (1,186 + 22% 295 + (1,724 + 32% of AP) * 1.24)-(886 + (1,724 + 32% of AP) * 1.24) damage 3 points: (203 + (1,779 + 33% of AP) * 1.24)-(609 + (1,779 + 33% 295 + (2,586 + 48% of AP) * 1.24)-(886 + (2,586 + 48% of AP) * 1.24) damage 4 points: (203 + (2,372 + 44% of AP) * 1.24)-(609 + (2,372 + 44% 295 + (3,448 + 64% of AP) * 1.24)-(886 + (3,448 + 64% of AP) * 1.24) damage 5 points: (203 + (2,965 + 55% of AP) * 1.24)-(609 + (2,965 + 55% of AP) * 1.24) damage 295 + (4,310 + 80% of AP) * 1.24)-(886 + (4,310 + 80% of AP) * 1.24) damage
  • Rupture Lasts longer per combo point: 1 point : (((179 + 1.7% 263 + 2.5% of AP) * 0.5) * 8) over 8 sec 2 points: (((201 + 2.7% 295 + 4% of AP) * 0.5) * 12) over 12 sec 3 points: (((223 + 3.4% 327 + 5% of AP) * 0.5) * 16) over 16 sec 4 points: (((245 + 3.8% 359 + 5.6% of AP) * 0.5) * 20) over 20 sec 5 points: (((267 + 4.2% 391 + 6.2% of AP) * 0.5) * 24) over 24 sec 25 Energy.
  • Shiv Awards 0 combo points.
  • Sinister Strike An instant strike that causes 200 damage in addition to 90% 300 damage in addition to 135% of your normal weapon damage.


Assassination

  • Dispatch A vicious strike that exploits the vulnerability of foes with less than 35% health remaining, causing 225% weapon damage plus 862 to the target. 350% weapon damage plus 1,340 to the target.
  • Envenom 1 point : (7.6% of AP + 267) damage 2 points: (15.2% of AP + 534) damage 3 points: (22.8% of AP + 801) damage 4 points: (30.4% of AP + 1,068) damage 5 points: (38% of AP + 1,335) damage 35 Energy. 11.2% of AP + 400) damage 2 points: (22.4% of AP + 800) damage 3 points: (33.6% of AP + 1,200) damage 4 points: (44.8% of AP + 1,600) damage 5 points: (56% of AP + 2,000) damage 35 Energy.
  • Mutilate Instantly attacks with both weapons for 130% 200% weapon damage plus an additional 290 with each weapon. 446 with each weapon.


Combat

  • Revealing Strike An instant strike that deals 75% 120% weapon damage and exposes the target's vulnerabilities, increasing the effectiveness of your offensive finishing moves on that target by 35%, and giving your Sinister Strikes a 20% chance to generate an extra combo point, for 18 sec.


Major Glyphs

  • Glyph of Ambush Increases the range on Ambush by 5 yards. of Ambush by 5 yards.


Warlock (Forums)

  • Shadow Bolt (Affliction, Destruction) Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing (1,776 1,268 + 150% of Spell Power) Shadow damage.
  • Shadow Bolt (Demonology) Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing (1,776 1,268 + 150% of Spell Power) Shadow damage.
  • Soul Harvest You and your demon absorb nearby wandering souls, regenerating soul shards and 2% health every second while out of combat.


Demonology

  • Hand of Gul'dan Summons a falling meteor to strike the target and all enemies within 6 yards for (712 + 66.7% 534 + 50.0% of SP) Shadow damage and inflicting them with Shadowflame. Shadowflame Reduces movement speed by 30% and deals (1,284 + 20.0% 960 + 15.0% of SP) Shadowflame damage over 6 sec.
  • Mastery: Master Demonologist Increases the damage you deal in caster form by 5.30%. 8.00%. The damage you deal while using Metamorphosis increased by 16.00%. 24.00%.
  • Soul Fire (Affliction) Burn the enemy's soul, causing (1,282 + 120.0% of SP) Fire damage. 801 + 75.0% of SP) Fire damage. Soulburn: Deals ((1,923 + 200.0% of SP / (1,154 + 120.0% 721 + 75.0% of SP) - 1) * 100)% additional damage.
  • Soul Fire (Demonology) Burn the enemy's soul, causing (1,282 + 120.0% of SP) Fire damage. 801 + 75.0% of SP) Fire damage.
  • Soul Fire (Destruction) Burn the enemy's soul, causing (1,282 + 120.0% of SP) Fire damage. 801 + 75.0% of SP) Fire damage. Consumes a Burning Ember to deal 73.00% 78.00% additional damage.|r Soul Fire always critically strikes.
  • Summon Felguard (Affliction, Destruction) Felguard are powerful melee fighters who excel against multiple targets and reduce healing recieved by their target. received by their target.
  • Summon Felguard (Demonology) Felguard are powerful melee fighters who excel against multiple targets, can perform a powerful area attack, stun an opponent at range and reduce healing recieved by their target. received by their target.


Destruction

  • Chaos Bolt Unleashes a blast of chaos, causing ((2,259 + 235.0% of SP) * 1.48) Shadow damage. 1.53) Shadow damage.
  • Ember Tap Heals 22.2)% of your health. Heals 23.0)% of your health.
  • Fire and Brimstone Your next Immolate, Incinerate, Conflagrate or Curse will hit all targets within 15 yards of the target and deal 59.20% of their normal damage. 61.20% of their normal damage.
  • Mastery: Emberstorm Increases the effectiveness of Burning Ember consuming spells by 48.00|r. 53.00%|r.
  • Shadowburn Instantly blasts the target for ((3,365 + 350.0% of SP) * 1.48) Shadow damage. 1.53) Shadow damage.


Major Glyphs

  • Glyph of Demon Hunting Dark Apotheosis You imbue yourself with demonic energies, reducing damage taken by 3.80% 13.80% and allows the use of various demonic abilities.


Minor Glyphs

  • Glyph of Verdant Spheres 0[When you have a Burning Ember, it appears around your character as a Verdant Sphere.][Your Your Soul Shards are transformed into Verdant Spheres.]


Warrior (Forums)

  • Demoralizing Banner Throw down a war banner within 30 yards that decreases the damage dealt by all enemies within 30 yards of the banner by 10%.
  • Mocking Banner Throw down a war banner within 30 yards that forces all enemies within 15 yards of the banner to focus attacks on the warrior for 6 sec.
  • Recklessness Grants your special attacks an additional 50% chance to critically hit, but increases all damage taken by 20%.
  • Skull Banner Throw down a war banner at your feet that increases the critical damage of party or raid members within 30 yards of the banner by 20%.


Arms

  • Taste for Blood Each additional Overpower will hit for an additional 30% damage. In addition, Overpower hits increase the damage of your next Slam by 30% damage. This effect stacks up to 5 times. 10 times.


Fury

  • Bloodthirsty The chance for Bloodthirst to be a critical strike increases by 10% until it achieves a critical strike.


Protection

  • Shield Barrier Raise your shield, absorbing (1% of 3300% of AP 25000% of AP) / 3) damage for the next 6 sec.


Major Glyphs

  • Glyph of Recklessness Recklessness no longer increases damage taken. Decreases the critical chance of Recklessness by 20% but increases its duration by 50%.







New Armor and Weapons

Level Type Slot Name
476 Staff Physical DPS Two Hand Runed Staff
476 Staff Physical DPS Two Hand Staff of the Planes
476 Staff Physical DPS Two Hand Tattooed Staff
476 Staff Physical DPS Two Hand Silver Inlaid Staff
463 Armor Trinket Bubblier Brightbrew Charm
463 Armor Trinket Mithril Stopwatch
463 Armor Trinket Bitterer Balebrew Charm
463 Armor Trinket Coren's Chilled Chromium Coaster
463 Armor Tank Trinket Brawler's Trophy
463 Armor Spell DPS Trinket Petrified Pickled Egg
463 Plate Melee Head The Horseman's Horrific Hood
463 Sword Melee One Hand The Horseman's Sinister Slicer
450 Armor Spell Spirit Off Hand Record of Mysterious Deeds
450 Armor Tank Back Blade-Dulling Greatcloak
450 Armor Trinket Daelo's Final Words
450 Armor Spell DPS Finger Anaxo's Multi-Layered Seal
450 Armor Melee Neck Astrylian's Cheerful Charm
450 Cloth Spell Spirit Hands Wind-Kissed Handwraps
450 Cloth Spell DPS Waist Repression Belt
450 Leather Physical DPS Head Zom's Misty Hood
450 Leather Spell DPS Wrists Bracers of Rolling Fields
450 Mail Spell Spirit Head Helm of Elemental Binding
450 Mail Physical DPS Shoulders Fletcher's Sharpening Shoulders
450 Plate Tank Waist Unbreakable Waistplate
450 Plate Melee Chest Cryptwarden's Breastplate
450 Shield Spell Spirit Off Hand Mesmeric Shield
450 Bow Physical DPS Ranged Ennadee's Twirling Longbow
450 Mace Melee Two Hand Lerah's Ribsmasher
450 Staff Physical DPS Two Hand Kaleiki's Lost Training Staff
450 Fist Weapon Melee One Hand Fist of Fate
442 Armor Melee Back Brilliant Cloak of Wu the Younger
442 Armor Spell Spirit Back Drape of Flowing Gauze
442 Armor Physical DPS Trinket Gurp's Perfect Arrow
442 Armor Spell DPS Neck Shiny Hozen Rock Holder
442 Cloth Spell DPS Head Hood of Alchemical Vapors
442 Leather Spell Spirit Chest Robes of the Solicitious Pandaren
442 Leather Physical DPS Hands Syrio's Gloves of Tutelage
442 Mail Melee Legs Primalist's Leggings
442 Plate Tank Hands Gauntlets of the Solemn Charge
442 Plate Melee Hands Gauntlets of Blurring Fingers
442 Plate Spell Spirit Head Light-Sealed Casque
442 Shield Tank Off Hand Skyrider's Shining Shield
442 Mace Spell Spirit Main Hand Solianti's Insect Smasher
442 Mace Physical DPS One Hand Porter's Tooth-Marked Mace
442 Staff Spell DPS Two Hand Staff of Broken Hopes
442 Dagger Physical DPS One Hand Lhakaz's Missing Ribspreader
433 Armor Spell DPS Off Hand Bone-Inlaid Fan
433 Armor Physical DPS Back Aquino's Cloak of Unity
433 Armor Spell Spirit Trinket Core of Decency
433 Armor Melee Finger Pestilential Ring
433 Armor Spell Spirit Finger Signet of the Binding Wall
433 Armor Tank Neck Scabripper Necklace
433 Cloth Spell Spirit Shoulders Orb-Bound Shoulders
433 Cloth Spell DPS Chest Robes of the Quiet Isle
433 Leather Physical DPS Feet Tesslah's Ticking Treads
433 Mail Physical DPS Waist Repin's Ammo-Laden Belt
433 Plate Tank Head Endwyn's Toothy Visage
433 Plate Melee Feet Blackfooted Greatboots
433 Plate Spell Spirit Wrists Bracers of the Neux Dawn
433 Polearm Melee Two Hand Ritter's Rat Render
433 Sword Tank One Hand Horrifying Meatsaw
433 Wand Spell DPS Ranged Wand of Stultifying Smoke
425 Armor Tank Finger Seal of a Thousand Scars
425 Armor Melee Neck Gaze of the Serpent
425 Armor Spell Spirit Neck Stitcher's Spare Needles
425 Cloth Spell Spirit Feet Sandals of Sympathetic Healing
425 Cloth Spell DPS Legs Very Manly Leggings
425 Leather Melee Legs Leggings of Perfect Balance
425 Leather Spell Spirit Shoulders Enokian Growth Shoulderguards
425 Mail Spell Spirit Waist Spirit-Speaking Belt
425 Mail Physical DPS Feet Treads of Exotic Mastery
425 Plate Tank Legs Greatheart Pants
425 Plate Melee Head Davidian's All-Seeing Eyes
425 Axe Melee Two Hand Fellworth's Repetitive Greataxe
425 Gun Physical DPS Ranged Wall Guardian's Longrifle
425 Sword Melee One Hand Buc-Zakai Bugslicer
425 Sword Spell DPS Main Hand Ritualistic Sickle
420 Shield Tank Off Hand Yaungol Battle Barrier
420 Axe Physical DPS One Hand Needlefang Throatripper
420 Mace Melee One Hand Ook-Breaker Mace
420 Mace Spell Spirit One Hand Pool-Stirrer
420 Mace Melee Two Hand Fangcracker Battlemace
420 Staff Physical DPS Two Hand Pathwalker Greatstaff
420 Staff Spell DPS Two Hand Darkstaff of Annihilation
420 Crossbow Ranged Fishsticker Longbow
417 Armor Spell DPS Back Roffle's Flowing Raiment
417 Armor Tank Trinket Brooch of Munificent Deeds
417 Armor Physical DPS Finger Band of Pricking Needles
417 Armor Melee Neck Necklace of the Eternal Watch
417 Cloth Spell Spirit Chest Robes of Forgone Hope
417 Cloth Spell DPS Shoulders Spaulders of Five Rings
417 Leather Spell Spirit Waist Melador's Mercurial Wrap
417 Leather Physical DPS Shoulders Mantle of Bestial Force
417 Mail Spell Spirit Hands Toremu's Crackling Grips
417 Mail Physical DPS Wrists Misty Morning Wristguards
417 Plate Tank Feet Sollerets of Immovability
417 Plate Melee Waist Waistguard of Flaming Words
417 Plate Melee Legs Legplates of the Wandering Warrior
417 Plate Spell Spirit Hands Errick's Woundbinder Gauntlets
417 Shield Spell DPS Off Hand Don Carlos' Drifting Shield
417 Axe Physical DPS One Hand Axe of the Iron Price
417 Dagger Melee One Hand Sharpened Multi-Prong Dagger
417 Wand Spell Spirit Ranged Wand of the Exiled Path
409 Armor Spell Spirit Trinket Spiritwhisper Conch
409 Armor Spell DPS Trinket Grakl's Gleaming Talisman
409 Armor Tank Finger Signet of the Scorned
409 Cloth Spell Spirit Wrists Glowing Wind Bracers
409 Cloth Spell DPS Hands Toad-Slime Gloves
409 Leather Physical DPS Wrists Star-Carrier Bracers
409 Mail Spell Spirit Legs Leggings of the Scorched Man
409 Mail Physical DPS Head Hexu's Amplifying Helm
409 Plate Tank Chest Deathspite Breastplate
409 Plate Melee Shoulders Shoulderguards of Honest Labor
409 Plate Melee Wrists Zoid's Scorched Bracers
409 Plate Spell Spirit Waist Cheng's Irrepressible Girdle
409 Axe Physical DPS One Hand Scalebreaker Axe
409 Gun Physical DPS Ranged Penate's Penace-Procuring Pistol
409 Mace Physical DPS One Hand Ced's Crusher
409 Sword Melee Two Hand Bjam's Door-Breaker
409 Staff Spell Spirit Two Hand Matsuba's Breadmaker
409 Dagger Spell DPS Main Hand Ravenclaw Harbinger
115 Mace Physical DPS One Hand [PH] Orc Microphone
115 Mace Physical DPS Two Hand [PH] Troll Guitar
90 Miscellaneous Head Mist-Piercing Goggles
1 Leather Hands Tiger Palm Wraps


Client Strings
This patch finally brings us support for BattleTags and maybe even Item Upgrades!

Originally Posted by MMO-Champion

  • BATTLENET_UNAVAILABLE_ALERT - The Battle.net service is currently unavailable. \n\nYour Real ID and BattleTag friends will not show up. You will also not be able to send or receive new Real ID or BattleTag friend requests. A game restart may be required to re-enable functionality.
  • BATTLETAG_INLINE_TOAST_FRIEND_ADDED - \124TInterface\\FriendsFrame\\UI-Toast-ToastIcons.tga:16:16:0:0:128:64:98:127:2:29\124t%s is now a BattleTag friend.
  • BATTLETAG_INLINE_TOAST_FRIEND_REMOVED - \124TInterface\\FriendsFrame\\UI-Toast-ToastIcons.tga:16:16:0:0:128:64:2:29:34:61\124t%s is no longer a BattleTag friend.
  • BATTLETAG_REMOVE_FRIEND_CONFIRMATION - Are you sure you want to remove %s as a BattleTag friend?
  • BATTLE_PET_SOURCE_1 - Drop
  • BATTLE_PET_SOURCE_10 - Blizzard Pet Store
  • BATTLE_PET_SOURCE_2 - Quest
  • BATTLE_PET_SOURCE_3 - Vendor
  • BATTLE_PET_SOURCE_4 - Profession
  • BATTLE_PET_SOURCE_5 - Pet Battle
  • BATTLE_PET_SOURCE_6 - Achievement
  • BATTLE_PET_SOURCE_7 - World Event
  • BATTLE_PET_SOURCE_8 - Promotion
  • BATTLE_PET_SOURCE_9 - Trading Card Game
  • BN_BLOCK_FAILED_TOO_MANY_RID - You have already blocked the maximum number of Real ID and BattleTag players.
  • BN_BROADCAST_TOOLTIP - Send a Broadcast message to your Real ID and BattleTag friends.
  • BN_WHISPER - Real ID and BattleTag Whispers
  • BN_WHISPER_MODE - New Real ID and BattleTag Whispers
  • CHALLENGE_MODE_MEDALNAME1 - Bronze Medal
  • CHALLENGE_MODE_MEDALNAME2 - Silver Medal
  • CHALLENGE_MODE_MEDALNAME3 - Gold Medal
  • CHALLENGE_MODE_NEW_BEST - %s - New Best!
  • CHALLENGE_MODE_NEW_RECORD - New Record
  • CHI_COST_PER_TIME - %d Energy, plus %d per sec
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_ANCIENTMOGUCRYPT1 - Upper Burial Chamber
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_ANCIENTMOGUCRYPT2 - Crypt Depths
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_PROVINGGROUNDS1 - Arena of Annihilation
  • ERR_BATTLETAG_FRIEND_REQUEST_SENT - BattleTag Friend request has been sent
  • ERR_CANNOT_IGNORE_BN_FRIEND - You cannot ignore Real ID or BattleTag friends.
  • ITEM_UPGRADE - Valor Upgrade
  • ITEM_UPGRADE_MISSING_ITEM - Drag an item here to Upgrade it.
  • OPTION_BN_WHISPER_MODE_INLINE - Real ID and BattleTag Whispers will be displayed in your regular chat tabs. They may be moved to a new window by right-clicking on the player's name in chat.
  • OPTION_BN_WHISPER_MODE_POPOUT - New Real ID and BattleTag Whispers will be displayed in a new tab.
  • OPTION_BN_WHISPER_MODE_POPOUT_AND_INLINE - New Real ID and BattleTag Whispers will be displayed in a new tab and in your regular chat tabs.
  • OPTION_TOOLTIP_SHOW_TOAST_BROADCAST - Displays a Battle.net message when a Real ID or BattleTag friend updates their broadcast.
  • OPTION_TOOLTIP_SHOW_TOAST_FRIEND_REQUEST - Displays a Battle.net message when you receive Real ID or BattleTag friend requests.
  • OPTION_TOOLTIP_SHOW_TOAST_OFFLINE - Displays a Battle.net message when a Real ID or BattleTag friend goes offline.
  • OPTION_TOOLTIP_SHOW_TOAST_ONLINE - Displays a Battle.net message when a Real ID or BattleTag friend comes online.
  • QUEUED_STATUS_IN_PROGRESS - |cff19ff19[In Progress]|r
  • QUEUED_STATUS_LISTED - Listed
  • QUEUED_STATUS_PROPOSAL - Ready To Enter
  • QUEUED_STATUS_QUEUED - Queued
  • QUEUED_STATUS_ROLE_CHECK_IN_PROGRESS - Role Check
  • QUEUED_STATUS_SUSPENDED - Paused
  • QUEUED_STATUS_UNKNOWN - Unknown
  • SHOW_TOAST_FRIEND_REQUEST_TEXT - Real ID and BattleTag Friend Requests
  • TOGGLE_BATTLEFIELD_MAP - Toggle Zone Map
  • TOGGLE_SCOREBOARD - Toggle Scoreboard
  • TOOLTIP_BATTLE_PET - Battle Pet
  • UNITNAME_SUMMON_TITLE18 - %s's War Banner
  • UNITNAME_TITLE_WAR_BANNER - %s's War Banner






More... ]]> News Feeds Feedbot http://www.bnwguild.com/showthread.php?6273-Mists-of-Pandaria-Beta-Build-15699 Breath of the Black Prince, Inferno Skeleton King Cleared, New Cow Level, D3 Contests http://www.bnwguild.com/showthread.php?6269-Breath-of-the-Black-Prince-Inferno-Skeleton-King-Cleared-New-Cow-Level-D3-Contests&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 00:04:01 GMT Image: http://media.mmo-champion.com/images/news/2011/november/d3.png *Diablo 3* - *Most Awesome Video Spoiler Ever. Blue Posts, Giveaway*... Diablo 3 - Most Awesome Video Spoiler Ever. Blue Posts, Giveaway

Breath of the Black Prince
To go along with the new The Black Prince faction there are some quests that end with the reward of a legendary item, the Breath of the Black Prince! This item is likely used to upgrade your gear in some way. Before helping Wrathion, you first share a drink with him while talking about the future of Azeroth.

The first quest in the series requires an honored reputation level, which is earned by killing the mogu and mantid in the Townlong Steppes and the Dread Wastes, as well as any raid creatures.

You must also collect Sigil of Wisdom x 10 and Sigil of Power x 10 from Mogu'shan Vaults, Heart of Fear, or Terrace of Endless Spring. While you are raiding, you need to defeat the Sha of Fear in Terrace of Endless Spring to obtain a Chimera of Fear.

At some point after this he will reward you with a Breath of the Black Prince, but the quests are not chained yet, so we can't be certain as to what the requirements are.

According to the quest descriptions he seems heavily invested in the fate of Pandaria, even hinting towards the oncoming Horde and Alliance war fleets that will turn the beach of Krasarang Wilds into a battlezone in Patch 5.1.

Last Chance to Sign Up: Level-90 Arena Pass

Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
On May 22, your opportunity to register for the World of Warcraft 2012 Arena Pass will come to an end. Don’t miss this chance to experience the next level of Arena combat on a special realm dedicated to competitive PvP.

Bonus Level-90 Arena Pass Realm

In addition to granting access to the exclusive level-85 Arena Pass realm, players will also gain access to the special level-90 competition when the realm reopens a few weeks after Mists of Pandaria launches. This means that Arena Pass subscribers who have purchased the expansion will be able to access level-90 gear and talents, and be able to take a level-90 monk into the Arena with top level gear.

Players who purchase an Arena Pass and participate in the competition can earn an Armored Murloc in-game pet. The top players will also contend for a chance to achieve the “Vanquisher” title for their live characters.
If you would like to demonstrate your Arena prowess, are eager for a chance to earn exclusive loot, or just want to reserve a spot in the level-90 Mists of Pandaria Arena Pass realm, the time to register is now!




Diablo III Cow Level (Spoilers!)
Don't watch this video unless you want to be impressed by the new cow level!
Spoiler




Inferno Skeleton King Cleared
Method has taken on Inferno Skeleton King and defeated him!

Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
1 day after release, and they beat act 1, and act 2 as well already on inferno i think.
They have only killed the Skeleton King at this point. Do note that up to the Skeleton king is only part of the first act and they still have lots of the game to go till they complete act 1.

Another point to be made is that this is a group of fully co-ordinated, skilled, dedicated and hardcore gamers who have been playing regularly since the moment of release. It will take quite a while longer for the average player and even most seasoned gamers to reach this point. That being said, it's amazing to see the speed in which they have reached this stage of the game, but remember that the hardest is yet to come...






Diablo Blue Posts
We have only selected a few of the blue posts, see the full news at Diablofans or check out their Blue Tracker for all of the Blue Posts!

Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Diablo 3 Beaten in 7 Hours
I'm one of those people who likes to explore all of the map, because you never know what might be lurking in that unexplored part, right? I'm in no hurry to rush through because that's not my play style, but I know we're all different. Some people love the bragging rights that come with being super quick through a game. Meh, I prefer to take my time, soak up the atmosphere, listen to the story, and loot every single damn barrel I find.

But yeah, as others here have said, completing normal mode is by no means finishing the game... It's just the start. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Diablo 3 Beaten in 6 Hours
That's the problem... people are used to playing Skyrim
You can beat Skyrim in a few hours if your intent is to rush to the end of the game as fast as possible. You can beat the original Super Mario Bros in 5 minutes.

If your intent is to simply race to the end of the game as quickly as possible I'm sure you can complete Normal difficulty in very little time. If your intent is to take your time and enjoy it, stop worrying about what people rushing to the end of the game think.

Luckily, unlike other games, regardless of how quickly you want to rush to the end, the near-limitless content provided through randomized events, dungeons, enemies and items (and their random drop chance) mean that you'll be able to play for years to come. Welcome to Diablo III, please enjoy. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)




Diablo III - Race to the Finish Contests
If you haven't yet, make sure to check out the three contests at Diablofans for Diablo III, where they will be giving away a total of three Alienware X51 computers.



Diablo III Giveaway
The "Race to the Finish" is not the only Diablo III contest Curse is holding. Curse is also giving away some Diablo III SteelSeries gear such as the Diablo III Headset, Mouse and Limited Edition Mousepad. Head over to the official content page to enter!



The Daily Blink - The 37th Circle of Hell
The Daily Blink gives us an overview of the Diablo Launch!



More... ]]> News Feeds Feedbot http://www.bnwguild.com/showthread.php?6269-Breath-of-the-Black-Prince-Inferno-Skeleton-King-Cleared-New-Cow-Level-D3-Contests Application for Matisse http://www.bnwguild.com/showthread.php?6262-Application-for-Matisse&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 12:02:36 GMT Have you read the About Us & Application FAQ threads before applying?
Yes

Character Name
Matisse

Please select your spec
Holy

Armory Link
http://us.battle.net/wow/en/characte...tisse/advanced

Character Class
Paladin

What time zone are you located in?
GMT +10

Do you have a microphone and are you able to use it?
Yes

Please detail your experience in WoW
Played WoW since January 2005 (patch 1.1) with my paladin.

I have raided casually in Vanilla and TBC, semi-hardcore in WotLK and back to casual in the current expansion. The raid groups I have participated in have had moderate success, but I have never defeated any end-bosses on heroic difficulty raid group inabilities and casual raid hours. Real-life commitments to university study have also inhibited me from joining a raid group with more extended raiding hours. In this expansion, I have had limited attempts at heroic modes due to the group's very lean raid schedule (6 hours per week) and poor recruiting.

I know this character back to front from a healing perspective and I've always liked to favour secondary stats for different fights by means of keeping multiple healing sets.

I also play a Warlock and Priest. Neither have proper raid experience in this expansion though.

I consider myself a casual player, but I take raids seriously. After all, in team environments everyone should perform to the best of their ability, and those that do so should reap the rewards (or loot). At this stage of the game, I log in only to raid, other times to prepare for them. My paladin is an Alchemist and is able to make Cauldrons.

If you are not applying with the character you experienced this content with please provide a name and realm of the character
-

What is your guild history?
WotLK:
Team PuG (lack of progression on simple fights, broke away with other officers to join WipE)
WipE (Over-recruitment early in Cata resulted in constant benching of established raid members)
Cataclysm:
Xcellence (no progress after 3 months, leaving due to retiring core members and non-existent recruiting for replacements)

Please explain why you'd be great for the guild
Because I'm Asian.






I'm a reliable, non-fuss player. I learn relatively quickly from mistakes, and always strive to be the best for the team. I don't expect myself to be carried; if so I shouldn't even apply.

Can you provide logs from a recent raid?
Our core raid group collapsed ages ago, and our member who normally runs WorldofLogs quit more than 2 months ago, hence no logs now exist.

Explain the stat priority for your class and/or spec
Secondary stat allocation for healers should not be dictated by some website with hardcore math, but by experience, experimentation and diagnostics. If you understand the fight mechanics, you can swap certain pieces of gear to achieve different stat distributions that allow you perform optimally for any fight.

The reduction in the importance of Beacon of Light transfer, coupled with the increased use of the new Holy Radiance, Mastery becomes a viable secondary stat. I have not tried a Crit spec yet, but I do not like overhealing at inopportune times. High mastery allows greater pre-shielding ability for single-target heavy damage, hence I favour it over haste. Haste builds, while efficient, are too spammy for my liking, and punishes you too much for unconditional use of your entire healing arsenal (Flash of Light).

I have three equipment sets for healing:
80% of the time I run: Intellect > Mastery > Haste = Spirit (interchange with haste and mastery depending on mana usage) > Crit
AoE-heavy fights: Intellect > Mastery > Crit > Haste (>800)
Tank-healing fights: Intellect > Spirit > Haste > Mastery > Crit

For my Retribution spec, Strength, Mastery, Crit, Haste. Hand of Light (mastery) makes up most of your damage, so why not stack it?

On a standard tank and spank encounter explain your rotation.
Use cooldowns as early as possible, particularly mana-saving cooldowns so you can use them more than once per fight.

Always stand in melee range to get the most out of Seal of Insight mana returns from melee attacks. I'm suprised to see some paladins not do this.

If a player is dying and you need to cast your next heal, spam Flash of Light. Better save the player and use more mana to regen later than to let the player die, causing everyone else to.

Divine Plea early when safe (even if at 80% mana) to increase usage over the fight. Always use Hand of Sacrifice on incoming tank spike damage (Madness Impales etc), and Divine Protection, glyphed, on incoming magic damage as much as possible. Aura Mastery with Resistance Aura at appropriate times to save healer mana.

Use GoAK in conjunction with Flash of Light for quick saves (such as Bolts hitting the ground in Madness). Do not use in conjunction with Divine Light as other healers will top up dying players first, resulting in the waste of your cooldown.

I'm an Alchemist, and I often use Concentration potions in conjunction with Divine Plea.

Do not Judge more than once per 50 sec to keep Judgements of the Pure up. This results in wasted mana.

Pace yourself. Heal efficiently when there is no major spike in incoming damage. Don't top people up as quickly as possible to inflate meters as it promotes lazy and inefficient healing. This conflicts with what I have stated above, but making use of a 5-min healing cooldown via use of an inefficient spell by far outweighs not being able to use the cooldown at all because Divine Light is too slow and everyone has been topped up.

Is your character Min/Maxxed according to our standards stated in the Public Forum?
Yes

Do you agree to the standards and rules we apply across our raiding team?
Yes

Where did you hear about us from?
Other

If you selected member referral in the above question please state who referred you.
-

Tell us about yourself
I live in Melbourne, Australia, currently completing a PhD in robotics engineering at Monash University.

My lifestyle, unfortunately, does not allow a lot of time for gaming until late at nights, hence I am applying to this guild. Not because you have completed 8/8 HM DS, but rather it fits my schedule relatively well. I care about progression, but not so much that I should sacrifice hours of real life to do so.

My normal WoW raiding hours, for the past 3 years at least, has always been Wed, Thur and Sunday evenings, 8-11pm. However in this expansion, I have had to abandon Sunday evenings at that time slot, with other nights also being busy. Starting at 11pm in this guild will be a whole new experience, but works much better for me.

I would like an opportunity to trial with the guild. Coming from a very casual raid group, this may be a big step in performance. If it turns out that your raid group is too overwhelming for me, or that I cannot adjust to this new time slot, I have no qualms relinquishing my spot for another applicant.

I'm normally quiet so I don't talk a lot on vent.

Tell us a joke
Three men were on a plane, an American, an Asian and an Australian. The plane was overloaded and would crash if they could not lighten the load.

The American threw all his money out of the plane. "There's plenty more of that where I come from."
The Asian threw all his chopsticks out of the plane. "There's plenty more of that where I come from."
The Australian threw the Asian out of the plane. "There's plenty more of that where I come from."

I don't condone racism in any way, but this was one of the funniest jokes I've heard. By the way, I'm Asian. ]]> Guild Applications Matisse http://www.bnwguild.com/showthread.php?6262-Application-for-Matisse Monk Tier 14 Preview, Challenge Mode and Tier 14 Sets Recap, Misc Changes, Blue Posts http://www.bnwguild.com/showthread.php?6260-Monk-Tier-14-Preview-Challenge-Mode-and-Tier-14-Sets-Recap-Misc-Changes-Blue-Posts&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 06:14:00 GMT Image: http://media.mmo-champion.com/images/news/2011/november/d3.png *Diablo 3* - *Diablo III - Race to the Finish Contests*... Diablo 3 - Diablo III - Race to the Finish Contests

Monk Tier 14 Preview
The new video preview should be fairly representative of the set you will see in the final version of the game!








Tier 14 Sets Recap
Now is a good time to take a look at all of the Tier 14 sets we have seen so far.

Class Male Female Video
Monk Male Pandaren Female Pandaren Video
Monk Male Human Female Human Video
Paladin Male Human Female Human Video
Priest Male Human Female Human Video
Warlock Male Human Female Human Video
Warrior Male Human Female Human Video


Challenge Mode Sets Recap
Now is a good time to take a look at all of the Challenge Mode sets we have seen so far.

Class Male Female Video
Death Knight Male Human Female Human Video
Druid Male Human Female Human Video
Hunter Male Human Female Human Video
Mage Male Human Female Human Video
Monk Male Pandaren Female Pandaren Video
Monk Male Human Female Human
Paladin Male Human Female Human Video
Priest Male Human Female Human Video
Rogue Male Human Female Human Video
Shaman Male Human Female Human Video
Warrior Male Human Female Human Video


Misc Beta Changes
The last few patches have added a few small but interesting things to the game.

Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
New Titles

  • Zookeeper - Earn 335 pet battle achievement points.
  • The Fearless - Defeat the Sha of Fear in Terrace of Endless Spring on Heroic difficulty.
  • The Beloved - Raise 60 reputations to Exalted.


New Currency

  • Elder Charm of Good Fortune


New Factions

  • Nat Pagle - The consumate fisherman and lover of fine alcohol from across the land, Nat's irascible exterior belies a love of teaching.
  • The Black Prince - Black Prince Wrathion is the last of the black dragons. He has been known to richly reward those who earn his trust and support his endeavors.


New Mail Templates

  • Congratulations! - On behalf of the Steamwheedle Fighting Circuit, we congratulate you for your successes in this arena season. In recognition of your skill and savagery, we hereby bestow upon you this Cataclysmic Gladiator's Twilight Drake. May it serve you well.


LFD Scenarios



New Scenario Steps

  • [PH] Defeat Masters - [PH] Defeat the three masters.
  • Find Jaina - Find Jaina Proudmoore in the ruins of Theramore.
  • To the Waterline! - Rig powder barrels on all six ships.
  • The Blastmaster - Inform Blastmaster Sparkfuse of your success.
  • Gryphon, Down - Slay Baldruc and his gryphons.
  • Tanks for Nothing! - Destroy Big Bessa and sabotage any unmanned tanks.
  • Fly, Spy! - Slay Hedric Evencane and free Thalen Songweaver from Foothold Citadel.
  • Cleansing the Filth - Destroy any remaining horde in the ruins of Theramore. (optional) Lay to rest the remains of any fallen Theramore citizens.
  • Destroy the Destroyer - Destroy the horde siege engine that yet remains in the ruins of Theramore.
  • One Last Request - Retrieve the banner of Theramore from the horde shaman.


LFR Sections

  • Terrace of Endless Spring - The Sha of Fear has fled to this tranquil haven to recover, corrupting the pure waters with its tainted blood.
  • Guardians of Mogu'shan - Long dormant, this ancient archive of the mogu has awakened, as have its protectors. Danger and mystery await within....
  • The Vault of Mysteries - Buried deep in the mountainside, the heart of the ancient Mogu repository holds a secret that may threaten all of Azeroth.
  • The Dread Approach - Spurred on by the Klaxxi, the time has come to assault the heart of the mantid empire.
  • Nightmare of Shek'zeer - The mantid Empress, consumed by paranoia and twisted by the Sha of Fear, rules from her seat deep within the Heart of Fear.


Mists of Pandaria Scenario Steps

  • Rescue all the Villagers - Rescue the villagers from the 6 nearby houses.
  • Defeat Vengeful Hui - Defeat Vengeful Hui
  • Escort Brewmaster Bo - Bring Brewmaster Bo to the Unga Ingoo Brewing Cauldron.
  • Fill the Brewing Cauldron - Bring 100 Unga Brew to the Brewing Cauldron.
  • Defeat Captain Ook - Defeat Captain Ook.
  • Cleansing the Crypt - Defeat the Shado-Pan Leader and cleanse the Pool of Life.
  • Stealing Power - Steal the Urn of Kings.
  • Save Greenstone Villagers - Defeat the monsters attacking the Greenstone villagers.
  • Defeat Vengeful Hui - Defeat Vengeful Hui.
  • Recover Burgled Barrels - Find burgled brew barrels in the forest and return them to the village dojo.
  • Complete the Temple of the Jade Serpent - Defeat the Sha corrupted forces inside the Temple of the Jade Serpent.
  • Complete the Stormstout Brewery - Defeat the forces creating chaos within the Stormstout Brewery.
  • Complete the Shado-Pan Monastery - Defeat the forces opposing you within the Shado-Pan Monastery.
  • Complete the Gate of the Setting Sun - Defeat the Mantid forces assaulting the Gate of the Setting Sun.
  • Complete the Siege of Niuzao Temple - Defeat the Mantid forces sieging the Niuzao Temple.
  • Complete Scholomance - Defeat the necromantic forces within Scholomance.
  • Complete the Scarlet Halls - Defeat the forces of the Scarlet Crusade.
  • Rescue Greenstone Masons - Travel to the Masons' Quarter and awaken the unconscious villagers.
  • Complete the Scarlet Monastery - Defeat the forces of the Scarlet Crusade inside their monastery.
  • Scar-Shell - Summon and defeat the mighty dragon turtle, Scar-Shell.
  • Jol'Grum - Summon and defeat the grummle-eating, snow-stalking horror, Jol'Grum.
  • Little Liuyang - Summon and defeat and defeat the playful fire spirit, Liuyang.
  • Chagan Firehoof - Summon and defeat the wandering yaungol warrior, Chagan Firehoof.
  • Cloudbender Kobo - Summon and defeat the monkey monk Cloudbender Kobo, and then claim your reward from Wodin.
  • The Brewmoon Festival! - Help Mayor Bramblestaff's assistants gather the ingredients for the Kun-Lai Kicker.
  • The Yaungol attack! - Stop the Bataari invasion on Binan Village.
  • Warbringer Qobi - Defeat Warbringer Qobi.
  • The Scouts Report. - Investigate the Yaungol sightings.
  • Make Boomer's Brew - Assist Blanche in Brewing her famous Boomer's Brew.
  • Road to Thunderpaw - Escort Blanche down Thunderpaw Road.
  • Save Thunderpaw Refuge - Defeat Borokhula the Destroyer.
  • Destroy the Sha - Destroy the Abomination of Anger.
  • Kill General Zhun - Defeat General Zhun, Herald of the Thunder King.
  • Guardian of Zan'vess - Cross the Briny Muck and destroy the guardian of Zan'vess.
  • The Gold Flows Freely - Weaken the mantid forces of Zan'vess and steal their amber.
  • The Secret Weapon - Eliminate the mantid's secret weapon, the venomsting matriarch.
  • Rescue the Golden Lotus - Rescue the captured Golden Lotus expedition.
  • Stop the Execution - Stop Loremaster Fu's execution.
  • Capture the Artifacts - Defeat the defenders of the four ancient Mogu artifacts.
  • [PH] Defeat Masters - [PH] Defeat the three masters.
  • Find Jaina - Find Jaina Proudmoore in the ruins of Theramore.
  • To the Waterline! - Rig powder barrels on all six ships.
  • The Blastmaster - Inform Blastmaster Sparkfuse of your success.
  • Gryphon, Down - Slay Baldruc and his gryphons.
  • Tanks for Nothing! - Destroy Big Bessa and sabotage any unmanned tanks.
  • Fly, Spy! - Slay Hedric Evencane and free Thalen Songweaver from Foothold Citadel.
  • Cleansing the Filth - Destroy any remaining horde in the ruins of Theramore. (optional) Lay to rest the remains of any fallen Theramore citizens.
  • Destroy the Destroyer - Destroy the horde siege engine that yet remains in the ruins of Theramore.
  • One Last Request - Retrieve the banner of Theramore from the horde shaman.


Mists of Pandaria Dungeon Journal Descriptions

  • Ook-Ook - Even for a hozen, Ook-Ook has a reputation for being uncouth and raucous. The monstrous creature and his cronies recently broke into the Stormstout Brewery and cracked open its precious beer casks to throw the greatest party of all time: the Ookfest.
  • Hoptallus - Hoptallus is the bane of farmers throughout the Valley of the Four Winds-a virmen of mythic proportions that can consume entire fields of crops in a single night. Word has spread that the giant pest and his offspring have infested the brewery and begun devouring its stores of rice and barley.
  • Yan-Zhu the Uncasked - In a desperate attempt to save the family brewery, Uncle Gao set about concocting what he believed would be the ultimate ale, a full-bodied elixir of depthless flavor. Yet his bold experiment resulted in a bitter and extremely volatile alemental creature, dubbed Yan-Zhu the Uncasked.
  • Saboteur Kip'tilak - The mantid are no strangers to warfare, using technology to turn the tide of battle. The pandaren stand little chance against munitions experts such as Kip'tilak, who strike deep behind enemy lines and threaten to destroy the already weakening fortifications from within.
  • Striker Ga'dok - The strikers are an aerial component of the mantid empire's massive army. Among them are seasoned aces such as Ga'dok. Able to singlehandedly rain fiery devastation upon scores of enemies, Ga'dok and his minions seek to bring death from above to the gates' defenders.
  • Commander Ri'mok - Commander Ri'mok oversees the mantid ground forces relentlessly besieging the towering gates. Unimpressed by the defenders, Ri'mok calls upon countless reinforcements to vanquish those foolish enough to stand in his way.
  • Raigonn - This colossal mantid spearheads the assault against the gates. Acting as a living battering ram, Raigonn mercilessly hammers the pandaren defenses, seeking to decimate any and all obstacles barring the mantid's ruthless invasion of Pandaria.
  • Houndmaster Braun - The quickest and surest way to detect the undead is by the scent of rot they carry, and even the most veteran soldier cannot match the olfactory sense of a hound. Houndmaster Braun has bred and trained a savage pack of canines to aid the crusaders in hunting down their foe--living and undead.
  • Armsmaster Harlan - The weapons of the Scarlet Crusade are many, and new initiates must be indoctrinated in the use of blade, hammer, arrow, and shield--effective tools against the undead. Armsmaster Harlan has dedicated his life to the art of wielding these indelicate instruments, and he is pleased to provide a demonstration for the Crusade's blasphemous enemies.
  • Flameweaver Koegler - Flameweaver Koegler trains the Scarlet Crusade's more magically minded adepts in the subtle applications of the arcane. Fire is his specialty, and he has used his skills to burn the order's historical tomes, erasing the Crusade's past failures. Apart from books, Koegler's flames have rendered many--undead, students, and trespassers alike--into piles of smoking ash.
  • Gu Cloudstrike - Before the escape of the sha, Gu Cloudstrike was entrusted with training the elite Shado-pan spellcasters. Now this formerly gentle and reserved pandaren revels in unleashing his astounding powers, with devastating consequences. He has asserted control over the mystical Azure Serpent, and his students are helpless in the wake of Cloudstrike's lethal attacks.
  • Master Snowdrift - Master Snowdrift recognizes that the battles between the Horde and the Alliance have contributed to the monastery's dire state. Heroes seeking this wary pandaren's loyalty must first best his students. Only those who prevail can face Snowdrift himself, a paragon of martial arts who has dedicated his life to attaining perfection of body and mind.
  • Sha of Violence - Bloodthirsty, ruthless, and savage, the Sha of Violence is unfettered within the Shado-pan Monastery. Feeding on the Horde and Alliance's brutality, the entity gleefully ravages the monks who struggle to impede the monstrous onslaught.
  • Taran Zhu - The Sha of Hatred has tainted Taran Zhu, the Shado-pan's pragmatic and mighty leader. Once devoted to protecting his beloved home, Zhu now burns with seething hatred for all life, twisting his perception of everything--and everyone--around him.
  • Wise Mari - The revered jinyu waterspeaker Wise Mari has found knowledge and foresight countless times in the Fountain of the Everseeing. But when the Sha of Doubt corrupted the familiar currents, Mari was overwhelmed with limitless distrust and suspicion.
  • Lorewalker Stonestep - The Sha of Doubt's minions gleefully invaded the Temple of the Jade Serpent's library, creating twisted, destructive versions of heroes and other characters of pandaren lore. Despite his best efforts, Lorewalker Stonestep has been unable to restore these manifestations of the past to their uncorrupted forms.
  • Liu Flameheart - Since she was a cub, the priestess Liu Flameheart has studied the cycle of rebirth for the Jade Serpent, Yu'lon. When the Sha of Doubt attacked, Liu was the first to resist, but she was also the first to succumb to corruption. Now she is consumed with uncertainty, fearing she may not have the strength to ensure Yu'lon's rebirth.
  • Sha of Doubt - The physical manifestation of suspicion was trapped in the Jade Forest after Emperor Shao Hao defeated the entity 10,000 years ago. The Sha of Doubt then grew obsessed with the Jade Serpent--Yu'lon, the Spirit of Wisdom and Foresight--and now delights in the thought of corrupting her home.
  • Thalnos the Soulrender - Thalnos earned repute in the Scarlet Crusade for the brutal torture methods he used to purify" new recruits. Ultimately the sadistic mage contracted the plague of undeath and arose as a fearsome skeletal being. The vengeful Thalnos now prowls the monastery's graveyard commanding apparitions and zombified creatures to attack anyone who trespasses on his unholy domain."
  • Brother Korloff - Brother Korloff first learned of the monk's deadly arts from pandaren ambassadors as they journeyed through Azeroth. When the crusader demonstrated this martial style to his superiors, they unanimously ordered Korloff to train an entire generation of initiates in the ways of the monk.
  • High Inquisitor Whitemane - At a young age, Sally Whitemane witnessed her family succumb to the horrific plague of undeath as they were traveling through northern Lordaeron. She was then forced to destroy her parents and siblings when they rose as mindless Scourge minions, leaving her racked by guilt and rage. Ever since that day, the fearsome priestess has found fulfillment and pleasure in only one thing: the destruction of undead.
  • The Stone Guard - The first line of defense against those daring to enter the vaults is a stolid row of enchanted, bestial statues. Hard as granite and ceaseless in their vigil, the sentries of the Stone Guard present an insurmountable wall of flame, fangs, and claws.
  • Feng the Accursed - Long ago, Feng Shri was the Mogu'shan Vaults' caretaker, tasked with preserving the treasures kept within these shadowy halls. After years of faithful service, he was caught stealing from the shelves�although some say he was framed by a jealous underling�and the mogu ruler punished him with a fatal curse. The doomed spirit of Feng Shri has wandered the vaults ever since, communing with the shades of past mogu heroes and warlords.
  • Gara'jal the Spiritbinder - Leader of the Zandalar trolls' assault on the vaults, Gara'jal is determined to crack open this trove of ancient mystery and bring back whatever arcane power and knowledge he can find. Gifted with dark talents and surrounded by a loyal cadre of Zandalar mystics, he has broken through the outer walls and will not rest until the vaults belong to him.
  • Elegon - Dedicated to the advancement of their empire, the mogu salvaged and repurposed titan technology to generate untold power in the depths of this ancient complex. Why these energies have been focused into the cold will of a celestial dragon is a mystery that lies at the very heart of the vaults.
  • Will of the Emperor - The core chamber of the vaults is protected by stone soldiers who have been motionless for centuries. They are row upon row of warriors, statues armed for a battle that never began. What treasures do they guard? And what is their tie to the titanic power buried with them here in the shadows?
  • Protectors of the Endless - When the Sha of Fear invaded the Terrace of Endless Spring, three venerated jinyu protectors were corrupted, and they betrayed the other mortal sentinels, slaying them all. The twisted guardians have now turned their attention to any intruders who might interrupt the sha's attack on the area's last defenses.
  • Tsulong - Legends speak of a spiraling, golden serpent that can sometimes be seen high in the sky, basking in the sunlight above the clouds. The few who claim to have observed it themselves say the creature is fiercely protective of the terrace.
  • Lei Shi - For countless years, this friendly water spirit frolicked in the Fountains of Endless Spring with childlike wonder and glee. When fighting suddenly broke out in this peaceful place, Lei Shi saw the crystal-clear water turn cloudy and murky, and terror fell over her mind.
  • Sha of Fear - The Sha of Fear is the physical manifestation of terror in Pandaria. Imprisoned by the legendary pandaren emperor Shao Hao long ago, the entity has been newly strengthened by rising conflict across the island.
  • Trial of the King - Ming the Cunning, Kuai the Brute, and Haiyan the Unstoppable have journeyed to the palace with their clans, vying to prove their worth to their king. Yet these mogu factions are plagued with bitter rivalries. Violence threatens to flood the palatial grounds unless the bickering clans can find a way to test their strength without coming to blows with one another.
  • Gekkan - As the mogu clans battle for supremacy, the cunning Gekkan leads his fearsome saurok raiding party into the palace's fabled treasure caches. Loyalty is not usually ascribed to these ruthless reptilian beings, but Gekkan's courage and tactical brilliance inspire a sense of honor in his soldiers.
  • Xin the Weaponmaster - The title of weaponmaster has many definitions among Azeroth's inhabitants. To Xin, it means that mogu weaponry obeys his every command. The king is more than willing to demonstrate his deadly skills to anyone who questions his right to rule Pandaria.
  • Sha of Anger - The Sha of Anger, the physical manifestation of rage, has escaped from the Shado-pan Monastery in Kun-Lai Summit. Amid the brutal conflicts gripping Pandaria, the dark entity has grown ever more powerful. Recently, the sha has been seen wandering Kun-Lai, using negative energies to corrupt everything the being encounters.
  • Salyis's Warband - The ruthless saurok roam Pandaria, stealing what they can and harassing the island's other inhabitants. The most infamous of these reptilian pillagers are Chief Salyis and his warband. For years, the saurok commander and his raiders have stormed through the Valley of the Four Winds atop Galleon, a colossal and well-armed mushan that is more a moving fortress than a simple mount.
  • Vizier Jin'bak - Vizier Jin'bak roams just beyond the mantid's natural bridge, collecting the tree root's precious sap. Using his vast alchemical knowledge, this formidable being is transforming the substance into weapons and other tools that will help advance the siege on Niuzao Temple.
  • Commander Vo'jak - What Commander Vo'jak lacks in strategic brilliance, he makes up for with raw ferocity. His devastating strikes were crucial to the mantid's exploitation of their insidious bridge, allowing them to infiltrate the island. Yet devising battle plans is for the mantid general; Vo'jak craves only blood.
  • General Pa'valak - The pragmatic General Pa'valak does not fear the pandaren or their allies, and he does not differentiate between using his own might and that of his mantid armies to defeat his enemies. Victory is the only honor he seeks, and Pa'valak will not tolerate failure should his minions fall short of their goal.
  • Wing Leader Ner'onok - Wing Leader Ner'onok's decisive blows have won a hundred battles. The small gains General Pa'valak has made are nothing compared to the victory Ner'onok believes he could achieve if he were in command. Although his aerial attacks have thus far devastated the temple's guardians, the winged terror still longs for a chance to prove his superiority over the general.
  • Imperial Vizier Zor'lok - Zor'lok shrieks his proclamations so they're heard throughout the sprawling mantid palace. He is the Voice of the Empress, and his words alone inspire the insectoid race's warriors to give their lives without question. Unwaveringly loyal, Zor'lok will stop at nothing to defend his beloved matriarch, regardless of the corruption within her.
  • Blade Lord Ta'yak - Ta'yak is known for his patience and intelligence. In battle, he is a master at discovering his opponent's weaknesses and awaiting the perfect opportunity to strike. Ta'yak's skill with a blade is unmatched, and he cherishes imparting his martial knowledge on young mantid warriors.
  • Garalon - It may be time to reconsider stepping on bugs. Don't make fun of this hulking behemoth's tiny wings; that'll just make him angry.
  • Wind Lord Mel'jarak - Wind Lord Mel'jarak commands the mantid's numerous aerial forces. Although he exudes arrogance, the cunning insectoid is fiercely protective of his soldiers and enjoys fighting at their side. Mel'jarak believes the mantid are superior to all other races, convinced that his kind cannot be defeated.
  • Amber-Shaper Un'sok - Eager to please his empress, Un'sok has produced several innovative concoctions. Yet this brilliant young alchemist's proximity to the mantid queen has allowed the sha's negative energies to take root in his mind. Now, Un'sok's overwhelming fear of failure drives him to create increasingly deadlier weapons.
  • Grand Empress Shek'zeer - The ancient Klaxxi order has come to a mournful decision: the tainted grand empress Shek'zeer must be deposed. Traditionally, mantid rulers are displaced in their old age by a carefully chosen successor. However, Shek'zeer's intended replacement is still too young and weak to unseat her, leaving the Klaxxi with no choice but to kill the current empress. If action is not taken against her soon, all of Pandaria may crumble before the mantid's ravenous swarms.


NPCs to Befriend

  • Farmer Fung considers you a %s. Farmer Fung likes Marsh Lilies and Forest Pheasant Roast.
  • Chee Chee considers you a %s. Chee Chee likes Blue Feathers and Hozen Stir Fry.
  • Ella considers you a %s. Ella likes Jade Cats and Shrimp Dumplings.
  • Fish Felreed considers you a %s. Fish likes Jade Cats and Twin Fish Platters.
  • Gina Mudclaw considers you a %s. Gina likes Marsh Lilies and Swirling Mist Soup.
  • Haohan Mudclaw considers you a %s. Haohan likes Ruby Shards and Charbroiled Tiger Steak.
  • Jogu the Drunk considers you a %s. Jogu likes Lovely Apples and Jade Forest Fried Rice.
  • Old Hillpaw considers you a %s. Old Hillpaw likes Blue Feathers and Braised Wolf.
  • Sho considers you a %s. Sho likes Lovely Apples and Eternal Blossom Fish.
  • Tina Mudclaw considers you a %s. Tina likes Ruby Shards and Fire Spirit Hot Pot.
  • Nat considers you a %s. Nat likes to drink. Maybe if you find him some more rare fish, he'll share!


Friendship Levels

  • Stranger
  • Acquaintance
  • Buddy
  • Friend
  • Good Friend




  • Best Friend
  • Apprentice
  • Journeyman
  • Expert




  • Bro
  • Dog
  • Homie
  • Playa






New Loading Screen Tips

  • The Cooking trainers in Pandaria are located in the Halfhill Market in Valley of the Four Winds.
  • The Archaeology trainers in Pandaria are located in the Seat of Knowledge in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms.
  • The Inscription trainers in Pandaria are located in the library in the Temple of the Jade Serpent.
  • There are many activities you can do at max level, such as improving your reputation with various factions, improving your professions, daily quests, scenarios, dungeons, raids, or battlegrounds.
  • You can drag ability icons from the spec page, talent page or core ability page down onto your action bars.
  • You make a new character to try out a different race, class or faction. Many players call these characters alts.
  • The tank role focuses on controlling enemy creatures during group play. Tanks sacrifice high damage for high survivability.
  • The healer role focuses on keeping themselves and other members of the group alive.
  • The damage role (sometimes called DPS) focuses on defeating the enemy. Damage dealers are supported by tanks and healers.







Blue Posts

Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Reasoning for the New Vendor Filtering?
Some of the vendors have so many items that they literally would not fit in the current UI. There is a max page size that is something reasonable. Now we could expand the number of pages a vendor shows, but honestly that doesn't seem like the best answer just so you could scroll through 22 pages of BoP gear to reach the plate armor that you can actually use.

It is intended that BoE or BoA items are always visible regardless of class. It sounds like that just isn't implemented yet.

We also need to do some additional polish to make sure the vendor remembers what your current filter settings were, at least for the current vendor or play session or something that will feel intuitive. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Death Knight (Forums)
Death Knight Feedback FAQ
As promised, here are some responses to some of the more common DK questions we have seen. There are several threads on the topic, and I don't mean to suggest anything by posting here instead of somewhere else. It's also not possible to address every single (often contradictory) point brought up by every player, but hopefully this will give you some idea of where we are coming from.

Every DK is going to take talent X.
We haven't been convinced yet that that is the case. Please keep providing feedback on talents you like and don't like and we'll consider it.

Blood's AE threat is too weak.
Blood's AE threat should be comparable to other tanks and we'll make sure that that is the case. Remember that AE tank threat is intended to hold aggro against AE DPS threat. That is to say, if you have a DPS going to town on a single-target, your AE buttons are probably not sufficient to hold threat in those cases (otherwise there would be not distinction between a tank single-target and AE rotation). We don't want to buff Death and Decay for all DKs, but we could for Blood if needed.

I don't want to stance dance.
You shouldn't have to. Our intent with the Glyph of Shifting Presences is largely to make it easier for a DPS DK to go Blood to "turtle up." We don't want Frost and Unholy DKs to shift a lot between Frost and Unholy Presence. If you feel like the right thing to do is swap frequently between the two, that's not intended and something we'd want to fix.

What Presences should Frost and Unholy use then?
Dual-wield Frost should use Frost Presence. 2H Frost and all Unholy DKs should use Unholy Presence. Our thinking goes that a DK using a 2H will be flooded with more resources than they can spend unless they are in Unholy.

Unholy DKs lack burst AE.
There are numbers we worry about and there are numbers we don't. We want all specs to have comparable AE damage (and single target damage too). AE damage in particular is very sensitive to combat length. Different specs do better on short AE cycles than long AE cycles, and we're okay with that. If you aren't AE'ing for very long, then Frost DPS will probably beat Unholy. We're okay with that. We aren't trying to guarantee DPS to be identical in all situations, or else the classes and specs really start to blend together. Overall, Unholy's damage is designed around lots of abilities, including managing diseases, so none of those abilities are going to hit super hard on their own.

Why doesn't the Gargoyle scale with mastery?
Because it ultimately doesn't need to. We want mastery to affect portions of damage (or healing) and not just be a +10% damage stat that scales perfectly no matter what you do. If the Gargoyle does more damage for DKs with comparatively low mastery, we don't think that's a problem. Now if the Gargoyle damage isn't high enough across the board (especially in PvE -- it's still useful in PvP) then we can buff it.

I don't like that Killing Machine devalues crit and that I can waste it on Frost Strike instead of Obliterate.
We make abilities guarantee crit when they hit for really hard damage. The alternative is their damage is unpredictable, which can cause balance problems especially in PvP. We think there are plenty of tuning knobs to make sure crit (and haste and mastery) are all relatively valuable for Frost. As far as Obliterate goes, using KM the most efficient way is one of those mechanics we put in to elevate some players or rotations over others. The most interesting rotations (for any class) carry some risk of failure (and by “failure” I mean inefficiency not a total collapse of your DPS). There are times when you may want to Frost Strike on a Killing Machine. If you really want to Obliterate instead, you can hold the attack for a second or two. If you “fail” and “waste” a KM on the occasional Frost Strike, your DPS won't drop that much.

Soul Reaper needs to do Shadowfrost damage.
We made a couple of talents do Shadowfrost damage because we want them to be of relatively equal value for both Frost and Unholy. That's not necessary of core abilities, because there is no risk of a given player not taking the ability. We're fine with Shadow doing more damage in execute-range, so long as Frost's damage is higher the rest of the time to make up for it.

Army of the Dead feels weak.
That's entirely possible. It's on a long cooldown so there's no reason it should feel wimpy. There is probably plenty of room to buff it.

Runeforging is boring.
We agree that this feature has not lived up to its potential. We still have plans to address it, though it's not on our "must fix" list for Mists. The current system works fine and we'd rather not monkey with it unless we have a system that we are certain will be an improvement. We don't want to cause a lot of confusion about which runeforges various DKs are supposed to use.

I hate casting Unholy Frenzy on Fury warriors.
I'm not quite sure I understand the issues with this concern. Unholy Frenzy is haste (not attack speed, but actual resource-generating haste). There should be plenty of classes who like haste. Even today we see a lot of guilds just use it on their highest DPS player, which often is not the Fury warrior. We'd like to keep the design as a buff you can put on someone else, just because that's what it was back in the Warcraft RTS days.

Why is Plague Leech a dps increase compared to the other talents?
It isn't intended to be. All of those talents are rune conservation talents. Roiling Blood gives you free Pestilence. Unholy Blight likewise saves you disease runes.

Also Unholy Frenzy isn't that useful when it's optimal for the class to stack Haste already, plus Fury gets the large Mastery bonus from it being an Enrage.
Hmm, that's not intended. Enrage means an awful lot of warriors for now. It's probably not necessary that Unholy Frenzy needs to be dispelled in PvP anyway so we can just make it not an Enrage. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)




MMO-Report
The MMO Report is back with information about PlanetSide 2, Diablo III, and Defiance.






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Cloud Serpent Quest Lines
The Windless Isle has been updated and new quests added in the Cloud Serpent quest line!

Many of the daily quests below will likely be repeated until you have enough reputation to take place in further training. This training ultimately leads to a final race, before you join the Serpent Riders. There is a Cooking, Fishing, First Aid, and Archaeology daily quest for those of you who love the secondary professions as well!

Level Name Objective
90 The Order of the Cloud Serpent Speak to Instructor Skythorn at The Arboretum in The Jade Forest.
90 Wild Things Find Instructor Tong at Windless Isle in the Jade Forest.
90 Beating the Odds Kill 8 Slitherblade saurok.
90 Empty Nests Leash and return 6 Windless Hatchlings to their nests.
90 Egg Collection Collect 9 Serpent Eggs.
90 Choosing the One Choose one egg.
90 The Rider's Journey Return to Instructor Skythorn at the Arboretum in the Jade Forest.
90 It's a... Watch your egg hatch.
90 Sweet as Honey Collect 8 Honeycomb from the beehives in The Arboretum.
90 Catch! Use the Bouncy Ball to throw it. Then, catch and return the ball 10 times.
90 Emptier Nests Leash and return 6 Windless Hatchlings to their nests.
90 Full Speed Ahead Follow Instructor Windblade.
90 Proper Grooming Collect 200 Saber Teeth and 100 Glider Sinew.
90 Restoring the Balance Kill 8 Slitherblade Rippers or Slitherblade Eggdrinkers.
90 Feeding Time Feed 6 Saltback Meat to your serpent. Saltback Meat Scraps can be combined to make Saltback Meat.
90 Disarming the Enemy Collect 8 Slitherblade Harpoons.
90 Preservation Collect 8 Stolen Eggs from Deepscale Poachers.
90 Slitherblade Suppression Kill the Slitherblade Scale-Lord.
90 Snack Time Fish 10 Sugar Minnow from salt or fresh water in the Jade Forest.
90 Fragments of the Past Visit archaeology dig sites around Pandaria and use your survey ability to retrieve 12 Serpentrider Relics.
90 Just a Flesh Wound Use Windwool Bandages, Heavy Windwool Bandages, or Dense Windwool Bandages to heal 8 Injured Hatchlings at Windless Isle.
90 A Feast for the Senses Collect 5 Pandaren Meat Balls.
90 They Grow Like Weeds Speak to Instructor Windblade at The Arboretum.
90 Flight Training: Ring Round-Up Fly through 10 cloud rings while riding your war serpent.
90 Flight Training: Full Speed Ahead Follow Instructor Windblade.
90 Flight Training: In Due Course Collect 10 Race Flags from the Checkpoints floating above the Jadespire Sea.
90 The Sky Race Complete the Sky Race by gathering 10 Race Flags, then passing underneath the Finish Line at The Arboretum.
90 Riding the Skies Join the Serpent Riders.








Cross Realm Zones
Cross realm zones appear to work similar to phasing, with no loading screen required! You can even duel your friends from other realms.



Valve and Blizzard Reach DotA Trademark Agreement
Some time ago we mentioned the ongoing battle between Blizzard and Valve over the DotA trademark. This was finally resolved recently with an agreement that allows Valve to use the DotA trademark commercially and Blizzard to use the trademark only for noncommercial use. This means that they could no longer use the name Blizzard DotA and have now renamed the game to Blizzard All-Stars.

In a press release, Rob Pardo said that the new name "better reflects the design of our game" and that Blizzard will go into more detail on that in the future. Gabe Newell expressed his pleasure at coming to an agreement without making things messy, saying that "We both want to focus on the things our fans care about, creating and shipping great games for our communities."

The companies do not plan to discuss the terms of the agreement beyond today's announcement, but we now know that the DotA name will still be safe for the community to use! Riot has not officially commented on this agreement and the status of their dispute remains unchanged on the USPTO website.


Blue Posts

Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Quest Rewards Lack Spirit
Note that I have about 10K spellpower and a little over 7K mana regen. When I think about it, 10K spellpower is what I had in epic 85 gear with about 6K mana regen. Taking into account the huge mana pool increase at 89 (250K versus my ~132K live at 85), this is quite troubling.
I'm looking at the Townlong quest rewards, just because that's what I happen to have in front of me, and it looks like you would get about 1800 Spirit from the ilevel 429 gear in that zone. How much Spirit do you have at the moment?

I'm wondering if part of what is going on is that mana pool and spell costs jump instantly when you level, but regen requires you to gear back up to that level. It's the same phenomenon that happens with say crit or haste but it may feel worse with Spirit.

Like Tiriel, I cringe when I queue for Mogo'shan. I'm thinking that place is overtuned versus the gear we have. I can only cover so many player mistakes. (Yeah, I know. They need to get out of the fire and all that.)
Entirely possible. We ran it the other day, and the final boss did way too much damage from traps. The mechanics have changed a little bit because of that, and of course it's hard for me to remember which version of the dungeon you have without just jumping into beta myself and doing the dungeon.

Again, level up dungeons have to be easy because of the simple fact that if you die much at all, you're just going to run the quests instead, given that even the best rewards from a level up dungeon won't last more than a few hours. If dungeons are inefficient, players will just skip them. At max level it's a different story obviously.

That is exactly what it should be balanced around, healing in that gear when you have crap regen with crap quest gear. So you should be able to heal brewery in 333 gear that you get in Twilight Highlands because that's the previous step right? Without basically any enchants and anything really going for you. If that's the case, which it is, obviously the dungeons are going to have to take a small step down in their difficulty scale.
Exactly. If you can't heal those dungeons yet, then there is a problem on our end. Some of you are acting like the system is fundamentally flawed and can't be fixed. It can be, fairly easily.

It would be helpful to hear a few numbers from you guys, such as character level, average ilevel and current Spirit. It doesn't need to be super precise.

This is a very good question. Having to swap specs every time you turn in a quest to game your rewards would be very cumbersome.
1) You shouldn't need a lot of Spirit to heal a level up dungeon. A Ret paladin with a lot of Strength gear who swaps Holy should still be a tolerable healer.

2) There are several redundant quest rewards. If you already have the shoulders for your primary spec, take the ones for your off-spec. This is particularly true of Four Winds - Krasarang which are the same level, and Townlong - Dread Wastes, which are the same level.

3) We offer choices in gear (say healer vs. nuker) for many quests, typically end-cappers, blue rewards, weapons and trinkets. In the final zones, there are even more of those since we figure players who level as DPS may start thinking about their end-game healer or tanking gear at that time.

4) If all else fails, there are vendors scattered about with decent green gear. If you have been leveling as Enhance and want to try Resto, you can get a good enough head start by hitting the vendors. Again, the leveling up content where you would want to heal should not feel dangerous at all, especially once you've seen the bosses once.

Nobody is arguing that healers need a lot of Spirit to function. It is our intention that you want a lot of Spirit and can get a lot of Spirit. You should not need Spirit in every slot.

Feedback is very mixed in this thread, so trying to distill it down to one of the following would be more useful than more posts of "I need Spirit," which doesn't give us much information. What we are trying to ascertain is which of the following is true:

1) You have Spirit on nearly every piece and still can't function.
2) You want more Spirit but can't find any.
3) You don't have Spirit on every piece, so you want more.
4) You want so much Spirit that you never run OOM.

Points 1 and 2 are of the most concern to us, but it's still important to distinguish which problem is occurring. Is the problem acquiring Spirit, or is the problem that even with Spirit on many pieces, you run out of mana too frequently?

In this case, it's probably also more relevant how many heals you can cast before running out of mana just standing around alone somewhere, because when healing a dungeon, we can't easily extract from your feedback alone whether the encounters cause too much damage or whether the damage is appropriate and it's the HPS or longevity that are low.

After reading more of this feedback and looking at the zones, we're concerned that there aren't enough quest rewards with Spirit on them. We are leaning towards offering more, as choices, so that players who feel like their Spirit is low can choose to have more. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

The Black Market AH Only Caters to the 1%
Once there is more information about how this all works, we'll provide more insight into it.

When we can share more about what we're going for and how it will all work, we will. It's not a deeply shrouded mystery, and you get the general gist, but as it's still in testing to begin with, it's hard to go into details about something that we don't have details for aside from what we think we want to try out. (And we don't plan to share that currently. We prefer to test and see first. ) (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Infuriated by the Black Market
It's worth noting that since we're in beta, we're still looking into what our philosophies are for what should and what shouldn't be on the Black Market. We're also trying to discern the frequency/rarity of what shows up there as well.

Again, I want to reinforce that we are in beta and the most helpful sorts of discussions everyone can have is simply in sharing constructive feedback about what you're experiencing with the new features and what you'd like to see or not see. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Male Pandaren Dance Changed?
We're looking into this. Most likely there was some erroneous data pushed. It's being investigated however. When we do another beta push, this should be corrected again. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Inactive Guild Master Replacement
The idea of this feature is that in many cases, a guild leader will leave for a time and there's no contingency for someone else to be able to handle the guild if that guild leader chooses not to return (or whatever other issues may occur). Many guild members who experienced missing guild leaders made it clear that they wanted a means by which they could gain control of a guild if the guild leader went missing or was gone for a long while.

We've adjusted the length of time until this occurs as well as changed the eligibility for this to get passed along both. You can see the details in the following post: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/4488479071

If you're on vacation for a few months, the update gives you 90 days now instead of the original 30 days. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)




Regarding GAME Australia Diablo III Preorders

Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
We're aware that some Australian GAME customers have been left out in the cold on what should be the hottest night of the year -- the launch of Diablo III. To help with this situation and get these players into the game as soon as possible, we've put the following process in place.

Australian GAME customers with a valid preorder/prepurchase receipt dated before May 15, 2012 can do the following:

1. Purchase the digital version of Diablo III from http://www.diablo3.com now or anytime before May 21, 2012.

2. Download and start playing when the servers go live!

3. Submit your GAME Australia preorder/prepurchase receipt to us before June 30, 2012.

4. Receive a credit from Blizzard, for the amount you paid in advance to GAME Australia for Diablo III. This credit will be applied to the payment method used for the digital purchase.

We'll post further details here on how to submit your GAME Australia receipt to our customer service team as soon as possible. Stay tuned, and we look forward to seeing you in the Burning Hells!




The Daily Blink - The Black Market We’d Like to See
The Daily Blink created an improved version of the Black Market.



More... ]]> News Feeds Feedbot http://www.bnwguild.com/showthread.php?6259-Cloud-Serpent-Quests-Cross-Realm-Zones-Blue-Posts-Valve-vs-Blizzard-Daily-Blink Black Market Auction House Items, Diablo III Information Recap http://www.bnwguild.com/showthread.php?6254-Black-Market-Auction-House-Items-Diablo-III-Information-Recap&goto=newpost Sun, 13 May 2012 21:27:39 GMT Black Market Auction House Items
As a followup to yesterday's post, these are the items we have come across on the Black Market Auction House so far. Mounts seem to start at 20,000 gold, Armor at 10,000 gold, Pets at 10,000 gold, and Misc items at 10,000 - 15,000 gold.

The auctions last for more than 12 hours and return your gold to you when outbid or the item upon winning. After winning, another item is not added to the auction house immediately. The number of items that are up for auction is not the same across all servers. There is no way to tell if these are placeholder items or not, so please wait for an official announcement before providing feedback!

Armor



Mounts


Misc



Pets








Diablo III Information Recap
With a little over one day to go, now is the best time to catch up on all the information out there about Diablo III that you might have missed! Our friends over at Diablofans have been hard at work putting this massive recap together. Even if you know all about the game, there can easily be Blizzcon videos, trailers, pictures or many other things you may not have seen or have forgotten about!

Keep in mind this could be a bit of a spoiler to some. For example the final boss of the game was announced last year in an official interview. Information like that is placed without spoiler warnings. Monster Affixes is also listed in the Monster section. Other than that, any spoilers require you to click on a picture to see.


Diablo III - The Classes
Diablo III has only one returning class type - the Barbarian. The other four are new to Diablo III. Click the pictures below to get loads of information on each, such as facts, lore, rune skills, and other videos!







Diablo III - The Followers
The Followers are companions to the player which help him in combat with different skills and buffs. In their article you can find details about their stats, equipment, dialogue and videos for each.



Diablo III - The World
Same as the previous game, Diablo III will have 4 acts. The worlds are randomized just as Diablo II was with the exception of towns and major quest locations. Clicking on the areas will give you information on acts, locations, and level generation. Monsters will give you what we currently know about monsters, affixes and bosses. Quests will explain Blizzard's intentions with the questing system and give a summery of all known quests so far.





Diablo III - Items and the Auction House
Diablo III introduces a feature which hasn't been explored much in the gaming world - a Real Money Auction house, where you can buy and sell items from the game for real currency. Apart from that is a standard Gold Auction House. They have also included a huge summary of information about the Items in the game.




Diablo III - Game systems and Modes
Diablo III has many core changes from Diablo II. Skill and Runes particularly have had many changes made quite recently, which might have confused a lot of people. This can be fixed in the Skill and Runes article. Crafting is almost entirely new to the franchise. Magic Find includes lots of information about the popular stat and the new buff called Nephalem Valor. There is also major info on Multiplayer, PvP, Difficulties and the Hardcore mode.








Diablo III - Story and Achievements
There is also a small summary of the Diablo's storyline so far, plus lots of videos of all cinematics and information about books involved with the game. Also an important note, unlike the other articles the achievements is not so much a recap, as it is a FULL LIST, so SPOILER WARNING




More... ]]> News Feeds Feedbot http://www.bnwguild.com/showthread.php?6254-Black-Market-Auction-House-Items-Diablo-III-Information-Recap Mists of Pandaria Beta - Build 15689 http://www.bnwguild.com/showthread.php?6251-Mists-of-Pandaria-Beta-Build-15689&goto=newpost Sat, 12 May 2012 21:18:23 GMT *Mists of Pandaria Beta - Build 15689* Two patches in a week is not enough, so how about a third? A complete list of the changes is still in... Mists of Pandaria Beta - Build 15689
Two patches in a week is not enough, so how about a third? A complete list of the changes is still in progress, so check back often!

If you are tired of taking part in PvP on certain maps, it looks like there is now a solution for you! ERR_PVP_BLACKLIST_CAP indicates that players will be able to blacklist maps when queuing for some type of PvP.

Black Market Active
The Black Market has finally been enabled! It allows players to bid on special items that are not normally sold by NPCs. For example, Mei Francis normally sells mounts in Dalaran, but in this case she is auctioning Ashes of Al'ar!





Armored Druid Bear Forms
Incarnation brings us yet another set of armored druid forms!



New Items
For the full list of new items, check out WoWDB!

Level Type Slot Name
1 Junk N/A Sky Crystal
1 Junk N/A Skyshard
1 Junk N/A Bag of Helpful Things
1 Junk N/A Nat's Fishing Chair
1 Pet N/A Hopling
1 Pet N/A Aqua Strider
1 Pet N/A Grinder
1 Other N/A Battle Horn
500 Other N/A Sigil of Power
500 Other N/A Sigil of Wisdom
513 Other N/A Chimera of Fear
513 Other N/A Breath of the Black Prince
80 Cooking N/A Apprentice Cookbook
80 Cooking N/A Expert Cookbook
80 Cooking N/A Artisan Cookbook
80 Cooking N/A Master Cookbook
80 Cooking N/A Grand Master Cookbook
30 Cooking N/A Test Cookbook
85 Cloth Hands Forager's Gloves
90 Item Enhancement N/A Living Steel Weapon Chain
90 Item Enhancement N/A Ghost Iron Shield Spike


Achievement Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Pet Battles



Pandaria



Pandaria Raid

  • Sorry, Were You Looking for This? New: Successfully activate the Ancient Mogu Artifact during the Gara'jal the Spiritbinder encounter in Mogu'shan Vaults on Normal or Heroic difficulty.


Temple of Kotmogu



Scenarios

  • A Brewing Storm New: Defeat Borokhula the Destroyer in A Brewing Storm.
  • Beat the Heat New: Defeat Little Liuyang without taking damage from a Flame Wall in the Arena of Annihilation scenario.
  • Big Beach Brew Bash New: Defeat Captain Ook in the Big Beach Brew Bash.
  • Burgled Brew New: Defeat Vengeful Hui in the Burgled Brew scenario.
  • Don't Shake the Keg New: Defeat Borokhula the Destroyer in A Brewing Storm without getting hit by his Swamp Smash.
  • Fancy Footwork New: Complete the Crypt of Forgotten Kings scenario without anyone taking damage from a Cloud of Hatred.
  • For Display Only New: Defeat General Zhu without using any of the artifact orbs in the Temple of Kotmogu scenario.
  • It's a Trap! New: Step on a floor trap in the Crypt of Forgotten Kings scenario.
  • Monkey in the Middle New: Defeat Captain Ook without him getting the orange.
  • Monkey See, Monkey Kill New: Defeat all bosses of the Big Beach Brew Bash.
  • Mucking Around New: Find and kill the Muckscale King during the Assault on Zan'vess scenario.
  • Party of Six New: Finish A Brewing Storm with all six Thunderpaw Guardians still alive.
  • Perfect Delivery New: Return six stolen kegs without any being damaged in the Burgled Brew scenario.
  • Save it for Later New: Complete the Burgled Brew scenario without using any Volatile Greenstone Brew.
  • Spill No Evil New: Complete Stage 2 of the Big Beach Brew Bash without any brew being stolen.
  • Stay Off the Grass New: Don't aggro any Zhun'ji Maulers or Ancestral Horrors in the Temple of Kotmogu scenario.
  • The Arena of Annihilation New: Complete the Arena of Annihilation scenario.
  • The Eye of the Tiger New: Defeat all final bosses - Cloudbender Kobo, Maki Waterblade, and Satay Byu - in the Arena of Annihilation scenario.
  • The Keg Runner New: Complete Stage 2 of the Big Beach Brew Bash before the third wave of hozen pirates arrives.
  • The Perfect Pour New: Brew the Boomer Brew without anyone in your party being hit by Lightning during A Brewing Storm.
  • The Temple of Kotmogu New: Defeat General Zhun in the Temple of Kotmogu scenario.
  • Zero Bug Count New: Kill each type of mantid in the Assault on Zan'vess scenario.


Resurrection



Silvershard Mines

  • End of the Line New: Seize control of a mine cart that is controlled by the opposing team within 20 yards of the depot, and then capture it.
  • Escort Service New: Capture 100 mine carts in Silvershard Mines.
  • Greed is Good New: Gain both the Berserking and Restoration buffs at the same time in Silvershard Mines.
  • Master of Silvershard Mines New: Complete the Silvershard Mines achievements listed below.
  • Mine Cart Courier New: Capture a mine cart using each of the 5 sets of tracks in a single Silvershard Mines match.
  • Mine Mine Mine! New: Kill 100 enemies trying to take control of the mine cart you are defending.
  • My Diamonds and Your Rust New: Win a Silvershard Mines battle without letting the enemy team capture a minecart.
  • The Long Riders New: Capture and escort a minecart from its spawn to a depot without losing control.
  • Three for Three New: Capture 3 mine carts in a single Silvershard Mines battle without dying.







Spell Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Misc Spells

  • Master Forager Allows faster gathering of resources in Pandaria.
  • Huojin Champion - You champion the cause of Huojin Pandaren. All reputation gains while in dungeons will be applied to your standing with them. Instant.
  • Tushui Champion You champion the cause of Tushui Pandaren. All reputation gains while in dungeons will be applied to your standing with them. Instant.
  • Item - Proc Dodge Your attacks have a chance to grant you 3,386 dodge for 15 sec.
  • Item - Proc Intellect Your healing spells have a chance to grant 3,386 Intellect for 10 sec.
  • Confession compels a friendly target to confess a secret. Or maybe it's just subtle mind control. 40 yd range, Instant, 30 min cooldown.
  • 5.0 Rare Item Spawn - Hammer of Ten Thunders Your melee attacks have a chance to blast your enemy with 13,500 nature damage.
  • 5.0 Rare Item Spawn - Jade Infused Blade Your melee attacks have a chance to encase your enemy in jade, stunning them for 3 sec. Only works on creatures level 90 and below. Does not work on players.
  • 5.0 Rare Item Spawn - Yaungol Fire Your melee attacks have a chance to set your enemies ablaze, dealing 882 damage every 2 sec for 10 sec.


Professions - Engineering

  • Cloak Tinker: Goblin Glider Permanently attaches a specialized folding assembly to a cloak, allowing you to deploy a goblin glider and fall slowly for 30 sec. Additionally, the glider has periodic forward thrust and usually won't catch fire. The cloak can only be used once every two minutes and requires an Engineering skill of at least 500 to operate. 5 sec cast. Reagents: Strong Flux (3)


Druid (Forums)

  • Feline Grace New: Reduces damage from falling while in Cat Form.


Talents

  • Cenarion Ward now costs 14.8% of Base Mana, down from 22.4%.
  • Dream of Cenarius now proc increase healing done by your next healing spell by 70%, up from 30%. Tranquility is not affected..
  • Nature's Vigil now increases all damage and healing done by 20% for 30 sec, down from 30%. Single target spells now damage or heal a nearby target for 25% of the damage/healing done, down from 50%.


Feral

  • Rip now has a duration increased by Ravage as well.


Hunter (Forums)



Major Glyphs



Glyphs

  • Glyph of Marking Your Hunter's Mark ability now places a bullseye on your target instead of its usual visual.
  • Glyph of Direction Causes your Misdirection target to appear larger.


Quilen

  • Eternal Guardian New: Returns the spirit to the body, restoring a dead target to life with 20% health and 20% mana. 20 yd range, 2 sec cast, 10 min cooldown.
  • Fearless Roar New: The quilen lets out a fearless roar, increasing the critical strike chance of all party and raid members by 5%. Instant, 45 sec cooldown.


Porcupine

  • Paralyzing Quill New: Fires paralyzing quills around the porcupine, incapacitating all enemies for 2 sec. 0.5 sec cast, 60 sec cooldown.
  • Rest New: You command your pet Porcupine to take a rest. Instant.


Goat

  • Trample New: Your goat tramples the enemy, kicking up an obscuring cloud of dust, causing all enemies within 10 yards to have their melee and ranged attack speed reduced by 20% for 30 sec. Melee range, Instant, 25 sec cooldown.


Water Strider

  • Still Water New: Infuses all party and raid members within vision with still water, increasing their spell power by 10% and their critical strike chance by 5% for 60 min. Instant.
  • Surface Trot New: Allows the Hunter and the Water Strider to walk across water for 10 min. Any damage will cancel the effect. Unlimited range, Instant.


Crane

  • Lullaby New: Puts the target to sleep for 4 sec. 20 yd range, Instant, 60 sec cooldown.
  • Trick New: You command your Crane to do a trick. Instant.


Basilisk

  • Petrifying Gaze New: Turns the target into stone for 3 sec, causing them to be invulnerable. 20 yd range, Instant, 60 sec cooldown.


Mage (Forums)
Frost

  • Frostbolt now also can be cast on your Water Elemental to heal it for (1,442 + 189.2% of SP).


Monk (Forums)



Talents



Brewmaster

  • Desperate Measures New: While at or below 35% health, your Expel Harm has no cooldown.
  • Purifying Brew now has a 1 sec cooldown.
  • Summon Black Ox Statue has been reworked: Sancturary of the Ox (Passive) -Everytime the Monk deals damage equal to 50% of their health, the Black Ox statue will cast Guard on an injured party or raid member within 40 yards absorbing 14,232 damage lasting 30 sec. This effect cannot be cast onto the Monk.


Mistweaver

  • Stance of the Wise Serpent now grants hit and expertise equal to 50% Spirit gained from items or effects, down from any Spirit gained. Now heals for 50% of non-auto attack damage, rather than all damage.
  • Summon Jade Serpent Statue now heals based on non-auto attack damage, rather than all damage.


Minor Glyphs



Major Glyphs

  • Glyph of Leer of the Ox New: Teaches you the spell Leer of the Ox: Your Ox Statue stirs hatred in the target, reducing their movement speed by 50% and causing them to attack your Black Ox Statue for 8 sec. The statue must be within 40 yards of the target. Requires Black Ox Statue to be active.
  • Glyph of Path of Blossoms now increases the number of Fire Blossoms you create by 1, down from 10.


Paladin (Forums)

  • Consecration base damage has been reduced by 24%.
  • Holy Wrath damage has been reduced to 408 and AP scaling reduced to 35.7%, down from 59.5%.
  • Shield of the Righteous base damage has been reduced by 85%. AP scaling has been reduced to 54%, down from 60%.


Priest (Forums / Talent Calculator)

  • Glyph of Confession New: Teaches you the ability Confession. Compels a friendly target to confess a secret.


Major Glyphs

  • Glyph of Lightspring New: Transforms your Lightwell into a Lightspring: Creates a Holy Lightspring. Every 5 sec the Lightspring will attempt to heal party and raid members lower than 50% health for (5,735 + 55.3% of SP) over 6 sec. Attacks done to the target equal to 30% of your total health will cancel the effect. Lightspring lasts for 3 min or until 15 heals are expended.


Glyphs



Shaman (Forums)
Minor Glyphs



Major Glyphs

  • Glyph of Chain Heal has been renamed to Glyph of Unstable Earth. Causes your Earthquake spell to also reduce the movement speed of affected targets by 40% for 3 sec.
  • Glyph of Telluric Currents has been reworked: Causes your Lightning Bolt to restore 10% of your mana when it strikes an enemy.
  • Glyph of Totemic Recall now returns the full mana cost of any recalled totems, rather than 50%.


Warlock (Forums)

  • Dark Intent now costs 4% of Base Mana, down from 26% of Base Mana.
  • Imp Swarm's cooldown is reduced by spell haste.


Demonology



Affliction

  • Drain Soul now causes damage every 2 sec and rewards a Soul Shard after dealing damage twice.
  • Soulburn now has a 1.5 sec cooldown.


Major Glyphs



Warrior (Forums)

  • Deadly Calm New: You enter a battle trance, reducing the cost of your next 3 Heroic Strike or Cleave attacks by 10 Rage. Instant, 60 sec cooldown.


Fury

  • Bloodsurge now has a 20% proc rate, down from 30%.


Arms

  • Taste for Blood now each additional Overpower will hit for an additional 30% damage, up from 20%.


Major Glyphs

  • Glyph of Incite has been reworked: Using Devastate during Deadly Clam reduces the cost of Heroic Strike and Cleave by an additional 20 Rage.







New Maps





Client Strings
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion

  • CHALLENGES_RECORD_TIME - Your Best
  • CHALLENGE_MODE_GUILD_BEST - Guild Best
  • CHALLENGE_MODE_MEDAL1 - Bronze
  • CHALLENGE_MODE_MEDAL2 - Silver
  • CHALLENGE_MODE_MEDAL3 - Gold
  • CHALLENGE_MODE_REALM_BEST - Realm Best
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_AZUREMYSTISLE2 - Tide's Hollow
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_BREWMASTERSCENARIO011 - A Brewing Storm
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_BREWMASTERSCENARIO031 - Big Beach Brew Bash
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_BURNINGSTEPPES14 - Blackrock Spire
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_BURNINGSTEPPES15 - Blackrock Caverns
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_BURNINGSTEPPES16 - Blackrock Depths
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_COLDRIDGEVALLEY9 - Frostmane Hovel
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_DEATHKNELL12 - Night Web's Hollow
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_DUNMOROGH10 - Gnomeregan
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_DUNMOROGH11 - Gol'Bolar Quarry
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_DUNMOROGH6 - Coldridge Pass
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_DUNMOROGH7 - The Grizzled Den
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_DUROTAR10 - Tiragarde Keep
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_DUROTAR11 - Great Hall
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_DUROTAR12 - Skull Rock
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_DUROTAR19 - Dustwind Cave
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_DUROTAR8 - Burning Blade Coven
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_ELWYNN1 - Fargodeep Mine
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_ELWYNN2 - Lower Mines
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_GHOSTLANDS1 - Amani Catacombs
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_GILNEAS1 - Emberstone Mine
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_GILNEAS2 - Main Floor
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_GILNEAS3 - Upper Floor
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_HEARTOFFEAR1 - Oratorium of the Voice
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_HEARTOFFEAR2 - Heart of Fear
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_KEZAN5 - Kaja'Mine Gold
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_KEZAN6 - Kaja'Mine Silver
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_KEZAN7 - Kaja'Mine Copper
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_KUNLAIPASSSCENARIO1 - Brewmoon Festival
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_KUNLAISUMMITSCENARIO1 - Peak of Serenity
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_MOGUSHANPALACE1 - The Crimson Assembly Hall
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_MOGUSHANPALACE2 - Vaults of Kings Past
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_MOGUSHANPALACE3 - Throne of Ancient Conquerors
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_MOGUSHANVAULTS1 - Dias of Conquerors
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_MOGUSHANVAULTS2 - The Repository
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_MOGUSHANVAULTS3 - Forge of the Endless
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_MULGORE6 - Palemane Rock
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_MULGORE7 - The Venture Co. Mine
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_NEWTINKERTOWN8 - Frostmane Hold
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_NORTHSHIRE3 - Echo Ridge Mine
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_SCHOLOMANCE3 - The Upper Study
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_SCHOLOMANCE4 - The Headmaster's Study
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_SEARINGGORGE14 - Blackrock Spire
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_SEARINGGORGE15 - Blackrock Caverns
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_SEARINGGORGE16 - Blackrock Depths
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_SHADOWGLEN2 - Shadowthread Cave
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_SILITHUS13 - Twilights Run
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_TANARIS15 - The Noxious Lair
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_TANARIS16 - The Gaping Chasm
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_TANARIS17 - Timeless Tunnel
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_TANARIS18 - Caverns of Time
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_TELDRASSIL3 - Fel Rock
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_TELDRASSIL4 - Upper Den
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_TELDRASSIL5 - Lower Den
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_THEJADEFORESTSCENARIO1 - Burgled Brew
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_THELOSTISLES1 - Kaja'Mite Cavern
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_THELOSTISLES2 - Volcanoth's Lair
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_THELOSTISLES3 - Mine Tunnels
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_THELOSTISLES4 - Mine Shaft
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_TIRISFAL13 - Scarlet Monastery Entrance
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_TYRIVESS1 - Assault on Zan'Vess
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_UNGOROCRATER14 - The Slithering Scar
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_VALLEYOFPOWERSCENARIO1 - Temple of Kotmogu
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_WESTFALL4 - Gold Coast Quarry
  • DUNGEON_FLOOR_WESTFALL5 - Jangolode Mine
  • ERR_ITEM_UPGRADE_ITEM_TOO_LOW_LEVEL - Item must be level 375 or higher
  • ERR_ITEM_UPGRADE_NO_MORE_UPGRADES - This item is fully upgraded
  • ERR_ITEM_UPGRADE_NO_PATH - Item cannot be upgraded
  • ERR_PETBATTLE_ALL_PETS_DEAD - All pets in your battle slots are dead.
  • ERR_PETBATTLE_NO_PETS_IN_SLOTS - Must have a pet in battle slot.
  • ERR_PVP_BLACKLIST_CAP - You have already blacklisted the maximum number of maps.
  • ERR_PVP_MAP_NOT_FOUND - Blacklisted map not set.
  • ITEM_UPGRADE_NO_MORE_UPGRADES - This item cannot be upgraded anymore.
  • POWER_TYPE_FOOD - Food
  • PRIEST_HOLY_CORE_ABILITY_6 - Use to switch from single-target healing to area healing or damage.
  • SPELL_FAILED_CUSTOM_ERROR_145 - Wait until the Onyx Serpent is overhead directly overhead.
  • SPELL_FAILED_CUSTOM_ERROR_164 - You must obtain a Flight Master's License before using this spell.
  • WHC_DK_2 - Presences have changed. Frost Presence now doubles runic power generation.
  • WHC_DRUID_2 - Feral specialization has been split into Feral, a Cat-based damage specialization and Guardian, a Bear-based tanking specialization.
  • WHC_TITLE_DK_2 - Presences






More... ]]> News Feeds Feedbot http://www.bnwguild.com/showthread.php?6251-Mists-of-Pandaria-Beta-Build-15689 Priest and Monk Arena Sets, Pet Battle Update, Blue Posts, Dragon Soul Challenge http://www.bnwguild.com/showthread.php?6250-Priest-and-Monk-Arena-Sets-Pet-Battle-Update-Blue-Posts-Dragon-Soul-Challenge&goto=newpost Sat, 12 May 2012 07:14:25 GMT Image: http://media.mmo-champion.com/images/news/2011/november/d3.png *Diablo 3* - *Achievements, Item Affixes, Boss Info, Legendary Item... Diablo 3 - Achievements, Item Affixes, Boss Info, Legendary Item Information, Set Items, and Monster Affixes

Priest and Monk Arena Set Videos
The new video preview should be fairly representative of the set you will see in the final version of the game!









Pet Battle System Update
Since we last covered the Pet Battle system, there have been a few changes and things we didn't mention last time. The table below shows the new pet abilities added in the recent patches.


  • You are now able to rename pets as many times as you would like. This appears to be somewhat buggy now and works at random.
  • You are unable to use your character to attack the critters that you can do pet battles with.
  • When doing a pet battle, only the pets you fight with will gain experience, which is granted relative to the amount of damage they do.
  • During a battle, the mobs that are very close will disappear, leaving only the farther away mobs. They will not interact with you until the battle is over.
  • When your pet dies in battle, you can switch to the next one. This isn't a permanent death, as damage doesn't persist between different battles.
  • The auction house now has a section for the different types of pets. You can sell almost every pet after using the cage function in the pet journal.



Name Type Power Cooldown Duration Accuracy
Bleat Critter 15 4 rounds 100%
Chew Critter 0 1 round 100%
Devour Beast 30 1 round 100%
Pounce Beast 15 90%
Prowl Beast 0 5 rounds 100%



Blue Posts

Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Low Population Server Issues
We do realize that this system does not address all of the issues affecting low population and faction imbalanced realms, but we do feel that it will improve things quite a bit. This is a brand new technology being developed for World of Warcraft, with the purpose of bringing life back to the more barren parts of the world, so this is only the start. What needs to be understood with the cross-realm zones technology is that it opens more doors to future systems that could help with those other matters as well.

There is still no solution how can guilds on our realm find new people for PvE or PvP. What a shame...
This system will actually assist you in finding players to PvP and PvE with, not to join your guild, but they can join you through the cross-server groups and raids features. While leveling up you will once again have more players in the world to interact with. With friendly players, you will be able to interact with them and maybe end up on each other’s friends’ lists, and grouping up again later for either PvP or PvE. With more players of the opposite faction running about, you will also have more world PvP too

This technology and the systems surrounding it are still in development and as such your feedback on them is greatly appreciated. We hope to have more innovative technologies and systems coming in the future that will keep improving the World of Warcraft experience for everyone! (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Healer Leveling Feedback
1) Spirit doesn't mean "this is for healers" the same way Strength means "this is for plate-wearers." We assume healers will have some pieces with Spirit and some without, depending on their regen needs. If a boss drops cloth with haste and mastery, and you say "there is no healer gear on this boss" we are going to respectfully disagree. That was my point.

2) On the other hand, if you just can't find any Spirit gear anywhere, that would be a problem.

3) It's likewise a problem if say mail, leather or plate-wearers can find Spirit much easier than cloth. That shouldn't be the case, but bugs happen so we'll take a look at it.

4) All healers should have about the same longevity, but that includes all of their sources of mana and the cost of their spells. This isn't an easy thing to compare just by looking at e.g. Meditation.

5) You should have plenty of mana to heal level up dungeons and even heroics. You might need to reforge or be on the look out for a few more Spirit pieces, but overall you shouldn't feel that every pull and boss fight is a nail-biting mana battle. (Mana will matter a lot more for raiding and challenge modes.) We want level 90 in blues to feel a little easier than level 85 in blues, so please let us know if that's not the case.

6) It's possible there are bad points in progression before level 90, because we haven't looked at that as much yet. If you have just hit say level 88 and haven't gotten any new level 88 gear yet and run a dungeon, it's possible mana return is lower than intended. Feedback on that is also useful. Do keep in mind that at this stage you might run into a boss that is horribly overtuned or just bugged. Just because you can't keep a tank alive doesn't necessarily mean that your mana needs to be massively buffed. It could mean we need to adjust the encounter. That said, the intent is not that you sit around idle much of the time, waiting for mana or too scared to waste a heal that isn't 100% critical.

Beta is going to be buggy and unpolished- very buggy and unpolished. It may not be a very enjoyable experience. It's not for everyone, and if you don't enjoy content in a half-implemented state, you might have a better experience waiting until the final product, which we will try our hardest to be as bug-free and polished as possible.

If you enjoy offering feedback before things are set in stone (insofar as they ever are in this game) and you don't mind seeing the inner workings of the sausage factory that is game development, then beta may be more fun for you.

P.S. I like to think I am less smug than snarky. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Death Knight (Forums)
Death Knights and Number of Class Changes
I'm not losing too much sleep, but for Warlocks they've had a huge set of changes and information and it's clear that they haven't been forgotten. It's not even hyperbole that Blizzard isn't listening to us, look at the notes. Look at the changes. Warlocks know they're being taken care of. We don't.
This is a tough issue for us to solve as far as forum discussions go, because we think some classes need larger changes than others. There will be some DK changes, but overall we don't think they have the spec identity problems that the warlock changes were largely intended to address.

It may not seem fair to classes or specs that aren't undergoing as many changes, but we try very hard not to monkey around with things just for the sake of changing systems that we think work. I'd agree that every class needs a little bit of newness in an expansion, but there is a lot of that from the talents and glyphs. That said, I will try to carve off some time to address some DK concerns. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Hunter (Forums)
Silkworm and Porcupine Pets
Just read a forum on petopia that said the silkworms and porcupines that are part of the "boar" family weren't meant to be tameable pets, but they forgot to change that part when they got rid of the boar placeholder models. Please don't take away my porcupine.
We decided these animals shouldn't be boars anymore, but they will be tameable. Silkworms can be worms. Porcupines can be their own family. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Warrior (Forums)
Warrior Feedback
For Arms, we're trying a new Taste for Blood right now, where the Overpower procs buff your next Slam instead of Overpower. The effect lasts longer than the buff in your build, and can stack up several times, but the general intent is you Slam when Overpower stops proc'ing. The decision point can come about whether to Slam or CS or MS if those are all available, and how much Rage you can afford to bleed off to Heroic Strikes and still have enough left for the big Slam. This is a pretty new change, so it's entirely possible we'll change it again before you see it. I just din't want anyone spending too much effort modeling the Overpower buffs Overpower design. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)




Dragon Soul Challenge
Join Athene once again as he leads another Dragon Soul Challenge. This time around there will be four guilds participating! Stars, Paragon, Blood Legion, and Exorus will all be racing for first place to raise money for the Save the Children charity!

The event starts at 4PM GMT on May 12th with $3,500 in prizes up for grabs for the winners. A countdown timer for when the event will start can be found here.



Arena Junkies Invitational Tournament
Arena Junkies, together with help from Curse and Alienware, is going to be running the first ever Arena Junkies Invitational Tournament, featuring eight of the best 3v3 teams. These players will battle it out for glory and yet to be announced, but surely impressive prizes.

The eight teams will be broken into two groups of four and will play in a Round Robin format. The top two teams from each group will advance to face each other and vie for the spot in the Finals. The Round Robin matches will take place on May 19th & 20th at 3 PM EST. The Finals will take place on May 26th at 3 PM EST.





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Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
In the World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria beta, we’re introducing a new technology that will enable players to meet up and group with other players in under populated areas of the world such as low level zones or areas that other players may have outleveled or moved on from. This technology will allow players to form a group with other players from within a select pool of realms in order to quest just like they normally would while still allowing the social structures of their home realms to remain intact.

F.A.Q.

Q. Why cross-realm zones?
For many years now, the significant majority of the player population online at any given time has consisted mostly of characters at or near the level cap. This has resulted in an environment where characters that are leveling up experience a world that has fewer other players to interact with than what the world was designed for. Cross-realm zones give us the capability to ensure that level-up zones retain a population size that feels more like the high level areas of the game, leading to a more fun play experience for characters of all levels.

Q. How do cross-realm zones work?
When you’re in a zone that is set as a ‘cross-realm zone’ you’ll notice that in addition to the players you’d ordinarily see from your realm, you’ll also see (and be able to play with) players from other realms. This will happen seamlessly, and players will be able to group and quest as they normally would with players from their own realm.

Q. How will this work on boats or zeppelins?
Usually transitions will occur on area boundaries (think moving from Darkshore to Ashenvale).

Q. Can I form groups with the people I meet in the zone?
Yes! You can group and talk to others within the cross-server zone normally though trading will be restricted much as it is within raids, dungeons, or battlegrounds.

Q. Will my cross-realm group be disbanded if we move on to an adjacent zone together, like from Goldshire to Westfall or from Thousand Needles to Feralas?
Much like how cross-realm groups currently work, your party won’t be disbanded when you move through different zones, though if you’re not in the same home realm, you won’t be able to see each other if you’re in separate zone instances.

Q. Will I be able to group with my friends?
Yes, you will be able to group with your Real ID friends, provided they are within the same faction. The functionality works the same as it does for cross-realm dungeons, raids, or Battlegrounds.

Q. What level range do my friends and I have to be within in order to group?
There is no restriction on level ranges. You’ll be able to group with anyone you would normally be able to.

Q. Can I go into main capital cities while grouped with others?
Capital cities and areas with regularly high populations will not be set as cross-server areas/zones so you will not be able to enter into the same instance of a city as someone who is from a different realm.

Q. Will I be able to trade with others I meet?
Trading restrictions are in place much the same as they are in cross-realm dungeons, raids, and battlegrounds.

Q. How is group loot handled?
Group looting will function the same as it would with any group you would create through normal play.

Q. Who will I be playing with?
You’ll be able to interact with players from within a select pool of realms which will make it possible to run into a player in Redridge that you already ran into within Westfall.

Q. What areas will be shared?
This can vary from realm to realm and relies on how densely populated (or underpopulated) an area is. Capital cities and areas with regularly high populations will not be eligible for area sharing.

Q. What about resources or gathering nodes, will those be shared too?
Resources and nodes will be available to all parties within the shared area the same as always. We will be keeping a close eye on the impact of area sharing and should an area become too populated, we are capable of adjusting how many realms are able to connect to a shared area.

Q. Does this mean that Auction Houses will be merged?
No, when any player access an Auction House, they will be only able to access their home realm’s Auction House.





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A new build will be deployed on beta realms soon'ish.

Achievement Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion

Pet Battles



Pandaria Raid

  • Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better... Defeat Feng the Accursed in Normal or Heroic difficulty after mimicking each of the following abilities:
  • Candle in the Wind New: Defeat Blade Lord Ta'yak while all four braziers are lit, in Heart of Fear on Normal or Heroic difficulty.
  • Gara'jal Stub New: Do a thing and then defeat Gara'jal the Spiritbinder in Mogu'shan Vaults on Normal or Heroic difficulty.
  • Heroic: Nalomoni Defeat TsulongNalomoni in Terrace of Endless Spring on Heroic difficulty.
  • Heroic: Sha of Fear Defeat the Sha of Fear in Terrace of Endless Spring on Heroic difficulty.
  • Heroic: Will of the Emperor Defeat the Will of the Emperor in Mogu'shan Vaults on Heroic difficulty.
  • Lei Shi Stub Defeat Lei Shi while all members of the raid are afflicted by Parasitic Clutchstub in Terrace of Endless Spring on Normal or Heroic difficulty.
  • Must Love Dog Defeat the Stone Guard without any player exceeding 50% petrification in Mogu'shan Vaults on Normal or Heroic difficulty while every member of your raid is accompanied by a canine companion pet.difficulty.
  • Nightmare of Shak'zeer Defeat the final three bosses in Heart of Fear.
  • Overzealous New: Defeat Imperial Vizier Zor'lok while every member of the raid is afflicted with the Zealous Parasite debuff.
  • Sha of Fear stub Defeat the Sha of Fear stub in Terrace of Endless Spring on Normal or Heroic difficulty without any raid members being feared by Dread Spray or Breath of Fear.difficulty.
  • Timing is Everything New: Defeat two Empyreal Generals within 10 seconds of each other, and then defeat Grand Empress Shek'zeer in Heart of Fear on Normal or Heroic difficulty.
  • Who's Got Two Green Thumbs? New: Win the Tsulong encounter while keeping the Enchanted Plant alive.


Feats of Strength



Dungeon Challenges



Dungeons & Raids



Exploration

  • Explore Pandaria New: Explore the regions of Pandaria.
  • World Explorer Explore Eastern Kingdoms, Kalimdor, Outland, Northrend, and the areas revealed by the Cataclysm, and Pandaria.Cataclysm.


Pandaria



Temple of Kotmogu

  • Blackout New: Kill 100 enemies that are holding an Orb of Power.
  • Can't Stop Won't Stop New: Kill 100 enemies while holding an Orb of Power.
  • Four Square New: Hold all four Orbs of Power at least once in a single Temple of Kotmogu battle.
  • I've Got the Power New: Win Temple of Kotmogu while controlling all 4 Orbs of Power.
  • Master of Temple of Kotmogu New: Complete the Temple of Kotmogu achievements listed below.
  • Powerball New: Hold an Orb of Power in the center of the Temple of Kotmogu for 90 seconds.
  • Temple of Kotmogu All-Star New: Hold four Orbs of Power and kill four enemies who are holding an Orb of Power in a single Temple of Kotmogu match.
  • Victory is Mine! New: Earn 8,000 Victory Points for your team in Temple of Kotmogu.


Pandaria Dungeon

  • And Stay Dead! New: Allow High Inquisitor Whitemane to cast Mass Resurrection, defeat all revived Scarlet Judicators, and then defeat Whitemane in Scarlet Monastery on Heroic Difficulty.
  • Burning Man New: Cause Brother Korloff to light nearby training dummies on fire in Scarlet Monastery on Heroic Difficulty. [NYI/PH]
  • Empowered Spiritualneur New: Defeat Thalnos the Soulrender while three Empowered Zombies are alive.
  • Mantid Swarm New: Defeat Raigonn without killing any of the Mantid reinforcements.


Scenarios



Rated Battleground








Spell Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion

Druid (Forums)

  • Faerie Fire can no longer be cast in Travel Form or Aquatic Form.
  • Hurricane now costs 50.3% of Base Mana, down from 75.5% of Base Mana.
  • Moonfire base damage has been increased by 11%.
  • Symbiosis can no longer be cast in Travel Form or Aquatic Form.
  • Ursol's Vortex now has a 20 yards range. (Bug Fix)


Talents

  • Heart of the Wild can no longer be cast in Travel Form or Aquatic Form. Wording clarified, the 6% Agility and Intellect bonus applies at all times.
  • Nature's Vigil now only affect single-target healing and damage spells.


Balance



Restoration

  • Ironbark now can't be cast in Travel Form, Aquatic Form, Flight Form, Epic, Flight Form
  • Nature's Cure can no longer be cast in Travel Form or Aquatic Form.


Hunter (Forums)

  • Fetch now has a 50 yards range, up from 20 yards.


Mage (Forums)



Talents

  • Incanter's Ward now restores up to 18% of your maximum mana, up from 15%. Now grants you 36% increased spell power when the effect ends, up from 30%. Now passively increases spell power by 10%, up from 8%. Now increases mana regeneration by 65% instead of regenerating 1% mana every 2 sec.


Fire

  • Combustion - When cast, resets the cooldown of your Inferno Blast ability.


Minor Glyph



Monk (Forums)



Mistweaver

  • Life Cocoon now lasts 12 sec. (Tooltip clarification)
  • Summon Jade Serpent Statue Serpent's Salve (On-Click Effect) is now Serpent's Accord (Passive) - When you cast Soothing Mist, the Jade Serpent Statue will also cast Soothing Mist on an injured ally within 40 yards.


Paladin (Forums)

  • Crusader's Zeal now has a chance to increase your critical strike chance by 3% for 9 secs instead of increasing your attack speed. Stacks up to 3 times.
  • Divine Storm now deals 120% weapon damage, up from 60%.


Priest (Forums)



Talents

  • Divine Insight shadow effect modified - Periodic damage from your Shadow Word: Pain has a 15% chance to reset the cooldown on Mind Blast and cause your next Mind Blast within 12 sec to be instant cast.
  • From Darkness, Comes Light Surge of Darkness has been reworked - Periodic damage from your Vampiric Touch has a 15% chance to cause your next Mind Spike to not consume your damage-over-time effects.


Shadow

  • Devouring Plague now scales from 16.6% of Spell Power, down from 50% of spell power.
  • Mind Surge (NNF) has been reworked - Reduces the cooldown of your Mind Blast based on your Haste.


Major Glyphs

  • Glyph of Devouring Plague might be increased to 33%, up from 10%. The change isn't in the tooltip but is in the spell effect.


Warlock (Forums)
Demonology



Affliction

  • Seed of Corruption now costs 6% of Base mana, down from 8% of base mana. Damage has been increased by 100%. Now scales from 120% of Spell Power, up from 60% of Spell Power.


Destruction

  • Shadowburn now restores 15% of your total mana after 5 sec if the target doesn't die.


Warrior (Forums)

  • Battle Stance - Generates high Rage from normal melee attacks.
  • Berserker Rage - wording changed to "increasing the rage you generate from attacks" instead of "normal melee attacks".
  • Berserker Stance - Generates some Rage from normal melee attacks and some Rage from damage taken.
  • Disarm - Disarmed creatures deal significantly reduced damage.
  • Enrage - Area attacks have a smaller chance to cause Enrage.


Talents

  • Piercing Howl now has a 15 yards radius, up from 10 yards.
  • Second Wind life regeneration effect now procs whenever you are below 35% health.


Protection

  • Revenge can no longer be used after a block. Generates 10 Rage.
  • Shield Barrier base cost is now 20 Rage, down from 60 Rage. Consumes up to 60 Rage to increase the amount absorbed. Now scales from 3300% of Attack Power, down from 10000% of Attack Power.
  • Shield Block can now be used twice within 15 sec.
  • Sword and Board now procs from Devastate instead of Revenge. Now increases the Rage that Shield Slam generates by 5, down from 10.
  • Unwavering Sentinel no longer grants you 1 Rage every 3 seconds while in combat.


Arms



Fury

  • Bloodthirst now has a 4.5 sec cooldown, down from 6 sec. The chance for Bloodthirst to be a critical strike noz increases by 10% until it achieves a critical strike. Now generates 5 Rage, down from 10 Rage.


Major Glyphs








Client Strings
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
BATTLENET

  • BATTLENET_BROADCAST - Broadcast

BATTLE_PET

  • BATTLE_PET_CAPTURED - You have captured

BATTLE_PET_CAPTURED_ICON

  • BATTLE_PET_CAPTURED_ICON_LINK - You have captured |T%s:0|t|Hbattlepet|h[%s]|h!

BATTLE_PET_CAPTURED

  • BATTLE_PET_CAPTURED_LINK - You have captured |Hbattlepet|h[%s]|h!

BATTLE_TAG_ID

  • BATTLE_TAG_ID_PROMPT - 0000

BATTLE_TAG

  • BATTLE_TAG_PROMPT - BattleTag
  • BATTLE_TAG_REQUEST - Send a |cff82c5ffBattleTag|r Request to:
  • BATTLE_TAG_SYMBOL - #

BATTLE_TAG_REQUEST

  • BATTLE_TAG_REQUEST_INFO - They will be added to your friends list when they accept your friend request

CHARACTER_NAME

  • CHARACTER_NAME_PROMPT - Character Name

ERR_PVP_MAP_NOT

  • ERR_PVP_MAP_NOT_SET - Failed to blacklist PvP map.

ITEM

  • ITEM_UPGRADE - Item Upgrade

ITEM_UPGRADE

  • ITEM_UPGRADE_DESCRIPTION - Use your valor points to upgrade a weapon or piece of armor that is level 375 or higher.

OPTION_TOOLTIP

  • OPTION_TOOLTIP_SSAO - Controls the rendering quality of the ambient occlusion effect. Decreasing this may greatly improve performance.

PET_BATTLE_RESULT

  • PET_BATTLE_RESULT_LOSE - Battle finished
  • PET_BATTLE_RESULT_WIN - You Won!

PET_BATTLE

  • PET_BATTLE_START - Battle!

TALENT_FRAME_HELP

  • TALENT_FRAME_HELP_2 - You willl unlock more talent rows as you gain levels.\n\n|cFFFF0000You can always unlearn them at your class trainer.|r

UNLEARN_AT_YOUR

  • UNLEARN_AT_YOUR_TRAINER - You can always unlearn at your trainer.

Uncategorized

  • UPGRADE - Upgrade

UPGRADE_MISSING

  • UPGRADE_MISSING_ITEM - Drag an item here to upgrade it.

WHAT_HAS_CHANGED_HELP

  • WHAT_HAS_CHANGED_HELP_1 - This is a quick overview of what has changed for your class.

WHC_DK

  • WHC_DK_2 - Death Knights are now less overpowered.

WHC_DRUID

  • WHC_DRUID_2 - A fourth, tanking specialization exists called Guardian.

WHC_HUNTER

  • WHC_HUNTER_2 - Ranged weapons no longer have a minimum range.
  • WHC_HUNTER_3 - You now equip either a ranged weapon or a melee weapon. As a hunter, you usually want the ranged weapon.
  • WHC_HUNTER_4 - You can now choose the specialization of your pet: Ferocity, Tenacity or Cunning.

WHC_MAGE

  • WHC_MAGE_2 - Arcane has a new resource, |Tinterface\\icons\\spell_arcane_arcane01.blp:16|t |cff71d5ff|Hspell:114664|h[Arcane Charges]|h|r
  • WHC_MAGE_3 - Mage specializations no longer get a bonus to Arcane, Fire or Frost damage. Use whatever spell is appropriate.
  • WHC_MAGE_4 - Wands are now held in the main hand as alternative to weapons such as daggers.

WHC_MONK

  • WHC_MONK_1 - The monk is a new class. Monks can fill tanking, healing or melee damage roles. Most races can be monks.

WHC_PALADIN

  • WHC_PALADIN_2 - Auras no longer exist. Seals are now on the aura bar.

WHC_PRIEST

  • WHC_PRIEST_2 - |Tinterface\\icons\\priest_icon_chakra.blp:16|t|cf f71d5ff|Hspell:81208|h[Chakra]|h|r can be cast directly and no longer requires a triggering spell.
  • WHC_PRIEST_3 - |Tinterface\\icons\\spell_priest_shadoworbs.blp:16 |t|cff71d5ff|Hspell:95740|h[Shadow Orbs]|h|r are now consumed by |Tinterface\\icons\\spell_shadow_devouringplague.b lp:16|t|cff71d5ff|Hspell:2944|h[Devouring Plague]|h|r
  • WHC_PRIEST_4 - Wands are now held in the main hand as alternative to weapons such as daggers.

WHC_ROGUE

  • WHC_ROGUE_2 - Poisons are now in the Spell Book. You can have one damage and one utility poison.

WHC_SHAMAN

  • WHC_SHAMAN_2 - Totems no longer provide long-term buffs. All totems have short-term, situational benefits.

WHC_TITLE_DK

  • WHC_TITLE_DK_2 - QQ

WHC_TITLE_DRUID

  • WHC_TITLE_DRUID_2 - Bears

WHC_TITLE_HUNTER

  • WHC_TITLE_HUNTER_2 - Range
  • WHC_TITLE_HUNTER_3 - Weapons
  • WHC_TITLE_HUNTER_4 - Pets

WHC_TITLE_MAGE

  • WHC_TITLE_MAGE_2 - Arcane
  • WHC_TITLE_MAGE_3 - Magic Damage
  • WHC_TITLE_MAGE_4 - Wands

WHC_TITLE_MONK

  • WHC_TITLE_MONK_1 - New Hotness

WHC_TITLE_PALADIN

  • WHC_TITLE_PALADIN_2 - Auras

WHC_TITLE_PRIEST

  • WHC_TITLE_PRIEST_2 - Chakra
  • WHC_TITLE_PRIEST_3 - Shadow
  • WHC_TITLE_PRIEST_4 - Wands

WHC_TITLE_ROGUE

  • WHC_TITLE_ROGUE_2 - Poisons

WHC_TITLE_SHAMAN

  • WHC_TITLE_SHAMAN_2 - Totems

WHC_TITLE_WARLOCK

  • WHC_TITLE_WARLOCK_2 - Demonology
  • WHC_TITLE_WARLOCK_3 - Destruction
  • WHC_TITLE_WARLOCK_4 - Wands

WHC_TITLE_WARRIOR

  • WHC_TITLE_WARRIOR_1 - Talents
  • WHC_TITLE_WARRIOR_2 - Stances
  • WHC_TITLE_WARRIOR_3 - Rage
  • WHC_TITLE_WARRIOR_4 - Rend

WHC_WARLOCK

  • WHC_WARLOCK_2 - Demonology has a new resource, |Tinterface\\icons\\spell_fire_felflamering.blp:16 |t|cff71d5ff|Hspell:104314|h[Demonic Fury]|h|r
  • WHC_WARLOCK_3 - Destruction has a new resource, |Tinterface\\icons\\ability_warlock_burningembers. blp:16|t|cff71d5ff|Hspell:108647|h[Burning Embers]|h|r
  • WHC_WARLOCK_4 - Wands are now held in the main hand as alternative to weapons such as daggers.






More... ]]> News Feeds Feedbot http://www.bnwguild.com/showthread.php?6246-Mists-of-Pandaria-Beta-Build-15677 Application for vod http://www.bnwguild.com/showthread.php?6244-Application-for-vod&goto=newpost Thu, 10 May 2012 08:22:45 GMT Have you read the About Us & Application FAQ threads before applying?
Yes

Character Name
vod

Please select your spec
Enhancement

Armory Link
http://us.battle.net/wow/en/characte...mar/Vod/simple

Character Class
Shaman

What time zone are you located in?
GMT +3

Do you have a microphone and are you able to use it?
Yes im confident about speaking in vent or responding to other members cause it is important
even if english is not my first language thats fine i can do it n have been doing it most of times
if we had ppl that dont know strat or trying to explain few things for other people

Please detail your experience in WoW
i have been playing wow at the end of vanila also i was alone didnt have the language etc
so i didnt do raids untail lichking cause my language improved due other patchs
i was pulling my best n im good now for end boss's n heroic modes this is my first time
i did H morch like everyone els / H yor / had H ultra with a pug grp on 80k and wiped that was bad but
at least i got to know the rotation thats the most important thing for me
so cata is my first patch as a true raider others was normaly raiding with pugs etc
i also have a 393 that have done DS many times just need to remove few lfr items on
him n he is gonna be great
still remember the old times /more fun [/i]

If you are not applying with the character you experienced this content with please provide a name and realm of the character
this is my main not alot of luck tho came late on cata and mainly applying for MoP
still wana do DS untail MoP comes some ppl say it is on Nov and others say on June

for experince i got Morch / yor / ultra on heroic mode rest is learnable by video's n
reading about the fights

What is your guild history?
im in xcellence n im applying cause my shammy got no team recently
most of teams are full on melee

Please explain why you'd be great for the guild
well deny if i sayed im gonna be like everyone n gonna try to help when i can
thats means im gonna do my best in raids and all other stuff that i can help with

Can you provide logs from a recent raid?
unforchantly i cant atm gonna be able to do that later :/

Explain the stat priority for your class and/or spec
Agility > mastery > crit

Red sockets > 50 agility
yellow > 25agility + 25mastery

On a standard tank and spank encounter explain your rotation.
Totems > unleash elemnts > Flame shock > Lava lash > stormstrike > earth shock

Fire totem must be on all the time for the 5/5 stack to increase lava lash damage
Malestorm instant cast must be used when aviable > lightnening bolt
n repeat everything , for weapons enchant > windfury ( main hand ) > flametoung ( off hand )

Is your character Min/Maxxed according to our standards stated in the Public Forum?
Yes Well about the gloves i was useing those and LFR head for a short peroid of time
then i got the Hmorch hand but after useing it for a while i noticed the valor point head
and the hand set for enhanc shammys have more mastery so i had to use these again
and about the trinkets im little bit jenixed vial never drops and also the wrath of the unchaining
those are the best trinkets for shammys cause they are full time trinkets
also about the therazan im working on it to get to exalted atm

Do you agree to the standards and rules we apply across our raiding team?
Yes

Where did you hear about us from?
Word of Mouth

If you selected member referral in the above question please state who referred you.
-

Tell us about yourself
Hmm this is the hard part i just finished my highschool
and applying on uni's no job and full time on wow otherwise sleeping :/
'' Well my first language is Arabic , about the uni's im going to study in US for that so
the time will be fine im sure and i always have time for wow n raiding '' /always
Tell us a joke
im not gonna give u any :P im just that bad on jks


'' about the MoP yes im a fast lvler but im not gonna lvl my enhanc shammy first
gonna check what guild teams need then gonna lvl it cause i have a druid / rogue / shammy
so before lvling checking on what raiding teams need ''

For DS yes i can stay up even for 5hrs if we need so to clear it up
i never bail ones im in unless it was a top emergancey wich never happens
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Mage Tier 14
The new video preview should be fairly representative of the set you will see in the final version of the game!





Blue Posts

Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Account-Wide Reputation
We don’t want to make reputation account-wide. We think that removes too much of the gameplay of having an alt. Harkening back to the blog, the goal is for players to feel free to play their alts. If you have a cool mount on character A, then that might be an issue. Being exalted on character A so that enchants are easier to buy doesn’t seem like the same issue. (What I mean is, it’s a short step from there to saying character A has better gear so you aren’t going to play B).

We can understand where the desire to have reputations function in this way stems from, however. For this reason faction rep is going to work a little differently in Mists of Pandaria and, we think, will feel better for players with multiple characters.

For all intents and purposes, assume that the game doesn't really understand the concept of a WoW license. The account-level achievement system will all be based on the Battle.net account and not each individual WoW license attached to it.

Will this affect reputations associated with mounts?
The best answer right now is we're not sure. We're still discussing some of these details and honestly haven't drawn final conclusions as of yet. So just keep that in mind as you read on.

For Ramkahen, you'll probably just need to buy the mount once by gaining the necessary reputation on one character, in order to unlock it for all characters on your Battle.net account. The challenge comes with the city mounts. If I have a dwarf today, I have to get Exalted Darnassus to buy a nightsaber. But if the nightsabers become account level, then I should probably just make a night elf rather than grind exalted on the dwarf. If that doesn't feel right, we could "fix it" by making the city mounts non-account level. Or we could let them be account level, but make you require the appropriate reputation to use them. If we did THAT, then it might make sense for all faction mounts to require a rep.

But again, the simple answer is we’re not sure yet. I left out your question about reputation-based titles because we don't have an answer as of yet. I guess you could say that also falls within the "we're not sure" category at this stage.(Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Account-Wide Achievements
Let’s consider Loremaster of Kalimdor.


  • Character A completes Ashenvale Quests for a toast and 10 points.
  • If Character B then completes Ashenvale Quests, they will get the toast, but not 10 more points. (It is NOT a new achievement for the account.)
  • If Character B then completes Felwood Quests, he gets a toast and 10 points. (It is a new achievement for the account.)
  • If Character A never completes Felwood Quests, he will not get a toast, but the achievement will show that the account has the achievement. (It is NOT a new achievement for the account.)
  • Loremaster of Kalimdor is a meta achievement, so it is account only. If we assume that Character A complete half of the Kalimdor quest achievements and Character B completes the other half, then Loremaster of Kalimdor will give a toast for whichever character is logged on at the time. The account will get 10 points.
  • Any new characters will continue to get toasts (but not points) for doing Felwood Quests or whatever, but . No character on that account will ever see a toast for Loremaster of Kalimdor again.


This sounds more confusing than it is. In the Achiement UI, you will see normal achievements (which are now shared) and account-only achievements, which use a different color and symbol to indicate that you can only get them once. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Mage (Forums)
Wizardry Missing
I looked through my spellbook for this guy and a premade and neither have the 5% int bonus, but my priest and lock still have theirs.
Just a bug. It will be back. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Priest (Forums)
Priest Feedback
Heals cast during Spirit Shell should benefit from Grace. Mastery affects the bubbles. We built Divine Aegis into the effect by making the bubbles scale with your crit chance.

It sounds like your PoH Spirit Shells are low, but you are often operating a few builds behind us.

Shields are generally smaller than equivalent heals, since there is much less risk of overhealing and the absorbs always go away first. That's just a general tuning philosophy and not a die-hard rule. Shields have disadvantages too (such as at some point you need to get targets back up to a safe health level).

Again, don't focus on the numbers. It's fine to bring up the numbers if they seem off, but don't let simple balance adjustments get in the way of evaluating whether or not you think the mechanic is fun. I know that is hard sometimes with healing, since efficiency and throughput dictate so many decisions.

The beginning of MoP Beta: "We want Discipline to feel different, so we're removing several of the heals you have become accustomed to using over the years and replacing them with absorb mechanics."

Currently in the MoP Beta: "We don't want Discipline feeling TOO different so here's all your old heals back. Oh, and Spirit Shell is now a semi-useful-in-certain-situations cooldown. Enjoy."
We usually start out more bold and refine things as we go along, which often means going to a known fallback position. That direction makes more sense than starting off cautiously and getting more reckless as we get closer to ship.

...what does "making the bubbles scale with your crit chance" mean?
If your chance to crit is 20%, your bubbles are 20% stronger. If your chance to crit is 100%, you get double bubbles.

For Divine Aegis, the heals are 30% times your crit chance, except for PoH which is just +30%.

Logically, I understand this, but in practice... it's a bit more difficult since sometimes the numbers DO define the fun, or at least what some people think of as fun.
Yep, we get that. When understanding the target numbers is key to understanding how you'd use the spell, we try to get things in the ballpark. On the other hand, it's not a good use of development time to balance a mechanic if we ultimately (and sometimes quickly) remove it. We could have spent many more hours balancing the previous version of Spirit Shell, which we ended up scrapping. Everyone in this business very quickly gets used to "wasted" design time like that, but it's better for the project as a whole if we spend our polish time once everything has stabilized a bit more.

If the numbers go up to something reasonable, then it becomes intensely fun again because it gives a choice. Is there about to be a ton of aoe coming in? Pre-shield. Is there only some aoe coming in? PoH. If I chcoose wrong.. if I pre-shield and it is a little damage.. I wasted absorbs. If I choose not to shield and it is a lot of damage, then I tax myself (and the other healer) trying to get everyone back up. Having options and needing to know when each particular option is the right thing to do is what is fun for me.
That's the intent. Also, because it's not a very long cooldown, you're not overly punished for making the wrong call. It will be back soon enough.

That said, GC, can we get more clarity to the dev team's vision of the mechanic-- specifically how it's meant to stack on itself and refresh?
We're not sure yet. Stacking sometimes leads to behavior where you feel like you have to spam something over and over to the max stack. We wouldn't want Spirit Shell to only be used on a tank for instance. That may not happen, but the mechanic is still in it's toddler stages, so we need to evaluate it some more. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Rogue (Forums)
Rogue feedback/explanation
As I stated this thread is NOT meant to rant on about things I find wrong. I am merely asking for an explanation as to WHY some of these changes have happened. Usually when they make this types of changes I can get a sense as to what caused it/the reasoning behind them even if I think they are wrong.
Totally fair and reasonable. I'll handle some of these. Please be understanding that I am one guy and I have a day job. It's not realistic for me spend equal amounts of time on every class thread every day. We read all of these posts though, because reading is much faster than responding.

1) Sang Vein change to exclude hemo: Currently this SUB ONLY buff excluded hemo….which is SUB's REPLACEMENT for SS. I find it very odd that a spec specific buff would exclude the only spec specific bleed it has.
Honor Among Thieves generates a lot of combo points, so we think having multiple finishers is appropriate, so we want Rupture to be used in the rotation. Sang Vein being used only on Hemo, while convenient, meant Rupture could be skipped over easily. We understand that this has PvP ramifications and we're prepared to buff if necessary, which in this case I think is likely. Note that it is much harder for us to predict PvP damage compared to PvE damage, so it requires a lot more testing and player feedback. (Also note that most classes do have a significant gap between PvE and PvP damage, and that's fine.) We agree that Rupture would feel better as a button to push if it rewarded you with better damage. That's something we're looking at.

2) Hemo DoT buffed: Now don’t get me wrong, I welcome any damage buff….but buffing a DoT (on a skill you recently excluded from SV no less)?
We buffed all of Hemo, not just the DoT. This is partial compensation for the above change, but as I said above, probably not enough compensation for PvP yet.

Hemo is like Mangle -- it's the button you're supposed to use in PvE when you can't get behind the target. It's a dps loss, but not a huge one. It's a minor DPS increase in PvE to use both Backstab and Hemo at the same time, but we'd prefer that to be a niche strategy.

Venomous Wounds not procing on both Garrote and Rupt when both are up.
This was all part of a suite of changes to discourage the use of Vanish (and Prep) as DPS cooldowns. We generally want utility / survival cooldowns to get used for that. It sort of sucks when you are asked to give up your survivability button in order to max DPS. (Yes Shadow Focus still gives a slight DPS increase for using Vanish, but we can live with that.)

Para/Leeching poison mutually exclusive.
It will probably be unlikely for very optimized players to take both poisons. We think they are appropriate in each of their talent tiers though and you have other choices to take in both cases. This seems like it’s on the level of someone who chooses an AE talent for a single target fight.

Versatility: This talent..well has some issues I think.
We don’t want cps on the rogue. That’s not the design. The rogue builds up attacks against a target. We understand though that sometimes the build up can be overly restrictive, which is why we have cooldowns like Redirect, and we understand some players love rogues but just can’t stand the cp target switching limitation. Versatility is for them.

The level 90 tier for rogues is supposed to feel like it breaks the rules (you know, within reason). Shuriken gives a ranged attack to a melee class. Versatility overcomes the rule that cps are on the target. Anticipation overcomes the rule that there are 5 cps.

HaT not proccing unless in combat: First it was not proccing in stealth, then you change it to not proccing out of combat at all. Again I ask…why? What was the purpose here?
First, we don't like players to have to live with burden of building up something before a fight starts. It may be a DPS increase, but it's not a fun one. More specifically though, we didn't want Anticipation and HaT to build up 10 cps before the fight even begins. Obviously, I hope, that just couldn't fly.

And what of Find Weakness? And Find Weakness's synergy with Preparation? Those alone, at least for Subtlety, introduces the concept of a mandatory talent.
It's fair to say that Prep is going to be more of a dps increase for Sub than the other two specs. Still, there are also fights (in PvE) where the other two talents are just as useful. We're still considering ways to solve that issue though without nerfing the cool aspects of Prep.

To speak nothing of the Shadow Walk glyph in PvP, which will be another forced requirement, since all Rogues will be working under the competitive expectation of squaring off like that.
We understand the concern, but we're not convinced -- yet -- that it will be a problem. Shadow Walk is up such a brief period of time, and you're giving up a whole glyph slot for that brief theoretical "double stealth" encounter against another rogue. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Rogue Feedback
It's a wording change, because the dodge chance now applies to shots as well as melee attacks. If anything, it's a buff, now you have 50% against range attacks.
This is correct. I will say that I am totally in favor of complete hyposcrisy from one day to the next (the thread title), just so you can quote me on it from now on. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Warlock (Forums)
Glyph of Fel Regeneration
We were a little worried about whether we could balance the glyph for both Destro and Demo with models that supported both mana and fel energy. Can you elaborate on what you liked about it? (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Glyph of Lifetap Stealth Nerf
"Stealth nerf" typically refers to changes we deploy on live without telling anyone. To be honest, we don't really do these any longer because players quickly figure them out anyway. Since we barely document any of the thousands of changes going into each beta build, I'm not sure the term applies here.

Regardless, the intent of the glyph was never to let you opt out of the cost of Life Tap. It was intended to let you stay at full health and defer the cost. If you used 4 Life Taps without the glyph, it would cost 4x the health cost. It stands to reason that if you used 4 Life Taps with the glyph that paying 1x the health cost would make the glyph very good. It was just a bug fix to do what the glyph always claimed it did. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Warrior (Forums)
Warrior Feedback
For Arms, I want Rend back. And Taste for Blood using Rend. And both of those scaling from Haste.

As a PvPer I don't want rend back. That move was a waste of a GCD and i'm glad its gone.

Right. That's the problem with Rend. We removed it because so many players didn't like it. Some players might like it's return, but for others, we'd be moving backwards. The same is true of cast-time Slam. Plenty of warriors are happy to see it gone.

Enrage would matter more if RB didn't cost rage, but generated it. The ability would be different from BT in that it would still have a cd and still hit hard. Now enrage would grant increased rage gen AND an ability that increased rage/did lots of damage. Frenzied Berserker achieved.
The risk there is you become *even more* dependent on Enrage. Now not only does it provide more autoattack rage, and is your mastery and Raging Blow enabler, but you get extra rage from using Raging Blow.

If you can let Bloodthirst have a decent base bonus to crit it would help with giving us a decent amount of up time on enrage and the use of raging blow for lower levels.
We had that in for a short time, but thought that the newer implementation (where an Enrage becomes increasing more likely) made things smoother overall. Even a high crit chance can still not crit.

Not generating rage in Defensive Stance hurts DPS warriors as well.
That doesn't have to be the case. Defensive Stance has always been a last resort for DPS warriors because it lowers your DPS. It's just a matter of degree. In other words, we're not trying to make Defensive Stance something Arms and Fury want to spend much time in.

I'm not sure if Ultimatum is gone, or if Devastate procs SnB and Ultimatum.
At the moment Ultimatum is from Shield Slam, because Devasate lighting up two buttons was too much.

Before I forget: a parried Rend is an annoyance. Under the new Taste for Blood, a parried Mortal strike means you're SoL for six seconds.
Taste for Blood is applied from using Mortal Strike, not landing a Mortal Strike. This may be a recent change.

On the other hand, there's a lot of damage that won't be affected by this, assuming that it puts a debuff on the target. For instance, the damage from Grasping Tendrils on spine wouldn't be affected. Most of the adds on Zon'ozz would be out of range. If you messed up Alysrazor, it wouldn't reduce Lava Spew.
It's only 20% damage reduction. If you're concerned about missing some adds on Zon'ozz, use Rallying Cry or Shield Wall or have a healer blow a cooldown or all three. It's not critical that all tank cooldowns work the same way, as long as nobody is at a terrible disadvantage. Applying the right cooldown to the right situation is one of the marks of a skilled tank.

They both have a 10 rage generating attack on a 6 sec CD, which sets the timeframe everything falls in.
Yeah, I agree the 6 sec cooldown makes them feel similar. I don't think we'd be excited about a 3 sec Bloodthirst again, but a 4.5 might be worth trying.

Fury currently needs obscene levels of Crit, Hit, and of course Expertise just to function normally. This leaves no room for Haste or Mastery. We have far less choice in our gear due to this problem.
You are defining "normally" differently than we do. Fury isn't balanced around 100% uptime of Raging Blow. Swinging two weapons is a huge dps increase that is offset partially by missing more, which means having to dedicate more stats to hit and expertise. I don't see the fundamental flaw there as long as Fury's damage is about the same as Arms. You may not like the randomness personally, but we do give you ways to mitigate it (including just playing Arms).

If you try to fix this by increasing Enrage up-time, where does it stop? 70%? 80%? 90%? 100%? If we become capable of 100% up-time, what's the point of Enrage as it currently is?
Off the top of my head, Enrage uptime of 40% in starting gear and 80% in endgame gear is probably a good target. Once something approaches 100%, then whenever you don't get it, it feels like a penalty rather than it feeling like a bonus when you do.

Does anyone actually notice when Flurry is up? Anyone? It's completely random, and with how low Haste is in terms of stats we're capable of valuing, we'll never have any discernible control over it through gearing.
The intent of Flurry is to break up the steady swings of autoattacks, particulary to make Rage income less predictable (which then in turn asks you to manage that situation by deciding when to Wild Strike and / or Heroic Strike). If the effect is too subtle to notice or Fury has enough mechanics going on without it, then we could consider removing it. It has just always been one of those iconic Fury mechanics. (Iconic is in the eye of the beholder of course, because we did kill Rend.)

Later in the thread, there were some suggestions to make Flurry a more meaningful proc that you react to. I'm not sure Fury needs more procs though since it already has Raging Blow and Bloodsurge. Something like Deadly Clam (see below) breaks up the rotation in a more predictable way.

Bring back Deadly Calm in some way for both Fury and Arms.
The class designers have discussed Deadly Calm quite a bit. It's an interesting ability and it changes the rotation in a way Recklessness does not. The problem is that with Recklessness and a cooldown on the level 90 tier (especially Avatar), that's a lot of burst buttons for warriors to use. We could prevent them from being stacked, but that often doesn't feel good. We could give Deadly Calm to Arms and Recklessness to Fury, but I don't think that would go over well.

Strength needs to provide Crit. I've already went over why your argument against this fails - Intellect and Agility are already pretty much the same thing (SP = AP, both provide Crit). Regardless, it's just not fun to not Crit.
I did address this. We just disagree. If you like crit, stack crit. If you like a lot of passive crit, play a rogue. Apologies if that sounds cut and dried, but I'm not sure where else to take that discussion.

I'm going to go ahead and strongly disagree with Fury's design being so attached to this idea of being "random" or "uncontrolled" (which is the synonym you're using for random). As I've said frequently, a little RNG is fine, but you have to know when it's too much.
Randomness is also in the eye of the beholder. We like to have a pretty high amount of randomness in class rotations because handling that randomness presents an opportunity for reactive players to perform better than those who try to play their class with a 1,2,3 cadence. You seem to have a different vision in mind for Fury than we do. I'm not sure how to resolve that. And no, it's not going to be a poll.

We did find a bug just now where the combat tables were not exporting correctly. Among other things, this means that warriors, paladins and DKs were lacking 5% of base crit. I was trying to figure out why the crit numbers being reported were so low. (They still may not be as high as you'd like with the +5%, but they should be where we want them.)

Here are some upcoming changes to Arms and Fury:


  • Bloodthirst has a 4.5 sec cooldown and generates 5 rage to distance the Fury rotation more from Arms. Bloodthirst’s crit mechanic was redesigned so that you can see the crit chance of your next BT and predict the crit / Enrage a little more.
  • Colossus Smash is free. We hope this lets warriors time their rage pooling a bit more instead of spending so much rage on CS that there is nothing left to benefit from CS. Since Arms uses CS more, this will throw more kinks (the good kind) in their rotation than Fury.
  • Deadly Calm reinstated as a 60 sec cooldown. It allows the next 3 Heroic Strike or Cleaves to cost 10 less rage, so again you’ll want to time this a bit depending on current rage mechanics. Ten less rage should be the sweet spot to encourage HS use, but it may need to be 20. We don't want it to be free, because then you would just hit Deadly Calm on cooldown rather than timing it.
  • Enrage now also increases the rage generated by MS, BT, SS and Revenge. This should make the rage income more noticeable when it’s up.
  • Overpower now does more damage with subsequent procs. It was already a high priority button, but this will give warriors an opportunity to time the bigger hits with Colossus Smash or Deadly Calm..


As always, let us know how these feel in beta. These are very much experiments (as are many of our beta changes) so we may decide not all of these changes are good or necessary. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)




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Activision Blizzard's press release states that World of Warcraft is still at 10.2 million subscribers as of 3/31/12. This is the same amount of subscribers from Q4 2011. A few other interesting points:


  • 2 million people played the Diablo 3 beta.
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