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| World of Warcraft: Sunwell Plateau world first kills for US and Europe | |
| With Blizzard's World of Warcraft patch 2.4 out just recently, there's now a general clamor for the guilds to test there mettle over at the new Sunwell Plateau raid instance. So, who exactly got first dibs on the raid's new roster of bosses?We managed to pick up a list of North America and Europe's first kills, along with the next two runner-ups. We'll also post the recorded loot from the successful first attempts (via worldofwar.net):Boss: Felmy... | |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-03-27 06:48:57 | |
| http://www.qj.net/World-of-Warcraft-Sunwell-Plateau-world-first-kills-for-US-and-Europe/pg/49/aid/116832 | |
| Undocumented 2.4 Patch Notes for World of Wacraft | |
| Boy, oh boy! Do we have great information right here, right now. Chances are, you guys must be enjoying Patch 2.4 in World of Warcraft. Well, even if Blizzard has released the 2.4 Patch Notes, there are some that they don't really add to the official list.The ones that we have for you are the undocumented things that they've already implemented with 2.4. Well, some of you might have noticed a few of the things posted below, but for the benefit o... | |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-03-27 04:25:21 | |
| http://www.qj.net/Undocumented-2-4-Patch-Notes-for-World-of-Wacraft/pg/49/aid/116824 | |
| Initial details on Dr. Byron's game violence review unveiled | |
| The first details regarding Dr. Tanya Byron's review regarding violent video games and children has come into light. And from the looks of it, the reports indicate that Dr. Byron has criticized both the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) and its European-wide counterpart, PEGI.Regarding the BBFC, Byron noted that its classification system was too confusing to properly understand, and that its measures were not tough enough.PEGI was also ... | |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-03-27 03:08:34 | |
| http://www.qj.net/Initial-details-on-Dr-Byron-s-game-violence-review-unveiled/pg/49/aid/116823 | |
| WoW Arena Tournament 2008 Canadian entries may submit essay or pay the fee | |
| World of Warcraft players based in Canada made quite a buzz in the WoW Forums about their requirements for the upcoming 2008 Arena Tournament. If you gave the official competition rules a once over, you'd have noticed the part about Canadians and essays.Some players were curious as to why there's such an exception and as it turns out, Canadian laws have a clause about contests: There has to be some sort of 'skill testing question.' Blizzard post... | |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-03-26 22:43:59 | |
| http://www.qj.net/WoW-Arena-Tournament-2008-Canadian-entries-may-submit-essay-or-pay-the-fee/pg/49/aid/116803 | |
| WoW Forums: don't confuse Tech Support with IT departments | |
| Several subscribers of Blizzard's World of Warcraft recently expressed their concern on the WoW Forums over a blue post which merely stated that Technical Support is not be available 24/7. Misunderstanding came to a close, however, since another blue poster explained the company has IT departments that work around the clock.Drysc clarified that Tech Support, the World of Warcraft's arm responsible for 'answering e-mails/phones/snail mail (serious... | |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-03-26 22:26:21 | |
| http://www.qj.net/WoW-Forums-don-t-confuse-Tech-Support-with-IT-departments/pg/49/aid/116811 | |
| Another bug spotted in new combat log and window | |
| Blizzard's World of Warcraft has undergone a few changes recently, including the implementation of the new combat log and window system. Of course, most new MMO features come with some bugs that normally occur whenever a new feature is rolled out like WoW's new combat log, for instance. Aside from the spam bug, the combat log also seems to suffer with some filtering problems.The new combat log's filtering issue is basically not being able to scre... | |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-03-26 21:15:34 | |
| http://www.qj.net/Another-bug-spotted-in-new-combat-log-and-window/pg/49/aid/116788 | |
| WoW Forums: new badge vendor in a month's time | |
| Over at the forums, curious World of Warcraft gamers inquired about how long it's going to take to access the new badge vendor. Blizzard poster Drysc wasted no time providing a quick response.Noting first that time values may be a realm-to-realm basis, Drysc went on to give an estimate of a month. Within this period, the Anvil would have been taken, a pre-requisite before the new badge vendor becomes available.Drysc maintained that participation... | |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-03-26 20:41:44 | |
| http://www.qj.net/WoW-Forums-new-badge-vendor-in-a-month-s-time/pg/49/aid/116785 | |
| WoW Forums: no changes coming to Magisters' Terrace | |
| Since the Magisters' Terrace was introduced, many players in Blizzard's World of Warcraft have noticed one sad fact: nothing in the loot table of bosses give warrior tanks the incentive to go through the five-man instance. Currently, the best item a tank would go for is the trinket drop, which really isn't much. Unfortunately, according to blue poster Bornakk, there are no plans to implement changes as of now.Contributors to the WoW forum discuss... | |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-03-26 20:23:21 | |
| http://www.qj.net/WoW-Forums-no-changes-coming-to-Magisters-Terrace/pg/49/aid/116782 | |
| WoW Arena Tournament 2008 registration now open | |
| World of Warcraft PvPers, here's a heads up. This year's WoW Arena Tournament is about to begin and the call for combatants has just been released. Yes, Blizzard has just opened registration for the new Arena Tournament.For those who are interested in registering for a chance to win cash prizes, you'll need to shell out US 20. In case you haven't been playing for the past couple of months, the Season 4 Arena Tournament will feature 3v3 competiti... | |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-03-26 19:07:45 | |
| http://www.qj.net/WoW-Arena-Tournament-2008-registration-now-open/pg/49/aid/116780 | |
| Blizzard reveals quick fix for combat log spam bug in World of Warcraft | |
| There's been a recent issue going around the World of Warcraft community which messes up the game's user interface. Many players noted that their combat logs tend to go through a massive loop once their character changes zones.The problem was tied to the amount of framerate lag generated upon entering a new zone. This leads all the combat log messages posted in the last 5 minutes to repeat themselves. This problem is prevalent most especially in... | |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-03-26 12:07:01 | |
| http://www.qj.net/Blizzard-reveals-quick-fix-for-combat-log-spam-bug-in-World-of-Warcraft/pg/49/aid/116765 | |
| WoW Forums: Ironforge Gryphon to Quel'Danas bugged | |
| If you're an Alliance player heading for the new Isle of Quel'Danas that came in with World of Warcraft's patch 2.4, you may want to be careful. Player Aramid reports over at the WoW forums that Ironforge's gryphon flight to this new isle is apparently bugged. As Aramid elaborated:So I took the gryphon from Ironforge to the Isle of Quel'Danas and it gives the new loading screen to make the flight trip shorter, except this time i noticed a fatigue... | |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-03-25 22:43:02 | |
| http://www.qj.net/WoW-Forums-Ironforge-Gryphon-to-Quel-Danas-bugged/pg/49/aid/116722 | |
| The9 to block illegal World of Warcraft accounts | |
| It seems illegal actions and methods won't be tolerated anymore in the Chinese version of Blizzard's World of Warcraft. The9 Limited has just announced that they will start blocking accounts of players who use design bugs, plug-ins, and private servers.The company has already issued official warnings saying that if ever they catch gamers who use exploit the bugs in Version 2.3 will be reprimanded. Furthermore, The9 has already notified Blizzard w... | |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-03-25 21:27:48 | |
| http://www.qj.net/The9-to-block-illegal-World-of-Warcraft-accounts/pg/49/aid/116718 | |
| World of Warcraft: mid-cast target switching bug returns? | |
| There are times when a heated argument on the World of Warcraft forums begins from a simple discussion of whether or not a new bug is actually an intended in-game feature or an actual glitch in the system. This was certainly the case in a recent thread started by poster Nurgle regarding the recursion of the mid-cast target switching bug.This was confirmed by several others on the forums and was noted to have been occurring on both the 2.4 PTR and... | |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-03-25 13:17:44 | |
| http://www.qj.net/World-of-Warcraft-mid-cast-target-switching-bug-returns-/pg/49/aid/116692 | |
| World of Warcraft: Patch 2.4 is live, new trailer | |
| Heads up, World of Warcraft gamers! Patch 2.4 is has finally gone live on the US and European servers. This has been confirmed by Blizzard posters Belfaire of the European forums and Bornakk on the US forums. And everyone else who's grabbed the updates.Testing on the PTRs concluded earlier today. You can download Patch 2.4 via the autoupdater. Patch 2.4 will feature the Sunwell instances and a lot of other updates you can check out by follo... | |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-03-25 10:46:35 | |
| http://www.qj.net/World-of-Warcraft-Patch-2-4-is-live-new-trailer/pg/49/aid/116682 | |
| World of Warcraft: Fortitude buffs can't be overwritten in Quel'danas | |
| Being a Priest in Blizzard's World of Warcraft has its advantages. For the most part, the buffs work like a charm to increase chances of victory. If a Priest, however, can't cast these beneficial effects, then we have a rather serious problem. Jupitergodes from the Garona realm found out that she can't buff herself with the Power Word: Fortitude and Prayer of Fortitude. Upon casting, the graphics would show the presence of the bug, but when check... | |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-03-25 06:10:28 | |
| http://www.qj.net/World-of-Warcraft-Fortitude-buffs-can-t-be-overwritten-in-Quel-danas/pg/49/aid/116665 | |
| World of Warcraft: A pre-patch 2.4 to-do list | |
| As you guys will recall, Blizzard had announced that World of Warcraft's game patch 2.4 has finished its run in the test realms. Given that this means the patch will going public very soon, you're probably wondering what sort of preparations you'll need to make.With that in mind, we're letting you know about a handy guide that Teza over at the WorldofRaids site set up. It's a list of the sort of purchases and sells you may want to take advantage ... | |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-03-25 05:29:01 | |
| http://www.qj.net/World-of-Warcraft-A-pre-patch-2-4-to-do-list/pg/49/aid/116664 | |
| WoW: shrine to a fallen developer | |
| When someone had passed away, it's only fitting to pay your respects via a visit to that person's memorial. Player Litamay of the World of Warcraft Lightbringer recently did that. All it took was a visit the Shrine of the Fallen Warrior, dedicated to former Blizzard developer Michael Koiter.As you can see in the picture above, Litamay stood before the Spirit Healer - aptly named Koiter - in silent contemplation. The Blizzard employee after ... | |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-03-25 05:19:59 | |
| http://www.qj.net/WoW-shrine-to-a-fallen-developer/pg/49/aid/116659 | |
| World of Warcraft update: Patch 2.4 test done, test realms closing up shop | |
| Wondering how is Blizzard's progress in polishing up World of Warcraft's game patch 2.4 over in the test servers? To sum up Drysc's update over at the forums: It's over. The community manager posted a thread to announce that they have just concluded testing for both the PTR and Tournament Test Realms. In line with that news, Drysc also sends a hearty congratulations to all the adventurers who put themselves in harm's way of the realms' bugs and i... | |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-03-25 01:09:47 | |
| http://www.qj.net/World-of-Warcraft-update-Patch-2-4-test-done-test-realms-closing-up-shop/pg/49/aid/116643 | |
| WoW's Hortus: lack of CC non-breaking effects of skills not a bug | |
| Blizzard QA Hortus responded to a thread at the official forums of World of Warcraft earlier, where a puzzled Ahwas of Scarlet Crusade reported the most peculiar ability bug: the Hunter's Multishot feat now breaks crowd control effects, despite being a CC non-breaking skill in earlier builds. The technically apt gnome and blue poster said that the missing non-breaking CC effect is not a bug - in fact, it's part of the changes to the new live serv... | |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-03-24 21:27:45 | |
| http://www.qj.net/WoW-s-Hortus-lack-of-CC-non-breaking-effects-of-skills-not-a-bug/pg/49/aid/116633 | |
| Blizzard to open Russian WoW forums, hire Russian-speaking employees | |
| Russian gamers will finally get some WoW love, now that Blizzard is about to launch a fully localized Russian version of World of Warcraft within a few months. Gamers in Russia can also expect updates coming their way in anticipation of World of Warcraft's Russian-language launch.Of course, this will also mean that Blizzard will open new message boards in their native tongue. And to serve Russian-speaking customers better, Blizzard is also curren... | |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-03-24 20:59:43 | |
| http://www.qj.net/Blizzard-to-open-Russian-WoW-forums-hire-Russian-speaking-employees/pg/49/aid/116624 | |
| Star Wars Galaxies: Instrument and Prop Colors Dev Diary | |
| Star Wars Galaxies designer Jesse "Loche" Benjamin has produced a dev diary detailing the colored props and instruments which were added to the game with Game Update 2. ... | |
| Source: MMORPG.COM News - 2008-03-18 16:37:26 | |
| http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/setView/news/gameId/6/showArticle/10246 | |
| General: SOE Offers Account Safety Tips | |
| SOE has posted tips for keeping your account safe across their network of game sites.... | |
| Source: MMORPG.COM News - 2008-03-18 16:32:32 | |
| http://www.mmorpg.com/newsroom.cfm/loadNews/10245 | |
| Lord of the Rings Online: Connect '08: The Mines of Moria | |
| While attending Codemasters Connect '08 in England this past weekend, MMORPG.com's own Donna Desborough had the opportunity to talk to Lord of the Rings Online executive producer Jeffrey Steffel about the recently announced expansion: the Mines of Moria.... | |
| Source: MMORPG.COM News - 2008-03-18 16:21:08 | |
| http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/setView/news/gameId/45/showArticle/10244 | |
| WoW Around Azeroth screenshot: the mother of all mugs | |
| It seems that some people can't get enough of Blizzard's Brewfest event in World of Warcraft - or at least, they can't get enough of fermented beverages. Faust may just be one of them, as the warlock decided to go the extra mile when looking for more of the cherished drink.As you can see from the picture above, the player behind Faust climbed to the top of an unnamed WoW inn, whereupon the warlock struck a dramatic pose. If that mug were a ... | |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-03-18 06:34:52 | |
| http://www.qj.net/WoW-Around-Azeroth-screenshot-the-mother-of-all-mugs/pg/49/aid/116142 | |
| World of Warcraft Europe news: Cogent connection problem update | |
| As some of you guys may recall, Blizzard previously reported that World of Warcraft players over in Europe were having trouble logging in. The problem appeared to be specific to users whose ISPs were tied in with Cogent.Now, in case you're among the gamers who's been hit with these connection woes, Thundgot's passed by the WoW forums with this update:Cogent has decided not to exchange traffic directly with TeliaSonera u2019s AS 1299 or indirectly... | |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-03-18 04:42:51 | |
| http://www.qj.net/World-of-Warcraft-Europe-news-Cogent-connection-problem-update/pg/49/aid/116134 | |
| World of Warcraft PTR Forums: Unable to select Realm type | |
| If you haven't been online lately, there's apparently a in World of Warcraft's Public test realms. According to player testimonies, this particular bug prevents them from properly selecting a realm type (RP, PvP, Normal) at the log-on screen.The good news is that Hortus has also picked up word on this realm select issue, and has released a solution:Until it is fixed you can work around this by going into your wowtest/WTF folder and editing your c... | |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-03-18 02:51:13 | |
| http://www.qj.net/World-of-Warcraft-PTR-Forums-Unable-to-select-Realm-type/pg/49/aid/116129 | |
| Blizzard: World of Warcraft 2v2 queue times to be fixed in patch 2.4 | |
| World of Warcraft players who often try the 2v2 Arena PvP System will agree that queue times for this specific format is excruciatingly long and dragging. Some players testified that they, on the average, wait for around an hour before their actual match start. Such is the point of discussion over at the official WoW community website. Blizzard Community Manager Drysc dropped by and said that they are aware of this problem. He added that the deve... | |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-03-18 02:37:00 | |
| http://www.qj.net/Blizzard-World-of-Warcraft-2v2-queue-times-to-be-fixed-in-patch-2-4/pg/49/aid/116128 | |
| World of Warcraft: Frostmourne Replicas Available | |
| Blizzard has announced that they have partnered with EPIC Weapons to create replicas of Frostmourne, the weapon which helped corrupt Prince Arthas on the road to becoming the Lich King.... | |
| Source: MMORPG.COM News - 2008-03-17 18:37:59 | |
| http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/setView/news/gameId/15/showArticle/10243 | |
| Lord of the Rings Online: Exploring Middle-Earth: the High Pass | |
| The Lord of the Rings Online Lorebook has been updated with a look at the High Pass in the Misty Mountains, a location that may be familiar with Tolkien fans.... | |
| Source: MMORPG.COM News - 2008-03-17 18:31:05 | |
| http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/setView/news/gameId/45/showArticle/10242 | |
| EverQuest: Loot Tournament Weekend | |
| SOE has announced that they will be holding Legends of Norrath tournaments this coming weekend where participating players will receive several loot cards.... | |
| Source: MMORPG.COM News - 2008-03-17 18:26:58 | |
| http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/setView/news/gameId/9/showArticle/10241 | |