The costume contest at this year’s Blizzcon consisted of a gorgeous Night Elf, OOMkin Druid, Warlock and even Chuck Norris (Barrens chat anyone). Many others made an appearance on stage and you can check them all out by going to HERE.
World PvP
After some great news about upcoming changes to the battlegrounds, Tom Chilton was back in the spotlight to go over world PvP and its place in World of Warcraft.
World PvP's focus should be for spontaneous PvP where fights can break out on a whim between two, three, or even sixty players…
The PvP panel saw both Jeff Kaplan and Tom Chilton provide insight into the history of PvP design in World of Warcraft, as well as some things we can expect to see in the future - both on new and old battlegrounds.
It started off with Tom Chilton giving a brief overview of battlegrounds and their p…
The Professions and Items panel provided an incredible amount of information both on the philosophies behind creating them and what we can expect in the future.
A quick consumable introduction showed us that there are now more than 1900 recipes, 945 pieces of armor, 289 consumables and 137 weapons …
The class panel started with Rob Pardo giving a brief history of the World of Warcraft classes, stating that they were designed with both traditional RPG roots and Warcraft III Heroes in mind. There were some classes that didn't make the final cut of the game either like the Necromancer and Blademas…
The Dungeons & Raids Panel was a great panel to sit in on. From the insight Jeff Kaplan gave on the core design of a dungeon to the details Scott Mercer provided on encounter design, to some hot new info on upcoming dungeons and UI features to support raids.
A quick recap:
A new raid dungeon har…
During the Dungeons & Raids panel, Tigole mistakenly reveals the next 25-man instance (and the last to appear before the nex expansion. It supposedly connects the lore between Outlands and Northrend. It consists of 6 bosses and contains loot better than the Black Temple or Mount Hyjal. It is unknown…
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
Features
Q: What are the features of the new expansion?
A: Wrath of the Lich King builds on the rich foundation established in World of Warcraft and The Burning Crusade, providing a wealth of new content for players to explore. The harsh, forbidding con…
The Howling Fjord
The Howling Fjord sits high above the Great Sea on the southeastern tip of Northrend. It is said that in ancient times the vrykul, a race of half-giant warriors, inhabited the land, founding a vast and prosperous civilization.
Then one day, without warning or explanation, the vryk…
Chapter 1
The Curse of Ner'zhul
The elder shaman Ner'zhul was once among the greatest spiritual leaders of the orcs. Deceived by the demon Kil'jaeden, he set in motion the events that led to the orcs' corruption and the creation of the bloodthirsty Horde. Yet ultimately Ner'zhul refused to give his…
