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World Of Warcraft Patch 3.1 enters test phase

Cod — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:18:05 +0000

The most important patch since the launch of Wrath of the Litch King is almost at the starting line. Some of the announced changes are: tier 8 armor sets, legendary weapons, dual talent specs and the ability of mounts to swim. There will also be a brand new event in two parts: the Argent Tournament with mounted combat and a coliseum battle, bringing with it new rewards and achievements for those hoping to build their Argent Crusade faction.

This post could be the equivalent of “Cocaine, now three times as enjoyable and longer lasting” so we apologize to the reformed addicts.

Death Knight Tier 8 Armor

For exhaistive details on the upcoming patch, check out WoW Insider’s comprehensive guide.

Wrath of the Lich King free trial

Cod — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:51:47 +0000

Blizzard has anounced a 10 day free trial for Wrath of the Lich King. To take advantage of this you need a Burning Crusade active account. You will be able to check out the new Death Knight class and explore Northrend. The bad part is that there is a level cap of 71. So mount you’re undead horse and start serving the Lich King!

Eating in the World … of Warcraft !

Cod — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 02:34:41 +0000

The doors of a World of Warcraft restaurant have opened in Beijing China. The interior is totally inspired by Blizzard’s MMO, the walls and ceilings being littered with artwork from the game, plasma screens dispay clips from WoW, and even the entrance is designed as a real-life recreation of the game’s opening screen.

The menu selection is named after characters from the game and the dinning room is called Hall of Snow Storms. Nice !

The owner of the restaurant created the restaurant in the hope that people who share his passion for the MMO would find a “comfortable gathering place”.

Ozzy Osbourne…the real Prince of Darkness

Cod — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:02:23 +0000

Check out this new World of Warcraft commercial staring Ozzy Osbourne

What’s Blizzard cooking…

Cod — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 16:16:47 +0000

Last week Blizzcon ended. As Blizzard sais “BlizzCon is a celebration of the Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo franchises and the communities that surround them.” … or how I say is just another occasion to raise the hype around these franchises just like Blizzard Worldwide Invitation that took place in Paris this summer. There were made a lot of announcements, not all of them to my liking. Let’s start with Diablo 3. A new class was announced, the Wizard. From what I saw in the trailer this class is pretty cool, it’s my favorite till now. Spells like Disintegrate, Electrocute, Magic Missile and Slow Time make this class a lot of fun to play. Another important element for the game will be the story that will have a bigger roll than in the previous games. The action will take place after 20 years from where Diablo 2 ended. Caldeum is the new capital city, and is one of the cities accessible by the player. This sounds really nice because a more complex story is what Diablo 2 lacked. Here are more new stuff about Diablo 3. The NPCs will react differently according to the class the player chooses. Nightmare and Hell are back…YEAH! The potions aren’t the only health source, now monsters will leave behind red health orbs after they are killed. This will make the gameplay more dynamic. The quests will be more complex. Some monsters will be more vulnerable when you dodge an attack. But enough about the good thinks.
What caught my attention is that some features will not be included in the retail price, that means you’ll have to pay extra. Battlenet 2.0 is not one of these extra features (we all saw how Hellgate London turned out with the monthly subscription for the multiplayer) but whatever it is, it doesn’t sound good. This brings me to the next problem…Starcraft 2. Guess what Blizzard came up with… Starcraft 2 trilogy.. like in 1…2…3 !!! So if you whant the whole Starcraft 2 game you will have to pay not 1 time for it, not even 2 times, but 3 times, and if they will make an expansion the count continues. They said this decision was made to keep the game quality, otherwise they would have to cut a lot of the game features. If this is the case Starcraft 2 should be the best game ever.

Of course Blizzard comes out with all sorts of reasons for this kind of decision, but for me one thing is clear…their priority is to milk these very famous franchises the best way they can, and not important gameplay elements like they claim. Even so I’m sure the games will break a lot of sale records, but I’m afraid Blizzard will step on a lot of gamers tails if they don’t change their priorities. It looks like all the millions they made with WoW went to their heads.