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The WoW Europe Community Team sent us their latest Community Update for February 11th, 2009.  This is a compilation of the latest hot threads and news going on over on the official World of Warcraft website.

EU Forums:

Here are some of the most recent blue-posts made on the forums:

-       Clarification on rating system

-       Shaman Survivability

-       Upcoming Class Change Highlights Part 1

-       Upcoming Class Change Highlights Part 2

-       WoW/MMO Glider Update

-       Ahn’Qiraj gates now open on all new realms

-       Malygos and Sapphiron hotfixes

-       Warcraft 3 Spotlight 5/2/09

-       Hunter Ammo Changes

-       On Raid IDs

-       Arcane Barrage Change

-       Heroism to valor conversions

-       Arena Matchmaking information and example

-       Arena update on gear

-       Arena Matchmaking System FAQ

-       WSG tactics

US Forums:

-          On dual specs

-          Clarification on siphon life

-          On punishing and rewarding good players

-          Sartharion void zones turning blue

-          PTR Ulduar

-          Naxx before Ulduar

-          Warlock pets further improvements

-          Upcoming changes to mana regeneration

Developer Posts:

-          Hybrids in the damage meter

-          On hunter questions

-          Deep wounds and fury damage

-          The role of the priest

-          On itemization

-          Breaking Vanish

-          Blood boil

-          Rogue hunger for blood

Four years ago today, World of Warcraft was released in Europe. To celebrate all we have accomplished together over the past four years, we invite you to participate in one of our Four Year Anniversary Contests!

This year, we have teamed up with Dell and SwagDog to offer some cool prizes in our Four Year Anniversary Contests. Join in our first ever World of Warcraft T-Shirt Design Contest , where the grand prize winner's design will be printed on t-shirts and sold in our Blizzard Store, or the Four Years of World of Warcraft Fan Art Contest and you could win an XPS 1730 laptop from Dell, $65 (USD) worth of free shipping on items of your choice from SwagDog, a murloc plushy, six months of World of Warcraft game time, and a Gurky, the baby murloc key! Also, for our lore buffs out there, we have a Lore Contest where, by showing off your knowledge of World of Warcraft, you can win an XPS 1730 laptop from Dell, a murloc plushy, six months of World of Warcraft game time, and a Gurky, the baby murloc key! Check out the Terms and Conditions to enter!

Something is in the air in the major cities of Azeroth. Some call it love, and some just call it friendship and admiration. Whichever it is, many guards and townsfolks now spend their days giving and receiving tokens and gifts to other amorous citizens. The more skeptical, however, are suspicious of the strange "love sickness" clouding the hearts of so many...

Don't miss the exciting gift exchange and worldwide popularity contest to hit Azeroth when love is in the air!

We’re pleased to announce that the 2009 World of Warcraft Arena Tournament is nearly here. Starting next week (February 17, 2009), players will be able to sign up to compete in this year’s exciting competition. The tournament will feature an online qualifier played on our special tournament realms. Top teams will proceed to their respective regional finals and compete for a chance to reach the global world championship – with cash prizes totaling over $200,000.

These realms have been outfitted with level 80 character templates and the latest epic gear from Wrath of the Lich King. As an added bonus, we have included exclusive rewards that players can earn by participating in the tournament, including an Armored Murloc in-game pet. Top teams will also contend for a chance to achieve the “Vanquisher” title for their live characters.

If you would like to demonstrate your arena prowess, or simply want a chance to earn the exclusive loot, please check back next week for more details – including eligible countries – and register!

We have just added a new wallpaper to our Official World of Warcraft Wallpaper Gallery depicting scenes from the World of Warcraft Ashbringer comic series!

This wallpaper features artwork from Wildstorm's monthly comic series. If you like what you see, you can visit Wildstorm on the web for more information or to subscribe to the series directly.

The next major content patch for World of Warcraft will bring many changes: a new epic raid dungeon, Ulduar; a plethora of new items, and many updates to the classes! Yesterday we unveiled the changes awaiting several of the classes. Today, we finish the discussion with the planned changes for the mage, hunter, paladin, and death knight classes. Head on over and check it out!