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In a press release - released today - Blizzard announced the 2007 BlizzCon. This year's BlizzCon will be taking place at the Anaheim Convention Center, in Anaheim California, August 3rd and 4th.
There are quite a few activities that will take place during the two day extravaganza, including:
Discussion panels with Blizzard developers
Artist and...
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Nethaera just posted a complete list of changes so far for Professions, for the upcoming 2.1 patch.
Due to popular demand, we are revealing all of the current notes for professions in the upcoming content patch. Please remember, all notes may be subject to change.
Alchemy
The chance of a discovery occurring while making potions has been...
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Exploring Middle-earth: Dwarf-outposts of Ered Luin
In the Vale of Thráin, below Thorin's Hall, lie two outposts of the Dwarves: Noglond and Gondamon. The first and lesser of these, Noglond, is little more than a way-station nestled in the mountainside off the road leading eastward. The greater of the two, the fortress Gondamon, sits atop a great...
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Turbine and Midway Unveil Special Edition for The Lord of the Rings Online™
[12-Apr-2007]
Special Edition Provides Players with Premium Items and Content
WESTWOOD, MA and CHICAGO, IL – April 12, 2007 -- Turbine, Inc. and Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY) today unveiled the Special Edition of The Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar™. This...
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This morning Nethaera released a bit more information on the upcoming 2.1 content patch. This patch is beginning to look like the largest WoW patch to-date with all of the features and changes being discussed so far. This preview includes new Darkmoon cards, new graveyards, and new flight paths.
With the approach of the next content patch, we...
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The Chinese goverment has recently put in place a ruleset limiting the amount of time chinese people can play online games, as well as put in place an 18 year old age limit. What consequences will this have for games like WoW?
Read more below!
Internet game operators have been ordered to install anti-addiction software on their games to help...
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Did you take part in Myth War Quadruple Experience Activity in March? If you regretfully missed it, here is the chance for you to make up for it:
International Gaming Gate (IGG) Myth War Group decide to hold another Quadruple-Experience Activity in all servers this Sunday. On that date, all players are welcomed to join in and win experience by...
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We have been hard at work the last few days doing an overhaul to our favorites in preperation for an upcoming update. So, here you have it:
Favorites now have "folders", which allow you to categorize favorites however you like.
The interface has had a complete overhaul to make managing them much easier
You can now subscribe to favorites. e.g....
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This is a weekly update on *global auction prices to help you, the World of Warcraft player, find the best-selling items across multiple categories. It's important to note that when listing your items, you should always research your server's prices, due to fluctuation of prices on a per-server basis. The current sell price for the items listed...
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Nethaera created a post this morning to explain the upcoming changes to Alchemy.
In an upcoming patch we will be changing the way elixirs function, allowing a player to only have two elixirs on them at any one time. The change will allow you to use one offensive elixir, and one defensive elixir. All elixirs will be set into one of these two...
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Stargate SG-1/Atlantis Magazine is offering fans the opportunity of a lifetime -- a chance to tour the Bridge Studios sets in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, where Stargate Atlantis and Stargate SG-1 are filmed.
Here's what Titan has to say about the contest:
"One winner and a friend will be flown to Vancouver and treated to a behind the...
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The following changes have been published to TC1:
Monsters will no longer become Blackrock Infected
Fixes to the Candle of Love event:
Fixed issue that caused Candle of Love spawns to get stuck
Candle of Love spawns will now reset after server maintenance
Fixed guard zone around the Shrine of Justice on Siege/Mugen
Shrine respawn timer...
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Turbine has released info on a new character... The Nimwaith.
"The Nimwaith, or Pale-folk, as the descendants of the slaves became known, act as the primary labor caste of Carn Dûm. These small, pale-skinned creatures are weaker than ordinary Men, but their numbers are great, bred and maintained in the caves beneath the ancient fortress of the...
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Build 1803 April / 11 / 2007
Vanguard Build 1803 Patch Notes 4/11/2007
Ever wondered what kinds of things the developers of Vanguard have in store for the game? Wonder no more! With the new In the Works webpage, we will be giving a quick glimpse of the projects we’re currently working on. The page will show both short term and long term goals, as...
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During the Easter holidays, around 100,000 gamers have signed up for the upcoming Age of Conan beta test. 50,000 of those have signed up in the first 24 hours of opening the sign ups.
Although it sounds like this is alot of people, one must wonder how many people have made multiple applications. Also, compared to the WoW beta...
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Curse Guild is recruiting a few players on the Vek'nilash EU PvP realm.
We are mainly looking for paladins but there might be a spot for any class if we feel that the application is really good.
http://oldforums.curse-gaming.com/showthread.php?p=50070
Read that, send the email WITH the profile, do NOT pm us ingame.
IRC : #curse-wow @...
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Vanguard Build 1803a Patch Notes 4/10/2007 – TEST SERVER
Official Test Server Forums (courtesy of Vanguard Spheres):
http://www.vanguardspheres.com/forums/test-server/
GAMEPLAY NOTES
City Teleporters - Captain Jiral in Khal will now offer his services to Diplomats and Crafters of the appropriate skill or level.
Damage Shields are no longer...
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More often than not, player generated guides and information are much, much more thorough than the official ones. Today is yet another case of this as the White Wolf Clan has demonstrated some very in depth knowledge in their Pirates of the Burning Sea write up.
Click to visit their writeup below!
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The crew over at Wizards of the Coast have posted the information detailing the next DDO update: Module 4: Reaver's Bane.
You may find a small snippet of the information below, and can click the link to read the full article over at Wizards of the Coast!
It’s been more than one year since the launch of Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach (DDO)...
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The EverQuest II team has opened up a new Test Server - this time using a PvP Ruleset. They've posted a F.A.Q. about the server on EQ2Players.
Some interesting things: OOC is open like on normal servers, meaning you can communicate cross-faction to coordinate test sessions with players from other factions. You'll also be able to copy your existing...
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The official SWG website has updated it's guides section, and it is with great pleasure that we bring this news forth to you as seen below!
The Way of the Warrior
A Guide to becoming a Mandalorian Soldier
By Everitt_Cage
They were the warriors of legend. Driven by the thrill of battle and the honor of victory, the Mandalorians carved an empire...
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Following up on the translation contest we are working on with the NCSoft Tabula Rasa team, we have uncovered two more logos translations. For the sake of ease, below is the contest message that needs to be deciphered and translated:
This week's logos symbols come in the form of "Wonder" and "None" and can be viewed below:
So join in today...
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Formerly called "conjunctions", Fellowship Maneuvers are the key to grouped combat in Lord of the Rings: Shadows of Angar. Read all about them and how to best utilize them to utter defeat of your enemy in todays game systems article: Fellowship Manuevers at the official site.
If you know of other Fellowship Maneuver color combinations, be sure to...
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Blizzard has released new information on their Under Development page about the upcoming 2.1.0 patch.
New Raid, Small Group & Solo Content are expected with this patch along with Druid Epic Flight Form and the quest for your Epic Nether Drake.
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This is the April 9th edition of Blue Watch, covering posts by Blizzard employees in the General, Professions, Raids & Dungeons, and Shaman forums.
Additionally, there is a Blue Watch Wiki page, with a Table of Contents for easy-access to the topics that interest you, as well as a "Go to thread" link to go directly to the post on the official...
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There was a beta patch today, most importantly fixing a potential exploit with the Auction House system(which is why it was disabled yesterday until a fix could be applied).
Fixed a potential exploit with the auction system. For more info on what will happen if you had an auction pending, click here.
Certain players (and one in particular - you...
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Today Nethaera put together a list of upcoming Profession Changes(though warns these are not all of the changes - just a taste) and posted them on the official forums.
Table of Contents
1 Alchemy
2 Enchanting
3 Engineering
4 Fishing
5 Jewelcrafting
6 Leatherworking
Alchemy
Elixirs now stack in two categories, Battle (Offensive) and Guardian...
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We are happy to announce that patch 1055 will be released soon. With this patch, you can enjoy the new features and changes as below:
The amazing Prizes For Family War
The family leaders of the occupants can claim a pack of amazing prizes from the Local reporter. Click here to learn the details.
2) Invisibility Skill
You are not allowed to use...
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WoW Stratics is pleased to bring you our WoW Stratics Cast #6! If you missed our new host's (Calell) first cast last week, then make sure you tune in this week! She's off to a great start!
We hope you enjoy it!
http://wow.stratics.com
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And this is why beta is GOOD!
From Turbine:
"Earlier today, we discovered a very serious potential exploit in the Auction System.
The good news:
We already have a fix which we're currently testing. This fix will be rolled into the game as quickly as possible. In order to do this, we will try to move our next patch forward by a day and schedule...
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Another week, another sojourn to Bree: At the Sign of the Prancing Pony.
Open Beta is upon us (for real this time) so you can rest assured we want to know what YOU think. About the game, the Founder's Program, the character carry-over, the level 15 cap! Come tell us!
Saturday 7 April 07 4pm - 7pm EST (9pm - midnight GMT)
irc.quakenet.org...
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This is the weekly Arena Spotlight, highlighting the top Arena teams on the US realms. This week we've also added an "At a Glimpse" section, showcasing the top rated team, among other things. Additionally, there is now a "Give Me a Netherdrake!" section, that shows you how high your team must be ranked - based on your particular Battlegroup - to...
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Are you a Vanguard player looking to help new and old players alike, by sharing things you've learned in-game?
Curse is looking to build a team of volunteers to help contribute information to our ever-growing resource. This is a chance to share everything you know about Vanguard with players worldwide.
Right now, we're looking for folks to...
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Highlander, one of the great assets to the EU WoW forum community, has created a PDF version of his Profession Guides list over on the EU forums. He was gracious enough to post the file on Curse, and I just wanted to let everyone know, because it should get the publicity it deserves, as it's a fantastic compilation of guides.
Head over to...
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http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual...
Sanya tells us that in WAR we'll be fighting over something.. "like a flag, or a ball, or a big penis shaped rock."
This is truly awesome. I'll leave the funny comments to anyone who reads this thread.
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The special 'closed' Open Beta is over and now it's time for everyone to enter Middle-earth and help Frodo and friends on their journey to Mount Doom!
Check out the Official Forums for information on joining the World Tour and spend the next 18 days in Middle-earth for FREE!
Pre-orders are still available up until the launch date of 24 April 07....
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We are please to announce that Patch 4343 (total size: 595KB) was released on April 6, 2007. To download the patch manually, please click on the appropriate link below, and save it in your Conquer 2.0 folder.
Highlights of Patch 4343
New features:
I. Easter Event:
Easter Event will start from April 6, 2007 to April 11, 2007 (5 days). (Details)...
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We are happy to announce that patch 1054 will be released on April 2, 2007 at 00:01AM PDT (GMT-7). With this patch, you can enjoy the new features and changes as below:
Shopping Mall (Market 281,470):
1. ObsidianMail and JasperTunic are available for selling at 1688 EpS
2. WarriorLuLu and MageDuDu are sold at a regular price (5888 Eps)
Token...
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Following this post by Tigole on the US forums, a Blizzard representative - Aeus - made the following comment about further planned changes to the raid content of The Burning Crusade:
On 06/04/2007 09:23:52 UTC Aeus, Blizzard Poster wrote:
We're going to be making some changes to trash mobs in Serpentshrine Cavern and Tempest Keep, to make them...
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In an article released today on the Guild Wars website, there's an announcement about 1v1(1 player, 3 heroes vs 1 player, 3 heroes) being included in future Competitive Tournaments.
Everything offered for GvG is included in the 1v1 ladder, including all of the 1v1 rated and unrated free games, as well as automated 1v1 tournaments for prizes.
A...
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There's a new Dev Diary up over at Lord of the Rings Online. The topic up for discussion today is Monster Play - and more importantly - the ranks you can earn, and how to go about obtaining them.
Not only that, but your ranks will be displayed on your player portrait for all to see, which is a pretty nice addition that allows you to stand out from...
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There's a new Beta Journal up over at the Lord of the Rings Online site, this time with players talking about their hands-on experience with the Monster Play system.
The player speaking plays an Uruk archer for the experience, and tells of some exciting combat involving a keep siege by the Free Peoples. It's a great read and really gives a good...
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Authors rejoice! You now have your latest comments for all controlled projects on your accounts home but also in a simple, easy to syndicate RSS feed.
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Vanguard Radio has recently released 2 new podcasts for your listening enjoyment.
Podcast #1: A Husband & Wife Duo
Artagus had the opportunity to interview a husband and wife duo this past weekend. The couple interviewed were Zack and Chrissy from the Prophets of Destruction guild. Tune in to hear how one couple manages real life, gaming, and...
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This is a weekly update on *global auction prices to help you, the World of Warcraft player, find the best-selling items across multiple categories. It's important to note that when listing your items, you should always research your server's prices, due to fluctuation of prices on a per-server basis. The current sell price for the items listed...
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Over at the Official Vanguard Website they have once again updated their in the works page. Below is a list of changes...
Lots of bug fixes!
Art - Optimizing art performance
Travel - Addressing ways to travel and travel times
Item Economy - Addressing several item economy issues
Xennument - Questlines and dungeon population (high 30s to mid...
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SOE has once again updated the official Star Wars Galaxies fan art gallery. Regardless of what you might feel/think of the game, you have to admit that there are some pretty talented artists out there spending their time on playing MMOs.
Discuss these pieces of fan art below!
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Curse has teamed up with NCSoft in their ongoing contest to translate the "logos" message. Unique to Curse are the following 4 logos images to help you with your translation:
You can visit this link for a complete gallery showing off all the currently available logos characters and what they man!
The Tabula Rasa Benefactor Project...
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The Curse website IRC channel #curseweb is now available on the quakenet IRC network, and is open to the public, so everyone can join the channel and discuss the games we play, favorite addons/interfaces, or any other topics you feel like discussing. Just be sure to keep things PG-13, as some folks may be joining IRC from work, while others may...
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