http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/ World of Raids Blue Tracker en http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21034440167-valithria-dreamwalker-feedback-nov-20.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21034440167-valithria-dreamwalker-feedback-nov-20.html Daelo : Here's the Valithria Dreamwalker feedback thread. Heroic is enabled, so if you try this difficulty please note it in your feedback! Daelo Lead Encounter Designer...]]> PTR Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:22:26 +0000 http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/bn-forums/21042560715-tweets-of-interest-for-the-week-of-nov-16th.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/bn-forums/21042560715-tweets-of-interest-for-the-week-of-nov-16th.html Bashiok : If you don't happen to follow us on Twitter, and you should! here are some of the things that have gone out this week. The original Keith Parkinson "Final Stand" painting gracing our hallway. http://twitpic.com/q2c88 The skill system revision is in full force. Trees begone! I think it might be a winner. Jay says hi. My new Diablo calender. Just wa...]]> Diablo 3 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:58:43 +0000 http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/bn-forums/21043890535-bashiok-tell-me-what-this-is-please.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/bn-forums/21043890535-bashiok-tell-me-what-this-is-please.html Bashiok : Yup, male wizard. He wasn't playable in the '08 BlizzCon build so we gave him a ghostly appearance on the character selection screen....]]> Diablo 3 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:50:39 +0000 http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/bn-forums/21048551072-walk-through-characters.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/bn-forums/21048551072-walk-through-characters.html Bashiok : For the co-op game allowing players to clip through each other just makes for a better and more enjoyable experience. You're already dealing with enemies surrounding you and blocking movement, there's no reason for your friends to do the same. Of course clipping wouldn't be able to work the same way in PvP situations, but we're not talking about t...]]> Diablo 3 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:47:06 +0000 http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21048551320-the-heart-and-souls-of-icecrown-citadel.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21048551320-the-heart-and-souls-of-icecrown-citadel.html Zarhym : To shed some light into the chilly gloom of Icecrown Citadel, we sat down to talk about the decision-making process behind Wrath of the Lich King’s ultimate dungeon, the World of Warcraft team’s design philosophy, and the dangers that lurk in the heart of Arthas’s stronghold. Check out the resulting interview to learn more: http:...]]> General Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:05:02 +0000 http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21048551309-bosstiary-the-frozen-halls.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21048551309-bosstiary-the-frozen-halls.html Bornakk : They say that knowledge can be a greater boon than even the most powerful spells, or armor, or weapons. The battles that lie ahead beyond the gates of Icecrown will test your mettle like none before, and you will need all the help you can get. So arm yourself with knowledge, and discover the truth about the dangers that await you within the Frozen ...]]> General Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:51:09 +0000 http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21251926238-locks-and-what-happened.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21251926238-locks-and-what-happened.html Ghostcrawler : Go look at the numbers for a fight like Northrend Beasts. Jaraxxus is off because of Spellsteal. Faction champs are faction champs. Twins has a lot of buffs. Anub'arak rewards characters who can AE well. But if you look at Northrend Beasts, you'll typically see a lot of mages, rogues, locks and hunters all at the top of charts, with the occasional...]]> DPS Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:35:14 +0000 http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21042556798-if-blizzard-cant-even-get-tank-balance-right.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21042556798-if-blizzard-cant-even-get-tank-balance-right.html Ghostcrawler : On Sartharion +3, cutting-edge guilds who normally tank with a warrior would (perhaps somewhat begrudgingly) use a DK to tank instead because the benefit was so massive. The same thing happened on Vezax where good guilds replaced their warrior tanks with DKs. Death knights were overpowered at the time. We are not seeing the kind of massive swappin...]]> Tank Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:05:09 +0000 http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21043890254-could-you-play-wow-without-addons.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21043890254-could-you-play-wow-without-addons.html Nethaera : I have before. In general we support the mod community and the innovation that comes with it, but we never want something in the game to be impossible without having a mod. If we come across that situation, it means we need to reevaluate either what the interface is capable of or we need to reevaluate the game mechanics and functionality so tha...]]> General Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:03:04 +0000 http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21043890177-soul-shard-resource-system-implementation.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21043890177-soul-shard-resource-system-implementation.html Ghostcrawler : I can't answer Q&As like this all the time or even very often. I probably won't be able to keep coming back to this thread to answer follow up questions. Understand that when I do answer some questions and it drives expectations that everyone is entitled to have *their* questions answers, things get complicated. Sorry for all of the caveats, but I'...]]> DPS Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:34:02 +0000 http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/bn-forums/21251926520-starcraft-ii-comic-contest-question.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/bn-forums/21251926520-starcraft-ii-comic-contest-question.html Cydra : Quote: Apparently my country's legal age of majority is 21 so I guess I need "one of my parents or legal guardians to submit a signed, written statement that they have read, understood and agree to these Contest rules with my entry and that such agreement constitutes acceptance of these Contest rules on behalf of me and themselves"... but I don't...]]> Starcraft 2 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:20:06 +0000 http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/eu-forums/11587050247-petition-remove-the-limited-tries-mechanic.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/eu-forums/11587050247-petition-remove-the-limited-tries-mechanic.html Vaneras : Quote: “Petition” posts are frowned on This is a discussion forum. Petition threads do not contain much discussion – instead, a petition is usually page after page of “/signed.” This is not constructive. If you have an issue with the game, please discuss it in a civil fashion. There are other places on the internet t...]]> Raid Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:54:04 +0000 http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/eu-forums/11586620719-20-11-realms-and-migration.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/eu-forums/11586620719-20-11-realms-and-migration.html Ancilorn : Previous thread: http://forums.wow-europe.com/thread.html?topicId=11541814692&sid=1 New Player realms Normal/PvE: Hellfire PvP: Karazhan RP: Steamwheedle Cartel RP PvP: Scarshield Legion Free Character Migration (FCM) The below FCM is available until November 18. All migrations are faction restricted to improve ratios on involved realms, thus yo...]]> General Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:22:36 +0000 http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/eu-forums/11586910592-igromir-2009-developer-panels.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/eu-forums/11586910592-igromir-2009-developer-panels.html Wryxian : At the biggest Russian games event, IgroMir, which took place on November 5-8, Blizzard Entertainment presented two Blizzard games: World of Warcraft: Cataclysm and StarCraft II. Chris Sigaty (lead producer on StarCraft II) and J. Allen Brack (production director on World of Warcraft) visited IgroMir for the first time, taking a moment out of their...]]> General Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:06:12 +0000 http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21035179788-set-bonus-more-trouble-than-they-are-worth.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21035179788-set-bonus-more-trouble-than-they-are-worth.html Ghostcrawler : I think gear might get really boring if you didn't have set bonuses (and perhaps trinkets) to look forward to. Somewhat boring gear is okay... to a point... in PvP, where you need to strike a balance between skill and gear. Players want to enter PvP thinking they have a relatively level playing field, but we still use the gear reward as an incenti...]]> DPS Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:53:43 +0000 http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21034439706-deathbringer-saurfang-feedback-12-19.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21034439706-deathbringer-saurfang-feedback-12-19.html Daelo : This is the Deathbringer Saurfang feedback thread. Note if you're 10, 25, Normal, or Heroic, please. Daelo Lead Encounter Designer...]]> PTR Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:32:00 +0000 http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21048550914-festergut-feedback-nov-19.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21048550914-festergut-feedback-nov-19.html Daelo : Here's the Festergut feedback thread! Please note if you tried Heroic or Normal, 10 or 25 Player, and how the dynamic difficulty switching worked out. Daelo Lead Encounter Designer...]]> PTR Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:31:45 +0000 http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21042560237-nethaera-what-do-you-think-about.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21042560237-nethaera-what-do-you-think-about.html Zarhym : When it comes to sharing your thoughts (in accordance with our Code of Conduct mind you), you're all equals in the eyes of the community managers here. ;) I see you chippin' away again Your old icicle island I know that look of fear, I'm well aware No need to brave it all alone I'll be there......]]> General Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:48:17 +0000 http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21034439613-healthstones-what-do-you-do-with-them.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21034439613-healthstones-what-do-you-do-with-them.html Zarhym : I usually right-click on them or bind them to a hotkey. Wait, I'm not sure I properly understand this thread. I see you chippin' away again Your old icicle island I know that look of fear, I'm well aware No need to brave it all alone I'll be there......]]> General Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:46:25 +0000 http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21035173927-hunters-with-focus-will-it-really-matter.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21035173927-hunters-with-focus-will-it-really-matter.html Ghostcrawler : If you ignore combo points (which we aren't planning on adding to hunters), then the biggest decision energy-users face is whether to use a single 60 energy attack or two 30 energy attacks. The answer depends on a lot of variables, including which does more damage, what is on cooldown, the synergy between the abilities, etc. If you consider the ca...]]> DPS Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:48:50 +0000 http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21048550817-increasing-stats-to-what-end.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21048550817-increasing-stats-to-what-end.html Ghostcrawler : They're just numbers. We don't think it starts getting scary until the human mind literally has trouble processing the digits. If your new staff has 152,420 spell power, well, yeah that's a mouthful. But if your new staff has 4000 spell power, the only thing that can really be freaking you out is that 4000 is just a really big number compared to th...]]> DPS Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:23:50 +0000 http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21048550797-blizzard-please-stop-making-gear-worthless.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21048550797-blizzard-please-stop-making-gear-worthless.html Zarhym : There is still a lot of gear from Trial of the Crusade that cannot be obtained with Emblems of Triumph alone. Heroic gear and set pieces purchased with Trophies of the Crusade will still separate players conquering the biggest challenges Trial of the Crusade has to offer from those who will be farming emblems after patch 3.3. In addition, there wil...]]> General Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:25:43 +0000 http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21251926152-blizz-using-itemization-to-keep-pallys-ontop.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21251926152-blizz-using-itemization-to-keep-pallys-ontop.html Ghostcrawler : Both items have 179 stam and 76 defense. Generally, I might suggest "Is this a bug?" and not "Obvious bias!" Ghostcrawler Lead Systems Designer...]]> Tank Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:18:12 +0000 http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21048550738-what-do-you-do-when-your-server-pop-sucks.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21048550738-what-do-you-do-when-your-server-pop-sucks.html Bornakk : Quote: The GF and I have two lowbie toons we started leveling a while back - mid 40s, mages, horde. The problem is that the horde side of the server is mostly....dead. There just aren't as many people, less groups for anything.... It's not 'bad', I'm sure some people would prefer it - but we don't like it much. Is there anyway for us to play ...]]> General Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:26:00 +0000 http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21034439275-dear-blizz-server-dead.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21034439275-dear-blizz-server-dead.html Bornakk : As you can see here we recently had transfers for both Cho'gall and Mal'ganis: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=20677335381&sid=1 So we are aware of the issue and currently taking actions to help improve the situation. I'll be honest, transfers off of Mal'ganis for Alliance aren't going to happen....]]> General Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:39:43 +0000 http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21038229538-3-3-tuesday.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21038229538-3-3-tuesday.html Nethaera : I can confirm it will in fact be on A Tuesday. Self-realization. I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said, "... I drank what?"...]]> General Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:04:25 +0000 http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/eu-forums/11586620256-19-11-blood-princess-feedback.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/eu-forums/11586620256-19-11-blood-princess-feedback.html Slorkuz : This is the feedback thread for the Blood Princess encounter in Icecrown Citadel. Please note if you're doing this in 10 or 25 player mode, and if it's normal mode or heroic mode. Community Team - English - ?? (??? ) . . . Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies, tongue-tied and twisted just an earth-bound mis...]]> PTR Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:04:06 +0000 http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21254576239-can-tanks-non-druid-at-least-get-a-t-shirt.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21254576239-can-tanks-non-druid-at-least-get-a-t-shirt.html Bornakk : But they already have a T-shirt: http://www.jinx.com/world_of_warcraft/men/tanks_youre_welcome.html?catid=40&cs=2&csd=40 Flames inc?...]]> General Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:56:39 +0000 http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21042560057-ptr-maintenance-11-19-09.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21042560057-ptr-maintenance-11-19-09.html Dresorull : We have run into an issue that has required us to bring down the PTR servers for maintenance this morning. We do not have an estimated time for this maintenance to be resolved. As always, this thread will be updated as more information becomes available. Dresorull Blizzard QA...]]> PTR Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:13:54 +0000 http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21043890230-lfm-pst-w-achieve.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21043890230-lfm-pst-w-achieve.html Bornakk : Quote: Anyone else get a chuckle when you see this? I find it funny that ppl Pugging need an achievement to invite someone. I thought the reason people PuG is either they don't have a guild, or they are in need of an extra person, so shouldn't it be "you take what you can get" (within reason of course). Just the other day, someone messaged me ask...]]> General Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:02:17 +0000 http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21043890156-the-sacred-and-corrupt-shadowmourn-quest.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21043890156-the-sacred-and-corrupt-shadowmourn-quest.html Valnoth : Quote: Does anyone know how the quest will be obtainable? Is it open to everyone from Darion Mograine to start the epic quest line for Shadowmourn the day 3.3 goes live? (Obviously, few will actually complete the entire chain) or does it unlock after you've done something in ICC? Just curious, thinking I might try to get Shadow's Edge (first tier ...]]> Raid Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:45:52 +0000 http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/bn-forums/21038229512-diablo-3-could-have-samurai-or-ninja-class.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/bn-forums/21038229512-diablo-3-could-have-samurai-or-ninja-class.html Bashiok : http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/7837/iamdisappoint.jpg...]]> Diablo 3 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:31:24 +0000 http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21035179481-eating-arthas-vs-fusion-lich-king.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21035179481-eating-arthas-vs-fusion-lich-king.html Nethaera : Quote: Ok, so as we know, the original idea for the lich king was that he was a fusion of arthas and ner'zhul, in mind and body, but recently blizzard ret-conned this idea into a "arthas eats/absorbed" ner'zhul. I for one thinks this made him weaker, and to prove this I raise 2 points -Originally a developer stated that "40 level 80's probably wo...]]> General Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:30:15 +0000 http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/bn-forums/21048550671-d3-color-blind-friendly.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/bn-forums/21048550671-d3-color-blind-friendly.html Bashiok : There are people on the development team that are colorblind so it's something we're constantly aware of. Aside from that though as a company we're always interested in making our games as accommodating as possible. World of Warcraft for instance added a color blind mode which helps clarify item quality levels through text and not just color, wheth...]]> Diablo 3 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:27:18 +0000 http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21038229109-how-long-have-you-been-playing-warcraft.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21038229109-how-long-have-you-been-playing-warcraft.html Nethaera : How long have you been playing in the Warcraft universe?...]]> General Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:03:00 +0000 http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/bn-forums/21035179163-starcraft-ii-website-updates.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/bn-forums/21035179163-starcraft-ii-website-updates.html Karune : StarCraft II Website Updates http://www.starcraft2.com/ We've just uploaded new intel to the StarCraft II website. This latest transmission sheds new light on the goings-on in the Koprulu sector and highlights key persons of interest associated with recent anti-Dominion activity. In particular, this content drop includes: • Short Story: Chang...]]> Starcraft 2 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:42:27 +0000 http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/bn-forums/21043889950-starcraft-ii-content-drop.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/bn-forums/21043889950-starcraft-ii-content-drop.html Cydra : We've just uploaded new intel to the StarCraft II website, http://www.starcraft2.com/. This latest transmission sheds new light on the goings-on in the Koprulu sector and highlights key persons of interest associated with recent anti-Dominion activity. In particular, this content drop includes: Short Story: Changeling - Just because the years foll...]]> Starcraft 2 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:28:44 +0000 http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21035179087-can-someone-explain-the-battle-net-merge.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21035179087-can-someone-explain-the-battle-net-merge.html Bornakk : Quote: I don't understand. Do I *have* to merge my account, or can I continue to manage my WoW accounts exactly as I do now? I have more than one WoW account - do I need more than one Battle.Net account? Check out this post for more information on the conversions: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=20860802646&sid=1 ...]]> General Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:35:25 +0000 http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21048550307-patch-3-3-0-blues.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21048550307-patch-3-3-0-blues.html Bornakk : We posted about this here in the sticky thread to give players a heads up: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=21035178930&sid=1 ...]]> General Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:32:39 +0000 http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21035179040-bug-mac-crash-upon-char-load-in.html http://www.worldofraids.com/wow-blue-tracker/us-forums/21035179040-bug-mac-crash-upon-char-load-in.html Dresorull : We're looking into this issue. If you are experiencing this crash, can you please list some of your system information here. Dresorull Blizzard QA...]]> PTR Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:46:03 +0000