As players wait to burst into the last bastion of the Lich King, weapons and spells at the ready, we'd like to take a moment to round up some of the announcements we've made over the past few weeks for your reading pleasure.

Azeroth Cribs: The Lich King

The time to take the fight inside the Scourge's base of operations, Icecrown Citadel, draws closer. Jaina Proudmoore and Sylvanas Windrunner will be your guides through an expansive three-wing 5-player dungeon, The Frozen Halls, while the 10- and 25-player Frozen Throne raid will test adventurers with a number of unique, challenging atrocities before the final, climactic confrontation with the Lich King.

The Frozen Halls - http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=20122257436&sid=1
The Frozen Throne - http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=20122257436&sid=1


Customize Your Raid, Reap the Rewards

We're adding a new interface setting to make switching between normal and Heroic modes when raiding Icecrown Citadel easier. You can read all about how it works here:

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=20677335705&sid=1


The Fastest PuG You'll Ever Find

The all-new Dungeon system, an evolution of the Looking for Group tool, will connect every realm within a Battlegroup together for dungeoneering purposes, making finding parties for 5-player instances easier. We're also adding a new Looking for Raid system and weekly raid quests to encourage players to join forces and conquer all of Wrath of the Lich King's raid content. Read on:

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/underdev/3p3/newdungeonsystem.xml


Disenchantment under the Sea

OK, so it doesn’t involve water or Marty McFly, but check out our detailed layout of how disenchanting items will work in dungeons and raids after patch 3.3 here:

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=20677331778&sid=1


Gone Fishin'

The Kalu'ak Fishing Derby is coming to Northrend! The rewards should entice fishers and alt-levelers, though they require some timing and luck to obtain. The fastest reel in the north each week wins. Read on:

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=20677230354&sid=1


An Epic Journey for an Epic Blade

Gather round and hear the tale of Quel'Delar: The Sister Blade. Should you prove yourself a worthy slayer of the Scourge, you may one day wield this fabled weapon. Read on:

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/underdev/3p3/queldelar.xml


These Loots Are Made for Rockin'

We've been giving players a look at the tier-10 armor sets from Icecrown Citadel as they come hot off the presses. Well, maybe they didn't come from presses, but they're hot nonetheless. Check them out here:

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/underdev/3p3/tier10sneak.html


Patch 3.3 Put to the Test

For all of the latest changes and developments, including testing schedules and feedback outlets for Icecrown Citadel dungeon and raid content, head over to our Test Realm forum. You'll also find all of the features discussed in this edition of Shop Talk, as well as a list of all changes as they happen, in our PTR 3.3 patch notes.

Test Realm forum - http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/board.html?forumId=11572&sid=1
PTR 3.3 patch notes - http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=20126978820&sid=1


Know Your Role

We've been showering various forums with the color blue lately to spread the word about the many exciting features coming in patch 3.3. Check out Blizz Tracker for the latest posts from Blizzard; or if you're interested in class development, the developers have recently been very active on the Tanking, Healing, and Damage Dealing forums.

Blizz Tracker - http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/blizztracker.html?sid=1
Tanking - http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/board.html?forumId=13395580&sid=1
Healing - http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/board.html?sid=1&forumId=13395582
Damage Dealing - http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/board.html?sid=1&forumId=13395581


In Other News

Battle.net Merge: Don't forget that all World of Warcraft accounts will need to be merged with Battle.net accounts by Wednesday, November 11, 2009. Merge now and receive your own penguin pet!

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=20433765714&sid=1


A Change of Race: The Race Change service is now available. You can find out all about how to be the next convert here:

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=20677331123&sid=1


Twitter Dev Chat: If you didn't get a chance to take part in our developer chat conducted through World of Warcraft's official Twitter account, you can still check out the questions and answers here. And remember, if you follow us on Twitter, you can participate in exclusive contests, receive breaking news updates and sneak peeks, interact with our developers in future chats, and check out spotlighted artwork and other cool projects from the World of Warcraft community.

Warcraft Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/warcraft
Dev Chat: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=20677768276&sid=1


Five Years: It's been nearly five years since World of Warcraft players first leapt into the lands of Azeroth, anxious to explore a world that would eventually attract millions of players from around the globe. To help celebrate, we're randomly selecting players who've been a part of the game for a while to win some fantastic prizes. Read on:

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/contests/5year/index.html


BlizzCon '09 Reflections: For those still digesting all of the information shared at BlizzCon 2009 -- or reflecting upon the good times shared this past August at the Anaheim Convention center -- listen in on our community managers reminiscing about the event in BlizzCast #11:

http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/community/blizzcast/archive/episode11.html?rhtml=y


That's all for now, folks. Stay tuned for additional information as we continue development on the patch 3.3 and prepare for the final showdown against the Lich King.