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In Memory of Judy Freeman
Yesterday afternoon we learned that
ZAM
’s longtime copy editor, Judy Freeman, passed away from lung cancer. Judy had been with ZAM since October 16, 2007.
From the start, Judy worked to clean up the scribbling of our various writers, journalists, and editors. Many of us across the network were fortunate to work with Judy, relying on her expertise to hold us up and shine the brightest light on our creative work. She never wanted to be in the spotlight, but quietly mentored a surprising number of people on the front lines of ZAM News. Chances are if you ever read
ZAM news
you've read something she touched.
Thank you, Judy, for the time that you spent with us at ZAM. It ended far sooner than we all ever expected.
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5.4.7 PTR: Build 17841 -- Spell Changes and More
A new 5.4.7 PTR build was datamined today--in the last week on the PTR we've checked out
Level 90 Character Upgrades
and seen details on the
WoD Collector's Mount and Pet
.
For an official list of 5.4.7 updates, check out Blizzard's
5.4.7 PTR Patch Notes
.
Several PvP changes in Blizzard's latest PTR notes are present in this build, including changes to Battle Fatigue and the resilience granted from the PvP trinket bonus
Fortitude
is doubling. The
Reins of the Dread Raven
Collector's Edition mount is also now more grandly renamed to "Armored Dread Raven."
Prideful Flaskataur should also be up in this upcoming PTR build as well, so people can test out the Season 15 ilvl 550 PvP epics.
Click the cut for the complete changes!
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EU Fansite Q&A with Brian Holinka and Ion Hazzikostas
Our friends at
Ready Check
attended an EU fansite/influencer event at Blizzard HQ in Versailles and had the opportunity to chat with Brian Holinka and Ion Hazzikostas. They were kind enough to provide us with a transcript of the Q&A, which we've posted below--check out their show and
give them a listen
! Topics covered include:
More challenging dungeons in Warlords of Draenor.
How to keep boss encounters fresh in Warlords.
Evolving questing and outdoor gameplay.
Arena improvements.
Why your friends who don't play WoW should check out Warlords.
Upcoming WoD features like Garrisons and the Toybox.
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Talk Azeroth Episode 24, Recent 5.4.2 Hotfixes
Talk Azeroth
The latest episode of Talk Azeroth with Olivia is up! She starts off the show commenting on some changes coming to the upgrade system that viewers of last week's show might find familiar! Then, as promised, it's into your viewer questions. At 5.36, we're hitting profession changes and updates to racials, 11.33 it's prof min-maxing with Tillers and Garrisons, 15.10 we hit a huge question on why Mists dropped so many subs, and 24.27 it's proving ground class balance!
Patch 5.4.2 Hotfixes for January 29th
Rygarius
Creatures
Resolved an issue that could cause
Ordos
to be stuck in evade. For targets that
Ordos
cannot reach, he will now summon them to him.
Quests
Family Tree
: Resolved an issue where Pandaren characters were unable to see their ancestors after lighting the Incense Bundle.
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5.4.7 PTR Patch Notes for January 28th, Recent Hotfixes
The 5.4.7 PTR Patch Notes were updated today with some changes to Battle Fatigue and Dampening. PvP Designer Brian Holinka also
said on twitter
that the PvP Trinket Set Bonus will be changed to 5280 resilience on the PTR.
In addition, there are a few minor 5.4.2 Hotfixes today as well for
Immerseus
, Nazgrim, and Malkorok.
Also be sure to check out our
recent post
on purchasing Level 90 Character Upgrades on the PTR!
Click the cut for the updated notes!
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5.4.7 PTR: Purchasing Level 90 Character Boosts
The
5.4.7 PTR started last week
, and while the in-game shop didn't support Level 90 Character Upgrades on Friday, it now lets players test part of the process. The other notable addition to the PTR Blizzard Shop is the return of
Tyrael's Charger
, originally from the Diablo III Annual Pass--although it has a quite silly description, so it may be a joke.
Players can now test out most of the steps to obtaining a Level 90 Character Upgrade on the PTR.
The in-game shop has a new section: Test. From there, players have the option to select a Level 90 Character Upgrade and pay in test currency.
After making the transaction, you have the option to boost an existing character or to create a new character for Step 1.
For Step 2, you must select a specialization. Then, hit the Level Up! button.
Level 1 characters do not receive a "Veteran" bonus--but level 60+ characters receive a profession boost to their existing professions.
If you choose to upgrade a character in-game, you must log out to upgrade your character.
Currently, the Level up! button does not work on the PTR an
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New Hearthhead Feature: Card Collection Tool
We're celebrating Hearthstone's Open Beta with a new feature--the
Card Collection
tool! This tool lets you save your card collection on
Hearthhead
to create personalized search results, tooltips, and guide suggestions.
Deck guides
have a new "Cards in My Collection" filter. Find guides containing all cards in your collection, or guides that only require you to craft a few additional cards.
You can also use the "Cards in My Collection" filter in our
card database
to narrow results further.
Search results now have a "My Collection" column showing how many normal and golden cards you have.
On card pages, Quick Facts show which cards you've collected.
Card tooltips now show if a card is in your collection.
To get started, just go to
My Collection
from the Tools menu on Hearthhead.
Move the sliders by the hero portraits to automatically generate a list of basic cards in your collection.[/
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5.4.7 PTR Patch Notes
Blizzard just published the initial 5.4.7 PTR Patch Notes, covering the next minipatch of Mists of Pandaria. While this didn't clarify all of the
datamining we unearthed earlier
, such as level 90 character boosts, it did talk about PvP Season 15 starting and Timeless Isle weapons being ilvl 489 up from ilvl 476.
And while not included in the patch notes, the 5.4.7 PTR Pet Journal lists the
Dread Hatchling
's source as Warlords of Draenor Collector's Edition.
Click the cut for the patch notes!
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Patch 5.4.7 PTR: WoD CE Mount and Pet, Level 90 Boosts, Season 15 PvP Gear
A new PTR build was datamined today--there are lots of new global strings, including "Your Level 90 Character Upgrade is Ready!" Blizzard posted
last week
that in the next PTR, players could test ways to boost characters to 90.
There are also strings implying you could perhaps select professions as well--"CHARACTER_UPGRADE_PROFESSION_BOOST: Level 60+ characters will also receive a skill level boost to their primary professions." We don't know anything for certain though--we'll update when the PTR is playable.
While many spell changes are tooltip fixes for old hotfixes, there's a new mount and pet--Warlords of Draenor collector edition items. The names sound similar to this picture of a flying raven teased by Blizzard a few days ago:
Reins of the Dread Raven
Dread Hatchling
.
Click on the teaser image below to view the mount and its animations in our 3D modelviewer!
Edit: the PTR is now up, but the option to boost characters isn't available yet. The
Dread Hatchling
shows up in the PTR pet journal as the WoD Collector's Edition pet, and there is
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Talk Azeroth Episode 23, Recent 5.4.2 Hotfixes
After briefly discussing the large group of purchasable mounts available on the battle net store these days, Olivia discusses the best way for Blizzard to implement 5-mans in Warlords (2:40). Is it Cata-style catch-up? Mists-mannered absence? Or something in between? Then she addresses a question a lot of viewers sent in from ep22 -- should level 90 boosts include professions? (22:55)There were also some small hotfixes last night, click the cut for the changes!
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Warlords of Draenor: Female Human Model
In their new series "Artcraft," Blizzard previewed the new female human model for Warlords of Draenor today. Updated 3D models is one of the most-anticipated features of the expansion, and all races, save for Goblin, Worgen, and Pandaren, will be getting 3D Model updates.
Click the cut for the Artcraft blog and a recap of the previously-released WoD models!
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Patch 5.4.2 Hotfixes for January 21st, Iron Skyreaver On Sale at Battle.Net
New Patch 5.4.2 hotfixes were posted tonight. Many Siege of Orgrimmar bosses received nerfs from Flex to Heroic difficulty, and an issue was fixed where damage was calculated incorrectly for some abilities used against targets with more than 75% reduction to damage from armor.
In addition, the
Iron Skyreaver
mount is now available on Battle.net and can be gifted! Check out the
shop page here
.
Click the cut for the complete hotfixes!
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Hearthstone Open Beta is Here
Hearthstone open beta is here! To play, all you have to do is go to
Hearthstone on battle.net
and download the game!
If you're new to Hearthstone,
Hearthhead
can help you out!
Our database features
all cards
(included animated golden ones!),
card mechanics
,
achievements and rewards
,
heroes
, and
daily quests
.
All of our cards come with options to hear their unique sounds!
For Constructed Mode, we have a
deckbuilder
letting you build and save decks for all classes!
For Arena Mode, our
arena practice tool
lets you try out drafting a complete Arena deck, with options to redo your drafts.
We offer a variety of
tooltip options
, including images, golden cards, and customized text tooltips.
Our popular user-created [url=
http://www
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Lunar Festival (January 20 - February 3) 2014 Guide
It's time for the first in-game holiday of 2014, the
Lunar Festival
--so everyone break out the fireworks, show a little respect for your
elders
, and come celebrate the (lunar) new year!
The
Lunar Festival
is held every year starting on a date that typically coincides with the Chinese New Year. 2014's Lunar Festival starts on
January 20
and ends on
February 3
. Ancestors of Azeroth are praised and honored by both Horde and Alliance, who then reward players with a special title,
Elder <Name>
, a celebration in Moonglade, and numerous
Coin of Ancestry
that can be used to purchase festive garb, patterns and fireworks!
While there were significant additions and changes in 2012, the
Lunar Festival
for 2013 and 2014 is unchanged.
Honoring Elders
Honoring elders is one of the
main activities
of the festival. In 2012's Lunar Festival, 9 elders have been added in zones new to Cataclysm.
Rewards
F
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Blizzard and Community References in WoW
This guide looks at Blizzard staff and WoW players who have their names referenced in WoW in some form--items, NPCs, quests, locations. We've added some references we've found in WoD's alpha as well!
Did you know the NPCs placating the angry townsfolk in
The Culling of Stratholme
are named after the Customer Service team? Perhaps you've tamed
Ghostcrawler
in Vash'jir, answered Blizzard Historian
Senior Historian Evelyna
's questions on the Timeless Isle, bought battle pets from
Breanni
, or found
Perculia's Peculiar Signet
in Pandaria :)
We're happy to include additional references, but we've deliberately left out some items and details based on privacy concerns and requests.
For previous installments, check out the following:
Pop Culture References in WoW Achievements
Pop Culture Item References: Videos, Movies, and TV
Pop Culture Item References: Comics, Books, Music, and Poetry
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News Roundup: G2A Marketplace, Upcoming Siege of Orgrimmar Nerfs
In today's news roundup, Lead Encounter Designer Watcher posted some upcoming nerfs to
Siege of Orgrimmar
--
Galakras
,
Thok the Bloodthirsty
,
Siegecrafter Blackfuse
, and Paragons of the Klaxxi. These adjustments were made because these bosses felt like too big of a difficulty jump in their current state, and advance notice was given for guilds to aim for the prestige of "pre-nerf" kills.
In other news, our friends at
G2A
, who have graciously provided prizes for past Wowhead contests, have a new feature you may enjoy: the
G2A Marketplace
! You can buy and sell digital content through G2A and make money at the same time--perfect for spare games or loot codes for vanity mounts and pets. Be sure to
check it out at G2A
and don't forget to create your account to get started!
Click the cut to read the Siege of Orgrimmar nerfs!
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New Hearthstone Patch is Live: Patch Notes and Card Balance Philosophy
Hearthstone got a new beta patch today, and you can check out all the updated cards on
Hearthhead
, including animated golden cards! Look for changes on the following cards:
Blizzard has posted updated patch notes covering the card changes, and to shed more light on the decisions that go in to changing cards, Lead Designer Eric Dodds wrote a lengthy blog explaining some of the reasons why cards get changed.
Click the cut for the patch notes and card change blog!
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Iron Skyreaver Mount Available from Blizzard Shop
The
Iron Skyreaver
mount is now available from the in-game Blizzard Shop for $25! An official announcement and Blizzard video were posted to the EU forums.
Edit: It looks like your realm may need a realm restart after yesterday's downtime to see this mount in the store.
Click the image below to view the animations in our 3D Modelviewer!
<div class="detail"><p>Bred for war by brutal Iron Horde beastmasters and girded for battle in black steel and smoldering flame, the monstrous Iron Skyreaver suffers only the most fearsome of masters to ride it. Like a blazing comet foretelling doom and fiery destruction, hurtle down from the heavens upon this epic mount to herald your own campaign of conquest!</p></br>
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News Roundup: Recent Hotfixes, Legendary Questline, PvP Power in Warlords
In today's news, there's a few more PvP and raid hotfixes, as well as Blizzard's thoughts on how the
Mists of Pandaria legendary questline
turned out--they like how people could chase rewards throughout the entire expansion and do so in LFR, but realize that the Valor Point grind in 5.1 was less fun.
It was recently announced that a new PvP Season (
Prideful Gladiator
) was coming in Mists, and there's been some discussion on PvP Power being handled differently in Warlords of Draenor--instead of a flat percentage increase to normal damage/healing in PvP, it could be a bonus amount of your spec's primary stat (Agility, Intellect, or Strength).
Click the cut to read the blue posts!
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Now Hiring: Senior PHP Developer
Want to work with world-class web applications at a company built for gamers by gamers? Are you extremely detail oriented? Do you know how to avoid standing in fire?
If so, we have some good news: we're hiring again at Wowhead!
This time we're looking for a Senior PHP and Front End Developer with experience in developing in a high traffic, high availability environment. This developer will work with our team to help make awesome new features for LolKing, Wowhead, and other ZAM properties. This is a full-time position with benefits. This role has the option of working remotely or working from the ZAM offices in Northern California depending on the candidate's location.
To apply, send your cover letter, resume, salary history, and any other relevant information to
jobs@zam.com
.
Read on for full details!
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