July 2nd Maintenance is now complete the The PTR servers are now up and running.

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Hortus
Blizzard QA
"Random does not mean fair, and past results do not influence future occurrences." - Corbenn

Hello everyone.

We will be taking down the PTR realms this afternoon to updated to the latest patch build.

The servers will be taken down at 11:00 am pacific time and we expect them to be down for four to six hours.

For those of you who are temporally challenged I would like to direct your attention here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_zone

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Hortus
Blizzard QA
"Random does not mean fair, and past results do not influence future occurrences." - Corbenn

We're still finishing up the setup for the new build, it should be up soon.

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Hortus
Blizzard QA
"Random does not mean fair, and past results do not influence future occurrences." - Corbenn

Our U.S. online store is currently sold out of the Blizzard Authenticators, and we're working on obtaining additional stock. Please note that due to the nature of the technology in the device and the related manufacturing procedures, it will be several weeks before they're available again. We're working hard to expedite this process as much as possible.
We're also aware that non-U.S.-based players on our North American realms were unable to purchase the Blizzard Authenticator from the online store when ...

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This is not official until Blizzard comfirms it:

From a source:

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* Herbalism Primary Gathering for Inscription - Blizzard made sure everyone understands that both melee and caster classes will benefit from inscription, and also that the base gathering profession for inscription will be herbalism.
* Party Buffs to Raid Buffs - Many buffs that only effect parties will not span the entire raid group. Examples of these changes are Shaman tot...

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Neth, any word on why Jeff Kaplan wasnt there (or was it Tom Chilton? It was one or the other)

Also, Tseric still works for Blizzard? o.o

Mr. Cook is also a very nice press person don't you think.

Edit: 1st time being quoted by a blue

Edit 2: did a mage just tell a blue to shut up?

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Mr Kaplan was here continuing to work while a select group of developers made an appearance at the Worldwide Invitational.

No, there was a mistake on an article that was corrected and yes, Mr. Cook is a very nice press person as were all of the fansites that were able to attend. :) It was great getting to meet everyone who I hadn't had the chance to before.

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Yes, Virginia, there is a Diablo 3.
Wrath of the Lich King Release Date = When it's Ready.

This week's addition to the Blizzard Europe Fan Art Gallery is a very photogenic image of the zergling from StarCraft! This week's submission comes from our talented artist Shader. This submission is so realistic, it will make you look around wondering if you're about to suffer an infestation!
http://eu.blizzard.com/screenshots/thumbnail.html

We're always interested in new fan art and if you...

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We have just updated our World of Warcraft Wallpapers section with a wallpaper featuring the brooding lord of Outland and his naga allies, Illidian Stormrage, the Betrayer. Take a moment to check it out!
http://www.wow-europe.com/en/downloads/wallpapers/wallpaper97.html

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Behold! The glorious Epic Mug of Vaneras... More commonly known as The Alebringer:
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z57/Vaneras_bucket/EpicMug.jpg

We have just updated the Wrath of the Lich King Bestiary with a new creature: the Flesh Giant.

The same dark sorcery used to command the Scourge's powerful abominations is utilized to even greater effect in the harsh and distant realm of Northrend. Here the Lich King has focused his malefic powers on flesh giants...

Check out the Bestiary to learn more!

Wrath of the Lich King Bestiary:
http://www.wow-europe.com/wrath/features/bestiary/index.xml?locale=en_GB

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"True friends stab you in the front."
~ Oscar Wilde

I have been making a complete (almost, Sunwell coming soon!) raid guide to all bosses in TBC kindly hosted by http://www.worldofwar.net
The guide includes strategies, images, video and loot list for each boss. With an simple navigation system you can get easy access to all the info you need for your raiding adventures.

It's been fun making and I hope you'll enjoy and find the guide useful. :)
Complete guide fou...

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Great guides :-) At first I thought you'd just linked to some existing ones, then I realised you'd written them yourself! Nice work! We liked them so much, we've linked to your post from the Forum Watch on the main page. I've edited your original post so the links will work.

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"True friends stab you in the front."
~ Oscar Wilde

We're happy to announce that the Russian forums are now open, giving Russian-speaking players a place to gather and discuss about the upcoming Russian Technical Alpha, Localization Beta and release. Please observe the forum guidelines when posting, and especially note that the only allowed language on the Russian forums is, naturally, Russian.

Открытие русскоязычных форумов
Мы рады сообщить об открытии русских форумов, на кот...

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I lol'd at the translation. Worst translation ever.

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If you'll read the testing announcement on the Russian forums you'll see that this is a Technical Alpha test, currently running with an old and incomplete version of the localization. The proper version will come with patch 2.4.3. :)

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I'm not dead! I'm restin'!