Archive for the 'General' Category


10 May 2008 - Forums Offlined

Due to a number of issues with spam posting and the high percentage of unrelated articles (and ’cause our hardworking site admin was getting tired of deleting the various solicitations), we’ve offlined the forums for now. We’re searching for a new and better way for guildmembers (old and new) to stay in touch. Stay tuned!

25 March 2008 - Sunwell (Re)opens for Business!

Patch 2.4.0, the Fury of the Sunwell, is now downloading to a client near you. This introduces the new Sunwell Isle area, with lots of new quests and new 5- and 25-player instances.

New neutral faction: Shattered Sun Offensive with a new set of daily quests (and an increase in the daily quest limit to 25)
Instant [...]

28 December 2007 - Happy Winter Veil

Grab your presents while you can; the Winter Veil season ends with the New Year. Around Greatfather Winter’s tree in Orgrimmar and Ironforge, the Winter Veil elfs (well, probably goblins) have placed presents for all good little adventurers. New this year is a sixth present, a Winter Veil Gift, containing a new pet - a [...]

18 November 2007 - Zul’aman Changes

Just in time for the weekend, lots of AddOns have been updated for the new patch:

Fizzwidget’s TrackMenu functionality was so good it’s now part of the 2.3 interface (so you should remove the AddOn), and he’s updated his other AddOns, including AdSpace, Disenchant Predictor, Faction Friend, Feed-o-matic, Gemologist, Hunter’s Helper, Reagent Cost, and Levelator
The [...]

14 November 2007 - The Gods of Zul’Aman Goes Live

Patch 2.3 has hit the live servers. Stay tuned for updates and impacts (and AddOn patching!). Among the most dramatic changes for crafting are:

Elimination of Journeyman, Expert, and Artisan trainers. All capital cities have a Master-class trainer who can train up to 300 skill - no more Uldaman runs for you enchanters! All trainers outside [...]

5 October 2007 - A Look Ahead at 2.3

Now that 2.2 is safely out (and we’re living it up at Brewfest), the PTRs will be headed to 2.3. One of the significant changes to 2.3 is a revamp of Alterac Valley. The majority of the PvE content is coming out of the Battleground, and the focus will be directed more on the strategic [...]

2 October 2007 - Patch 2.2.2 Brings the Joy of the Season(s)

Patch 2.2.2 is downloading to a system near you. The primary announced features of this patch are enabling of the seasons of Brewfest and Hallow’s End, which will occur this month. See you all at the Festival Ground!

29 September 2007 - Site Updates!

The Timbermaw, Argent Dawn, and Cenarion Circle reputation pages have been updated for Patch 2.2. These factions have had their reputation gains doubled across the board - quests and kills both earn double the rep.
In seasonal news, the Harvest Festival is back through this weekend. The one main quest (yielding 500 Alliance/Horde rep) appears to [...]

26 September 2007 - A New Sound - Welcome to Patch 2.2

Patch 2.2 has finally rolled out, bringing with it a host of changes. With any luck, the remarkably robust voice chat feature now advertised will soon be enabled. See the test realm summary article below for info about changes to reputation and recipes. 2.2-compatible AddOns have already started rolling out including:

Our own ReagentData, Reputation, and [...]

27 August 2007 - The Word from the Test Realm - 2.2 Preview

Our intrepid adventurers have been scouring the Test Realm for interesting news. You’ve doubtless heard about the improved graphics, voice chat, and (for Mac users only!) movie capture. On the reputation and recipe front, we’ve found a few bits of info (we’ll be updating the recipe tables with the changes as we move towards the [...]