The Tuesday Morning Post: I love the Zombies
Good Tuesday mrning everyone. It's a 5 AM to 11 AM PDT downtime today, which means you probably have time to do some reading right now, right? How about reading up on all the latest news from the last busy week of WoW?
So Here's the big story of the moment: Nearly as suddenly as it began, the great Zombie apocalypse is ended, and not with a bang but with a whimper. One blue post later, it quietly exited the servers at about noon PST yesterday. For some, this was a welcome relief. For others, such as myself, it was a bit of a downer. I was looking forward to one last hurrah of pushing the Zombie menace out of the cathedral district. Maybe it's the World War Z addict in me, but I was sort of having fun watching the world (of Warcraft) burn. Still, don't get too bummed, event enthusiasts. There's still plenty of Scourge-Invasion related events leftover to see. Check out those, as well as some of the highlights of the Zombie Invasion and a roundup of other odds and ends.
The Plague: What Remains
If you haven't been to Karazhan yet, you have only a few days left to get your mitts on Tenris Mirkblood. He drops some pretty sweet stuff, so I'd recommend going for it. We have the strategy guide to help make it simple
If you're not quite leet enough for Karazhan, don't get too glum. There's also a selection of bosses in many of the mid-level dungeons around the world, and we have a guide to them all.
The Necropolises will be hovering over select points around Azeroth for at least a few more days. Be sure to get your Necrotic Runes so you can purchase all the cool Argent Dawn Trinkets and summon your own Bubble-hearther in shining armor.
A Zombie Retrospective
Here's the post and picture gallery that marked the beginning, as the tendrils of the Lich King began to spread back into Azeroth again.
Luckily, it wasn't your fault, you were a Zombie.
But things gradually started getting worse. And worse.
Some people thought they got worse in the completely wrong way, especially on PvE Servers.
Of course, some simply reveled in it.
Regardless, the plague continued to worsen, with Zombification setting in within 2 minutes of being hit by the buff.
Finally, it got so bad that the leaders of the Horde and the Alliance stepped in.
Class News and Views
In case you didn't hear by now, apparently Ghostcrawler wasn't completely joking with that "To the Ground, Baby" stuff. Retribution Paladins recieved quite a blow over the weekend. Even Ghostcrawler couldn't joke about these nerfs. But regardless of whether you think they were needed or not, they're coming. Some of them will probably be live when the servers come back up.
Join Matticus as he takes the new Priest Discipline tree out for a spin in the raid game.
If you're looking to test out that new DPS spec you created just for 3.0.2, why not try a training dummy?
Nice news for Warriors: Titan's Grip is getting some Titanic buffs.
There's some good news for Hunters -- Disengage is getting some buffs -- and some bad news. Technically, the bad news is bad news for all physical DPS classes and specs, as Armor is being bumped by 10% across the board for raid bosses.
This is more of a long term thing, but good news for Shamans, Druids, Paladins, and Priests: Healing gets the next major revamp.
Speaking of healing, here's a Shaman Restoration review for Echoes of Doom.
And on the opposite end of the spectrum, Affliction and Demonology in 3.0.2.
For Mages, here's a review of Mage PvP in 3.0.2.
For Death Knights, a review of Unholy Blight, the 51 point Unholy tree talent.
Wrath Beta and Test Server News
Patch 3.0.3, which will probably see the light of day before Wrath releases, is now on the PTR.
Here's some news that some Druids, Paladins, and Warlocks may like: You no longer have to quest for your class-specific mounts or flying forms come next patch.
There's been a few tweaks to tradeskills on Beta recently.
Odds and Ends
Tired of seeing who achieved what every few seconds? Here's how to turn off the Achievement spam.
If you're still annoyed over the recent Recruit-A-Friend level-granting problems, here's some good news: Blizzard is now trying to find a solution.
Mark Jacobs may want to bone up on his MMO history if he really thinks WoW is copying Warhammer with Lake Wintergrasp.
If you're still struggling to get in those last few Hallow's End Achievements before the event ends on November 1st, here's some help: The Hallowed Helm and Squashling are now trick-or-treatable.
That's right, the Molten Core Console version is playable. Now with 8 different movement directions!
Can't get enough of Achievements? Soon, you may be able to help your guild get some too.
22 Servers are now open for free character transfers. See if yours is one of them.