Blue Posts and Other WoW news: Season 10 ending, patch 4.3 tomorrow, new forum MVPs, balance druid updates
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Blue posts
Insect Swarm is no longer a DoT. This really doesn't sit well with me as that now brings us down to having only 1 DoT
I just wanted to drop into this thread and let you guys know that we currently plan for Moonkins to have two DoTs: Moonfire and Sunfire will be able to stack (both applied at the same time).
Nature's Grace is still there, it's just now built in to Eclipse. They did however reduce the haste buff from 15% to 1%, which I'm praying is a typo
Nature's Grace is still 15%, not 1%, that was just a tooltip issue that will be fixed soon. Revive will also be class-wide, not just for Restoration
However I still believe that Lunar Shower is just going to be a pain in the neck. I can see Blizzards intent considering how both eclipses will be viable to AoE in. That doesn't change the fact that there are times when you do not want to leave eclipse early.
Lunar Shower will be working differently in the future, so it may be too early for those kinds of concerns. I don't have any details to share at the moment though.
At the end of Season 10, Conquest Points will be converted to Honor Points, which offers the possibility of temporarily exceeding the normal 4,000 Honor Point cap. For the week, all Season 10 items will become available for Honor Points (at prices equivalent to their previous Conquest Point cost), with the exception of any items with rating requirements attached. Those items will no longer be available for purchase.
Arena and Rated Battleground Season 11 will begin for level-85 players approximately one week after the end of Season 10 on December 6. Season 10 titles and mounts will be awarded at that time. Also, new and more powerful items will become available for purchase with Honor Points after maintenance on that date, and any Honor accrued above the 4,000-point cap will be converted into gold at a rate of 35 silver per point. Finally, Season 11 rewards will be made available for purchase with Conquest Points which are earned during the new season.
All Team, Personal, and Matchmaking Ratings will be wiped when Season 11 begins.
If your launcher states "World of Warcraft is up to date. Downloading data for the next update." please allow the Background Downloader to continue downloading the 4.3 data. You can ensure it continues even when not playing the game by going to the launcher Options, Downloader Preferences, and checking the box labeled "Download after exiting World of Warcraft". If your launcher only states "World of Warcraft is up to date" then you've already obtained the 4.3 pre-download data and will only need a small update before logging in.
For more information on 4.3: Hour of Twilight please visit: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/3964559/
Please be aware that while Season 10 will be ending with the release of 4.3, Season 11 will not begin until a future date. More information about the start of Season 11 will be posted on WorldofWarcraft.com in the coming days.
Our expansion of the MVP program is just getting started by the way. We're actively searching for more constructive and helpful posters. If you're interested, stay tuned for more information and, in the mean time, acquaint yourself with the updated MVP FAQ: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/900930866#6
I'll be watching you. ^.^
Editor's Note: Big congrats to all the new forum MVPs, espeically Lissanna of the Restokin druid blog!
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News and features from WoW Insider
- Patch 4.3 officially going live tomorrow, Nov. 29
- Weekly Podcast Roundup: Nov. 21-27, 2011
- Two Bosses Enter: Voren'thal vs. Yorg Stormheart
- Realm maintenance for Tuesday, Nov. 29
- The Daily Quest: What was that about talent?
- WoW Insider's guide to Hour of Twilight
- Lichborne: Mists of Pandaria skills for death knights
- WoW Insider's guide to End Time
- Drama Mamas: Love and marriage and WoW
- WoW Insider's guide to Well of Eternity
- WoW Moviewatch: World of Warcraft Commercial Parody
- The Queue: Bad movie night
- Around Azeroth: Hope is a thing with feathers
- Officers' Quarters: Solutions to scheduling conflicts
- Breakfast Topic: Which storyline do you want more of?
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