4.0.6 Fishing

4.0.6 Fishing: "

Patch 4.0.6 is now on Public Test Realms. It adds:

• A new fishing cursor (illustrated).


• Cooking recipe for Scalding Murglesnout – a non-buff food, which is currently cooked from 3 Sharptooth. Recipe requires cooking skill 500, and is sold for 3 Chef’s Awards.

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4.0.6 PTR Patch Notes Updated - New Meta Gems!

4.0.6 PTR Patch Notes Updated - New Meta Gems!: "Malgayne pointed it out earlier, but I wanted to draw more attention to the fact that, last night, Blizzard updated their Patch 4.0.6 PTR Patch Notes!

Notable changes include:

• All guild banners now reward bonus reputation in addition to honor and experience.
• Archaeology fragments now have a hard cap of 200 per race. Players will not be able to collect additional fragments until they complete artifacts to take them down below 200 fragments. Players with more than 200 fragments will not lose additional fragments in 4.0.6, but in a future patch we may remove any fragments above 200.
• Meta gems with the Chaotic and Relentless prefixes now have a requirement of 3 red gems.
• New meta gems have been added: Agile Shadowspirit Diamond (Agility/3% critical damage), Reverberating Shadowspirit Diamond (Strength/3% critical damage), and Burning Shadowspirit Diamond (Intellect/3% critical damage). These new recipes are unbound and can drop from any Cataclysm creature. The new meta gems have a requirement of 3 red gems equipped.
• Quest turn-in NPCs have been added to Baradin Base Camp and Hellscream's Reach in Tol Barad Peninsula for the Tol Barad bonus quests. This will allow players to turn in these quests if the original quest givers in Tol Barad are not available.
• Kill credit for the Tol Barad bonus quest bosses will now be granted to players who have helped attack them, even if they are not in the same group. These bosses include Problim, Archmage Galus, Warden Silva, and Svarnos.

We have updated our version of the Patch Notes, and you can check out the full list of additions after the break!


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By Miyari on 01/07/2011 at 8:35 AM"

TankSpot's Guide to Atramedes in Blackwing Descent

TankSpot's Guide to Atramedes in Blackwing Descent: "The crew at TankSpot have posted their guide to Atramedes, in Blackwing Descent!

As usual, the full transcript is after the break!

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By Malgayne on 12/20/2010 at 4:29 PM"

Feast of Winter Veil 2010 Guide

Feast of Winter Veil 2010 Guide: "

The Feast of Winter Veil is the typical year end winter seasonal holiday with snow, gnomes in holiday gear, presents, cookies, and other seasonal themes in the wonderful world of warcraft. Unlike other holidays, there isn’t a huge focus on loot or character advancement. Instead the focus is on merriment, fun and just having a good time with your friends and guildies.

The following are the activities available during the holiday:

Type: Holiday Event

Date: December 15th – January 2nd

Location: Most Major Cities

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TankSpot's Guide to The Conclave of Wind (10 man)

TankSpot's Guide to The Conclave of Wind (10 man): "TankSpot has posted their guide to the 10-man version of the Conclave of Wind encounter in Throne of the Four Winds!

Remember, you can always watch these videos directly on the NPC pages by clicking the video thumbnail on the right. And naturally, the full transcript is after the break!

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By Malgayne on 12/15/2010 at 1:26 PM"

Blizzard Launching "War Games": PvP Practice Matches

Blizzard Launching "War Games": PvP Practice Matches: "Blizzard is implementing a War Game system—a system broadly similar to the old Arena skirmish system.

Basically, with a simple text command, you can now start a "War Game" against another group in a battleground, or another arena team, the matches don't actually count for achievements or currency rewards, and you can only initiate them against other people on your realm—but it's a great way to test out new players in PvP, or hold grudge matches against old enemies.

The new system opens up with Arena Season 9!

The full blue post is after the break, complete with a Q&A.

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By Malgayne on 12/13/2010 at 1:01 PM"

Cataclysm Reputations Guide - Vendors, Rewards and More!

Cataclysm Reputations Guide - Vendors, Rewards and More!: "With many players already reaching max level in the new expansion, we thought you guys might want a review of all of the amazing Cataclysm reputation rewards available! In Cataclysm, you can raise reputation with most factions simply by questing in their respective zones, and then finishing off with daily quests or simply running level 85 dungeons with the appropriate tabard. That's why we've put together a full guide, complete with reward tables and prices, for all of the new Cataclysm factions!

It's important to notice that, once again, shoulder and helm enchants are available as faction reputation rewards.

Shoulder Enchants
Require Therazane reputation.
Available at Honored reputation:

• Lesser Inscription of Charged Lodestone
• Lesser Inscription of Jagged Stone
• Lesser Inscription of Shattered Crystal
• Lesser Inscription of Unbreakable Quartz

Available at Exalted reputation:

• Greater Inscription of Charged Lodestone
• Greater Inscription of Jagged Stone
• Greater Inscription of Shattered Crystal
• Greater Inscription of Unbreakable Quartz

Helm Enchants
Available at Revered reputation with their respective factions.

• Arcanum of Hyjal - 60 Intellect, 35 critical strike rating
• Arcanum of the Earthen Ring - 90 Stamina, 35 dodge rating
• Arcanum of the Ramkahen - 60 Agility, 35 haste rating
• Arcanum of the Dragonmaw / Arcanum of the Wildhammer - 60 Strength, 35 mastery rating

Read on for our full, detailed look at all of the new Cataclysm factions, including ways to earn reputation and all of their glorious rewards!

Don't forget, you can easily track your characters' quest and reputation progression with our Completion Tracker using the Wowhead Client!


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By Miyari on 12/10/2010 at 8:05 PM"