Arena Season 9, War Games and Money FAQs (News)

Blizzard will introduce a new feature called War Games which are actually PvP practice matches.  This launches with Arena Season Nine.
http://www.wowhead.com/blog=176794/blizzard-launching-war-games-pvp-practice-matches

More about war games.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/12/13/new-war-games-mode-for-arenas-and-battlegrounds/

By the way, Season 9 Arena has begun.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/12/14/pvp-season-9-has-begun/

WOWHead has added a new currency section to its database.  It lists all the currencies available, tells you the quests where you get these payments and what you can buy with them.
http://www.wowhead.com/blog=176847/new-feature-currency-pages

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Thorough Descriptions of Patch 4.0.3a Contents

This morning WOW Head posted a link to a forum posting listing what has changed or been added in Patch 4.0.3a.  WOW Head also summarizes the main changes, including some the forum posted omitted, at the end of this article.
http://www.wowhead.com/blog=174221

Here's the original forum posting by Sammew.  The comments add to the list as well.
http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/1021054423#1

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Phase Three of Elemental Invasion Active

New quests have opened up.
http://www.wowhead.com/blog=173701

By the way, WOW Head has a guide to these pre-Cataclysm events.
http://www.wowhead.com/guide=cataclysm&prelaunch#twilights-cult-elemental-invasion

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Get Your Mount Now

Since some mounts will no longer be available in Cataclysm, WOW Insider has done an article about how to get them now.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/11/04/the-overachiever-how-to-get-disappearing-mounts/

A guide to all the new Cataclysm mounts.
http://www.wowhead.com/blog=176438/cataclysm-mount-guide-lions-drakes-and-camels-oh-my

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WOW Head Adds Justice Point Calculator to Tooltip

WOW Head is constantly tinkering with their database.  This time they've added a justice point calculator to their tooltip that tells you how many justice points an item costs and how many boss kills earn that many justice points.
http://www.wowhead.com/blog=172892

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Cataclysm on WOW Head

It's still too early to start posting Cataclysm information here as there are so many changes to be made in the beta version.  However, WOW Head's Cataclysm section is worth viewing for general information.  Here's the link.
http://www.wowhead.com/guide=cataclysm&faq

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Cataclysm Talent Previews

Blizzard has started releasing talent previews for some classes (druid, priest, rogue, shaman). WOW Head has set up a page on their site to review this information.
http://www.wowhead.com/blog=159333

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Dungeon Finder Vote Kick Changes UPDATED

Rohan points out Blizzard is changing (Patch 3.3.5) the way Vote Kick works in the random dungeon finder.  Basically the cooldown has changed so that folks who overuse this feature can't use it as often.  These is no cooldown if you don't use it often.  I am not clear how Abandon Group is going to change.
http://blessingofkings.blogspot.com/2010/06/interesting-vote-kick-changes.html

UPDATE:  WOWHead posts about this change with some idea of how the mechanics work and with their reaction.
http://www.wowhead.com/blog=158475

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Defending the WOWHead Client

WOW Head has published a defense of their client which apparently has been accused of being a security risk.
http://www.wowhead.com/blog=157549

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New WOWHead Map Features

Warning:  An ad at the top of the page plays music that you can't turn off. Annoying.
http://www.wowhead.com/blog=156843

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Childrens Week Quest Broken UPDATED

Apparently Blizzard knows the Dalaran orphan quest is broken and are trying to fix it.  The problem is that anyone who did the quest last year can't do it this year.  Apparently this problem is common in holiday quests.  (So why hasn't Blizzard figured out they need to check for this before the holiday arrives?)
http://www.wow.com/2010/05/02/childrens-week-dalaran-orphan-quest-broke/

You can do the other quests just fine.  Here is WOW Head's guide to the Childrens' Week quests, pets, achievements, etc.
http://www.wowhead.com/guide=childrens-week

UPDATE:  WOW Head reports the problem with the Dalaran quest won't be fixed this year so anyone who wanted to do this again this year can't.
http://www.wowhead.com/blog=155086

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WOW Head: Using the Database

WOW Head is starting a series of articles on how to use their database tools on their blog.  I'll update this entry as more articles are added.

The first entry describes how to use the profiler and the WOW Head databases to build a list of gear you want to help flesh out your character.
http://www.wowhead.com/?blog=147528


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Ultimate Cataclysm Guide

Today Big Bear Butt raved about how WOWHead has organized their Cataclysm information.  Here's the link if you haven't visited them yet.  It is clear, concise and stuff is easy to find.  Nice job!
http://www.wowhead.com/?guide=cataclysm&world

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PAWN Using WOWhead's Stat Weights (Addons)

WOWHead announces PAWN is using their stat weights now as the default.
http://www.wowhead.com/?blog=147110

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An Interview with WOWHead

If you are a WOWHead fan (and what serious player isn't?) you'll enjoy this brief interview with their "content and community" head.
http://www.thedalaraninn.com/2010/02/an-interview-with-the-notorious-wowhead-com/

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Icecrown Citadel, PvP Season 8 and Patch 3.3.2

Patch 3.3.2 has brought WOW players many new things.  Weeklies have been activated in ICC.
http://www.wow.com/2010/02/02/icecrown-citadel-raid-weeklies-activated/

All the Lich King loot has been revealed on the Armory and at WOWHead.
http://www.wow.com/2010/02/02/lich-kings-loot-table-revealed/

Season Eight has started and the PvP gear photos are here.
http://www.wow.com/2010/02/02/patch-3-3-2-season-8-gear-listing/

WOW Insider has updated their guide to ICC with the new Frostwing Hall information.
http://www.wow.com/2009/12/08/patch-3-3-icecrown-citadel-raid-boss-informaiton-and-resources/

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WOW Profiler

The FAQ page explains how to use the WOW Profiler.http://www.wowhead.com/?blog=99038

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Gear BEFORE Level 80: The Tools

Gnomeaggedon has written a nice guide to choosing gear before you hit Level 80.  It covers it all, using WOW Head to create a profile, how lower level is often better than new stuff, why agonizing over gear is silly, etc.
http://gnomeaggedon.net/2009/11/26/minmaxing-gear-before-80-part-1/

Using RAWR and Character Profiler and creating a spreadsheet of your characters and their gear.
http://gnomeaggedon.net/2009/11/27/minmaxing-gear-before-80-part-2/

More on spreadsheets and building an upgrade list.
http://gnomeaggedon.net/2009/11/30/minmaxing-gear-before-80-part-3/

You can always find this again by searching for "gear guides" using the search box at the top left corner of the page.  Many thanks to WOW Insider for pointing me to this resource.

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