Thyvene said at the European forums of World of Warcraft that the legendary ranged weapon revealed in BlizzCon 2007 will be added soon. The French Blizzard community manager says that it will be a drop from a high level boss, though the weapon type, ETA, and assigned boss hasn't been fully confirmed.

There's speculation that the new drop could be added with patch version 2.4 of World of Warcraft, and that the target boss will be one available at the Sunwell Plateau. This would jive well with the revelations at last year's BlizzCon, where it was said that the legendary ranged weapon would be available by the next raid content.

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I love the profession system in WoW, but sometimes it strikes me as odd that we're basically paying money to go to work. I wouldn't run around the world and skin animals, pluck feathers, find rare threads and cause massive environmental destruction for a leather jacket in real life, but I'll gladly do all that to make an epic leather chestpiece in WoW.

Nevertheless, it's a good idea to pick up a crafting profession in WoW, just for the perks. (Unless you want to be one of those ultra-capitalists who take two gathering professions.) We've covered this in general terms before, but today we're going to focus on the crafting profession-specific BOP items and abilities that can really help out rogues in the end-game.

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It's the first full week of the month, and among other things, that means that the Darkmoon Faire is in town -- That town being Shattrath City, at least for February. We've said a few things about the Faire in the past, but I'd like to get into the meat of the thing, so you can figure out how to get all you can out of Silas and his merry band before they head out for another month, or at least start your preparations for their next gig in Elwynn Forest. This time, I'd like to talk about the ticket system, that lovely process whereby Gelvas Grimegate turns Darkmoon Faire Prize Tickets into loot. Fellow blogger Robin Torres posted a good introduction to the system a few months back, but I'd like to expand it a bit and see what we can find out about how it works and why -- or if -- you should take advantage of it.

Check it out after the jump!

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Between Arenas, V'Ming spends his time as a lock laughing ominously in AV, tanking Olm with his own minions and pondering troll fashion from Zul'Aman. He's recently started to plumb the depths of SSC with his 0/21/40 build and bragging about 8k shadow bolts.

Today being the first day of the lunar new year (for the eastern hemisphere at least), I shall lay my shadow bolts down and talk about something close to my roots: the Lunar Festival. Hey, even evil warlocks come from somewhere, you know.

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I didn't want to be the first one to leak this for obvious reasons, it's still fairly unconfirmed.

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This news will be updated several times.

The following info have been posted (from memory, so its not an exact copy/paste of the real thing) by a trusted source on ElitistJerks. (Its from the benefactors board, so you cant check the source, unless you are a benefactor = paid registration)

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Relmstein's latest post asks an interesting question: will the removal of diminishing honor returns in patch 2.4 help Blizzard combat the ongoing AFK problem? His suggestion is that removing the diminishing honor will mean that there is more honor available in the BGs, and that that will drive players back from the "peace cave" out into the battlefield (since they were only AFK-ing because they didn't think they could earn honor fast enough.

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So it's time for WoW Insider to do you all a favor. It seems like whenever we attempt to predict the timing of a certain patch, Blizzard ignores whatever we say, and drops it right away. With patch 2.2, we predicted in early September that it would take "weeks" longer, maybe even last November, and instead they had it out within the month. And with patch 2.3, we guessed that Blizzard wouldn't drop it before Thanksgiving, and just hours later they proved us wrong, and released it before the holiday.

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Happy Lunar Festival! Ae as we celebrate the festival of the moon in World of Warcraft, we should take pause to reflect on the many dogs in our life. From the hounds in MC (can't you just hear your old raid leader yell: "LOOT THE DOGS!"), to the annoying wolves that get in our way when farming Netherweb Spider Silk. But for a short time, there is no other top dog on the block then Omen.

Hanging out in Moonglade, he's a real pain. Before you even think of killing him, you need to get to Moonglade first. Since I mainly roll with my warrior when attempting new things, I wasn't able to just take the easy way to Moonglade and teleport myself there. However, many thanks to Toast who filled me in on a little tip: talk to the Lunar Festival Night Elves in any major city to get a scroll that'll teleport you to Moonglade. To get the scroll all you have to do is complete a quest that has you light off a few fireworks that you can purchase from a near by vendor. Easy as pie.

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Blizzard Community Manager Thundgot has announced that they are opening up character migration from the highest populated Europe PVP servers to the lowest ones in World of Warcraft.

This offer will only be available from February 6 to 12 or until the destination realm's population increases to an optimal level.

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Blizzard has previously told us that they plan to renovate as many of the holidays as possible, but from what we've seen so far, the Lunar Festival hasn't really recieved any of that love-- as Lodran says, players who've done the Lunar Festival quests in the pasts aren't finding anything new to do this year.

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Nick on WoW LJ posted about something that drives me nuts every time I head into the battlegrounds below level 70. Here's a tip: before you queue up for the battlegrounds, check the last number of your level. If it's anything below a seven, you are not prepared. Don't go in there. Level up, and then go in, because the other side (whether they be Alliance or Horde) is bringing nines, and sometimes even twinks.

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Jeff Kaplan, World Designer of the highly celebrated World of Warcraft, talks about Blizzard's upcoming expansion to the MMO with Wrath of the Lich King. In a feature article posted on CVG, he explained some of the major features players will get to see once it goes live.

Wrath of the Lich King was primarily designed for high level players who have reached the proverbial pinnacle of their MMO gaming careers. The new areas in WotLK will provide them additional content to quest, kill, and farm their way to even greater heights.

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In an interview at Computer and Videogames, Tigole mostly discusses some things we've already heard about, such as the Lake Wintergrasp PvP zone and the process to unlock the Death Knight class, but also reveals a few very tasty little morsels of new information as well.

First, he tells us a little bit more about Blizzard's philosophy behind Inscription, the new trade skill slated to be released with the expansion. While it appears that only one inscription will be allowed to be on a spell at one time, their goal is not to create one or two all-powerful inscriptions that will be used above all others, but to give players a variety of valid choices as to how to modify their spells. The example he gives is that of Frost Nova. One player might choose an inscription that gave their nova a longer range, while another might choose one that would lengthen the duration of the root associated with it.

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Bobble & friends - An IRL adventure is quite possibly the cutest WoW machinima I've seen so far. The idea of the short is to show you what happens when your characters break free into the real world. Apparently, they go straight for the TV ... That's so typical!

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Upper Deck has announced a new event called the Spectral Safari for the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game.

You're probably asking what  this new event has to do with the online game? Well, the winner of the event will be taking home a Spectral Tiger Mount Loot card which can be redeemed for an exclusive in-game mount. In addition, Robotic Homing Chicken will be given away as a door prize.

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Like MMO-Champion says, this isn't the biggest surprise, but we now have confirmation (en français) that a legendary ranged weapon will drop in the new 25-man raid in patch 2.4's Sunwell Plateau. Specifically, it will be a direct drop, like the Warglaives of Azzinoth, and not the result of a quest chain, like good old Thunderfury. Still unknown is which boss it'll be from (though Boubouille reasonably supposes that it'll be the last boss, Kil'jaeden).

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Reader Slyde, an Alliance Hunter on the Magtheridon server, arrived at the border of Ashenvale. But as he prepared to cross the bridge into Azshara, he spotted these two visions of horror carved from wood. Eldritch blue smoke emanated from their eyes, giving their twisted visages an even more horrifying effect. Though they served as a warning to all who travel in search of adventure, it was a warning Slyde ignored as he ventured ahead into new lands.

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Zul'Aman. Heard of it? Noticed a lot of folks trading in their Kara gear for some rickety pieces of wood held together with twine? ZA has been live for some time now and most of us have had the chance to check out Blizzard's latest 10-man offerings. So here's the question: Is Zul'Aman worth the trouble? Sure, it's fun. The bosses are nifty and whatnot. But is it progression?

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In every MMORPG game, players are always concerned about account security. The same goes for Blizzard with World of Warcraft, the company shows concern for the welfare of the players. In order to keep things in order and to resolve game-related issues, Blizzard blue poster Eyonix has made a lengthy reminder to the gamers.

Eyonix posted that players "take caution when being directed to outside websites and update the security on their computers accordingly." He also suggested that gamers should also add Internet security, in the form of a firewall and/or anti-virus scanner. In addition, consultation with Network administrators should be sought after whenever a problem is encountered.

He also recommended that players should use the Blizzard Launcher when starting the game as it provides greater security from harmful software. If players want to know more about the Launcher, they can simply go to this site.

Eyonix also noted that gamers should run the Windows Update or Software Update in order to secure a safe operating system environment. In addition to this, players may have to run the updater more than once to ensure all the high priority updates are acquired. Many of these patches require a system restart and additional patches will complete the process.

Finally, Eyonix had some additional information for players for future uses. He posted:

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Over on World of Warcraft's Under Development page, Blizzard recently announced that a future patch would implement a new portal that'll connect to the Caverns of Time and will be available through reputation.

Groat of Gorefiend was wondering about the new portal though, and asked for some helpful clarifications regarding the issue. Specifically, he asked if it was meant for mages only, whether Shattrath would get a portal for it too, and whether or not you would required Revered or Exalted reputation to use it.

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One feature that's to be introduced in World of Warcraft's game patch 2.4 is a heavily improved combat log. While this change isn't going to be as visible as some of the new tweaks, its effects on your gaming will be considerable. For one, as Vaneras explained, WoW's improved Combat log will feature easier AddOn maintenance.

Another new innovation that Vaneras discussed is the combat log's filters:

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It seems that Lucilebluth from the Cenarius realm has encountered a bug when she was doing the Capturing the Keystone quest. She noticed that the quest item needed for the quest doesn't drop on heroic difficulty.

She noted that Blizzard could fix this problem so that players won't have to spend time trying to finish the quest while getting a few badges.

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New Hero Class: Archdruid ?

The Second part of the computerandvideogames.com Wrath of the Lich King is available. In that interview we dont learn anything new, except that one:

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Blizzard has updated the Under Development page for World of Warcraft with some goodies related in the near future. According to the Under Development page, the features we're mentioning below will be implemented in future so patches, so you also get a taste of the game world beyond patch 2.4.

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As you may recall, Bornakk dropped by the World of Warcraft forums to discuss details regarding two new recipes being added to the game: Charred Bear Kabobs and Juicy Bear Burgers. We currently know that both recipes can be bought via Bale or Malgyen in Felwood, and that they will require meat from 48 to 56 bears.

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Today we've got blue posts, blue posts, and blue posts, including a few updates to yesterday's posts (interface and cooking). Nothing said about the release date of the 2.4 patch on PTR, but it's probably a matter of days now (hours ?)

Archdruid hero class ?
computerandvideogames.com released the 2nd part of their interview with Tigole, well it's not really a second part because it looks a lot like the first one, however there is a very interesting comment about heroic classes.
Quote from: Tigole (Source)What's more, with any luck, we'll see more Hero classes some time after release, the hot Zitron tip being some kind of Archdruid quest directly connected to Malfurion Stormrage and the much-anticipated Emerald Dream.

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Well, we're not sure if it's an oversight on the developers' part or merely a bug, but you can call this next bit of news a real bummer, especially if you like beating the Lunar Festival's Omen raid boss.

Apparently, if you've completed the "Elune's Blessing" quest previously and have an Elune's Lantern in your inventory, it seems that you will be unable to finish the quest a second time.

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MMORPGs offer us a way to live our lives in the way we want them to be lived - and with Blizzard's World of Warcraft, we can also celebrate occasions in a very unique way. Such is the case with the Lunar Festival, celebrated by the druids of Moonglade in Azeroth. Honoring your elders and indulging yourselves in magnificent feasts never looked this good - or exciting.

So, just what IS there to do in the Lunar Festival in Blizzard's World of Warcraft? Why, monsters, items, fireworks, and outfits, that's what! If you're feeling a bit bloodthirsty, then hunting down the beast of Omen (a giant two-headed something with fangs and claws) can take care of your appetite posthaste.

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I don't know what Vashj did to you guys, but there must have been something, because she is getting dropped more and more often lately. Nobody likes the Naga, I guess. And Kael is pretty much shaking in his boots-- nearly every guild that has downed Vashj is throwing him angry looks for being next.

This week's GW starts right after the jump-- click the link below to check the week's drama, downed and recruiting news, all tipped to us by you, dear readers. If you have news for Guildwatch (especially drama, because who doesn't like that?), send it along to wowguildwatch@gmail.com. Enjoy!

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