<font size="3" style="line-height: 1.3em;"><b>Patch 3.1 this week?</b></font><br />Tons of people are going to ask anyway, at the moment we can&#39;t know if Patch 3.1 will be deployed on live servers this week. Everything happening on Blizzard&#39;s side is being heavily monitored and you&#39;ll be the first to know if Patch 3.1 is going live. <br /><div class="blizzquotewrap"><div class="blizzquoteinner"><span class="corners-top"><span></span></span><div class="blizzquoteheader"><span>Quote from: <b>Wryxian (<a href="http://blue.mmo-champion.com/1/7373947709-dual-spec-patch.html" target="_blank" style="color: white;">Source</a>)</span></b></div><div class="blizzquote">The patch is definitely coming... shortly. The "severe lack of info" might simply be because we announced it, gave further details about it, put it up on the PTR for testing and now we are basically on the verge of releasing it.<br /><br />We certainly haven&#39;t been quiet about it. It is coming. And it is coming... soo... er... promptly. </div><span class="corners-bottom"><span></span></span></div></div><br /><br /><font size="3" style="line-height: 1.3em;"><b>Patch 3.1 - Argent Tournament and Website Update</b></font><br />Two new articles have been added to the site, the first one is a short summary of the <a href="http://www.mmo-champion.com/index.php?page=857" target="_blank"><b>Argent Tournament World Event</b></a> (rewards included!). The other one is just a list of all the <a href="http://www.mmo-champion.com/index.php?page=860" target="_blank"><b>dungeon maps</b></a> added to the game default interface. <br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.mmo-champion.com/index.php?page=857" target="_blank"><img src="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2009/april/argenttournamentbanner.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.mmo-champion.com/index.php?page=860" target="_blank"><img src="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2009/april/instancemaps.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div><br />Additionally, the <a href="http://www.mmo-champion.com/index.php?page=856" target="_blank"><b>Professions Additions / Reagents Changes</b></a>, <a href="http://www.mmo-champion.com/index.php?page=858" target="_blank"><b>Patch 3.1 Mounts</b></a>, <a href="http://www.mmo-champion.com/index.php?page=859" target="_blank"><b>Companion pets</b></a> and <a href="http://www.mmo-champion.com/index.php?page=855" target="_blank"><b>Val&#39;anyr - Legendary Mace</b></a> articles have been added to the left menu. You can expect minor updates/fixes to most of the articles now that all the important stuff is here. (I think)<br /><br /><br /><font size="3" style="line-height: 1.3em;"><b>Blue posts</b></font><br /><div class="blizzquotewrap"><div class="blizzquoteinner"><span class="corners-top"><span></span></span><div class="blizzquoteheader"><span>Quote from <b>Blizzard staff</b></span></div><div class="blizzquote"><span style="color: white;"><b>Balancing the game in a fishbowl</b></span><br />I&#39;m not sure I follow why you call that a fishbowl. Usually when I hear that term, it is in reference to something that takes place very publicly. If we balanced in a fishbowl, you might be able to see all of the changes as we made them and why we made them. Many players ask for more transparency in the process, which suggests the fishbowl comparison isn&#39;t widely shared... unless I misunderstood your metaphor.<br /><br />We don&#39;t balance around best in slot items, though my impression is the community cares much more about that. Most of our PvE balance is concerned about whether the group can beat the boss, and whether some members are contributing too much or not enough to that experience. Very, very few raids have all best in slot items (otherwise you kind of wonder why they are still raiding). We need to know the maximum theoretical dps (in this case), and how characters will scale with better gear, but we also need to know what classes will do with introductory levels of gear too.<br /><br />We do spend most of our balance effort at max level, because that is where it is most important to the community. Very few players are raiding below max level. We do spend some effort to make sure groups can complete their quests or the level up dungeons though. We do not spend a great deal of effort on the 1v1 "I was ganked in the middle of Stranglethorn" PvP situations, though we do consider it as part of the process.<br /><br />Hope that provides a little more transparency. (<a href="http://blue.mmo-champion.com/28/16137619516-balance-in-a-fishbowl.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: white;">Source</span></b></a>)<br /><br /><span style="color: white;"><b>Val&#39;anyr and upcoming legendary items</b></span><br />So Mages (and other non-healing casters) are in the queue. Not at the end, with Rogues for example. But not at the front, where the healers patiently stand.<br /><br />I cannot hint at future damage dealing caster legendaries. But I can empathise with your feelings, and I do. I&#39;m hopeful your time will come... again. :-) (<a href="http://blue.mmo-champion.com/12/8638334506-valanyr-hammer-of-the-ancient-kings.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: white;">Source</span></b></a>)</div><span class="corners-bottom"><span></span></span></div></div><br /><br /><font size="3" style="line-height: 1.3em;"><b>Comics</b></font><br /><a href="http://www.darklegacycomics.com/185.html" target="_blank"><b>Dark Legacy Comic #185</b></a> and <a href="http://www.tehgladiators.com/?p=69" target="_blank"><b>Teh Gladiators #69</b></a> are out!<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.darklegacycomics.com/185.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2009/april/dl185.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.tehgladiators.com/?p=69" target="_blank"><img src="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2009/april/tehglad69.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div>


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