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The latest patch 5.4 newsThe Queue: Live show Friday!
by Mathew McCurley 
Nov 30th 2010 at 1:00PM
This Friday at 1 p.m. Eastern, 10 a.m. Pacific, we'll be doing a live episode of The WoW Insider Show! Yours truly will be joined by Matthew Rossi and Anne Stickney to bring in Cataclysm with style, pizazz and fun. We'll take Cataclysm questions, lore discussions, gameplay stuff, zone previews ... and even some special surprises may be in store. Don't miss us jabbering on about Cataclysm this Friday! There will be a more detailed post up soon, but I just wanted to let all the fans know early, since I love you so much.
No, really, I do.
jasondrust asked:
What's the deal with the lack of anniversary pet and any cool item at all from the world event of Cataclysm, like a tabard or ghost pet that follows us around saying, "I WAS THERE MAN. YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW".
This year isn't so much a milestone as the fifth year anniversary, so I guess Blizzard just didn't feel like putting something in -- kind of like how we got the 2009 Brewfest stein again for 2010. As for cool item from the Cataclysm pre-events, I guess you could count the Echo Isles and Gnomeregan items that turn you into a troll or a gnome, respectively.
Hal asked:
It seems as though the Alliance has lost a lot of ground to the undead. Have they made any comparable gains anywhere else?
It seems like the Alliance has lost more ground to their enemies because they did. The original World of Warcraft had a heavy emphasis on Alliance zones, with little to no Horde presence. Cataclysm attempted to shift the balance back to a 50/50 split, and in doing so, a lot of what the Alliance considered "safe" territory was thrown into conflict.
However, the biggest loss to the Horde this expansion has been, as people noted, the Southern Barrens. This area was ripe for new possibilities and changes, and it turned out to be one of the best revamped zones after The Shattering because of the conflict created. It is definitely well done.
Drew asked:
Does anyone know if Deathwing is burning zones yet?
He certainly is.
Hal also asked:
It seems the city tabards don't count towards the 25-tabard achievement. Is this a bug or intentional?
Don't forget, the achievement actually states that you have to equip 25 tabards, so don't forget to try each one on and watch that achievement counter fly. Also, if you used the previous Argent Tournament versions of the tabards towards the achievement, they will not work, as they are the same items.
Maccabeus asked:
A while back, a question was posed about whether the community at large would be able to obtain the "Aka'Magosh" shirts from BlizzCon. After seeing the red one, I have decided: DO WANT. BAD.
Sooo...will they be available?
Aka'magosh shirts are in the works, actually. We should have an update soon!
Batkat asked:
Is it just me, or do the Goblin Trikes come off as unfinished? I just got mine, and I've noticed they don't make much sound except for when you summon them or they drop a distance. The jump of the trike is also rather inanimate. Otherwise, they are rather fun to zoom around in, just a little disappointing when they run so quiet.
You aren't the only one. For some reason, the trikes have no real jump animation like the Mechano-hog and feel very static. I have no idea why. But yes, the sentiment is not just your own -- they feel a little unfinished.
Nat asked:
What happened to Mannoroth's armor? Is it still on display somewhere?
It sure is.
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Reader Comments (Page 15 of 15)
Amrix Dec 1st 2010 12:30AM
At midnight on release night will the servers go down or will it just be instant moment and all the quests just become available if you purchased digitally?
Bulbasaur Dec 1st 2010 3:48AM
When are they going to fix mobs health's bar dancing so hard when there are a lot of mobs? I tried to use tidyplates but they start to dance like without any addon.
Please!
LouCypher Dec 1st 2010 5:08AM
Question for The Queue:
With the upcoming release of Cataclysm, most of the unknown areas of the map are opened for questing and exploration with the exception of one. East of Ghostlands and north of the Plaguelands there still remains a section that doesn't highlight and can't be clicked on. What's there, and can we see come December 7th? I'm hoping for pandarens and unicorns.
LouCypher Dec 1st 2010 5:57AM
*Err, I meant WEST of Ghostlands
Drakkenfyre Dec 1st 2010 6:52AM
From what I can remember when I was in that area on the PTR (exploit flying in the old world, before terrain changes) there is just empty ground and a coastline there. To the West of that area, there are old ruins which are marked "Quel'Thalas", but that area will be walled off by an invisible wall now.
Now with the terrain changes, they may have just stuck some random stuff there, like a lake. It doesn't necessarily have to contain anything else.
Icantadd Dec 1st 2010 9:24AM
Are there going to be any changes to the Shadowmourne questline? I've heard a few rumors that you'll no longer need to complete specific quests in 25 man ICC instead of 10 man.
Aenderung Dec 1st 2010 10:19AM
Are there any gay characters in wow? I was thinking about this yesterday and it's kind of surprising that in the whole world of Azeroth I couldn't think of one. Seems like kind of a shame all those NPCs and not one that is gay.
Drakkenfyre Dec 1st 2010 11:24AM
Yes, there is.
One of them at least is http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=27056
She flirts with the NPC in front of her.
There are also bits and pieces here that suggest one of Maiev's lieutenants, Naisha, was also her lover. This isn't something that's open in the books or stories or anything, but she took her death very hard. She had spent thousands of years with her guarding Illidan, and there are stories to suggest they became very close.
Bynde Dec 1st 2010 12:02PM
"...The Shattering.
The complete restructuring of the entire world of Azeroth.
Is "Lame-o McLamester"?
You need to lower your standards a bit, I think."
Kuro, I think I've already stated how cool I think the actual "shattering" is. I really like it and I love the new quests and the whole new topography. My alt toons spent a great deal of time investigatinga dn exploring. It's fantastic.
What is lame, IMO, is the pre-cata events (in which I don't include the actual "shattering".) At least compared to the pre-Wrath events. So, far, it's been weak. And now, I see that DW started his random rampage all over Azeroth. And that DW has been doing this since last Tuesday.
News to me. I haven't once seen DW do anything other than in the opening Video. And I've played almost everyday since last Tuesday.
I guess I was expecting the same excitement that the Zombie invasion provided. I guess I expected too much. If DW continues his random rampage and it's over in a couple weeks and I have yet to see it, not only will I consider the pre-cata events weak, I'll consider them the weakest event WoW has ever come up with in the 4 + years I've been playing.
Bynde Dec 1st 2010 12:03PM
And speaking of 'weak'...when the hell will wowinsider change this comment system. Jesus.
Matt Dec 1st 2010 2:05PM
About the Trikes:
I wonder if it's similar to something I noticed with my Touring Rocket after the Shattering. When I'm using it as a ground mount, it doesn't make it's normal engine noise, unless I jump or fall. When I'm in the air it makes sound.