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The Wowhead Blog BFF Report - Minecraft - No, It Isn't Another WoW Clone..2 September 2010, 7:48 pm That's the first thing I thought when this game was recommended to me, but can you blame me? With the constant onslaught of free2play WoW rip-offs, seeing anything "____Craft" is suspect. Minecraft is nothing close to what I had expected. It is a sandbox environment where you're given the ultimate set of virtual Legos, and to quote the website, "..a game about placing blocks while running from skeletons."If I can sum it up even further, it's like FarmVille plus zombies, minus the... Cataclysm Beta (Build 12857): New Glyph UI + Eclipse Bar Redesign2 September 2010, 7:28 pm You may have remembered hearing that Glyphs were changing from consumable items to learnable skills. Last build we saw the makings of that—now, when you use a glyph, it goes into your general tab of the spellbook, ready to be used whenever you want to place it. Well in this latest build Blizzard has taken it a step futher and given the glyphs tab of your talent frame a complete makeover!First off they've vastly increased the size of the frame—it's now the same size as the talent frame. You n... Cataclysm Map Update! New Classic / Cataclysm Dungeon + Raid Maps and More!2 September 2010, 12:19 am Epic map update! We've got tons of new maps straight from the latest Cataclysm beta patch, including new maps for classic dungeons and raids! Hopefully leveling in the newly streamlined Cataclysm questing zones doesn't go too fast so players will actually have a use for 'em! At least players will no longer have to discover a low level dungeon before being able to queue for it. Now all they need is to add a tour guide to Sunken Temple - you may laugh, but they actually did add tour guide NPCs to ... Mission Against Terror Beta Key Giveaway!1 September 2010, 10:49 pm Well, it's not Cataclysm, but who's going to say no to a beta key?For those of you who are Premium subscribers, our friends at ZAM.com are giving away beta keys to the new F2P FPS, Mission Against Terror! If you're interested in getting yours, head over to ZAM right now!http://www.zam.com/giveaways/mat.htmlBy Malgayne on 09/01/2010 at 5:49 PM... Cataclysm Icon Update (Build 12857) featuring Archaeology, Tabards and more!1 September 2010, 10:28 pm Our beloved "silent co-developer" mystadio has yet again dug up some cool new icons from the latest Cataclysm beta patch, including icons for some interesting new archaeology items and more! I'm sure we'll see the items (or related spells, at least) added to our Archaeology category in a future patch, but in the meantime we can speculate on how awesome they're going to be just from the filenames. :)We've got a few changed icons, as well, including a much-needed update to the icon (that I... Cataclysm Model Update - New Armor Sets, Minerals and Armadillos! What?1 September 2010, 9:29 pm Blizzard just unleashed yet another patch to the Cataclysm beta last night, and with that comes more Cataclysmic model goodness! We've got some interesting new armor set models for each specialization (cloth, leather, plate and mail) and a few new weapons (including what appears to be Deathwing's mace)! We've also found some Cataclysm mineral vein models, a few new objects, and armadillos. I know you guys were thinking, "Man, how could Blizzard EVER top camels? Seriously!" - WELL WE'VE G... Cataclysm: Heroic Shadowfang Keep and Deadmines Available at Launch1 September 2010, 9:07 pm I know you all heard the bad news that heroic modes for and wouldn't make it in for the launch of Cataclysm. Thankfully, it seems the original appraisal was wrong! Valnoth has come along and posted an announcement stating they will have the heroic modes for both SFK and DM at launch!Heroics are not ready for testing. Heroic Shadowfang Keep and Heroic Deadmines WILL be released with Cataclysm. You will not have to wait for a later patch.By fewyn on 09/01/2010 at 4:07 PM... Cataclysm: Zul'Gurub Gone!1 September 2010, 12:40 am Sad news for a lot of people, Valnoth has just made a post on the official forums stating Zul'Gurub will be removed in Cataclysm. No word yet on if Swift Zulian Tiger or Swift Razzashi Raptor will be moved elsewhere, but we can only hope!Zul'Gurub is gone as a raid instance come Cataclysm.By fewyn on 08/31/2010 at 7:40 PM... Cataclysm Beta: More Zones Open For Testing31 August 2010, 11:41 pm Valnoth just went on a posting spree in the Official Cataclysm Beta forums announcing that several zones are now ready for testing! is a level 45-50 zone in Kalimdor, the quests for this area start at the Emerald Sanctuary. The completely revamped , located in southern Kalimdor, is available for levels 40-45 and the breadcrumbs for this zone start in both Feralas and Dustwallow Marsh.Next, is finally available for testing! It is available for levels 83-84 and the breadcrumbs start in . The zone ... Cataclysm Beta: Streaming Launcher Improvements31 August 2010, 10:17 pm In an upcoming beta build the Beta Launcher that is used to download and stream game data will be receiving several updates, including a new progress bar, speed improvements, detailed peer-to-peer information, bandwidth detection to help with low speed users, and a new Cataclysm-inspired theme!Update: We now have a screenshot of the new launcher! It is pretty sexy. Check it out on the right!You can read the original post by Lylirra after the break!Continue reading »By fewyn on 08/31/2010 at... The Weekly Marmot - End of Expansion Raiding27 August 2010, 5:37 am So this week I take a look back through my experiences with raiding in the weeks and months prior to the release of Wrath of the Lich King and The Burning Crusade to give a little insight into what exactly is happening right now that's causing so much trouble for so many guilds. Why are so many players quitting their guilds? Why are so many quitting the game entirely? And just because I'm never content to just sit around and talk about how bad things can be, I give some tips and ideas for dealin... Cataclysm Model Update - Watch out, they spit!26 August 2010, 9:29 pm Another Cataclysm model update, this time featuring camels! Let's all pretend we're not going to be flying around all of Azeroth and riding seahorses through its expansive waters and just be excited for yet another pack beast to carry us through our adventures! So far these camels are not tied to any specific items, but one can only assume they'll be used in Uldum (where wild camels can be found) and possibly linked to the Ramkahen faction, maybe as a reputation reward similar to the Talbuks ear...