August 18, 2008
WoW Olympic Games Event confirmed on US servers, goes live today
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Those of you who've already heard about the Olympics-like extravaganza that will be running on Blizzard's World of Warcraft today, there's no need to worry about the US servers missing out on this special event. Blizzard Poster Belfaire on the WoW forums confirmed that the Olympic Games Event is go live on US servers today at the stroke of midnight (12 a.m. PDT).
Initially announced for the European and Chinese servers, there was some distress whether US gamers can attain some of the special event-only items being offered during the event's duration. As Belfaire put it, the Olympic Games Event "goes live August 8th at midnight server time, lasts until the 25th".
Here are some of the details on how to get some of the neat in-game Olympics-themed stuff during the event:
- To get the new tabard, you only have to play one battleground. Winning or losing doesn't matter, if you stay for the duration of the battle you will be mailed a Competitor's Tabard.
- To get the new pet, you must defeat your rivals in any of the Battlegrounds. With every victory, there is a chance that a gold Medallion will be mailed to you.
By the time you finish reading this article, the event should have already gone live on your respective server so go ahead and see if you have what it takes to go for the gold and score yourself one for the Olympics.
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Source: wow.qj.net
World of Warcraft site update: Northrend region guide
Northrend is going to be a very forbidding territory when it arrives, given that it's been built for those level 70 and above. Stumbling into the wrong region isn't just going to eat up time - it could very well mean getting killed.
With that in mind, Blizzard has recently updated their official World of Warcraft site's guide section with the respective region levels for each of Northrend's areas. Here is a screenshot of the new list:
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Blizzard's site also offers links to a thorough description of each of the Northrend regions, though they're only up to Grizzly Hills for the moment. Those interested in reading further regarding Wrath of the Lich King's regions will want to visit Blizzard's site via the source link below, though you'll want to check back in case we run into any further updates.
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Source: wow.qj.net
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