Content Update Notes

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Community News

Welcome to the Community News! There is always some interesting news, fan fiction, comic, artwork, guide or machinima that is worth sharing. In this blog we will provide you with a recap of this week's latest news and community highlights!

14 years ago
St. Jude Charity Auction Resumes Today – Now With Cheaper Shipping

Owning a piece of Blizzard Entertainment history and supporting a great cause has just become even easier! The shipping costs for the retired European server blades have been drastically reduced, and a new wave of auctions has just begun. Net proceeds from each auction will be donated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

14 years ago
Account Security Warning: Steam Compromise

As some of you may know, Valve Software recently announced that certain Steam user account information was compromised by an illegal and unauthorized intrusion into their network.

14 years ago
A Day in the Life of a QA Analyst

On our 20th Anniversary website, we’ve just published “A Day in the Life… John Shin.” John is a QA Analyst II currently focused on quality assurance for World of Warcraft.

14 years ago
Community News

Welcome to the Community News! There is always some interesting news, fan fiction, comic, artwork, guide or machinima that is worth sharing. In this blog we will provide you with a recap of this week's latest news and community highlights!

14 years ago
Explanation of 4.3 Balance Changes, Part Two

Don’t take this as an announcement that the release of patch 4.3 is imminent. While we have completed a lot of work, it’s just hard to know at this stage when the patch will be ready. Nothing is set in stone until the actual patch, and even then we still have the ability to hotfix any major problems that we missed or caused.

14 years ago
Battle.net Mobile Authenticator – Java Version Support Update

In the weeks ahead, we will be discontinuing the Java-based (J2ME) versions of the Battle.net Mobile Authenticator currently available for download at http://mobile.blizzard.com. This includes versions of the Battle.net Mobile Authenticator for mobile devices like the Motorola RAZR, Nokia’s Series 40, and other “non-smartphones.”

14 years ago
Contest Winner: Guardian of Accounts — October 2011

The latest winner in our recurring contest, ‘The Guardian of Accounts Art Contest’, has been chosen. Magdalena from Poland created this image, featuring a Helion-adapted face toaster.

14 years ago
New Guild Services Now Available - Updated

We are in the process of adding new guild services that will make relocating to a new realm, switching factions, or changing your guild name easier than ever before.

14 years ago
CoverItLive Q&A: Class Design & Balance — (11/9)

To follow up on our first World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria developer Q&A on the CoverItLive platform, we’re gathering the entire class design team to field your questions on the past, present, and future of World of Warcraft classes. Anyone is welcome to join in the live Q&A this Wednesday, November 9, beginning at approximately 19:45 and concluding around 21:00 CET.

14 years ago
Community News

Welcome to the Community News! There's always some interesting news, fan fiction, comic, artwork, guide or machinima that's worth sharing. In this blog we will provide you with a recap of this week's latest news and community highlights!

14 years ago
The Great Item Squish (or Not) of Pandaria

The lead designers were originally going to talk about this topic at BlizzCon, but it didn’t really match the content of the rest of our “Intro to Pandaria” presentation, and seeing as how we finished our 90-minute slot with 93 seconds remaining, there wouldn’t have been room for it anyway. But several of us did bring up the issue with players and media we talked to, and it even ended up in at least one FAQ, so we figured we’d go ahead and get the information out there. Note that unlike much of what we presented for the upcoming Mists of Pandaria expansion, this is not an announcement. It’s more of a problem we’d like to address, and a couple of ways we potentially might do so. Feedback is certainly appreciated.

14 years ago