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MLG Announces WoW 3v3 Arena LAN CircuitMay 12, 2008 2:02AM by Tyveris
http://www.mlgpro.com/?q=node/212205

The first event is in San Diego and registration starts May 15th. This is in a few days so start getting ready if you are interested. More details on how everything will work will be released then as well.

Thanks to Trance-Tichondrius for the heads up on this event.

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Major League Gaming will add PC gaming to three of its Pro Circuit Stops. The PC Circuit will feature World of Warcraft®: The Burning Crusade® with $22,500 in prizes per event. The entire PC Circuit will be played on the HP Blackbird 002.

* Kick-off event: MLG San Diego, June 13-15th
* Other stops: MLG Orlando, July 11th-13th and MLG Dallas, October 3-5.
* Official PC Circuit game: World of Warcraft®: The Burning Crusade®
* Format: 3-vs-3 - more details on rules and the official format will be released on May 15th.
* Total spots available: 32 teams
* Prizes: $22,500 per event

Stay tuned to mlgpro.com and gotfrag.com for the official press announcement as well as registration information. Registration is expected to open May 15th.

Please note that if you are interested in registering for this tournament, only 32 spots (teams) are available and you will need an MLG Account on www.mlgpro.com in order to register.

MLG's network of websites, including MMO-Champion.com and GotFrag.com, will work to provide coverage and insight into the PC Circuit. GotFrag's premier online-video production, GotFrag TV, will stream live on site from all three events.


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WoW Fan Site Program - Blizzard Feedback ThreadsMay 6, 2008 4:59PM by Tyveris
Good news. We were contacted by Nethaera about becoming part of the Blizzard Fan Site program, and it looks like we have been approved. We see this as a great opportunity to start giving very focused feedback to Blizzard about the state of Arena and PvP in hopes of continuing to make the game more enjoyable for us.

The way we are going to try and do it is creating weekly feedback threads focused on a specific topic to pass along to Blizzard. The first one will be focused on the arena tournament and can be found here: http://www.arenajunkies.com/showthread.php?t=21326

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Technical Difficulties!May 6, 2008 12:06AM by Tyveris
Well as many of you probably noticed today the forums were down for a bit. This was an unexpected error resulting from a routine upgrade of our forum software. No data was lost and most everything SHOULD be working as normal now. We are still working on resolving a couple issues.

If you notice anything that seems out of place. Please let us know about it in the Site Feedback section of our forums or by replying to this thread.

On the bright side - the new vBulletin has some pretty cool new features we're going to start playing with!

We apologize for the unexpected downtime.

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Season 4 Gear Stats - Live on PTRMay 2, 2008 4:58AM by Tyveris
All of the new season 4 gear can be food on the PTR. Here is the list of the new items. I tried to organize it so that you only see the items you care about for your class/spec. If anything is missing for your class, let me know and I will update it.

Hover over any of them to see the item stats.

Feral Druid S4 Gear
Restoration Druid S4 Gear
Balance Druid S4 Gear
Hunter S4 Gear
Mage S4 Gear
Holy Paladin S4 Gear
Retribution Paladin S4 Gear
Spell Damage Paladin S4 Gear
Discipline/Holy Priest S4 Gear
Shadow Priest S4 Gear
Rogue S4 Gear
Enhancement Shaman S4 Gear
Elemental Shaman S4 Gear
Restoration Shaman S4 Gear
Warrior S4 Gear
Felweave Warlock S4 Gear
Dreadweave Warlock S4 Gear

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Season 4 Requirements and Points EligibilityApr 22, 2008 4:43PM by Tyveris
New Rating Rules:
1) If a character’s personal rating is more than 150 points below the team rating, they will earn points based on their personal rating instead of the team rating. This means that a player cannot join a highly rated team and begin earning points based purely on the pre-established rating of the team before they joined it. They'll need to compete, improve, and gain a personal rating worthy of the points they would receive.

2) If the average personal rating of the players queuing for a game is more than 150 points below the team’s rating, the team will be queued against an opponent matching or similar to the average personal rating. This means that players cannot join a highly rated team and immediately face highly rated opponents, easily and quickly bringing their personal rating up. Instead they'll need to again compete, improve, and earn their rating.

3) UPDATE: If a team does not enter an arena match that is starting they will lose points equal to the amount that would have been deducted if they had played and lost. This change makes it less viable to participate in illegitimate team match-ups by requiring every game be played; not just those that are against a team's desired opponent.

Season 4 Arena Gear:
Shoulders: 2200
Weapon: 2050
Head: 1700
Chest: 1600
Legs: 1550
Gloves: None
Offhand: None

Season 4 Honor Gear:
Boots: 1700
Ring: 1650
Bracers: 1575
Belt: None
Neck: None
Trinket: None

Old Season 3 Arena Gear:
Shoulders: 1950
Weapons: 1800

Reason for the Changes:
The changes to the rating requirements for these items reflect the nature of the items, their power, and the relative difficulty that should be had when attempting to obtain them. These items are comparable to those found in the newest 25 person raid zone, Sunwell Plateau, and should therefore also feel very challenging to obtain.

Source: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/th...73993258&sid=1

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