font size=3bCataclysm Class Masteries/b/fontbr / The latest beta build reintroduced class masteries in-game! Masteries are affected by the bMastery Rating/b on your gear.br / br / For example, a level 82 player will get 1 Mastery point for each 93 Mastery Rating he has. This mastery point will increase the mastery bonus differently depending on the class, +1 Mastery Point doesn't necessarily means a +1% increase to the bonus. (e.g. A Beast Mastery hunter with +2 Mastery gets +4% increased pet damage) br / div class=bbcode_container div class=bbcode_blizzquote div class=blizzquote_container

bfont color=redUpdate/font/bbr / img src=http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/icons/images.gif border=0 alt= / bfont color=#69CCF0Mage/font/b definitely want to check the a href=http://blue.mmo-champion.com/t/24702262953/mage/#rp_616 target=_blankbUpcoming Mage Changes Blue Post by Kalgan/b/a. I'll have it on the front page for my next news post just in case you miss it. br / br / font size=3bCataclysm Beta - Build 12644/b/fontbr / A new patch is being deployed on beta servers. Stay tuned for updates!br

font size=3bLich King 25-Man No-Buff Heroic Kill by Paragon/b/fontbr / a href=http://www.paragon-wow.com/ target=_blankbParagon/b/a is really done with Icecrown Citadel this time, they killed the Lich King in 25-Man Heroic mode without the ICC Zone Buff. Congratulations to them. br / br / div align=centera href=http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2010/july/LK_0.jpg target=_blankimg src=http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2010/july/LK_0_small.jpg border=0 alt= //a/divbr / br / font

font size=3bCataclysm Guild UI Mini Preview/b/fontbr / The Guild UI has been disabled during last night's maintenance but I guess a few people want to see how it looks for the moment. Not all parts of the UI are available yet, and I'd rather wait for the official launch on beta servers before I start posting because it looks like they're still changing a lot of things. Hopefuly it will be fixed on beta servers very soon. br / br / div align=centera href=http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2010/july/guildui_1.jpg class=thickboximg src=http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2010/july/guildui_1_small.jpg alt=Pop

If you can read this news post, you're probably not playing Starcraft 2 because just like me, you suck at RTS games. I like you, let's hug in Dalaran! Also, it looks like we will move to new servers very soon and I'll try to keep you updated on the situation.br / br / font size=3bRaid Weapons Previews/b/fontbr / Let's start the day with previews of raid weapons models from Cataclysm! Keep in mind that these shots are from a modelviewer and might not be 100% representative of the final in-game model. (Well, 90% of the time they are fine)br / br / div align=centerfont size=3bBlackwing Descent Raid Weapons/b/font/divbr

font size=3bDungeon Sets Preview - Cloth Armor Sets/b/fontbr / Shanai posted an a href=http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/738254-Possibly-the-cloth-Dungeon-4-set-%28big-image-warning%29 target=_blankbinteresting posts on the forums/b/a a few days ago. The first dungeon sets have been added to the beta files and Cloth sets are now available. br / br / font color=redbThey are dungeon sets (5-man gear), they are NOT class raid sets. These sets drop from 5-man dungeons and possibly aren't even real sets with bonuses/b/font br / br / Screenshots from a href=http://ravenheart.eu/

font size=3bA few words on talent tree design/b/fontbr / div class=bbcode_container div class=bbcode_blizzquote div class=blizzquote_container div class=bbcode_blizzquote_container/div div class=bbcode_postedby Originally Posted by strongGhostcrawler/strong (a href=http://blue.mmo-champion.com/t/26262927372/a-few-words-on-talent-tree-design/ /Source/a) /div div class=messageRather than derail threads on individual classes or specializations, I thought I would address some common

font size=3bForums Requiring Authenticator Code/b/fontbr / div class=bbcode_container div class=bbcode_blizzquote div class=blizzquote_container div class=bbcode_blizzquote_container/div div class=bbcode_postedby Originally Posted by strongBashiok/strong (a href=http://blue.mmo-champion.com/t/26262926741/forums-requiring-authenticator-code/ /Source/a) /div div class=messageAs a part of our ongoing dedication to account security, players who utilize authenticators on their account

font size=3bCataclysm Beta - Build 12604/b/fontbr / A new build is being deployed on beta servers.br / br / font size=3bArmor Specializations/b/fontbr / The armor specializations skills are in. br / div class=bbcode_container div class=bbcode_blizzquote div class=blizzquote_container div class=bbcode_blizzquote_container/div div class=bbcode_postedby Originally Posted by strongBlizzard Entertainment/strong /div div class=messageullia

bMini-update on the site:/b We're waiting on the shiny new servers, work already started and the usearch function has been reactivated on the site/u! A lot of tweaks have been made to the site to improve pages load and the site should be stable during heavy load ... most of the time. (Don't make me say we won't crash anymore, I'm not ready to say that yet) There is still a lot of work to do, but things are getting better. br / br / br / font size=3bStarCraft II - Ghosts of the Past Trailer/b/fontbr / Blizzard released a pretty cool trailer of Starcraft 2. br / br / div align=centerobject width=640

bfont color=redUpdate/font/b - Berserker Rage is a href=http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2010/july/berserkrage.jpg target=_blankbbugged in the current beta build/b/a, it's not supposed to require the Berserker Stance. The game shows Berserker Stance in the tooltip but it's still usable in all stances. (a href=http://blue.mmo-champion.com/t/26227633063/so-we-re-back-to-stance-dancing/ target=_blankbConfirmed by Ghostcrawler/b/a)br / bfont color=redUpdate/font/b - Finally listed all the classes changes.br / br / font size=3bCataclysm

A new beta build will be deployed on beta servers tonight. Stay tuned for more stuff.br / br / font size=3bIcecrown Citadel Buff increased to 30%/b/fontbr / The highest Icecrown Citadel Buff is now available, a href=http://db.mmo-champion.com/s/73828/strength-of-wrynn/ target=_blankbStrength of Wrynn/b/a and a href=http://db.mmo-champion.com/s/73822/hellscreams-warsong/ target=_blankbHellscream's Warsong/b/a spells now increase your health, healing, damage, and damage absorption by 30%.br / br / div align=centerimg src=http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2010/july/icc30.jpg

font size=3bfont color=redUS Maintenance Update: 03:00PM PDT/font/b/font - The US Maintenance is getting long, time for hourly updates.br / div class=bbcode_container div class=bbcode_blizzquote div class=blizzquote_container div class=bbcode_blizzquote_container/div div class=bbcode_postedby Originally Posted by strongLylirra/strong (a href=http://blue.mmo-champion.com/t/26137156031/select-realm-24-hour-maintenance-7-20/ /Source/a) /div div class=messageAuthentication

font size=3bGuild Leveling - Guild Perks/b/fontbr / The a href=http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/221-Guild-Perks-Cataclysm target=_blankbGuild Perks/b/a list is now available in the Guild Leveling section of the left menu. br / br / br / font size=3bAzshara and Stonetalon Mountains Videos/b/fontbr / Azshara and Stonetalon Mountains both got an incredible amount of changes in the expansion, below are 2 videos of the zones on beta servers. br / br / div align=centerfont size=3bAzshara/b/fontbr

font size=3bGuild Leveling - Guild Perks List/b/fontbr / Guild Talents were removed a while back and replaced with Guild Perks. br / br / bReminder from the a href=http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/1790-World-of-Warcraft-Cataclysm-Press-Tour target=_blankCataclysm Press Tour/a/bbr / There are 25 guild levels and each level will automatically reward with an extra perk. The leveling process remains unchanged and your guild will gain experience through PvP, Dungeon and Raid progression, questing, etc ...br / br / Guild currency has also been removed and rewards will just be unlocked after you

font size=3b#BlizzChat Developer Chat on Twitter -- 7.16/b/fontbr / div class=bbcode_container div class=bbcode_blizzquote div class=blizzquote_container div class=bbcode_blizzquote_container/div div class=bbcode_postedby Originally Posted by strongZarhym/strong (a href=http://blue.mmo-champion.com/t/26137024331/blizzchat-developer-chat-on-twitter-7-16/ /Source/a) /div div class=messagefont size=3bfont color=#90FF53General/font/b/fontbr

font size=3bClass Pages Update/b/fontbr / The bug you experienced with the class pages (or any other big pages) are now fixed. Masteries are gone for the moment and have been replaced with the Primary Skills of each spec. br / br / div align=centera href=http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/1116-Death-Knight-Cataclysm target=_blankimg src=http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/ic/dk64.png border=0 alt= //a a href=http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/1117-Druid-Cataclysm target=_blankimg src=http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/ic/druid64.png

bfont color=redUpdate/font/b - New a href=http://beta-us.battle.net/en/ target=_blankbAmerican/b/a and a href=http://beta-eu.battle.net/en/ target=_blankbEuropean/b/a Battle.net sites have been updated with a new beta version. Nothing really new on the WoW side but if you're interested in changes from the SC2 retail I guess you can always check a href=http://www.sc2mapster.com/ target=_blankbSC2Mapster.com/b/abr / br / br / font size=3bTalent Frame - Updated Interface/b/fontbr /

bfont color=redUpdate/font/b - Added the models of a href=http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2010/july/chogall.jpg target=_blankbCho'gall/b/a (Bastion of Twilight), a href=http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2010/july/dragonatramedes.jpg target=_blankbAtramedes/b/a (Blackwing Descent), a href=http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2010/july/tolvir.jpg target=_blankbThe Tolvirs/b/a (Uldum), a href=http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2010/july/ladynazjar.jpg target=_blankbLady Nazjar/b/a