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Thori'dal, the Stars' Fury preview
Yesterday, I talked about a small update on Thori'dal, the Stars' Fury, and here it is ! Nothing really big but according to what's available in the game files, there is a pretty cool feature to make the bow a bit more impressive : all the arrows you shoot with the bow will have a light effect ! Of course, it could be a problem if you're trying to sneak behind the enemy lines to snipe a few enemies from behind a tree, but most of the time I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

Before watching the videos keep in mind that :

• As usual with this kind of preview, nothing is officialy confirmed, the bow didn't drop yet and everything could be changed.
• It's not affecting "special" shots like Steady shot or Multi-shot, this could be a bug on my side, a bug on Blizzard's side, or just working as intended.

Thori'dal, the Stars' Fury from Boubouille on Vimeo.

WotLK Beta - Player selection
Looks like completing Sunwell Plateau within 3 days won't get you in the WotLK Beta faster.
Quote from: Nethaera (Source)
Or, for a more serious answer, it's largely random. We do our best to make sure we have a good mix of players. I've seen it before where one friend has posted on the forum about another friend who got in but they didn't and why didn't they when their friend is the one that only plays casually and they (the op) are the one that is hardcore. We're not looking to pick one demographic to help do the testing. We look for a good mixture of people with different play styles and interests. It gives a decent snapshot of what issues need fixed or tweaked prior to release.




Retribution paladins in WotLK
So ... Retribution paladins mana issues shouldn't really be a problem anymore with WotLK ? Sadly the info comes with the usual "it's too early to confirm anything" and I doubt we'll get a real explanation anytime soon.
Quote from: Vaneras (Source)
What was said was that the developers plan to change how the abilities of Retribution Paladins will work, which will make it easier to gear up due to the possibilities of sharing gear with Warriors. Although we have little information beyond this, this may also serve as an interpretation that Retribution Paladin mana issues should be less of a concern after WotLK.

It is still a little too soon to speculate however, but rest assured that we will keep you informed as soon as new updates become available




Arena Tournament Schedule v2
Bornakk made a post with the Arena Tournament Schedule, it's a lot more detailed than the one posted yesterday in europe and it should definitely give some answers to players.
Quote from: Bornakk (Source)
With the first round of qualification for the 2008 World of Warcraft Arena Tournament underway, we wanted to provide a schedule for the remainder of this qualifier and details on what each of the phases entails.

Phase 1 - The Practice Phase – Currently active and completes on April 22, 2008

• There is no penalty for changing your team and you are free to move teams around.
• At the end of this phase all arena team ratings will be reset to 1500 during maintenance.

Phase 2 - The Competition Phase - Active from April 22, 2008 to May 6, 2008

• Every team will be reset to a 1500 rating and official rankings begin.
• There will be a 150 team rating penalty for any player added to an arena team.
• At the end of this phase all arena teams will be locked down and players will not be able to switch characters from arena teams.
• Registration will also close at the end of this phase.

Phase 3 – The Final Phase – Active from May 6, 2008 to May 20, 2008

• Registration is closed for this phase of qualification.
• Players are no longer allowed to switch arena teams during this phase.
• At the end of the phase, the top 4 rated teams from the Battlegroup ...

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