WoW News

In preparation for Wrath of the Lich King, we will be performing an 8 hour Armory maintenance beginning on November 10, at 3 PM, Paris time (CET). The extensive changes and feature additions in Wrath of the Lich King mean that we also have to update the Armory to reflect those changes. As part of the maintenance, all character data will be reset, and character profiles will be repopulated as players log into World of Warcraft. We thank you for your patience during the maintenance.

Further information will be posted in this thread.

If you’re interested in high-level competitive Arena play, then check out The Named Arena tournament, which is taking place now in Korea, with the finals scheduled for this weekend on November 8 (KST). English broadcasts of this final will be available on the GOMTV website November 23 at noon (KST). Be sure to check both the live stream and videos on demand to catch all of the action as the season concludes.

Our latest addition to our World of Warcraft wallpapers section is another offering taken from the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game. You can adorn your desktop with the dark power surrounding Kael’thas, lord of the sin’dorei, and Al’ar, his phoenix.

Head over to the Upper Deck Entertainment website now to learn more about the game, see more art, or even download some demo decks.

We’ve just launched a new forum to provide a friendly and focused environment for Oceanic players to discuss all aspects of World of Warcraft with one another.

Here is the next honorable mention from this month’s comic contest submissions.
Remember, the contest will go on all year long, so don’t miss your chance to win
a copy of the World of Warcraft Battle Chest signed by both Vice President of Creative Development Chris
Metzen and Art Director Chris Robinson, as well as a World of Warcraft 60 day pre-paid time card.

Keep those comics coming! Check out today’s honorable mention from Bludlemon.

Have a comic to submit? It’s not too late to enter the comic contest. Read the official rules, and submit your comics today!

Today we opened the Wrath of the Lich King Beta Opt-In program, which gives players a chance to win an invitation to the upcoming
Wrath of the Lich King beta. For The Burning Crusade beta, we randomly invited players from the entire World of Warcraft community.
With the Opt-In, our goal is to strengthen the beta-testing process by inviting only those players who have expressed active
interest in participating.

Keep in mind that opting in doesn’t guarantee you’ll be selected for the beta. And players who’ve previously been promised beta
access through a promotion or contest (such as by purchasing the Dell XPS M1730 World of Warcraft Edition notebook) don’t need to
worry — you’ll still be entered into the beta automatically when the time comes.

To opt in to the Wrath of the Lich King beta, visit the Beta Opt-In page.

The Blizzard Fan Art Section has been updated with new pieces of artwork.

We have just updated our World of Warcraft Fan Wallpapers
section with a new wallpaper featuring Blood Elf.