Archive for September, 2009

New survey of the large turkey
Another small survey on the official Blizzard forum (after last week):
How ended your first meeting with the new Onyxia?
Against a background of controversy “mé sé tro Fassil” Blizzard asks the right question.
Finally, is it really too easy? Above all, give your opinion, please!

Obviously, we may have a right to poll a week …
This is the 2nd row of hair cell on Wednesday.
I am clearly for such initiatives to take the temperature at the players themselves!

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Amis du GDI, camarades du NOD, salutations.
I was surprised to see a small patch update this morning.
What is rare enough to be stressed.

There is more info on this patch on the U.S. forums:
“We have released a minor bug fix patch to version 3.2.2a. This sort of patch is very small in size, and we use them to fix specific issues that can not be hot-fixed. Issues addressed with this patch:
* Fixed an issue players were having with the ESC key Causing Battleground queue window to close.
* Fixed an issue with having players were entering Battlegrounds while dead or in combat, while already in a Battleground.
* Fixed the Wintergrasp zone map so it now shows the status of all walls correctly.
* Fixed a crash Mac clients were Experiencing with ATI driver.
* Fixed the performance of certain spells that have transparent components. ”
We released a patch to correct errors to 3.2.2a. The size of this type of patch is very small, and are used to correct specific problems that can not be corrected live. The errors involved in this patch are:
* Fixed a bug that appears when players support the ESC key to shutting the window queues for battlegrounds.
* Fixed a bug that appears when players enter a BG when they are dead or in combat, then they are already in a BG.
* Fixed the map of the yoke of winter, now the status of the walls displayed correctly.
* Fixed a crash Mac clients met with ATI driver.
* Fixed performance of certain spells that transparent elements.

Do not be surprised to have a new customer for this patch.
Obviously, they did not have corrected these bugs without updating the game on our bikes …

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The harvest festival during the period of drinking
The end of a deceased does not mean the end of our hunger.
Well ok, I could not palm the pun effective this year, I feel good.
Basically, we’ll eat a small piece to commemorate those lost.
Here arrived in early autumn, an event riding the 2nd week of the festival brewers: The harvest festival.
This event helps celebrate our heroes fallen in war and other mythical characters who return to visit us once a year.
The only thing we know for now, what are the dates of opening and closing of the event: from September 27 to October 3 (ie next week).

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Welcome to the world Edward Craft
Lidael was pleasantly surprised by reading the novel by Pierre Grimbert parody called The World of Edward Craft.
A book that parodies the MMOs in general and World of Warcraft in particular (we note the transformation of Azeroth Anzéroth example).

In her column, she explains the reasons for its popularity, I really encourage you to read his article:
Welcome to the world of Edward Craft

In any case, this gives frankly want to read it knowing also that there will be a sequel.
We want at least a lot of success to the author who will probably still talk to him.

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It gives what in numbers
During the GDC (Game Developers Conference) in Austin, 2 developers have submitted World of Warcraft in a different form more precise figures. These are astronomical and represent well the enormous machine that is set in motion the world of MMORPGs for almost 5 years!

Here is how you make your head spin and give you a better idea of what lies behind your screen:

- The game World of Warcraft from Blizzard currently has 30 different departments.
- 32 programmers manage over 5.5 million lines of code.
- 10 people are present to handle all other departments.
- 51 artists working in the artistic design of the game
- 37 people working on the design and the events of the game
- 123 people are affiliated with the Film Department.
- 245 people involved localizations of the game and looking for bugs.

For technical service:

- 20,000 sf are currently in use.
- 1000 terabytes of files stored.
- 13.250 servers.
- 75,000 processors.
- 112.5 terabytes of RAM.

For the figures involved:

- 2056 GamesMasters.
- 340 employees for the commercial support.
- More than 12 million active accounts wow.
- Over 4,449,680,399 deeds performed by all players.

Finally, Blizzard has 4,600 employees in 30 departments to manage over 12 million players with 20,000 sf and 900,000 files managed by the Internet department. Wow did not finish us make your head spin.

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Brewfest

Skim dungeons makes you thirsty! Blizzard think of our brave fighters! And what better way to rehydrate our valiant hero a good lather well cool?

Starting this Sunday, September 20 and for a period of two weeks, the Brewfest will gather once again, everything the world of WOW account partygoers, alcoholics, dwarves and players hungry for refreshing sensations.

Program: Rams run, ceremony to be tapped, exchange of good … and beer. You can also try pretzels, cheese with onions, sausage (no it is not based orc), and the opportunity to acquire the famous Vision Goggles Ultra-romantic, which transform any dwarf catfish in elegant femme fatale.

Like every year, the festival will move around all the major capitals. Do not miss this popular event!

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Details on the next MMO ultra-secret Blibli
Between two graphs on the 2008-2009 fiscal year of goldfarmers Chinese, Boby Kotick (the large oil Activision-Blizzard) would have said a few words about their upcoming MMORPG, at their last meeting. Indeed, the super-secret project Blizzard will not directly compete with WoW because it will be for public players (those players who have a Wii … and play).

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Details on the next MMO ultra-secret Blibli
Between two graphs on the 2008-2009 fiscal year of goldfarmers Chinese, Boby Kotick (the large oil Activision-Blizzard) would have said a few words about their upcoming MMORPG, at their last meeting. Indeed, the super-secret project Blizzard will not directly compete with WoW because it will be for public players (those players who have a Wii … and play).

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World Of Warcraft:Cataclysm

Deadmines and Shadowfang a hero, when I think it done for BC that uses it to launch valves friends I thought that they would push the deputy so far. Blibli or largest competitor recycling companies. Without the new password Onyxia, face-t-on Deathwing in terifiant Ragefire Chasm? (It would be a slight problem for the alliance hihi within the clone in prison Stormwind ^ ^).

Otherwise if you follow their logic today (seeing the 3.2) I think soon we will see one-armed bandit (slot machine for those who know) where when you make a triple 7 you get a piece of heroic T10 version 25 alpha + bonus .

Regarding the level of guild I think it’s a pity he did not do so earlier as well as housing, it would have been a good content and not renewable deserted after each new extension (and therefore more profitable).

Remains the only way the Titans and archeology (in business bonus side) that intrigue me.

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History of Apocalypse

It is painful anniversaries that we should commemorate.

A week almost, there are now 70 years since the Second World War was officially declared, France and the United Kingdom finally reacting to a Germany that had too much already breached various agreements, which had invaded Poland.

The world would soon sink in agony.
This is not a simple war, it is one of the greatest tragedies of modern times, which permanently marked minds, and we retain all the psychological sequelae. Everyone, even those who have not lived “for real” (now increasingly predominate), are concerned. Or at least should.

With this in mind that 39-45 Strategy (dedicated not only to video games to relive the war, but also the story of a real conflict) could not, for obvious reasons, let this day unavoidable.

Also, to remind us how much Europe and the world from far away and not only consider the 2nd GM as a simple “framework” for zombie game (Wolfenstein inside!), The team collectively advise you to watch If you can, tomorrow night the first two episodes of the France 2 documentary aptly titled Apocalypse: World War 2 (already aired on RTBF in Belgium, no diffusion is however provided on a string québecoise). Many unpublished images and colors of the conflict will be key.

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