Trial Account Limitation Changes(source)

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We applied a small hotfix early this morning to include an additional restriction to trial accounts. Trial accounts may no longer invite players to a party. They can still, however; accept invites from subscriber accounts who they may wish to group with.

Blizzard merged with Activision to form a new global entertainment organization called Activision Blizzard.

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We're pleased to announce that along with the other companies that make up Vivendi Games, we are merging with Activision to form a new global entertainment organization called Activision Blizzard (pending shareholder and regulatory approval). Similar to our previous arrangement, Blizzard Entertainment will now operate as a division of this new organization. There will be no changes to our games, our websites, our personnel, or our day-to-day operations as a result of the deal. However, this combining of resources will benefit all of the companies involved and will further strengthen Blizzard's ability to continue delivering high-quality content for our players around the world for many years to come. To learn more about this exciting new development, please read our Activision Blizzard FAQ: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/t...168513659&sid=1

General
/timetest is a command that can be run to provide information on game performance. /timetest 0 turns the command off. When the command is issued, the next time a player uses a flight master to travel, certain statistics will be measured and displayed at the end of that flight. All weather effects and spawns are shutdown during the test.

Effects triggered from being critically hit: Many abilities and talents were changed in 2.3.0 to allow them to trigger from critical strikes that occurred while the player benefitting from them was sitting.

Quest givers with blue question marks no longer show up on the minimap.

NPC's who you have completed a quest for will display a question mark on mouseover rather than an exclamation point.

The bank controls for the guildmaster level of a guild is now grayed out. A guildmaster always has full access to a guild bank and this cannot be changed.

A "Withdraw-Repair Only" button has been added to the guild bank controls. If this is set for a guild rank, then that rank cannot actually withdraw funds from the guild bank, but they can still use that daily amount of money for repairs.

You will now automatically stand up when attacked, even if the attack doesnÂ’t land.

Druids
Lifebloom: When this ability is refreshed it will take on the strength of the incoming Lifebloom effect, rather than maintain the existing strength.

Hunters
Arcane Shot: Ranks 1-5 will once again deal bonus damage based on attack power.

Aspect of the Viper effect increased.

Freezing Trap is no longer limited to one target at a time.

Pet leveling speed has been increased.

Mages
Cold Snap (Frost) cooldown reduced. It is now in the Ice Block position in the talent tree. This ability will no longer reset the cooldown on Fire Ward.

Conjure Mana Gem mana restore variance substantially reduced,(Rank 5 – Emerald) now restores 2340 to 2460 mana and has three charges.

Ice Block (Frost) is now available on the trainer to all mages at level 30.

Icy Veins (NEW Frost Talent) decreases casting time of all spells by 20% and increases the chance your chilling effects will freeze the target by 10%. Lasts 20 sec. 3 min cooldown. It is now in the Cold Snap position in the talent tree.

Paladins
Crusader Strike (Retribution) now causes 110% of weapon damage and no longer gains any bonus from spell damage.

Righteous Fury: This spell will no longer cost twice the listed mana to cast.

Sanctified Judgements (Retribution) now returns 80% of the Seal's mana cost, increased from 50%.

Rogues
Cheat Death: When multiple attacks land simultaenously, all those resolved after the attack which triggered Cheat Death will now have their damage reduced by 90% as intended. However, the combat log will still report them doing full damage.

Hemorrhage: Rank 4 of this ability no longer has its charges consumed by non-physical attacks and spells.

Hemorrhage weapon damage reduced from 125% to 110%, but the damage debuff has been increased.

Shadowstep now awards 1 combo point.

Shaman
Earth Shield (Restoration) mana cost reduced, now it has a 30 second cooldown.

Lightning Shield mana cost reduced.

Water Shield now restores mana periodically regardless of how many charges remain. Duration increased to 10 minutes.

Warlock
The health cost taken from the Warlock after using Health Funnel will now remain consistent between uses.

Warrior
Defiance: The expertise granted by this talent now works properly in all stances.

Warriors no longer lose rage when using a macro to enter a stance theyÂ’re already in.

Professions
Cooking

Goldthorn Tea was erroneously unlearned by most players who had learned the recipe. The recipe has been re-enabled and can be learned again from Henry Stern in Razorfen Downs at no cost.

Enchanting
Enchant Shield - Resilience now requires a Runed Fel Iron Rod instead of a Runed Adamantite Rod.

Leatherworking
Increased the range of leatherworking drums to 40 yards. Drums of Panic remains unchanged at 8 yards.

Items
Amani Charm of the Witch Doctor: Tooltip typo corrected.

Hearthstone: The cast time on this item is no longer affected by spell haste.

Hex Shrunken Head: This item now has a 20 second shared cooldown with other similar trinkets.

Icy Chill Enchant: The triggered effect from this enchantment will now cause a melee slow and movement snare as intended.

Idol of the Unseen Moon: This item now has a 30 second cooldown on being triggered.

Idol of Terror: The triggered agility buff from this item no longer overwrites other agility buffs.

The Netherscale Ammo Pouch is no longer a Unique item.

The Knothide Quiver is no longer unique.

Dungeons and Raids

Heroic Coilfang Resevoir- Steamvaults
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Mekgineer Steamrigger's Main Chambers Access Panel is no longer interactable until Mekgineer Steamrigger has been killed.

Tempest Keep- The Eye
The number of Blood Elves guarding Prince Kael'Thas' room has been reduced.

ZulÂ’Aman
The Amani'shi Warrior's Charge ability now has a minimum range.

The melee haste provided by Halazzi's Frenzy has been reduced to 100%.

Dragonhawks in Zul'Aman can now be skinned. This doesn't include dragonhawks that do not have loot.

Quests
Blade's Edge Mountains: Players accepting the bombing run quests in Blade's Edge Plateaus will no longer cause other players in the region to stand up.

User Interface
There is now an option to turn off the screen edge damage flash when you have a fullscreen UI up.

You can sell stacks by dropping them on the merchant window again.

Ready check (/readycheck) will now display a visual display of each party/raid member's status next to their name. This will display in the Party UI, the Raid UI and the Raid pullout UI. A player will get a check mark if they are ready, a question mark if they have not replied and a red X if they are not ready or are afk.

You can now see raid members on the minimap as dark blue dots in addition to party members which still display as light blue dots.

You can now shift click names while the petition window is open to paste them into the petition.

Fixed various problems with /castsequence getting stuck.

/cast will toggle spells again unless the name is prefixed with an exclamation mark, e.g. /castsequence Steady Shot, !Auto Shot

Bug Fixes
Characters may now possess up to five Paper Flying Machines in a single stack.

Fixed “Spell/Ability is not ready yet” message when clicking quickly at the beginning of a cast.

Fixed a server disconnect when moving the mouse over recipes in the guild bank.

Gnomish Universal Remote will now work properly with the Fel Cannon.

Disconnecting a USB HeadSet will no longer cause problems with the Voice Chat dropdown menus.

Clockwork Rocket Bots will no longer attack each other in Shattrath City.

Channel changes will now appear properly in the chat log after zoning in or out of instances.

Unplugging headphones/speakers then plugging them back in while in WoW no longer disables all sound in WoW

If the original owner of a custom channel gives leadership away their options menu will no longer show that they have moderation privileges.

The first custom created guild ranking will now properly show up in the Guild Control pane drop down menu.

Control-clicking on inventory items that teach recipes will now properly display you wearing the item made by the recipe in the dressing room UI.

Fixed an issue that was not allowing all charges of a Field Repair Bot to be used.

Creatures with random player targeting crowd control abilities such as fear, charm, or sleep will now properly choose a random eligible target rather than just choosing the nearest eligible target.

The various HallowÂ’s End broom mounts now have their proper real-time (rather than game-time) duration of 14 days.

Tricky Treats now have their proper real-time (rather than game-time) duration of 24 hours.

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We're looking to fill out some pages in our World of Warcraft Guide with more screenshots, and you can help. The dungeons of The Burning Crusade are our overall focus, and our current target is Tempest Keep: The Botanica Screenshots Wanted. If your screenshot is selected, it will be displayed in the guide, along with your character name. We're particularly looking for screenshots featuring the atmosphere and visuals of the dungeon, along with dramatic shots of combat with the dungeon's denizens. Send us your best ones today!

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We've added all of the great Halloween costumes pictures you've sent our way to our gallery. From a baby murloc to an arrakoa, you can see them all here.

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AT&T is now offering 3 FREE months of World of Warcraft game time to switch from cable Internet to their High Speed Internet service. Qualifying subscribers will receive a game code by mail redeemable through account management for the free game time. Check out the full details of the offer by clicking here.

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

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We're looking to fill out some pages in our World of Warcraft Guide with more screenshots, and you can help. The dungeons of The Burning Crusade are our overall focus, and our current target is Zul'Aman Screenshots Wanted. If your screenshot is selected, it will be displayed in the guide, along with your character name. We're particularly looking for screenshots featuring the atmosphere and visuals of the dungeon, along with dramatic shots of combat with the dungeon's denizens. Send us your best ones today!

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Here is the next honorable mention comic submitted by Tinka . Remember, the comic contest will go on all year long, so don't miss your chance to win a J!NX gift certificate with an approximate retail value of $100! Keep those comics coming! You can submit a new comic each month. Check out the rest of the comics submitted for November 2007 and browse older comics via the links at the top or bottom of the page. Have a comic to submit? Read the official rules and submit your comics today! />

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We've invited some of the top performers from this year's previous World of Warcraft Arena tournaments to participate in an Arena tournament at DreamHack, the world's largest computer festival. DreamHack will take place in Sweden between November 29 and December 2. In addition to the World of Warcraft tournament, which will run during the first two days of the festival, DreamHack will feature other exciting activities and eSports tournaments. Tune in to the DreamHack website for all the latest coverage once the festival kicks off later this week.

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