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Heroic Shadowfang Keep and Heroic Deadmines WILL be released with Cataclysm. You will not have to wait for a later patch.

You can now follow all Blizzard Entertainment Customer Support news and updates on Twitter. Just head over to @BlizzardCS for the latest Support related news, events, and more. We will be providing constant updates during scheduled realm maintenance and other service outages. Additionally, you will be able to view updates to our queue times for Game Master interactions, account investigations, and escalated tickets alike.

Are you a guru when it comes to the ways of the priest? Think you know everything there is to know about death knights? Well, it's time to put your knowledge to the test. To prepare for the upcoming launch of its newest World of Warcraft customized Class Icon t-shirt collection, SwagDog wants you to show how well you know your character classes.

Through Tuesday, September 7, we'll be posting two questions every weekday on our Warcraft Twitter page that focus on key aspects of each World of Warcraft character class. For each of the ten class questions, we'll be selecting five winners at random from those who answer correctly to receive their very own SwagDog Class Icon custom t-shirt! The Class Icon line will be launching this Friday, September 3, and features re-imagined designs of your favorite class emblems. (Be sure to check the front page throughout the week for sneak peeks at all the upcoming icons.)

To learn more about this fashion-forward contest and how to participate, check out the full contest rules for details and eligibility.

Contest Rules: http://www.worldofwa...test-rules.html
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Twilight Highlands and Uldum are now open and ready for testing. You will need to do both zones to reach max level. It should also be noted that neither zone is 100% complete. Please refer to the quest forum for feedback.

Twilight Highlands (src)
Twilight Highlands is ready for testing. It is not yet fully implemented, so you will run into stopping points.

• Level 84-85 (though for this push of the beta minimum level for quests has been set to 83. Enjoy getting pounded!)
  
• Breadcrumbs from Stormwind and Orgrimmar (speak to Varian/Garrosh to begin)

Uldum (src)
Uldum is ready for testing. It is not yet fully implemented, so you will run into stopping points.

• Level 83-84
  
• Breadcrumbs from Deepholm (Reliquary and Explorers' League NPCs in Temple of Earth).
  
• Quests start in southwestern Tanaris at the caravan.

Zul'Gurub is gone as a raid instance come Cataclysm.

Life Tap Changed (src)
Life Tap scaling with spellpower was proving hard to balance. We buffed Drain Life as well, so you should be able to Life Tap once and then Drain Life your way back up.

Dungeons testing (src)
All dungeons should be available for testing.

Thunderstorm removed from Elemental Reach (src)
It buffed Thunderstorm from 10 to 12 yards, which is pretty hard to even notice.

We recently released a new Cataclysm beta launcher that allows you to stream game data while you play. We've received a lot of feedback from you regarding this new feature, and that feedback has allowed us to improve the player experience significantly.

In the next beta patch, you'll receive a new Cataclysm beta launcher that includes several updates to in-game streaming. Here's a quick preview of some of the upcoming changes:

• Improved three-stage progress bar
  
• Download speed improvements
  
• Detailed peer-to-peer connection information
  
• Bandwidth detection, which will improve the play experience of those with low bandwidth
  
• New UI with a Cataclysm-inspired theme
  
• Many bug fixes

We encourage you to continue posting your feedback about the streaming launcher, as we're constantly looking for ways to get you into the game faster and more smoothly.

We are making a exception for this guild achievement. Any legendary items you have already earned will count.

I'm going to leave out the Exorcisms, because they aren't predictable.

Here is a 4.5 cooldown:

0s: Crusader Strike (back at 4.5)
1.5: Judgement (back at 9.5)
3.0: Holy Wrath (back at 18)
4.5: Crusader Strike (back at 9)
6.0: (Hopefully Exorcism)
7.5:
9.0: Crusader Strike (back at 13.5)
10.5: Inquisition (back at 40.5)
12.0: Judgement (back at 20)
13.5: Crusader Strike (back at 18)
15.0: (Hopefully Exorcism)
16.5:
18.0: Crusader Strike (back at 22.5)
19.5: Holy Wrath (back at 34.5)
21.0: Judgement (back at 29)
22.5: Crusader Strike (back at 27)
24.0: Templar's Verdict
25.5:
27.0: Crusader Strike (back at 31.5)
28.5:
29.0: Judgement (back at 37)

Here is a 4.2 cooldown:

0s: Crusader Strike (back at 4.2)
1.5: Judgement (back at 9.5)
3.0: Holy Wrath (back at 18)
4.5: Crusader Strike (back at 8.7)
6.0: (Hopefully Exorcism)
7.5:
8.7: Crusader Strike (back at 12.9)
10.2: Inquisition (back 40.2)
11.7: Judgement (back at 19.7)
13.2: Crusader Strike (back at 17.4)
15.7: (Hopefully Exorcism)
17.2:
17.4 : Crusader Strike (back at 21.6)
18.9: Holy Wrath (back at 33.9)
20.4: Judgement (back at 28.4)
21.9: Crusader Strike (back at 26.3)
23.4: Templar's Verdict

Like Snozberries, I did that math quickly so I may have screwed up somewhere, but assuming I did not, your hardest hitting ability is available 0.6 sec earlier. Not a huge dps increase overtime, but probably comparable to an equivalent amount of crit rating (given that this is not the only haste benefit).

In short, we don't want Pestilence to be an AE at all. We want Blood Boil and Howling Blast and similar spells to be your primary source of AE damage. I'm not saying we'll change Pestilence at this stage because it would be pretty tricky to implement a design that let it spread diseases that did no damage (or something equally goofy). I'm just saying that our intent is not for Pestilence to be a huge chunk of your damage. It's ultimately a utility ability.