warcraftmovies.com is running their Top Skilled in ‘07 contest. Lot’s of good videos and a bunch of the big names are there: Neilyo, Serennia, Dahis, Xahlior, Vurtne, et al. So if you’re in the popcorn mood, head on over, check out the list, watch and… oh yeah, vote.

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The big news since late last night is of the “leak” of the list of potential class changes. Sorry for the late update, some people were celebrating and cashing in — red pockets, yo. Keep in mind that the list is not officially tied to Blizzard in any way and should be taken with a grain of salt. Here is the standard blue disclaimer:

“What we’ve posted on the forums is the extent of the notes we’ve made public at this point in time. The complete official notes have not been posted yet. Please take anything posted outside the forums or website with a grain of salt.” -Nethaera

What’s most interesting about this list is that most the class changes seem to be PvP adjustments. Is Blizzard making good on promises of a batch of class balancing or is this too good to be true?
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In an interview with CVG, Tigole gives us a brief snippet on what’s to come on the World PvP front in the upcoming WotLK expansion:

Another group of WOW players due to feel some love are those who like to knock bells out of each other - the PvP fraternity. “The major PvP addition will be Lake Wintergrasp, an entire non-instanced zone in Northrend dedicated to world PvP,” continues Jeff while miming an axe motion.
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Well, there was another ’sporting’ event that wrapped up over the weekend… the Cyclone(EU) 5v5 Invitational Tournament. Avada Kedavra came out on top with a lineup that I’m sure will please all our rogue players here: Rogue, Mage, Warlock, Priest, Druid.

The finals was actually a mirror match featuring the exact same comps with one notable difference: Rogue specs — shadowstep vs. mutilate (and combat). It’s a discussion that I’m sure will spawn a million blogs. Unfortunately, there are no videos of the finals… ironic that this happened on the weekend of one of the most watched sports events.

Here is the tournament wrap up page with available videos. Match details of the finals here.

Cyclone Tour #1 Final Standings
1. Avada Kedavra - Rogue, Mage, Warlock, Priest, Druid
2. ShowTimed - Rogue, Mage, Warlock, Priest, Druid
3. Nihilum - Warrior, Hunter, Warlock, Priest, Paladin
4. Knockout - Warrior, Hunter, Warlock, Priest, Paladin

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Looks like they are prepping for 2.4 on the test realm shortly… there’s been a flurry of blue posts with some actual 2.4 info. Big news of the day? The removal of diminishing returns from honor kills:

“We’ve reached a point where we’re now confident that applying diminishing returns to honor is no longer necessary, and we’re currently planning to remove it with the 2.4 patch.

With this change we’re including a few restrictions as well though: Players that have the resurrection sickness debuff will not be worth any honor, and if a player dies 50 times or more during a battleground they won’t be worth any honor for the remainder of that battle.” -Vaneck

It’s about time. Anything to relieve the honor grind is a welcome sight.

Also, some of the class changes that have been leaked by blue have PvP ramifications: priests will now be able to use Fear Ward while in Shadowform and shaman will get some Earth Shield relief as the Healing Grace talent will now grant 10/20/30% dispel resists.

More info to come as they release the full patch notes.

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