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Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Season One Has Ended
Thursday, September 30, 2004 |
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Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Season One has now officially ended. The Blizzard team is now hard at work verifying the eligibility of the qualified players to ensure a fair and competitive tournament. When this process is completed, eligible players will be contacted by email and invited to participate in our Season One Tournament. Expect this process to take about one week to complete, so keep an eye on those in-boxes! The Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne ladders will not be reset and will remain available for all types of play.
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Asia 2 has a Winner
Thursday, September 30, 2004 |
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From the lofty stronghold of the Arreat Summit arises the fifth hero to achieve glory in the realms of Sanctuary.
Congratulations to Matriarch Aroa-Nero as she is the first registered Diablo II character to reach level 99 on
the Asia 2 Realm. For becoming the very first character to reach Level 99 on the Realm, her alter ego will receive
the prizes listed here, in our "When Worlds Collide" contest.
Only the Asia 1 prize pack remains. Stay tuned for further contest updates!
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Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Tournament!
Tuesday, September 28, 2004 |
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The Season 1 Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne ladder is drawing to an exciting close! The season will end at 4:59 p.m. PDT on
September 30, 2004 and will pave the way for the season ending tournaments that will determine the current champions of
Battle.net. The top qualifying players will be invited to compete for cash and prizes in both Gateway-specific and
the overall Battle.net championships. These tournaments will begin after the completion of the
2004 World Cyber Games in San Francisco to allow
participating players time to compete there too. We'll be announcing further details in the days following the official end of the
ladder season. Eligible players will be contacted via email. Enjoy the competition in our first of a series of season based ladder
tournaments!
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New Warcraft III Bonus Map: Bandit Ridge
Friday, September 24, 2004 |
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The cobbled road that cuts through this bandit-infested ridge is perilous and unsafe for travel. Restless thieves prowl in the night, paying their Ogre and Troll allies with the heads of foolhardy adventurers.
Download Bandit Ridge a new Bonus map for Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne.
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Warcraft III Patch 1.17 Now Available
Monday, September 20, 2004 |
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The newest patch for Warcraft III is now officially available for download. It contains many bug fixes and balance changes, but also adds a
few new features and two new neutral Heroes! To download the patch, simply connect to Battle.net. Your download will begin automatically. For
those who wish for an alternate method of downloading, we will post the standalone version of this patch on our FTP site as soon as it
becomes available. For more information on the patch, go
here.
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Monday Fan Art Update
Monday, September 20, 2004 |
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The Blizzard Fan Art Section has been updated with five new pieces of artwork.
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World of Warcraft Update - Deeprun Tram Transport
Thursday, September 16, 2004 |
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The gnomes have certainly been busy! When the latest patch arrives, so too does the latest transportation method: the Deeprun Tram!
In the aftermath of the Second War, the humans of Stormwind began the grueling task of rebuilding the war-torn lands surrounding their battered kingdom. In those days, the bonds of brotherhood that cradled the Alliance were still at their strongest, and the dwarves of Ironforge were quick to lend aid to their human allies. King Magni Bronzebeard was frustrated, however, at the sluggish pace with which his country's aid was being delivered to Stormwind, and eager as well to establish a means of reinforcing the human kingdom with dwarven soldiers should the need arise. To address these two concerns, King Bronzebeard turned to Azeroth's most esteemed engineer, High Tinker Mekkatorque, who immediately began drafting designs for a grand subterranean railway system that would link Stormwind and Ironforge. Today, his vision has become reality, and the newly-built Deeprun Tram has developed into an indispensable link between the two great capitals, providing swift and safe transportation for thousands of their citizens, and bolstering military cooperation between the armies of these two proud Alliance strongholds.
With the latest in gnomish technology, travel between the two mighty Alliance cities will be faster than ever. Learn more and see screenshots on our updated Public Transportation Page.
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Warcraft III Accounts Closed
Tuesday, September 14, 2004 |
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A number of additional accounts and CD keys have been tied to the use of a hack or cheat program while playing Warcraft III on Battle.net.
In keeping with our aggressive stance against cheating, we have permanently closed 7,400 Warcraft III accounts. 3,500 of the
Warcraft III CD keys used with the now-closed accounts have been banned from ladder play for one month, and 1,000 more have been
banned from ladder play permanently. Repeat offenders risk having their CD keys disabled, which will result in the permanent
removal of their copies of Warcraft III from Battle.net.
We will continue to monitor Battle.net for cheating and take action as needed. If you would like to report additional instances of
hacking or cheating, please notify us at hacks@blizzard.com. A false report filed by one player against another will not result in
the actions described above.
As always, thank you for your continued support; with your help we have been able to keep Battle.net a fun and safe place to play
Blizzard games.
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New World of Warcraft Wallpaper
Friday, September 10, 2004 |
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Adorn your desktop with this new mosaic wallpaper created with the icons from World of Warcraft.
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Maintenance in Korea
Friday, September 10, 2004 |
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All Korean Battle.net services will be unavailable for approximately 2 hours beginning September 14th, starting at 5am Korean Time.
Affected realms include Korea and Kalimdor.
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Maintenance at USWest
Thursday, September 9, 2004 |
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Battle.net in USWest will be undergoing maintenance beginning Friday, September 10th at 9:00 A.M. PDT.
This is expected to last 1 hour. All Battle.net services in USWest and Lordaeron will be unavailable.
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Maintenance in US East
Wednesday, September 8, 2004 |
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Battle.net in US East will be undergoing maintenance beginning September 9th at 9:00 am PDT.
This is expected to last 1 hour. All Battle.net services in US East and Azeroth will be unavailable.
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ISP Maintenance in EUROPE
Wednesday, September 8, 2004 |
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All European Battle.net services will be unavailable for approximately 30 minutes beginning September 23rd,
starting at midnight UTC.
Affected realms include Europe and Northrend.
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Asia 3 Realm has a Winner
Tuesday, September 7, 2004 |
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From the stronghold of the Arreat Summit, a fourth hero arises to take his place among the legends of Sanctuary.
Congratulations to TF-TeamworkAtom as he is the very first registered Diablo II character to reach level 99
on the Asia 3 Realm. For becoming the very first character to reach Level 99 on the Realm, his alter ego
will receive the prizes listed here, in our "When Worlds Collide" contest.
Only the Asia 1 and 2 prize packs remain! Stay tuned for further contest updates.
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New Warcraft III Bonus Map: Sunrock Cove
Tuesday, September 7, 2004 |
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Sunrock Cove is a famous getaway for those rich enough to explore its vast area. Remember to tip your Zeppelin operator after he transports you to this gold-laden retreat.
Download Sunrock Cove a new Bonus map for Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne.
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Thursday Fan Art Update
Thursday, September 3, 2004 |
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The Blizzard Fan Art Section has been updated with five new pieces of artwork.
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US East Realm has a Winner
Friday, September 3, 2004 |
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From the stronghold of the Arreat Summit, a third hero arises to take his place among the legends of Sanctuary.
Congratulations to Blonds_Revenge as she is the very first registered Diablo II character to reach level 99
on the US East Realm. For becoming the very first character to reach Level 99 on the Realm, her alter ego
will receive the prizes listed here,
in our "When Worlds Collide" contest.
Only the Asia 1-3 prize packs remain! Stay tuned for further contest updates.
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Email invitations were sent out this evening welcoming the first round of testers to the World of Warcraft European closed beta. We would like to congratulate all the European testers who received invitations, and thank you for helping us test World of Warcraft!
