Welcome to the first edition of "The Week In WoW" here on Curse -- your weekly recap of everything that happened related to World of Warcraft. We'll go through the recap in order, starting with Saturday, October 31st and finally capping things off with Friday, November 6th.
Saturday, October 31st
World of Raids Player Spotlight, Kripparrian of Exodus
World of Raids chats with Kripparrian, a hunter in Exodus -- one of the top guilds in the world -- about his life in and out of World of Warcraft.
Sunday, November 1st
Quel'Delar Quest Preview Update
World of Raids provides a hands-on preview of the Quel'Delar quest, a new epic quest series being added in patch 3.3.
World First - Tribute to Immortality by Ensidia
Ensidia becomes the first in the world to complete Tribute to Immortality, the final noteworthy achievement in Trial of the Grand Crusader.
Monday, November 2nd
WoW Intel Extreme Masters Opening Night
Arena Junkies provides coverage for the Intel Extreme Masters as it kicked off this week. Head over to join in the discussion.
G4 - WoW 5-Year Anniversary Retrospective
A look back at 5 years of World of Warcraft as G4TV interviews key members of the development team during that time: Tom Chilton, Alex Afrasiabi and Jeffrey Kaplan.
Patch 3.3 - Professor Putricide Preview
World of Raids provides an in-depth encounter preview of Professor Putricide, a raid encounter being introduced in Icecrown Citadel with patch 3.3.
Tuesday, November 3rd
Patch 3.3 PTR - Build 10747
Blizzard updated the 3.3 PTR to build 10747 and World of Raids gathered all of the new information available for the patch. Check out all of the changes and additions, including an incredibly adorable non-combat pet!
Wednesday, November 4th
Icecrown Raid Difficulty, WoW 5th Anniversary Sweepstakes, and More!
Blizzard explains how the raid difficulty feature will work for Icecrown Citadel, announces the 5th anniversary sweepstakes, and even opens up free realm transfers for select US PvP realms.
The Pet Store: Buy In-Game Pets for Real Money
Blizzard shocks the gaming world by opening up the "virtual pet store" section of the Blizzard Store, allowing players to purchase in-game non-combat pets for real money.
Thursday, November 5th
Patch 3.3 - Paladin and Priest Tier-10 Sneak Peek
The paladin and priest tier-10 sets were officially unveiled by Blizzard on this day, and it kicked off with an "oops" moment. The oops? Blizzard also revealed the season 8 armor set for paladins due to accidentally publishing its screenshot initially instead of tier-10. Check them out!
Patch 3.3 PTR - Build 10772
Blizzard updated the 3.3 PTR to build 10772 on this day and World of Raids gathered all of the new information available for the patch. A new armored flying mount, tier-10 set names, and much more. Check out the additions!
Friday, November 6th
Patch 3.3 PTR - Lady Deathwhisper Testing
The EU public test realms were treated to raid testing on this day, with the Lady Deathwhisper encounter activated. Learn more about this new boss being added in Icecrown Citadel with patch 3.3.
Patch 3.3 PTR - Valithria Dreamwalker Testing
The US public test realms were treated to raid testing on this day as well, but players would find a different boss activated: Valithria Dreamwalker. Find out everything about this very unique encounter, which is being introduced in Icecrown Citadel with patch 3.3.
MLG Anaheim Kicks Off
Major League Gaming's Anaheim tournament kicks off, and Arena Junkies has your coverage. Join in the discussion with other arena fans as the tournament progresses!
