When i first read this post it just looked like a blues way of blowing off a request. As the thread grew, however, it became clear that removing “ghetto hearth” meant that taking some form of action was inevitable. Well take action they will! Come 3.1 hearth stone cooldowns will be reduced to 30 min!

Eyonix
I will tell you what, guys. I’ll bring this up with the designers. Though the hearthstone is reasonable, since many of you have become used to “ghetto hearth” style travel, it may be deemed an appropriate …

The blues have been busy today and lots of new information is available. Below are some of the more important blue posts from the past couple days:
PTR Information
Ulduar testing schedule now available

Daelo
Ok, we’re going to attempt to have some playtest sessions for Ulduar starting tonight and through this weekend.

The following is the tentative schedule for this weekend:

On the North American test realms:
Hodir – Thursday night, February 26, starting at 7pm EST/4pm PST.
Iron Council – Friday night, February 27, starting at 7pm EST/4pm PST

On the European test realms
Thorim – Friday …

Small news here, but something I haven’t seen yet. Bornakk, while posting in a weekly “let us buy valor with heroism” thread, mentioned that Ulduar 10 will reward boss kills with emblems of valor. This might be good news for those of you that don’t regularly run 25 man raids.

Bornakk
We don’t plan to do this as it defeats the purpose of a multi-tiered emblem (badge) system. If you want emblem of valor gear right now, you can either look into groups for Naxxramas 25 or hit Ulduar 10 when that …

Blizzard released an official video preview of the upcoming Ulduar raid instance today. You see the full 2 minutes worth of video befow, or download HD versions directly from the official WoW site.

HD Windows download
HD Mac download

Some testers where pleased to log into the PTR for the first time and get awarded the Love Fool achievement. Some instantly thought that the Be Mine achievement may have been removed from the meta achievement for the title.
Well, that’s not quite the case. The Be Mine achievement has been changed to only require 6 of the 8 candies available. So grats to those of you lucky enough to get lucky enough to get 6 candies. The rest that didn’t even get one stinking back of candies? You’re still SOL.

Kisirani
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