The World of Warcraft Community Site Just Got Better

The World of Warcraft Community Site Just Got Better

In our ongoing efforts to bring you the most epic website experience ever (with as few explosions and malfunctions as possible), our special task force of goblin Web designers and gnomish engineers has just released a sweeping update to the Web database. Some of the highlights of this update include:
 

  • Improved Search
    • Forum-specific search can now be accessed via the forums.
    • The search results layout has been updated to a cleaner, more user-friendly format.
    • Character, guild, arena team, and item results are now presented in a sortable table.
    • Performing a search will initially take you to a new Search Summary page, providing an overview of the various results.
       
  • Expanded Game Section
    • The Game homepage has been redesigned to make it easier to access all of the available content.
    • We’ve added new pages that can be accessed via the Game section, by performing a direct search, or by using the breadcrumb menus below the main navigation buttons:
      • Dungeons and Raids: You can now see overviews for each dungeon and raid that include boss lists, screenshots, maps, dungeon information, loot tables, related quests, achievements, and quest rewards.
      • Bosses: These pages contain boss information such as loot tables, rotatable 3D renders of the bosses, sample abilities, related quests, and more.
      • Factions: Here you will find general information about each faction, as well as lists of quests, faction rewards, NPCs, and achievements.
      • Professions: Find comprehensive recipe lists complete with reagents and source info, profession descriptions, perks, benefits, and more.
         
  • Updated Item Pages
    • Item page layouts have been updated to match the new Game pages.
    • Item pages now also include 3D renders for weapons and armor.


Check out the new and improved database now, and if you have any feedback, we'd love to hear from you on the Website Features forum.

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Pawpreston
Dawnbringer
Pawpreston
5/17/2011
Does it work?
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Zemosalt
Gnomeregan
Zemosalt
5/16/2011
Search still doesn't work. Nice try.
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Lieberstrang
Durotan
Lieberstrang
5/16/2011
Nicely done. Love the updates!
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Throdor
Draka
Throdor
5/15/2011
Awesome! Looking forward to giving the new search a tryout.

;)
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Slopopotamus
Magtheridon
Slopopotamus
5/15/2011
poker face
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Hiing
Khaz Modan
Hiing
5/15/2011
hihihihihiih everyone
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Hiing
Khaz Modan
Hiing
5/15/2011
@Hiing: I love wow forever lol
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Ninnianne
Kul Tiras
Ninnianne
5/15/2011
How about putting the "Find an Upgrade" feature back?
So I don't have to sort through IL 372 heroic raid stuff to find an upgrade for my new 85's green Item.
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Hazanko
Ner'zhul
Hazanko
5/14/2011
Instead of wasting time improving your website, which honestly a majority of the subscribers don't care about, how about you use that time to improve your game. That is all.
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Deathirion
Perenolde
Deathirion
11/1/2011
@Hazanko: exactly!...sigh
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Beezo
Frostmane
Beezo
5/13/2011
NICE JOB YU GUYZEZ WE LIKE TO WORK ON OUR WEBSITE BEFORE WE FIX OUR BATTLEGROUND QUEUES!!!
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Rëznôv
Mal'Ganis
Rëznôv
5/13/2011
Wooooooooo Website....... Someone needs to unbugg my character list on website :/ its not showing my new character.....
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Lyssá
Gilneas
Lyssá
5/11/2011
But while you're at it get the 3D character image customizer added to the armory already. It's nuts that it was on the old armory, on the iPhone app armory but still not here...
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Lyssá
Gilneas
Lyssá
5/11/2011
Jesus H Christ, so many f'ing whiners.
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Daumon
Stormrage
Daumon
5/10/2011
Instead of wasting time improving your website, which honestly a majority of the subscribers don't care about, how about you use that time to improve your game. That is all.
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Phithian
Nordrassil
Phithian
5/10/2011
@Daumon: how to take a level 7 character seriously!?
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Dziwokii
Saurfang
Dziwokii
5/10/2011
@Phithian: 'cause the level of your alt totally decides your status on forums.
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Daumon
Stormrage
Daumon
5/10/2011
@Phithian: It is called an alt. How to take a Blood Elf seriously!?
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Razir
Undermine
Razir
5/10/2011
@Daumon: Simple. You talk to them. Past their annoying laughs, they're quite nice.
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Olfsack
Argent Dawn
Olfsack
5/11/2011
@Daumon:

How about, instead of wasting time talking crap in the website, wich obviously you don't care about, you go and level that useless alt?
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Bubblesz
Echo Isles
Bubblesz
5/11/2011
@Daumon: If you don't like it, don't play it
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Sevi
Stonemaul
Sevi
5/13/2011
@Daumon: I am always amused at people who think that the same people who work on the website are the same people who work on the game.
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Beezo
Frostmane
Beezo
5/14/2011
@Sevi: You're right, but this means that Blizzard is investing in improving the website when they could be investing in improving the game. Amuses me Sevi doesnt know what other people are talking about and tells them they don't know what theyre talking about.
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Tulston
Duskwood
Tulston
5/14/2011
@Daumon: If you believe the same people that work on your character's skills are the same that do the website, you need to do some research on IT positions.

That being said, the team working on this site are, in fact, helping to make the game better in a few ways. Improving the website, for those who do use it for information, or even just general communication with other players, improves it for those players. Also, it would appear to me that they are taking this site in a direction to (finally?) be a resource for looking up boss fights and such. How many key-logger incidents do you think that will help avoid? Having all the information we search for on the web, located at their official site, is something I for one would love to see.... your chances of this site being secure are far better than the vast majority of fan sites.

Bottom line - the guys/gals that are making this site better, aren't the same ones that are working on your next armor set. The ones working on your next armor set, aren't the ones working on the next raid.... etc, etc. Stop harping about the apples, when it's the oranges you have a problem with.
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Tulston
Duskwood
Tulston
5/14/2011
@Sevi: /agree
Quite amazing at times, to see complaints like that. Really does nothing but show their ignorance if you ask me.
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Deathirion
Perenolde
Deathirion
11/1/2011
@Tulston: i strongly disagree. see while info may be good. the majority of wows player base are the people whove been playing wow for atleast more then a year. Theres only so much you need to know and there are videos and guides already out to help you. instead of focusing on bringing a new community in blizz needs to focus on the older community who really kept this game going...its going downhill and the game is splitting in half next expac.
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Kevyne
Shandris
Kevyne
5/10/2011
Now with all these sweeping changes done: can you fix our achievements? You have this toon that got the Blood Tear trinket (which requires killing the H SC boss) only killing that H SC end boss once...now. -_-
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Taellisa
Dawnbringer
Taellisa
5/10/2011
Yay......more stuff to have to wait to download :/
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Apollox
Quel'dorei
Apollox
5/10/2011
@Taellisa: lol some people is never happy oh can't put a smile on everyone face...
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Nuzy
Moon Guard
Nuzy
5/9/2011
Fellas, I can't seem to find all my posts =(

I like to check on threads I've posted in or created and when I go to "view all posts" it just returns about 10 things, some of them months old.
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Gypousemes
Aman'Thul
Gypousemes
5/9/2011
No thks for blizzard cause im not gonna go in went is just full of mermory always stuck everyday ...i also could not played!!
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Mjalnar
Darrowmere
Mjalnar
5/9/2011
good deal..., keep up the excellent work... web dev team! Just curious will there be .xml feed data for the majority of this valuable data produced in the new api as I am sure plenty of web devs are looking forward to implementing said data into their web projects.
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@Mjalnar: amen to that. They have been talking about this new API forever, but nothing. And again (as I said a few posts down), add the god damn guild calendar to the new feeds. I wan't to import the raid schedule from the in game calendar to my guilds website calendar
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Frostayone
Icecrown
Frostayone
5/9/2011
there has been maps for BC
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Snowangel
Arathor
Snowangel
5/9/2011
So there are maps of BC dungeons on here...how about into the game?
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Phirxia
Silver Hand
Phirxia
5/10/2011
@Snowangle: think they announced this already for next patch
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Frostayone
Icecrown
Frostayone
5/9/2011
THats kool kinda
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Vladimir
Tortheldrin
Vladimir
5/9/2011
great ... until it breaks again and is ignored for another three weeks.
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Felheal
Ysera
Felheal
5/9/2011
Love it!
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Elanara
Wyrmrest Accord
Elanara
5/9/2011
I hate to put it this way... but they finally caught up to WoWHead... I approve! /cheer