Lich King 25 Heroic World First Kill by Paragon

Lich King 25 Heroic World First Kill by Paragon
Paragon was the first guild in the world to defeat the Lich King in 25-Heroic mode! The 5% buff was used and it definitely confirms that guilds do not need the 10% version to kill him. (As long as they're that good, I guess)

The Lich King dropped Glorenzelg, High Blade of the Silver-Hand, Archus, Greatstaff of Antonidas, and of course Invincible's Reins, which makes them the first guild to get the Invincible flying mount! (The mount is a 100% drop from the Lich King in 25-Heroic)

3.3.3a Fast Patch
The patch notes for the patch deployed earlier today are now available.

Bug Fixes
General
Corrected an issue where players could disconnect upon leveling.
Fixed an issue in which players could get stuck at the loading screen when utilizing a portal to Dalaran.
Shoulder armor will nowt attach correctly to Blood Elf Male characters.

Priest

Fixed an issue in which Spirit of Redemption was being prematurely canceled upon use of other abilities.

Mac

Corrected disconnection errors upon login for Power PCs and Mac users running 10.4.11 with GeForce 8600s.

User Interface

Enabling the command 'fixedfunction 1' will no longer cause graphical issues.

Patch 3.3.3a is now Live
A minor patch has been deployed to fix tons of bugs, we don't have the "real" patch notes for the moment but it most likely fixes some of the issues reported in the list posted earlier this week.

Gemming Old Items Issue
There is currently an issue that we are aware of where gems and enchantments are missing from items that had them before we released patch 3.3.3 this week. This appears to be affecting some equipment that was acquired before the Wrath of the Lich King expansion. We are planning to resolve this during the next maintenance on Tuesday, March 30th, and recommend that you do not try to gem or re-gem any of this gear until after that time. We will provide further updates if this situation changes.

World of Warcraft Trading Card Game UpdatePosted
We're pleased to announce that we've partnered with Cryptozoic Entertainment for the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game. Cryptozoic is slated to release the Wrathgate booster set in May, followed by the Class Decks in June. To learn more, visit Cryptozoic's website.

Random Battlegrounds are Here!
The latest World of Warcraft patch (3.3.3) is now live! In this update, players will be able to queue up for combat in the new Random Battleground system, which functions similarly to the Dungeon Finder and allows players to earn bonus PvP rewards. In addition, the new patch heralds increased Honor accumulation rates, a bevy of class changes and profession improvements, a new and improved way to access holiday bosses, a host of user-interface improvements, and much more. Read the full patch notes here -- and happy randomizing!

BlizzCon 2010 Announced!
If you've been holding your breath waiting to find out when and where the next BlizzCon would be held, then... you've probably passed out by now. But if you've just been patiently watching for an announcement, then we've got good news for you: BlizzCon will be returning to the Anaheim Convention Center on Friday, October 22 through Saturday, October 23! Just as in years past, BlizzCon 2010 will feature an exciting mix of discussion panels, tournaments, hands-on gameplay, contests, and much more. Check out the announcement press release, and keep an eye on www.blizzcon.com in the months ahead for further details, including ticketing information.