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TalonBot
05-22-2009, 05:23 PM
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.wow.com/media/2009/05/225_rome_coliseum_14.jpgHot on the heels of the Under Development page (http://www.wow.com/2009/05/22/patch-3-2-details-released/) for Patch 3.2 (http://www.wow.com/tags/@patch32), we received a few more tidbits of information from Community Manager Zarhym, responding to posts on the official forums (http://blue.mmo-champion.com/1/17367596635-blizzard-shop-talk--under-development.html). In bold are the players' questions.

The Argent Coliseum: Does this mean a raid and a instance will be in there?

Yes, there will be a 5-player version, then a 10/25-player version. The bosses will be different for the two versions. Think Ring of Blood or Amphitheater of Anguish, but more epic.

The new Battleground (Isle of Conquest): So, it's WG combined with AB?

If anything, Wintergrasp combined with Alterac Valley with a few more twists.

Do you really think Ulduar achievements will last a year? Instances become stale after 6 months even with achievements. Yea 3.2 won't be till later this year and by then Ulduar will have been played to death and people will want something fun and new to do and not some small joke instance since we won't see Icecrown till April/May next year probably.

Would it help if I told you that your presumed timelines are way too inflated? :)

I was expecting most of this information, and I'm glad that my suspicions that the Coliseum would be a Ring of Blood-style event were confirmed. This isn't really an avenue Blizzard has used for a raid before. The hinting that 3.2 will come a lot sooner than we think is also comforting -- since it means that 3.3 and Icecrown are even closer.

I'll have a speculation post about what we can expect in the Coliseum soon. Until then, keep your eyes peeled -- we'll update you as soon as we get any more news!

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