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WoW: Gates of Ahn’Qiraj Patch 1.9

by Ingrid on January 5th, 2006

Blizzard released their new patch which includes lots of new features, including linked auction houses, the Gates of Ahn’Qiraj, and multiple battlegrounds. So I’m sure anyone who’s an avid WoW’er is off playing and not actually reading this, so I guess this is for the good of general information. Actually, I should be playing myself.

Here are some highlights of the 1.9 patch goodies:

• Ahn’Qiraj: The Gates of Ahn’Qiraj will house two massive, unique dungeons - the Ruins of Ahn’Qiraj, a 20-man raid dungeon, and the Temple of Ahn’Qiraj, a 40-man raid dungeon. As players delve deeper into the mysteries of Ahn’Qiraj, they will discover revelations of the Silithid infestation and their shadowy masters, the Qiraji. Players will have to complete a world event of massive proportions before they can open the Gates of Ahn’Qiraj on their realm.
• New Armor Models: Many high-level class armor sets are receiving a complete graphical overhaul!
• Linked Auction Houses: Planned for launch in patch 1.9, players will discover that they can buy and sell goods with greater effectiveness using the highly anticipated Linked Auction House System. Horde players will find that the Auction Houses in Orgrimmar, Undercity, and Thunder Bluff will now share the same pool of player-created auctions. Similarly, Alliance players will find the same to be true when visiting Ironforge, Stormwind City, and Darnassus Auction Houses. This system has been expanded to support the neutral Auction Houses as well. Tanaris, Everlook, and Booty Bay will all be linked for players of both factions to access. In addition, the “Looking for Group” and “Trade” channels have been unified among the corresponding cities, meaning you can trade your goods or look for groups in Ironforge while in Stormwind!
• Multiple Battlegrounds Queues: Players will be able to enter multiple battleground queues! No longer must you make the hard decision of which queue to join — when queued for all three, you can join the first one available or hold out for that special Battleground you’re really seeking. You can also be in the queue for a battleground while inside a different battleground.

There’s loads more. But those are the ones I’m most excited about. You can go read the patch notes for full details on the patch release.

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