WoWWiki has already got much fo the new info on the wiki - http://www.wowwiki.com/Dustwallow_Marsh

Kaydeethree has been doing an amazing job of researching the zone :)

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Bah! Horde really need an alternative for that level range too! I was really looking forward to this but now it seems like it's pretty much Alliance-only.

That makes me a sad panda :(

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Am I the only Alliance player that knows about Desolace?

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Four of my toons have passed through STV between L30 and L40 with breaks taken in Shimmering Flats and Desolace. Six levels in STV is about right. At L40 I send them to Tanaris where the loot table is far more generous than that in STV.

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Finally, more content for the missing king of Stormwind.

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Grimtotem FURBOLGS?

Did they marry into the Tauren family or something?

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Eeeeeh...dragon mobs around Onyxia's Lair got their Elite status removed for a long time. If I would write for a website, I'd be sure to at least play the game and know what I'm talking about.

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"A road has been added leading into Tabetha's farm and the crashed zeppelin."

Is it just me or is this one of the best things they could have done to reduce death by wandering/crocs/spiders/etc?

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@ 3

I too broke the STV monotony by sending my Alliance rogue to Desolace. Spent about 3.5 levels there, and moved on to Feralas. Then returned to STV and finished up what was left over before moving on to Tanaris full-time.

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"A road has been added leading into Tabetha's farm and the crashed zeppelin."

Is it just me or is this one of the best things they could have done to reduce death by wandering/crocs/spiders/etc?

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#7 is right about dragon mobs down there having their elite status removed. This happenned quite a while ago and made the quests down in this area much more enjoyable. I'm not entirely sure how the alliance grind up to tanaris compares to Horde, but I'm not altogether pleased to hear Horde is getting stiffed here (Not that I was looking forward to spending anymore time in that dreadful swamp).

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Desolace is so far off from Theramore/Barrens though. At least this way, mid-level (30's) alts can just jump off the boat originating from the Wetlands (or if you're Horde just run in there from the Barrens) and start questing.

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i sure you babies of the Horde will have some stuff added...It is not done. I'm sure you will get something special...WAAAAAA!

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@7

I hope you never make a mistake Carl...because if you do...I will be there to point it out.

I'm watching you Carl...remember that...

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I took a peek at some of the quest rewards, I recall a perfect 1H Prot Pally sword and some good cloth that doesn't have strength on it!

@13 Stop making Alliance look like jerks. This child is acting on his own personality and is clearly not represetitive of the maturity and honor upheld by most Alliance members.

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I'm not sure that the Horde is losing out here. I think the information for this post came from an Alliance player, so there may be additional quests for Horde at the Ogre outpost.

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Blizz said that new quests from levels 30-40 would be added, but when i ran around on the PTR's, i only saw quests in the 35-40 range- though this is only anecdotal.

Can anyone else confirm this? did i just miss a lower level quest hub, or should i continue leveling my toon to 35 before the patch comes out?

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@14

I'm sure as far as Carl is concerned, he's incapable of making mistakes...I have high expectation of my bloggers here, but I don't expect them to be keyed into every single *minute* change...

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The Grimtotem Clan + Furbolgs?!?...

Maybe the only resemblance is the 'Grimtotem' part of the name (I hope).

The actual Grimtotems are a Tauren-only tribe/clan that wants no part of the Horde alliance. Characterized with jet-black fur and a dark, menacing demeanour. Also rumored to have shady dealings and possibly links to the Scourge.

How did a tribe of Furbolgs move so far south and away from Ashenvale?
((Maybe the increased Furbolg presence in the game, in addition to the many friendly Furbolg NPC's that Alliance players can talk to, is a subtle hint of future playable races)).

The 'Grimtotem' name for the Furbolg may be just coincidental, but if Blizz starts naming human NPC's with the last name of 'Bloodhoof', I'll start to think that they're team of name-assigners is getting lazy again!

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Speaking of new quests, I've heard rumors of a quest in the next patch to upgrade your main bag from 16 to 20 slots. Anyone have any more info on this?

Krick
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