orld of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade will introduce a lot of new features to expand the game in many interesting and fun ways. One of these additions is the introduction of a new profession: jewelcrafting. We have just released a brand-new page where you can get detailed information on the jewelcrafting profession and a first look at a related feature that will be introduced in The Burning Crusade: socketed items.

Jewelcrafters learn the art of creating beautiful jewelry and trinkets from metals and rare gems. By processing the raw ore mined from the various deposits and mineral veins, jewelcrafters can extract gems from the ore to use for their craft. Although miners sometimes find gems while gathering ore, jewelcrafters mostly rely on their prospecting skills to get more of the precious stones.

Check out our page on jewelcrafting to learn more about this new feature of World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, and also make sure to try out the interactive item-socketing preview!

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• Improved sidebar
• Enhanced layout
• Cycling Flash banner
• Streamlined news section
• PvP top ten

New Main Page

We also unveiled the new World of Warcraft forums recently. Just log in with your regular account name and password, and check out some of these cool new features:

• Fresh graphic design
• Brand-new search functionality
• Enhanced character avatars, more avatar information
• Faster, more stable technology
• Ability to put disruptive forum posters on "ignore"
• Forum-post cooldown to prevent double posts and forum flooding

We're excited to present you with the new look of World of Warcraft on the web, and we hope you like the new design!

• Road to Damnation Short story about the history of Naxxramas and its cursed master, Kel'Thuzad
• The Scourge Invasion Information page about the Scourge Invasion, the world event included in patch 1.11
• Naxxramas Gameplay Trailer A trailer showing scenes from Road to Damnation and actual gameplay within the necropolis. Don't miss it!
• Anatomy of a Monster: Thaddius Peek backstage as the Insider takes you on a tour through creature design at Blizzard.
• Naxxramas Wallpaper Adorn your desktop with the official Shadow of the Necropolis poster art created for patch 1.11.

• Paid Character Transfer The release of the paid character transfer service is imminent! Join up with friends on another realm, or switch from a PvP realm to a (slightly) less perilous PvE environment. Learn more about this upcoming feature in the Paid Character Transfer FAQ.
• The History of the Trolls Take a closer look at one of the oldest races of Azeroth, the cunning and mysterious trolls. Learn more about troll history, culture, and also some interesting troll trivia on our new troll lore pages.
• Talent Calculator Update We have released a new version of our popular talent calculators. Both layout and click responsiveness have been improved, and talents that unlock new class abilities will now also display all trainable ranks of the associated ability. Enjoy!
• The Burning Crusade Bestiary has also received some updates, including exotic beasts such as spore walkers and fungal giants, and dangerous enemies that await you in the upcoming expansion to World of Warcraft, such as the ferocious fel orcs and the wicked eredar. Check it out here!

Speaking of Azeroth's stealthy killers, they're next in the ongoing class talent review. This means that rogue players can expect some interesting changes and improvements to help their characters perform even better in their role as shadowy assassins and remorseless fighters.