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Update: Added official announcement of EU Mobile Authenticator

New Druid Art: Tauren Cat Form

In the third installment of our continuing preview of the new druid art for cat and bear forms, we're taking a look at the textures available for tauren cats. Check them out: http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/underdev/druid-forms.html

Mobile Authenticator Available In Europe!

Quote from: Ancilorn (Source)

We're happy to announce that the Battle.net Mobile Authenticator (http://eu.battle.net/bma/), an extension of the same concept behind our Blizzard Authenticator, is now available in Europe.

An authenticator generates a one-time password, which you use in addition to an account ID and password to log in to World of Warcraft and other Blizzard Entertainment services. The Battle.net Mobile Authenticator performs this function for the recently launched Battle.net accounts -- only instead of a physical token, the application exists on your mobile phone for easy access.

The Battle.net Mobile Authenticator is now available as a free download for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch from the Apple App Store:

http://itunes.apple....=306862897&mt=8

Versions for other mobile phones are also in the works for the future. Please visit the Battle.net Mobile Authenticator FAQ for more information, or head to the setup page (http://eu.battle.net/bma/) to get started after you've downloaded the application.

FAQ - http://eu.blizzard.c...articleId=35970

[Chrono]

Cats with piercings? O.o

[Leviathonlx]

A very big improvement over the wingless wyvern tauren get right now.

[Vladtheimplr]

These new models look AMAZING. From a cartoony bright yellow gaping mouth cat to bad ass, I love it!

[AK47]

Finally Some very nice work ^^

[Kody]

Yeah I've gotta say, this is definitely an improvement in all the right places, while still keeping the stylized look of the Tauren cat.

[Szilia]

That was really jawdropping. I liked the improvement to the bear form, but I didn't found the improvements nearly as obvious as in this case. It's nothing short of fantastic what they've done to the cat form.
If the Nelf model gives me the same kind of excitement I may just take feral as my offspec - else I'll have to go back to my tauren druid once in a while:)

[Kody]

The new cat looks a lot more menacing than before, for sure. It was hard to take feral cats seriously before with the way they looked.

[Nyaz]

Okay, that's just a MASSIVE improvement over the current ones...!

[Kanzentai]

I know that your powers of retention,
are as wet as a warthog's backside.
But, thick as you are, pay attention!
My words are a matter of pride!

It's clear from your vacant expressions
that the lights aren't all on upstairs.
But we're talking kings and successions!
Even YOU can't be caught unawares!

[Zuelu]

This change makes me want to get my kitty alt to at least 20. Looks AMAZIN. Lion King 3D amazing imo.

[Sidewinter]

I just creamed my pants after I saw the new tauren cat form...

[Kody]

Zuelu said:

This change makes me want to get my kitty alt to at least 20. Looks AMAZIN. Lion King 3D amazing imo.

Yeah I agree. Gives me high hopes for the NE cat form since it could use some improvements as well.

[lora]

Sidewinter said:

I just creamed my pants after I saw the new tauren cat form...

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[lethalnl]

WHAHAHAHA that nose ring!

i wanna see the NE cat

[NoSpirit]

The new tauren cat form looks absolutely Brutal! Cant wait for the alliance skins

[koenigsegg]

I wanna change shape aswell! Gief dwarven shapes aswell!

[Fojos]

It's good, but I like the bear form more.

[Valaelea]

Massive improvement.

I may very well have to dual spec my druid now to go kitty cat nom nom on some face.

[Hinalover]

I like the new change. I want to see the Night Elf one now >_<