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Upon logging into World of Warcraft, I immediately...
(Feb 08, 10)
 If you're interested in responding to the poll, it'll be running for another day or so, and you can find it here. Because it's on the official forums, you'll be prompted to log in to your forum account before replying. Filed under: News items Upon logging into World of Warcraft, I immediately... originally appeared on WoW.com on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
No new WoW accounts in China
(Feb 08, 10)
 For those unfamiliar with this story, Netease was told to cease WoW operations last year by GAPP and the Chinese Ministry of Culture stepped in and contradicted the ruling. Netease has continued taking new accounts until now, while waiting for the decision of these governmental bodies. Assuming Netease can finally get approval to release The Burning Crusade, they will still need to apply for permission to release Wrath of the Lich King. At this rate, the rest of the world will get Cataclysm before mainland China sees Northrend. The timing of this is unfortunate, considering that Lunar Festival begins next week. Lunar Festival is based on Chinese New Year. We'll keep you posted as this seemingly never-ending drama continues. [via Joystiq] Filed under: News items No new WoW accounts in China originally appeared on WoW.com on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
It came from the Blog: Love is in the Blog
(Feb 08, 10)
If you have any questions about It came from the Blog, like why Horde or why U.S., please see our FAQ. We hope to see you there! Filed under: WoW Insider Business, It Came from the Blog It came from the Blog: Love is in the Blog originally appeared on WoW.com on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Call for Posts: What I want to see at BlizzCon 2010
(Feb 08, 10)
 WoW.com runs the program through Aol's Seed. You can find out more about the program in our announcement post about the Guest Writer program, and at our newly re-vamped Contributing to WoW.com page. This week we're looking for contributions from writers telling us what they want to see at BlizzCon 2010. We're looking for between 75 and 150 words, and we'll select 3 to 7 entries for publication on WoW.com. If your entry is selected, you'll be paid $10 through Seed. Last week we found out that BlizzCon could be returning to the Anaheim Convention Center and that Jay Mohr is hosting again. In order to get started read up about the program, sign up, and then submit your paragraph over on the article page (you can't see the article page unless you have a Seed account). We are accepting submissions until 11:59 p.m. EST on Sunday February 14th. Please follow all instructions exactly. US residents only right now, although we're told our international friends will be able to submit work through Seed soon. Good luck! Filed under: WoW Insider Business, Guest Posts Call for Posts: What I want to see at BlizzCon 2010 originally appeared on WoW.com on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
The Queue: Fluffy
(Feb 08, 10)
 Today's Queue is dedicated to snow. May all your flakes be fluffy. Xan asked... "Kind of a lore question... I understand that resurrection type spells are part of game mechanics, but as far as lore goes, is there such a thing as resurrection, and if so would your standard run of the mill (ie: low level) Priest, Pally, etc, have this capability?" Continue reading The Queue: Fluffy Filed under: The Queue The Queue: Fluffy originally appeared on WoW.com on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Lich King weapon drop changes
(Feb 08, 10)
 The following is the list of changes Blizzard's planning to make to Lich King-25 weapons:
EDIT: The changes have been confirmed by Ancilorn on the EU forums now as well. Filed under: News items, Raiding Lich King weapon drop changes originally appeared on WoW.com on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Blood Pact: Affliction 101
(Feb 08, 10)
 You may have noticed a certain theme of class articles cropping up on WoW.com recently -- various pieces giving a brief introduction to one spec or the other. While they are fairly basic guides, don't be mislead by the titles, they are not "lol" articles, they're one-on-one (except maybe the mage one). This week on Blood Pact I felt it was time to take a look at affliction. We've spoken about it many times and with great fondness but never really focused on it. As with the other lol articles this is not intended to be an in-depth guide but a taster or intro to the build. A "starting point" if you like. So, open your notebooks and turn to page 101, let's get started. Continue reading Blood Pact: Affliction 101 Filed under: Warlock, (Warlock) Blood Pact Blood Pact: Affliction 101 originally appeared on WoW.com on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Insider Trader: Advanced Trade Skill Window
(Feb 08, 10)
 I was recently introduced to Advanced Trade Skill Window by a guild mate who, like myself, has multiple characters with many, many professions. The idea in my alt farm is that I'm trying to produce myself any final product I might need. This includes enchants, reagents, and even the transmutes required to produce gems. As we were chatting about this kind of set up, she immediately filled me in on the basics of ATSW. Gregg first looked at ATSW for AddOn Spotlight back in October. But considering how helpful it is to profession-hounds, I wanted to spend a little more time with it now. Advanced Trade Skill Window replaces your standard in-game trade skill windows. Whenever you hit the action button for your profession, Advanced Trade Skill Window will automatically open. Right off the bat, you'll get one of my favorite benefits of the mod. The screen is much, much bigger than the native interface, which gives you a lot more room to scroll through your recipes. But, obviously, there's a lot more to the tool. Continue reading Insider Trader: Advanced Trade Skill Window Filed under: Insider Trader (Professions) Insider Trader: Advanced Trade Skill Window originally appeared on WoW.com on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Officers' Quarters: Multiple personalities
(Feb 08, 10)
 Sharing accounts is an issue that I've talked about in the past (and I'm sure, in some people's opinions, beaten to death). Previously I've covered a few different situations. First there was a general question about the issue, which I answered back in 2007. Then there was an officer who shared his account with his girlfriend (which is still a terrible idea in my opinion). Finally, a guild leader's account was banned because he bought it from another player, and his guild's progression subsequently skidded to a halt. As if those examples weren't enough to convince you that account sharing can cause a lot of problems, here's another one: Recently, my fellow guild officers and I decided to kick a member from our guild, which also caused three other members to leave. The person who we initially kicked from the guild had asked our guild leader for a BoE Epic item in the "Ask an Officer" tab of the bank. Our guild leader responded by saying he'd ask the officers about it before handing the axe out. Not less than an hour later he asked another guild member to take it out of the guild bank for him. Being a good guild member, they asked the guild leader if it was okay. It was instantly perceived as being an attempt to ninja the item from the bank by trying to avoid the guild leader. Continue reading Officers' Quarters: Multiple personalities Filed under: Officers' Quarters (Guild Leadership) Officers' Quarters: Multiple personalities originally appeared on WoW.com on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
WoW Moviewatch: Craft of War: Blind rerun
(Feb 08, 10)
Our intrepid Moviewatch host, Michael Gray, is fine but is dealing with the aftermath of far too much snow and has asked me to show a rerun. He tells me that he's been receiving submissions again for Craft of War: Blind. Percula's wonderful machinima is easily our most requested video and rather than try to fight it, we just succumb to reader pressure and show it every few months or so.
The history: Percula made this amazing movie and promised us more. He hosted it on Vimeo, who decided that it was gameplay footage (which they don't allow) and deleted it without warning, taking all of the comments and views with it. Percula was able to get it rehosted with a promise not to delete it again. In the meantime, Percula has stopped playing WoW and is no longer planning on creating the much anticipated sequel. A sad, sad thing. Of course, we're mostly playing this again for our pleasure. We don't really think our readers will stop submitting this, telling us it's a crime that we've never posted it in Moviewatch before. But just to set the record straight, we showed it here first on December 26, 2008 and often since then. Enjoy!  Interested in the wide world of machinima? We have new movies every weekday here on WoW Moviewatch! Have suggestions for machinima we ought to feature? Toss us an e-mail at machinima AT wow DOT com.Filed under: WoW Moviewatch WoW Moviewatch: Craft of War: Blind rerun originally appeared on WoW.com on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Scattered Shots: Grandpappy Frostheim on death knights
(Feb 08, 10)
 All I hear from kids these days is whining about death knights. Whining about how bad they are at tanking in their PUGs or how they can't even do 2k DPS. You hunters these days should be grateful for death knights. You don't know how good you got it, 'cause you have no sense of history! Let me tell you, back in my day we didn't have death knights. If we saw an undead servant of the Lich King walking around, we shot it on sight. In those days a bullet to the skull was redemption, not the sissy politically correct version you got now. We had redemption piled taller than your head over in the Plaguelands, I can tell you that. So take a seat, put away your new-fangled dungeon finders and take a break from your crazy barber shop haircuts and let Grandpappy Frostheim tell you how things were back in my day, and why you should be thankful for those death knights. Continue reading Scattered Shots: Grandpappy Frostheim on death knights Filed under: (Hunter) Scattered Shots Scattered Shots: Grandpappy Frostheim on death knights originally appeared on WoW.com on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Around Azeroth: Team spirit
(Feb 08, 10)
 Do you have any unusual, beautiful or interesting World of Warcraft images that are just collecting dust in your screenshots folder? We'd love to see them on Around Azeroth! Sharing your screenshot is as simple as e-mailing aroundazeroth@wow.com with a copy of your shot and a brief explanation of the scene. You could be featured here next! Remember to include your player name, server and/or guild if you want it mentioned. Please include the word "Azeroth" in your post so it does not get swept into the spam bin. We strongly prefer full screen shots without the UI showing -- use alt-Z to remove it. Please, no more battleground scoreboards, Val'kyr on mounts, or pictures of the Ninja Turtles in Dalaran. Older screenshots can be found here. Filed under: Around Azeroth Around Azeroth: Team spirit originally appeared on WoW.com on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
World of WarCrafts: A WoW-inspired grab bag of creativity
(Feb 08, 10)
 It's catch-up day at World of WarCrafts! We have all sorts of little goodies to pass along that have been piling up in the submissions box. So tuck in and get comfy with this snuggly little fellow from Serthida of US Bloodhoof, the crafter who brought us last year's plush moonkin. Don't worry, he won't drain your mana ... or your creativity. More from the World of WarCrafts, after the break. Continue reading World of WarCrafts: A WoW-inspired grab bag of creativity Filed under: World of WarCrafts, Arts and Crafts World of WarCrafts: A WoW-inspired grab bag of creativity originally appeared on WoW.com on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Breakfast Topic: That damned race/class combo you can never find
(Feb 08, 10)
 By the end of the holiday, you'll inevitably be wanting to give a fistful of something to one combo, and it sure ain't love. For me it's the troll rogue. I swear they don't really exist, and it's just a cruel prank played on us by Blizzard. I've even gone so far as to stage a James Bondesque infiltration of the Horde district, complete with helicopters and a dashing dwarf parachuting onto rooftops. It's not that they just aren't out in public, but that they don't frickin' exist at all! On the other hand, as a dwarf hunter, I know what it feels like to be the hunted. I do get sick of being constantly showered with petals at times. I even found myself hanging out in out of the way places and disguising myself as a ninja to avoid it. Perhaps I am someone else's troll rogue. What race/class combo is your curse? Have you found yourself hiding from achievement seekers, and if so, how? Filed under: Breakfast Topics Breakfast Topic: That damned race/class combo you can never find originally appeared on WoW.com on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Spiritual Guidance: Holy 101
(Feb 07, 10)
 There is this priest trial in my guild right now. He applied as a discipline priest but what we were looking for at the time was a holy priest. Unfortunately, he doesn't know how to play holy, so I'm exploiting my veteran status and making him learn it. Coincidentally, the big bosses also want all of us here at WoW.com to work on these 101 columns, so this kills two anything-but-birds with one stone. I really like birds, by the way. The following is meant to be an introductory guide to the priest holy tree. It is not going to tell you what to do step by step (at least not until you get to the enchants section) instead it intends to show you some options from which you can get started. If you're already a veteran holy priest, feel free to add anything I left out in the comments so readers who use this column as a resource can get as much help as possible. Continue reading Spiritual Guidance: Holy 101 Filed under: Priest, (Priest) Spiritual Guidance Spiritual Guidance: Holy 101 originally appeared on WoW.com on Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
All the World's a Stage: You can't be a vampire
(Feb 07, 10)
 Yet, people still yearn to play vampires. It happens. And I don't actually mind people playing these type of characters in the free-form style roleplay you see in Goldshire and Silvermoon, because that tends to be the sort of place where anything goes. And I'll admit. In a former life I've LARPed a vampire. But in troupe-style roleplay, there are usually particular character conventions. A roleplay guild focused on defending Ashenvale from the encroaching Horde, for example, would have some trouble accepting a Draenei Shaman who is actually roleplaying an apologetic ex-Eredar making amends for his crimes. It falls on the leaders of these troupes and guilds, therefore, to talk to the person playing an outside-the-box character. You don't want to just leave your junior vampire going down a bad track, leaving him without folks with whom to roleplay. Even worse, it can lead to backbiting, disruption in the troupe, and other negative things. Roleplay groups are fragile enough -- don't leave a wingman hanging, when you can help them with the trouble. Take a look behind the jump, and let's see how you can help bring an Edward Cullen back into Azeroth, while still making everyone as happy as possible. Continue reading All the World's a Stage: You can't be a vampire Filed under: RP, All the World's a Stage (Roleplaying) All the World's a Stage: You can't be a vampire originally appeared on WoW.com on Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
[1.Local]: An Ensidia-free zone
(Feb 07, 10)
 Grab a cushion, flop down and give your weary dogs (puppies?) a rest. The photo above notwithstanding, rest assured that the rest of [1.Local] this week is an Ensidia-free zone. (So is the world-first 25-man Lich King kill, for that matter.) Can you imagine having to hash that out yet again? What a relief that [1.Local] isn't merely a tally sheet for comments from stories with the most views -- or even the stories with the most comments, or the most positive comments, or (as comment trolls hold fast to believing) the most negative comments ... We can follow our own little quirky path through the conversation of the past week. Let's bite into the rest of this week's goodies just like we all like it: nice and meaty, with a little bit of hot, runny juices from the odd little beasts we discovered just down yonder, off the beaten track... Continue reading [1.Local]: An Ensidia-free zone Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, [1.Local] [1.Local]: An Ensidia-free zone originally appeared on WoW.com on Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
The Light and How to Swing It: Essential addons and macros for holy
(Feb 07, 10)
 Holy paladins have come a long way since our days in vanilla WoW. Back then, we were a three button class: Cleanse, Flash of Light, Holy Light. The infamous addon Decursive even did all the dispelling for us, leave the human user simply casting Flash or HL for hours on end. Seals and Judgments were for retribution and protection: we were standing 40 yards away filling up life bars. Things didn't improve much in TBC either: while Holy Shock was fun to finally use, we ended up being purely FoL bots in most raid situations. Blizzard took a new approach to healing in Wrath, including completely revamping each existing healing tree to make sure each one was balanced, viable, and most importantly, enjoyable. Holy paladins now enjoy a complexity that is multiple times more entertaining to play than anything that we've seen in the past. However, with this added functionality comes added complexity. To help us lighten the load, we can use a few amazing addons and macros manage our "holy 3.0" paladins; this allows us to focus on keeping people alive. Continue reading The Light and How to Swing It: Essential addons and macros for holy Filed under: Paladin, (Paladin) The Light and How to Swing It The Light and How to Swing It: Essential addons and macros for holy originally appeared on WoW.com on Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Love is in the Air achievements retroactive?
(Feb 07, 10)
 If you were like me and had the wonderful fortune last year to complete the Love is in the Air meta-achievement Fool for Love, there is some interesting news for you. Upon logging on this morning I noticed that the achievements for Charming, Nation of Adoration, and Dangerous Love were completed for me on the date I had originally earned the meta-achievement, last year. Is this a bug or Blizzard's way of allowing those of us who already completed the meta-achievement to not worry about the new holiday tasks? We would love some more confirmation from people who completed the Fool for Love meta-achievement last year, but at this moment, it seems like we have a little less work to do this holiday season. More love rockets for me to annoy my raids with... Love is in the Air achievements retroactive? originally appeared on WoW.com on Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Sunday Morning Funnies: Epic win
(Feb 07, 10)
 First of all, I would like to congratulate Keyra for winning the virtual cookies! This batch is vegan upon request, comes with a nice tall glass of cold soy milk, and I'll even throw in some fresh berries. Khloe Kardashian was the right answer to last week's impromptu trivia question!Watch out for this week's trivia question, buried in amongst the comics. Unfortunately, I didn't receive any new comic tips, but I don't think you'll be disappointed! On a side note, I feel very lucky that photographing one's collection of My Little Ponies is a relatively popular occurrence, for how else would I have found such a lovely epic pony? I had more to choose from than I would have imagined, but I finally narrowed it down to the lucky pony on the right. Continue reading Sunday Morning Funnies: Epic win Filed under: Humor, Comics, Sunday Morning Funnies Sunday Morning Funnies: Epic win originally appeared on WoW.com on Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Around Azeroth: Goodbye, cool world
(Feb 07, 10)
 Do you have any unusual, beautiful or interesting World of Warcraft images that are just collecting dust in your screenshots folder? We'd love to see them on Around Azeroth! Sharing your screenshot is as simple as e-mailing aroundazeroth@wow.com with a copy of your shot and a brief explanation of the scene. You could be featured here next! Remember to include your player name, server and/or guild if you want it mentioned. Please include the word "Azeroth" in your post so it does not get swept into the spam bin. We strongly prefer full screen shots without the UI showing -- use alt-Z to remove it. Please, no more battleground scoreboards, Val'kyr on mounts, or pictures of the Ninja Turtles in Dalaran. Older screenshots can be found here. Filed under: Around Azeroth Around Azeroth: Goodbye, cool world originally appeared on WoW.com on Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
New seasonal vanity pet, the Toxic Wasteling
(Feb 07, 10)
Vanity pet collectors, rejoice! The Crown Chemical Co. apothecaries not only drop some pretty nice necklaces, they're also the source of a new vanity pet, the Toxic Wasteling. You may think this looks a lot like the Disgusting Oozeling, but there's a major difference -- rather than a debuff applied to your character, the Wasteling is a hungry little guy. So hungry in fact, that he'll eat random critters, and as he does, he grows in size. Check out the video to see the Toxic Wasteling in action -- and for those pet collectors wondering about the Truesilver Shafted Arrow for the Perma-Peddle achievement, he's now available on holiday vendors for the low price of 40 Love Tokens. Filed under: Events New seasonal vanity pet, the Toxic Wasteling originally appeared on WoW.com on Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Breakfast Topic: What are your plans for Love Is In the Air?
(Feb 07, 10)
 So what are your plans for Love Is In the Air? Does your main already have the meta from last year, or were you among the unlucky souls doomed to keep getting the same candy drops? Are you planning on hitting the new boss in Shadowfang Keep? And are you, like me, just ecstatic that you don't have to spend days hoping for a Peddlefeet pet to drop? Note: A few of us were around as soon as the holiday went live, and our FAQ on Love Is In the Air and OverAchiever on the holiday's achievements have now been updated to reflect the 2010 event. They'll be expanded later today with more information on the holiday questline and the new Shadowfang Keep encounter. Filed under: Breakfast Topics Breakfast Topic: What are your plans for Love Is In the Air? originally appeared on WoW.com on Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Tough Love: How to kill the Crown Chemical Co. apothecaries
(Feb 07, 10)
 Want to do the Love is in the Air holiday bosses? Short version: don't stand in things. Longer version, you say? Sure, we can do that. First off, while there is a quest chain that leads you to Shadowfang Keep, you do not have to have done any of those quests to engage the evil Crown Chemical Company apothecaries: there's a helpful NPC, Investigator Fezzen Brasstacks who will give you the quest and items necessary for the fight. Like previous holiday bosses, you'll be able to engage the apothecaries once per player so yes, you can chain in alts and keep repeating the fight over and over again. (I believe we killed them roughly eight times before people started getting sleepy.) Continue reading Tough Love: How to kill the Crown Chemical Co. apothecaries Filed under: Events Tough Love: How to kill the Crown Chemical Co. apothecaries originally appeared on WoW.com on Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Fool for Love just got easier
(Feb 07, 10)
 Love is in the Air on most servers by now, and players should notice a substantial change in the way the event is being run this year. No longer do you have to furtively log on each hour on the hour during the course of the event in the hopes that you'll get that candy bag with that ONE piece of candy you need for the Be Mine! achievement. The candy bag, as well as all other random rewards from previous years are available on vendors in each capital city, and purchased with Love Tokens. How do you get the tokens? Well, you certainly don't have to run around begging people to give you cards and building gifts. This year, the tokens are available through daily quests. Since it's the first day of the event, we may not have seen all of the possible dailies, but here's the rundown on two of them: Remember the Gifts of Adoration? This year, faction leaders are looking for jewelry. You can turn in a Lovely Charm Bracelet to the faction leader of your choice for a Lovely Card that will give you an hour long buff, and 5 Love Tokens. The method used to obtain these bracelets? Kwee will give you a Lovely Charm Collector's Kit with the following flavor text: "Pliers, bone saw, scalpel and sundry other tools allow for the collection of Lovely Charms from worthwhile enemies. Collect 10 charms to make a bracelet!" Yes, you read that correctly. You murder beasts and creatures in your level range, and hack Lovely Charms off of their corpses. I'm thinking I love this event already. Other ways to obtain Love Tokens include the daily quest "A Perfect Puff of Perfume," which requires you to hose down ten players or NPC's with perfume. Vendors and city guards will work just as well as other players, so don't worry about running out of people to spray. This quest will also earn you 5 tokens. The changes so far to the event make it much, much simpler to get that coveted Fool For Love meta achievement, and should provide a welcome change to players used to the same old grind from previous years. Check out the gallery below for the complete list of items available on the vendors, and stay tuned for more Love is in the Air info as it comes in! Filed under: Events Fool for Love just got easier originally appeared on WoW.com on Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Loot is in the air
(Feb 06, 10)
Stay tuned for more Love is in the Air info as it comes in. Filed under: Events Loot is in the air originally appeared on WoW.com on Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Arcane Brilliance: The state of the mage, volume 4 of 72
(Feb 06, 10)
 First of all, you might be wondering why only 72 volumes. I'll be honest: it has to do with the great zombie apocalypse of 2037. I don't want to give too much away, but let's just say it severely impairs my ability to write. To be frank, the last 15 parts are pretty much just "braiiinns...warlocks....suuuuck...brains...braiiiins..." repeated over and over for a thousand words or so. After that, my zombie-self just loses interest. Some of you may wonder how those columns will be any different from the ones I write now. To you, I say bite me. I've extolled upon the state of mages on three previous occasions. It's actually interesting to go back and look over those ancient texts from our current perspective. Oh, the silly things we were worried about back then! Fire PvP... ha! Spirit, less than useful? What a ridiculous concern! Oh... how far we've come. Ignore my sarcasm. I'm not actually unhappy at all with the current state of mages. We are, as I stated in the opening blurb, awesome. Join me after the break and we'll look at where we are as a class in 2010. Continue reading Arcane Brilliance: The state of the mage, volume 4 of 72 Filed under: Mage, Analysis / Opinion, (Mage) Arcane Brilliance Arcane Brilliance: The state of the mage, volume 4 of 72 originally appeared on WoW.com on Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Totem Talk: Enhancement 101
(Feb 06, 10)
 Axes, maces, lightning, fire, frost, and wolves, and best of all, Windfury. It can mean only one thing: enhancement. Rich Maloy (aka Stoneybaby) loves it and lives it. His main spec is enhance. His off-spec is enhance. And he will be penning the enhance side of Totem Talk. It seems 101 guides are all the rage these days, which makes enhancement shaman 101 a convenient place to start with my inaugural WoW.com post. Playing an enhancement shaman, and playing it well, means dealing with the most extensive spell rotation in the game, having two caps to hit in gearing, and a dozen cooldowns to track. Not to mention the need to run out of fires, avoid whirlwinds, and generally dodge all that hate on melee. It's safe to say enhance is one of the most complex specs to play. It's also one of the most fun.
My favorite part is that we're right up front making a mess of things with both physical and magical damage-to deadly effect. You want to play enhancement? Let's dive right in to get you started! Continue reading Totem Talk: Enhancement 101 Filed under: (Shaman) Totem Talk Totem Talk: Enhancement 101 originally appeared on WoW.com on Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Know Your Lore: Malfurion Stormrage
(Feb 06, 10)
 The Warcraft timeline of events is a constantly shifting mass of lore information, and while some events and characters remain constant, others have changed significantly over the five-year run of the game. Malfurion Stormrage is one of those characters; noticeably absent from the World of Warcraft scene, his history was dramatically altered with the release of the War of the Ancients trilogy by Richard A. Knaak in 2004. Not only were the events of his youth altered, there were additions and changes made to the war he participated in that directly contradicted events presented in previous Warcraft games. In light of the impending release of the Stormrage novel, also penned by Richard A. Knaak, we're going to take a look at Malfurion, his history in games and novels to date, and what he's been up to so far in the World of Warcraft. Please note: As the events of the Warcraft novels are considered canon according to Blizzard, I will be using those events as a basis for his history. Keep in mind there is an alternate timeline, but that timeline is no longer applicable -- and if you've got a problem with it, blame Chromie and the rest of the Bronze dragonflight. Who: Malfurion Stormrage, aka Shan'do (honored teacher) Stormrage, aka the baddest druid that ever druid...ed. What: Night elf - no demonic presence here! History: Malfurion Stormrage was one half of a set of twins, Illidan Stormrage being his brother. The two had a fairly idyllic childhood along with their close friend Tyrande Whisperwind. As they grew older, the three elves found themselves having to choose their individual paths as adults. While Tyrande joined the priesthood of the Sisters of Elune, Malfurion and Illidan found themselves with a very different sort of teacher -- the demigod Cenarius, who was attempting to teach both of the twins the ways of druidic magic. Druidism was not something that the kal'dorei had previously followed, so the magic that Cenarius was teaching the twins was entirely new to them. Malfurion showed an amazing aptitude for the druidic arts right off the bat, while Illidan, despite being powerful in his own right, couldn't seem to grasp the spells and nuances of nature magic. Cenarius informed Malfurion that his brother was meant to follow a different path (and boy howdy what a path that was), and that it was Malfurion that was destined for the path of the druid, then showing him how to walk the Emerald Dream. Malfurion had always been a different sort of night elf -- while the kal'dorei that surrounded the Well of Eternity were followers of sorcery and arcane magic, tending towards more flamboyant dress and speech, Malfurion was much more simple and humble. He dressed in a subdued manner, and the magic that he practiced was pretty much the direct opposite of the sorcery of the night elves. He also tended to question the ways and actions of night elf society and of Queen Azshara. These questions left him with few friends and few associates -- but it turns out Stormrage was right to question things, as his first trip into the Emerald Dream was a vision of the Well of Eternity and something terrible going on with the waters surrounding the palace of the Queen. Continue reading Know Your Lore: Malfurion Stormrage Filed under: Lore, Know your Lore Know Your Lore: Malfurion Stormrage originally appeared on WoW.com on Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Love Is In the Air FAQ
(Feb 06, 10)
 The 2010 Love Is In the Air holiday doesn't much resemble its 2009 version; Blizzard's eliminated much of the frustration surrounding RNG and item drops, and overall things are a lot more fun This FAQ covers all of the questions we think will be most helpful to readers concerning the holiday's mechanics. If you have any questions not answered here or in our OverAchiever guide to the holiday's achievements, please drop a comment below and I'll try to make sure it gets answered! Help! Where do I go to get started? Head for any of your faction's major cities in Azeroth (Stormwind, Ironforge, the Exodar, or Darnassus for Alliance, and Thunder Bluff, Orgrimmar, Undercity, or Silvermoon for Horde). New goblin NPCs (most from the Crown Chemical Company) will have popped up around the more heavily-trafficked areas (read: AH/bank) with quests and information. Continue reading Love Is In the Air FAQ Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Achievements Love Is In the Air FAQ originally appeared on WoW.com on Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
WRUP: Why am I still awake edition
(Feb 06, 10)
 Continue reading WRUP: Why am I still awake edition Filed under: WoW Insider Business WRUP: Why am I still awake edition originally appeared on WoW.com on Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Around Azeroth: Fishing for trouble
(Feb 06, 10)
 Do you have any unusual, beautiful or interesting World of Warcraft images that are just collecting dust in your screenshots folder? We'd love to see them on Around Azeroth! Sharing your screenshot is as simple as e-mailing aroundazeroth@wow.com with a copy of your shot and a brief explanation of the scene. You could be featured here next! Remember to include your player name, server and/or guild if you want it mentioned. Please include the word "Azeroth" in your post so it does not get swept into the spam bin. We strongly prefer full screen shots without the UI showing -- use alt-Z to remove it. Please, no more battleground scoreboards, Val'kyr on mounts, or pictures of the Ninja Turtles in Dalaran. Older screenshots can be found here. Filed under: Around Azeroth Around Azeroth: Fishing for trouble originally appeared on WoW.com on Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Creative giving away WoW headsets on Facebook
(Feb 06, 10)
 These highly anticipated headsets are only available for preorder at this time, but word has it they are fresh off the assembly line and will be available soon. We gave away a few at the end of last year and also got to play around with the prototypes at BlizzCon. They've given their first three headsets already. So if you are interested, hurry over and leave a comment about what features you are most looking forward to. The contest continues until March 15, 2010. Note: Commenting here will not enter you in the contest. You must comment at the provided link for your entry to be valid. Also, please go to Soundblaster's facebook page (click on the above picture) for any rules and restrictions. Filed under: News items Creative giving away WoW headsets on Facebook originally appeared on WoW.com on Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Breakfast Topic: Should we have to level every character?
(Feb 06, 10)
 Without question Blizzard is continually making leveling easier, increasing XP, decreasing the amount of XP you need to level, and offering a myriad of XP-boosting heirloom items. I appreciate that Blizzard is trying to ease my pain, but why do have to level from scratch at all? Why can't I just reroll at level 55 if I already have a max level character? Or better yet, why can't I assign an alt as my "apprentice" and he gets 10% of any XP my main would have gotten. Set it up so he levels around half the rate someone actually playing at leveling, but he can eventually get up to 80 without forcing me back into a glorified Fed Ex driver again, sorting through buzzard gizzards and reading wanted posters. Leveling is a radically different game from the endgame. I appreciate that some people enjoy and prefer that game. But many of us prefer the other game, and we don't want to play the leveling game again. We've done it. We won. What do you think? If you already have a level 80, should you have to level your next character from scratch? Do you think that leveling really teaches you how to play a class? Filed under: Breakfast Topics Breakfast Topic: Should we have to level every character? originally appeared on WoW.com on Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Phat Loot Phriday: Trauma
(Feb 05, 10)
 Also? It's totally a bunch of skulls with horns lashed together. While the thread in which Ghostcrawler posted derailed into general discussion about Blizzard's QA, let's not allow that kind of tangent-hopping to happen here! Without further ado, Trauma: Name: Trauma Type: Main Hand Mace Damage: 112 - 359 Damage, 130.9 damage per second Speed: 1.80 Attritbutes:
Continue reading Phat Loot Phriday: Trauma Filed under: Phat Loot Phriday Phat Loot Phriday: Trauma originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
It came from the Blog: Winter Veil snapshots
(Feb 05, 10)
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Filed under: WoW Insider Business, It Came from the Blog It came from the Blog: Winter Veil snapshots originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Editorial: Thoughts on the Ensidia ban
(Feb 05, 10)
 Continue reading Editorial: Thoughts on the Ensidia ban Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Cheats, Bugs, Guilds, Raiding, Wrath of the Lich King, Achievements Editorial: Thoughts on the Ensidia ban originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Ready Check: Professor Putricide
(Feb 05, 10)
 Ready Check is a column focusing on successful raiding for the serious raider. Hardcore or casual, Vault of Archavon or Icecrown Citadel, everyone can get in on the action and down some bosses.
Professor Putricide is the final boss in the Plagueworks. He's kind of the R&D guy for the Lich King's slime armies. If you recall from fighting Rotface, Putricide is the guy who's constantly screaming about what good news it is that the slime is working again. Frankly, I'm mostly motivated to kill the guy to get him to shut up about the slime.Putricide is a movement fight. There's a lot of mechanics that will require your raid to rapidly swap targets (to kill adds), and then not-stand-in-stuff. (Most of the stuff you'll not be standing in is one variety of slime or another.) It's not really much of a coordination fight, per se, because your tanks are probably pretty well-versed in swapping aggro back and forth. However, Putricide is going to put to the test your raid's ability to get on an add quickly. And not stand in stuff. Let's take a look behind the jump and talk about the fight in more detail. Continue reading Ready Check: Professor Putricide Filed under: Ready Check (Raiding) Ready Check: Professor Putricide originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
The Queue: Elevator ride
(Feb 05, 10)
 Welcome back to The Queue, WoW.com's daily Q&A column where the WoW.com team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Mike Sacco will be your host today.
Well, hey there, team! Looks like we're gonna be riding this elevator for a while. I guess now would be a great time to answer some reader questions. Tomatketchup asked... "In the Dungeon Finder, do you think the rewards for 70-80 still will be emblems, or will they become bags like from 1-69?" I'm willing to bet that you'll be receiving Satchels from 70-80 instances in the Dungeon Finder once Cataclysm hits. I don't see them giving you an obsolete reward. Continue reading The Queue: Elevator ride Filed under: Lore, The Queue, Cataclysm The Queue: Elevator ride originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Penny Arcade: The (WoW) Appocalypse
(Feb 05, 10)
 Yes, there's an app for that. So for your required geek reading today, you must go read their blog post, then read the comic, and then pass it along to ten friends or guildmates. After that you can call yourself a nerd, but not before. For more comics, check out our weekly roundup -- Sunday Morning Funnies. Penny Arcade: The (WoW) Appocalypse originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. |
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