WoW.com http://www.wow.com WoW.com http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.wow.com/media/feedlogo.gif WoW.com http://www.wow.com prods@weblogsinc.com (Weblogs, Inc. Producers) support@weblogsinc.com (Weblogs, Inc. Web Support) en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. View our terms of service here: http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/ Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/ <![CDATA[Listen to the WoW Insider Show live this afternoon]]> http://www.wow.com/2009/11/07/listen-to-the-wow-insider-show-live-this-afternoon/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/07/listen-to-the-wow-insider-show-live-this-afternoon/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/07/listen-to-the-wow-insider-show-live-this-afternoon/#comments
Our podcast returns to the virtual airwaves this afternoon and if you were watching our Twitter feed this week, you'd know the big news: Christian Belt has decided to come and join us. Not that we're not fans of all of our bloggers, but he's been one of the most requested voices on the show for a while, and he's finally decided to make the jump and meet all of you through the magic of Ustream. Better not disappoint him!

And that's not all -- Chase Christian will be on (that's right, twice the Christian on the 'cast) with Turpster and I, and we'll be talking of course about Blizzard's jump into selling fake items for real money, "Icecrown Radiance" and what it means, and all the fun stuff we've been seeing come out of the PTR. And as usual, we'll chat live with everybody in the chatroom, as well as answer your questions via email -- I see already that we've been getting lots and lots of pictures of where people are listening in, so we'll be talking about those and you'll see them in the gallery next week as well. Should be a great time -- come and join us on Ustream or right after the break on this post when the show kicks off at 3:30pm Eastern this afternoon.

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]]> chase-christianchristian-beltfeaturedpodcastpodcastsustreamwow-com-podcastwow-dot-com-podcastwow-inisder-showwow-insider-podcastwow-podcastwow-podcastingwow-podcastswow-radio-showwow-showwowcom-podcastwowinsider-show SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Mike Schramm) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST WoW.com <![CDATA[WRUP: Of course we're playing WoW edition]]> http://www.wow.com/2009/11/07/wrup-of-course-were-playing-wow-edition/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/07/wrup-of-course-were-playing-wow-edition/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/07/wrup-of-course-were-playing-wow-edition/#comments Another long, tedious work-week has come and gone, leaving us two blissful, uninterrupted days to catch up on our WoW-playing. So... Torchlight? Dragon Age? Since I know we're all serious WoW junkies, these must be new zones I haven't heard of. Perhaps something on the PTR? I clearly need figure this out, as some of our writers sound really quite excited about these things. But while I work on that, why don't you read on for all of the juicy details of what the WoW.com team is up to this weekend. And if this isn't enough detail on the day-to-day existence of the WoW.com staff, you can always stalk us follow us on Twitter.

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]]> what-are-you-playingwrup SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Elizabeth Harper) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST WoW.com <![CDATA[Around Azeroth: What's the word, it's Thunderbird]]> http://www.wow.com/2009/11/07/around-azeroth-whats-the-word-its-thunderbird/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/07/around-azeroth-whats-the-word-its-thunderbird/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/07/around-azeroth-whats-the-word-its-thunderbird/#comments Brewmaster Urdla of <Emporium> on Lothar-EU writes in to tell us of a strange series of events that recently befell her character. "First a near-fatal teleport mishap made her dark side shine through," Urdla wrote. "Then her Orb of the Sin'dorei added some more evil female grace by turning her into one of those arcane-addicted killer Barbies. Calling her phoenix hatchling, she enjoys the ever-flowing magma streams of Ironforge. What more can a dwarf gain from the dark side?"

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@gmail.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.

Gallery: Around Azeroth 2

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]]> around azerotharound-azerothAroundAzerothscreen-shotsscreenshotsworld-of-warcraft-picturesworld-of-warcraft-screenshotswow-screen-shotswow-screenshotwow-screenshotswow-ss SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Elizabeth Wachowski) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:00:00 EST WoW.com <![CDATA[The Art of War(craft): Absolute beginners' guide to Warsong Gulch]]> http://www.wow.com/2009/11/07/the-art-of-war-craft-absolute-beginners-guide-to-warsong-gulc/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/07/the-art-of-war-craft-absolute-beginners-guide-to-warsong-gulc/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/07/the-art-of-war-craft-absolute-beginners-guide-to-warsong-gulc/#comments Zach loves the Battlegrounds. He loves them so much that he spends nearly all his playing time mucking around in them. He loves them so much he writes a column devoted to them. He loves it so much he makes a comic based on Battlegrounds play. You could say he eats, lives, and breathes Battlegrounds and world PvP. And maybe some Krispy Kreme doughnuts. It's kind of hard to get by without doughnuts.

Alright, so you have some kind of vague idea about what a Battleground is. Basically, Battlegrounds are where players go to consensually bash each others brains out. Or fry them. Or freeze them. These instances are designed for players to enjoy PvP, get a bit of honor and, if you're not already at max level, some experience. In the future, Blizzard has revealed plans to make the Battlegrounds even more like instances or dungeons by hinting at possible actual loot rewards. It's an interesting concept we'll have to revisit sometime in the future.

For now, we'll get back down to the basics. Last week we discussed how to get inside a Battleground. That's easy enough, especially with the new changes to the Battlegrounds queue system. This week we'll take a closer look at the different Battlegrounds available. Think of it as a nice buffet of PvP that you can choose from. What kind of Battleground you choose will depend on what kind of game you want to play (or more realistically, what Marks of Honor you still need. We'll get to that later). Hit the jump to check out this week's featured Battleground, Warsong Gulch.

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]]> Ashenvalebattleground-guidebgbg-guidebgsfeaturedguidehow-to-play-battlegroundshow-to-pvppvp-guideSilverwing-SentinelsWarsong-GulchWarsong-Outriderswow-battleground-guidewow-bg-guidewow-guidewow-pvp SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Zach Yonzon) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST WoW.com <![CDATA[Breakfast Topic: Getting guildies to the website]]> http://www.wow.com/2009/11/07/breakfast-topic-getting-guildies-to-the-website/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/07/breakfast-topic-getting-guildies-to-the-website/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/07/breakfast-topic-getting-guildies-to-the-website/#comments This is certainly an issue (if not a full-blown problem) in my guild, so I wouldn't be surprised if most guilds have a rough time getting guild members to use some of the outside resources they've put together. Nowadays, there are so many ways to make a guild website and so many different things you can do with one that most every guild has at least one place online to call its own. And those places are usually frequented by one or two people in the guild (usually the person running the site and/or maybe the GM and an officer or two), but in my experience, it's kind of tough to get people to use those resources, just because of lack of interest or know-how or habit. What's the point of having a database of members, a message board, and a blog and picture gallery when no one uses it?

Enter Ankie of WoW Ladies, with an intriguing idea to support the guild's website.

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]]> blogsdatabaseearningexperiencegallerygame-discussiongamer-discussionguildguild-bankguildshabititemsmessage-boardmetagameonline-resourcespointsresourcesrewardssystemswebsiteworld-of-warcraft-discussionworld-of-warcraft-hot-topicsworld-of-warcraft-topicswow-discussionwow-hot-topicswow-issueswow-topics SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Mike Schramm) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST WoW.com <![CDATA[Patch 3.3: Haris Pilton's got a brand new bag]]> http://www.wow.com/2009/11/07/patch-3-3-haris-piltons-got-a-brand-new-bag/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/07/patch-3-3-haris-piltons-got-a-brand-new-bag/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/07/patch-3-3-haris-piltons-got-a-brand-new-bag/#comments
It was only a matter of time before Blizzard gave us another pre-expansion gold sink, and here it is, ladies and gentlemen. Haris Pilton, Shattrath socialite, has once again started selling her limited-edition accessories, and this time she's expanded her line with the Portable Hole, a 24-slot BOE bag.

The bag is currently available on the Patch 3.3 PTR, and given the official WoW Twitter account's tweet earlier in the evening about it, it looks to be here to stay once the patch hits.

Of course, the reason question isn't who's going to buy these -- anybody who's already bought a mammoth and a motorcycle is who. The real question is, who's gonna start selling these for 5k on the Auction House and hope people don't catch on?
Patch 3.3 is the last major patch of Wrath of the Lich King. With the new Icecrown Citadel 5-man dungeons and 10/25-man raid arriving soon, patch 3.3 will deal the final blow to the Arthas. WoW.com's Guide to Patch 3.3 will keep you updated with all the latest patch news.

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]]> goldsinkharis-piltonpatch-3.3patch-3.3-changespatch-3.3-wowportable-holeworld-of-warcraft-patch-3.3wow-3.3-changeswow-new-patchwow-patchwow-patch-3.3wow-patch-news SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Michael Sacco) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:15:00 EST WoW.com <![CDATA[The argument for paladin stances]]> http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/the-argument-for-paladin-stances/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/the-argument-for-paladin-stances/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/the-argument-for-paladin-stances/#comments Righteous Defense lays out an intriguing argument for an idea that I still personally can't get behind: paladin stances. The recent changes around patch 3.3 have shined a light on paladin versatility, and basically, paladins are forced to pay the hybrid tax three times over -- because they can do it all without limiting themselves, they can't do anything as well as other classes. So RD makes the suggestion: instead of letting paladins have all of their spells under any aura, it's time to narrow things down a bit. Devotion Aura becomes tanking stance, gets Righteous Fury's threat bonus added to it, and enabling it makes pallies lose some other abilities (Avenger's Shield is RD's suggestion). Retribution Aura becomes a DPS "stance," with added benefits and costs, and so on. By forcing paladins into a playstyle, you can give them extra power, because you've taken away versatility.

Unfortunately for those in favor, I don't think it'll ever happen. First of all, we already have a class in the game that uses stances, and I think that this type of gameplay is too close for Blizzard's comfort to implement in the same way on paladins -- they want the classes to play different. Second, the paladin class design has always focused on the versatility of being a hybrid. While paladins may want to limit themselves to see buffs, Blizzard has never shown an inclination to limit pallies' versatility just to make them more powerful. I like the idea of Righteous Fury's buff getting linked up to something else (it definitely seems like it's out there on its own as an arbitrary tanking buff), but paladins getting a fully implemented stance system doesn't seem likely at all.

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]]> avengers-shieldbalancebuffsclass-balanceclassesdevotion-aurahybridhybrid-taxlimitspaladinpaladin-stancespallypatch-3.3retribution-aurarighteous-defenseversatility SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Mike Schramm) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:00:00 EST WoW.com <![CDATA[Scientists study how the brain thinks about virtual avatars]]> http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/scientists-study-how-the-brain-thinks-about-virtual-avatars/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/scientists-study-how-the-brain-thinks-about-virtual-avatars/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/scientists-study-how-the-brain-thinks-about-virtual-avatars/#comments This is fascinating stuff to think about over the weekend -- New Scientist has an article (sent to us by quite a few readers -- thanks!) about how we perceive our virtual selves in video games like World of Warcraft. A group of scientists at Dartmouth University hooked a few WoW players up to an MRI recently, and they found that when asked to describe themselves and their virtual avatars, the same areas of the brain activated -- areas normally suited to "self-reflection and judgement." In other words, you think about your avatar the same way you think about yourself. They found nearly no difference in the way the brain activated when subjects considered themselves and their avatars.

But when you make the split between virtual and real worlds (including your friends in both), the brain's center for imagination tends to light up whenever you consider the virtual world. You've got the normal parts of your brain working when thinking about yourself or others, but when you add in the virtual component, the imagination center lights up as well.

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]]> brain-activationbrainscandartmouth-universityimaginationmagnetic-resonance-imagingmrinew-scientistsothersresearchscientistsselfthinkingvirtual-othersvirtual-selvesvirtual-worlds SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Mike Schramm) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:00:00 EST WoW.com <![CDATA[Drama Mamas: Couples counseling]]> http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/drama-mamas-couples-counseling/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/drama-mamas-couples-counseling/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/drama-mamas-couples-counseling/#comments Dodge the drama and become that player everyone wants in their group with the Drama Mamas. Lisa Poisso and Robin Torres are real-life mamas and experienced WoW players -- and just as we don't want our precious babies to be the ones kicking and wailing on the floor of checkout lane next to the candy, neither do we want you to become known as That Guy on your server. We're taking your questions at DramaMamas (at) WoW (dot) com.

Usually couples counseling is for the problems that come with being a couple, not dealing with them. But this week we encounter two situations that involve drama caused by someone else's romance. One may (or may not) be a case of wedding envy. The other letter concerns the awkward public displays of affection from a couple separated by distance, but not by a need to exhibit. On to the counseling...

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]]> advicecouplesdramafeaturedguild-adviceguild-dramamarriagepdaplaying-wowromancewarcraft-adviceweddingwow-advicewow-dramawow-drama-guidewow-player-guidewow-q-and-a SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Robin Torres) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:00:00 EST WoW.com <![CDATA[The Daily Quest: No more helm polishing]]> http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/the-daily-quest-no-more-helm-polishing/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/the-daily-quest-no-more-helm-polishing/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/the-daily-quest-no-more-helm-polishing/#comments We here at WoW.com are on a Daily Quest to bring you interesting, informative and entertaining WoW-related links from around the blogosphere.

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]]> deus-voxdeus-vox-encountersguideguide-indexmorigan-the-lockthe-stoppable-forcetoo-many-annastwisted-nether-blogcastworld-of-warcraft-infoworld-of-warcraft-linksworld-of-warcraft-siteswow-guidewow-guide-indexwow-indexwow-infowow-informationwow-linkswow-site-indexwow-sites SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Alex Ziebart) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:30:00 EST WoW.com <![CDATA[It Came from the Blog: Day of the Dead gallery]]> http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/it-came-from-the-blog-day-of-the-dead-gallery/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/it-came-from-the-blog-day-of-the-dead-gallery/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/it-came-from-the-blog-day-of-the-dead-gallery/#comments It Came from the Blog got together Monday night for a last minute Day of the Dead Dance Party. We danced, we got dead pets and we traveled to all the old world Horde graveyards.

Paragus and others made some Bread of the Dead for all to share. Rossor (Matthew Rossi) joined us as well for some dancing and tank discussions.

I am still working on the video, but here is a gallery of stills from the dance party:

Gallery: IcftB: Day of the Dead Dance Party

The before pictureAfterPosing with our petsRuins of Lordaeron


We'll definitely have a PIlgrim's Bounty event and I'm hoping to fit in a DK Battleground party as well. Join us!

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]]> catrinadance-partyday-of-the-deaddead-mans-partyfeaturedgrateful-deadguild-eventguild-eventswow-com-guildwow-dot-com-guildwow-eventwow-eventswow-insiderwow-insider-guildwow-insider-guild-eventwowinsider SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Robin Torres) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:00:00 EST WoW.com <![CDATA[The Care and Feeding of Warriors: How to get hit in the face]]> http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/the-care-and-feeding-of-warriors-how-to-get-hit-in-the-face/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/the-care-and-feeding-of-warriors-how-to-get-hit-in-the-face/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/the-care-and-feeding-of-warriors-how-to-get-hit-in-the-face/#comments
The Care and Feeding of Warriors is our weekly column about pie baking competitions. No, no, I'm just kidding you, it's about warriors, be their tanky or DPS. Matthew Rossi is feeling fine after a solid month of near continuous beatings from various creatures, constructs and undead beetles.

One of the interesting things about being a raiding tank again after about a year of DPS is how you come to enjoy being hit in the face. Or wherever they're hitting you, really... tonight I spent a lot of time using Spell Reflection to keep a giant robot head angry at me while the floor erupted in flames all around. That treacherous floor, always erupting in flames when you stand on it. Quite honestly, at this point it's really all I expect from the floor. If it's not on fire or seething void energies then icicles are falling down on it or there's paralytic poison or it just plain disintegrates and I plummet into a subterranean lair.

As I've relearned tanking (since not only do we have a lot more tricks than when I was last tanking in raids, but there's a whole different skillset when tanking for 9 or 24 other people compared to 4 other people) I've had a lot of discussions not only with tanks of other classes, but also with warrior tanks from other groups, since I'm the only raiding warrior tank in my current guild. So now seems like as good a time as any to discuss what's going on in tanking.

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]]> class-helpguidetalenttalentswarrior-guidewarrior-infoworld-of-warcraft-class-guideworld-of-warcraft-guidewow-class-guidewow-class-helpwow-guidewow-talent-guidewow-warriorwow-warrior-info SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Matthew Rossi) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:00:00 EST WoW.com <![CDATA[Activision-Blizzard makes lots of money, no update on Blizzard earnings]]> http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/activision-blizzard-makes-lots-of-money-no-update-on-blizzard-e/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/activision-blizzard-makes-lots-of-money-no-update-on-blizzard-e/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/activision-blizzard-makes-lots-of-money-no-update-on-blizzard-e/#comments Activision-Blizzard has released their third-quarter numbers for the financial year of 2009, and as you might expect for the company in charge of Call of Duty, Guitar Hero, and World of Warcraft, business is brisk. They were expecting to bring in around $700 million, and ended up pulling in around $50 million more than that. It's good, we guess, to be the king.

Blizzard, in particular, laid claim to three of the top five selling PC games in North America on the good side, and on the bad side, Activision acknowledges in the press release that they're happy to have WoW back online in China, but a little worried about the troubles it's seen over there lately.

Strangely enough, there is no information in the earnings about how much money World of Warcraft has pulled in for the company, or any updates about subscriber numbers. Usually, that gets at least a mention, so maybe, with subscribers certainly down in China, Activision-Blizzard wants to keep that under their hat for now.

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]]> activisionactivision-blizzardcall-of-dutychinadelayearningearningsfinancialguitar-heroholiday-seasonmoneynoncombat-petsonlineprofitreleaseretailstarcraft-2troubles SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Mike Schramm) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:30:00 EST WoW.com <![CDATA[Phat Loot Phriday: Clemency]]> http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/phat-loot-phriday-clemency/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/phat-loot-phriday-clemency/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/phat-loot-phriday-clemency/#comments
Umm, drool. This staff is so awesome it makes me want to go back to playing a caster.

Name: Clemency (Wowhead, Thottbot, Armory)
Type: Epic Two-hand Staff
Damage/Speed: 280-518 / 2.10 (190.1 DPS)
Attributes:
  • +153 Stamina, +153 Intellect. Yes, that much. +86 Spirit, too.
  • A Blue and a Red socket, with a +7 spell power bonus if you match both up. Remember, you don't have to if you don't want to, and this is certainly a socket bonus that's probably not worth going for. If you need an extra gem for your meta, this is probably the place to put it.

Gallery: Phat Loot Phriday

Avool's Sword of JinShroud of Chieftain Ner'zhulMarrowstrikeTitan-Forged Helm of TriumphDa Booterang

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]]> alliancebonuscasterclemencyfat-lewtfat-lootfeaturedheroicintellectphat-lootphat-loot-phridaysocket-bonusspellpowerstaffstaminatrial-of-the-grand-crusaderversionworld-of-warcraft-itemsworld-of-warcraft-lootwow-itemwow-itemswow-loot SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Mike Schramm) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST WoW.com <![CDATA[Shifting Perspectives: 5 observations from a reluctant battleground healer]]> http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/shifting-perspectives-5-observations-from-a-reluctant-battlegro/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/shifting-perspectives-5-observations-from-a-reluctant-battlegro/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/shifting-perspectives-5-observations-from-a-reluctant-battlegro/#comments Every week, Shifting Perspectives examines issues affecting druids and those who group with them. Today we gingerly step back into battlegrounds and discover that the world can be a very unfriendly place.

I love writing this column, but there's one thing that bugs me about it -- the druid class is tailor-made to defeat a sole writer's efforts to cover everything she can. No matter how hard I try, I'm never going to cover each spec and playstyle with up-to-the-minute and in-depth experience, because it would require the simultaneous mastery of ranged DPS PvE, ranged DPS PvP, tanking, off-tanking, melee DPS PvE, melee DPS PvP, healing PvE, and healing PvP. Even with all that, I'd be leaving out all the hybrid and kooky specs people dream up. This has been getting to me lately.

Consequently I thought that, before we get to some end-of-year and patch 3.3 business, it might be a good idea to spend some time on topics that -- to be frank -- I haven't been that great about covering. Balance as a whole needs some love and so do our kitties, but before I do that, I'd like to address a topic that, in contrast to Balance and Cat, I've been willfully ignoring -- PvP. It occurred to me that roughly a year after Wrath's launch, it might be a good idea to pop back into battlegrounds and see how the class' most common PvP spec (Restoration) is faring in combat these days, so I dumped badges and gold into a PvP set and went for broke.

And, well...a lot's changed.

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]]> battlegroundbattlegroundsbgbladestormclass-helpdruid-guidedruid-infodruid-pvpdruid-talentsfeaturedfrost-novaglyph-of-barkskinguideguide-to-druidshand-of-freedomimproved-barkskinjudgement-of-justicenatures-graspnatures-swiftnessnourishpvpregrowthrejuvenationresto-druidresto-druid-pvprestorationrestoration-druidswiftmendtalenttalentsworld-of-warcraft-class-guideworld-of-warcraft-guidewow-class-guidewow-class-helpwow-druidwow-druid-infowow-druidswow-guidewow-talent-guide SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Allison Robert) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 EST WoW.com <![CDATA[Blood Sport: Patch 3.3, part II]]> http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/blood-sport-patch-3-3-part-ii/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/blood-sport-patch-3-3-part-ii/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/blood-sport-patch-3-3-part-ii/#comments
Want to crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of their women? Blood Sport investigates the entirety of all-things arena for gladiators and challengers alike. C. Christian Moore, multiple rank 1 gladiator, examines the latest arena strategy, trends, compositions and more in WoW.com's arena column.

David Byrne and The Talking Heads are a personal favorite. Miles Fisher seems to love them as well. His cover of This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) is homage to one of the most beautiful, striking melodies I've ever heard, and as such, it will be your listening music for the day. (NSFW Warning: The video is a parody/reenactment of American Psycho, so view carefully.)

Last time, we went over the Will of the Forsaken nerf, 100% pet resilience, death knights, and druids. The patch looks to be a very interesting bag of surprises for arena enthusiasts, we're getting major changes to the way some races work, as well as nearly every class is getting a pretty substantial change or two which will probably help them in PvP. We don't normally see patches where most classes are buffed, but this could be one of them.

Read on to find out what's up with hunters, mages, and paladins in Patch 3.3!

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]]> 3.3arenaarena-guidearena-pvparena-stratsarena-tipsarenaschangesdavid byrnefeaturedguidehow-to-play-battlegroundshow-to-pvphunterhuntersmagemagesmiles fishernaive-melodypaladinpaladinspatchpatch-3.3patch-3.3-changespatch-3.3-wowpatch-notespet-resiliencepvppvp-guideseason-7season-8season-eightseason-seventalking-headsthe-talking-headsthis-must-be-the-placeworld-of-warcraft-patch-3.3wow-3.3-changeswow-arenawow-arena-guidewow-guidewow-new-patchwow-patchwow-patch-3.3wow-patch-news SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (C. Christian Moore) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:00:00 EST WoW.com <![CDATA[Cataclysm novel slated for August, 2010]]> http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/cataclysm-novel-slated-for-august-2010/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/cataclysm-novel-slated-for-august-2010/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/cataclysm-novel-slated-for-august-2010/#comments While it may or may not hint to the release date of the next expansion, a listing on Amazon has pegged the release of a hardcover novel by award-winning author Christie Golden entitled World of Warcraft: The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm. While that might seem like one colon too many (insert snickering here), the self-explanatory title actually sounds pretty cool. What sounds uncool, however, is that it's a prelude. Meaning before.

If you're reading into this as much as I am (generally not a good idea), that could mean that the Cataclysm expansion will ship after August 31. After all, you'd think that Blizzard's marketing team would want a book that reveals what happens before the Cataclysm to actually launch before the expansion hits, right?

Well, not really. The Arthas book, which focuses on the Lich King, was released long after Wrath broke out. In short, the novels follow a completely different schedule from the game even though they all share the same lore. So I made you fret over absolutely nothing! You didn't fall for it? Ok, so I made myself fret over absolutely nothing. The book is available for pre-order at $26 on Amazon and should be chock-full of lore and hopefully explain a lot of what will change during the expansion.

Considering how a lot of people (well, okay, at least Alex and Daniel) geeked out over Golden's Arthas novel, this book promises to be a good read. At any rate, we can probably expect it to be free of super-powerful, hackneyed, Mary Sue-ish, self-projected characters like time-traveling dudes who shack up with the hottest girl or multi-racial scions who can wield all kinds of magic. I mean, it's a freaking black dragon, man. It's kind of hard to mess up something innately awesome as that.
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm will destroy Azeroth as we know it. Nothing will be the same. In WoW.com's Guide to Cataclysm you can find out everything you need to know about WoW's third expansion. From Goblins and Worgens to Mastery and Guild changes, it's all there for your cataclysmic enjoyment.

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]]> AmazonBookbooksCataclysmcataclysm-guidecataclysm-newsChristie-GoldenDeathwingexpanionexpansion-threeNeltharionnext-xpacNovelthird-expansionthird-xpacworld-of-warcraft-cataclysmwow-4.0wow-4.0.2wow-cataclysmwow-expansionwow-guideWoW-Novelwow-third-expansion SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Zach Yonzon) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:30:00 EST WoW.com <![CDATA[Icecrown Citadel testing for this weekend]]> http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/icecrown-citadel-testing-for-this-weekend/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/icecrown-citadel-testing-for-this-weekend/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/icecrown-citadel-testing-for-this-weekend/#comments Come, my tan-faced children. Follow well in order! Get your weapons ready! Because Icecrown Citadel raid testing is back on track for both the US and EU, according to Lead Encounter Designer Scott Mercer, AKA Daelo.

His post on the official forums has scheduled the following encounters for testing on the Patch 3.3 PTR, barring any unforeseen difficulties, including build changes, server status, or capricious developer whims.

US Servers
Friday, November 6 at 7PM EST / 4 PM PST - Valithria Dreamwalker
Saturday, November 7 at 4PM EST / 1PM PST - Icecrown Gunship Battle
EU Servers
Friday, November 6 at 19:30 CET - Lady Deathwhisper
Saturday, November 7 at 19:30 CET - Professor Putricide
And be sure to let us know if you catch a glimpse of that legendary sharp-edged axe, pioneers, o pioneers!
Patch 3.3 is the last major patch of Wrath of the Lich King. With the new Icecrown Citadel 5-man dungeons and 10/25-man raid arriving soon, patch 3.3 will deal the final blow to the Arthas. WoW.com's Guide to Patch 3.3 will keep you updated with all the latest patch news.

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]]> bossdaeloencounter-testingiccicecrown-citadelpatch-3.3patch-3.3-changespatch-3.3-wowptr-testingraidworld-of-warcraft-patch-3.3wow-3.3-changeswow-new-patchwow-patchwow-patch-3.3wow-patch-news SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Michael Sacco) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:00:00 EST WoW.com <![CDATA[Patch 3.3 PTR: Quest tracking feature]]> http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/patch-3-3-ptr-quest-tracking-feature/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/patch-3-3-ptr-quest-tracking-feature/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/patch-3-3-ptr-quest-tracking-feature/#comments
The new quest tracker was released as part of Thursday's PTR build. This is different than the one that they included last time they made an attempt in this area. Previously, they used various types of icons to tell you what type of quest was in that area. This time, they've gone with a simpler approach. Instead of using different types of icons, you simply get a numbered circle that matches up with the same number in a quest window attached to your map. If the quest objective is scattered across a larger area a little glowing overlay is put up covering that area. It also puts a question mark on the map marking your turn in location.

We've put together a smaller gallery showing these features for you all to enjoy.

Gallery: Patch 3.3 PTR: Quest tracking feature

Quest Tracking Feature: Let's run through thisQuest Tracking Feature: Tracked!Quest Tracking Feature: Ack, a map!Quest Tracking Feature: Mini-quest map!Quest Tracking Feature: Just browsing

Patch 3.3 is the last major patch of Wrath of the Lich King. With the new Icecrown Citadel 5-man dungeons and 10/25-man raid arriving soon, patch 3.3 will deal the final blow to the Arthas. WoW.com's Guide to Patch 3.3 will keep you updated with all the latest patch news.

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]]> gallerypatch-3.3patch-3.3-changespatch-3.3-wowquestquest-logquest-mapquest-rackerquest-trackingquest-tracking-featureworld-of-warcraft-patch-3.3wow-3.3-changeswow-new-patchwow-patchwow-patch-3.3wow-patch-news SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Gregg Reece) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:00:00 EST WoW.com <![CDATA[WoW Moviewatch: Mankrik's Wife: The Story]]> http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/wow-moviewatch-mankriks-wife-the-story/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/wow-moviewatch-mankriks-wife-the-story/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/wow-moviewatch-mankriks-wife-the-story/#comments
Some World of Warcraft quests have taken on a life of their own. These quests are emblazoned in our minds like the shining sun. They will never be forgotten. Certainly, Wrathgate is one such quest. However, before even that epic quest, the Horde traveling the Barrens have dealt with Mankrik and his wife. Such is the power of Mankrik meme that it has now become a machinima of its own.

Wowcrendor has taken up the epic tale and created Mankrik's Wife: The Story. This movie has a handful of gags similar to Wowcrendor's previous movies, but this film is a great deal more serious. I mean, it's not straight-face no-laughs serious, but the author is clearly telling a story. It's not quite the same kind of one-liners and sight gags we've seen before from Wowcrendor.

The best part for me was titling Mankrik's spouse "Wifeosaurus." That's a pretty fun shout-out to Wowcrendor's first movie, It's a Hard Gnome Life. I like that kind of continuity. I really feel like Wowcrendor is creating his own legacy, and I hope to see him continue to grow.


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.

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]]> guide-to-machinimamachinimamankriks-wifemankriks-wife-the-storymoviesworld-of-warcraft-moviesworld-of-warcraft-videoswow-created-movieswow-fan-movieswow-guidewow-machinimawow-machinima-guidewow-movie-guidewow-movieswow-video-guidewow-videoswowcrendor SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Michael Gray) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST WoW.com <![CDATA[The Queue: I demand a recount]]> http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/the-queue-i-demand-a-recount/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/the-queue-i-demand-a-recount/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/the-queue-i-demand-a-recount/#comments

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. Michael Sacco will be your host today.

I'll be taking over The Queue periodically for Alex and Adam, and thus I've been given this soapbox. Well, guess what! I'm usin' it.

I demand a recount on the alleged outcome of the Rossi vs. Sacco arm-wrestling match. I don't know where the results came from, but I bet if we looked in Adam's basement, we'd find a Diebold machine that "fell off the back of a truck." Rossi may have the burly chest and body hair that give him the makings of a champion, but I've got really good hair and I can guarantee that one look at me and Rossi would give up the ghost right there. Unless we're playing by standard rules, in which case he would literally murder me.

And now, reader questions.

Sean asked...

"A question about the new Random Dungeon feature. Let's say you sign up for the first random dungeon of the morning, and you get a place that you just can't stand. (Think OK or Occ) If you bail on the dungeon, then wait out the Deserter debuff, have you messed up your shot at the Frost Emblems for the day?"

We've had a lot of questions about the new Dungeon System lately, which is good, because it shows that people are (at least) interested in it and (at most) excited about it. To answer your question, you don't miss your opportunity to get your Emblems of Frost if your first random dungeon of the day goes down the toilet. You get your Emblems upon successful completion of your first random dungeon of the day.

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]]> arm-wrestlingblackwing-lairbwlcataclysmfeaturedguidemolten-coreqaquestion-and-answerrandom-dungeonrossi-is-a-big-doody-headthe-queuewow-answerswow-daily-answerswow-daily-questionswow-guidewow-player-questionswow-q-and-awow-questions SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Michael Sacco) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST WoW.com <![CDATA[Around Azeroth: The watching]]> http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/around-azeroth-the-watching/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/around-azeroth-the-watching/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/around-azeroth-the-watching/#comments Well, that's something. Looks like someone on Sylvanas-EU organized quite the event the other day. Hundreds of mammoth mounts lining the rooftops of Orgrimmar. Their dead eyes staring at me. Always staring. You know, I don't think I really need to visit the auction house today. There's something I need to do in, uh, Netherstorm. I'm just going to leave now. Oh, God, they can smell my fear! (Thanks to Scarfall of <Letalis> for the pic!)

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@gmail.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.

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Ready Check is a column focusing on successful raiding for the serious raider. Hardcore or casual, Vault of Archavon or Ulduar, everyone can get in on the action and down some bosses.

One of the most difficult issues in any raid is "that guy." You know who I mean. The one who stands in fire, isn't pulling his weight, doesn't bring potions or food, is mean on Vent, is quiet on Vent, is a drama bomb, argues about loot, or otherwise does something that makes you think "this guy isn't getting it done." The only way you're going to resolve these problems is to coach them through it.

Of course, there are many reasons someone in a raid might need coaching as there are raids. Not every reason for coaching is necessarily a performance flaw. Most coaching sessions will probably be performance related in some way, but you could end up coaching a raid member because you think their sense of humor is just a little off.

Ultimately, it's up to you and your guild officers who is responsible for the actual coaching. But whoever does the job, you want to make sure they're doing it well. Take a look behind the jump for some coaching tips.

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]]> featuredguideguide-to-raid-leadingleadershipraid-guideraid-leaderraid-leader-guideraiding-guideraidswow-guidewow-guide-to-raid-leadingwow-raid-leaderwow-raidingwow-raids SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Michael Gray) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST WoW.com <![CDATA[Breakfast Topic: Would you ninja the Onyxia mount?]]> http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/breakfast-topic-would-you-ninja-the-onyxia-mount/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/breakfast-topic-would-you-ninja-the-onyxia-mount/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/06/breakfast-topic-would-you-ninja-the-onyxia-mount/#comments We mention a ninja of the Onyxia mount in this week's Guildwatch, and while researching that, some other forum threads came up, including these two, both from General, where people say with conviction that given the chance, they'd take the Onyxia mount and never look back. They have a point -- it's one of the rarest random mounts in the game, on a raid that's definitely PuG-able. Chances are low that you'll ever see it, much less win it on a random roll, and so for a lot of people, it'd be worth the namechange and the server transfer you'd have to pay to escape your new ninja reputation.

Personally, I wouldn't do it, but that's really only because I know there are lots of rare mounts in the game that I'll never get (sigh, Red Proto-drake, I covet you), and one more isn't that big a deal. Not to mention that I like the guilds I'm in and the people I play with, and who knows what they'd think of me if I stole the mount from them or someone else. But not everyone feels the way I do, I'm sure, so let's ask: if you had the chance, in a PuG or a guild run, to steal the Onyxia mount as your own, would you take it? And if you would, is it just because it's so rare and special?

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]]> dramagame-discussiongamer-discussionguildguildwatchmountnamechangeninjaonyxiaonyxia-mountpugrandom-rollrarered-proto-drakereputationworld-of-warcraft-discussionworld-of-warcraft-hot-topicsworld-of-warcraft-topicswow-discussionwow-hot-topicswow-issueswow-topics SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Mike Schramm) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST WoW.com <![CDATA[Maintenance for several realms tomorrow morning]]> http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/maintenance-for-several-realms-tomorrow-morning/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/maintenance-for-several-realms-tomorrow-morning/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/maintenance-for-several-realms-tomorrow-morning/#comments Blizzard poster Rishgur has announced emergency maintenance for select realms, starting at 3:00 a.m. PDT / 6:00 a.m. EST Friday morning and lasting approximately four hours until 7:00 a.m. PST / 10:00 a.m. EST.

There is no indication as to what this maintenance corrects, and there hasn't been any widespread reports of realm or connectivity issues (at least that we've heard). So who knows why the realms are getting fixed tomorrow morning, but they are.

The realms will remain active and playable during this maintenance, but some stability issues may occur!

The maintenance appears to involve multiple battlegroups. The specific realms include the ones listed below and after the break.

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]]> breakingdowntimeemergencyemergency-downtimeemergency-maintenancerealm-maintenanceserver-downtimeserver-maintenance SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Michael Sacco) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:40:00 EST WoW.com <![CDATA[Patch 3.3 PTR: Patch notes updated]]> http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/patch-3-3-ptr-patch-notes-updated/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/patch-3-3-ptr-patch-notes-updated/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/patch-3-3-ptr-patch-notes-updated/#comments
New patch notes have been release for the patch 3.3 PTR. The changes present in this iteration of the notes will be active when the PTR comes up this evening after the latest patch is applied to your client. While there are a handful of changes to a few classes, there are two major areas which everyone will be talking about for a few days.

First, you no longer have to clear Naxxramas to get to Sapphiron's lair. Tha means that raids will now be able to go directly to Sapphiron, and (presumably) subsequently Kel'Thuzad.

Secondly, quest objective tracking is now present in this PTR build. This was originally present in the initial patch 3.2 builds, but was taken out by Blizzard after issues crept up with it. We'll have more on this new feature later this evening or tomorrow.

The entire list of patch notes changes after the break.

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]]> breakingkel-thuzadnaxxramasobjectiveobjective-trackingobjectivespatch-3.3patch-3.3-changespatch-3.3-wowpatch-notespatch-updatequestquest-trackingsapphironsapphiron-lairworld-of-warcraft-patch-3.3wow-3.3-changeswow-new-patchwow-patchwow-patch-3.3wow-patch-newswow-patch-noteswow-patch-update SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Adam Holisky) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:30:00 EST WoW.com <![CDATA[Roadmap to Cataclysm zone overhauls]]> http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/roadmap-to-cataclysm-zone-overhauls/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/roadmap-to-cataclysm-zone-overhauls/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/roadmap-to-cataclysm-zone-overhauls/#comments Okay, how did we miss this?

We've been wondering about the level of change in each old-world zone for Cataclysm for months now, and the answer has actually been under our noses since BlizzCon. During the Art Panel, the above planning map was shown, along with some information to either side of it. We can't make out everything in it, but there's a lot of information if you know what you're looking at.

The zone colors, from what we can infer, indicate the level of overhaul each zone is receiving. Red is a heavy overhaul, yellow is moderate, green is light, and blue means a brand-new zone. The yellow stars indicate a dungeon, and the red stars indicate a raid. The white tabs each have a letter on them, indicating what in the zone was being changed at that particular point -- L for level, Q for quests, etc.

Astute readers will see some things jump out at them immediately, like Thousand Needles having two stars on it.

The full list of visible zone changes after the break, along with other pertinent info.

Disclaimer: While this image was captured during the BlizzCon 2009 Art Panel, the capture displays a photo taken by Blizzard staff, which is undated. We don't know if it was a day before BlizzCon 2009 or six months before. Things could have changed between when this picture was taken and when this article was published.

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]]> breakingcataclysm-guidecataclysm-mapcataclysm-newscataclysm-zonecataclysm-zonescataclysm-zones-newexpanionexpansion-threemapmap-cataclysmnew-zonesnext-xpacthird-expansionthird-xpacworld-of-warcraft-cataclysmwow-4.0wow-4.0.2wow-cat-changeswow-cataclysmwow-cataclysm-changeswow-cataclysm-mapwow-expansionwow-guidewow-mapwow-mapswow-third-expansionwow-zone-changeszonezones SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Michael Sacco) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:15:00 EST WoW.com <![CDATA[Scattered Shots: So you want to be a hunter, Part 7 Levels 61-70]]> http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/scattered-shots-so-you-want-to-be-a-hunter-part-7-levels-61-70/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/scattered-shots-so-you-want-to-be-a-hunter-part-7-levels-61-70/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/scattered-shots-so-you-want-to-be-a-hunter-part-7-levels-61-70/#comments
Welcome back to the Scattered Shots, the weekly World of Warcraft Hunter class column. This week we continue our "So you want to be a hunter" leveling series as we look at Levels 60-70 and see why I really feel they're the best class in the game. So join me, Eddie Carrington, Brigwyn from The Hunting Lodge blog and podcast, as we explore what's in store for us hunters.

Maybe one day hunters being able to tame duids as their very own pet. Wouldn't that be awesome? I want to thank Dwarffinator and Lissana of Restokin.com for making this picture and sending it in for me to use.

This is part six of our, now eight part "So you want to be a hunter" leveling guide series. In what was originally to be our final guide, we will now instead cover 10 levels, 60-70, with levels 71 through 80 coming next week. Part of this change is in response to your feedback wanting a bit more information on the skills.

As we do in each, this week we'll review what skills you learn, suggest talent builds for both you and your pet as you level, we'll highlight some suggested dungeon quests that match your current level.

We've 6 previous installations in this series. Here's what we've talked about so far.
  • Part 1: We reviewed racials and their impact on the hunter class. Reviewed each of the current races and what the benefits were of each racial.
  • Part 2: We quickly talked about the first nine levels. We also went on to talk about each of the three hunter talent trees and their basic play style.
  • Part 3: Last week we discussed what happened from levels 10 through 20. We also went over the quests to learn how to tame your first pet.
  • Part 4: We covered some of the covered attacks, buffs and spells. We also began looking at how to teach your pet new skills by applying pet talents.
  • Part 5: We covered levels 21 through 40. We ended up with you getting your epic riding mount and you now can wear mail. From now on completing quests and gaining levels will be much faster.
  • Part 6: Is where we started to see that we were learning more new ranks than new spells as we leveled from 41 to 60. We ended our time in Outlands with our first flying mount.
That's where we've been. But where are we heading? This week we'll be levels 60 to 70. We'll wrap up Outlands, head out to Northrend. Next week we'll wrap it up by reaching level 80. Then we'll focus on gearing up join everyone having fun storming the castle to tackle the Sindragosa, the Lich King and his Scourge minions and anything else Blizzard can through our way as part of Patch 3.3.

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]]> class-helpfeaturedguideguide-to-huntershunter-guidehunter-infohunter-talentstalenttalentswant-to-be-a-hunterworld-of-warcraft-class-guideworld-of-warcraft-guidewow-class-guidewow-class-helpwow-guidewow-hunterwow-hunter-infowow-hunterswow-talent-guide SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Eddie Carrington) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:00:00 EST WoW.com <![CDATA[Two Bosses Enter: Keristrasza vs. Ley-Guardian Eregos]]> http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/two-bosses-enter-keristrasza-vs-ley-guardian-eregos/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/two-bosses-enter-keristrasza-vs-ley-guardian-eregos/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/two-bosses-enter-keristrasza-vs-ley-guardian-eregos/#comments Two Bosses Enter ... but only One Boss Leaves, in WoW.com's series of fantasy death matches. This season's bosses come from the five-man instances of Wrath of the Lich King.

We've let reader votes seed the battles for the next bracket of Two Bosses Enter, One Boss Leaves, which leads straight away to this epic pairing: Keristrasza (The Nexus) versus Ley-Guardian Eregos (The Oculus). To get these two into the Two Bosses Thunderdome, we're going to stage a jailbreak. The two dragons will meet in the swirling skies above The Nexus. We'll remove the drake-riding mechanic from the encounter - there's enough draconic blood here already, don't you think?

The ground (err, air?) rules:
  • Assume that the opponents along with their minions share similar levels, health pools and comparative overall damage output.
  • This deathmatch takes place in skies above The Nexus, (or a Thunderdome facsimile thereof). This shall in no way hinder either opponent from using his or her usual resources.
  • All the usual minions will be available to each boss.
  • There will be no drake-riding mechanic involved.
  • Don't get caught up in gameplay mechanics and what actual players might do in each encounter.
  • Don't neglect style, story and scale.
Time to take flight now. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls ... Dyin' time's here.

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]]> EregosfeaturedKeristraszaLey-Guardian-Eregoslorewow-bosswow-boss-battlewow-bosseswow-lore SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Lisa Poisso) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:00:00 EST WoW.com <![CDATA[Encrypted Text: Leveling a rogue, level 51-70]]> http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/encrypted-text-leveling-a-rogue-level-51-70/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/encrypted-text-leveling-a-rogue-level-51-70/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/encrypted-text-leveling-a-rogue-level-51-70/#comments
Every Wednesday, Chase Christian of Encrypted Text invites you to enter the world of shadows, as we explore the secrets and mechanics of the rogue class. This week, we talk about leveling a rogue from level 51 to level 70.

If you've ever leveled a rogue (or really any class) to 80 before, you know that there's certain spots in the leveling curve that can get downright boring. We play like a "dual wielding warrior" far too often, preferring to simply walk up to enemies and Slice and Dice our way to a kill. Rogues have a variety of skills, but it seems like Sinister Strike is really the only one worth pushing. Where's the fun in spamming one ability mindlessly until the enemy falls over from boredom?

Luckily for us, all of that ends at level 50 and above. We receive some of our core abilities via our 41-point talents, and each spec becomes a completely different playstyle from what you've been using for the past 50 levels. In addition, we pick up some of the clutch PvP abilities that were added in TBC that allowed rogues to compete in the arena environment. To summarize: leveling a rogue just got real.

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]]> class-helpfeaturedguideguide-to-roguesrogue-guiderogue-inforogue-talentstalenttalentsworld-of-warcraft-class-guideworld-of-warcraft-guidewow-class-guidewow-class-helpwow-guidewow-roguewow-rogue-infowow-rogueswow-talent-guide SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Chase Christian) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:00:00 EST WoW.com <![CDATA[Patch 3.3: Teleporting in and out of instances]]> http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/patch-3-3-teleporting-in-and-out-of-instances/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/patch-3-3-teleporting-in-and-out-of-instances/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/patch-3-3-teleporting-in-and-out-of-instances/#comments The most recent patch notes answered something I've been wondering about the "summon-from-anywhere" LFG system since I first heard about it: what happens if you get summoned into an instance and then you leave? The answer, apparently, is that you go not to the instance's entry portal, but instead you get sent right back out from whence you came. That's a bummer and a benefit -- unfortunately, you won't be able to use the feature to do any cross-world teleporting (leaving Violet Hold, for example, won't work as an extra hearthstone to Dalaran), but on the other hand, you won't have to stop what you're doing wherever you are.

In fact, porting in and out of any instances you run may change your positioning in the game completely. Nibuca doesn't see any need any more to leave a hearthstone in Dalaran -- that was previously the most central location for collecting daily dungeon quests and flying out to meeting stones, but with neither of those things necessary any more, you can park your stone anywhere you want. It'll be very interesting to see how movement patterns change after the new system goes live. I doubt Dalaran will be a ghost town (if nothing else, there will be plenty of people there sitting in LFG chat), but certainly the LFG is mixing up the reasons that a lot of people are hanging around there.
Patch 3.3 is the last major patch of Wrath of the Lich King. With the new Icecrown Citadel 5-man dungeons and 10/25-man raid arriving soon, patch 3.3 will deal the final blow to the Arthas. WoW.com's Guide to Patch 3.3 will keep you updated with all the latest patch news.

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]]> daily-questsdalarandungeon-questsdungeon-systemhearthstoneinstancesleaving-instanceslfg-systemlocationpatch-3.3patch-3.3-changespatch-3.3-wowplacementteleportingviolet-holdworld-of-warcraft-patch-3.3wow-3.3-changeswow-new-patchwow-patchwow-patch-3.3wow-patch-news SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Mike Schramm) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST WoW.com <![CDATA[The Queue: Tooth explosion]]> http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/the-queue-tooth-explosion/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/the-queue-tooth-explosion/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/the-queue-tooth-explosion/#comments
Welcome back to The Queue, WoW.com's (almost) daily Q&A column where the WoW.com team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Alex Ziebart will be your host today.

Today's edition of The Queue is gifted to you by my horrifying toothache that has kept me awake at ridiculous times of the day for the past week. You can thank the toothache for this article, because otherwise I may have done something healthy instead, such as sleep.

Mordockk asked...

"Is Quel'Delar going to be a Legendary weapon? If so, does that mean there is going to be two Legendary weapons next patch?"

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]]> arenablizzconcolosseumcouncil-of-tirisfaldeathwingfeaturedguidepvpqaquel-delarqueldelarquestion-and-answertoothachewow-answerswow-daily-answerswow-daily-questionswow-guidewow-player-questionswow-q-and-awow-questions SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Alex Ziebart) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:00:00 EST WoW.com <![CDATA[The Daily Quest: Keepin' the Clouds Away]]> http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/the-daily-quest-keepin-the-clouds-away/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/the-daily-quest-keepin-the-clouds-away/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/the-daily-quest-keepin-the-clouds-away/#comments We here at WoW.com are on a Daily Quest to bring you interesting, informative and entertaining WoW-related links from around the blogosphere.

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]]> altadingear-scoreguideguide-indexhealer-questionshealing-questionsmicrotransactionnon-combat-petspetsrestokinstormstrikeworld-of-warcraft-infoworld-of-warcraft-linksworld-of-warcraft-siteswow-guidewow-guide-indexwow-indexwow-infowow-informationwow-linkswow-reliefwow-site-indexwow-sites SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Adam Holisky) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:00:00 EST WoW.com <![CDATA[Official Tier 10 preview update: Priest & Paladin]]> http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/official-tier-10-preview-update-priest-and-paladin-kind-of/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/official-tier-10-preview-update-priest-and-paladin-kind-of/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/official-tier-10-preview-update-priest-and-paladin-kind-of/#comments
UPDATE: The paladin set image was fixed on the official site and is now correct. Nice skull bolo tie, guys.

Blizzard has been a little slow with their drip of Tier 10 previews -- those who visit MMO-Champion, for example, have known what the Patch 3.3 priest and paladin sets look like for a week or more -- but it's still nice that they're trying. With that in mind, the official Tier 10 preview page was updated today, adding the priest and paladin sets. Well, the priest set, anyway -- it looks like the paladin one is actually next season's paladin PVP set -- so you paladins'll have to wait a little longer to see the official pictures of your Texas oilman/Spanish conquistador set. But at least you guys have something to look at, unlike shamans, who'll undoubtedly have to wait until the end of the PTR cycle to see what combination of exploding rocks and chains we've got for our shoulders this time.

And would it be too much to ask to get some of these sets on somebody that's not a human male, arguably the absolute worst model on which to preview armor? Looks like I've got a case of the Mondays.
Patch 3.3 is the last major patch of Wrath of the Lich King. With the new Icecrown Citadel 5-man dungeons and 10/25-man raid arriving soon, patch 3.3 will deal the final blow to the Arthas. WoW.com's Guide to Patch 3.3 will keep you updated with all the latest patch news.

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]]> palainpatch-3.3patch-3.3-changespatch-3.3-wowpriesttier-10world-of-warcraft-patch-3.3wow-3.3-changeswow-new-patchwow-patchwow-patch-3.3wow-patch-news SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Michael Sacco) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:45:00 EST WoW.com <![CDATA[Patch 3.3 PTR: Get a pug when you PUG]]> http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/patch-3-3-ptr-get-a-pug-when-you-pug/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/patch-3-3-ptr-get-a-pug-when-you-pug/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/patch-3-3-ptr-get-a-pug-when-you-pug/#comments
Because those guys at Blizzard have a wonderful sense of humor as well as an unerring knack of dangling the right carrots in front of players' proverbial horses, they've come up with the most adorable little pet to entice everyone to try out the new dungeon system to be implemented in patch 3.3. Called the Perky Pug, this elusive and adorable little fellow is rewarded to players who group with other random players using the new dungeon system. According to the patch notes, "the more random players with whom one groups, the faster the pet can be obtained."

That means the process can actually be pretty painful. It's kind of like playing Russian Roulette, except that instead of one bullet, you can possibly have four. And instead of bullets you have inept, or badly geared, or socially abrasive (or combinations of all three) players. And instead of your head, it's your... well, okay, it's still your head that can get pretty messed up.

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]]> Datamined-videoMMO-Championpatch-3.3patch-3.3-changespatch-3.3-wowPerky-Pugworld-of-warcraft-patch-3.3wow-3.3-changeswow-new-patchwow-patchwow-patch-3.3wow-patch-newsYouTube SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Zach Yonzon) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:00:00 EST WoW.com <![CDATA[Malware targeting gamers gets some mainstream spotlight]]> http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/malware-targeting-gamers-gets-some-mainstream-spotlight/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/malware-targeting-gamers-gets-some-mainstream-spotlight/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/malware-targeting-gamers-gets-some-mainstream-spotlight/#comments Those vicious and despicable malware authors are targeting gamers, according to BBC.

I know, big whoop, right?

The news article reports on something many World of Warcraft players have known for years -- that viruses, phishing sites, trojans, and all those dirty tech terms have us gamers smack in the middle of their digital crosshairs. The findings are a result from a study by Microsoft, which tracked the exceptional growth of a family of worms called Taterf.

The programs have been around for some time now, snooping around players' computers for login details to various games with in-game currency. World of Warcraft players are juicy targets because of the remarkably large player base and existence of the gold-buying industry which Blizzard has actively warned and fought against. While the findings are nothing new, they only serve to confirm our fears about the growing threats to our accounts.

WoW.com has been big about account security for awhile, and it's nice to see the mainstream media begin to show some attention to the matter.

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]]> CrooksMalwarePhishingPhishing-attemptPhishing-ScamsTaterfTrojanVirusWorm SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Zach Yonzon) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:00:00 EST WoW.com <![CDATA[WoW Moviewatch: The Achiever 3 - Going Down!]]> http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/wow-moviewatch-the-achiever-3-going-down/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/wow-moviewatch-the-achiever-3-going-down/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/wow-moviewatch-the-achiever-3-going-down/#comments
Origano is back with the third installment of The Achiever. This episode features similar Achievement-fetching exploits as the first two, but it's definitely starting to come up a notch. As a nice bit of continuity, the new installment is voice-acted by Farinar, who you might recall from Dr. McNab Destroys Halloween yesterday. The Achiever 3 - Going Down! also enjoys a guest appearance by Whowho, one of the bloggers over at the Myndflame site.

I think Origano is getting better and better. He's resolved the challenges he had with a muddled soundtrack, and all the dialogue is crisp, clear, and easily understood. I also think the humor is stronger than before, especially now that he's grown the plot with a rival gameshow.

The Achiever 3 - Going Down is definitely the strongest episode of the series, and my hat's off to Origano. He also gets props for not succumbing to the natural double-entendre from the achievement title, which has probably got to be the most linked Achievement in WoW's Trade Chat.


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.

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]]> farinarguide-to-machinimamachinimamoviesoriganothe-achiever-3the-achiever-3-going-downwhowhoworld-of-warcraft-moviesworld-of-warcraft-videoswow-created-movieswow-fan-movieswow-guidewow-machinimawow-machinima-guidewow-movie-guidewow-movieswow-video-guidewow-videos SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Michael Gray) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST WoW.com <![CDATA[A WoW player's guide to microtransactions]]> http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/a-wow-players-guide-to-microtransactions/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/a-wow-players-guide-to-microtransactions/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/a-wow-players-guide-to-microtransactions/#comments Well Blizzard has finally done it. After charging only for out-of-game services like faction changes and character customization, with the release of in-game pets on the Blizzard store, they've finally moved on to selling virtual items for real money. And there's a word, dirty in the mouths of some, that's floating around that some of you may not have heard or understood before: microtransactions. We wouldn't blame you -- some of our own staff didn't even know what they were just a little while ago. But with the decision to sell in-game items for straight cash, Blizzard has entered the fascinating and treacherous world of microtransactions. And if you're going to follow them off into this world, you might as well at least know what they're all about.

And so, we're here to help. Whether you've never heard of microtransactions before, you're convinced that they're the devil and that Blizzard has grown too greedy for their own good, or you can't wait to open up your wallet and get a Pandaren Monk to follow you around, let's take a second and look at the history of the microtransaction model, what it means that Blizzard made this decision, and what might happen to the game in the future.

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]]> blizzardblizzard-storebusiness-modelchampions-onlinecontentcontent-patchescustomersepisodic-gameshistoryin-game-petsiphonemassivelymicrotransactionsmodeloneypaymentsstar-wars-the-old-republictom-chiltonupdateswowxbox-live SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Mike Schramm) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST WoW.com <![CDATA[One Boss Leaves: Three bosses enter, 16 stay]]> http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/one-boss-leaves-three-bosses-enter-16-stay/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/one-boss-leaves-three-bosses-enter-16-stay/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/one-boss-leaves-three-bosses-enter-16-stay/#comments Two Bosses Enter ... but only One Boss Leaves, in WoW.com's series of fantasy death matches. This season's bosses come from the five-man instances of Wrath of the Lich King.

Your favorites are back! Readers voted this past week to bring back three combatants who hadn't made it through the second bracket in this season of Two Bosses Enter. Earning fresh berths as the battles continue are:
  1. Loken (Halls of Lightning), 401 votes
  2. King Dred (Drak'tharon Keep), 380 votes
  3. Ley-Guardian Eregos (The Oculus), 167 votes
Fans of Eck the Ferocious landed just short of earning the little gorloc another bid, bounding in with 162 votes. Join us after the break for a complete list of fourth-bracket matches in this season of Two Bosses Enter, One Boss Leaves.

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]]> featuredlorewow-bosswow-boss-battlewow-bosseswow-lore SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Lisa Poisso) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:30:00 EST WoW.com <![CDATA[Around Azeroth: We are going to be friends]]> http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/around-azeroth-we-are-going-to-be-friends/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/around-azeroth-we-are-going-to-be-friends/ http://www.wow.com/2009/11/05/around-azeroth-we-are-going-to-be-friends/#comments Everyone needs a binky sometimes, even miniature Scourge leaders. We've been getting a lot of pictures featuring Blizzard's new pay-per-pets, including this submission from Loz of Terenas-EU. "Kel'Thuzad's reputation has had an effect on Lil K.T, and he's finding it hard to make friends," Loz writes. "I decided to make him a doll as he keeps freezing and killing all of the other animals he finds ... but I don't think the doll likes him either."

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@gmail.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.

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