Posted on May 29th, 2009 by admin
Two Bosses Enter … but only One Boss Leaves, in WoW Insider’s series of fantasy death matches. This season’s bosses come from the five-man instances of Wrath of the Lich King.
Utgarde Keep duo Dalronn the Controller and Skarvald the Constructor went down in flames (or Whirlwinds) in last week’s Two Bosses Enter matchup, but we’re not convinced that all UK bosses are whining nincompoops. This week’s deathmatch pits another Utgarde Keep pair, Ingvar the Plunderer and Annhylde the Caller, against Azjol-Nerub’s Krik’thir the Gatewatcher. While this duo seems almost as argumentative as the Dalronn/Skarvald duo, their teamwork seems a little more smooth. Will it be enough to overcome Krik’thir and his minions?
The ground rules:
Assume that these foes share similar levels, health pools and a comparative overall damage output.
This match takes place in neutral territory.
Don’t get caught up in game mechanics and what actual players might do in each encounter.
Focus on the three S’s: style, story and scale.
What do you think would happen during this battle? Leave a comment explaining what you think goes down, then cast
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Posted on May 26th, 2009 by admin
We here at WoW Insider are on a Daily Quest to bring you interesting, informative and entertaining WoW-related links from around the blogosphere.
Still looking to get your hands on some BlizzCon tickets? WoW-Achievements.com is currently running a trivia contest, so head on over and give it a shot!
Sideshow and Syrana take Memorial Day to Azeroth, honoring fallen heroes of the Horde and Alliance.
We’re a few days late, but have you roleplayers out there seen Too Many Annas’ Friday Five this week? A good opportunity to take a look at the Varian/Garrosh conflict through the eyes of your character!
One of our favorite blogs, The Wordy Warrior, has a brand new site and keeps the great content flowing: Check out An Officer’s Guide to the Trial Period.
Lorecrafted reviews the latest issue of the World of Warcraft comic.
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Posted on May 25th, 2009 by admin
So, it turns out that a Sen’jin Fetish is not only a perverse attraction to large troll tusks, but also a non-combat pet obtainable through the Argent Tournament. Our submitter Keltai of <Overclocked> on Stormrage happens to have recently bought the latter. With a little help from an acquaintance, a Pet Biscuit and some Pygmy Oils, he’s managed to turn his Fetish into an ill-fitting mask. His newly acquired Twisted Visage with Blood Draining enchant also adds to the voodoo effect. The dress still looks a little too druidic, though. Sorry, Keltai, not everyone can be as cool as a troll.
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Posted on May 25th, 2009 by admin
It’s been a couple of days since our big makeover and things seem to have gone down quite well. We’ve had loads of comments (indeed Alex Z is currently recovering from being Tech Support Guy after fielding bug reports for a day straight) and the new-look has gone down quite well. Of course, this isn’t the first time we’ve had a new look but this time it’s not just a cosmetic revamp. I like to think of WoW.com as WoW Insider meets Facebook with a little of Livejournal thrown in for good measure, we’re not just a site, we’re a community. Cliched, okay, you got me there.
Anyway now you folks have had a couple of days to get used to the changes, what do you think of our new look and, more importantly, all the cool features? Are there any you’d like implimented in the future? Have we missed something out?
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Posted on May 22nd, 2009 by admin
If there’s one thing I’ve learned in the time I’ve spent playing WoW, it’s that people are serious about the cute (and useless) tagalong polygonal pals we call non-combat pets. Blizzard apparently likes them too, since we got ten new ones with the launch of 3.1, as well as achievements to give you even more of them for hitting pet-number milestones. There are enough pets for you to fill every bag slot with them, and enough people who collect ‘em to warrant pet toy vendors and whole websites dedicated to ‘em.
But I’m not satisfied! In fact, I’ll never be satisfied — not until I get a non-combat Talbaby pet. I even did Blizzard the favor of designing it. See? Who wouldn’t want that adorable ungulate following them around? NO ONE. THAT’S WHO.
How about you guys? Is there a specific type of non-combat pet, brand-new model or tiny version of an in-game model alike, you’d love to see? Is there a baby version of some fearsome beast you’ve scarcely lived without this whole time?
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Posted on May 21st, 2009 by admin
We here at WoW Insider are on a Daily Quest to bring you interesting, informative and entertaining WoW-related links from around the blogosphere.
Graylo of Gray Matter talks stat weights and spell priorities for the second in a pair of Moonkin builds.
Rogue-Rogue reacts to the Nitro Boots stealth nerf from patch 3.1.2.
Shields Up! pulls together a few essential macros for Shaman of all flavors.
Hunter DPS has changed significantly since The Burning Crusade, shifting from a shot rotation to more of a shot priority system. If you’re not sure what that means, you should probably read this.
Do you have something you’d like to blog about, but you weren’t sure where to say it? Make use of WoW.com’s new blogging system! It’s free, and we’d love to see what all of you can do with it. Silly or serious, we want to hear about it!
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Posted on May 20th, 2009 by admin
Ladies! Gentlemen! Children of all ages! We, the writers, editors, and innocent bystanders at WoW Insider would like to welcome you all to our new home: WoW.com.
Our new domain serves a broader purpose than saving your typing fingers a few characters, though. You’ve probably already noticed our new, more streamlined design — all the better for providing you with more content and less clutter. But in addition to the content you all know and (hopefully) love, we’d like to introduce you to the beta launch of WoW.com Profiles. By creating a profile on WoW.com you can:
show off your characters
make blog posts & galleries to share with others
communicate with your guild & your friends
let everyone know what you’re up to in the game we all love
by downloading the WoW.com addon (for PC or Mac), you can also keep all of your friends up to date on what you’re doing in game — and make blog posts and upload screenshots directly from your game client.
Sound interesting? Head over and sign up (you can use an existing AIM or Facebook login) and start getting involved in the WoW.com community! (Having trouble? Take a look at our getting started
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Posted on May 19th, 2009 by admin
Does the Molten Core need an exterminator? You’d think all those core hounds would keep the pests away, but no. Solanine of <Eternal Descent> on Icecrown captured the moment as her raid’s boomkin cast Insect Swarm on Ragnaros. Silly Raggy! Don’t you know that bugs are attracted to fire? And trying to swat them with Sulfuron is just inefficient. Just get Thorim in to do some Chain Lightning.
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Posted on May 17th, 2009 by admin
Did you manage to get your tickets? I’m sure there will be plenty of folks who are returning to BlizzCon. I wasn’t able to go but I followed WoW Insider’s coverage of the event from the opening ceremonies to the final concert. It was an awesome time for fans to get insight on some of the behind the scenes aspects of WoW, including an art gallery, a sound panel, and an introduction to Ghostcrawler.
I have to admit that even with the massive amount of information on classes and mechanics, my favorite part was the goofy fan stuff. I love how some people really get into their costumes and dances. I think I missed out most by missing the WoW Insider meet up. It’s amazing that real people get so into our favorite game franchises.
For those of you who went last year, or even were following along with me, what’s the best BlizzCon memory that you carry with you?
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Posted on May 15th, 2009 by admin
WoW is a many-faceted game. One of the facets that I’ve really been enjoying recently is fishing; after getting my Dark Herring last weekend, I only need to polish off my last few Northrend pools to ding Accomplished Angler on my rogue. I also pulled up a sea turtle last weekend, and let me tell you, that thing is fun, especially because I don’t have my flying mount yet (three more levels to go on that character), so it’s the fastest way I have to get around aquatic areas.
I’m impressed with the way they’ve expanded on fishing in Wrath of the Lich King, especially with the new fishing dailies and the other changes that came to my favorite secondary profession in patch 3.1. My biggest gripe is that the Weather-Beaten Fishing Hat still evades me. The fishing gods even went so far as to taunt me with a Battered Jungle Hat last time I turned in the daily. That’s just not cool, man. Not cool.
Has anyone else been having a great time fishing lately?
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