The latest Cataclysm screenshot from Blizzard is shown above, featuring yet another look at the Abyssal Maw dungeon. I wish I had a jellyfish lamp. Naga get all the cool light fixtures.

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The latest Cataclysm screenshot from Blizzard is shown above, featuring yet another look at the Abyssal Maw dungeon. I wish I had a jellyfish lamp. Naga get all the cool light fixtures.

If you’ve missed any of the previous Cataclysm screenshots of the day or you want to see a hi-res version of today’s screenshot, check out the gallery below.

Welcome Back Daniel

Every dark cloud has a silver lining. Somehow his announced return for Cataclysm made me forget all about the fact that I can’t even log in right now.

Welcome back BRK!

Make sure GC has got you properly armed when you begin your journey to 85!

World Of Warcraft Mining – Starting Off Right

World of Warcraft Mining can be confusing when starting out. Despite this, it’s still one of the best Professions to begin the game with. That inspired me to write a series of articles dedicated to the Mining Profession so that new gamers aren’t confused at the outset. Let’s start out with what skills you get, what secondary Professions are the best when combined with Mining, what gear you need to have, and where to find trainers for the Mining skill. Alright, let’s go.

WoW mining comes with the two additional skills of Smelting and Finding Minerals. You will get to choose a secondary profession, for mining these are the best secondary professions: Blacksmithing, Jewelcrafting, Engineering. These Professions need materials that you can only get through Mining, because of this they make excellent secondary Professions and will help you immediately. Without the Mining Profession you will have to buy the materials and that gets really expensive. Get yourself a Mining Pick.

The International Success Of World Of Warcraft

World of Warcraft is one of the most asked-for games of the 21st century. It was presented to people throughout the world in 2004. It was the year, when the anniversary of the official release of the first chapter of Warcraft series was to be celebrated. People from all corners of the globe were glad to celebrate the date, because it was the date, when the first role-playing came into being. As we all know, this genre won the hearts of millions of people immediately after its appearance. The appearance of the genre of MMORPG, which was deciphered as massive multi-player on-line role-playing game was the second important date in the history of computer games. Two dates took place in the same period, but MMORPG appeared ten years later after the RPG and was fully based on the usage of Internet.

WRUP: Waitaclysm edition

The worst part about Cataclysm is waiting for it, apparently. As part of our weekly ritual, we asked the WoW.com staff what they were up to this weekend, and as a special bonus, what they were doing to prepare for Cataclysm.

Depends on your focus, looks like. Some of us are building profession stockpiles, some of us are building cohesive raid groups, some of us are making sure we get old-world achievements due for a phase-out, and some of us are … just not really playing until Cataclysm. What about you guys? What are your plans for the Waitaclysm?

Our plans, and other personal minutiae, after the break.

Virtual World Wrap-Up For The Week Of May 14, 2010

Welcome to the Virtual Worlds News Wrap-Up for the week of May 14, 2010. The Wrap-Up is where VWN spotlights stories that we didn’t get to cover individually, but still make for interesting reading about the virtual worlds industry.

• EVE Evolved: It’s Election Time In EVE Online: This May is an election month in the MMO EVE Online, which is famed for the unusually high level of control over the in-game virtual economy that it gives players. Players can be elected to the game’s Council of Stellar Management, which is tasked with directly communicating ideas and the views of the playerbase to EVE’s developer, CCP. Right now 49 players are running for the available seats.
• Gamers Get Intimate Over World Of Warcraft: A new study of player relationships in the Blizzard MMO World of Warcraft suggests that people can and often do form meaningful relationships while interacting through avatars in a virtual world. The study also found evidence that players are inclined to make assumptions about the identity and personality of other players based on the appearance of their avatar.

Laptops – Computers in Today’s Earth

A {{laptop}} can be a smaller, lighter in weight and more stream-lined version of a desktop computer. It has all you need coming from a desktop computer in one small package. It is a portable desktop thus allowing it to double and also contributed everywhere. This particular timber {{laptop}} very popular nowadays.

Don’t be fooled by the {{laptop}}’s tiny sizing because it possesses several areas. The upper component is a display which is equivalent to a new desktop’s monitor. In more recent types, some sort of webcam will be incorporated in top of the element of the actual {{laptop}}. The reduced portion is how almost all of the the rest are usually. It offers your system board, microprocessor, the particular drive, some sort of Compact disc commute, the laptop keyboard, the touchpad used for navigation plus a substitute for the actual sensitive mouse along with the audio system. Computer system courses the spot that the cities tend to be located.

How to Sign Up for the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Beta Test

Even though World of Warcraft is nearing its 6th birthday, Blizzard’s flagship MMORPG is still the most-subscribed game in the history of mankind. Later this year, they’ll be releasing Cataclysm, the third expansion to the world of Azeroth.

With a late 2010 tentative release, that means that the time for beta testing is drawing near. Soon Blizzard will be starting the closed beta test for Cataclysm, and you can get yourself a chance to participate. If you’ve got a Battle.net account with a World of Warcraft license attached to it, you’re eligible for the beta test. Here’s how to sign up:

1. Head over to Battle.net and log into your account.
2. Look under the ‘Manage my Games’ option, and click on Beta Profile Settings.
3. The Beta Profile Settings page has checkboxes for Diablo, Starcraft, and Warcraft. Go ahead, check them all!
4. Click the ‘Update Preferences’ button.
5. Once you’ve done all that, look on the right side of the page, and load your system specs using the handy Blizzard tool. This will greatly increase your chances of getting a spot in the beta.

That’s it – shouldn’t take more than 5 or 10 minutes, and you’re all set. Good luck getting selected!

Update: The Nihilum Wiki is currently password-protected, but the mastery information is available here. The Nihilum Wiki has been making some great discoveries in the Cataclysm alpha client files, including new UI elements, factions, and titles, but here’s some of what we know you really like: [...]]]> Cataclysm Leak: Mastery formulas

Update: The Nihilum Wiki is currently password-protected, but the mastery information is available here.

The Nihilum Wiki has been making some great discoveries in the Cataclysm alpha client files, including new UI elements, factions, and titles, but here’s some of what we know you really like: math. They’ve broken down how each talent point you spend in a tree will bolster your spec’s three mastery bonuses.

Preparing for Cataclysm

I had initially planned to post a follow up to the previous discussion regarding the raid changes coming in Cataclysm. Indeed, I still intend to follow up on that post and address some of the issues that many brought up in the comments. However, that post isn’t for today. Things have been a bit hectic for me recently (which would explain the sparse updates the last few days that I’m sure many of you noticed), so instead I’d like to address a much lighter topic today. In the most recent episode of The Instance (which I listen to regularly and greatly enjoy despite some of the factual mistakes they tend to make on occasion), Scott and Randy discussed things they intend to accomplish before the release of Cataclysm.

Vindictus: Boss Monsters Shown Off in New Screenshots

Nexon America has released a bevy of new screenshots showing off Vindictus’ “Fomors” or boss monsters. Players looking to test their mettle will be able to challenge a number of different Fomors in Vindictus, including gigantic polar bears, skeletal princes, and more.

Could it be..?

He’s cooking something up, and it sure as heck isn’t a steak.

This is exciting.

The 52 Raid Bosses of Wrath

From Naxxramas to Icecrown Citadel

Things are getting quiet in the World of Warcraft. Guild chat is quieter, forum conversations are rarer. Bloggers, Lathere and I included, are posting less frequently.

This is the perfect time, at the end of one expansion, to reflect upon that expansion and perhaps even start thinking about the next. One of the questions I found myself considering was:

If you had a fresh group of level 80s ready to raid now, what path of progression would you take them on in order to clear every single Wrath of the Lich King boss?

World of Warcraft: Have you ever played with Local folks in game?

Thanks to technology, we can interact with people we would never meet in real life. Technology is amazing isn’t it? As much as I do enjoy interacting/networking with people through the various social media platforms (and yes I would include gaming into that category) I’ve always thought it would be a great idea to hang out with local folks in-game.

Over the past few days, I joined a local World of Warcraft guild. Depending on how you look at it that can be very cool, geeky, or getting way too much into your personal space. I go with the cool and geeky aspect since I do think it’s nice to be able to interact with in game and meet up with some of those same folks in real life too. I also think that some of the madness you see when people are hiding behind an avatar is avoided when you do meet in person.

Review: The Guild Leader’s Handbook

The good people at No Starch Press sent me a review copy of The Guild Leader’s Handbook. It’s written by Scott F. Andrews, a long time guild leader and WoWInsider columnist.

Preliminary Observations

The Handbook is a medium-sided softcover book, about 190 pages in length. It actually looks pretty classy, with just a coat of arms on the front cover. It’s written well, and covers almost all aspects of guild management (save one major exception) in solid detail.

Story Saga Of a EVE Salvage Job In Screenshots.

Sometimes its more fun just actually playing a game than actually spending time writing about your time actually playing it, which actually takes you away from the time you could actually be spending playing the game. By A MMO Blogger.

Originally Posted on my Other Blog.
The day or game session had started in EVE Online with me just being in the high secure starter area playing around just doing some practice at working on Scanning and Probing space for hidden Spacial Signatures. Was just fun to see what I could find or discover being new to the game on my own and just maybe I could find some Pirate (Rats) hideout and go on some solo mission killing Rats in their hideout in Deadspace. And I actually did find such a hideout spot for Signature as well an Unstable Wormhole leading to another high sec area of space about 11 jumps away in The Forge region.

Buy World of Warcraft Gold? Two tools that make it unnecessary

When you find all your characters run out of money and you’re little time to play can be very tempted to buy World of Warcraft gold. This may seem a good option for some people, freeing up your time to attack and play instead of spending time grinding gold. However, the option to buy World of Warcraft gold is not a safe practice, both for safety reasons the accounts and financial risks. Fortunately, there two powerful tools available to ensure that they do not need to buy World of Warcraft gold.

Buying World of Warcraft Accounts, a Boon or a Bane?

There is one rising issue nowadays for the numerous players of massively multiplayer online role-playing games or MMORPGs, particularly World of Warcraft. Now, there are legal and open transactions elsewhere over selling and buying World of Warcraft accounts. Thus, many gamers, observers and critics argue if buying WoW accounts would be banned or would be allowed to continue. Are such transactions really a boon or a bane? An analysis may not take long to get to conclusions.

Why do some players resort to buying World of Warcraft accounts? To begin with, buying WoW accounts is not illegal. As a matter of fact, it is rapidly popularizing practice nowadays. Buying WoW accounts is like buying any gaming accessory. Buying World of Warcraft accounts is like buying a measure or a tool for winning and accumulating points when playing the game. Doing so is a form of cheat, which in the case of WoW is never a negative issue. Cheats on World of Warcraft refer to legal and accepted activities, more of strategies, that are developed and designed to bring about ideal results and outcomes.

I just don’t know. There are many things to talk about out there if I didn’t already talk about most of them on TNB. We’ve got the RealID stuff. We’ve got the upcoming Ruby Sanctum raid. We’ve got other changes possibly coming in 3.3.5. The, sooner or later, Gnomeregan and Echo [...]]]> Six of One

I just don’t know. There are many things to talk about out there if I didn’t already talk about most of them on TNB. We’ve got the RealID stuff. We’ve got the upcoming Ruby Sanctum raid. We’ve got other changes possibly coming in 3.3.5. The, sooner or later, Gnomeregan and Echo Isles pre-Cataclysm events. We’ve got the Official Cataclysm preview drips and drabs coming out of Blizzard. And.. We’ve got all the hubbub about the leaks posted by MMO-Champion and now subsequently removed.

Now.. I could have linked to all of those things in that paragraph, but if you haven’t already heard about them all a million times, then you are not trying very hard..

World of Warcraft – Cataclysm Professions Preview

Blizzard have released some details on the upcoming Cataclysm changes to professions. Nothing too major here, and they’ve yet to announce the specifics of Reforging (which will let certain professions change the stats on items), so stay tuned for that.

One thing of interest: Dense Embersilk Bandage heals 34,800 hp over 8 seconds. Compare that to WotLK’s Heavy Frostweave Bandage, which heals 5,800 over 8 seconds. That’s a pretty big increase in healing.

World Of Warcraft – The Greatest Product Of The 21st Century

Nowadays, computer games are the most popular way to kill the time and have fun among people of all ages. People understood that computer games were a perfect way to entertain themselves in the beginning of the last decade of the 20th century. It was the time, when people could not even imagine that such game as Warcraft I could ever come into being. They were playing primitive computer games, which were installed into their operating systems. Those games were everything people could want at that time, because computers were not available to all people all over the world. They were expensive and useless for home usage and people could not even dream of them.

Problem Solving With World of Warcraft

I don’t think there are too many people who would disagree with me if I say Warcraft is mostly about problem solving and achievement. It’s not your ordinary game where the goal is to kill everything in sight as fast as you can. You must develop a method of play; you must analyze each scenario and expect that it will take multiple attempts to achieve your desired goal. If you are a person who gets frustrated this is not the type of game for you.

With that said, it’s very important that all players utilize and contribute to people who are trying to solve or achieve the same goals. After all, if you have a question or a problem, chances are you are not the only one with the same issue. It’s very rewarding to know that you solved a problem all by yourself, but it’s even more rewarding when you solved it in a group of people.

It’s about time…

I finally wrote a guide about Survival Huntering and how to do the most damage versus boss NPCs in scripted dungeon encounters. Being that it’s been my primary raid spec for several months now, it’s ironic that I’d never provided an overview of Survival for raiding.

Well, the wait is over. Check it.

Since Cataclysm is looming on the horizon, it’s not a full-blown exhaustive article on raiding as a Survival hunter, but rather a concise and just the facts ma’am type of thing. I’ll be re-doing my BM and MM guides over shortly, as they be in need of updatage. They’ll be in a similar format.

Star Wars: The Old Republic News – Won’t Make it for Fiscal Year 2011

Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello mentioned that a “major new massively multiplayer online game” would not be shipping within EA’s 2011 fiscal year, which ends on March 31st, according to a report by Joystiq. EA CFO Eric Brown later confirmed that Star Wars: The Old Republic is “not included in our FY11 release slate.”

Gold Capped: Engineering isn’t so useless after all

Gold doesn’t matter, right? It’s just gold, and you get more than enough for your needs through dailies and the occasional mining spree. Why even bother getting Gold Capped? It’s not like you’ll ever be able to spend it all! Wait a sec, how does that bank alt have a single Ulduar clear and have Mimiron’s head? Every week, check in with Basil “Euripides” Berntsen, also of outdps.com, the Hunting Party podcast and the Call to Auction podcast, as he attempts to mold all the random information jostling for cerebral space into a coherent, readable post about how to make gold in the World of Warcraft.

In real life, engineers are brilliant and dedicated individuals who work together with tradespeople to accomplish some of the technological marvels of the modern world. Historically, these are the people who built the pyramids, the boats that brought Europeans to the new world, and the spaceships that took mankind to the moon and back. In World of Warcraft, engineers are a bunch of goofy characters who speak in childishly high voices and have a tendency to blow themselves up by accident in humorous ways. Anyone else sense that whoever did the concept art at Blizzard for gnomish and goblin engineers flunked out of engineering?

Sony Making A Movie Out Of…Rollercoaster Tycoon

There are currently plans to make movies based on World of Warcraft, Gears of War and BioShock. Those all make sense. But a new deal that hopes to make a film out of family strategy game Rollercoaster Tycoon? Um…

Sony Pictures Animation has picked up the rights to the game, which was published by Atari and has been quite the hit amongst more casual gamers.

It’ll be a combination of live-action and animation, will be written by David Ronn and Jay Scherick (The Zookeeper), with Atari’s Jim Wilson an executive producer and Harald Zwart – the man behind the Karate Kid remake – hoping to direct.

Mr. Fancy Pants (World of Warcraft Musical Machinima)

www.youtube.com Click this to watch The Big Boom! Mr. Fancy Pants (World of Warcraft Musical Machinima) This is a music video for Jonathan Coulton’s song Mr. Fancy Pants, telling the tragic tale of a popular figure corrupted by fame and fancy pants. Jonathan Coulton is a singer/songwriter who releases his songs via the Creative Commons license, which enables projects such as this video. Visit Jonathan’s Web site for lots more clever, creative songs like this one. Mike Spiff Booth is a guy who thought this great song really deserved a video.

Justin Bieber Can’t Stop World Of Warcraft In Vivendi Financials

Justin Bieber Can’t Stop World Of Warcraft In Vivendi Financials
Vivendi’s Universal Music Group is more established than its Activision Blizzard games business, but video games were able to outperform music for the French media conglomerate in the most recent fiscal quarter. In Vivendi’s results for the first quarter ended March 31, Activision Blizzard generated revenues of € 945 million ($1.3 billion), a 29.3 percent year-on-year increase. That’s better …

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It’s not like you’l… 7:50 AM Gold Capped: Engineering isn’t so useless after all from WoW.com by (Basil Berntsen) Gold doesn’t matter, right? It’s just gold, and you get more than enough for your needs through dailies and the occasional mining spree. Why even bother getting Gold Capped? It’s not like you’ll ever be able to spend it all! Wait a sec, how does that bank alt have a single Ulduar clear and have Mimiron’s head? Every week, check in with Basil “Euripides” Berntsen, also of outdps.com, the Hunting Party podcast and the Call to Auction podcast, as he attempts to mold all the random information jostling for cerebral space into a coherent, readable post about how to make gold in the World of Warcraft. In real life, engineers are brilliant and dedicated individuals who work together with tradespeople to accomplish some of the technological marvels of the modern world. Historically, these are the people who built the pyramids, the boats that brought Europeans to the new world, and the spaceships that took mankind to the moon and back. In World of Warcraft, engineers are a bunch of goofy characters who speak in childishly high voices and have a tendency to blow themselves up by accident in humorous ways. Anyone else sense that whoever did the concept art at Blizzard for gnomish and goblin engineers flunked out of engineering? Anyways, while engineering is an amazing profession for certain parts of the game, it’s dead last when it comes to making money. There are only really a few things engineers can do to make cash. Wryxian In general, we want Engineering to remain a tradeskill mainly focused on creating fun or useful gadgets for the engineer, but we are exploring options for items that can be sold to other players for profit. source This quote was from the Cataclysm profession preview we posted about earlier. 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I don’t know if it was the vocal work, the faux-serious animation, or the carefully crafted lyrics. Epics is a collaboration video between RavenSylphe,… May 11, 2010 WoW.com Interview: WowLens and a National Science Foundation grant help researchers mine player data – Addons have been used in World of Warcraft for a variety of in-game purposes, such as data monitoring or making players’ lives easier. What happens, however, when smart people decide to use the p… May 11, 2010 WoW.com WoW.com’s Weekly Comic: Byron, the Tauren Rogue! – Welcome to another edition of the WoW.com Weekly Comic, Byron the Tauren Rogue! Byron has been caught! Evi is not happy and is about to show him the only way she can. I believe the term is “… May 11, 2010 WoW.com Around Azeroth: Fear of a tall planet – What’s causing this dwarf and gnome to cower in fear? An oncoming tidal wave? A rampaging Devilsaur? A “you must be this tall to ride the ride” sign? 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While there’s still a Non-Disclosure Agreement on the whole thin… May 11, 2010 WoW.com The Daily Blues – Each day WoW.com will take you through all the blue posts and other Blizzard news from around the internet. From Ghostcrawler’s latest posts to the lowdown on StarCraft II and Diablo III, we’ll k… May 11, 2010 WoW.com Cataclysm screenshot of the day – The latest Cataclysm screenshot from Blizzard is shown above, featuring a look at Hyjal. Hyjal is shaping up to be one of the most beautiful locales in Cataclysm, hopefully living up to the high … May 11, 2010 WoW.com Insider Trader: Powerleveling professions on the cheap – Can I have 5 gold please? I need it to train my new level of skills. Woah, did you just put two hundred and twelve thousand gold into an open trade window?! Wait, where are you going? Wait!! Ge… May 11, 2010 WoW.com Choose My Adventure: There’s a new ‘lock in town – Choose the adventures of the WoW.com staff as we level our characters in <It came from the Blog> on US Zangarmarsh-H. It looks like the mid-20s crew will be hanging out in Hillsbrad Foothills … May 11, 2010 WoW.com Patch 3.3.5 PTR Patch Notes – Zarhym has just released the Patch 3.3.5 PTR Patch Notes. Patch 3.3.5 will introduce the Ruby Sanctum, an all new level 80 raid dungeon located below the Wrymrest Temple in Dragonblight. Other ma… May 11, 2010 WoW.com TheoryCraft 101: The melee hit table – TheoryCraft101 is here to introduce the more hardcore aspects of theorycrafting in a more casual approach. Ever wondered what the deal is with hit rating? Is expertise giving you a bit of a heada… May 11, 2010 WoW.com Blood Pact: Emblem upgrades – Blood Pact is your weekly warlock digest, brought to you by Dominic Hobbs. “We will never be without power! I have secured our future! Bask in my glory!” — Gul’dan I recently turned my atte… May 11, 2010 WoW.com Weekly Podcast Roundup: May 3 through May 9, 2010 – Every Monday evening, WoW.com brings you a long list of WoW podcasts that were published the week (and weekend) before. If you don’t see your favorite podcast listed, just let us know in the co… May 11, 2010 WoW.com The Queue: StarCraft 2′s release date – 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. Alex Ziebart will be your host today. I’m going to use The Queu… May 10, 2010 WoW.com What hunter pets would you like to see tamable? – Nethaera posted a call for feedback on hunter pets on the official forums: Nethaera We’re looking to get some feedback on the types of pets that hunters would like to be able to tame and th… May 10, 2010 WoW.com Scattered Shots: Cobra Shot and Camouflage – Welcome to Scattered Shots, written by Frostheim of Warcraft Hunters Union and the Hunting Party Podcast. Each week, Frostheim uses logic and science (mixed with a few mugs of Dwarven Stout) to l… May 10, 2010 WoW.com WoW Moviewatch: Nub Tales ep. 1: Celestial Steed (the tears of noobs) – Work warning: there is some mild cursing in this video. We all suspected that the star pony might have ulterior motives. Yumfries has blown the lid off the conspiracy with Nub Tales ep. 1: Ce… May 10, 2010 WoW.com Officers’ Quarters: An uncertain return – Every Monday, Scott Andrews contributes Officers’ Quarters, a column about the ins and outs of guild leadership. He is the author of The Guild Leader’s Handbook, available this spring from No… May 10, 2010 WoW.com Around Azeroth: A little help, please? – Oh God, oh God. Guys? I know you’re fighting right now, but I think I just splinched myself. I was never very good at the whole portal-making thing. My body is either in the shower downstairs or … May 10, 2010 WoW.com World of WarCrafts: Travels Through Azeroth art winner – World of WarCrafts spotlights art and creativity by WoW players, including fan art, cooking, comics, cosplay, music and fan fiction. Show us how you express yourself; contact our tips line (atten… May 10, 2010 WoW.com Breakfast Topic: The other kind of hybrids – In conversations about WoW, the word “hybrid” brings forth images of paladins, druids and so forth. But interestingly enough, WoW has another kind of hybrid. I am referring, of course, to charact… May 10, 2010 WoW.com Spiritual Guidance: Don’t panic – In many of the more relaxed servers on the list of US and Oceanic reams, Spiritual Guidance by Dawn Moore has already supplanted the great PlusHeal.com as the standard repository of all heal… May 10, 2010 WoW.com All the World’s a Stage: The basic mechanics of roleplay – It can be interesting going from server to server in order to experiment with different roleplaying groups. Everyone goes about the business of roleplay in their own way. It’s not like you sudden… May 10, 2010 WoW.com Know Your Lore: Current Alliance Politics — the Night Elves, Part 2 – The World of Warcraft is an expansive universe. You’re playing the game, you’re fighting the bosses, you know the how, but do you know the why? Each week, Matthew Rossi and Anne Stickney make s… May 10, 2010 WoW.com [1. Local]: Hey – Reader comments — ahh, yes, the juicy goodness following a meaty post. [1.Local] ducks past the swinging doors to see what readers have been chatting about in the back room over the past week. … May 10, 2010 WoW.com The Light and How to Swing It: Triage in Cataclysm – Every Sunday, Chase Christian of The Light and How to Swing It invites you to discuss the finer side of the paladin class: the holy specialization. This week, we discuss how the next expansion… May 10, 2010 WoW.com Offspec gear and Cataclysm raiding – One of the things I haven’t seen discussed much concerning the 10-man/25-man split in Cataclysm is how hybrid players are going to gear offspecs. 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Back at the beginning of April, we were treated to the Cataclysm preview for all of the classes. Many people were excited, some were disappointed, but everyone had news to digest. This past week has seen the Cataclysm friends and family [...]]]> Totem Talk: Prelude to restoration’s new talents

Back at the beginning of April, we were treated to the Cataclysm preview for all of the classes. Many people were excited, some were disappointed, but everyone had news to digest. This past week has seen the Cataclysm friends and family alpha start and since then, we have seen a plethora of leaks: everything from images of the changes to old zones and new instances up to some data-mined information about female worgen. Needless to say, it has been a pretty busy week.

Natarumah’s Writing Mania.

Well yes, I have a blog, mentor yung’uns I encounter now and then and meanwhile try to get my raiding together (which is hard, since as of this weekend my PC chose to write me a suicide note and go quietly into the electronic afterlife)…but there’s more!

World of Warcraft Official Magazine

First off, I managed to get a great opportunity to write a column for the offical World of Warcraft magazine, which is not only a great way to get my writing across to many interested people, but also give me an introduction into the goings-on of magazine writing, editing and internal communication. It’s been quite a blast, it’s a damn shame it’s already done, because I have a million more pieces like this to write, and they’re not always fitting with the theme of Twisted Faith.

It was suppose to be Tech Tuesday

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I feel really bad about being so late. Today’s post really should have been “Today’ and not tonight.  And like I always try to do, I wanted to make a new them and call today Technology Tuesday!

What’s Technology Tuesday?  Well it’s the day where I look around at some of the cool technology that’s out there getting ready to shape our world.  You know, like does someone actually have a hover board hidden in their garage?

Or maybe, there’s really a secret Skynet being developed and only one poor soul has the presence of mind to give us some advanced warning.

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures: Free Limited Loyal Crocodile Giveaway!

MMORPG.com and FunCom are pleased to present you with special gift offer! Using our gift keys you will be able to claim the Loyal Crocodile, a social pet that will follow you on your journey both in the original game and as you traverse the expanses of Khitai in the new Age of Conan: Rise of the Godslayer expansion pack. The Loyal Crocodile can only be claimed by using the exclusive, limited number of keys. Get yours now while supplies last!

And the winner is…

lawman30

Grats man! You’ve just earned yourself a cute Lil’ XT pet.

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After looking over the submitted ideas for the Celestial Steed Mount Contest, I determined lawman’s made the most sense. All of your ideas were interesting, but lawman’s I felt was practical and creative.

I think coordinating in-game activities is great, if you have the time, but there’s no way I can swing something like that. I like the scavenger hunt, taming missions, etc… but I didn’t want to hold a contest where there was a “race” so to speak. Maybe I’ll do something like that later on, but for now I like the essay contest.

World of Warcraft: Trying the Waters: Role-Playing

Given the fact that you are perusing the pages of a website solely focused on the MMORPG genre, I will accept that you undoubtedly have a love of this addictive, opiate like, social life consuming, bone chillingly brilliant entertainment source. From World of Warcraft through to Eve Online, this is a genre that devours our free time with reckless abandon; its depth is our undoing, its many facets of game play- our mistress. My personal love affair with MMORPGs started with the game EverQuest at the turn of millennium; since then I have enjoyed the grind, the questing, the exploring, the player battling- I have joyously reveled at it all except for one element; an element in the very title of the genre; an element almost intrinsic to the experience: Role-playing.

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King – Call of Crusade

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Beginners World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft has been around for at least five years, but do you know how it all began? Read on to uncover the Dark History behind Warcraft.

If you were born anytime in the 80’s, you probably know and have played any or all of the 3 original Warcraft computer games in your teenage years.  That’s because they belong to a category called Real-Time Strategy (RTS) games, a variety which was just getting popular during the time.  I remember playing the first one, Warcraft: Orcs and Humans.  It’s an MS-DOS game made by Blizzard Entertainment which ran in color VGA graphics plus 16-bit music and sound.

World of Warcraft Gold Secrets Guide – Reviews of the Best Wow Guides

If you are new to playing World of Warcraft and still in the early teen levels, you probably can’t help noticing how much better off other players at your level appear to be. Dressed in fine robes, armor and loaded with gear they strut around Stormwind or Orgrimmar as if they own the place. You can’t help feeling out of place in your crumpled shorts and dusty leather jerkin. Now the difference between you and these guys, friend, is that they have learnt the secret to making easy wow gold and you haven’t.

Now the key to playing World of Warcraft with any degree of skill are twofold: learn to level faster and learn the secrets to making gold fast. That way you can shop on the Auction House for all the best gear, bags and potions which will allow you to speed through the early levels and on to your first mount.

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

Yes, the title of this post is shamelessly stolen both from David Bowie and Jim Butcher’s latest Dresden Files installment. Butcher, by the way, is my favorite current fiction author, and he must be doing something right as his last several books have all topped the NYT bestseller list upon release.

However, the Changes referred to here, of course, are all about the the Cataclysm looming on our Wow horizon.

If you haven’t seen some of the changes planned for the next expasion, start at MMO-Champion.com. For class-specific info, there’s quite a bit at Elitist Jerks, as usual. Consider’s unholy thread at EJ has links to his alpha involvement and the Cata EJ discussion threads.

know it’s turning up on many folks’ worst lists but I have loved the Undercity since my first trip there as a very wee undead priest back [...]]]> Blog Azeroth Shared Topic: Best/Worst Towns

Thanks to this week’s Blog Azeroth Shared Topic for giving me an excuse to share my love of Undercity.

know it’s turning up on many folks’ worst lists but I have loved the Undercity since my first trip there as a very wee undead priest back in the day.

I love the overall Tim Burtonesque feel as I wander through the halls. I love that it’s on a circular grid, making it easier to get to where you are going than Orgrimmar for instance.

It’s a place that feels truly entrenched in the lore. Much like the Plage Lands. One of my favorite plague quests sends you back to talk to Royal Overseer Bauhaus(squee for a shout out to one of my favorite bands ever), the census taker, to try to find a restless ghost’s next of kin, who turns out to be the poor sad cockroach vendor, Jeremiah.

Heroes of Newerth Set to Launch

Heroes of Newerth (HoN), the stand alone version of the cult Defense of the Ancients mod for Warcraft 3 looks to make a significant impact on the multiplayer gaming market when it launches this Wednesday, the 12th of May.

With over 2 million beta subscribers and an active and loyal community, HoN is poised to be the number one player in a competitive market. Including over fifty unique characters, integrated voice chat, full clan support and a quick reconnect feature amongst the myriad of improvements and tweaks, Heroes of Newerth provides the complete package that will satisfy anyone looking for an engrossing multiplayer experience.

An Online Thief Spent $100 Of My Money On World Of Warcraft

Amanda says someone managed to nab her credit card info and tried to stick her with $500 in World of Warcraft charges. Most of the charges didn’t go through, but she remained $100 in the hole until she got a refund. It’s enough to make someone want to go on a Death Knight rampage.

Happy Mother’s Day!

Today’s Mother’s Day and as a mom I do have a lot to be grateful for…I have a fabulous daughter. She’s the best Mother’s day gift I could have received even if she arrived several days later. But, she was born in the month of May so that counts right?

My life did a complete 360 after she hit the scene, and you know something? I travelled a lot with business and did a lot of personal travel too. I was rarely home. My aquaintances were shocked when I changed certain aspects of my life after my daughter hit the scene. My friends, knew better since they know I’ll do a lot for those I care about and I cared about her even when she was camping out in my ever growing belly.

Camon Hero News – Closed Beta #2 Begins Tonight

Uforia has announced that the second closed beta test for their trading card MMORPG Camon Hero will commence this evening at 5PM PST.

The test will be a short one, running through to Wednesday, May 12th at 5PM PST. While Uforia is calling this a closed beta test, they note that anyone can participate as the test doesn’t even require a beta key, only requriing users to have a registered Uforia account.

First post on Examiner.com, one more step towards living a dream

As probably all of you know, I recently was accepted to write for Examiner.com. And tonight I posted up my very first post for them!

It maybe no real big deal but I’m excited. Besides being able to maybe earn a little extra money on the side. What I’m really excited about is, writing for Examiner.com qualifies for “Publishing Experience.”

Now, why is that a good thing?

Because in Los Angeles you need to have published for three “Qualified” outlets in order to qualify for your official Press Credentials. And I now officially have 2 out of 3 down! (WoW.com is one and now Examiner.com is number two.)

What hunter pets would you like to see tamable?

Nethaera posted a call for feedback on hunter pets on the official forums:

Nethaera:

We’re looking to get some feedback on the types of pets that hunters would like to be able to tame and the types of abilities that might be interesting for those pets to have. Is there a type of creature in the game now that you would like to be able to tame or an ability that you’ve always thought should be added? Here’s your chance to share a bit more about what you think could be great additions for the hunter class.

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With all of the officially announced changes to emblems and raid sizes, it seems like the day of 25-man dominance is nearly over. Sure, from what we know, 25-man raids will continue to provide the best path to getting fully geared [...]]]> Ready Check: Trading up from 10 to 25

With all of the officially announced changes to emblems and raid sizes, it seems like the day of 25-man dominance is nearly over. Sure, from what we know, 25-man raids will continue to provide the best path to getting fully geared the most quickly. However, you will no longer be forced to raid 25-man to get your various best-in-slot gear.

I’ve always been a bit agnostic when it comes to raid size. I tend to do both versions, because I want to put out the best performance possible for my raid and friends. In the current game, the best performances comes from 25-man gear. Even if you have the one or two best-in-slot pieces in 10-man fights, I don’t think anyone can realistically claim 10-man gear is as effective as 25-man kits.

Fallen Earth: Blood Sports Now Live, Available at Walmart; Brawl Announced

Icarus Studios has announced that Fallen Earth’s “Blood Sports” (v.1.4) patch is now live, and that the game along with the latest update is now available at Walmart retail stores throughout the country.

I was over the moon for about 10 seconds

Then I thought… you know what… I better just check my Battle.net account to see what’s what.

Well wouldn’t you just know it… no Starcraft II Beta download to be found. Hmmm…

HuntsmansLodge.com PSA

People, I urge you… beware of e-mails claiming to be a Starcraft 2 Beta invitation.

Whatever you do… DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINKS CONTAINED WITHIN THE E-MAIL.

Even if the e-mail looks as legitimate as this one, and contains an @blizzard.com or @battle.net return e-mail address, do not trust it.

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world of warcraft guide ultimate | Health Guide

irst off, if you’re brand brand brand new to a game, or usually apropos undone leveling up a brand brand brand new character, let me palm you an easy World of Warcraft Quest Guide Tip: Pick a right Combination of Professions! Why would you wish to do that? Because if you collect a wrong organisation you’ll have to do twice as many work to get anywhere!

Visit Best Alliance Leveling Guide AND a Horde Leveling Guide

While you’re in a diversion you can run in to a tutor who will uncover you a ways of their talents. Keep in mind, you can usually collect 2! Choose wisely, you do not wish to breeze up similar to that Nazi man in Indian Jones with his face melting off… “He chose… Poorly.” Here’s a discerning relapse of your options:

2012 Doom » Can A World Of Warcraft Guide Actually Level Me Fast?

World of warcraft is an online role-playing game where you immerse yourself in the new found world for a character you create. One of the integral parts of the game requires a player to level up in order to acquire new skills, and find items which are required to complete newer quests.
But with so much importance on leveling up in order to enjoy the endgame aspects, it’s easy for players to get confused along the way which ultimately slows their progress. This is where a world of warcraft guide comes in handy.

World of Warcraft Battle Chest from Blizzard Entertainment

Experience the World of Warcraft! World of Warcraft is an online role-playing experience set in the award-winning Warcraft universe. Players assume the roles of Warcraft heroes as they explore, adventure, and quest across a vast world. Being “Massively Multiplayer,” World of Warcraft allows thousands of players to interact within the same world. Whether adventuring together or fighting against each other in epic battles, players will form friendships, forge alliances, and compete with enemies for power and glory. And now, World of Warcraft and its Expansion Pack “World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade” are combined in one package with additional items!

The fire elemental was lurking around Frank’s camp. And by “lurking,” I meant smashing things to bits and screaming “wakka wakka” at the top of its lungs. I think it was doing some kind of a Fozzie the Bear impression. Or maybe an impression of Pac-Man. I don’t know.

The fire elemental [...]]]> Phat Loot Phriday: The Fire Extinguisher

The fire elemental was lurking around Frank’s camp. And by “lurking,” I meant smashing things to bits and screaming “wakka wakka” at the top of its lungs. I think it was doing some kind of a Fozzie the Bear impression. Or maybe an impression of Pac-Man. I don’t know.

The fire elemental was about three foot tall. That doesn’t sound like it’s very big until you remember the functional part of a fire elemental. That functional part, you see, is that it’s frickin’ made of fire.

ICC 10 Sindragosa – 25 Blood Council DOWN

Yesterday was a very productive progression day. We started with 25 man ICC and after one shotting Cpn Crunch we moved onto work on Blood Council. We had Festergut and Rottface already down path but knew putricide would still be tough even with the 15% buff. We are still gearing a lot of people for 25. However we wanted to start trying 25 Blood Council since we had the group composition to do it. We tried it the first time and it was a rough fight. We had many people that had not even seen the fight on 10 man yet. The second try we did a lot better. We were prepared to just get some attempts in so we could get more people used to the fight. We did not expect to get as good as we did so quickly… all of a sudden it started to see very possible to actually get it done and after a clean attempt we got all of the prices down! BAM.

Fallen Earth News – Blood Sports Now Live, Available at Walmart; Brawl Announced

Icarus Studios has announced that Fallen Earth’s “Blood Sports” (v.1.4) patch is now live, and that the game (along with the latest update) is now available at Walmart retail stores across the country, likely a result of the recently announced partnership between Icarus Studios and IGS to expand the game’s retail presence throughout North America.

A long time coming

I’ve wanted this mount for oh… I dunno… two and a half years now.

Tonight I finally broke down and paid the 1600G for my Cenarion War Hippogryph.

I haven’t been this happy about obtaining an item since I received my tabard.

Normally I’m a hunter of little means, but thanks to the revamped honor system, that’s changed. Without any need for honor gear, I simply purchase Cardinal Rubies 3-5 at a time, cut them on my wife’s JC, then flip them on the AH. I’ve gotten pretty wealthy over the past several weeks doing mainly this.

The Art of War(craft): Of honor and conquest

Okay, so The Art of War(craft) is a wee bit late this week, thanks to Zach ’s being crowd controlled rather handily by his three-week-old daughter. He would normally bubble, but it’s on cooldown. Besides, baby poop breaks through Divine Shield. It works better than Shattering Throw, too, with better sound effects. Two weeks ago, Blizzard unveiled their plan in Cataclysm to overhaul the badge system of acquiring gear and instead move it to a point system similar to the one used in arenas and battlegrounds .

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Friends and Family Alpha client leaks …

Despite what we presume are Blizzard’s best efforts (they lasted pretty long this time!), the Friends and Family Alpha client of the upcoming World of Warcraft: Cataclysm expansion has leaked out into the world, and the forum denizens over at MMO Champion are busy digging through it for all kinds of spoilers. They’ve uncovered maps and screenshots for both revamped Old Azeroth zones and the new high-level dungeons, as well as pictures of the new Goblin and Worgen starting areas. Additionally, they’ve got information on new achievements and abilities, and the completely revamped class talent calculator now active in the alpha.