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!

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MMORPG.com’s Eric Barnett returns to Vana’diel to see how the game has evolved since he’s been gone and delivers his report.

My friends that still play finally convinced me to come back to the game due to the fact that Square Enix had instituted a “Character Reactivation Service” that could recover my lost characters.

WRUP: All mounts are equal edition

This week’s edition of WRUP takes its name from Basil, who kicked off this week’s discussion of everyone’s favorite mount with some controversy:
Basil Berntsen: I’m not including a pic because all mounts are equal, unless they go faster.
C. Christian Moore: Also Frostheim, WHOA. All mounts are equal? I think not.
BB: Frostheim? Ouch…
Chase Christian: All hunters are the same: their dumb pets pull the boss before everyone is ready, they FD to avoid a repair bill, and when the boss is dead, they roll on any weapon that drops.

Free Realms News – Customer Service: Kids vs. Adults

MMORPG.com’s Carolyn Koh sat down for an interview with Free Realms Customer Service Manager Sharon Morris to discuss the differences between dealing with kids and adults in Free Realms.

Almost done

I wanted to post a quick update for those interested in seeing (or acquiring) an updated version of the UI I’m using. I have been working on getting it ready for upload, and it’s just about there. Getting my Power Auras setup just right was responsible for most of the delay. It took me a awhile to settle upon a configuration I was pleased with, but I’m pretty happy with what I have going now.

The Creation Of Warcraft I And World Of Warcraft – The Greatest Game On The Web

World of Warcraft is one of the most popular computer games nowadays. It was presented in 2004, when the world was celebrating the tenth anniversary of Warcraft I – the first role-playing game in the world. The new game from the creators of Warcraft resembled of the first game of the company, but it was much more powerful, colorful and interesting.

Darkfall News – Tasos Discusses Character Progression, Prestige Classes

Aventurine’s Tasos Flambouras took the forums yesterday evening to discuss Darkfall’s character progression.

Debate over character progression has been a hot topic in the Darkfall community, and so in an attempt to follow through on their newly announced commitment to improve player communications Tasos took some time to provide players with some background information, explain Aventurine’s intentions, shed some light on what the team has identified as issues, and discuss what  they’ve been doing and plan to do in the future to address said issues with regards to character progression.

Friday Five: Vacation Five

For the first time in forever (or at least a year) it’s vacation time! Which means missing a few raids in the pursuit of leisure.

But I do have a few things I hope to accomplish in game before the week off is up:

1. Get the warlock to 65 and get started on her last big engineering push.
2. Actually be online at the same time as Milchel so I can run him through SM (yeah for having an Alliance friend testing the horde waters! WTB more of same!)
3. Eek out another level each on the Alliance Mage and Shadow Priest.
4. Actually write up and send out the two WoW-related freelance pitches that have been on my mind.
5. Get through my screenshot backlog (rename and organize the shots from this year.)

Breakfast Topic: Great big pointy teefs

Since I’ve started doing the Netherwing daily quests, I’ve discovered a secret. Something that is true about myself, but which I had no idea was true.

I want to play a Fel Orc. Because they are freaking insanely monstrous looking.

Warcraft Econ Going for Goldcap Update

I have only about 30k to go, at an estimated 185k according to the BigPicture addon. I never saw the need to hit the gold cap before since I could afford everything I could ever need. However recently I finally decided to go for it as a personal goal and to prepare for Cataclysm and its’ beta. Having 200k+ on the beta should enable us to buy and test out any new goldsinks available in it. Another reason to hit the cap is simply because I run a gold making blog.

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