Archive for April, 2010
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Tuesday, April 27th, 2010Gee, you can almost see the darkness rolling off death knight Lumila of <Eated Your Cookies> on Ravenholdt. Her evil is flaking from her like so much sunburned skin after an August beach vacation. Time to lay off the tanning, lest your already unhealthy-looking pink skin evolve into a Charlie Crist-style orangocalypse. Do you have [...]
The loose ends of Arko’narin
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010As the years have passed in the World of Warcraft, I find myself meeting more and more players who have no idea what I’m talking about when I mention some memorable quest or tiny hideaway in a level 50 zone. This is by no means unexpected in a game as old as WoW, but I [...]
Breakfast Topic: Where’s the epic
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010So we got a lot of big news yesterday: Badges are going the way of the dodo (and I for one will not miss them), and on top of that astonishing bit of news, the way we raid is about to change forever. Loot from 10- and 25-man raiding will be identical, the only difference [...]
Tuesday Morning Post: Raiding reshuffling redux edition
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010The big news this week came only yesterday in the form of some basic raid changes coming to Cataclysm. Depending on your perspective, they may or may not be as absolutely earth shattering as the changes to raid sizes at the start of Wrath, but they’re still big. The discussion and debate over these changes [...]
Cataclysm badge and PvP point changes
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010Blizzard just released a lengthy statement on Cataclysm badges and PvP point changes. Badges are going away in Cataclysm. Instead, everything will be point based for both PvE and PvP gear. There will be four types of points earned (two PvE and two PvP): Hero Points, Low tier PvE gear Valor Points, High tier PvE [...]
Refer-A-Friend rocket available starting tomorrow, Tuesday April 27
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010Zarhym has just posted to let us all know that the previously announced X-53 Touring Rocket, the only 2-seated flying mount currently available in game, will be claimable by qualifying Refer-A-Friend accounts starting tomorrow, Tuesday April 27. With this, the Zhevra mount will be retired, so if you want it, be sure to grab it [...]
Weekly Podcast Roundup: April 19, 2010 through April 25, 2010
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010Every 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 comments. Be sure to leave a link to it, and we’ll pick it up next week. All podcasts and content belong [...]
Choose My Adventure: Week 5 schedule
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010Choose the adventures of the WoW.com staff as we level our characters in <It came from the Blog> on US Zangarmarsh-H. I have a confession to make. I did some extra leveling on Robinemia this weekend, leaving my fellow adventurers behind. It’s not my fault! (It’s totally my fault.) I couldn’t resist the call of [...]
The danger of looking backward
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010In history, we often see that military thinking focuses on what is known to have happened and therefore misses chances to prepare for what is coming. Preparing for the horrific trench warfare of World War I led many to build large defensive fortifications that ended up being less useful than was expected in dealing with [...]
The Lawbringer: Copyrights and WoW
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010Welcome to The Lawbringer, WoW.com’s weekly tour of the intersection of law and the World of Warcraft. I am a third-year law student acting as your tour guide (and trying not to get run over, myself). Greetings! After an unintended hiatus (pesky finals to study for), I’m back and ready to start a new theme [...]
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