Archive for April 19th, 2009

Gear changers for dual spec

Sunday, April 19th, 2009

A few weeks ago, when it looked like Oufitter was dead and Blizzard's Equipment Manager was on the way, I did a rundown of some alternatives to Outfitter. Now patch 3.1 is here, dual spec is upon us, and the situation is reversed: Outfitter is still in action, and Equipment ...

How to activate Ulduar’s hard modes

Sunday, April 19th, 2009

From: http://www.wowinsider.com/2009/04/19/how-to-activate-ulduars-hard-modes/#continued You may have heard that a number of guilds have cleared Ulduar to Yogg-Saron already, which to me is perfectly fine. I like to think that a lot of good, properly-coordinated guilds will kill Yoggy this week, and the Blues agree with me. Of course, this week's Yoggy kills ...

Patch 3.1 lesser-known changes

Sunday, April 19th, 2009

Sure, you know about dual spec, the Argent Tournament, and Ulduar. But patch 3.1 was a patch of many changes, and some of them seem to have flown under most people's radar. Here are a few changes that have been surprising some people recently, judging by the tips we've been ...

Ghostcrawler on the mechanics behind Armor Penetration

Sunday, April 19th, 2009

There is a great thread over on the Damage Dealing Forums started by a Rogue about the mechanics of the Armor Penetration cap/observed effectiveness. Armor Pen is a statistic that will allow an attack to ignore a given amount of armor. The thread and the contents inside it are notable in ...