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Patch 3.3 PTR: Emblem of Frost gear revealed

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

Another PTR build was pushed out today for patch 3.3. The item levels for the Frost level gear are 264. As always, there's a new assortment of trinkets to select from. Tanks may be interested in the Corroded Skeleton Key. Healers who don't already possess decent healing trinkets will want ...

Incoming newbies, but why?

Monday, November 9th, 2009

I think this is an interesting post by Grancran over on the official forums. We've already talked about how Blizzard is revamping the newbie experience in upcoming releases (including the next patch and the expansion), but he wants to know: for whom? Sure, there are going to be lots and ...

Delicious and nutritious

Friday, October 16th, 2009

Waiter? I changed my mind. I'll have the Mediterranean salad instead. Just ... just get it out of here. Take it out back and shoot it, or let it go off into the woods, or do anything to get it out of my sight. Those eyes ... those eyes will ...

Patch 3.2.2 and you (if you’re a shaman)

Friday, September 25th, 2009

Totem Talk is the column for shamans. This week, Matthew Rossi continues looking at patch 3.2.2, this time with a more general view of the changes. One thing I did wrong yesterday was that I really did not focus enough on the changes to Flame Shock, Lava Burst and Shamanism. I ...

Faction changes available in Europe

Friday, September 18th, 2009

Since World of Warcraft's paid faction change service launched in the US at the beginning of the month, not a day has gone by when we have not received tips, questions, and complaints asking when the feature would be available in Europe. Well, European readers, the wait is over! So ...

Stars wins August’s Guild of the Month contest

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

It's almost the end of September, but we're finally ready to announce the winner of August's Guild of the Month contest. As you probably saw in the title of this post, August's winner is a guild that has become something of a household name for WoW players, being one of ...

Patch 3.2.2 Onyxia achievements

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

The newest Patch 3.2.2 PTR build which came online this morning has some hot new achievements for our favorite brood mother. The Onyxia achievements are as we expected - pulled straight from the classic NSFW Onyxia Wipe Animation. Of particular note is the Level 60 Onyxia Achievement – that is now ...