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The Queue: Shrimp cycle

Posted by in Featured Articles on 01 27th, 2012 | no responses

Welcome back to The Queue , the daily Q&A column in which the WoW Insider team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft . Mathew McCurley ( @gomatgo ) will be your host for today. Every once in a while, I will get an unstoppable craving for Benihana shrimp that will be impossible to sate until I go to Benihana and get shrimp. I believe I am at the beginning of my shrimp cycle . @ccbloodworth on Twitter asked: is it possible that the post-Deathwing construction will be finished in MOP or the lead-in patch? I’m tired of the cranes. It is very possible that the construction on Stormwind and Orgrimmar might be complete by the time Mists of Pandaria rolls around and that we might get the rebuilding in stages over the course of a few months as part of the in-game launch events. Personally, I would very much like to aid in the reconstruction now that the Deathwing menace has been taken care of. Relative peace has blanketed Azeroth — at least, you know, the kind of peace that has Azeroth at a stable place in terms of not being utterly consumed by the Old Gods. Continue reading The Queue: Shrimp cycle Filed under: The Queue The Queue: Shrimp cycle originally appeared on WoW Insider on Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

Around Azeroth: Blazing saddles

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While refueling his horse, Rhorlan of Virtue on Uldaman (US-A) left the pump for a few minutes to pick up some Fritos from the gas station. He came back to find that a tiny bit of gasoline had spilled on the ground, and when a fire mage tried to light a cigarette …. well, let’s just say that he’s not welcome back in the zone any time soon. And that, children, is how the Blasted Lands really came to be. Gallery: Around Azeroth 3 Want to see your own screenshot here? Send it to aroundazeroth@wowinsider.com . We strongly prefer full-sized pictures with no UI or names showing. Please include “Azeroth” in the subject line so your email doesn’t get marked as spam, and include your name, guild and server if you want to be credited. Filed under: Around Azeroth Around Azeroth: Blazing saddles originally appeared on WoW Insider on Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

The Daily Quest: No BlizzCon makes us sad pandaren

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WoW Insider’s on a Daily Quest to bring you interesting, informative, and entertaining WoW- related links from around the blogosphere. One of the big stories this week is BlizzCon — or rather, the lack of BlizzCon this year. While I understand the amount of work that goes into making an event as large as BlizzCon successful and I understand that the hours served putting the convention together would better be used on, you know, cool games , I’m still bummed. Partially because last year’s convention was so much fun, but mostly because it means I don’t get to see everyone again this year. Ah well, I have remodeling to do anyway! But the rest of the blogosphere has its own reactions regarding the absence of the beloved convention, and we’ve got a couple of those for you today, as well as a look at a possibly volatile topic. Apple Cider Mage expresses regret and reflects on the real reasons BlizzCon is such an amazing time for players. Orcish Army Knife has a delightful tongue-in-cheek parody of the whole BlizzCon cancellation situation . And in other news, Falling Leaves and Wings wonders just what exactly is so bad about letting 10-man raiding and 25-man raiding be two different things ? Is there a story out there we ought to link or a blog we should be following? Just leave us a comment, and you may see it here tomorrow! Be sure to check out our WoW Resources Guide for more WoW -related sites. Filed under: The Daily Quest The Daily Quest: No BlizzCon makes us sad pandaren originally appeared on WoW Insider on Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

Breakfast Topic: Do your WoW and real-life friendships overlap?

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I had some sad news not long ago — a friend of mine passed away in a freak accident while on holiday with his girlfriend in Thailand. I knew him through his girlfriend, and it had eventually come out in conversation that we both played WoW . He was Jacksonn of European Elite on Terokkar (EU). His guild ran ICC not long ago in his memory; they told me he had wanted bracers from there for his warrior, so it was a sweet tribute. He counted many great friends among his guild, just as in the world outside Azeroth, as do I among mine. I got into playing WoW through friends I knew from the local pub. They talked me into it one Christmas when I was on gardening leave and bored to tears. As I’ve played, I’ve made many good friends, strengthened my bonds with my real-life friends, and even met someone special. My WoW friends have helped me through some difficult times. It’s a great form of escapism, and there’s almost always somebody online to chat with about reforging, or cats, or complaining about PuGs, or nothing in particular. How about you? Do you have real-life friends you met through WoW ? Do your real-life friends play too? How does your social circle spill over between the world and Azeroth? Filed under: Breakfast Topics Breakfast Topic: Do your WoW and real-life friendships overlap? originally appeared on WoW Insider on Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

Blue Posts and Other WoW News: Intellect plate, MoP talents, more Ulduar style bosses, /brofist

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Join us every weekday evening as Today in WoW runs down all the WoW news that you could possibly want. From comments from Blizzard’s blues to the latest datamining info — we’ve got you covered. Don’t forget to check out The Daily Quest and our Weekly Podcast Roundup to find out what else is going on in the WoW community. And if you have a news tip, feel free to drop us a line and let us know. Blue posts WoW news from other sites News and features from WoW Insider Links from around the web Continue reading Blue Posts and Other WoW News: Intellect plate, MoP talents, more Ulduar style bosses, /brofist Filed under: Today in WoW Blue Posts and Other WoW News: Intellect plate, MoP talents, more Ulduar style bosses, /brofist originally appeared on WoW Insider on Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

Exclusive: Watch "Race to World First" documentary free through Feb. 3

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In a game where tools like the Raid Finder have democratized raiding, how does the mindset of players in top-echelon guilds pushing for world firsts differ from yours and mine? How much time do bleeding-edge guilds really put in? What tricks help them push past wipes and overcome raid challenges? How do they make up time and nudge past other guilds to claim world firsts? And why do other WoW players love to follow the action? The whole sprawling scene plays out onscreen in the feature-length documentary Race to World First — and you can watch it free right here at WoW Insider now through Feb. 3. (The film is also available at RacetoWorldFirst.com for a small fee.) The Looking for Group Productions film, begun back in the day when clawing to a top spot on raiding progression charts was perhaps at its cut-throat peak, follows a handful of top-tier WoW guilds in their sprint to the top. Producers John Keating and Zachary Henderson conducted some of the early interviews for Race two years ago at BlizzCon 2010′s WoW Insider reader meetup , including familiar faces like WI Editor Adam Holisky and GM/actress/huntress extraordinaire Michele Morrow . Get a peek at this film for free while you can right here at WoW Insider. Who knows what in-game challenges you might feel up to tackling after seeing that much fiery motivation in action? Filed under: WoW Insider Business , Raiding Exclusive: Watch “Race to World First” documentary free through Feb. 3 originally appeared on WoW Insider on Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

Mog your way to a roguish look

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I used to play a lot of Dungeons & Dragons in college, back when v.3.5 was all the rage. At the time, a series of companion books was being released with titles like Complete Adventurer or Complete Divine ; these books listed additional abilities and classes that players could use to expand upon the core classes in the original D&D rule books. Warlocks, for example, were added in Complete Arcane as a spin-off from the mage core class. Instead of using classic D&D mage spells like Magic Missile , they used invocations, which the book provided. What I liked most about these books is that they made you think outside the box about your class. A warrior wasn’t just a guy with a sword and a lot of armor proficiency; he could be a swashbuckler of the high seas or a graceful, dancing dervish. Both classes were warriors, but they fought in distinctively different ways. So when it comes to WoW and transmogrification, I think a lot about the possible archetypes certain classes could have and try to explore those in different outfits. Leather wearers, for example, don’t always have to look like members of the Defias Brotherhood or the audience at a Grateful Dead concert. They could also be mud-splattered bandits, solitary rangers from the Hinterlands, or sneaky Warsong scouts. Oddly enough, today’s outfit might just work for all three. Continue reading Mog your way to a roguish look Filed under: Transmogrification Mog your way to a roguish look originally appeared on WoW Insider on Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

Poll: Guild Site Hosting

Posted by habibibi in Featured Articles on 01 26th, 2012 | no responses

Hey team, can you do me a favor? I want to conduct a poll about your guild website. I’m curious about what your guild is using and why. My interest is both personal and professional (Disclaimer: I’m with Enjin).

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