Around Azeroth: Vacation land for blood elves in love
“As a lowly level 24, I literally died to get to the cliff overlooking Un’Goro Crater, but the view was worth it,” writes Ravinne of SaDiablo on Vashj (US-H). “Shortly afterwards, Laizhensil proposed with a Flawless Diamond Solitaire and a Red Rose . It was a good day in WoW .” Congratulations! At level 24, I probably would have asked him to return the ring and give me the gold instead, but I’m a bit mercenary like that. 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: Vacation land for blood elves in love originally appeared on WoW Insider on Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Breakfast Topic: What parts of gameplay do you consider a chore?
WoW is a funny game, really. I was chatting about it to a friend at university the other day and explaining to them that there’s a lot of grinding in WoW . They wondered what on earth I meant by that. I clarified that you have professions that you need to level up, for example, and in order to do that, you have to go and repeatedly kill baddies in order to get the materials or do something that allows you to get enough gold to buy the materials on the Auction House. I added that it’s rather a chore. I also mentioned that in Rise of the Zandalari , there were only two dungeons that you had to run every week to get your points topped up in order to buy gear to raid. This, also, was rather a chore. He was baffled that a game — something that was meant to be fun — should have chores in it! So that got me thinking (like everything else does) about my friends. I have a friend in WoW who mines constantly; it seems to be all he does sometimes. Mining (the profession I’ve never leveled because I hate it so much) clearly isn’t a chore to him — or he thinks he really needs all that ore and quietly hates it! Ugh, that clink, clink, clink … What do you consider a chore in WoW ? What are the not-that-fun-but-necessary parts of the game? What are things that you just won’t do because they’re too tiresome? Filed under: Breakfast Topics Breakfast Topic: What parts of gameplay do you consider a chore? originally appeared on WoW Insider on Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Blue Posts: Dissertations on MoP’s existence and the future of raiding
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. Please Note : Judge Alex Zarhym will be presiding over this week’s blue posts. Court will always be in session. 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: Dissertations on MoP’s existence and the future of raiding Filed under: Today in WoW Blue Posts: Dissertations on MoP’s existence and the future of raiding originally appeared on WoW Insider on Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
5 common mistakes paladin tanks make
Every week, WoW Insider brings you The Light and How to Swing It for holy , protection and retribution paladins. Protection specialist Matt Walsh spends most of his time receiving concussions for the benefit of 24 other people, obsessing over his hair (a blood elf racial!), and maintaining the tankadin-focused blog Righteous Defense . I know this is not going to come as a very big surprise, but it’s not very difficult to tank as a paladin. As any warrior tank would gleefully assert, even a trained monkey can operate the 939 rotation and squeeze in a Word of Glory from time to time to boot. Indeed, as the old adage goes, a paladin tank is easy to learn but difficult to master, and in many respects, that’s very true. And very important. It’s not good enough to just play the class — we want to master it! There are several common mistakes aspiring (or even veteran!) tanks make that hold them back from hitting their full potential. These range from covering threat generation to gearing to survivability. And correcting each is an important hallmark on the path to optimization. 1. Not hitting Crusader Strike enough Crusader Strike can be accurately described as the heartbeat of the protection paladin rotation. With its 3-second cooldown, resource generation, and generous contribution to one’s overall damage numbers, Crusader Strike is situated in a hallowed place — essentially, the center of gravity of our threat and damage. Not Crusader Striking enough can easily and mortally wound your damage output and thus your threat generation. Continue reading 5 common mistakes paladin tanks make Filed under: Paladin , (Paladin) The Light and How to Swing It 5 common mistakes paladin tanks make originally appeared on WoW Insider on Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Famous poetry responsible for Cataclysm item names?
The incredible Perculia (content manager over at Wowhead ) has just put up one of my favorite posts about World of Warcraft ever — Cataclysm starter epics, justice point gear, blue drops from instances, and more are all named after or refer to famous lines and fragments from poetry by T.S. Eliot and John Keats . Truth be told, I want to know the story of the moment when all of this snapped into place for Perculia and it became about finding an item for almost every stanza from these poems. It’s a spectacular effort. As I read her post and clicked on items, it became abundantly clear that this is far from coincidence. For instance, from the blog, Perculia has analyzed this particular stanza from Keat’s Ode to a Nightingale: ‘Tis not through envy of thy happy lot , But being too happy in thine happiness, That thou, light-wing
WRUP: Feb. 3, 2012
Every week, just at the start of the weekend, we catch up with the WoW Insider staff and ask them, ” W hat a r e yo u p laying this week?” — otherwise known as: WRUP . Join us to see what we’re up to in and out of game, and catch us in the comments to let us know what you’re playing, too! Today is Feb. 3, 2012. That probably doesn’t seem exciting now. But someday in the future — probably somewhere around April 12, 2038 (give or take) — the idea of revisiting Feb. 3, 2012, will be so exciting. A trip to the past! What pop culture relics would our future selves uncover (and then mock)?! The idea of a non-self-aware Facebook will seem quaint. We’ll be in disbelief that we still powered our cars on dead dinosaurs. And Lana Del Rey ?! What fools we were. There’s one thing we can take solace in, though. No matter what aspect of 2012 those time travelers from 2038 see, nothing can be as ridiculous as that song I posted above with the dancing robot. Nothing. (OK, maybe Lady Gaga compares.) Enough about the past and future. It’s Feb. 3, 2012. And dammit, we’re going to WRUP in the here and now. This week’s bonus question: Who is your favorite in-game NPC? Continue reading WRUP: Feb. 3, 2012 Filed under: WoW Insider Business WRUP: Feb. 3, 2012 originally appeared on WoW Insider on Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Phat Loot Phriday: Lovely Undercity Card
When we last left our heroes, the fearsome foursome were sneaking beneath the bowels of shattered Lordaeron. They wore Iron Dwarf costumes from Wrath of the Lich King because I said so, that’s why. “I hate the way this place smells,” Lolegolas complained. He stroked his iron beard. “It’s like every angry poo-poo in the world cried out at once in terror and came here for refuge.” “Undead,” Throgg said, as if that explained it. “Halt!” a voice cried out. Actually, crying out is what the voice attempted. What it accomplished was kind of a dry, rasping croak. An undead guard waddled up to the intruders. “Who goes there?” “Aye, laddie! We’re to be seeing stout the Lady Sylvanas Windrunner pilsner,” Lolegolas replied quickly. “We have a lager invitation and proof of her porter affection!” “Well, you sound like a dwarf, but you’re clearly not Alliance,” the undead rasped. “Do you have any proof?” Throgg quickly held out a small red card. He would have spoken, but he didn’t have the blood elf’s mastery of beers. “Oh, a Lovely Undercity Card ,” the guard muttered. “Fair enough, then. Go on about your way.” Lovely Undercity Card Type Inventory item, like a potion. Use Increases Intellect for 1 hour, increases as you level. Flavor text “From the Banshee Queen, Lady Sylvanas Windrunner.” How to get it Bring a gift to the Banshee Queen . Stay tuned for how Throgg got his. How to get rid of it Just use it, and it will disappear. Phat Loot Phriday brings you the scoop on some of the most … interesting … loot in the World of Warcraft , often viewed through the eyes of the stalwart Throgg and indelible Lolegolas. Suggest items you think we should feature by emailing mikeg@wowinsider.com . Filed under: Phat Loot Phriday Phat Loot Phriday: Lovely Undercity Card originally appeared on WoW Insider on Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read
The Lawbringer: A very special cake
Pop law abounds in The Lawbringer , your weekly dose of WoW , the law, video games and the MMO genre. Mathew McCurley takes you through the world running parallel to the games we love and enjoy, full of rules, regulations, and esoteroic topics that slip through the cracks. Welcome back to The Lawbringer, where any esoteric or wacky topic concerning Blizzard gets a home or at least some tenuous connection to the law or rules in some fashion. Today’s column is not the continuation of last week’s column, which will be coming up soon, but rather addresses a very interesting email about a very special cake. Reader Luotian sent me an email with a very special question. Luotian has a question regarding the ability to take an image/screenshot of a World of Warcraft character and have it placed as the design on a birthday cake. The cake shop says that it won’t do copyrighted images, but Luotian really wants this WoW cake. I think you guys will like this topic. Oh, and Kil’jaeden is at the top of the article because if I had to choose who to have on my WoW cake, it would be him. Continue reading The Lawbringer: A very special cake The Lawbringer: A very special cake originally appeared on WoW Insider on Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
